Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Hopson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the definition of criminally injurious conduct for purposes of the Crime Victims' Compensation Act.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Eissler
Last Action:
05/14/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the certification and employment of educational diagnosticians.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
03/20/2007 S Withdrawn from schedule
Caption:
Relating to the administration of end-of-course assessment instruments in public schools at certain grade levels.
Author:
Seliger | Fraser | Hegar | Zaffirini
Last Action:
02/26/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for the small and mid-sized district adjustment under the public school finance system.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
West, George "Buddy"
Last Action:
05/18/2007 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to student services building fees at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
05/03/2007 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to the validation of governmental acts and proceedings of the Downtown Midland Management District.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
05/04/2007 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the sale of certain small municipal parks.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Smithee
Last Action:
05/08/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to providing that a municipality may allow a municipal fire marshal or arson investigator to travel in an unmarked municipal vehicle when performing official duties.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
02/26/2007 S Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption:
Relating to the declination of compensation by a candidate for a county or precinct office.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Pena
Last Action:
05/18/2007 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption:
Relating to the standards for attorneys representing indigent defendants in capital cases.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
05/15/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to professional staff salaries paid by school districts that establish a local minimum hiring schedule.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Heflin
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to filling certain vacancies on the governing bodies of municipalities.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Pickett
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the management of certain public land; providing for penalties.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
04/02/2007 S Withdrawn from schedule
Caption:
Relating to the membership of the governing board of the Department of Information Resources.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
04/02/2007 S Withdrawn from schedule
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the Department of Information Resources to accept gifts and grants.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Puente
Last Action:
05/04/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the threshold amount at which certain water districts are required to solicit competitive bids before awarding certain contracts and to the ability of such districts to enter those contracts.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
04/24/2007 H Referred to Government Reform
Caption:
Relating to an energy-efficient building accreditation program.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Rose | Naishtat
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to retaliation for reports of possible abuse, neglect, or exploitation of certain persons receiving home and community-based services.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Smith, Todd
Last Action:
05/18/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of persons convicted of certain offenses to possess or carry certain firearms.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
03/06/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the continuation of the Texas Economic Development Act and to the duties of the comptroller of public accounts and the Texas Education Agency under that Act.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Chisum
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to authorizing the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to establish a driver record monitoring pilot program and enter into contracts for the periodic reporting of certain information in the department's driver's license files; providing penalties.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Vaught
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to a limitation on judge-ordered community supervision for certain defendants convicted of first-degree felony injury to a child.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
03/07/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to limits on the size of prekindergarten classes in public schools.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
03/14/2007 S Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Swinford
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the use of information obtained by the attorney general through a civil investigative demand under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
04/24/2007 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption:
Relating to the disposition of income at Palo Duro Canyon State Park.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Crownover
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the tax credit for enhanced efficiency equipment installed on certain wells.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Vaught
Last Action:
05/17/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the attorney general to obtain reimbursement to the compensation to victims of crime fund resulting from overpayments made to victims, claimants, and providers.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Rose
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the sale and delivery of certain motor fuels.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Jones, Delwin
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of a nonresident commercial driver's license.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
04/24/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a criminal offense concerning the making of certain fraudulent claims.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
03/19/2007 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption:
Relating to the adoption of a state scenic byways program.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
03/20/2007 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, on behalf of the Department of State Health Services or the Department of Aging and Disability Services, as appropriate, to Texas Panhandle Mental Health Mental Retardation.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Smithee
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to district hearings and citizen suits for illegally drilling or operating a water well.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
04/30/2007 H Referred to Energy Resources
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the governor to contract in relation to a clean coal project.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
04/30/2007 H Referred to Energy Resources
Caption:
Relating to indemnification requirements and other matters relating to a clean coal project.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
05/03/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a franchise tax credit for purchasing electricity from a clean coal project.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Cook, Byron | West, George "Buddy" | Dunnam | Anderson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to certain matters regarding a clean coal project, including contracting authority and indemnification requirements, liability, representation of a state agency by the attorney general, and monitoring of sequestered carbon dioxide.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Swinford
Last Action:
05/22/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Dukes
Last Action:
05/17/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to certain notifications required for persons convicted of a misdemeanor involving family violence.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
05/03/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the continuation of certain severance tax credits for certain low-producing wells.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Smithee
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to regulation of dairy products.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Taylor
Last Action:
05/17/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the venue for certain crimes regarding insurance fraud.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Smithee
Last Action:
05/18/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a fee exemption for local law enforcement agencies in the licensing and registering of X-ray devices used for screening suspicious packages and other objects.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Swinford
Last Action:
05/17/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the election, powers, and duties of the members of the board of directors of the Midland County Hospital District.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Smithee
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Randall County Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Dutton
Last Action:
01/30/2007 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Inviting the governor to address a joint session of the legislature on February 6, 2007.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
Naishtat
Last Action:
04/25/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Proclaiming April 15 through 22, 2007, Days of Remembrance in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.
Author:
Seliger
Sponsor:
West, George "Buddy"
Last Action:
05/10/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
In memory of Corporal Ray Michael Bevel of Andrews.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
05/01/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Granting Jimmy Glen Riemer, Richard Coon, Jr., June Meetze Coon Trust, Johnson Borger Ranch Partnership, and W. R. Edwards, Jr., permission to sue the State of Texas and the General Land Office.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
02/19/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending the members of the Community Education Compact for their contributions to education in the Texas Panhandle.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
02/19/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating James C. Henry for receiving the Permian Basin Petroleum Association's Top Hand Award.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
02/21/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending the Texas Food Bank Network for its humanitarian work.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
03/06/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
In memory of Matthew DeWayne Myrick of Hereford.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
03/07/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing March 7, 2007, as Big Spring Area Day at the Capitol.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
03/15/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing the Coffee Memorial Blood Center in Amarillo on the occasion of its grand opening.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
03/19/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Jerry Neal on the occasion of his retirement from the Amarillo Police Department.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
04/04/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Lee Couch for his service to the people of Texas.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
04/16/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending the Texas Jewish Historical Society for its efforts to preserve the history of the Texas Jewish experience.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
04/26/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
In memory of Corporal Ray Michael Bevel of Andrews.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
05/14/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Southwest Airlines on the occasion of its 30th anniversary.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
05/15/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Parmer County on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
05/15/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Lauren Tipton for her work in the office of Senator Seliger.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
05/15/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Michael McKissack for his work in the office of Senator Seliger.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
05/15/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Nicole Monsibais for her work in the office of Senator Seliger.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
05/15/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Adam Blanchard for his work in the office of Senator Seliger.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
05/22/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing William D. Hicks, Sr., on the occasion of his retirement from Amarillo High School.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
05/22/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing J. Pat Richmond on the occasion of his retirement from West Texas A&M University.
Author:
Seliger
Last Action:
05/27/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 2833.
Author:
Wentworth | Averitt | Brimer | Carona | Deuell | et al.
Sponsor:
Driver | King, Phil | Talton | Rose | Riddle
Last Action:
03/27/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the use of force or deadly force in defense of a person.
Author:
Williams | Averitt | Deuell | Duncan | Eltife | et al.
Last Action:
05/03/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to state financial assistance to school districts that make contributions for social security coverage.
Author:
Shapiro | Janek | Seliger | West, Royce
Sponsor:
Eissler
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to public school accountability and the administration of certain assessment instruments in public schools; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Nichols | Averitt | Carona | Ellis | Eltife | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst | Hill
Last Action:
05/02/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a moratorium on the inclusion of certain provisions in a comprehensive development agreement or the sale of a toll project and to the creation and duties of a study committee.
Author:
Patrick, Dan | Averitt | Brimer | Deuell | Ellis | et al.
Last Action:
01/30/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Providing for the display of the motto "In God We Trust" in the senate chamber.
Author:
Whitmire | Averitt | Brimer | Carona | Deuell | et al.
Last Action:
02/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Requesting that the Legislative Audit Committee examine specified conduct and determine whether a condition of gross fiscal mismanagement exists in the Texas Youth Commission.
Author:
Hinojosa | Averitt | Duncan | Ellis | Gallegos | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing the fourth class of the Senator Gregory Luna Legislative Scholars and Fellows Program.