Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/15/2009 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to the extension of consumer credit to certain members of the Texas National Guard and armed forces of the United States and their dependents; providing a penalty.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/10/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to a sales and use tax rebate for certain low-income families.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/07/2009 S Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for undergraduate students eligible for automatic admission to general academic teaching institutions.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/10/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/10/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Howard, Donna
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a prohibition against certain activities by a person employed in the financial aid office of a public institution of higher education or of a career school or college.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/29/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to student Internet access to certain financial and academic information maintained by public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/25/2009 S Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendments
Caption:
Relating to an allotment under the foundation school program for certain students who are military dependents.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Hochberg | Woolley
Last Action:
05/22/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the expansion of the financial literacy pilot program in public schools.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/29/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to requiring general academic teaching institutions to offer personal financial literacy training.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Hochberg | Woolley
Last Action:
05/18/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to providing training in personal financial literacy instruction for public school teachers.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/10/2009 S Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to providing resident tuition at public institutions of higher education for certain military veterans and their dependents.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Chavez
Last Action:
05/21/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the participation of the medical school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso in the Joint Admission Medical Program.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Gonzales
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to provisional licensing of physicians to practice in underserved areas.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Coleman | Davis, Yvonne
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to health care-associated infections and preventable adverse events in certain health care facilities.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Alvarado | Coleman | Gonzales | Lucio III | Zerwas
Last Action:
05/23/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to a prohibition of foods containing trans fat.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Howard, Donna | Naishtat
Last Action:
05/22/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Partnership for Children in Nature.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/13/2009 H Referred to Insurance
Caption:
Relating to the reporting of information concerning the rescission of health benefit plans.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/13/2009 H Referred to Insurance
Caption:
Relating to prohibition of certain business practices related to rescission of coverage under health benefit plans.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/11/2009 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of the use of human cells and tissue, including a ban on human cloning; providing penalties.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/11/2009 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the minimum salary schedule for certain public school employees.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/11/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to certain prohibited lottery games.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/11/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to a requirement that an electric utility meet certain energy efficiency goals before receiving a rate increase.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Gonzalez Toureilles
Last Action:
05/23/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the sale or transportation of certain desert plants; providing a penalty.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
King, Tracy O.
Last Action:
05/21/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a manifest system to record the transportation of certain liquid wastes.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/05/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of a person who offers, services, or brokers a deferred presentment transaction.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/05/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition on participating in the lending of credit by a credit services organization that assists a borrower in obtaining the credit.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/05/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to restrictions on the authority of certain persons to act as or on behalf of, or associate with, a lender.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/11/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the use of direct recording electronic voting systems.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/11/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to limits on political contributions and direct campaign expenditures by individuals, partnerships, partners, and limited liability companies; providing civil and criminal penalties.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/11/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the computation of the cost of goods sold for franchise tax purposes by certain taxable entities.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/05/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the interest and fees that may be charged for certain consumer loans; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/19/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to optional fees on the registration of a vehicle imposed by certain counties.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/11/2009 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption:
Relating to a report on use of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/11/2009 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption:
Relating to the posting of certain business tax incentives on Internet websites maintained by certain political subdivisions.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/02/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a requirement that certain appraisal districts provide for electronic filing of and electronic communications regarding a protest of appraised value by the owner of a residence homestead.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/11/2009 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to caseload assignments for employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/11/2009 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the implementation of an in-home caregiver demonstration project under the Medicaid program.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/11/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to application for and cancellation or rescission of health benefit plan coverage.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/11/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to information obtained under the public information law for legislative purposes that indicates a crime has been committed by a governmental body or a governmental officer or employee.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Castro
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to an online list of work-study employment opportunities available to students at a public institution of higher education.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/11/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the acknowledgment of a candidate's authorization of political advertising.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/11/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of telephone calls made by certain persons for political advertising purposes; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/11/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the filing and posting on the Internet of reports of political contributions and expenditures required in connection with the office of member of the board of trustees of a school district.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/11/2009 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the use of technology by public schools.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/11/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the franchise tax liability of certain taxable entities during an initial period of operation.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/04/2009 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to the tuition rebate program for certain undergraduate students at general academic teaching institutions.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/11/2009 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to providing training in personal financial literacy instruction for public school teachers.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/11/2009 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the requirement that matching funds be provided by school districts and open-enrollment charter schools under the educator excellence awards program.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/11/2009 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the period of continuous eligibility for the medical assistance program.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/29/2009 H Referred to Insurance
Caption:
Relating to the application for and continuation of certain health benefit plan coverage; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/17/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to payment of certain emergency room physicians for services provided to enrollees of managed care health benefit plans; providing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/17/2009 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to a prohibition of trans fatty acids in meals provided to students by school districts.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/17/2009 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to nonpayment of hospitals under the state Medicaid program for certain preventable adverse conditions.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/17/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to administrative costs paid by health benefit plan issuers.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/17/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to requiring the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to develop and use an operations manual for maintaining certain environmental conditions inside certain confinement facilities.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/28/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the electronic filing of documents for capital cases in the court of criminal appeals.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Chavez
Last Action:
05/27/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the El Paso County Hospital District.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/23/2009 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the child health plan program.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/23/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the foreclosure of a contract lien on certain residential real property.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/23/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to lobbying by former members of the governor's executive staff; providing civil and criminal penalties.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/23/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to notification to certain mobile service customers regarding minutes remaining on the customer's calling plan.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/04/2009 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of Transportation related to rail facilities.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/23/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to political contributions and expenditures; providing civil and criminal penalties.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/23/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to preexisting condition provisions in individual accident and health insurance policies.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/15/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to allowing a county to consider health insurance benefits provided by a bidder to its employees when awarding a purchasing contract.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Gonzales
Last Action:
05/22/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to examination requirements for certain applicants for a license to practice medicine.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/21/2009 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to requiring a retail seller of motor vehicle tires to render certain tires unusable; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/23/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the use of net metering by certain electric utilities.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/23/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for certain solar energy devices.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/24/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the state's goal for non-wind renewable electric generating capacity.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Hartnett
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the administration of charitable trusts.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/07/2009 S Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to student Internet access to financial and academic information maintained by public institutions of higher education and to a fixed tuition rate provided by certain institutions of higher education to students for satisfactory academic performance.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/22/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a student mentorship pilot program at certain institutions of higher education.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Strama
Last Action:
05/22/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the availability of online testing for high school equivalency examinations.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/26/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to design and construction standards for newly constructed state buildings, public school facilities, and higher education facilities.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Gallego | Oliveira
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to information requested by a member, committee, or agency of the legislature under the public information law.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/23/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to considering ownership interests of certain disabled veterans in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/23/2009 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the student academic performance information provided through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS).
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/23/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for certain limited periods.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/23/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to credit card marketing activities at postsecondary educational institutions.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/24/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to requiring solar panels to be offered by certain builders of new homes.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/23/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the additional tax imposed on land appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as open-space land if a change of use of the land occurs.
Author:
Shapleigh | Carona | Davis, Wendy | Ellis | Eltife | et al.
Last Action:
05/05/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to funding of the Communities In Schools program.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/04/2009 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the offense of directing the activities of a criminal street gang.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Quintanilla | Chavez | Pickett | Marquez | Moody
Last Action:
05/30/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the exemption of certain counties from the drainage charge imposed by a municipal drainage utility system.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/09/2009 S Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to consideration of students' preferred class times in establishing course schedules at public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/19/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the driver responsibility program.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Harper-Brown
Last Action:
05/22/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to certain reporting requirements in connection with the transportation of hazardous materials by a railroad company.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Villarreal
Last Action:
05/22/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the purposes and designation of a municipal transportation reinvestment zone.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/09/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of historic property.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Pickett
Last Action:
05/21/2009 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to erecting an off-premise sign adjacent to and visible from certain roads that follow the route of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/09/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to contracting issues of state agencies.
Author:
Shapleigh | Uresti | Zaffirini
Last Action:
04/01/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to providing certain health care services for certain military servicemembers.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/06/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to a report to the legislature and the Legislative Budget Board regarding funding for campuses of public institutions of higher education located outside the United States.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/13/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the location, operation, and management of certain correctional residential facilities.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/13/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the conduct constituting the offense of graffiti, the creation and criminal prosecution of, and penalties for offenses involving graffiti, and the authority of certain governmental entities to take certain actions designed to prevent or eradicate graffiti.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/20/2009 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption:
Relating to the use of food stamp benefits at farmers markets.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/13/2009 S Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Caption:
Relating to farm-to-school initiatives.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/17/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans and to continuing the exemption on the same property for the surviving spouse of such a veteran, and to the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation to which a disabled veteran is entitled based on disability rating.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/17/2009 S Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to setting aside for TEXAS grant funding tuition paid by students at campuses maintained by public institutions of higher education outside the United States.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Strama
Last Action:
05/22/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the online availability of state agency reports required by law.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/17/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to home loans and foreclosures on residential real property.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/17/2009 S Refer to s/c on Flooding & Evacuations by Pres
Caption:
Relating to development regulations in certain flood-prone counties; providing civil and criminal penalties.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Marquez
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a county ethics commission in certain counties; providing civil and criminal penalties.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/12/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of an advisory committee to assist the Texas Water Development Board in incorporating the potential effects of climate variability into the state water plan.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/12/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the consideration of the effects of climate variability on water supplies in regional and state water plans.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/28/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the State Developmental Center Evaluation Authority and the residential placement of individuals with mental retardation.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/13/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to compensation and employment benefits for members of the Texas State Guard called to state active duty.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
McReynolds
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the definition of first responder for purposes of the immunization registry.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/17/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the right to an expunction of records and files relating to a person's arrest.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/17/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of tax refund anticipation loans.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/17/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of debt collection agencies; imposing criminal penalties.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Herrero
Last Action:
05/22/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the protection and care of individuals with mental retardation residing in certain residential care facilities.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Menendez
Last Action:
05/23/2009 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of boarding home facilities for persons with disabilities or elderly persons and assisted living facilities.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Quintanilla | Chavez | Pickett | Marquez | Moody
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the exemption of certain school districts from the drainage charge imposed by a municipal drainage utility system.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/17/2009 S Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to requiring satisfactory completion of a course in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System as a requisite for a degree in architecture at certain public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/22/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a report regarding research funds received by public institutions of higher education or employees of those institutions from pharmaceutical companies.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/17/2009 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to physical education and physical activity requirements in public schools.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Pickett
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the composition, administration, and duties, including reporting requirements, of the Border Health Institute.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/17/2009 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the creation of an electronic medical record for certain individuals enrolled in the Medicaid or child health plan program.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/17/2009 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to advertising to promote good health by certain persons who advertise food or beverages in public schools.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/22/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to contracts entered into for the employment of the chief executive officer of a public institution of higher education.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/04/2009 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the liability of an electric utility that allows recreational use of land that the utility owns, occupies, or leases.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/25/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to Tier One Challenge funding to support the development and enhancement of national research universities in this state.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Moody
Last Action:
05/19/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the acquisition, dissemination, and use of certain geographic information system data.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/17/2009 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to creating a pilot project to reduce the need for developmental education required for certain students entering higher education.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/17/2009 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption:
Relating to creating a microloan guarantee program using funds appropriated to the Texas Enterprise Fund.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/21/2009 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to requiring financial disclosure concerning reports prepared by public institutions of higher education for other entities.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/17/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to voting system requirements.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/17/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the use of federal estate tax provisions in determining the application of the Texas estate tax to certain transfers of property and to the allocation of Texas estate tax revenue.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/30/2009 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to the student endowment scholarship and internship program fund at The University of Texas at El Paso.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Naishtat
Last Action:
05/22/2009 H Motion to suspend rules fails
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a home- and community-based services workforce council.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/31/2009 S Referred to International Relations and Trade
Caption:
Relating to authorizing certain counties to regulate land development; providing a penalty.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/28/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the timely transfer of inmates from certain county jails to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/21/2009 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a nonprofit organization for the acquisition of historic art pieces for the Capitol.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Hochberg
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the establishment by the commissioner of education of a computer lending pilot program for public schools.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/31/2009 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the termination of employment by school districts of district or campus administrators who exempt students from administration of statewide assessment instruments under certain circumstances.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/31/2009 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to transfer of a student of limited English proficiency out of a public school bilingual or special language program and to public school accountability for those programs.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/31/2009 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of regional advisory councils on state educational grant funding to review and report concerning state grants awarded for public educational programs.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Naishtat
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to an environmental service fee at public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/31/2009 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption:
Relating to the implementation by the comptroller of a low-emission vehicle program for the state vehicle fleet.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/31/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to universal health coverage for Texans.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Moody
Last Action:
05/23/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to children's exposure to area-wide soil contamination in certain counties.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Naishtat | Madden
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to information regarding the relative or designated caregivers for a child in the managing conservatorship of the state.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/31/2009 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the physician licensing requirements for foreign medical graduates.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/30/2009 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to the management and control of certain utility systems.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/20/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the inclusion of certain financial information, including certain school district information, in an online database maintained by the comptroller.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/11/2009 S Referred to Veteran Affairs & Military Instal
Caption:
Relating to partnering with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and other federal agencies to establish a veterans hospital in El Paso.
Author:
Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Gonzales
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Urging Congress to provide emergency funding and resources to begin immediately addressing increasing delays at United States ports of entry on the Texas-Mexico border.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/01/2009 S No action taken in committee
Caption:
Designating the year 2010 as the Texas First Lieutenant Governor and Senators Remembrance Year.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/13/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Expressing the intent of the Texas Legislature that the state accept federal economic stimulus funds appropriated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or any similar legislation.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/31/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Certifying the state's intention to request and use all funds that may be available to the state under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/23/2009 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption:
Designating April 27, 2009, as Social Work Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/13/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that Section 24, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, does not apply to a tax imposed on certain business entities.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/13/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran in an amount equal to the amount of the residence homestead exemption to which the disabled veteran was entitled on the same property.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
01/13/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing the Honorable Paul Moreno of El Paso for his contributions as a Member of the Texas House of Representatives.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
01/26/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending William Rodriguez for his contributions to his country in the United States Air Force.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
01/26/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Arturo J. Bañuelas of El Paso for receiving the Adelante Con Ganas Award.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
01/26/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing the Blinded Veterans Association Rio Grande Regional Group for its contributions to the veterans in the Paso del Norte region.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
01/26/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Cori Harbour of El Paso for being named president-elect of the Texas Young Lawyers Association.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
01/26/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
In memory of Ray Pearson of El Paso.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
01/27/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing January 27, 2009, as Texas Probation Association Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
01/28/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Joe Olvera for receiving the Chicano Lifetime Achievement Award from Del Pueblo Press.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
01/28/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Charles and Mary-Jo Linney on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
01/28/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
In memory of Hughes Butterworth, Jr., of El Paso.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
01/28/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Jimmy Apodaca for his years of service in the El Paso Sheriff's Department.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/02/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
In memory of Joseph R. Burns of El Paso.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/17/2009 S Again read
Caption:
Recognizing February 17 and 18, 2009, as El Paso Days at the State Capitol.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/02/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
In memory of Veronica Teresa O'Hagan Cook of El Paso.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/17/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
In memory of Ofelia L. Grenier of El Paso.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/17/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Sandra Braham for receiving the Adelante Con Ganas Award.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/17/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Tammi Mackeben for being named the American School Counselor Association's 2008 School Counselor of the Year.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/23/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Bert Williams for his contributions to the City of El Paso.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/25/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Teresa and Carlos Gándara for receiving the Adelante Con Ganas Award for March 2009.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/30/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Supporting the establishment of a veterans' hospital in the city of El Paso.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/25/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Communities In Schools of Texas on its achievements in keeping young people in school.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/24/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
In memory of Maria Esther Bencomo of El Paso.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/24/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Luis H. Urrea II for his selection as the 2009 president of the El Paso County Medical Society.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
03/25/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
In memory of William Gordon McGee of El Paso.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/02/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing the El Paso del Norte region YWCA on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/06/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Richard Bentley for receiving the Adelante Con Ganas Award for April 2009.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/23/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating the recipients of the 2009 Communities In Schools Best of Texas awards.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/21/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Donald L. Williams of El Paso for his contributions to his community.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/23/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Establishing the Gonzalo Barrientos Lifetime Achievement Award in Dropout Prevention and congratulating former Senator Gonzalo Barrientos on being selected as the award's first recipient.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/24/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
In memory of Pablo Salcido.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/28/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Gertrude "Sugar" Goodman for her contributions to the YWCA El Paso del Norte Region.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/06/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
In memory of J. R. Grijalva of El Paso.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/15/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing September 8, 2009, as Major Jefferson Van Horne Remembrance Day in the State of Texas.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/18/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Maria Ruiz for improving the lives of underprivileged children and their families in Juarez.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/19/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending the band of Morehead Middle School in El Paso for its accomplishments.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/20/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Paul Strelzin for his induction into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/20/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Stephen Adler for his achievements in the practice of law.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/26/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Candelario Barragan for receiving the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/27/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating John C. Padalino of El Paso for being appointed to the United States Department of Agriculture.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/27/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
In memory of Tommie Lee Bell of El Paso.
Author:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/27/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing El Maida Shrine Temple in El Paso on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Author:
Van de Putte | Shapleigh | Uresti | Wentworth
Sponsor:
Geren | King, Susan | Sheffield | Aycock | Strama
Last Action:
05/05/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to adoption of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
Author:
Carona | Hinojosa | Shapleigh | Uresti | Van de Putte
Sponsor:
Flores | Pena | Oliveira | Corte | Smith, Wayne
Last Action:
05/23/2009 H Point of order sustained
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans and to the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation to which a disabled veteran is entitled based on disability rating.
Author:
West | Hinojosa | Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Alonzo
Last Action:
05/22/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to consideration of family violence in the risk assessment for international parental abduction of a child.
Author:
Lucio | Hinojosa | Nelson | Ogden | Seliger | et al.
Sponsor:
Lucio III | Oliveira
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the establishment and use of a mausoleum beneath certain religious buildings.
Author:
Van de Putte | Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Rose
Last Action:
05/21/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the temporary occupational licensing of members of the military and their spouses.
Author:
Lucio | Shapleigh | Van de Putte
Sponsor:
Pickett | Pena | Chavez
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Urging Congress to reopen consideration of the case to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to World War I hero Marcelino Serna.
Author:
Uresti | Shapleigh
Last Action:
02/10/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing February 9 and 10, 2009, as Mission Valley Days at the State Capitol.
Author:
Ellis | Davis, Wendy | Duncan | Estes | Gallegos | et al.
Last Action:
02/11/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on its centennial anniversary.
Author:
Watson | Carona | Eltife | Hegar | Ogden | et al.
Last Action:
03/03/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing March 3, 2009, as Orange and Maroon Legislative Day.
Author:
Shapiro | Carona | Ellis | Eltife | Fraser | et al.
Last Action:
04/15/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Colt McCoy for his many contributions to his team and community.
Author:
Hinojosa | Averitt | Duncan | Gallegos | Lucio | et al.
Last Action:
05/06/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing the fifth class of the Senator Gregory Luna Legislative Scholars and Fellows Program.
Author:
Van de Putte | Shapleigh
Last Action:
05/07/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Encouraging Texas employers to hire veterans.