Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Number of Bills: 20
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Averitt | Shapleigh | Lucio | Van de Putte | Ellis | et al.
Last Action:
04/02/2007 S Referred to s/c by chair
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain prosthetic devices, orthotic devices, and related services.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Hinojosa | West, Royce | Watson | Uresti | Van de Putte | et al.
Last Action:
01/23/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to reconstituting the system benefit fund as a trust fund and to uses of the fund.
Author:
Lucio
Coauthor:
Shapleigh | Uresti | Van de Putte | Ellis | Shapiro | et al.
Sponsor:
Guillen | Gonzales
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information regarding victims of family violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including the creation of an address confidentiality program; providing a penalty.
Author:
Hinojosa
Coauthor:
Van de Putte | Uresti | Averitt | Brimer | Carona | et al.
Sponsor:
Madden | Hochberg | McReynolds | Haggerty | Jones, Delwin
Last Action:
06/08/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Youth Commission and the prosecution of certain offenses and delinquent conduct in the Texas Youth Commission and certain other criminal justice agencies; providing penalties.
Author:
West, Royce
Coauthor:
Hegar | Estes | Deuell | Carona | Eltife | et al.
Sponsor:
Branch | Giddings
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a law school in the city of Dallas by the University of North Texas System.
Author:
Shapleigh
Coauthor:
Wentworth | Uresti | Van de Putte | Seliger | Fraser | et al.
Sponsor:
Crownover
Last Action:
05/20/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the Communities In Schools program.
Author:
Ellis
Coauthor:
Carona | Hinojosa | West, Royce | Watson
Sponsor:
Flores
Last Action:
05/22/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the State Bar of Texas fee to provide legal services to the indigent.
Author:
Ellis
Coauthor:
Estes | Lucio | Seliger | Shapiro | Shapleigh | et al.
Sponsor:
Van Arsdale | Flynn | Rose | Giddings | McClendon
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 1/1/08
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the investment of state funds in certain private business entities doing business in Sudan.
Author:
Ellis
Coauthor:
Carona | Watson | Van de Putte | Lucio
Sponsor:
Harper-Brown
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to a motor vehicle passing a bicyclist; providing penalties.
Author:
Estes
Coauthor:
Averitt | Brimer | Deuell | Hegar | Hinojosa | et al.
Last Action:
01/30/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the allocation and use of the sporting goods sales tax revenue to fund state and local parks.
Author:
Deuell
Coauthor:
Uresti | Watson | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Naishtat | Driver | Heflin | Herrero | Latham
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to Medicaid incentive payments for direct nursing care provided by nursing homes.
Author:
Van de Putte
Coauthor:
Watson
Sponsor:
Straus
Last Action:
04/13/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to allowing a municipal electric utility to enter into hedging contracts for certain commodities.
Author:
Deuell
Coauthor:
Watson | Lucio | Eltife | Van de Putte
Last Action:
04/16/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to incentives for the film, television, and multimedia production industries.
Author:
Wentworth
Coauthor:
Watson | Uresti
Last Action:
03/07/2007 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to administrative and judicial review of certain decisions about public assistance benefits.
Author:
Ellis
Coauthor:
Lucio | Watson | Shapleigh | Uresti | Whitmire | et al.
Last Action:
04/23/2007 S Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to a requirement that a full TEXAS grant be awarded to each eligible applicant in an academic year.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Van de Putte | Watson
Sponsor:
Rose
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to a master plan for higher education in this state.
Author:
West, Royce
Coauthor:
Watson
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the transfer of responsibility for the National Flood Insurance Program from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the Texas Water Development Board and the administration and funding of the program and to the creation of a center to study elevation and related data; providing for the imposition of penalties.
Author:
Duncan
Coauthor:
Carona | Watson
Last Action:
05/14/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to electronic publication of legal notice.
Author:
Averitt
Coauthor:
Brimer | Deuell | Eltife | Estes | Fraser | et al.
Sponsor:
Berman | Naishtat | McReynolds | Flynn | Goolsby
Last Action:
02/22/2007 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for public school purposes on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect any reduction in the rate of those taxes for the 2006 and 2007 tax years.
Author:
Wentworth
Coauthor:
Brimer | Duncan | Eltife | Hinojosa | Lucio | et al.
Last Action:
03/06/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a legislative session.