Texas Legislature
Bills Sponsored / Joint Sponsored
Number of Bills: 51Sponsor (51):
Author:
Leibowitz | Strama | Anchia | Villarreal
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
05/23/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to power management software for state agencies.
Author:
Naishtat
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to concurrent guardianship proceedings in this state and in a foreign jurisdiction.
Author:
Hartnett
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
05/14/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to disposition of surplus computer equipment and the grant of money by the Office of Court Administration.
Author:
Chisum | Naishtat | Crownover | Berman | Truitt
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
05/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a home-delivered meal grant program in the Department of Agriculture.
Author:
Strama | King, Susan | Howard, Donna
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to providing for restroom access for persons with certain medical conditions; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Rodriguez | Dukes
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the creation, operation, management, and programs of homestead preservation districts.
Author:
Strama | Gonzalez Toureilles
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to reduced tuition and fees for certain junior college district students who reside outside of the district.
Author:
Giddings
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
05/17/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to an optional preauthorization plan for the workers' compensation return-to-work pilot program for small employers.
Author:
Giddings | Solomons | Leibowitz
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the cost of obtaining copies of an injured employee's medical records for use by an ombudsman under the office of injured employee counsel's ombudsman program; providing an administrative violation.
Author:
Giddings
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
05/18/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to professional licensing requirements for independent review of certain medical decisions regarding workers' compensation claims.
Author:
Giddings
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
05/18/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to doctor licensing requirements for peer review, utilization, and retrospective review of medical decisions regarding workers' compensation claims.
Author:
Berman
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to grants made by the Texas Commission on the Arts.
Author:
Leibowitz
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the General Land Office to accept grants.
Author:
Gallego
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
05/17/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the presentation of Star of Texas awards to federal law enforcement officers and special agents who are killed or sustain serious or fatal injuries while assisting state or local law enforcement agencies in this state.
Author:
Deshotel
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
05/25/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the requirement that a detector for certain traffic-actuated electric traffic-control devices register the presence of a motorcycle.
Author:
Dukes
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to retirement systems for police officers in certain municipalities.
Author:
McCall
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
05/25/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to court security and the use of money in courthouse security and municipal court building security funds.
Author:
Naishtat
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to bonds required of guardians and other personal representatives.
Author:
Naishtat
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the administration of community property.
Author:
Hartnett
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the determination of title to real property through a declaratory judgment.
Author:
Elkins
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the seizure of personal property for the payment of ad valorem taxes.
Author:
Gonzalez Toureilles
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the time in which to appeal a report by an associate judge in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
Author:
Rose
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to declaratory relief for businesses in this state for liability for sales and use taxes of other states.
Author:
Dukes | Bailey
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
05/23/2007 S Motion to suspend regular order fails
Caption:
Relating to the right of certain municipalities to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.
Author:
Gallego | Solomons | Straus | Giddings
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 1/1/08
Caption:
Relating to the conveyance of certain residential real property encumbered by a lien.
Author:
Chavez
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the suspension or removal of a deputy sheriff.
Author:
Noriega, Rick | Bonnen | Bohac
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to a requirement that state agencies purchase low-emissions vehicles as a minimum percentage of their vehicles purchased.
Author:
Krusee
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
05/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 130 in Williamson, Travis, Caldwell, and Guadalupe Counties in honor of former United States Congressman J. J. "Jake" Pickle as the Pickle Parkway.
Author:
Anderson | Aycock
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Texas Organic Agricultural Industry Advisory Board.
Author:
Gonzalez Toureilles
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship referred to an associate judge.
Author:
Rose
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the award of stipends to nationally certified classroom teachers under the educator excellence awards program.
Author:
Bonnen | Gattis | Rodriguez | Crabb | Leibowitz
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to a program for the recycling of computer equipment of consumers in this state; providing administrative penalties.
Author:
Jones, Delwin
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the practice of professional land surveying by a business entity.
Author:
Hartnett
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/19/2007 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to a performance bond required of a statutory probate court judge.
Author:
Rose
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the appointment of a taxpayer liaison officer for certain appraisal districts.
Author:
Pena
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to issuance by a court of a capias, a capias pro fine, or an arrest warrant.
Author:
Strama | Leibowitz | Anchia | Rodriguez | Berman
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to a study of methods for increasing the availability of certain information on energy efficiency of certain residential property.
Author:
Truitt
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a plan-to-plan transfer of certain assets from the TexaSaver 457 plan administered by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to a 457 plan created by an institution of higher education.
Author:
Delisi
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to consent for medical treatment.
Author:
Creighton
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to competitive purchasing requirements for local governments.
Author:
Krusee
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
05/23/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to terms of directors of a regional mobility authority.
Author:
Otto | Straus | Strama
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of a pilot program to provide grants for the construction of certain facilities for job training and employment services.
Author:
Strama | Gattis
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
04/10/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Commending The Biscuit Brothers television show for its quality children's programming.
Author:
Strama | Rose
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
03/26/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Honoring Tuerff-Davis EnviroMedia, Inc., of Austin on the 10th anniversary of its founding.
Author:
Naishtat
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
03/10/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
In memory of Molly Ivins of Austin.
Author:
Naishtat
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
04/25/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Assistance League of Austin.
Author:
Strama
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
05/18/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Extending appreciation to the professionals of the juvenile probation system on Texas Juvenile Probation Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Strama
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
04/25/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Congratulating the Greater Austin Crime Commission on its 10th anniversary and recognizing the Longhorn Leaders.
Author:
Strama
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
In memory of Teresa Terry of Pflugerville.
Author:
Dukes
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Honoring Major James R. Stegall (Ret.) of Austin for his service to his country and recommending that he be inducted into the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame.
Author:
McReynolds | Deshotel | Hartnett | Gattis | Dutton
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
05/02/2007 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit a state justice or judge who reaches the mandatory age of retirement while in office to complete the justice's or judge's current term.