Texas Legislature
Bills Sponsored / Joint Sponsored
Number of Bills: 52Sponsor (52):
Author:
Chavez | McClendon | Guillen | Castro | Pena
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to distributions from the employment and training investment holding fund.
Author:
Naishtat
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/14/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the collection and analysis of information relating to certain sexual offenses.
Author:
Alonzo
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to reports on cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus infection.
Author:
Pickett | Swinford
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/11/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to use of state buildings and grounds by a television or film production company.
Author:
Brown, Betty
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the use of text messages and other electronic media to commit certain sexual offenses against minors or certain students.
Author:
Madden | Strama
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to standards for the operation of school district disciplinary alternative education programs.
Author:
Dukes | Bohac | Miles | Guillen | Bolton
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for unemployment compensation.
Author:
Delisi
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to standards of conduct for and conflicts of interest of state officers and employees.
Author:
King, Tracy | Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/25/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from tuition and fees at public institutions of higher education for children of certain volunteer peace officers who are killed or disabled in the line of duty.
Author:
Raymond
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of certain counties to adopt a civil service system.
Author:
Raymond | Hughes | Paxton | Smithee | Rodriguez
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to public access to personal financial statements filed by judges and justices.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the reappraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of agricultural or open-space land on which the Texas Animal Health Commission has established a temporary quarantine for ticks.
Author:
Truitt
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to designating April as Child Safety Month.
Author:
Hochberg
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to eligibility and attendance requirements in public schools.
Author:
Rodriguez | Davis, John | Naishtat | Rose | Leibowitz
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to services provided to youth with disabilities transitioning from school-oriented living to post-schooling activities, services for adults, and community living.
Author:
Coleman
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the Interagency Coordinating Council for HIV and Hepatitis.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to creating the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force.
Author:
Dukes | Coleman
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/25/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the Office for the Elimination of Health Disparities and the health disparities task force.
Author:
Alonzo
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to an optometry career program at the University of Houston.
Author:
Guillen | Raymond
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to sports and community venue projects.
Author:
Christian
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for the expansion of school of nursing facilities at Stephen F. Austin State University.
Author:
Raymond
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to allowing certain active judicial officers and bailiffs to carry weapons.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the confirmation election of the Duval County Groundwater Conservation District.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the appointment of temporary directors and the confirmation election of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to allowing certain counties with no incorporated territory to participate in programs designed to assist municipalities.
Author:
Frost | Lucio III
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to a defendant's eligibility for deferred adjudication of certain intoxication offenses.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the authority to consolidate municipalities.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a technology center grant program for rural counties.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the rate of the hotel occupancy tax imposed by certain counties without a municipality.
Author:
Morrison
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to hearings regarding cease and desist orders against certain persons operating a career school or college without proper authority.
Author:
Gonzalez Toureilles | Kolkhorst | Hodge | Escobar
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to hazardous duty pay for correctional officers employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of municipal courts of record in the city of Laredo.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/25/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to authorizing political subdivisions to lease property owned by the political subdivision to other governmental entities without following competitive purchasing procedures.
Author:
Solomons
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the selection of depositories for certain county funds, including funds held by a county or district clerk.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/23/2007 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to consolidated billing and collection of fees and payments of certain sewer service corporations and water supply corporations.
Author:
King, Tracy
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to required notice of and a lien resulting from damage to a fence.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/28/2007 H Motion to suspend rules fails
Caption:
Relating to the authority and responsibilities of certain political subdivisions in relation to development.
Author:
Swinford
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to student fees at component institutions of The Texas A&M University System.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the resumption of employment by certain retirees within the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
Author:
Hochberg
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to idling the diesel engine of a school bus while the bus is parked at a public school or school event.
Author:
Raymond
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the time by which certain persons found to have engaged in family violence must complete court-ordered counseling.
Author:
Raymond
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to motor vehicle inspection facilities near the border of this state and Mexico.
Author:
Raymond | Guillen | King, Tracy | Pickett | Escobar
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to certain health programs and grants and other related funds for school districts located in the border region.
Author:
Raymond | Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision other than a county to change the date of its general election.
Author:
Morrison
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to high school curriculum requirements for admission to public institutions of higher education and to the admission to public institutions of higher education of the children of certain public servants killed in the line of duty.
Author:
Morrison
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the governing board of a junior college district to hold an open or closed meeting by telephone conference call.
Author:
Raymond
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the terms of court for the 49th and 341st District Courts.
Author:
King, Tracy
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the boundaries of the Zavala-Dimmit Counties Water Improvement District No. 1.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
03/26/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Honoring J. O. Barrera for his many years of service as Duval County Veterans Service Officer.
Author:
King, Tracy
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
04/25/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Congratulating the Cotulla High School football team on an exceptional 2006 season.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
04/25/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Honoring Hector Trevino on the occasion of his retirement from the U.S. Border Patrol.
Author:
Morrison
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
04/10/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Governor's Commission for Women.