Texas Legislature
Bills Sponsored / Joint Sponsored
Number of Bills: 40Sponsor (40):
Author:
Flynn | Alvarado | Perry | Martinez Fischer
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to gifts and other consideration made to state agencies for state employee salary supplement or other purposes and to publication by state agencies of staff compensation and related information.
Author:
Martinez Fischer
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to unemployment compensation eligibility and chargebacks regarding certain persons who are victims or whose immediate family members are victims of sexual assault.
Author:
Branch | Vo
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to certain requirements applicable to meetings of the governing board of a general academic teaching institution or a state university system.
Author:
Craddick | Cook | Lucio III | Harless | Menéndez
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
04/29/2013 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption:
Relating to the creation of an offense for use of a handheld wireless communication device for text-based communication while operating a motor vehicle.
Author:
Raymond
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to funding for certain commercial service airport projects.
Author:
Raymond
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the exercise of urban renewal powers by certain counties.
Author:
McClendon | Craddick | Perry
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/22/2013 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the establishment, operation, and funding of victim-offender mediation programs; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Alonzo | Thompson, Senfronia | Anchia | White | Nevárez
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/10/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to creating American Indian Heritage Day.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to allowing certain minors convicted of certain alcohol offenses to perform community service instead of attending an alcohol awareness program.
Author:
Strama | Price | Zerwas | Gonzalez, Naomi | Wu
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of child-care providers by the Texas Workforce Commission and local workforce development boards.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the definition of rural area for purposes of certain housing assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
Author:
Davis, Yvonne | Reynolds | Keffer | Miles | Naishtat
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/25/2013 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the preference given by state agencies to goods offered by bidders in this state or manufactured, produced, or grown in this state or in the United States.
Author:
Naishtat
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to determining a child's eligibility for a school district's special education program on the basis of a visual impairment.
Author:
Rodriguez, Eddie | Ratliff | Gonzalez, Naomi | Alvarado | Lucio III
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to transition and employment services for public school students enrolled in special education programs.
Author:
Kuempel
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to an agreement between a county and the Department of Public Safety for the joint operation of certain fixed-site facilities.
Author:
Guillen | Herrero | Lozano | Alonzo | Cortez
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a commission to study unclaimed land grant mineral proceeds.
Author:
Villarreal
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to certain information to be provided by school districts to parents concerning supplemental educational services and to Texas Education Agency approval and investigation of supplemental educational services providers.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/25/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the powers, duties, and compensation of the board of directors of the Duval County Groundwater Conservation District.
Author:
Raymond
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the transportation of certain patients to a mental health facility.
Author:
Burkett
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to certain information about housing for persons with mental illness provided through the Texas Information and Referral Network Internet site.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the appointment of bailiffs for certain district courts.
Author:
Raymond
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to authorizing an optional county fee on vehicles registered in certain counties to fund transportation projects.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to providing information to state employees about insurance available to those employees under a group coverage plan.
Author:
Raymond
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the commemoration of September 11, 2001, at public schools.
Author:
Lozano | Villalba
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem and sales and use taxes for property used in connection with an offshore spill response containment system.
Author:
Bohac
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to shipping logistics and coordination services for state agencies.
Author:
Naishtat | Burkett
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the emergency detention by a peace officer of a person who may have mental illness, including information provided to the person subject to detention and a standard form of notification of detention to be provided to a facility by a peace officer.
Author:
Burkett | Naishtat | Gonzalez, Naomi
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/21/2013 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the criteria for commitment or detention of a person with mental illness.
Author:
Harper-Brown
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the state contracting duties of the quality assurance team and Contract Advisory Team.
Author:
Reynolds
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/24/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the purchase of certain commodity items by a state agency.
Author:
Raymond
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to financial disclosure reports made by a member of a county planning commission.
Author:
Raymond
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/17/2013 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a pilot program operated by certain public or private primary or secondary or open-enrollment charter schools in Webb County concerning searches and drug testing of students with parental consent and certain disciplinary measures and other procedures that may arise from such a search or test.
Author:
Patrick, Diane
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the consolidation of the Higher Education Enrollment Assistance Program and the Higher Education Assistance Plan and the transfer of certain enrollment assistance duties to institutions of higher education and to measures to enhance medical education.
Author:
Harper-Brown
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the development of a model contract management process for use with low-risk state procurements.
Author:
Elkins
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Information Resources and the Legislative Budget Board regarding information resources technologies of state agencies.
Author:
Isaac
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to an agreement to allocate sales and use tax after a municipality annexes land in an emergency services district and to the provision of emergency services in that area.
Author:
Cortez
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas.
Author:
Rodriguez, Eddie
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/10/2013 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Recognizing March 2013 as Child Nutrition Month.
Author:
Craddick | Raymond
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/10/2013 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Honoring the Fasken family on the 100th anniversary of Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd.
Author:
Flynn
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make corrections in H.B. No. 12.