Author:
Thompson | Jackson, Jim | Madden | Harless | Menendez
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | et al.
Last Action:
04/07/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution, punishment, and certain criminal and civil consequences of offenses involving or related to the trafficking of persons and to certain protections for victims of those offenses.
Author:
Darby | Geren | Anderson, Rodney | Pitts | Menendez
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Aycock | Beck | Bohac | Brown | et al.
Sponsor:
Harris
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting certain private transfer fees and the preservation of private real property rights; providing penalties.
Author:
Cook | Hilderbran | Kolkhorst | Schwertner | Lozano
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | et al.
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
05/28/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to reports filed with the comptroller regarding certain alcoholic beverage sales; providing a penalty.
Author:
Miller, Sid | Callegari | Harless | Kolkhorst | Patrick, Diane
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Beck | et al.
Sponsor:
Patrick
Last Action:
05/19/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to informed consent to an abortion.
Author:
Creighton | Zerwas | Schwertner | Hancock | Shelton
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Beck | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2011 H Returned to committee
Caption:
Relating to required individual health insurance coverage.
Author:
Simpson | Chisum | Guillen | King, Phil | Morrison
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action:
02/09/2011 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the state's or a state governmental entity's provision of support for the performance of an abortion or abortion-related services.
Author:
Legler | Kleinschmidt | Larson | Fletcher
Coauthor:
Jackson, Jim | Margo
Last Action:
03/24/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to required drug testing for applicants and recipients of unemployment compensation benefits.
Author:
Jackson, Jim | Flynn | Creighton | Hochberg | Pitts
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Beck | et al.
Sponsor:
Lucio
Last Action:
05/17/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the on-premises consumption of certain alcoholic beverages; providing a penalty.
Author:
Parker | Callegari | Harper-Brown | Darby | Carter
Coauthor:
Aycock | Cain | Driver | Fletcher | Garza | et al.
Last Action:
04/19/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the use of private procurement specialists for certain state agency contracts.
Author:
Morrison | Fletcher | Harless | Weber | Cook
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | et al.
Last Action:
02/23/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to informed consent to an abortion.
Author:
Phillips | Schwertner
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Beck | et al.
Last Action:
05/03/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of "Choose Life" license plates and the creation of the Choose Life account in the general revenue fund.
Author:
Creighton | Aliseda | Kleinschmidt | Jackson, Jim | Sheets
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Beck | Berman | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
05/30/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the reform of certain remedies and procedures in civil actions and family law matters.
Author:
Smith, Todd | Cook | Patrick, Diane | Quintanilla | Truitt
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bonnen | Margo
Last Action:
02/15/2011 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to providing access to an ultrasound before an abortion.
Author:
Eissler | Aycock | Crownover | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Garza
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | Branch | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2011 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to flexibility for public schools to administer primary and secondary education efficiently.
Author:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Farias | Carter | Miller, Sid
Coauthor:
Beck | Berman | Brown | Cook | Davis, John | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran.
Author:
Eissler | Aycock | Guillen | Shelton
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | et al.
Sponsor:
Shapiro
Last Action:
05/17/2011 S No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to state-adopted assessment instruments administered to public school students.
Author:
Crownover | Zerwas | Pitts | Otto | Alvarado
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Aycock | Berman | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2011 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to the elimination of smoking in certain workplaces and public places; providing penalties.
Author:
Huberty | Eissler | Driver | Creighton | Geren
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Beck | et al.
Last Action:
05/06/2011 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by certain persons attending a school board meeting.
Author:
Hunter | Callegari | Hughes | Button | Phillips
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Berman | Bonnen | Burkett | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
05/03/2011 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to coverage provided by certain qualified health plans for abortions.
Author:
Guillen | Huberty | Cook | Alvarado | Harless
Coauthor:
Margo
Last Action:
04/11/2011 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to historically underutilized businesses owned by disabled veterans for purposes of state contracting.
Author:
Workman
Coauthor:
Carter | Margo
Last Action:
03/21/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to damages in an action arising out of a deficiency in the construction or repair of an improvement to real property.
Author:
Carter | Harper-Brown | Jackson, Jim | Strama | Gallego
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Rodney | Cain | Fletcher | Garza | et al.
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of a warrant or summons by a magistrate.
Author:
Brown | Callegari | Creighton | Davis, John
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Alvarado | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | et al.
Last Action:
05/17/2011 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Medical Board and the regulation of certain persons licensed by the board.
Author:
Woolley | Orr
Coauthor:
Margo
Last Action:
04/05/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the admissibility of evidence of other similar offenses in the prosecution of certain sexual offenses.
Author:
Kuempel
Coauthor:
Margo
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the registration and regulation of appraisal management companies; providing penalties.
Author:
Carter | Solomons | Laubenberg | Gallego
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Rodney | Burkett | Fletcher | Garza | et al.
Last Action:
05/04/2011 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to proper venue for certain criminal prosecutions of mortgage fraud.
Author:
Elkins | Sheets
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anchia | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | et al.
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
05/28/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to speed limits.
Author:
Price | Gallego | Carter | Burkett | Geren
Coauthor:
Anderson, Rodney | Bonnen | Creighton | Darby | Flynn | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
05/24/2011 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to consecutive sentences for certain offenses involving injury to a child, an elderly individual, or a disabled individual and arising out of the same criminal episode.
Author:
Bonnen
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Branch | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
05/18/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to a person's ability to read and write in English as a qualification for service as a petit juror.
Author:
King, Susan
Coauthor:
Margo
Last Action:
03/03/2011 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to the use of money from the permanent fund for health-related programs to provide grants to nursing education programs.
Author:
Pickett
Coauthor:
Margo
Sponsor:
Rodriguez
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the posting of signs in school crossing zones regarding the prohibited use of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle.
Author:
Price | Shelton | Mallory Caraway | Schwertner | Guillen
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Aycock | Burkett | Coleman | Gonzales, Veronica | et al.
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to prevention, treatment, and oversight of concussions affecting public school students participating in interscholastic athletics.
Author:
Huberty | Rodriguez, Eddie
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | Elkins | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2011 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to certain contracts entered into by school districts for another entity to provide food services at one or more district schools.
Author:
Lyne
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Rodney | Cook | Creighton | Darby | et al.
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
05/20/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the taxation and titling of certain off-road vehicles.
Author:
Orr | Aycock | Hochberg | Pitts | Otto
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | et al.
Last Action:
05/02/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to distribution by the School Land Board of revenue derived from permanent school fund land or other properties to the available school fund.
Author:
Callegari
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Berman | Bonnen | Burkett | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2011 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the offense of coercing a person to have or seek an abortion and informed and voluntary consent for an abortion; providing penalties.
Author:
Huberty | Creighton | Eissler | Pitts | Geren
Coauthor:
Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Carter | Harless | Kuempel | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2011 H Corrected committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to state control of teacher appraisal criteria, curriculum standards, and assessment instruments.
Author:
Gonzales, Larry | Huberty | McClendon | Strama | Veasey
Coauthor:
Bohac | Burkett | Carter | Christian | Creighton | et al.
Last Action:
05/16/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to a supplemental payment for retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the unfunded actuarial liabilities allowed under that system.
Author:
Frullo | Gallego | Menendez | Branch
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Alvarado | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to investigations of certain offenses involving the Internet-based sexual exploitation of a minor; creating the Internet crimes against children account to support those activities.
Author:
Creighton | Raymond | Pitts | Truitt | Pena
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor:
Shapiro
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states an amendment to the United States Constitution providing for a federal balanced budget.
Author:
Creighton | Taylor, Larry | Gonzales, Larry | Bonnen | Hilderbran
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Berman | et al.
Sponsor:
Patrick
Last Action:
05/25/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Affirming the pride of all Texans in both our one and indivisible national union and our one and indivisible state, claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist from certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.
Author:
Burkett | Flynn | Brown | Paxton
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Beck | Berman | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
05/19/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Author:
Hancock
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Berman | et al.
Last Action:
05/20/2011 S Received from the House
Caption:
Urging the United States Congress to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases for stationary sources.
Author:
Workman
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Burkett | Cain | Carter | Elkins | et al.
Last Action:
04/06/2011 H Referred to State Sovereignty, Select
Caption:
Urging the president of the United States to defend the Defense of Marriage Act.
Author:
Thompson | Geren
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | et al.
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
In memory of the Honorable Edmund Kuempel of Seguin.
Author:
Hartnett | Sheets | Aliseda | Riddle | Anchia
Coauthor:
Allen | Anderson, Rodney | Berman | Bonnen | Branch | et al.
Last Action:
05/23/2011 S Received from the House
Caption:
Urging the federal government to grant a conditional green card to certain noncitizens to allow them to enlist in the United States armed forces and urging the federal government to award citizenship to these immigrants upon the completion of four years of honorable military service.
Author:
Simpson | Chisum | Guillen | King, Phil | Morrison
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action:
03/24/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit the state or a governmental entity in the state from providing support for the performance of an abortion or abortion-related services.
Author:
Christian | Howard, Charlie | King, Phil | Cain | Flynn
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action:
02/21/2011 H Referred to State Sovereignty, Select
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the rights of individuals to choose or decline to choose to purchase health insurance coverage.
Author:
Solomons | Callegari | King, Susan | Kolkhorst | Truitt
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | et al.
Last Action:
04/21/2011 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to restrict the power of the legislature to mandate requirements on local governments.
Author:
Orr | Aycock | Hochberg | Pitts | Otto
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | et al.
Sponsor:
Ogden
Last Action:
05/27/2011 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to clarify references to the permanent school fund, to allow the General Land Office to distribute revenue derived from permanent school fund land or other properties to the available school fund, and to provide for an increase in the market value of the permanent school fund for the purpose of allowing increased distributions from the available school fund.