Texas Legislature

Author:

Corte | Fletcher | Brown, Betty

Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Fred | et al.

04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee

Relating to informed consent to an abortion.

Author:

Corte | Guillen | Maldonado | Flores | Gattis

Aycock | Button | Edwards | Gonzalez Toureilles | Kent | et al.

04/07/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to resident tuition rates at public institutions of higher education for certain veterans and their spouses and children.

Author:

Branch | McCall | Coleman | McClendon | Madden

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Aycock | et al.

Zaffirini

06/17/2009 E See remarks for effective date

Relating to measures to enhance and maintain the quality of state universities, including funding and incentives to support emerging public research universities, to the abolition of the higher education fund, to the institutional groupings under the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's accountability system, to the independent status of Lamar Institute of Technology, to research conducted by public universities and other state entities, and to the authorization of revenue bonds for certain institutions of higher education.

Author:

Corte | Branch | Chavez | Bohac | Miller, Sid

Aycock | Button | Edwards | Fletcher | Moody | et al.

Van de Putte

05/27/2009 S Placed on intent calendar

Relating to the establishment of a program to provide a ballot by electronic mail to military personnel serving overseas and their spouses and dependents residing overseas.

Author:

Phillips | Olivo | Paxton | Martinez, "Mando"

Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.

04/15/2009 H Recalled from subcommittee

Relating to the issuance of "Choose Life" license plates and the creation of the Choose Life account in the general revenue fund.

Author:

Brown, Betty | Christian | Flynn | Berman | Shelton

Anderson | Aycock | Bohac | Bonnen | Brown, Fred | et al.

04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee

Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification.

Author:

Patrick | Eissler | Anchia | Pitts | Thompson

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Aycock | Berman | et al.

Zaffirini

06/19/2009 E Vetoed by the Governor

Relating to an enhanced quality full-day prekindergarten program provided by public school districts in conjunction with community providers.

Author:

Jackson, Jim | Harper-Brown | Kent | Anchia | Davis, John

Allen | Alvarado | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al.

05/21/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce

Relating to the on-premises consumption of certain alcoholic beverages; providing a penalty.

Author:

Jackson, Jim | Brown, Betty | Legler | Flynn | Paxton

Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Fred | Button | et al.

04/30/2009 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

Relating to the cancellation of the voter registration and to the eligibility to vote of persons who are deceased or not citizens of the United States.

Author:

Bonnen | Crabb | Laubenberg | Smith, Wayne | Hughes

Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | et al.

05/14/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to the interstate purchase of certain firearms.

Author:

Rose | Strama | Rodriguez | Harless | Parker

Aycock | Castro | Edwards | Frost | Gallego | et al.

Van de Putte

06/19/2009 E Effective immediately

Relating to use of the money from the Texas Enterprise Fund to benefit certain small businesses and certain projects.

Author:

Isett | Homer | Legler | Eiland | Harper-Brown

Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Button | et al.

05/05/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice

Relating to the requirement under certain circumstances that a license holder display the person's license to carry a concealed handgun.

Author:

Callegari | Orr | Pickett | Menendez | Hodge

Aycock | Berman | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Christian | et al.

04/16/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the acquisition of and compensation for real property, including blighted property, for public purposes through condemnation or certain other means.

Author:

King, Phil | Anchia | Hughes | Lewis | Strama

Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Branch | Brown, Betty | et al.

Seliger

06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09

Relating to the establishment of incentives by this state for the implementation of certain projects to capture and sequester carbon dioxide that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere.

Author:

Zerwas | Corte

Aycock | Shelton

Nelson

06/19/2009 E Effective immediately

Relating to a study to determine the effect on the health care infrastructure in this state if the state Medicaid program is abolished or a severe reduction in federal matching money under the program occurs.

Author:

Sheffield | Gattis | Laubenberg | Turner, Sylvester | Edwards

Aycock | Berman | Eissler | Hamilton | Legler | et al.

04/22/2009 H Returned to Calendars Committee

Relating to a prohibition on the disclosure and use of certain information recorded or collected by a transponder used to electronically assess or collect a toll.

Author:

Sheffield | Gattis | Laubenberg | Edwards | Crownover

Aycock | Berman | Button | Chavez | Eissler | et al.

05/06/2009 S Referred to State Affairs

Relating to the electronic distribution of information to legislators by state agencies.

Author:

Darby | Fletcher

Aycock | Button | Gallego | Legler | Leibowitz | et al.

Seliger

06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09

Relating to the penalty for theft from a nonprofit organization or by Medicare providers.

Author:

Creighton | Parker | Lucio III | Paxton | Guillen

Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Brown, Betty | et al.

04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax.

Author:

Flores | Smith, Wayne | McReynolds | Corte | Smithee

Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.

05/13/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans and to the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation to which a disabled veteran is entitled based on disability rating.

Author:

Darby | Herrero | King, Susan

Aycock | Ortiz, Jr. | Veasey

Duncan

06/19/2009 E Effective immediately

Relating to the provision of services to certain individuals with developmental disabilities by a state school or state center.

Author:

Creighton | Eiland | Ortiz, Jr.

Aycock | Harless | Riddle | Veasey | Weber

05/01/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice

Relating to the penalty for certain property offenses committed during certain declared states of disaster.

Author:

Paxton | Zerwas | Harless | Gattis | Truitt

Aycock | Christian | Howard, Charlie | Leibowitz | Shelton

Patrick, Dan

06/19/2009 E Effective on 1/1/10

Relating to the determination of the market value of a residence homestead for purposes of ad valorem taxation.

Author:

Deshotel | Paxton | Phillips

Aycock | Brown, Betty | Callegari | Darby | Davis, John | et al.

05/12/2009 H Considered in Calendars

Relating to the permissible uses of the state highway fund.

Author:

Crownover | Zerwas | Berman | Hancock | Patrick

Aycock | Brown, Betty | Callegari | Davis, John | Flynn | et al.

04/17/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the creation of a voluntary consumer-directed health plan for certain individuals eligible to participate in the insurance coverage provided under the Texas Employees Group Benefits Act and their qualified dependents.

Author:

Gonzalez Toureilles | Martinez Fischer | McCall | Pena

Alonzo | Aycock | Deshotel | Gonzales | Hughes

05/14/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to procedures for certain persons charged with certain new offenses or an administrative violation of a condition of release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on parole or to mandatory supervision.

Author:

Christian | Gattis | Miller, Sid | Anderson | Kolkhorst

Aycock | Berman | Brown, Betty | Callegari | Chisum | et al.

04/22/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to initial claims under the unemployment compensation system.

Author:

Gonzalez Toureilles | Homer | Keffer | McReynolds | Swinford

Aycock | Brown, Betty | Chavez | Chisum | Farabee | et al.

04/17/2009 H Considered in Calendars

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Rural Development Fund and to the establishment, operation, and funding of certain programs for rural economic development.

Author:

Bohac | Martinez Fischer | Castro | Patrick | Oliveira

Aycock | Branch | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Burnam | et al.

Shapiro

06/19/2009 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for a limited period for certain backpacks and school supplies specified by the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.

Author:

Driver | McReynolds | Kolkhorst | Ortiz, Jr. | Merritt

Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | et al.

05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of institutions of higher education.

Author:

Darby | Chisum | Swinford | Keffer | Hardcastle

Anderson | Aycock | Brown, Betty | Frost | Heflin | et al.

Estes

05/23/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09

Relating to changing the name of the Office of Rural Community Affairs to the Texas Department of Rural Affairs.

Author:

Rios Ybarra | Anderson | Gonzales | Hunter | Martinez, "Mando"

Allen | Alvarado | Anchia | Aycock | Bolton | et al.

05/08/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to a public health extension service pilot program.

Author:

Solomons | Raymond | Marquez | Homer | Branch

Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al.

Zaffirini

05/11/2009 S Left pending in committee

Relating to determination of state contributions for participation by certain junior college employees in the state employees group benefits program.

Author:

Gattis | Oliveira | Paxton | Pena | Harper-Brown

Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | Callegari | et al.

Ogden

06/19/2009 E Effective immediately

Relating to the procedure to be used by a taxing unit in adopting an ad valorem tax rate.

Author:

Callegari | Leibowitz | Gonzalez Toureilles | Miller, Sid

Aycock | Brown, Betty | Davis, John | Gutierrez | Hughes | et al.

Nichols

06/19/2009 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Relating to the landowner's bill of rights.

Author:

Paxton | Hughes

Aycock | Brown, Betty | Callegari | Creighton | Crownover | et al.

05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to the availability of certain county financial information on certain counties' Internet websites.

Author:

Otto | Oliveira | Hilderbran | Heflin | Kolkhorst

Aycock | Button | Callegari | Flynn | Harless | et al.

Williams

06/19/2009 E See remarks for effective date

Relating to the consolidation of appraisal review boards.

Author:

Otto | Oliveira | Villarreal | Gattis | Truitt

Aycock | Branch | Button | Callegari | Flynn | et al.

Williams

06/19/2009 E Effective on 1/1/10

Relating to the creation of a pilot program that allows taxpayer appeals from certain appraisal review board determinations in certain counties to be heard by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

Author:

Otto | Oliveira | Paxton | Taylor | Pena

Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Brown, Betty | et al.

Williams

06/19/2009 E See remarks for effective date

Relating to the determination of the market value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes on the basis of the property's value as a residence homestead and to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans and to the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation to which a disabled veteran is entitled based on disability rating.

Author:

Fletcher | Gallego | King, Phil | Solomons | Turner, Sylvester

Allen | Alvarado | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al.

04/29/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to certain fraudulent investment schemes; providing penalties.

Author:

Morrison | Cook | Harless | Heflin | Kolkhorst

Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | et al.

05/12/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to informed and voluntary consent for an abortion and the collection and reporting of information related to the performance of an abortion; providing penalties.

Author:

Swinford | Heflin | Hopson | Hardcastle | Jones

Anderson | Aycock | Brown, Fred | Chisum | Cook | et al.

04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the governance and disclosure requirements of electric cooperative corporations and the review of complaints of electric cooperative corporation members by the Office of the Attorney General.

Author:

Oliveira

Aycock

05/04/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to the taxation of motor fuels.

Author:

Weber | Anchia | Thompson | Naishtat | Alvarado

Allen | Alonzo | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al.

Van de Putte

06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09

Relating to the provision of services to certain persons involved in, and the prosecution, punishment, and prevention of, offenses involving trafficking of persons or certain forced or sex-based labor or services, and to law enforcement training related to offenses involving that trafficking.

Author:

Oliveira | Paxton | Hopson | Callegari | Creighton

Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.

Patrick, Dan

06/16/2009 E See remarks for effective date

Relating to the computation of the franchise tax.

Author:

Creighton | Hughes | Berman | Gattis | Guillen

Anderson | Aycock | Bohac | Bonnen | Branch | et al.

05/31/2009 S Received from the House

Affirming that the State of Texas claims 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 certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.

Author:

Maldonado | Kleinschmidt | Rodriguez | Dukes | Strama

Aycock | Bolton | Gattis | Howard, Donna | Naishtat | et al.

Watson

05/20/2009 E Signed by the Governor

Recognizing all those who participated in the 2008 Capital Area State Employee Charitable Campaign.

Author:

Allen | Turner, Sylvester | Giddings | Bohac | Thompson

Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al.

Ellis

05/26/2009 E Filed with the Secretary of State

Post-ratifying Amendment XXIV to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the denial or abridgment of the right to vote for failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.

Author:

Farabee | Swinford | Smithee | Strama

Aycock | Chisum | Crabb | Creighton | Crownover | et al.

05/05/2009 H Failed of adoption

Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide that the Railroad Commission of Texas is governed by a single elected railroad commissioner.

Author:

Harless | Laubenberg | Branch

Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.

03/16/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2009 2:53PM

Recognizing April 16, 2009, as Texas Federation of Republican Women Day at the Capitol.