Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Rafael Anchía
80th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/9/2026
Number of Bills: 93

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (51):
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
02/28/2007 H Left pending in committee
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Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and related procedures.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
02/28/2007 H Left pending in committee
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Relating to the designation of certain election days as state holidays.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/06/2007 H No action taken in committee
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Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/26/2007 H Left pending in committee
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Relating to coverage for prescription contraceptive drugs and devices and related services under certain standard health benefit plans.
Author:
Anchia | Leibowitz
Last Action:
02/15/2007 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption:
Relating to energy efficiency incentive programs administered by electric utilities.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
02/15/2007 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption:
Relating to the use of the Texas emerging technology fund and other incentives to promote new energy technology; imposing a tax.
Author:
Anchia | Gonzalez Toureilles
Last Action:
02/01/2007 H Referred to Economic Development
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting a grant from the Texas Enterprise Fund to a recipient who employs an undocumented worker.
Author:
Anchia | Zerwas
Last Action:
04/17/2007 H Left pending in committee
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Relating to a grant-writing coordination program for school district school-based health centers.
Author:
Anchia | Heflin | Cook, Robby
Last Action:
04/12/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
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Relating to the development of a state strategy for increasing the availability of low-emission automotive fuels for Texas drivers.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/28/2007 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for certain sex offenses and to the supervision of certain sex offenders.
Author:
Anchia | Strama | Leibowitz
Last Action:
03/05/2007 H Left pending in committee
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Relating to the use of motion sensor technology in certain state buildings, public school facilities, and higher education facilities.
Author:
Anchia | Strama | Leibowitz
Last Action:
04/30/2007 H Left pending in committee
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Relating to the purchase of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles by state agencies.
Author:
Anchia | Crabb | Leibowitz
Last Action:
03/08/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the adoption of energy efficiency and conservation standards for the design, construction, and renovation of public school instructional facilities.
Author:
Anchia | Pena | Riddle
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to judicial findings, a criminal offense, and preventative actions regarding human trafficking or other similar abuse.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
04/12/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to efficiency standards for certain appliances; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Anchia | Bohac
Last Action:
05/07/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the accuracy, security, and reliability of certain electronic voting systems.
Author:
Anchia | Goolsby | Branch | Hodge
Sponsor:
West, Royce
Last Action:
05/25/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the hours worked during a week by police officers in certain municipalities.
Author:
Anchia | Bonnen
Last Action:
02/26/2007 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to the requirement that certain high school students successfully complete four courses in each subject of the foundation curriculum.
Author:
Anchia | Delisi
Last Action:
04/23/2007 H Left pending in committee
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Relating to licensing and regulation of massage and bodywork therapies; providing penalties.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
04/25/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prohibited deceptive or disenfranchising practices regarding an election; providing criminal penalties.
Author:
Anchia | Leibowitz
Last Action:
04/03/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a limitation on the emission of nitrogen oxides by certain electric generating facilities during certain months and to incentives for the construction of certain facilities.
Author:
Anchia | Solomons | Orr | McCall
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of state banks and state trust companies.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
05/14/2007 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to required training for package store employees; providing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Anchia | Deshotel | Thompson | Dutton | Murphy
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 1/1/08
Caption:
Relating to a residential tenant's rights and remedies.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
05/01/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to procedures governing the application for certain alcoholic beverage licenses and permits.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/19/2007 H Referred to Elections
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Relating to the time for affiliation with a political party.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/19/2007 H Referred to Elections
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Relating to the administration of political party precinct, county, and senatorial district conventions.
Author:
Anchia
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a program allowing for countywide voting locations in certain elections.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/19/2007 H Referred to Public Education
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Relating to the admission of foreign exchange students to the public high schools of the state.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/19/2007 H Referred to Elections
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Relating to voting at a state party convention.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/21/2007 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to the application of state school accountability standards to a public school campus that has met adequate yearly progress standards under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
04/12/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the law enforcement integrity unit in the office of the attorney general.
Author:
Anchia | Strama | Leibowitz
Last Action:
04/03/2007 H Left pending in committee
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Relating to clarification of the definition of best available control technology.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/22/2007 H Referred to Elections
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Relating to the use of political contributions to make payments in connection with the rental of certain real property; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Anchia | Leibowitz
Last Action:
04/18/2007 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the state's goal of installing additional electric generating capacity by renewable energy technologies and distributed renewable energy generation technologies.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
04/30/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the voluntary disclosure of public information.
Author:
Anchia | Zerwas | King, Susan
Last Action:
03/22/2007 H Referred to Public Health
Caption:
Relating to grants for school-based health centers.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
05/01/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
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Relating to contingent fees paid to influence the purchase of goods or services by a state agency; imposing a penalty.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
05/09/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
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Relating to registration as lobbyists of certain persons who influence state purchasing.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
05/04/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
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Relating to exceptions to the requirements that certain persons register under the lobby law.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/05/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 5 2007 6:47PM
Caption:
In memory of U.S. Army Sergeant Paul T. Sanchez of Irving.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/22/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 22 2007 6:59PM
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In memory of John Burton Smith of San Antonio.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/16/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2007 8:10AM
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Honoring Officer Steve Fuentes for his service to the Dallas Police Department.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/16/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2007 3:08PM
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Honoring Kevin Ellis for his service to the Dallas Police Department.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/16/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2007 8:10AM
Caption:
Recognizing Jose L. Castillo for his generous donation to the University of North Texas Archives.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/16/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2007 3:08PM
Caption:
In memory of Jim S. Sale of Dallas.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/22/2007 H Withdrawn from calendar
Caption:
Honoring State Representative Mark Strama and his wife, Crystal Cotti, on the birth of their daughter, Victoria Rose Strama.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
04/20/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 20 2007 1:17PM
Caption:
In memory of James C. Henderson.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
04/29/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 29 2007 1:50PM
Caption:
Honoring Adelfa Botello Callejo on her receipt of the Robert G. Storey Award for Distinguished Achievement from the SMU Dedman School of Law.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
05/07/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 7 2007 10:47AM
Caption:
Honoring Jerry Moore of Dallas for saving an elderly neighbor's life.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
05/07/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 7 2007 10:47AM
Caption:
In memory of Maya Andrea Hubner of Austin.
Joint Author (42):
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:
Leibowitz | Strama | Anchia
Last Action:
05/02/2007 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to energy-saving devices and options for vending machines in buildings owned or leased by the state; imposing an administrative fine.
Author:
Strama | Anchia
Last Action:
01/29/2007 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to the absence of a student from public school for certain activities.
Author:
Hochberg | Anchia | Menendez | Bohac
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/17/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to discipline in public schools, including gang-related activity in and around public schools; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Alonzo | Anchia
Last Action:
03/26/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prohibition of certain insurance discrimination.
Author:
Smith, Todd | Goolsby | Callegari | Anchia
Last Action:
04/02/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the Department of Public Safety and certain local law enforcement agencies to establish a checkpoint on a highway or street to determine whether persons are driving while intoxicated.
Author:
Vo | Villarreal | Anchia
Last Action:
02/01/2007 H Referred to Pensions and Investments
Caption:
Relating to retirement benefits for members of the elected class of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Farabee | Anchia | Coleman | Davis, John
Last Action:
05/01/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain mental disorders.
Author:
Coleman | Rose | Anchia
Last Action:
02/06/2007 H Referred to Insurance
Caption:
Relating to coverage of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa as serious mental illnesses under certain group health benefit plans.
Author:
Coleman | Naishtat | Anchia
Last Action:
03/01/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for and the administration of the child health plan program.
Author:
Solomons | Anchia | Flynn | McCall | Orr
Sponsor:
Averitt
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to mortgage fraud; providing criminal penalties.
Author:
Gonzales | Anchia
Last Action:
02/12/2007 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to ethics training for legislators and certain other state officers and employees.
Author:
Coleman | Rose | Anchia | Davis, John
Last Action:
03/26/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to coverage of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa as serious mental illnesses under certain group health benefit plans.
Author:
Pitts | Branch | Goolsby | Anchia | Crownover
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
05/17/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to mutual assistance agreements entered into by certain municipalities and private institutions of higher education for the purpose of enforcing state law and to additional powers, privileges, and immunities of peace officers employed by private institutions of higher education.
Author:
Noriega, Rick | Davis, John | Zerwas | Anchia | Brown, Fred
Last Action:
05/10/2007 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption:
Relating to the operation of a student health center at an institution of higher education.
Author:
Strama | Leibowitz | Anchia
Last Action:
04/18/2007 H Reported from s/c favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to the state's goal for electric energy generation capacity.
Author:
Coleman | Anchia
Last Action:
02/14/2007 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to an offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of gender identity or expression.
Author:
Bohac | Anchia | Madden | Howard, Donna
Last Action:
04/10/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan, including the motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive program under the plan.
Author:
Gattis | Anchia | Naishtat | Delisi | Rose
Sponsor:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to dog attacks on persons; creating an offense.
Author:
Leibowitz | Strama | Anchia | Coleman
Last Action:
05/14/2007 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to crediting public schools for the value of electricity generated by solar panels on public school building rooftops.
Author:
Leibowitz | Strama | Anchia
Last Action:
05/09/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of solar energy devices by a property owners' association.
Author:
Smith, Wayne | Anchia
Last Action:
02/26/2007 H Referred to Public Health
Caption:
Relating to certain educational requirements applicable to the regulation of the practice of chiropractic.
Author:
Truitt | Anchia | Gonzales
Last Action:
04/24/2007 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to ethics training for legislators.
Author:
Coleman | Anchia
Last Action:
02/26/2007 H Referred to Public Health
Caption:
Relating to a change of name and vital statistics information.
Author:
Strama | Turner | Anchia | Gonzales | Dukes
Last Action:
05/08/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the provision of certain services and information related to unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.
Author:
Truitt | Pena | Branch | Latham | Anchia
Sponsor:
Whitmire
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the punishment for and prevention of the offense of burglary of vehicles.
Author:
Kolkhorst | Lucio III | O'Day | Anchia | Herrero
Last Action:
05/01/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to career and technology programs and certain articulation agreements in public schools.
Author:
Hodge | Anchia | Branch | Giddings
Sponsor:
West, Royce
Last Action:
05/25/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the designation of the structure on Interstate 30 connecting the east and west levee of the Trinity River as the Margaret McDermott Bridge.
Author:
Hill | Goolsby | Branch | Geren | Anchia
Last Action:
04/17/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to sales and use taxes by certain municipalities.
Author:
Rodriguez | Anchia
Last Action:
04/23/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to requiring counseling before closing certain high-risk loans.
Author:
Strama | Leibowitz | Anchia
Last Action:
05/08/2007 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the purchase of energy-efficient light bulbs for certain state buildings, public school facilities, and higher education facilities.
Author:
Coleman | Cohen | Farrar | Anchia
Last Action:
03/13/2007 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to prevention of discrimination and harassment in public schools.
Author:
Solomons | Anchia
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of certain persons involved in mortgage lending.
Author:
Strama | Leibowitz | Anchia
Last Action:
03/14/2007 H Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Relating to discount programs provided by toll project entities.
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:
Howard, Donna | Strama | Anchia | Madden | Rodriguez
Last Action:
04/03/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to permitting procedures of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for control of air pollution.
Author:
Strama | Leibowitz | Anchia | Pena | Keffer, Jim
Sponsor:
Averitt
Last Action:
05/18/2007 S No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the use of anthropogenic carbon dioxide in the recovery of oil.
Author:
King, Susan | Anchia | Kolkhorst | Eissler
Sponsor:
Shapiro
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to career and technical education provided by school districts and certain postsecondary institutions.
Author:
Straus | Anchia | Crabb | King, Phil | Oliveira
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to energy demand, energy load, energy efficiency incentives, energy programs, and energy performance measures.
Author:
Rodriguez | Anchia
Last Action:
02/12/2007 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Requesting that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reconsider all alternatives to the detention of immigrant and asylum-seeking families.
Author:
Solomons | Jackson, Jim | McCall | Anchia
Last Action:
03/01/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 1 2007 12:10PM
Caption:
In memory of U.S. Army Major Matthew Wade Worrell.
Author:
Harper-Brown | England | Anchia
Last Action:
03/16/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2007 8:10AM
Caption:
Recognizing March 20, 2007, as City of Irving Day at the State Capitol.
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