Author:
Anchia | Alvarado | Chavez | Rios Ybarra | Farrar
Last Action:
04/02/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to energy demand and incentives for distributed renewable generation.
Author:
Anchia | Naishtat | Gonzales
Last Action:
05/19/2009 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to reimbursement for medical assistance provided by a school-based health center to certain recipients.
Author:
Anchia | Farrar | Burnam | Kent
Last Action:
05/14/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to energy efficiency goals and programs and demand reduction targets; creating an office of energy efficiency deployment in the state energy conservation office.
Author:
Anchia | Zerwas | King, Susan | Coleman | Guillen
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to grants for school-based health centers and reports submitted by those centers.
Author:
Anchia | Maldonado
Last Action:
04/27/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the designation of certain election days as state holidays.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prohibited deceptive election practices; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Anchia | Bohac | Walle | Howard, Donna | Lucio III
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/21/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to reporting of international shipments of electronic waste.
Author:
Anchia | Lucio III | Alvarado | Weber | Menendez
Last Action:
05/01/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to law enforcement training relating to the trafficking of persons.
Author:
Anchia | Zerwas | Shelton | Howard, Donna | Hopson
Last Action:
03/24/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to medical loss ratios of certain health benefit plan issuers.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
02/18/2009 H Referred to Insurance
Caption:
Relating to the preexisting condition exclusion period under the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool.
Author:
Anchia | Hughes | Lucio III | Alvarado | Weber
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to civil liability for the trafficking of persons.
Author:
Anchia | Thibaut
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 1/1/10
Caption:
Relating to the liability of certain guarantors under a residential lease.
Author:
Anchia | Farabee
Last Action:
04/28/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the provision of a preference in state purchasing decisions for vendors that provide health benefits to employees.
Author:
Anchia | Pena | Madden | Leibowitz
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
05/23/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the voter registration of a person who submits a federal postcard application to vote in an election.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place during early voting by personal appearance and related procedures.
Author:
Anchia | Naishtat
Last Action:
03/23/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a human trafficking prevention task force and the creation of a trafficking victim database.
Author:
Anchia | Lucio III
Last Action:
05/05/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the purchase of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles by state agencies.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
04/02/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a loan incentive program to promote energy efficiency in apartment buildings.
Author:
Anchia | Lucio III | Leibowitz | Castro
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to providing municipalities and counties access to criminal history record information for sexually oriented business license applicants.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
04/08/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to notice by sign requirement for sexually oriented businesses.
Author:
Anchia
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to late fees under a residential lease.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
05/15/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the designation of qualified media production locations in media production development zones and to exemptions from the sales and use tax for items used for media production facilities in qualified media production locations.
Author:
Anchia | Davis, Yvonne | Miklos | Kent | Mallory Caraway
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the hours worked during a week by firefighters in certain municipalities.
Author:
Anchia | Strama
Last Action:
05/15/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the making or acceptance of political contributions in a courthouse; providing penalties.
Author:
Anchia
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the effect under the public information law of the disclosure of certain information by a prosecutor to defense counsel.
Author:
Anchia | Lucio III
Last Action:
04/22/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the imposition of a fee for certain plastic bags provided to customers by retailers.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/03/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to tax credits for qualified low-income community investments.
Author:
Anchia | Walle | Hodge | Miklos | Thibaut
Last Action:
03/02/2009 H Referred to Insurance
Caption:
Relating to regulation of property and casualty insurance rates.
Author:
Anchia
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/26/2009 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the appointment of high school deputy registrars in certain counties.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/31/2009 H Subcommittee members named
Caption:
Relating to the rights of distributed renewable generation owners and certain parties who provide distributed renewable generation to retail electric customers.
Author:
Anchia | Davis, Yvonne | Branch | Hodge | Isett
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/27/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to compensation of and services to persons wrongfully imprisoned.
Author:
Anchia | Lucio III
Last Action:
04/08/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to requirements for businesses that offer plastic checkout bags to customers; providing civil and administrative penalties.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/26/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to distribution of sexual barrier protection devices to inmates and state jail defendants confined in facilities operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the testing of certain inmates for HIV.
Author:
Anchia | Gonzales | Ortiz, Jr.
Last Action:
04/06/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the use of money from the Texas emerging technology fund for the research and development of clean energy.
Author:
Anchia
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
05/21/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to certain energy security technologies for critical governmental facilities.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/09/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to studying the feasibility of mechanisms to decouple certain electric utility revenues from the volume of sales of electricity.
Author:
Anchia | Naishtat
Last Action:
04/28/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the information on the supplementary birth certificate of an adopted child.
Author:
Anchia | Kent
Last Action:
05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to efficiency standards for certain appliances; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/11/2009 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to exceptions to the requirements that certain persons register under the lobby law.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
04/21/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the business leave time account for a police officer employee organization in certain municipalities.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
05/08/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the purchasing of a firearm from the county by an honorably retired law enforcement officer.
Author:
Anchia | Bohac | Leibowitz
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the accuracy, security, and reliability of certain electronic voting systems.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
04/15/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the notice required regarding the application of certain residential rental payments.
Author:
Anchia | Kent | Bolton
Sponsor:
Averitt
Last Action:
05/27/2009 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the adoption of energy efficient building standards and energy efficiency and conservation standards for instructional facilities.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
04/28/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a pilot project to assess public school students by alternative methods.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
05/06/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the term for which certain charters granted for open-enrollment charter schools are renewed.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to public financing of campaigns for certain judicial offices and to limits on political contributions to and direct campaign expenditures made on behalf of judicial candidates, and officeholders, in connection with certain judicial offices; providing civil penalties.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
04/09/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the adoption and financing of energy efficiency, conservation, and indoor air quality standards for the design, construction, and renovation of public school instructional facilities.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/18/2009 H Referred to Environmental Regulation
Caption:
Relating to the creation of alternative fuel programs to be funded by the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Fund.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/19/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to effects of a decision not to retain an educator at a reconstituted public school campus on the educator's employment status.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
05/04/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to tenant's remedies regarding governmental determination of substandard housing.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the registration of individuals who assist in certain early voting procedures; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Anchia | Kolkhorst
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to requirements governing registration and authorized activities of certain lobbyists.
Author:
Anchia | Moody
Sponsor:
Davis, Wendy
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to criminal history checks for employees of, and applicants for employment at, special care facilities.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/24/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the exception from required public disclosure of certain personal information of public employees and public officials.
Author:
Anchia | Hodge | Miklos | Kent | Alonzo
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
05/20/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the right of certain municipalities to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
04/27/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the collection of certain judgments through court proceeding.
Author:
Anchia
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Trinity River West Municipal Management District; providing the authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.
Author:
Anchia | Naishtat | Marquez | Burnam | Menendez
Last Action:
03/16/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Requesting that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security consider all alternatives to the detention of immigrant and asylum-seeking families with children.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
03/26/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 26 2009 7:53AM
Caption:
Congratulating the Honorable Eric V. Moyé of Dallas on his election as judge of the 14th Civil District Court.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
05/05/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 5 2009 7:58AM
Caption:
Congratulating Ron Kirk on his confirmation as the first African American United States Trade Representative.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
05/05/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 5 2009 7:58AM
Caption:
In memory of Senior Corporal Norman Stephen Smith of the Dallas Police Department.
Author:
Anchia
Last Action:
05/06/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 6 2009 10:44AM
Caption:
Honoring UT Southwestern Medical Center on its selection as the top medical school in the country for Hispanic students by Hispanic Business magazine.
Author:
Anchia | Parker
Last Action:
06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption:
In memory of Alisandra Vei Galvan of Argyle.
Author:
Anchia | Alonzo
Last Action:
05/30/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2009 10:03AM
Caption:
Congratulating Robert Rivera on his reelection to the Arlington City Council.
Author:
Corte | Laubenberg | Anchia
Last Action:
04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to regulations on certain complementary and alternative health care services.
Author:
Branch | Anchia
Last Action:
03/30/2009 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption:
Relating to the theft or unlawful possession of a motor vehicle inspection certificate; providing penalties.
Author:
Branch | Anchia | Giddings | Oliveira | Crownover
Last Action:
05/13/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a law school in the city of Dallas by the University of North Texas System.
Author:
Jackson, Jim | Harper-Brown | Kent | Anchia | Davis, John
Last Action:
04/23/2009 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to activity that constitutes maintaining a common nuisance.
Author:
Jackson, Jim | Harper-Brown | Kent | Anchia | Davis, John
Last Action:
05/12/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the punishment for the offense of employment harmful to children.
Author:
Patrick | Eissler | Anchia | Pitts | Thompson
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to an enhanced quality full-day prekindergarten program provided by public school districts in conjunction with community providers.
Author:
Alonzo | Anchia | Flores | Rodriguez | Hernandez
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the purposes for which a student's absence from school must be excused.
Author:
Jackson, Jim | Harper-Brown | Kent | Anchia | Davis, John
Last Action:
05/21/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the on-premises consumption of certain alcoholic beverages; providing a penalty.
Author:
Pitts | Parker | Anchia
Sponsor:
Averitt
Last Action:
05/22/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the construction, installation, alteration, extension, servicing, maintenance, or repair of on-site sewage disposal systems.
Author:
Lucio III | Anchia | Strama | Leibowitz
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the acquisition by state agencies of low-emissions vehicles and vehicles using alternative fuels.
Author:
King, Phil | Anchia | Hughes | Lewis | Strama
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
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:
Bohac | Anchia | Sheffield
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility requirements for volunteer deputy registrars.
Author:
Strama | Anchia | Lucio III | Menendez | Chavez
Last Action:
04/17/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the establishment and funding of a green job skills training program.
Author:
Vaught | Pierson | Parker | Anchia | Gattis
Last Action:
05/08/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the offense of failing to secure a child passenger in a motor vehicle and to fines for the offense.
Author:
Veasey | Thompson | Anchia | Vaught
Last Action:
04/23/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a study regarding the effectiveness of the James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act.
Author:
Thompson | Anchia | Burnam | Naishtat | Christian
Last Action:
04/24/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution, punishment, and prevention of offenses involving trafficking of persons or certain forced or sex-based labor or services, law enforcement training relating to the trafficking of persons, and the creation of the trafficking of persons investigation and prosecution account in the general revenue fund.
Author:
Herrero | Ortiz, Jr. | Hunter | Gonzalez Toureilles | Anchia
Last Action:
05/14/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Dr. Hector P. Garcia.
Author:
Guillen | Anchia | Burnam | Edwards | Parker
Last Action:
05/21/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the investment of the permanent university fund in certain business entities doing business in Sudan.
Author:
Lucio III | Rodriguez | Anchia | Ortiz, Jr.
Last Action:
05/14/2009 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to considering ownership interests of disabled persons in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.
Author:
Vo | Thibaut | Zerwas | Legler | Anchia
Last Action:
02/24/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to the requirements for the recommended and advanced public high school programs.
Author:
Strama | Gonzales | Anchia | Lucio III | Pierson
Last Action:
05/08/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to bullying and harassment in public schools.
Author:
Kent | Anchia | Veasey | Bolton | Villarreal
Last Action:
03/02/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to the calculation of the rollback tax rate of a school district.
Author:
Crownover | Naishtat | Flores | Heflin | Anchia
Last Action:
03/03/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to funding of the Communities In Schools program.
Author:
Hochberg | Anchia
Last Action:
03/31/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to accountability for gifted and talented programs.
Author:
Rodriguez | Anchia
Last Action:
04/27/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to exempting prepaid wireless telecommunications devices from the 9-1-1 emergency service fee.
Author:
Davis, John | Anchia
Last Action:
03/04/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to physical activity requirements for students in public schools.
Author:
Howard, Donna | Anchia | Branch | Eissler | Guillen
Last Action:
05/04/2009 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Permanent School Fund Management Council to manage the permanent school fund; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Gallego | Anchia | Alvarado
Last Action:
04/08/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to annual reporting of women and minority participation in the management and investment of the assets of public retirement systems.
Author:
Cohen | Anchia | Dukes | Pitts | Hartnett
Last Action:
05/13/2009 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to the fee based on admissions to certain sexually oriented businesses.
Author:
Veasey | Anchia
Last Action:
03/09/2009 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the hours of operation of the court of criminal appeals on a day an execution is scheduled to occur.
Author:
Farrar | Anchia | Coleman
Last Action:
03/09/2009 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
Author:
Smith, Todd | Anchia | Merritt | McCall | Strama
Last Action:
05/21/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to political contributions and expenditures; providing criminal penalties.
Author:
Guillen | Anchia | Kent | Leibowitz
Last Action:
04/30/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to a right to vacate and avoid residential lease liability following the occurrence of certain sex offenses or domestic violence; providing a penalty.
Author:
Alonzo | Branch | Harper-Brown | Anchia | Davis, Yvonne
Last Action:
05/05/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the pledge of certain revenue of a regional transportation authority to the payment of bonds.
Author:
Coleman | Anchia
Last Action:
04/09/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to an offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of gender identity or expression.
Author:
Otto | Anchia
Last Action:
05/13/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the creation of alternative fuel programs to be funded by the Texas emissions reduction plan fund.
Author:
Thompson | Anchia
Sponsor:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/21/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to authorizing injunctive relief during proceedings to cancel or suspend certain alcoholic beverage permits and licenses.
Author:
Miklos | Anchia
Last Action:
05/12/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the liability of a lender in relation to certain high-cost home loans.
Author:
Kent | Anchia
Last Action:
04/21/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the fees charged by certain check-cashing businesses; providing penalties.
Author:
Swinford | Anchia
Last Action:
04/22/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a solar generation incentive program.
Author:
Legler | Anchia | Smith, Wayne
Sponsor:
Jackson, Mike
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to a temporary faculty license for chiropractic faculty.
Author:
Marquez | Anchia | Farias | Kent | Leibowitz
Last Action:
04/21/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of credit services organizations.
Author:
Weber | Anchia | Thompson | Naishtat | Alvarado
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
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:
Chavez | Anchia
Last Action:
04/29/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the designation of certain areas as banking development districts to encourage the establishment of financial institution branches in those areas.
Author:
Alvarado | Anchia | Veasey | Parker | Gallego
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
05/19/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the investment authority of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Kuempel | Anchia
Last Action:
04/22/2009 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Caption:
Relating to the possession and consumption of wine on the premise of a mixed beverage or private club permittee, providing for separate statement of the mixed beverage tax.
Author:
Truitt | Anchia | McClendon
Last Action:
05/12/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment prescribing the purposes for which revenue from motor vehicle registration fees and taxes on motor fuels and lubricants and certain revenues received from the federal government may be used and authorizing the legislature to provide for automatic adjustments of the rates of motor fuel taxes.
Author:
Howard, Donna | Anchia | Eissler | Chisum | Dutton
Last Action:
05/11/2009 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to create the Permanent School Fund Management Council to assume the duty of the State Board of Education to manage the permanent school fund and to allow the School Land Board to transfer funds from the permanent school fund to the available school fund.
Author:
Harper-Brown | England | Anchia
Last Action:
02/18/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 18 2009 4:12PM
Caption:
Recognizing February 17, 2009, as Irving Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Martinez Fischer | Anchia
Last Action:
05/25/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 25 2009 8:02AM
Caption:
Honoring Alondra Johnson of Buda for her participation in the Moreno/Rangel Legislative Leadership Program.
Author:
Kent | Anchia
Last Action:
05/27/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 27 2009 7:45AM
Caption:
Honoring Ron Natinsky for his dedicated service as a member of the Dallas City Council.
Author:
Kent | Anchia
Last Action:
05/31/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2009 5:44PM
Caption:
Commending Linda Koop for her service as a member of the Dallas City Council.
Author:
Farrar | Rios Ybarra | Anchia | Hodge | Harless
Last Action:
06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption:
Recognizing Nicolas Miguel Ramon Gallego as an "unofficial" mascot of the Texas House of Representatives.