Author:
Berman | McReynolds | Flynn | Goolsby | Naishtat
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
05/04/2007 E Effective on adoption of const. amendment
Caption:
Relating to providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect any reduction in the school district's tax rate and protecting a school district against any resulting loss in local revenue.
Author:
Berman
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
05/22/2007 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to the filing of campaign finance reports with the Texas Ethics Commission.
Author:
Berman | Brown, Betty | Crabb | Christian | Riddle
Last Action:
01/29/2007 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of an individual born in this state whose parents are illegal aliens to receive state benefits.
Author:
Berman | Brown, Betty | Crabb | Christian | Riddle
Last Action:
01/29/2007 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the imposition of a fee for money transmissions sent to certain destinations outside the United States.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
04/10/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the consolidation of certain school districts into a county school district.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
01/29/2007 H Referred to Business & Industry
Caption:
Relating to residential lease agreements.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
04/18/2007 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to the penalty for discarding lighted smoking materials from a motor vehicle.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
05/04/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the rates charged by a water and sewer utility.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
04/10/2007 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption:
Relating to interest and income earned on money deposited in the Texas cultural endowment fund.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
05/02/2007 H Failed to pass
Caption:
Relating to the duty of a passenger involved in certain accidents to render aid.
Author:
Berman
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to specialty license plates for certain vehicles transporting agricultural products, drilling equipment, or construction equipment.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
02/06/2007 H Referred to Law Enforcement
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain criminal investigators of the United States to enforce the laws of Texas.
Author:
Berman | Bohac | Jackson, Jim
Last Action:
02/12/2007 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification.
Author:
Berman
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to grants made by the Texas Commission on the Arts.
Author:
Berman
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/25/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the offense of possessing another person's official ballot or official carrier envelope.
Author:
Berman | Bohac
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to registration and reporting requirements for lobbyists.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
03/12/2007 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to the deadline for filing a personal financial statement by persons appointed to certain state offices.
Author:
Berman
Sponsor:
Harris
Last Action:
05/23/2007 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to political expenditures made by a corporation or labor organization to finance the establishment and administration of a political committee.
Author:
Berman | Bohac
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of restrictions on corporate political contributions and expenditures to corporations organized under provisions of the Business Organizations Code.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
05/15/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of restrictions on the representation of a person before a state regulatory agency by a former employee of the agency.
Author:
Berman
Sponsor:
Harris
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to lobbying expenditures that are made jointly.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
04/04/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to requiring a voter to be affiliated with a political party to vote in that party's primary election or otherwise participate in that party's affairs.
Author:
Berman
Sponsor:
Eltife | Deuell | Nichols
Last Action:
03/12/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Designating February 26 to February 27, 2007, as Tyler Days at the State Capitol.
Author:
Berman
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
03/12/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Honoring Kathryn Bailey Allen of Tyler on the occasion of her 90th birthday.
Author:
Berman | McReynolds | Flynn | Goolsby | Naishtat
Last Action:
02/19/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for public school purposes on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect any reduction in the rate of those taxes.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
04/24/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 24 2007 7:37PM
Caption:
Congratulating The University of Texas at Tyler baseball team on winning a Jostens/National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators Community Service Award.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
05/04/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 4 2007 7:55AM
Caption:
In memory of Corporal Ryan Alan Bishop of Tyler.
Author:
Riddle | Berman | Pena | Vaught | Escobar
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution, punishment, and supervision of certain sex offenders and to certain crimes involving sex offenders.
Author:
Chisum | Berman | Flynn | Christian | Macias
Last Action:
04/18/2007 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption:
Relating to the protection of life, including unborn life, from the point of fertilization; providing penalties.
Author:
Flynn | Brown, Betty | Berman | Hughes
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 20 as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway.
Author:
Brown, Betty | Berman | Bohac | Riddle
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
05/16/2007 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption:
Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification.
Author:
Chisum | Naishtat | Crownover | Berman | Truitt
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
05/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a home-delivered meal grant program in the Department of Agriculture.
Author:
McCall | Strama | Gonzalez Toureilles | Berman | Bohac
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/18/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the making of political contributions to and acceptance of political contributions by statewide officers and members of the legislature before and during a special session of the legislature; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Brown, Betty | Kolkhorst | Berman | Flynn | Chisum
Last Action:
02/06/2007 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to the use of certain voting equipment in certain elections that do not involve a federal office.
Author:
Thompson | Chavez | Miles | Berman
Last Action:
04/04/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to equal access to places of public accommodation.
Author:
Noriega, Rick | Escobar | Strama | Berman | Chavez
Last Action:
04/12/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the residency requirements for tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their dependents.
Author:
Riddle | Berman | Flynn | Hilderbran | Branch
Sponsor:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the pledge of allegiance to the state flag.
Author:
Geren | Vaught | Garcia | Macias | Berman
Sponsor:
Harris
Last Action:
06/04/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the offense of funeral service disruption.
Author:
Chisum | Flynn | Zerwas | Berman | Eissler
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to public school elective courses providing academic study of the Bible.
Author:
Jackson, Jim | Berman | Harper-Brown | Laubenberg | Paxton
Last Action:
03/28/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting a grant from the Texas Enterprise Fund to an employer who employs one or more persons who are not lawfully entitled to be present and employed in the United States.
Author:
Cook, Robby | Bonnen | Berman | Hopson
Last Action:
05/15/2007 S Referred to Government Organization
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of certain Texas Rangers for burial in the state cemetery.
Author:
Giddings | Berman | Crabb | Turner | Martinez Fischer
Sponsor:
West, Royce
Last Action:
05/23/2007 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the date of the primary election and related procedures.
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:
Swinford | Berman | Jackson, Jim | Creighton
Last Action:
05/15/2007 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption:
Expressing support for ongoing state-led border security operations to control the Texas-Mexico border and ensure the safety of the people of Texas.
Author:
Swinford | Berman | Jackson, Jim | Creighton | Harper-Brown
Last Action:
04/23/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Expressing dissatisfaction with the federal government's failure to secure the border and enforce immigration laws.
Author:
Merritt | Berman | Flynn
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
05/10/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
In memory of Constable Dale David Geddie of Winona.
Author:
Hughes | Berman | Flynn | Merritt | Christian
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
In memory of the Honorable William M. Steger, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas.
Author:
Hughes | Berman | Merritt | Flynn | Harless
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 10:55AM
Caption:
Congratulating Dr. Dale A. Lunsford on being named the sixth president of LeTourneau University.
Author:
Hughes | Merritt | Berman | Flynn | Christian
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
Congratulating the Honorable Brian Hoyle of Longview on his elevation to the 12th Court of Appeals.