Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
02/12/2007 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to increasing the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit from 20 percent to 30 percent.
Author:
Bohac | Kolkhorst
Last Action:
02/12/2007 H Referred to Local Government Ways and Means
Caption:
Relating to the limitation on the maximum average annual percentage increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem tax purposes.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
02/12/2007 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of a residence homestead based on the average appraised value of all qualified residence homesteads located in the same county.
Author:
Bohac | Creighton
Last Action:
02/12/2007 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes to $25,000, adjusting the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount, and protecting school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/13/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to an agreement setting forth the respective responsibilities of a parent, student, and classroom teacher in a public school.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
02/12/2007 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools.
Author:
Bohac | Brown, Betty
Last Action:
04/12/2007 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the punishment of certain assaults committed against employees of primary and secondary schools.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
02/12/2007 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for school supplies.
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:
Bohac
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the period for preserving precinct election records.
Author:
Bohac
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
05/04/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the requirement that a railroad corporation submit articles of incorporation or an amendment to articles of incorporation to the attorney general.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
02/19/2007 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the punishment for the offense of possession of a gambling device, equipment, or paraphernalia.
Author:
Bohac | Crownover | Flynn
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
05/25/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to designating November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/06/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to entitling a person to request and obtain a copy of the person's driving record from any driver's license facility of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/04/2007 H No action taken in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the punishment for the offense of prostitution.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/19/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the right of a person to obtain a free credit report.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/17/2007 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the manner in which certain state officials request and receive notice of the residence of certain sex offenders.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/19/2007 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of and information regarding property in the custody of a pawnbroker; providing criminal penalties.
Author:
Bohac | Gonzales
Last Action:
03/21/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a pilot program in certain counties to require health and human services providers to provide screening to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/05/2007 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to regulations regarding political contributions, expenditures, and advertising; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/04/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of propane storage tanks used by mobile food units.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/02/2007 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the participation by certain state elected officials in the process for evaluating an application for a low income housing tax credit.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/12/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to assignment of points for a conviction involving failure to secure a child by a safety belt.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/28/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to exempting fuel ethanol blended with gasoline from the motor fuels tax.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/04/2007 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for renewable energy technology.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
05/10/2007 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities that elect the members of the municipal governing body wholly or partly from single-member districts.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/14/2007 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption:
Relating to the administration of the low income housing tax credit program by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
Author:
Bohac | Pickett | Bailey | Latham | Leibowitz
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution and adjudication of the offense of graffiti and to the payment and use of a juvenile delinquency prevention and graffiti eradication fee.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
05/09/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the construction or operation of chemical dependency treatment facilities near certain residential and community properties.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/08/2007 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption:
Relating to the payment of a judgment against the state in favor of Edmund Bryan Heimlich.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/12/2007 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to exempting textbooks for university and college courses from the sales tax.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/14/2007 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of a person to be a volunteer deputy voter registrar.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
05/04/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the use of public funds by a political subdivision for communications that contain false information relating to a ballot measure; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Bohac
Sponsor:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to provisional voting by a person who applied for an early voting ballot by mail.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/28/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of a voter to vote in a joint election if the voter's residence has changed.
Author:
Bohac | Bailey
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the authority to operate a mobile food unit, roadside food vendor, or temporary food service establishment in certain counties.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/19/2007 H Referred to Local Government Ways and Means
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit that imposes ad valorem taxes on real property in Harris County, other than a school district or junior college district, to establish a limitation of not less than five percent on the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem taxation by the taxing unit.
Author:
Bohac | Bailey
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to mobile food units in certain populous counties; providing a penalty.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/22/2007 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to the voter registration of certain persons disqualified from jury service.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
05/01/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the requirements for a voter's confirmation of residence or statement of residence.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/22/2007 H Referred to Business & Industry
Caption:
Relating to the timeframe under which an employee must return to work after an emergency evacuation period expires.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/12/2007 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the manner in which notice of certain events concerning the low income housing tax credit program is given.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/01/2007 H Withdrawn from calendar
Caption:
Designating the cowboy boot as the official State Boot of Texas.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/08/2007 H Referred to Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
Caption:
Designating the cowboy boot as the official State Boot of Texas.
Author:
Bohac
Sponsor:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Designating the cowboy boot as the official State Shoe of Texas.
Author:
Bohac
Sponsor:
Whitmire
Last Action:
05/18/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Congratulating Patricia Montgomery on being named Outstanding Juvenile Probation Officer of the Year for 2006 by the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department.
Author:
Bohac
Sponsor:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Congratulating Wesley and Bertha Krueger of Houston on their 50th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
02/12/2007 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a political subdivision from 20 percent to 30 percent.
Author:
Bohac | Kolkhorst
Last Action:
02/12/2007 H Referred to Local Government Ways and Means
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to establish for purposes of ad valorem taxation by a school district a limit on the annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads of five percent or more, and to permit other political subdivisions to adopt a five percent limit on those appraisal increases.
Author:
Bohac | Kolkhorst
Last Action:
02/12/2007 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the assessed value of a residence homestead based on the average assessed value of all qualified residence homesteads that are located in the same county as the homestead.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
02/12/2007 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes to $25,000 and providing for an adjustment of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/23/2007 H Postponed
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to change the length of the unexpired term that causes the automatic resignation of certain elected county or district officeholders if they become candidates for another office.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/19/2007 H Referred to Local Government Ways and Means
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit the governing body of a political subdivision that imposes ad valorem taxes on real property in Harris County, other than a school district or junior college district, to establish a limitation of not less than five percent on the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem taxation by the political subdivision.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
02/26/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 26 2007 2:19PM
Caption:
Congratulating Matthew Stephens of Houston on becoming an Eagle Scout.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/05/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 5 2007 6:47PM
Caption:
In memory of Daniel Gordon Avery of Houston.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/05/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 5 2007 8:00AM
Caption:
Honoring Stephen Daniel Becka on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/16/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2007 3:08PM
Caption:
Honoring James Peter Glenister of Houston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/29/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 29 2007 1:50PM
Caption:
In memory of Donald Jay Vernon of Houston.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/29/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 29 2007 1:50PM
Caption:
Honoring Ann Crenshaw on her retirement from Houston Christian High School.
Author:
Bohac | Woolley
Last Action:
05/07/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 7 2007 10:47AM
Caption:
Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the founding of Second Baptist School in Houston.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
05/30/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2007 12:02PM
Caption:
Congratulating Wayne F. and Ruby E. Schaper of Houston on their 50th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 10:55AM
Caption:
In memory of Barbara Engbrock Boyer of Houston.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 10:55AM
Caption:
In memory of Mary Margaret Hughes of Houston.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 10:55AM
Caption:
In memory of Harris County treasurer and legendary newsman Jack Cato of Houston.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
Congratulating Raymond Jacob Garcia of Houston on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
Honoring John L. Oden of Houston on his 101st birthday.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
In memory of Hugh Alexander LeVrier.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 10:55AM
Caption:
In memory of Richard W. Luzader of Houston.
Author:
Delisi | Brown, Betty | Bohac
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the offenses of fraudulent use or possession of identifying information and of engaging in organized criminal activity.
Author:
Delisi | Jackson, Jim | Bohac | Truitt
Last Action:
04/16/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the requirement that state agencies report the cost of services and benefits provided to unlawful immigrants.
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:
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:
Jackson, Jim | Harper-Brown | Bohac | Parker | Laubenberg
Last Action:
04/16/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to requiring governmental entities and contractors with governmental entities to participate in the federal work authorization program; providing a penalty.
Author:
Flynn | Bonnen | Bohac | Brown, Betty
Last Action:
02/27/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the criminal offenses applicable to gambling and gambling devices.
Author:
Kolkhorst | Rose | Bohac
Last Action:
02/21/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the use of direct recording electronic voting machines.
Author:
Dukes | Bohac | Miles | Guillen | Bolton
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for unemployment compensation.
Author:
Turner | Bonnen | Giddings | Bohac | Homer
Last Action:
05/01/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the system benefit fund and to eligibility for and enrollment for benefits provided under the system benefit fund programs.
Author:
Noriega, Rick | Bohac | Hernandez | Farrar
Last Action:
02/05/2007 H Referred to Urban Affairs
Caption:
Relating to a request for a public hearing before requiring the abatement of certain nuisances.
Author:
Noriega, Rick | Bohac | Hernandez | Farrar
Last Action:
02/06/2007 H Referred to Urban Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the method of providing notice in the enforcement of certain municipal ordinances involving substandard buildings.
Author:
Noriega, Rick | Bohac | Hernandez | Farrar
Last Action:
02/05/2007 H Referred to Urban Affairs
Caption:
Relating to notice procedures for abatement of certain nuisances.
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:
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:
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:
Hochberg | Woolley | Bohac
Sponsor:
West, Royce
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to remedies for common nuisances.
Author:
Pena | Van Arsdale | Bohac | Cook, Robby | Menendez
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the punishment for theft of aluminum, bronze, or copper wiring.
Author:
Kolkhorst | Zerwas | Cook, Robby | Bohac | Bonnen
Last Action:
02/27/2007 H Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Relating to repeal of authority for the establishment and operation of the Trans-Texas Corridor.
Author:
Noriega, Rick | Bonnen | Bohac
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to a requirement that state agencies purchase low-emissions vehicles as a minimum percentage of their vehicles purchased.
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 | 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:
Eissler | Bohac
Last Action:
05/10/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Education Agency's online clearinghouse of information concerning best practices for public schools and open-enrollment charter schools.
Author:
Eissler | Woolley | Bohac | Veasey | Leibowitz
Sponsor:
Shapiro
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to an intensive mathematics and algebra intervention pilot program in public schools.
Author:
Hochberg | Woolley | Hernandez | Farrar | Bohac
Sponsor:
Whitmire
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the existence of a common nuisance on premises for which certain alcoholic beverage permits or licenses are held or sought.
Author:
Isett, Carl | Bohac
Last Action:
04/25/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to certain limitations on the ad valorem tax rates of certain taxing units.
Author:
Allen, Alma | Giddings | Bohac | Turner | Thompson
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/23/2007 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
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:
Woolley | Bohac
Last Action:
05/11/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 11 2007 11:30AM
Caption:
In memory of Michael T. Howard of Houston.