Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Number of Bills: 58
Author:
Orr | Pitts | Callegari | Veasey | Pickett
Coauthor:
Berman | Brown, Betty | Burnam | Christian | Crabb | et al.
Last Action:
03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to eminent domain, including certain limitations, procedures, and standards relating to the use of eminent domain.
Author:
Crownover | McCall | Sheffield | Alvarado
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Berman | Bolton | et al.
Last Action:
05/08/2009 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to the elimination of smoking in all workplaces and public places; providing penalties.
Author:
Eiland | Turner, Sylvester
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Bohac | et al.
Last Action:
04/17/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to appropriations for damages and disruptions suffered by state agencies and institutions of higher education caused by natural disasters and to an appropriation for disaster relief generally.
Author:
Patrick | Eissler | Anchia | Pitts | Thompson
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Aycock | Berman | et al.
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:
Villarreal | Marquez | Patrick | Walle | Ortiz, Jr.
Coauthor:
Burnam | Flores | Gonzales | Herrero | Moody | et al.
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to providing notification to parents of eligible children of the availability of prekindergarten programs.
Author:
Naishtat | Coleman
Coauthor:
Burnam | Jackson, Jim
Last Action:
02/12/2009 H Referred to Public Health
Caption:
Relating to the medical use of marihuana.
Author:
Jackson, Jim | Harper-Brown | Kent | Anchia | Davis, John
Coauthor:
Allen | Alvarado | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al.
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:
Rodriguez
Coauthor:
Burnam
Last Action:
03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to notice and hearing requirements for an application to transfer a municipal solid waste permit.
Author:
Rodriguez | Walle | Guillen
Coauthor:
Burnam | Chavez
Last Action:
05/13/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the collection of recyclable material from buildings under the jurisdiction of the State Preservation Board.
Author:
Anchia | Bohac | Walle | Howard, Donna | Lucio III
Coauthor:
Allen | Burnam | Farrar | Leibowitz | Madden | et al.
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/21/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to reporting of international shipments of electronic waste.
Author:
Dutton
Coauthor:
Burnam
Last Action:
03/12/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the abolition of the death penalty.
Author:
Dutton
Coauthor:
Burnam
Last Action:
03/19/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the admissibility of certain evidence in capital cases in which the state seeks the death penalty.
Author:
Dutton
Coauthor:
Burnam
Last Action:
03/23/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for the conduct of a co-conspirator in certain felony cases.
Author:
Rodriguez | Cohen | Farrar
Coauthor:
Allen | Burnam | Hernandez
Last Action:
02/17/2009 H Referred to Public Health
Caption:
Relating to certain health care rights of domestic partners.
Author:
Lucio III | Walle
Coauthor:
Burnam
Last Action:
05/12/2009 H Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
Caption:
Relating to the procedures for acting on applications for certain permits under the Solid Waste Disposal Act.
Author:
Villarreal
Coauthor:
Burnam | Farrar | Smith, Todd
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
05/20/2009 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 20 2009 1:07PM
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a dental hygienist to provide services in certain facilities.
Author:
McClendon | Thompson | Gallego | Hodge | Pierson
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Burnam | Chavez | Gutierrez | Kent | et al.
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of an advisory panel to assist with a study regarding the prevention of wrongful convictions.
Author:
Vaught | Pierson | Parker | Anchia | Gattis
Coauthor:
Allen | Burnam | Chavez | Cohen | Creighton | et al.
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:
Villarreal | Cohen
Coauthor:
Allen | Burnam | Farrar
Last Action:
02/18/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition of employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
Author:
Veasey | Thompson | Anchia | Vaught
Coauthor:
Allen | Burnam | Dukes | Farias | Moody | et al.
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:
Martinez Fischer | Pitts | Gallego | Berman | Lucio III
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Bolton | Branch | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/13/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify.
Author:
Farrar | Hodge | Marquez
Coauthor:
Burnam | Edwards
Last Action:
03/12/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to abolishing the death penalty.
Author:
Castro | Strama | Villarreal | Farrar | Allen
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Anchia | Burnam | Cohen | Farias | et al.
Last Action:
03/31/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to health education curriculum and instruction in public schools.
Author:
Thompson | Dutton | McClendon
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Burnam
Last Action:
03/16/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a commission to investigate and prevent wrongful convictions.
Author:
Gallego | Martinez, "Mando" | Coleman | Rodriguez | Smithee
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Burnam | Dukes | Farias | Farrar | et al.
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/13/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain prosthetic devices, orthotic devices, and related services.
Author:
Leibowitz | Naishtat | Herrero | Rodriguez | Cook
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Alvarado | Burnam | Farrar | Guillen | et al.
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the sale, recovery, and recycling of certain television equipment; providing administrative penalties.
Author:
Naishtat | Cohen | Strama | Thompson
Coauthor:
Allen | Burnam | Rose
Last Action:
04/14/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain university systems to provide benefits to certain qualified individuals.
Author:
Naishtat | Thompson | Gallego | Miklos
Coauthor:
Burnam
Last Action:
04/22/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a commission to study capital punishment in Texas.
Author:
Dutton
Coauthor:
Burnam
Last Action:
04/02/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a commission to study capital punishment in Texas and to a moratorium on executions.
Author:
Dutton
Coauthor:
Burnam
Last Action:
03/26/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to jury selection in capital cases.
Author:
Strama | Gonzales | Anchia | Lucio III | Pierson
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Bolton | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action:
05/08/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to bullying and harassment in public schools.
Author:
Anchia | Walle | Hodge | Miklos | Thibaut
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Burnam | Farias | Gonzales | Herrero | et al.
Last Action:
03/02/2009 H Referred to Insurance
Caption:
Relating to regulation of property and casualty insurance rates.
Author:
Crownover | Naishtat | Flores | Heflin | Anchia
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Anderson | Berman | Bolton | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action:
03/03/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to funding of the Communities In Schools program.
Author:
Pierson | Vaught | Dukes | Kent | Naishtat
Coauthor:
Bolton | Burnam | King, Susan
Sponsor:
Uresti
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to newborn screening and the creation of the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee.
Author:
Bohac | Martinez Fischer | Castro | Patrick | Oliveira
Coauthor:
Aycock | Branch | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor:
Shapiro
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
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:
Davis, Yvonne | Martinez Fischer | Deshotel | Hodge | Gonzales
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Bolton | Burnam | Chavez | et al.
Last Action:
04/01/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the provision of commercial mobile service to customers.
Author:
Gutierrez | Leibowitz | Lewis
Coauthor:
Burnam
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the compensation of certain court administrators.
Author:
Rios Ybarra | Anderson | Gonzales | Hunter | Martinez, "Mando"
Coauthor:
Allen | Alvarado | Anchia | Aycock | Bolton | et al.
Last Action:
05/08/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to a public health extension service pilot program.
Author:
Davis, Yvonne | Deshotel | Hodge | Gonzales | Eiland
Coauthor:
Allen | Bolton | Burnam | Chavez | Coleman | et al.
Last Action:
04/01/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the provision of video programming service to consumers.
Author:
Davis, Yvonne | Deshotel | Hodge | Gonzales | Eiland
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Bolton | Burnam | Chavez | Coleman | et al.
Last Action:
04/14/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the provision of Internet service to consumers.
Author:
Smithee | Hardcastle | Eiland | Bohac | Alonzo
Coauthor:
Burnam | Flores | Gonzales | Herrero | Jackson, Jim | et al.
Sponsor:
Averitt
Last Action:
05/30/2009 E Effective on 1/1/10
Caption:
Relating to premium discounts for certain participants in the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool and to funding for those discounts through certain penalties.
Author:
Cohen | Anchia | Dukes | Pitts | Hartnett
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Berman | Bohac | Bolton | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2009 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to the fee based on admissions to certain sexually oriented businesses.
Author:
Solomons | Raymond | Marquez | Homer | Branch
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al.
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/11/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to determination of state contributions for participation by certain junior college employees in the state employees group benefits program.
Author:
Olivo | Gonzales | Naishtat | Turner, Sylvester | Corte
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
05/21/2009 S Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption:
Relating to the designation of May 9 as Willie Velasquez Day.
Author:
Kent | Farrar | Veasey | Hodge | Truitt
Coauthor:
Burnam | Button | England | Giddings | Hartnett | et al.
Last Action:
04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the purchase of cement or cement products by certain governmental entities.
Author:
Coleman | Dukes | Zerwas | Davis, John | Naishtat
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Bolton | et al.
Last Action:
05/19/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the administration and funding of and eligibility for the child health plan, medical assistance, and other programs.
Author:
Weber | Anchia | Thompson | Naishtat | Alvarado
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al.
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:
Rodriguez | Gallego | Harless | Taylor | Keffer
Coauthor:
Anchia | Burnam | Button | Cohen | Deshotel | et al.
Last Action:
05/05/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to establishing a no-interest loan program to promote the use of energy efficiency measures and renewable energy technology in certain residential dwellings, commercial buildings, and places of worship.
Author:
Herrero | Gattis | Truitt | Kent | Leibowitz
Coauthor:
Anchia | Burnam | Farias | Gonzales | Gonzalez Toureilles | et al.
Last Action:
05/21/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Urging congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.
Author:
Flores | Gonzalez Toureilles | Martinez, "Mando" | Leibowitz
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Anchia | Burnam | Castro | Chavez | et al.
Last Action:
05/21/2009 S Referred to Administration
Caption:
Directing the State Preservation Board to amend its rules to allow the statue in honor of Tejanos to be placed on the south lawn of the Capitol.
Author:
Naishtat
Coauthor:
Burnam
Last Action:
03/19/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to a moratorium on the execution of persons convicted of capital offenses.
Author:
Elkins
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Anchia | Berman | Bohac | Bolton | et al.
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
05/27/2009 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a legislative session.
Author:
Allen | Turner, Sylvester | Giddings | Bohac | Thompson
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al.
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/26/2009 E Filed with the Secretary of State
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:
Coleman | Farabee | Kuempel | Homer | Anderson
Coauthor:
Allen | Berman | Bolton | Brown, Betty | Burnam | et al.
Last Action:
04/28/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing a state mandate imposed on a county to have effect only if the state provides for payment to the county of the cost of the mandate.
Author:
Turner, Chris
Coauthor:
Burnam | Hancock | Patrick | Pierson | Shelton | et al.
Last Action:
02/05/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 5 2009 8:17AM
Caption:
Welcoming the Tarrant County College students visiting the State Capitol on Community College Student Day.
Author:
Shelton
Coauthor:
Burnam | Geren | Hancock | Patrick | Pierson | et al.
Last Action:
02/13/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 13 2009 8:02AM
Caption:
Welcoming the Texas Christian University Student Government Association to the State Capitol.
Author:
Harless | Laubenberg | Branch
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action:
03/16/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2009 2:53PM
Caption:
Recognizing April 16, 2009, as Texas Federation of Republican Women Day at the Capitol.
Author:
Dunnam | Coleman | Moody
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Bolton | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Reaffirming the pride of all Texans in our one and indivisible National Union and State.