Texas Legislature

Author:

Ritter | Price | Johnson | Miller, Doug | Lucio III

Alonzo | Alvarado | Anderson | Ashby | Aycock | et al.

Fraser

05/28/2013 E See remarks for effective date

Relating to the administration of the Texas Water Development Board and the funding of water projects by the board and other entities; authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds.

Author:

Simpson | Hilderbran | Thompson, Senfronia | Lucio III | Canales

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anderson | Ashby | et al.

Eltife

06/14/2013 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Relating to the exemption from the sales and use tax for certain coins and precious metals.

Author:

Simpson | Hilderbran

Bell | Bonnen, Dennis | Bonnen, Greg | Button | Capriglione | et al.

04/10/2013 H Left pending in committee

Relating to official oppression; creating offenses.

Author:

Murphy | Thompson, Senfronia | Smith | Coleman | Davis, Sarah

Allen | Alvarado | Bohac | Callegari | Davis, John | et al.

Ellis

05/16/2013 E Effective immediately

Relating to liability of certain electric utilities that allow certain uses of land that the electric utility owns, occupies, or leases.

Author:

Stickland | Krause | Sheets | Pickett

Alvarado | Anchia | Ashby | Bell | Bonnen, Dennis | et al.

04/17/2013 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

Relating to the absence of a student from school to visit with a parent or guardian who will be or has been deployed on military duty.

Author:

Gonzalez, Naomi | Márquez | Moody | Pickett | González, Mary

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Ashby | et al.

04/29/2013 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to the creation of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso as a component institution of the Texas Tech University System.

Author:

Hilderbran | Thompson, Senfronia | Creighton | Button | Turner, Scott

Anderson | Bell | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | Bonnen, Greg | et al.

Hegar

06/14/2013 E See remarks for effective date

Relating to the computation of the franchise tax, including certain exclusions from the tax.

Author:

Otto | Aycock | Pitts | Darby | Keffer

Anderson | Ashby | Bell | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | et al.

03/13/2013 H Left pending in committee

Relating to firearms and the preservation of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution; providing penalties.

Author:

Turner, Scott | Laubenberg | Simmons | Flynn | Callegari

Bell | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | Burkett | Capriglione | et al.

05/08/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the phaseout and repeal of the franchise tax; lowering the rates of the tax.

Author:

Murphy | Harless | Huberty | Flynn | Otto

Ashby | Clardy | Davis, John | Deshotel | Frullo | et al.

04/25/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the computation of an electric utility's income taxes.

Author:

Farney | Branch | Thompson, Senfronia | Smithee

Allen | Ashby | Bell | Bonnen, Dennis | Bonnen, Greg | et al.

Schwertner

06/14/2013 E Effective immediately

Relating to the recitation of the pledges of allegiance to and display of the United States and state flags at and the observation of a moment of silence at open-enrollment charter schools and other public schools.

Author:

Gooden | Riddle | Burnam | Fallon | Stickland

Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Ashby | Aycock | et al.

Estes

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to images captured by unmanned aircraft and other images and recordings; providing penalties.

Author:

Fletcher | Flynn | Lavender | Burkett | Bell

Anderson | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | Bonnen, Greg | Button | et al.

Birdwell

05/20/2013 S Co-sponsor authorized

Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the premises of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education.

Author:

Oliveira | Branch | Canales | Guerra | Longoria

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | et al.

Hinojosa

05/16/2013 H Senate Amendments Analysis distributed: May 16 2013 5:01PM

Relating to the creation of a new university in South Texas within The University of Texas System.

Author:

Villalba | Bonnen, Greg | Fletcher | Menéndez | Keffer

Anderson | Bell | Bonnen, Dennis | Canales | Capriglione | et al.

Hancock

06/14/2013 E Effective immediately

Relating to the creation of a new category of law enforcement officer who shall be designated a school marshal, the training and appointment of certain employees of a school district or open-enrollment charter school as school marshals, and the rights, restrictions, limitations, and responsibilities of school marshals; authorizing the imposition of a fee.

Author:

Sheets | Fletcher | Fallon | Paddie | Isaac

Anderson | Bell | Bonnen, Dennis | Burkett | Carter | et al.

05/04/2013 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to the intentional display of a handgun.

Author:

Keffer | Ratliff | Howard | Alonzo | King, Susan

Allen | Anchia | Anderson | Ashby | Bohac | et al.

04/29/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the state contribution for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Author:

King, Susan | Craddick | Morrison | Coleman | Sheffield, J. D.

Callegari | Clardy | Crownover | Dale | Davis, John | et al.

02/26/2013 H Referred to Public Health

Relating to advance directives and health care and treatment decisions.

Author:

Leach | King, Phil | Flynn | Bonnen, Dennis | Stickland

Anderson | Bell | Bonnen, Greg | Button | Canales | et al.

02/25/2013 H Referred to Ways & Means

Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for firearms and hunting supplies for a limited period.

Author:

Hughes | Kolkhorst | Stickland | Burnam | Thompson, Senfronia

Allen | Alonzo | Anderson | Ashby | Bell | et al.

05/09/2013 H Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to warrants or orders issued to obtain location information from wireless communications devices and to public access to law enforcement or prosecutor requests for certain related location or communication information.

Author:

King, Ken | Deshotel | Villarreal | Farney | Ratliff

Ashby | Aycock | Bohac | Branch | Clardy | et al.

Hegar

06/14/2013 E Effective immediately

Relating to the operation of the state virtual school network and courses provided through other distance learning arrangements.

Author:

Zerwas | Callegari | Menéndez | Márquez | Anderson

Bohac | Capriglione | Davis, John | Davis, Sarah | Elkins | et al.

03/11/2013 H Referred to Public Health

Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Medical Board and the regulation of certain persons licensed by the board.

Author:

Farney | Branch | Patrick, Diane | Raney | Johnson

Allen | Ashby | Bell | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | et al.

Patrick

06/14/2013 E Effective immediately

Relating to a personal financial literacy credit for high school programs.

Author:

Lewis | Crownover | King, Tracy O. | Raymond | Darby

Alvarado | Callegari | Davis, John | Davis, Sarah | Gonzales, Larry | et al.

05/06/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to judicial proceedings and Railroad Commission of Texas hearings to determine whether a person who owns, operates, or manages a pipeline is a common carrier; authorizing a fee.

Author:

Ratliff | Branch | Simpson | Turner, Sylvester | Kacal

Anchia | Bonnen, Dennis | Bonnen, Greg | Capriglione | Carter | et al.

Paxton

06/14/2013 E Vetoed by the Governor

Relating to the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium.

Author:

Bonnen, Dennis | Smithee | Ritter

Anderson | Ashby | Aycock | Bohac | Bonnen, Greg | et al.

04/09/2013 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the use of assets of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

Author:

Hilderbran | Eiland | Otto | Bohac | Alvarado

Alonzo | Anderson | Burkett | Carter | Cook | et al.

Williams

06/14/2013 E Effective on 1/1/14

Relating to the administration, collection, and enforcement of taxes on mixed beverages; imposing a tax on sales of mixed beverages; decreasing the rate of the current tax on mixed beverages.

Author:

Fallon | King, Phil | Flynn | Bonnen, Dennis | Creighton

Anderson | Ashby | Aycock | Bell | Bohac | et al.

05/01/2013 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the investigation and prosecution of offenses against public administration, including ethics offenses, offenses involving insurance fraud, and offenses involving motor fuels tax.

Author:

Farney | Phillips | King, Susan | Pickett

Allen | Ashby | Bell | Bohac | Burkett | et al.

Patrick

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to the issuance of Foundation School Program license plates.

Author:

Howard | Giddings | Harper-Brown | Creighton | Burnam

Allen | Callegari | Collier | Davis, John | Eiland | et al.

05/08/2013 H Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to authorizing the optional imposition of a county air quality fee at the time of an emissions-related inspection.

Author:

Vo | Hilderbran | Pitts | Thompson, Senfronia | Hunter

Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Bohac | Burnam | et al.

05/05/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve and permit the construction of a monument on the Capitol grounds recognizing Vietnamese Americans for their contributions to this state and nation.

Author:

Raymond | Hilderbran | Taylor, Van | Deshotel | Branch

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | et al.

04/29/2013 H Considered in Calendars

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the taxation of the sale or use of certain food and medicine.

Author:

Isaac | Harper-Brown | Fletcher | Callegari | Eiland

Anderson | Ashby | Bell | Bonnen, Greg | Burkett | et al.

04/03/2013 H Left pending in committee

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to a person's freedom of religion.

Author:

Harless | Burkett | Creighton | Carter | Hunter

Anderson | Ashby | Aycock | Bell | Bonnen, Greg | et al.

04/23/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 23 2013 9:00AM

Recognizing April 18, 2013, as Texas Federation of Republican Women Day at the State Capitol.

Author:

Vo | Button | Wu | Farias | Harper-Brown

Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Ashby | Aycock | et al.

04/18/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 18 2013 12:35PM

Recognizing April 17, 2013, as Vietnamese American Day at the State Capitol.