Author:
Deshotel
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
05/25/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to application of the Texas no-call list to certain transmissions to a mobile telephone number.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
01/30/2007 H Referred to Government Reform
Caption:
Relating to a preference in state purchasing for products from disaster areas.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
01/30/2007 H Referred to Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
Caption:
Relating to exempting certain individuals from general fishing license fees.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
01/30/2007 H Referred to Public Health
Caption:
Relating to human papilloma virus education and immunization.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/02/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to coverage under residential property insurance policies for certain losses incurred because of compliance with an emergency evacuation order.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/19/2007 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the adoption of an alternative base period for computation of unemployment compensation benefits.
Author:
Deshotel
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to exempting from certain employment restrictions the employment of certain children engaged in the direct sale of newspapers to the general public.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/02/2007 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption:
Relating to the determination of certain catastrophe areas eligible for insurance coverage through the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
02/06/2007 H Referred to Regulated Industries
Caption:
Relating to disbursements from the universal service fund.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/12/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to an increase in the total loan amount available under the owner-builder loan program.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/19/2007 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits based on the claimant's availability to do part-time work.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
02/14/2007 H Referred to Public Health
Caption:
Relating to the requirement that a person who performs certain tissue-altering procedures be licensed.
Author:
Deshotel
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
05/25/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the requirement that a detector for certain traffic-actuated electric traffic-control devices register the presence of a motorcycle.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
02/14/2007 H Referred to Licensing & Admin. Procedures
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to issue certain enforcement orders in the regulation of barbering and cosmetology.
Author:
Deshotel | Delisi | Bonnen | Howard, Donna
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
05/11/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to human papillomavirus education programs.
Author:
Deshotel
Sponsor:
Brimer
Last Action:
05/23/2007 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to reservations of the state ceiling and priority carryforward classifications for certain projects under the private activity bond allocation program.
Author:
Deshotel
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Health and Human Services Commission, the Department of State Health Services, or the Department of Aging and Disability Services to Spindletop MHMR Services.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/12/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to block grant funding for certain workforce training and employment programs and functions by the Texas Workforce Commission.
Author:
Deshotel
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the operation of the unemployment compensation system and computation of an individual's unemployment compensation benefits; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Deshotel | Menendez
Last Action:
05/02/2007 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to an urban land bank program in certain municipalities.
Author:
Deshotel | Eissler | Escobar | Flynn | Delisi
Sponsor:
West, Royce
Last Action:
05/26/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to a parenting and paternity awareness component of the high school health curriculum.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/22/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to state coordination of transportation services for certain clients of health and human services agencies.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/27/2007 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the legislature's goal for electric generation capacity using combined heat and power technology.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/10/2007 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption:
Relating to compensation of Texas Department of Transportation employees for certain compensatory time.
Author:
Deshotel | Cook, Robby
Last Action:
05/02/2007 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption:
Relating to the adoption of a state scenic byways program.
Author:
Deshotel
Sponsor:
Brimer
Last Action:
06/21/2007 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to a nonsubstantive revision of statutes relating to business and commerce; including conforming amendments.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/04/2007 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting tenant lockouts for failure to pay rent.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/16/2007 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption:
Relating to the use of title insurance to insure certain interests in personal property.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/21/2007 H Referred to Urban Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the ownership or operation of a health spa by a municipality.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/21/2007 H Referred to Environmental Regulation
Caption:
Relating to the waste tire recycling program; providing for civil penalties and injunctive relief.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/22/2007 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to the creation and administration of a community-based at-risk youth program.
Author:
Deshotel
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the name and powers of the Jefferson County Waterway and Navigation District.
Author:
Deshotel
Sponsor:
Janek
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the enterprise zone program.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/17/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to notice and certain restrictions regarding the nonrenewal of lease agreements in manufactured home communities; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/22/2007 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the execution of an innocent person as the subject of a court of inquiry.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/14/2007 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption:
Relating to the compensation of the members of the board of port commissioners of the Port of Port Arthur Navigation District of Jefferson County.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/18/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Granting Michael "Ricky" Spencer and Mary Walker permission to sue the State of Texas and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Author:
Deshotel | Ritter
Last Action:
02/13/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 13 2007 9:00AM
Caption:
In memory of Mark Ryan Hernandez of Nederland.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/05/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 5 2007 6:47PM
Caption:
Honoring the Mary and John Gray Library at Lamar University on its 50th anniversary as a federal government document depository.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
02/26/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 26 2007 10:04AM
Caption:
Celebrating Local 4-254 of Port Arthur as part of Black History Month.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/16/2007 H Referred to Rules & Resolutions
Caption:
Amending the house rules to remove the obsolete reference to the Texas National Research Laboratory Commission from the jurisdiction of the Committee on Economic Development.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/02/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 2 2007 7:56AM
Caption:
Recognizing February 25-27, 2007, as Golden Triangle Days at the State Capitol.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/02/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 2 2007 7:56AM
Caption:
In memory of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Edward "Jay" Reynolds.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/20/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 20 2007 6:12PM
Caption:
Congratulating Mayor Oscar G. Ortiz of Port Arthur on being named 2006 Person of the Year by the Quota International Club of Southeast Texas.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/27/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 27 2007 10:40AM
Caption:
Recognizing March 26, 2007, as Leadership Southeast Texas Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/11/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 11 2007 12:15PM
Caption:
Recognizing April 12, 2007, as Coca-Cola Day and acknowledging the Beaumont Coca-Cola Bottling Company on the 100th anniversary of its founding.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/20/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 20 2007 1:17PM
Caption:
Commending Martin Luther King III for his contributions to social justice on the occasion of his visit to the State Capitol.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
Recognizing Noah Erasmo Lopez of Dallas on his first birthday.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/23/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 23 2007 5:21PM
Caption:
In memory of U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Benjamin D. Williams of Orange.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
Recognizing July 17, 2007, as Salon Sanitation Awareness Day.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
Congratulating gospel singer and constable of Jefferson County Precinct 6 Joe "Q. B." Stevenson on his singing performance in a Blue Bell Ice Cream commercial.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
Congratulating Kristina Lindsey on her selection as a recipient of a 2007 Young Jefferson Award by the Beaumont Enterprise.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 10:55AM
Caption:
Congratulating Patty Williams on her selection as a recipient of a 2007 Jefferson Award by the Beaumont Enterprise.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
Congratulating Haley Seymour on her selection as a recipient of a 2007 Young Jefferson Award by the Beaumont Enterprise.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 10:55AM
Caption:
Congratulating Georgeanne Wallen on her selection as a recipient of a 2007 Young Jefferson Award by the Beaumont Enterprise.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 10:55AM
Caption:
Congratulating Joe and Linda Domino on their selection for a 2007 Jefferson Award by the Beaumont Enterprise.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 10:55AM
Caption:
Congratulating Chris Gonzales on his selection as a recipient of a 2007 Jefferson Award by the Beaumont Enterprise.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 10:55AM
Caption:
Congratulating Margaret DeLong Mason LeBlanc on her selection as a recipient of a 2007 Jefferson Award by the Beaumont Enterprise.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
Honoring Judge Ransom "Duce" Jones of Beaumont for his efforts to curb truancy.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
In memory of Yolanda King.
Author:
Chavez | Deshotel | Puente | Dutton | Thompson
Last Action:
04/19/2007 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the minimum wage.
Author:
Hamilton | Ritter | Anderson | Deshotel | Howard, Donna
Sponsor:
Lucio
Last Action:
06/08/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to three-point seat belts on buses that transport schoolchildren.
Author:
Hodge | Smith, Todd | Hughes | Keffer, Jim | Deshotel
Last Action:
04/19/2007 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility for unemployment benefits of individuals who are unemployed due to certain labor disputes.
Author:
Kolkhorst | Christian | Ritter | Deshotel | Zedler
Last Action:
04/02/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a prohibition against changing the name of a public institution of higher education that is named after a state historical figure.
Author:
Swinford | Rose | Deshotel | Straus | Gallego
Last Action:
04/24/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for the small and mid-sized adjustment under the public school finance system.
Author:
Keffer, Jim | Deshotel | Hardcastle | Farabee | Branch
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
03/28/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the acquisition or disclosure of the social security number of a living person by a governmental body, including by a district or county clerk.
Author:
Chisum | Deshotel | Hopson | Harper-Brown | Farabee
Sponsor:
Whitmire
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of barbering and cosmetology.
Author:
Ritter | Hamilton | Deshotel | Otto | McReynolds
Last Action:
04/27/2007 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the delay of retail electric competition in the areas of the state covered by the Southeastern Electric Reliability Council and to the recovery of certain transmission costs by electric utilities in those areas.
Author:
Anchia | Deshotel | Thompson | Dutton | Murphy
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 1/1/08
Caption:
Relating to a residential tenant's rights and remedies.
Author:
Rose | Keffer, Jim | Deshotel | McCall | Gonzales
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the promotion by the governor's office of economic development of Texas manufactured products; providing civil and administrative penalties.
Author:
Hardcastle | Deshotel | Darby | Solomons | Cook, Robby
Sponsor:
Averitt
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the implementation of advanced clean energy projects and other environmentally protective projects in this state.
Author:
O'Day | Bonnen | Taylor | Eiland | Deshotel
Last Action:
05/10/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a self-determination pilot program by the Department of Aging and Disability Services.
Author:
Rodriguez | Hardcastle | Rose | Deshotel | Eissler
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Urging the United States Congress to enact legislation to eliminate the 24-month Medicare waiting period for participants in Social Security Disability Insurance.
Author:
McReynolds | Deshotel | Hartnett | Gattis | Dutton
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
05/02/2007 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit a state justice or judge who reaches the mandatory age of retirement while in office to complete the justice's or judge's current term.