Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to unstructured activity requirements for public elementary school students.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/04/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the creation and administration of a grant initiative for a community-based at-risk youth program.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/24/2009 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption:
Relating to block grant funding for certain workforce training and employment programs and functions by the Texas Workforce Commission.
Author:
Deshotel | Rodriguez | Walle
Last Action:
04/22/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the adoption of an alternative base period for computation of unemployment compensation benefits.
Author:
Deshotel | Isett | Anderson | Hodge
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the use, exhibition, or possession of a firearm by public school students participating in certain school-sponsored programs and activities sponsored or supported by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/14/2009 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:
03/17/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a preference in state purchasing for products from disaster areas.
Author:
Deshotel
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the use of certain state property transferred from the state to Spindletop MHMR Services.
Author:
Deshotel | Rodriguez | Walle
Last Action:
03/09/2009 H Subcommittee members named
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits based on the claimant's availability to do part-time work.
Author:
Deshotel | Paxton | Phillips
Last Action:
05/12/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the permissible uses of the state highway fund.
Author:
Deshotel | Rodriguez | Walle
Last Action:
03/09/2009 H Subcommittee members named
Caption:
Relating to exceptions to certain disqualifications from receiving unemployment benefits.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the definition of supplemental environmental projects.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a loan program to encourage the use of cleaner hydrogen fuel; providing for the issuance of bonds.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/09/2009 H Subcommittee members named
Caption:
Relating to exceptions to certain disqualifications from receiving unemployment benefits.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/16/2009 H Subcommittee members named
Caption:
Relating to the rights and responsibilities of residential tenants.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/23/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to immunity from liability for doctors performing certain medical services at the request of the Division of Workers' Compensation.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/23/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to return-to-work coordination services and the return-to-work reimbursement program for employers participating in the Texas workers' compensation system.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/22/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to publishing certain images of private property on the Internet; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Deshotel | Burnam | Farrar | Guillen
Last Action:
04/17/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to unemployment compensation modernization.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/14/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to availability of health coverage for certain employees of institutions of higher education.
Author:
Deshotel
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the designation of convenience signers on certain accounts established at financial institutions.
Author:
Deshotel | Eissler
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a parenting and paternity awareness program used in the health curriculum for public schools.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/15/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the assignment of security interests in certain collateral.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/17/2009 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the racial distribution of members of jury panels.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/04/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to certain inmates entering certain pleas by mail or certain secure electronic transmissions.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/14/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the use of a computer for an unauthorized purpose.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/11/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to permits for air contaminant emissions of stationary natural gas engines.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/02/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to energy efficiency measures and technologies.
Author:
Deshotel | McClendon
Last Action:
03/19/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to establishment of a pilot program to provide financial incentives to students in academically unacceptable public school campuses.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/14/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to shipping coordination services for state agencies.
Author:
Deshotel
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
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:
04/22/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of boat manufacturers, distributors, and dealers; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/25/2009 H Referred to Business & Industry
Caption:
Relating to setting a prudent uniform standard for the retail display of aerosol paint; and providing for the collection and distribution of a surcharge on such paint for purpose of preventing graffiti vandalism and repairing damage there from.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/06/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to payoff statements provided in connection with certain home loans.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/06/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to workers' compensation supplemental income benefits.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/14/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the rights and responsibilities of residential landlords and tenants.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/06/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to certain billing practices by businesses in this state.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/05/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the powers of the board of port commissioners of the Port of Port Arthur Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/05/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the election of the members of the Board of Port Commissioners of the Port of Port Arthur Navigation District of Jefferson County.
Author:
Deshotel | Paxton | Phillips
Last Action:
05/12/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the purposes for which revenues from motor vehicle registration fees, taxes on motor fuels and lubricants, and certain revenues received from the federal government may be used.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds to provide and guarantee loans to encourage the use of hydrogen as a cleaner fuel source.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/13/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 13 2009 6:45PM
Caption:
In memory of Amos James Evans of Port Arthur.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/13/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 13 2009 6:45PM
Caption:
Paying tribute to the life and work of Robert Rauschenberg, who is being posthumously honored with the 2009 Texas Medal of Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/13/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 13 2009 6:45PM
Caption:
Congratulating Don Pumphrey of Beaumont on his selection as 2008 Person of the Year by Quota International of Southeast Texas.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/14/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 14 2009 7:50AM
Caption:
In memory of James A. Roberts of Orange.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/17/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 17 2009 10:40AM
Caption:
Commending Our Mother of Mercy Catholic School for 82 years of service to the Beaumont community.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/11/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 11 2009 8:00AM
Caption:
Congratulating photographer and educator Keith Carter of Beaumont on being named the 2009 Texas Medal of Arts honoree for Visual Arts.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/25/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 25 2009 8:02AM
Caption:
In memory of U.S. Army Colonel and Chaplain Sidney J. Marceaux, Jr., of Beaumont.
Author:
Christian | Gallego | Deshotel | Kolkhorst | McReynolds
Last Action:
05/19/2009 S Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to a prohibition against changing the name of certain public institutions of higher education that are named after state historical figures.
Author:
Edwards | Deshotel
Last Action:
02/23/2009 H Referred to Technology, Economic Development & Workforce
Caption:
Relating to preparation of public school students to enter the workforce.
Author:
Brown, Fred | Quintanilla | Callegari | Deshotel | Darby
Last Action:
02/26/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to curriculum requirements for the recommended and advanced public high school programs.
Author:
Legler | Deshotel | Sheffield | Eiland | Guillen
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the payment in installments of ad valorem taxes on certain property owned by a business entity and located in a disaster area and to the ad valorem taxation of a residence homestead rendered uninhabitable or unusable by a casualty or by wind or water damage.
Author:
Button | Cook | Pitts | Deshotel | Giddings
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
05/25/2009 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 25 2009 8:03PM
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Enterprise Fund, including the use of money from the fund, the terms of a grant agreement, and the duties of a grant recipient or entity that acquires a grant recipient.
Author:
Thibaut | Miklos | Deshotel | Pitts | Guillen
Last Action:
05/06/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to foreclosure sales of residential real property.
Author:
Veasey | Deshotel
Last Action:
03/02/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to the high school graduation requirements.
Author:
Davis, Yvonne | Martinez Fischer | Deshotel | Hodge | Gonzales
Last Action:
04/01/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the provision of commercial mobile service to customers.
Author:
Davis, Yvonne | Deshotel | Hodge | Gonzales | Eiland
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
Last Action:
04/14/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the provision of Internet service to consumers.
Author:
Gonzales | Deshotel | Ritter | Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/21/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a county's eligibility to receive state assistance for health care expenditures that exceed eight percent of the county's general revenue levy for the year.
Author:
McClendon | Isett | Flynn | Deshotel | Harper-Brown
Last Action:
05/15/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Residential Construction Commission; providing penalties.
Author:
Morrison | Deshotel | Hamilton
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to exempting Lamar State College--Orange and Lamar State College--Port Arthur from certain requirements relating to student admissions.
Author:
Keffer | Rose | Deshotel | Ritter | Kolkhorst
Last Action:
04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to career and technical education in the public schools and high school graduation requirements.
Author:
Eiland | Deshotel
Last Action:
03/17/2009 H Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Caption:
Relating to economic recovery grants for certain municipalities following public calamities.
Author:
Hardcastle | Deshotel | Solomons | Swinford | Gonzalez Toureilles
Last Action:
04/01/2009 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to the implementation of and incentives for projects involving the capture, transportation, injection, sequestration, geologic storage, or abatement of carbon dioxide.
Author:
Pickett | Solomons | Orr | Deshotel
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 1/1/10
Caption:
Relating to acknowledgements required of a purchaser of residential real property in connection with the receipt of a seller's disclosure notice regarding the property.
Author:
Maldonado | Deshotel | Callegari | Harper-Brown | King, Susan
Last Action:
04/29/2009 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the use of recycled glass in aggregate used by the Texas Department of Transportation.
Author:
Darby | Deshotel
Last Action:
04/27/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition of a fee associated with the transfer of real property.
Author:
Pena | Deshotel | Branch
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/30/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
Author:
Eiland | Pitts | Deshotel
Last Action:
02/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 4 2009 8:03AM
Caption:
Suspending the constitutional order of business.