Texas Legislature

Author:

Berman | McReynolds | Flynn | Goolsby | Naishtat

Bohac | Cook, Robby | Crabb | Creighton | Delisi | et al.

Deuell

05/04/2007 E Effective on adoption of const. amendment

Relating to providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect any reduction in the school district's tax rate and protecting a school district against any resulting loss in local revenue.

Author:

Hilderbran | Keffer, Jim | Dukes | Cook, Byron

Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al.

04/19/2007 H Considered in Calendars

Relating to the allocation and use of the sporting goods sales tax revenue to fund state and local parks.

Author:

Hilderbran | Guillen | Chisum | Turner | Cook, Byron

Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al.

Estes

06/15/2007 E See remarks for effective date

Relating to parks, wildlife, hunting, and historic sites; the funding, powers, and duties of the Parks and Wildlife Department, the Parks and Wildlife Commission, and the Texas Historical Commission; and standards for certain state law enforcement officers; providing a criminal penalty.

Author:

Keffer, Jim | Rose | Delisi | Morrison | Thompson

Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Aycock | Bailey | et al.

Nelson

06/13/2007 E Effective on adoption of const. amendment

Relating to reorganizing certain state institutions that provide financing for cancer research, including creating the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, and information about certain cancer treatments; granting authority to issue bonds.

Author:

Branch | Dutton | Goolsby | Rose

Cook, Robby | Darby | England | Farabee | Harless | et al.

05/10/2007 H Postponed

Relating to requiring a record vote by each house of the legislature on final passage of a bill, resolution to propose or ratify a constitutional amendment, or other nonceremonial resolution and to public notice of the record vote.

Author:

Turner | Davis, John | Dukes | England | Pena

Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Bailey | Bohac | et al.

Averitt | Van de Putte

06/15/2007 E Effective immediately

Relating to eligibility for and information regarding the child health plan program.

Author:

Delisi | Corte, Frank | Escobar | Garcia | Haggerty

Aycock | Crabb | Farabee | Gonzalez Toureilles | Guillen | et al.

Van de Putte

06/15/2007 E Effective immediately

Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for the children of certain military personnel.

Author:

Driver | King, Phil | Talton | Rose | Riddle

Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | Bailey | Berman | et al.

03/19/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to the use of force or deadly force in defense of a person.

Author:

Noriega, Rick | Escobar | Strama | Berman | Chavez

Farabee | Flores | Olivo | Raymond

04/12/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the residency requirements for tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their dependents.

Author:

Straus | Thompson | Keffer, Jim | Isett, Carl | King, Phil

Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | Bohac | Branch | et al.

Williams

06/15/2007 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Relating to the discontinuation of the Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund.

Author:

Straus

Farabee

02/13/2007 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the applicability of the Texas no-call list to campaign-related calls made using an automated telephone dialing system.

Author:

Davis, Yvonne | Goolsby | Thompson | Naishtat

Allen, Alma | Anchia | Anderson | Farabee | Farrar | et al.

03/19/2007 H Left pending in committee

Relating to a silver alert for missing senior citizens.

Author:

McReynolds

Farabee

02/08/2007 H Referred to Higher Education

Relating to faculty compensation policies at institutions of higher education.

Author:

McClendon | Gallego

Eissler | Farabee | Flores | Olivo | Raymond

04/12/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their dependents.

Author:

Hochberg | Herrero | Brown, Fred | Naishtat | Veasey

Farabee | Lucio III | Mowery | Vo

04/18/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to measures to increase the affordability of textbooks used for courses at public institutions of higher education; providing a penalty.

Author:

Hilderbran | Keffer, Jim | Otto | Martinez Fischer | Cook, Robby

Alonzo | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | et al.

Williams

06/15/2007 E Effective on adoption of const. amendment

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of a motor vehicle owned by an individual and used in the course of the owner's occupation or profession and also for personal activities of the owner and to the rendition of such vehicles.

Author:

Rose | Brown, Fred | Lucio III | Patrick | Villarreal

Anderson | Bohac | Farabee | Garcia | Hughes | et al.

03/12/2007 H Left pending in committee

Relating to exempting books purchased by university and college students from the sales tax for a limited period.

Author:

Raymond | Heflin | Escobar | Miles

Farabee

02/27/2007 H Referred to Ways & Means

Relating to exempting books purchased by university and college students from the sales tax for a limited period.

Author:

Noriega, Rick | Guillen | Leibowitz | Miller | Crabb

England | Farabee

Harris

05/25/2007 E Effective immediately

Relating to hunting and fishing license fee exemptions for certain members of the armed forces.

Author:

Chisum | Keffer, Jim | Flynn | Homer | Zerwas

Anderson | Aycock | Brown, Fred | Christian | Cook, Robby | et al.

05/08/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to delivery of certain unclaimed money to a rural scholarship fund.

Author:

Truitt | Davis, John | Rose | Isett, Carl | McReynolds

Burnam | Callegari | Farabee | Gonzales | Hilderbran | et al.

Janek

06/15/2007 E Effective immediately

Relating to the functions of local mental health and mental retardation authorities.

Author:

Woolley | Cook, Byron | Turner | Thompson | Hardcastle

Allen, Alma | Anchia | Aycock | Bailey | Bolton | et al.

04/12/2007 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the regulation of the use of human cells and tissue, including a ban on human cloning; providing penalties.

Author:

Kolkhorst | Chisum | Woolley | Harper-Brown | Coleman

Allen, Alma | Anderson | Aycock | Bailey | Berman | et al.

03/14/2007 H Referred to Transportation

Relating to a moratorium on the inclusion of certain provisions in a comprehensive development agreement or the sale of a toll project and to the creation and duties of a study committee.

Author:

King, Tracy

Farabee

04/17/2007 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the surcharge under the driver responsibility program for a conviction of driving while license invalid or without financial responsibility.

Author:

Straus | Anchia | Crabb | King, Phil | Oliveira

Anderson | Aycock | Bohac | Branch | Burnam | et al.

Fraser

06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07

Relating to energy demand, energy load, energy efficiency incentives, energy programs, and energy performance measures.

Author:

Morrison | Villarreal | McCall | Otto | Cook, Byron

Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Aycock | Bailey | Bohac | et al.

Shapiro

06/15/2007 E Effective immediately

Relating to the Texas tomorrow fund II prepaid tuition unit undergraduate education program.

Author:

Gallego | Dunnam | Naishtat | Coleman | Thompson

Allen, Alma | Anchia | Bolton | Burnam | Castro | et al.

Ellis

06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor

In memory of the Honorable Ann Richards, 45th governor of Texas.

Author:

Strama | Straus | Naishtat | King, Phil

Cook, Robby | Farabee | Hardcastle | Howard, Charlie | Howard, Donna

Brimer

06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor

Authorizing the placement of a monument commemorating the federal Bill of Rights.

Author:

Berman | McReynolds | Flynn | Goolsby | Naishtat

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

02/19/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for public school purposes on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect any reduction in the rate of those taxes.

Author:

Branch | Paxton | Anderson | Raymond | Cook, Robby

Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | et al.

05/07/2007 H Failed of adoption

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a franchise tax rate to be approved by three-fourths of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.

Author:

Hilderbran | Keffer, Jim | Otto | Martinez Fischer | Cook, Robby

Alonzo | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | et al.

Williams

05/29/2007 E Filed with the Secretary of State

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation one motor vehicle owned by an individual and used in the course of the owner's occupation or profession and also for personal activities of the owner.

Author:

Elkins | Bailey | Bonnen | Leibowitz | Callegari

Anchia | Berman | Bohac | Brown, Fred | Burnam | et al.

Wentworth

04/30/2007 S Left pending in committee

Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a legislative session.

Author:

Keffer, Jim | Rose | Delisi | Morrison | Thompson

Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Aycock | Bailey | et al.

Nelson

05/29/2007 E Filed with the Secretary of State

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds for the purpose of scientific research of all forms of human cancer.