Author:
Giddings | Gonzalez Toureilles
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/18/2005 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to the delivery of blank check forms; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Giddings | Guillen
Last Action:
05/12/2005 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to school district internship programs in which students earn credit for high school graduation by working with elected government officials.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
05/17/2005 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to tuition rebate incentives for persons who complete certain degree and certificate programs without excessive credit hours.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
02/28/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the creation of an offense of using a telephone while operating a school bus.
Author:
Giddings | Gonzalez Toureilles
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to debt collection after a consumer has filed a report with a law enforcement agency.
Author:
Giddings | Goolsby
Last Action:
02/21/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a school of pharmacy at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth.
Author:
Giddings | Gonzalez Toureilles | Branch | Bohac | Rose
Last Action:
04/07/2005 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the penalty for theft of identifying information.
Author:
Giddings
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/17/2005 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the right of first refusal in certain real estate transactions.
Author:
Giddings | Gonzalez Toureilles
Last Action:
03/01/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of identifying information and to assistance to victims of that offense.
Author:
Giddings
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
05/17/2005 E Effective on 1/1/06
Caption:
Relating to business entities and associations.
Author:
Giddings | Gonzalez Toureilles
Last Action:
05/12/2005 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the prevention and punishment of identity theft and the rights of certain victims of identity theft; providing penalties.
Author:
Giddings | Hill | Veasey | Allen, Alma
Last Action:
05/17/2005 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to African American studies programs and course work at certain public junior colleges.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
05/16/2005 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to requiring debt collectors to provide a copy of a dishonored check to certain consumers; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Giddings
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/18/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to the deletion of certain electronic records concerning a customer who issues a check; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
05/12/2005 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the authority of counties to sell or lease advertising space to another entity.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
05/05/2005 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the extension of credit to a victim of identity theft.
Author:
Giddings | Bohac
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to the making of a notation on and the processing of a forged check by a financial institution.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
03/29/2005 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the installation of smoke detectors in certain leased dwellings.
Author:
Giddings
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
06/17/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to an arrest warrant or complaint for the issuance of a bad check.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
05/09/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to requiring a financial institution to notify check verification entities when a customer reports checks stolen; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
05/02/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the grade point average of and imposition of a fee on a student who repeats a course at a public institution of higher education.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
05/03/2005 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of private child support enforcement agencies and collection of child support obligations; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
03/21/2005 H Referred to Business & Industry
Caption:
Relating to the continuation and operation of the workers' compensation system of this state.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
05/17/2005 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the sale or possession of a device that vaporizes alcoholic beverages for the purpose of inhalation; providing criminal penalties.
Author:
Giddings
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/17/2005 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Dallas County Municipal Utility District No. 3; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
Author:
Giddings
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
02/11/2005 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature.
Author:
Giddings | Allen, Alma
Sponsor:
Ellis | West, Royce
Last Action:
03/11/2005 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Designating February 2005 as Black History Month in Texas.
Author:
Giddings | Anchia | Alonzo
Last Action:
02/17/2005 H Reported enrolled: Feb 17 2005 8:09AM
Caption:
Honoring the members of Leadership Southwest on the occasion of their visit to the State Capitol on February 16, 2005.
Author:
Giddings | McClendon | Dukes | Anderson | Dunnam
Last Action:
02/11/2005 H Reported enrolled: Feb 11 2005 8:26AM
Caption:
Memorializing Congress to posthumously bestow the Congressional Medal of Honor upon Doris "Dorie" Miller and to request the U.S. Postal Service to issue a commemorative postage stamp to honor Miller.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
02/11/2005 H Reported enrolled: Feb 11 2005 8:26AM
Caption:
Honoring Curtistene S. McCowan of DeSoto on her retirement from the Federal Trade Commission Southwest Region Office.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
02/01/2005 H Reported enrolled: Feb 1 2005 8:20AM
Caption:
Honoring Project CRAFT for the invaluable services it provides for the youth of Dallas County.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
02/08/2005 H Reported enrolled: Feb 8 2005 9:34AM
Caption:
Welcoming Dr. David Molapo and the "I Can" Quintet to the State Capitol on February 7, 2005.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
03/14/2005 H Reported enrolled: Mar 14 2005 8:01AM
Caption:
Welcoming students from Lancaster High School to the State Capitol on March 9, 2005.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
04/14/2005 H Reported enrolled: Apr 14 2005 8:16AM
Caption:
Honoring Edgar Clark III of DeSoto on his many accomplishments.
Author:
Giddings | Davis, Yvonne | Jones, Jesse | Hodge
Last Action:
05/02/2005 H Reported enrolled: May 2 2005 8:36AM
Caption:
In memory of James Norman Whitlow of Dallas.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
05/02/2005 H Reported enrolled: May 2 2005 8:36AM
Caption:
Congratulating "Insights" on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
05/26/2005 H Reported enrolled: May 26 2005 10:36AM
Caption:
Memorializing Congress to enact legislation relating to the assessment of penalties by a financial institution for an insufficient funds check.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
05/16/2005 H Reported enrolled: May 16 2005 8:07PM
Caption:
Commending Alaa Yousef of DeSoto for earning a 2004-2005 Girl Scout Gold Award.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
05/16/2005 H Reported enrolled: May 16 2005 8:10PM
Caption:
Congratulating William T. Solomon on his receipt of the 76th Annual Linz Award.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
05/25/2005 H Reported enrolled: May 25 2005 8:44AM
Caption:
Congratulating the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation on receiving the 2004 Texas State Agency Safety Excellence Award.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
05/22/2005 H Reported enrolled: May 22 2005 12:50PM
Caption:
Congratulating Tashell Fields on her graduation from the Texas School for the Deaf.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
06/06/2005 H Reported enrolled: Jun 6 2005 10:50AM
Caption:
Honoring The Dallas Weekly on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
06/01/2005 H Reported enrolled: Jun 1 2005 11:32AM
Caption:
In memory of Samuel William Hudson, Jr., of Dallas.
Author:
Giddings
Last Action:
05/30/2005 H Filed
Caption:
Urging Texas community colleges to offer an associate's degree with an emphasis on African American/Black Studies.
Author:
Solomons | Giddings | Hamric | Dunnam
Sponsor:
Staples
Last Action:
06/01/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to the continuation and operation of the workers' compensation system of this state and to the abolition of the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission, the establishment of the office of injured employee counsel, and the transfer of the powers and duties of the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission to the division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department of Insurance and the office of injured employee counsel, and to the provision of workers' compensation benefits to injured employees and the regulation of workers' compensation insurers; providing administrative and criminal penalties.
Author:
Martinez, "Mando" | Leibowitz | Keel | Giddings
Last Action:
05/02/2005 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the reduction in value or expiration of a stored value card.
Author:
Chavez | Turner | Giddings | Luna | Dutton
Last Action:
05/03/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care facilities.
Author:
Burnam | Giddings | McClendon | Van Arsdale | Veasey
Last Action:
04/20/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a prohibition on the investment of state funds in private business entities doing business in Sudan.
Author:
Cook, Byron | Hupp | Pena | Chisum | Giddings
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/27/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to the adoption of a privacy policy by a person who requires the disclosure of an individual's social security number; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
McCall | Hochberg | Pena | Zedler | Giddings
Last Action:
04/29/2005 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the installation, copying, or use of computer software for unauthorized purposes; providing penalties.
Author:
Goolsby | Giddings | Driver | Harper-Brown | Jackson, Jim
Last Action:
04/12/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a law school in the city of Dallas by the University of North Texas System.
Author:
Chavez | Turner | Giddings | Luna | Dutton
Last Action:
04/20/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the taxation of the sale or use of certain food, drinks, medicine, and child-care services.
Author:
Hodge | Jones, Jesse | Giddings | Davis, Yvonne
Last Action:
05/16/2005 H Reported enrolled: May 16 2005 5:22PM
Caption:
In memory of Tillie Mae Parker Baylor of Dallas.
Author:
Anchia | Jackson, Jim | Giddings | Craddick | Alonzo
Last Action:
03/03/2005 H Reported enrolled: Mar 3 2005 8:01AM
Caption:
In memory of former State Representative Chris Semos of Dallas.
Author:
Davis, Yvonne | Alonzo | Anchia | Giddings | Hodge
Last Action:
03/01/2005 H Reported enrolled: Mar 1 2005 8:06AM
Caption:
In memory of Sophia Williams of Tyler.
Author:
Jones, Jesse | Giddings
Last Action:
03/17/2005 H Reported enrolled: Mar 17 2005 6:55PM
Caption:
Congratulating Betty Culbreath-Lister on earning the Weselene Wiley Inspirational Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Author:
Jones, Jesse | Alonzo | Anchia | Davis, Yvonne | Giddings
Last Action:
03/18/2005 H Reported enrolled: Mar 18 2005 8:07AM
Caption:
Honoring State Representative Terri Hodge on her receipt of the 2005 Spirit of the Centennial Award from the Friends of Fair Park.