Author:
Hilderbran | Keffer, Jim | Dukes | Cook, Byron
Last Action:
04/19/2007 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the allocation and use of the sporting goods sales tax revenue to fund state and local parks.
Author:
Hilderbran | Flores | Davis, Yvonne
Last Action:
04/26/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the transfer of historic sites from the Parks and Wildlife Department to the Texas Historical Commission, to the allocation and use of revenue by the department and commission, and to the eligibility of certain land for entry into the state parks system.
Author:
Hilderbran | Guillen | Chisum | Turner | Cook, Byron
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
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:
Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the requirements for accessibility to voting equipment by persons with disabilities in certain elections and reimbursement from state funds for costs associated with a special election held statewide.
Author:
Hilderbran | Davis, John | Gallego | Macias | Rose
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a pilot project to develop and operate a crisis stabilization unit on Kerrville State Hospital grounds.
Author:
Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of an irrevocable trust for the proceeds of the sale or disposition of county school lands.
Author:
Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to water rights Permit No. 5394A issued to the Upper Guadalupe River Authority.
Author:
Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the timely deposit of county funds received by the county treasurer.
Author:
Hilderbran | Keffer, Jim | Otto | Martinez Fischer | Cook, Robby
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on adoption of const. amendment
Caption:
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:
Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of criminal trespass.
Author:
Hilderbran | Gattis
Last Action:
02/14/2007 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the enforcement of immigration laws.
Author:
Hilderbran | Kuempel
Last Action:
04/17/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to an interim study concerning the breeding of white-tailed and mule deer in this state.
Author:
Hilderbran | Kuempel
Sponsor:
Brimer
Last Action:
05/14/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to deer breeding operations; providing a penalty.
Author:
Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
05/22/2007 S Reported favorably w/o amendments
Caption:
Relating to the possession or transportation of certain snakes that are not indigenous to this country; providing a penalty.
Author:
Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Hegar
Last Action:
05/20/2007 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 20 2007 2:45PM
Caption:
Relating to the wasting of certain game, alligators, and shellfish; imposing penalties.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/09/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to transmittal to the Texas Water Development Board and a local groundwater conservation district of certain information by a person applying to subdivide a tract of land.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/19/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the powers and duties of the Office of Public Utility Counsel.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
03/28/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the improper use of information contained in a report of political contributions and expenditures; creating an offense.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/08/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the protection of real property used as open space or for another similar purpose.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
02/26/2007 H Referred to Natural Resources
Caption:
Relating to the definition of "surface waters" for purposes of the prohibition on diverting or impounding the natural flow of surface waters in a manner that damages the property of another by the overflow of the water diverted or impounded.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/07/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the power of a groundwater conservation district to regulate the use of groundwater.
Author:
Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a project for the development and implementation of a nature science curriculum for public school students.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/10/2007 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption:
Relating to the designation of Loop 534 in Kerrville as the Veterans Highway.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/18/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a county hotel occupancy tax and to the rate of the tax.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/07/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the development of unrelated infrastructure on certain venue projects.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
03/19/2007 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to funding of the tuition equalization grant program.
Author:
Hilderbran | Bonnen | Eissler | Darby
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to considering for school district accountability purposes the performance of students confined by court order in a residential program or facility.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
03/21/2007 H Referred to Insurance
Caption:
Relating to the use of credit scoring in certain lines of personal insurance and to the contents of consumer credit reports.
Author:
Hilderbran | Gattis | Macias | Gallego
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the protection and preservation of caves; providing penalties.
Author:
Hilderbran | Hardcastle | Heflin | Davis, John
Last Action:
05/03/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the liability and indemnification of directors of soil and water conservation districts.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/14/2007 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of statements of ownership and location for manufactured homes to certain lienholders without the consent of the owners of those homes.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
03/22/2007 H Referred to Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of certain bonds for the benefit of the Parks and Wildlife Department.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/08/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the discharge of certain weapons in or on the beds or banks of navigable rivers or streams in certain counties; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/15/2007 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption:
Relating to the possession, custody, or control of a cougar, bobcat, or coyote.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
03/22/2007 H Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Relating to the punishment for failing to stop following a motor vehicle or vessel accident.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/08/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a pilot project to conserve threatened and endangered species and habitat.
Author:
Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the registration of all-terrain vehicles by the Texas Department of Transportation; creating an offense.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/25/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Texas music history museum.
Author:
Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Uresti
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the name, directors, and elections of the Emerald Underground Water Conservation District.
Author:
Hilderbran | Darby
Last Action:
05/08/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to voting station requirements for elections held by the Lipan-Kickapoo Water Conservation District.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/18/2007 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of certain quarries located along the headwaters of the Upper Guadalupe River by the Upper Guadalupe River Authority.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/11/2007 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to preservation of game and fish in McCulloch County.
Author:
Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
03/05/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Welcoming Leadership Kerr County to the State Capitol.
Author:
Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
04/25/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Recognizing April 3, 2007, as Texas Medal of Arts Awards Day.
Author:
Hilderbran | King, Tracy
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
05/04/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Recognizing the 2007 and 2008 appointments of State Poet Laureate, State Musician, and State Visual Artists.
Author:
Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
04/25/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Honoring the life of James Harold Doolittle and recognizing his military aviation achievements.
Author:
Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Honoring retired United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Richard Cole, the last surviving member of General Jimmy Doolittle's crew.
Author:
Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Honoring Fred H. Tally Elementary School in Kerrville on its selection as a 2006-2007 National Title I Distinguished School.
Author:
Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Honoring the 100th anniversary of Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Rowena.
Author:
Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
In memory of Emma Louise Stengel Bean of Menard.
Author:
Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make corrections in H.B. No. 12.
Author:
Hilderbran | Keffer, Jim | Otto | Martinez Fischer | Cook, Robby
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
05/29/2007 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
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:
Hilderbran | Howard, Donna
Last Action:
04/25/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the allocation and use of the sporting goods sales tax revenue to fund state and local parks.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
03/21/2007 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment creating a trust fund for providing financial support to students attending private or independent institutions of higher education in this state.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
03/21/2007 H Referred to Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of state general obligation bonds to provide funding for the creation, improvement, and preservation of state parks and other recreational, cultural, and historical sites and facilities.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
02/26/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 26 2007 2:19PM
Caption:
In memory of Keith Robert Heffington of Austin.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
02/26/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 26 2007 2:19PM
Caption:
In memory of Dorothy Perkins Doran Fournier of Kerrville.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
02/26/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 26 2007 2:19PM
Caption:
In memory of Lillian Tamsitt Condra of Boerne.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
02/26/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 26 2007 2:19PM
Caption:
In memory of former Kerr County Commissioner Glenn Holekamp of Comfort.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
02/26/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 26 2007 3:20PM
Caption:
Honoring Bruce and Jennie Motheral of Kerrville on their 50th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
02/26/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 26 2007 3:20PM
Caption:
Honoring John and Jaye George of Kerrville on their 50th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
02/26/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 26 2007 2:19PM
Caption:
In memory of Eldera Jenkins Vordenbaum of Kerrville.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
02/26/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 26 2007 2:19PM
Caption:
In memory of Phyllis Keidel of Kerrville.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
02/26/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 26 2007 2:19PM
Caption:
In memory of Harvie Bird, Jr., of Kerrville.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
02/26/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 26 2007 11:00AM
Caption:
In memory of Virginia Ann Jakovich Stehling of Kerrville.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
02/26/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 26 2007 3:20PM
Caption:
Honoring Edward and Margaret Higgins of Center Point on their 60th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
03/05/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 5 2007 6:47PM
Caption:
In memory of U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles Victor Komppa.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
02/07/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 7 2007 9:54AM
Caption:
In tribute to the life and presidency of Ronald Reagan on February 6, 2007, the 96th anniversary of his birth.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
03/05/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 5 2007 8:00AM
Caption:
Honoring William Lainge of Kerrville for his dollhouse craftsmanship.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
03/05/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 5 2007 8:00AM
Caption:
Honoring Elliott Park of Clyde for cowriting the number one country song, "I Loved Her First."
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
03/15/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 15 2007 8:00AM
Caption:
Honoring Carl Byron Hilderbran on his 80th birthday.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/10/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 10 2007 8:06AM
Caption:
Honoring Ballinger High School teacher Sherran Geistmann for receiving a 2006 UIL Sponsor Excellence Award.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/29/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 29 2007 1:50PM
Caption:
In memory of William Everett Dozier, Jr., of Kerrville.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/29/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 29 2007 1:50PM
Caption:
In memory of H. Gordon Findlay of Kerrville.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/07/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 7 2007 10:47AM
Caption:
In memory of Ken Stoepel of Kerrville.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/14/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 14 2007 5:04PM
Caption:
In memory of Joe William Hahn of Kerrville.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/14/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 14 2007 5:04PM
Caption:
Congratulating Macy Smith Janner of Llano on her 101st birthday.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/14/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 14 2007 5:04PM
Caption:
In memory of Jack Clarke, Jr., of West Kerr County.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/14/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 14 2007 1:52PM
Caption:
Congratulating Marcus E. Hill of Fort Worth on being named board chair for the Agricultural Workers Mutual Auto Insurance Company.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 21 2007 5:26PM
Caption:
Commending Bruce Rigler for his service to the Plainview community.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/30/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2007 12:02PM
Caption:
In memory of David L. Vetter of Ingram.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/30/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2007 12:02PM
Caption:
In memory of Kenneth Brice Shackelford of Real County.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/30/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2007 12:02PM
Caption:
In memory of Rena Joe Patterson Johnson of Rocksprings.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/30/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2007 12:02PM
Caption:
In memory of Sandra Davison of Kerrville.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/30/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2007 12:02PM
Caption:
Congratulating Marie Hurt on her retirement as public information officer at the Dietert Senior Center in Kerrville.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/30/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2007 12:02PM
Caption:
In memory of Claud Bennett Jordan of Ingram.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
In memory of Charles Lee "Chuck" Orr of Kerrville.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/23/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 23 2007 5:21PM
Caption:
Honoring Chief Alex Kvapil on his retirement after 45 years of service with the Ballinger Volunteer Fire Department.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 21 2007 10:43AM
Caption:
In memory of U.S. Army Specialist William J. Byler of Ballinger.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
In memory of Stu Mitchell of Kerrville.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/23/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 23 2007 5:21PM
Caption:
In memory of Captain Shane Mahaffee.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Presidio de San Saba and Mission Santa Cruz de San Saba in Menard.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/30/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2007 12:02PM
Caption:
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 892.
Author:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 12.
Author:
Puente | Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Averitt
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the management of the water resources of the state, including the protection of instream flows and freshwater inflows, and to the management of groundwater in the area regulated by the Edwards Aquifer Authority and to the operations and oversight of the authority.
Author:
Chavez | Hilderbran | Strama | Dukes | Giddings
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the advertising, promoting, and conducting of certain live musical performances; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Herrero | Corte, Frank | Escobar | Hilderbran | Turner
Last Action:
05/02/2007 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a consumer debt owed by certain military personnel called to active duty.
Author:
Madden | Macias | Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Shapiro
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to certain election procedures for common school district board elections.
Author:
Riddle | Berman | Flynn | Hilderbran | Branch
Sponsor:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the pledge of allegiance to the state flag.
Author:
Dukes | Strama | Giddings | Isett, Carl | Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/08/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to incentives for the film, television, and multimedia production industries.
Author:
Gallego | Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/18/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the acquisition by the Parks and Wildlife Department of certain real property in Brewster County owned by the permanent school fund.
Author:
Rose | Howard, Donna | Bolton | Macias | Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/10/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate land development.
Author:
Thompson | Cohen | Hilderbran | Allen, Alma | Zedler
Last Action:
04/13/2007 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to findings required for the issuance of a protective order for a victim of sexual assault.
Author:
Davis, John | Hilderbran
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
05/21/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Honoring 104-year-old Myrtle Perry McDaniel of Menard.
Author:
Smith, Wayne | Naishtat | Farabee | Hilderbran | Escobar
Last Action:
04/16/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing a state mandate imposed on a county to have effect only if the state provides for payment to the county of the cost of the mandate.