Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
02/06/2007 H Referred to Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
Caption:
Relating to using a boat or other floating device to hunt along certain parts of Big Sandy Creek in Wood County.
Author:
Hughes | Kolkhorst | Anderson
Last Action:
02/06/2007 H Referred to Agriculture and Livestock
Caption:
Relating to making participation in an animal identification program voluntary.
Author:
Hughes | Flynn
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of identification cards to certain retired peace officers and to the eligibility of certain retired peace officers to obtain a weapons proficiency certificate.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
02/06/2007 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption:
Relating to information included in legislative appropriations requests of state agencies and in the budgets submitted by the governor and the Legislative Budget Board.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
02/26/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the online posting of expenditures by state agencies.
Author:
Hughes | Branch
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the renewal of an expired dental license for a dentist practicing voluntary charity care.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
04/18/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the ad valorem taxation of certain property that is part of a public transportation facility.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
03/12/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the salary of a district judge presiding over multidistrict litigation.
Author:
Hughes
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to jurors and alternate jurors in a criminal case.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
03/12/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the qualifications to serve as an associate judge in certain family law proceedings.
Author:
Hughes | Rodriguez | Smithee | Laubenberg
Last Action:
04/25/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
02/13/2007 H Referred to Public Health
Caption:
Relating to human papilloma virus vaccine requirements.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
02/22/2007 H Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Relating to the obstruction of emergency vehicles at railroad crossings.
Author:
Hughes
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the General Land Office's determination as to the existence of vacant public school land.
Author:
Hughes | Parker
Last Action:
05/15/2007 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption:
Relating to the obstruction of emergency vehicles at railroad crossings.
Author:
Hughes | Villarreal
Last Action:
05/15/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to qualification for the exemption from ad valorem taxation for property of certain charitable or religious organizations.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
04/25/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the waiting period for a divorce on the grounds of insupportability.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/10/2007 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the Wood County Juvenile Board.
Author:
Hughes
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to funding for applied research for a clean coal project or certain other projects for the generation of electricity from coal.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
03/13/2007 H Referred to Public Health
Caption:
Relating to vaccination against human papillomavirus.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/09/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the authority of investigators employed by the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.
Author:
Hughes | Gonzalez Toureilles | Paxton | Leibowitz
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the service retirement annuity of certain members of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One and the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
04/11/2007 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the admissibility in certain proceedings of certain hearsay statements made by a young child or disabled individual.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
03/19/2007 H Referred to Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of the offense of criminal trespass in certain situations involving hunting.
Author:
Hughes | Gonzalez Toureilles | Gattis | Leibowitz | Alonzo
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the compensation paid to retired and former judges or justices while assigned as visiting judges in certain courts.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
04/05/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the definition of "institution" in the law regulating convalescent and nursing homes.
Author:
Hughes
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to the City of Winnsboro.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
03/22/2007 H Referred to County Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the minimum salaries of county officers and employees.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
03/22/2007 H Referred to Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the regional implementation of the privatization of substitute care and case management services.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
04/25/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the rights of a grandparent, aunt or uncle.
Author:
Hughes
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to a bailiff to serve the 115th District Court in Upshur County.
Author:
Hughes
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
03/12/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Honoring Mark Taylor on his retirement as Wood County district attorney.
Author:
Hughes
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
04/10/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Recognizing March 21, 2007, as Wood County Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Hughes
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
04/25/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Recognizing April 4, 2007, as Marshall Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Hughes
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
04/25/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Recognizing April 10, 2007, as Upshur County Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Hughes | Berman | Flynn | Merritt | Christian
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
In memory of the Honorable William M. Steger, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
02/26/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 26 2007 2:19PM
Caption:
In memory of Bobby Delafield.
Author:
Hughes | Merritt
Last Action:
02/07/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 7 2007 9:54AM
Caption:
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the R. B. Levy Chapter 1070 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
02/22/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 22 2007 8:00AM
Caption:
Honoring the East Texas African American History Celebration in Hawkins.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
03/13/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 13 2007 9:33AM
Caption:
Honoring Sumner and Betty Stacy of Mineola on their 60th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
03/22/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 22 2007 6:59PM
Caption:
Honoring Carolyn Burns on the occasion of her retirement from Wood County Electric Cooperative.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
03/22/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 22 2007 6:59PM
Caption:
Honoring Joe and Joyce Archer of Alba on their 50th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
03/22/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 22 2007 6:59PM
Caption:
Honoring James Virgil and Mabel Galyean of Golden on their 60th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
03/22/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 22 2007 6:59PM
Caption:
Honoring Dollie Howle of Quitman on her 100th birthday.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
03/14/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 14 2007 7:50AM
Caption:
Congratulating Stephen Cody Terry and Kendra Michelle Payne on their engagement.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
04/20/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 20 2007 1:17PM
Caption:
Congratulating Jack and Bonnie Frost of Quitman on their 65th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
04/20/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 20 2007 1:17PM
Caption:
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Mineola Fire Department.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
04/12/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 12 2007 11:48AM
Caption:
Congratulating the Honorable Charles Everingham IV on his appointment as the first U.S. Magistrate Judge to serve the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas on a full-time basis.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
04/30/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 30 2007 11:01AM
Caption:
Honoring Larry Robertson on his retirement as mayor of Quitman.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
04/30/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 30 2007 11:01AM
Caption:
Honoring Gladys Goss of Mineola on her 100th birthday.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
04/29/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 29 2007 1:50PM
Caption:
In memory of George Simms Lemon, Jr., of Winnsboro.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
04/19/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 19 2007 8:10AM
Caption:
Honoring Glenda Clements on her induction as governor of the Texas District of Pilot International in 2007.
Author:
Hughes | Zerwas
Last Action:
04/20/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 20 2007 1:17PM
Caption:
Honoring Delores and Alton "Bingo" Krauskopf of Wharton County on their 50th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
04/23/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 23 2007 8:23PM
Caption:
Honoring Debra Kay Lowe Leibowitz on being named Teacher of the Year by the Mineola Area Chamber of Commerce.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 21 2007 10:43AM
Caption:
Congratulating the Honorable Charles "Chad" Everingham IV on his appointment as the first U.S. Magistrate Judge to serve the Marshall Division, Eastern District of Texas, on a full-time basis.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 22 2007 8:04PM
Caption:
Honoring Bob and Bernita Measles of Mineola on their 50th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/20/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 20 2007 3:32PM
Caption:
In memory of Quinton Bond Carlile of Marshall.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 21 2007 9:09PM
Caption:
In memory of David Kitchens of Mineola.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 21 2007 8:16PM
Caption:
In memory of Robert Lee "Bob" Reynolds of the Holly Lake Ranch area in Wood County.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 21 2007 5:26PM
Caption:
Congratulating Charles and Mae Brown on being named the Man and Woman of the Year by the Big Sandy Chamber of Commerce.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/30/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2007 12:02PM
Caption:
Congratulating Jerry and Patricia Berry of Harrison County on their 50th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/30/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2007 12:02PM
Caption:
Congratulating Edsel and Fayrine Green of Longview on their 60th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/30/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2007 12:02PM
Caption:
Congratulating Charles and Margaret Maxwell of Waskom on their 50th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/17/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 17 2007 9:22AM
Caption:
Honoring James Luther "Jim" Ware of Marshall for his service in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
Congratulating Bob and Freda Madsen of Mineola on their 50th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/23/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 23 2007 5:21PM
Caption:
In memory of U.S. Navy Seaman Apprentice Robert D. Macrum of Sugarland.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
Honoring the 60th anniversary of KMHT Radio in Marshall.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
Honoring Ruth Lott on her receipt of the Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mineola Chamber of Commerce.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 10:55AM
Caption:
Recognizing October 23, 2007, and October 23, 2008, as Texas Paralegal Day.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 10:55AM
Caption:
Congratulating Kacey Musgraves of Mineola on being chosen as a finalist on the Nashville Star television program.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 10:55AM
Caption:
Recognizing Faye Chesteen Hughes on her 80th birthday.
Author:
Hughes | Berman | Merritt | Flynn | Harless
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 10:55AM
Caption:
Congratulating Dr. Dale A. Lunsford on being named the sixth president of LeTourneau University.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
Congratulating Sammy Dee Lange on his election as mayor of Quitman.
Author:
Hughes | Merritt | Berman | Flynn | Christian
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
Congratulating the Honorable Brian Hoyle of Longview on his elevation to the 12th Court of Appeals.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/30/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2007 12:02PM
Caption:
Congratulating Faye Chesteen Hughes on her 80th birthday.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
Commending Harold C. Simmons for his gifts to the Alba-Golden Independent School District and the community of Golden.
Author:
Hughes | Rose | Rodriguez | Parker | Turner
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
In memory of Emilio Gonzales of Lockhart.
Author:
Paxton | Madden | Hughes
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the confidentiality of home address information of certain public officials and their spouses and to the immunity from liability of certain agencies.
Author:
Flynn | Brown, Betty | Berman | Hughes
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 20 as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway.
Author:
Paxton | Gattis | Harper-Brown | Taylor | Hughes
Last Action:
04/10/2007 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of "Choose Life" license plates and to the creation of the Choose Life account in the general revenue fund.
Author:
Hartnett | Hughes
Last Action:
03/08/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to license requirements for preschool and after-school programs operated by public or private schools.
Author:
Miller | Kolkhorst | Hughes | Anderson | Cook, Robby
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
05/23/2007 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to participation in an animal identification system.
Author:
Raymond | Hughes | Paxton | Smithee | Rodriguez
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to public access to personal financial statements filed by judges and justices.
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:
Rose | Gattis | Leibowitz | Hughes
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
05/23/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the confidentiality of certain records maintained by the Department of Public Safety regarding persons licensed to carry a concealed handgun.
Author:
Paxton | Hughes | Eissler | Keffer, Jim | Bonnen
Last Action:
05/15/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to school district property tax rate reductions.
Author:
Brown, Betty | Madden | Flynn | Pitts | Hughes
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a memorial sign program for victims of certain vehicle accidents.
Author:
McReynolds | Chisum | Hughes | Haggerty | Homer
Last Action:
03/27/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the delay of retail electric competition in certain areas of the state.
Author:
King, Phil | Gattis | Phillips | Smithee | Hughes
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the recovery of medical or health care expenses in civil actions.
Author:
Thompson | Hughes | Hamilton | Davis, Yvonne | Callegari
Last Action:
05/09/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of trafficking of persons and a report concerning the offense.
Author:
Thompson | Hughes | Hamilton | Davis, Yvonne | Callegari
Last Action:
04/17/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the penalty for the offense of compelling prostitution.
Author:
Thompson | Hughes | Hamilton | Davis, Yvonne | Callegari
Last Action:
04/25/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to training for peace officers relating to the trafficking of persons.
Author:
Thompson | Hughes | Hamilton | Davis, Yvonne | Callegari
Last Action:
05/08/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to providing certain notices to be posted on the premises of alcoholic beverage retailers.
Author:
Thompson | Hughes | Hamilton | Davis, Yvonne | Callegari
Last Action:
04/17/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to funding for the investigation and prosecution of offenses involving the trafficking of persons.
Author:
Thompson | Hughes | Hamilton | Davis, Yvonne | Callegari
Last Action:
05/15/2007 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to requiring certain defendants in common nuisance suits to provide telephone access to and information regarding an information and referral hotline for victims of human trafficking.
Author:
Strama | Hughes | Van Arsdale | Garcia | Paxton
Sponsor:
Hegar
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to the availability of information about state expenditures and rules, including the creation of a state database containing information on state expenditures, and to certain comptroller reports, and to certain amounts received by institutions of higher education.
Author:
Rose | Davis, John | Herrero | Hughes | Parker
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to enhancing the health and human services integrated eligibility and benefits determination system to meet the needs of persons in this state.
Author:
Paxton | Hughes | Taylor | Harper-Brown | Van Arsdale
Last Action:
04/18/2007 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding limitations on taxation and expenditures by the state government and local governments.