Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Number of Bills: 96
Author:
Eissler | Hochberg | Keffer | Dutton | Raymond
Coauthor:
Bohac | Bolton | Button | Cohen | Cook | et al.
Sponsor:
Shapiro
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to public school accountability, curriculum, and promotion requirements.
Author:
Orr | Pitts | Callegari | Veasey | Pickett
Coauthor:
Berman | Brown, Betty | Burnam | Christian | Crabb | et al.
Last Action:
03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to eminent domain, including certain limitations, procedures, and standards relating to the use of eminent domain.
Author:
Leibowitz
Coauthor:
Kleinschmidt
Last Action:
02/12/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
Author:
Corte | Fletcher | Brown, Betty
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action:
04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to informed consent to an abortion.
Author:
Riddle | Allen | Fletcher | Brown, Fred | Harless
Coauthor:
Berman | Bonnen | Cohen | Davis, John | Howard, Charlie | et al.
Last Action:
03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a local option election in a county to set a limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes of less than 110 percent but not less than 103 percent of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year.
Author:
Riddle | Flynn | Christian
Coauthor:
Bonnen | Brown, Betty | Callegari | Chisum | Hancock | et al.
Last Action:
02/12/2009 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to the procedures for registering to vote and accepting a voter at a polling place.
Author:
Branch | McCall | Coleman | McClendon | Madden
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Aycock | et al.
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/17/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to measures to enhance and maintain the quality of state universities, including funding and incentives to support emerging public research universities, to the abolition of the higher education fund, to the institutional groupings under the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's accountability system, to the independent status of Lamar Institute of Technology, to research conducted by public universities and other state entities, and to the authorization of revenue bonds for certain institutions of higher education.
Author:
Martinez, "Mando" | Gonzales | Gonzalez Toureilles | Menendez | Leibowitz
Coauthor:
Kleinschmidt | Olivo
Sponsor:
Gallegos
Last Action:
05/22/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the sale of toy-like lighters in this state; imposing a penalty.
Author:
Phillips | Olivo | Paxton | Martinez, "Mando"
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action:
04/15/2009 H Recalled from subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of "Choose Life" license plates and the creation of the Choose Life account in the general revenue fund.
Author:
Brown, Betty | Christian | Flynn | Berman | Shelton
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Bohac | Bonnen | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action:
04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification.
Author:
Callegari | Fletcher | Zerwas | Harper-Brown | Pickett
Coauthor:
Brown, Betty | Button | Crabb | Elkins | Flynn | et al.
Last Action:
03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
Author:
Jackson, Jim | Brown, Betty | Legler | Flynn | Paxton
Coauthor:
Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Fred | Button | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2009 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the cancellation of the voter registration and to the eligibility to vote of persons who are deceased or not citizens of the United States.
Author:
Bohac | Harless
Coauthor:
Berman | Crabb | Elkins | Fletcher | Flynn | et al.
Last Action:
03/11/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the determination of the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
Author:
Bonnen | Crabb | Laubenberg | Smith, Wayne | Hughes
Coauthor:
Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the interstate purchase of certain firearms.
Author:
Zerwas | Davis, John | Callegari
Coauthor:
Anderson | Crabb | Kleinschmidt
Last Action:
04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the franchise tax and alternative revenue sources and spending priorities for this state.
Author:
Anderson | Flynn
Coauthor:
Kleinschmidt | Weber
Last Action:
02/17/2009 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification.
Author:
Pena | King, Phil | Farabee | Bonnen | Flynn
Coauthor:
Christian | Deshotel | Gonzalez Toureilles | Guillen | Kleinschmidt | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the exemption of volunteer fire departments from certain motor fuel taxes.
Author:
Hartnett | Turner, Sylvester | King, Phil
Coauthor:
Gutierrez | Kleinschmidt | Walle
Last Action:
05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to this state's goal for installed electric generating capacity from natural gas.
Author:
Woolley
Coauthor:
Crabb | Kleinschmidt | Laubenberg | Parker | Paxton | et al.
Last Action:
02/18/2009 H Referred to Land & Resource Management
Caption:
Relating to the use of eminent domain authority.
Author:
Isett | Homer | Legler | Eiland | Harper-Brown
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Button | et al.
Last Action:
05/05/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the requirement under certain circumstances that a license holder display the person's license to carry a concealed handgun.
Author:
Isett
Coauthor:
Harper-Brown | Kleinschmidt | Parker | Weber
Last Action:
04/27/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from the sales and use tax for certain assessments and fees related to telecommunications services.
Author:
Callegari | Orr | Pickett | Menendez | Hodge
Coauthor:
Aycock | Berman | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Christian | et al.
Last Action:
04/16/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the acquisition of and compensation for real property, including blighted property, for public purposes through condemnation or certain other means.
Author:
King, Phil | Anchia | Hughes | Lewis | Strama
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Branch | Brown, Betty | et al.
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of incentives by this state for the implementation of certain projects to capture and sequester carbon dioxide that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere.
Author:
Zerwas
Coauthor:
Anderson | King, Phil | Kleinschmidt | Laubenberg | Legler | et al.
Last Action:
02/18/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to requiring the Texas Education Agency to prepare a report regarding public education mandates.
Author:
Zerwas
Coauthor:
Anderson | Brown, Betty | Crabb | Flynn | King, Phil | et al.
Last Action:
02/18/2009 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption:
Relating to the permissible uses of the state highway fund.
Author:
Creighton | Parker | Lucio III | Paxton | Guillen
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Brown, Betty | et al.
Last Action:
04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax.
Author:
King, Phil | Morrison | Sheffield | Heflin | Homer
Coauthor:
Gonzalez Toureilles | Kleinschmidt
Last Action:
04/06/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the authority to charge reasonable fees for emergency services performed by volunteer fire departments.
Author:
King, Phil | Paxton | Taylor | Hilderbran | Guillen
Coauthor:
Gonzalez Toureilles | Kleinschmidt
Last Action:
04/20/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the exemption of volunteer fire departments from certain motor fuel taxes.
Author:
Hughes | Paxton | Bonnen | Lewis | Callegari
Coauthor:
Bohac | Brown, Betty | Christian | Creighton | Darby | et al.
Last Action:
04/20/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the computation of taxable margin for purposes of the franchise tax by certain taxable entities.
Author:
King, Phil
Coauthor:
Kleinschmidt | Weber
Last Action:
02/23/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the repeal of goals for natural gas use in energy production.
Author:
Dukes | Pitts | McCall | Cook | Homer
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | Branch | Brown, Fred | et al.
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
04/23/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to incentives for the film, television, video, and digital interactive media production industries.
Author:
Bonnen | Pena | Taylor | King, Phil
Coauthor:
Gonzalez Toureilles | Kleinschmidt
Last Action:
03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services volunteers.
Author:
Callegari | King, Phil | Fletcher | Zerwas | Harper-Brown
Coauthor:
Creighton | Kleinschmidt | Woolley
Last Action:
03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a limitation on the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes of 110 percent of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year.
Author:
Paxton | Christian | King, Phil | Hughes | Howard, Charlie
Coauthor:
Anderson | Berman | Bohac | Branch | Brown, Betty | et al.
Last Action:
02/23/2009 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption:
Relating to the limitation on the rate of growth in appropriations from state tax revenues.
Author:
Brown, Betty
Coauthor:
Crabb | Kleinschmidt | Weber
Last Action:
03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
Author:
Brown, Betty
Coauthor:
Crabb | Kleinschmidt
Last Action:
02/23/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax.
Author:
Deshotel | Paxton | Phillips
Coauthor:
Aycock | Brown, Betty | Callegari | Darby | Davis, John | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the permissible uses of the state highway fund.
Author:
Button | Jackson, Jim
Coauthor:
Fletcher | Flynn | Kleinschmidt | Miller, Doug
Last Action:
02/25/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to tax incentives for certain businesses for job creation and retention.
Author:
Crownover | Zerwas | Berman | Hancock | Patrick
Coauthor:
Aycock | Brown, Betty | Callegari | Davis, John | Flynn | et al.
Last Action:
04/17/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a voluntary consumer-directed health plan for certain individuals eligible to participate in the insurance coverage provided under the Texas Employees Group Benefits Act and their qualified dependents.
Author:
Hancock
Coauthor:
Flynn | Kleinschmidt | Parker
Last Action:
02/26/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to a pilot project in certain school districts exempting those districts from state requirements, restrictions, and prohibitions.
Author:
Button | Eissler | Pitts | Driver | Ortiz, Jr.
Coauthor:
Allen | Brown, Fred | Edwards | Fletcher | Flynn | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the qualifications for certification of a person as a qualified business under the enterprise zone program.
Author:
Howard, Charlie
Coauthor:
Crabb | Kleinschmidt | Weber
Last Action:
03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.
Author:
Hunter
Coauthor:
Crabb | Kleinschmidt
Last Action:
04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax.
Author:
Frost | Farabee | Lucio III | McReynolds | Driver
Coauthor:
Anderson | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | et al.
Last Action:
03/23/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to an employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer.
Author:
Christian | Gattis | Miller, Sid | Anderson | Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
Aycock | Berman | Brown, Betty | Callegari | Chisum | et al.
Last Action:
04/22/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to initial claims under the unemployment compensation system.
Author:
Pitts | Kuempel | Geren | Homer | Callegari
Coauthor:
Anderson | Berman | Bohac | Button | Chavez | et al.
Last Action:
03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the use of eminent domain authority.
Author:
Button | Driver | Hardcastle | Gonzalez Toureilles | Rios Ybarra
Coauthor:
Brown, Betty | Crabb | Kent | Kleinschmidt | Miller, Doug | et al.
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the licensing and regulation of health-related pest control by the Department of Agriculture.
Author:
Patrick | McReynolds | Swinford | Bonnen | Oliveira
Coauthor:
Berman | Brown, Betty | Christian | Crabb | Farabee | et al.
Last Action:
04/14/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to public school finance.
Author:
Brown, Betty
Coauthor:
Bohac | King, Phil | Kleinschmidt
Last Action:
04/20/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the computation of taxable margin for purposes of the franchise tax by certain taxable entities.
Author:
Crownover | Naishtat | Flores | Heflin | Anchia
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Anderson | Berman | Bolton | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action:
03/03/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to funding of the Communities In Schools program.
Author:
Brown, Betty | Anderson | Aycock | Gonzalez Toureilles | Chisum
Coauthor:
Darby | Gallego | Guillen | Kleinschmidt | Leibowitz | et al.
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
05/26/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the creation and administration of the rural veterinarian loan repayment program.
Author:
Gonzalez Toureilles | Homer | Keffer | McReynolds | Swinford
Coauthor:
Aycock | Brown, Betty | Chavez | Chisum | Farabee | et al.
Last Action:
04/17/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Rural Development Fund and to the establishment, operation, and funding of certain programs for rural economic development.
Author:
King, Phil
Coauthor:
Crabb | Kleinschmidt | Parker
Last Action:
04/15/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the minimum franchise tax amount for which no tax payment is due.
Author:
Bohac | Martinez Fischer | Castro | Patrick | Oliveira
Coauthor:
Aycock | Branch | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor:
Shapiro
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for a limited period for certain backpacks and school supplies specified by the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.
Author:
Kuempel
Coauthor:
Kleinschmidt
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
05/23/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the use of laser sighting devices by hunters who have certain documented disabilities.
Author:
Paxton | Edwards | Howard, Charlie
Coauthor:
Anderson | Berman | Bohac | Button | Crabb | et al.
Last Action:
04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the computation of the franchise tax.
Author:
Chisum | Raymond | Davis, John | Gonzales | Hopson
Coauthor:
Allen | Berman | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Chavez | et al.
Last Action:
04/17/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to creating the health care access fund to recruit health care providers in health professional shortage areas and to support federally-qualified health centers and to using for those purposes revenue from a tax imposed on certain tobacco products.
Author:
Driver | McReynolds | Kolkhorst | Ortiz, Jr. | Merritt
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of institutions of higher education.
Author:
McReynolds | Pena | Gonzalez Toureilles | Elkins
Coauthor:
Kleinschmidt | Rose
Last Action:
05/08/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to identification requirements for certain fire hydrants and flush valves.
Author:
Keffer
Coauthor:
Bohac | Gonzalez Toureilles | Kleinschmidt | Legler | Leibowitz | et al.
Sponsor:
Hegar
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to tuition and laboratory fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain volunteer firefighters enrolled in fire science courses.
Author:
Cohen | Anchia | Dukes | Pitts | Hartnett
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Berman | Bohac | Bolton | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2009 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to the fee based on admissions to certain sexually oriented businesses.
Author:
Solomons | Raymond | Marquez | Homer | Branch
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al.
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/11/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to determination of state contributions for participation by certain junior college employees in the state employees group benefits program.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
Brown, Betty | Callegari | Christian | Davis, John | Flynn | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of the Private Real Property Rights Preservation Act to certain governmental actions.
Author:
Gattis
Coauthor:
King, Phil | Kleinschmidt | Weber
Last Action:
04/01/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the administration of appraisal districts.
Author:
Gattis | Oliveira | Paxton | Pena | Harper-Brown
Coauthor:
Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | Callegari | et al.
Sponsor:
Ogden
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the procedure to be used by a taxing unit in adopting an ad valorem tax rate.
Author:
Flynn | Callegari
Coauthor:
King, Phil | Kleinschmidt | Weber
Last Action:
04/22/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the procedure used by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in acting on certain applications for a permit, permit amendment, or permit renewal for a nuclear electric generation facility.
Author:
Bolton
Coauthor:
Gonzalez Toureilles | Kleinschmidt
Last Action:
05/12/2009 S Referred to Administration
Caption:
Relating to the sale of used, surplus, or salvage property and firefighting equipment by an emergency services district.
Author:
Swinford
Coauthor:
Anderson | Berman | Button | Callegari | Crownover | et al.
Last Action:
04/16/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the curriculum, funding, promotion, and economic impact of career and technology education in public educational institutions.
Author:
Bolton
Coauthor:
Gonzales | Gonzalez Toureilles | Kleinschmidt
Sponsor:
Lucio
Last Action:
05/23/2009 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 23 2009 1:10PM
Caption:
Relating to authorizing an emergency services district to impose an ad valorem tax for the acquisition of land, equipment, or apparatus or the construction of capital improvements.
Author:
Otto | Oliveira | Paxton | Taylor | Pena
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Brown, Betty | et al.
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the determination of the market value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes on the basis of the property's value as a residence homestead and to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans and to the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation to which a disabled veteran is entitled based on disability rating.
Author:
Harless | Gattis | Rodriguez | Kent | Bolton
Coauthor:
Cook | Eiland | Gonzales | Hardcastle | Harper-Brown | et al.
Last Action:
03/19/2009 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption:
Relating to the use and management of dedicated funds by the state.
Author:
Fletcher | Gallego | King, Phil | Solomons | Turner, Sylvester
Coauthor:
Allen | Alvarado | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al.
Last Action:
04/29/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to certain fraudulent investment schemes; providing penalties.
Author:
Morrison | Cook | Harless | Heflin | Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to informed and voluntary consent for an abortion and the collection and reporting of information related to the performance of an abortion; providing penalties.
Author:
Swinford | Heflin | Hopson | Hardcastle | Jones
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Brown, Fred | Chisum | Cook | et al.
Last Action:
04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the governance and disclosure requirements of electric cooperative corporations and the review of complaints of electric cooperative corporation members by the Office of the Attorney General.
Author:
Christian | Berman | Swinford | Anderson | Harper-Brown
Coauthor:
Callegari | Fletcher | Flynn | King, Phil | Kleinschmidt | et al.
Last Action:
03/24/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to the teaching of science in public schools.
Author:
Branch | Eissler | Strama | Oliveira | Aycock
Coauthor:
Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Button | et al.
Sponsor:
Shapiro
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to textbooks, electronic textbooks, instructional material, and technological equipment in public schools.
Author:
Oliveira | Paxton | Hopson | Callegari | Creighton
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.
Sponsor:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
06/16/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the computation of the franchise tax.
Author:
Creighton | Hughes | Berman | Gattis | Guillen
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Bohac | Bonnen | Branch | et al.
Last Action:
05/31/2009 S Received from the House
Caption:
Affirming that the State of Texas claims sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.
Author:
Anderson | Miller, Sid | Button | Branch | Hartnett
Coauthor:
Brown, Betty | Chisum | Christian | Driver | Fletcher | et al.
Sponsor:
Hegar
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Extending appreciation to former president George W. Bush for his service to our state and nation.
Author:
Leibowitz
Coauthor:
Kleinschmidt
Last Action:
02/12/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to 105 percent or more of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year.
Author:
Anderson | Sheffield | Legler
Coauthor:
Kleinschmidt
Last Action:
03/17/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to hunt and fish.
Author:
Callegari | Fletcher | Zerwas | Harper-Brown | Pickett
Coauthor:
Crabb | Flynn | King, Phil | Kleinschmidt | Parker | et al.
Last Action:
03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
Author:
Anderson | Paxton
Coauthor:
Berman | Bohac | Brown, Betty | Christian | Crabb | et al.
Last Action:
05/04/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a rate of the franchise tax be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.
Author:
Anderson
Coauthor:
Kleinschmidt | Weber
Last Action:
03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit the state or a political subdivision of the state from taking private property for the primary purpose of economic development or to benefit a particular private party.
Author:
Allen | Turner, Sylvester | Giddings | Bohac | Thompson
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al.
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/26/2009 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Post-ratifying Amendment XXIV to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the denial or abridgment of the right to vote for failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.
Author:
Zerwas
Coauthor:
Crabb | Flynn | Kleinschmidt | Weber | Woolley
Last Action:
03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to 105 percent or more of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year.
Author:
Bonnen | Pena | Taylor | King, Phil
Coauthor:
Gonzalez Toureilles | Kleinschmidt
Last Action:
03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the assessed value of the residence homesteads of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services volunteers.
Author:
Callegari | King, Phil | Zerwas | Fletcher | Harper-Brown
Coauthor:
Kleinschmidt | Woolley
Last Action:
03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes to 110 percent or more of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year.
Author:
Brown, Betty
Coauthor:
Crabb | Kleinschmidt | Weber | Woolley
Last Action:
03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to 105 percent or more of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year.
Author:
Howard, Charlie
Coauthor:
Crabb | Kleinschmidt | Weber | Woolley
Last Action:
03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to 105 percent or more of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year.
Author:
Coleman | Farabee | Kuempel | Homer | Anderson
Coauthor:
Allen | Berman | Bolton | Brown, Betty | Burnam | et al.
Last Action:
04/28/2009 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.
Author:
Paxton | Flynn | Christian
Coauthor:
Brown, Betty | Kleinschmidt | Parker
Last Action:
05/04/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating certain revenue derived from motor fuel taxes to the construction of public highways.
Author:
Harless | Laubenberg | Branch
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action:
03/16/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2009 2:53PM
Caption:
Recognizing April 16, 2009, as Texas Federation of Republican Women Day at the Capitol.
Author:
Kent
Coauthor:
Allen | Anderson | Bolton | Cook | Davis, John | et al.
Last Action:
02/20/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 20 2009 8:10AM
Caption:
Welcoming a delegation from Baylor University to the State Capitol on February 19, 2009.
Author:
Riddle | Kent | Anderson
Coauthor:
Bolton | Davis, John | Dunnam | Eiland | Hughes | et al.
Last Action:
06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption:
In memory of Brendon Chase Mooney of Spring.
Author:
Maldonado | Geren | McClendon | Dunnam | Taylor
Coauthor:
Allen | Bolton | Davis, Yvonne | Gattis | Gonzalez Toureilles | et al.
Last Action:
06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption:
Honoring the staff of the housekeeping/grounds and maintenance divisions of the State Preservation Board for their role in preserving the Texas State Capitol.