Texas Legislature

Author:

Ritter | Price | Johnson | Miller, Doug | Lucio III

Alonzo | Alvarado | Anderson | Ashby | Aycock | et al.

Fraser

05/28/2013 E See remarks for effective date

Relating to the administration of the Texas Water Development Board and the funding of water projects by the board and other entities; authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds.

Author:

Simpson | Hilderbran | Thompson, Senfronia | Lucio III | Canales

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anderson | Ashby | et al.

Eltife

06/14/2013 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Relating to the exemption from the sales and use tax for certain coins and precious metals.

Author:

Simpson | Hilderbran

Bell | Bonnen, Dennis | Bonnen, Greg | Button | Capriglione | et al.

04/10/2013 H Left pending in committee

Relating to official oppression; creating offenses.

Author:

Stickland | Krause | Sheets | Pickett

Alvarado | Anchia | Ashby | Bell | Bonnen, Dennis | et al.

04/17/2013 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

Relating to the absence of a student from school to visit with a parent or guardian who will be or has been deployed on military duty.

Author:

Gonzalez, Naomi | Márquez | Moody | Pickett | González, Mary

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Ashby | et al.

04/29/2013 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to the creation of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso as a component institution of the Texas Tech University System.

Author:

Otto | Aycock | Pitts | Darby | Keffer

Anderson | Ashby | Bell | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | et al.

03/13/2013 H Left pending in committee

Relating to firearms and the preservation of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution; providing penalties.

Author:

Murphy | Alvarado | Hilderbran | Button | Rodriguez, Eddie

Anderson | Ashby | Aycock | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | et al.

Deuell

06/14/2013 E Effective on 1/1/14

Relating to a sales and use tax exemption and a franchise tax credit related to certain research and development activities.

Author:

Gooden | Riddle | Burnam | Fallon | Stickland

Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Ashby | Aycock | et al.

Estes

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to images captured by unmanned aircraft and other images and recordings; providing penalties.

Author:

Villalba | Bonnen, Greg | Fletcher | Menéndez | Keffer

Anderson | Bell | Bonnen, Dennis | Canales | Capriglione | et al.

Hancock

06/14/2013 E Effective immediately

Relating to the creation of a new category of law enforcement officer who shall be designated a school marshal, the training and appointment of certain employees of a school district or open-enrollment charter school as school marshals, and the rights, restrictions, limitations, and responsibilities of school marshals; authorizing the imposition of a fee.

Author:

Dukes | Thompson, Senfronia | Raymond | Harless | Zerwas

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Aycock | Bonnen, Greg | et al.

Davis

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to consideration by the court of sexual abuse and conduct that constitutes sexual assault in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Author:

Keffer | Ratliff | Howard | Alonzo | King, Susan

Allen | Anchia | Anderson | Ashby | Bohac | et al.

04/29/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the state contribution for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Author:

Hughes | Kolkhorst | Stickland | Burnam | Thompson, Senfronia

Allen | Alonzo | Anderson | Ashby | Bell | et al.

05/09/2013 H Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to warrants or orders issued to obtain location information from wireless communications devices and to public access to law enforcement or prosecutor requests for certain related location or communication information.

Author:

Anchia | Rose | Keffer | Hughes | Bohac

Ashby | Carter | Dale | Dutton | Eiland | et al.

West

05/16/2013 S Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendments

Relating to a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of property used to collect, process, and deliver landfill-generated gas.

Author:

Burkett | Bonnen, Greg | Fallon | Farney

Anderson | Ashby | Bell | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | et al.

04/26/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to requirements for physicians who perform abortions; creating an offense.

Author:

Otto | Turner, Sylvester | Howard | Zerwas

Crownover | Darby | Gonzales, Larry | Huberty | Lucio III | et al.

Hinojosa

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to imposing a fee on the sale of cigarettes and cigarette tobacco products manufactured by certain companies; providing penalties.

Author:

Fallon | King, Phil | Flynn | Bonnen, Dennis | Creighton

Anderson | Ashby | Aycock | Bell | Bohac | et al.

05/01/2013 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the investigation and prosecution of offenses against public administration, including ethics offenses, offenses involving insurance fraud, and offenses involving motor fuels tax.

Author:

Vo | Hilderbran | Pitts | Thompson, Senfronia | Hunter

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

05/05/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve and permit the construction of a monument on the Capitol grounds recognizing Vietnamese Americans for their contributions to this state and nation.

Author:

Raymond | Hilderbran | Taylor, Van | Deshotel | Branch

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | et al.

04/29/2013 H Considered in Calendars

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the taxation of the sale or use of certain food and medicine.

Author:

Harless | Burkett | Creighton | Carter | Hunter

Anderson | Ashby | Aycock | Bell | Bonnen, Greg | et al.

04/23/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 23 2013 9:00AM

Recognizing April 18, 2013, as Texas Federation of Republican Women Day at the State Capitol.

Author:

Vo | Button | Wu | Farias | Harper-Brown

Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Ashby | Aycock | et al.

04/18/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 18 2013 12:35PM

Recognizing April 17, 2013, as Vietnamese American Day at the State Capitol.

Author:

Hughes | Toth | Smithee | Flynn | Zedler

Aycock | Bell | Bohac | Burkett | Cook | et al.

05/29/2013 H Reported enrolled: May 29 2013 1:47PM

In memory of gospel singer George Beverly Shea.