Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Number of Bills: 47
Author:
Hilderbran | Keffer, Jim | Dukes | Cook, Byron
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al.
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 | Guillen | Chisum | Turner | Cook, Byron
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al.
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:
Swinford | Escobar | Christian | Woolley | Guillen
Coauthor:
Aycock | Crabb | Creighton | Flynn | Hughes | et al.
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
05/25/2007 S Returned from the House for further action
Caption:
Relating to homeland security issues, including border security issues and law enforcement.
Author:
Keffer, Jim | Rose | Delisi | Morrison | Thompson
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Aycock | Bailey | et al.
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
06/13/2007 E Effective on adoption of const. amendment
Caption:
Relating to reorganizing certain state institutions that provide financing for cancer research, including creating the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, and information about certain cancer treatments; granting authority to issue bonds.
Author:
Turner | Davis, John | Dukes | England | Pena
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Bailey | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor:
Averitt | Van de Putte
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for and information regarding the child health plan program.
Author:
King, Phil | Farabee | Driver | Guillen | Ritter
Coauthor:
Berman | Christian | Cook, Byron | Crabb | Herrero | et al.
Last Action:
04/26/2007 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the rights and liabilities of an employer with respect to the carrying of a concealed handgun.
Author:
Driver | King, Phil | Talton | Rose | Riddle
Coauthor:
Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | Bailey | Berman | et al.
Last Action:
03/19/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the use of force or deadly force in defense of a person.
Author:
Herrero | Corte, Frank | Escobar | Hilderbran | Turner
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Anderson | Bailey | et al.
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:
Anchia | Heflin | Cook, Robby
Coauthor:
Bohac | Frost | Garcia | Gonzales | Gonzalez Toureilles | et al.
Last Action:
04/12/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the development of a state strategy for increasing the availability of low-emission automotive fuels for Texas drivers.
Author:
Chisum | Naishtat | Crownover | Berman | Truitt
Coauthor:
Chavez | Cook, Byron | Gallego | Howard, Donna | Keffer, Jim | et al.
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
05/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a home-delivered meal grant program in the Department of Agriculture.
Author:
Turner | Bonnen | Giddings | Bohac | Homer
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Anchia | Anderson | Bailey | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action:
05/01/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the system benefit fund and to eligibility for and enrollment for benefits provided under the system benefit fund programs.
Author:
Noriega, Rick | Escobar | Strama | Berman | Chavez
Coauthor:
Farabee | Flores | Olivo | Raymond
Last Action:
04/12/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the residency requirements for tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their dependents.
Author:
McClendon | Gallego
Coauthor:
Eissler | Farabee | Flores | Olivo | Raymond
Last Action:
04/12/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their dependents.
Author:
Naishtat | Chavez
Coauthor:
Raymond
Last Action:
05/08/2007 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the individual development account program to provide savings incentives and opportunities to eligible low-income individuals and households.
Author:
Alonzo | Homer | Martinez Fischer | Davis, Yvonne | Hodge
Coauthor:
Escobar | Gallego | Gonzalez Toureilles | Herrero | Raymond | et al.
Last Action:
03/07/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the date of the primary election and related procedures.
Author:
Hilderbran | Keffer, Jim | Otto | Martinez Fischer | Cook, Robby
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | et al.
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:
Riddle | Berman | Flynn | Hilderbran | Branch
Coauthor:
Anchia | Anderson | Bailey | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.
Sponsor:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the pledge of allegiance to the state flag.
Author:
Bonnen | Delisi | Flynn | Howard, Charlie | Keffer, Jim
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Bailey | Berman | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor:
Hegar
Last Action:
05/08/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to immunization against human papillomavirus.
Author:
Lucio III | Escobar | Rose | Pena
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Cohen | et al.
Last Action:
04/23/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to considering ownership interests of disabled veterans in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.
Author:
Gallego
Coauthor:
Aycock | Eissler | Flores | Olivo | Raymond
Last Action:
03/27/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for the spouses of certain military personnel.
Author:
Strama | Rose | Escobar | Vaught | Noriega, Rick
Coauthor:
Flores | Garcia | Howard, Donna | Hughes | Olivo | et al.
Last Action:
03/27/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to allowing certain military personnel to receive certain federal and state higher education benefits concurrently.
Author:
Noriega, Rick
Coauthor:
Olivo | Raymond
Last Action:
03/27/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from tuition and mandatory fees for certain members of the Texas National Guard.
Author:
Lucio III | Escobar | Pena | Goolsby | O'Day
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Anderson | Aycock | Christian | Cohen | et al.
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to a person's eligibility for a license to carry a concealed handgun and to the prosecution of certain offenses involving the possession of a weapon.
Author:
Crownover | Naishtat | Villarreal | Delisi | Eissler
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | Brown, Fred | et al.
Sponsor:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the Communities In Schools program.
Author:
Ortiz, Jr. | Crabb | England | Herrero | Howard, Donna
Coauthor:
Davis, John | Deshotel | Farrar | Gonzales | Hernandez | et al.
Last Action:
04/18/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the days on which early voting by personal appearance may begin.
Author:
Giddings | Berman | Crabb | Turner | Martinez Fischer
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Chavez | Gonzales | Herrero | Leibowitz | et al.
Sponsor:
West, Royce
Last Action:
05/23/2007 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the date of the primary election and related procedures.
Author:
Cook, Robby
Coauthor:
Eissler | Flores | Olivo | Raymond
Last Action:
03/27/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a tuition and fee exemption available to the dependents of certain military personnel.
Author:
Rodriguez
Coauthor:
Flores | Olivo | Raymond
Last Action:
03/27/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their family members.
Author:
Castro
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Anchia | Chavez | Coleman | Dunnam | et al.
Last Action:
03/08/2007 H Referred to Corrections
Caption:
Relating to the operations of the Texas Youth Commission.
Author:
Dunnam | Merritt | Bolton
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Anchia | Castro | Coleman | Farias | et al.
Last Action:
03/19/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to conservatorship of the Texas Youth Commission.
Author:
Woolley | Cook, Byron | Turner | Thompson | Hardcastle
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Anchia | Aycock | Bailey | Bolton | et al.
Last Action:
04/12/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of the use of human cells and tissue, including a ban on human cloning; providing penalties.
Author:
Kolkhorst | Chisum | Woolley | Harper-Brown | Coleman
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Anderson | Aycock | Bailey | Berman | et al.
Last Action:
03/14/2007 H Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Relating to a moratorium on the inclusion of certain provisions in a comprehensive development agreement or the sale of a toll project and to the creation and duties of a study committee.
Author:
Pierson | Rose | Truitt | McCall | Parker
Coauthor:
Patrick | Raymond | Vaught
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a pilot program to match certain teens in foster care with adult mentors.
Author:
Delisi | Corte, Frank | Escobar | Garcia | Haggerty
Coauthor:
Flores | Olivo | Raymond
Last Action:
03/27/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for the spouses of certain military personnel.
Author:
Bolton
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Anchia | Burnam | Castro | Cohen | et al.
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the ability of certain advocacy and support groups to provide services for children confined in Texas Youth Commission facilities.
Author:
Homer | Hopson | Frost | Rose | Smithee
Coauthor:
Castro | Coleman | Garcia | Geren | Guillen | et al.
Last Action:
03/20/2007 H Referred to Insurance
Caption:
Relating to the election of the commissioner of insurance.
Author:
Dunnam | Merritt | McReynolds
Coauthor:
Anchia | Castro | Coleman | Farias | Farrar | et al.
Last Action:
03/20/2007 H Referred to Judiciary
Caption:
Relating to creating the office of district attorney for the 201st Judicial District.
Author:
Strama | Hughes | Van Arsdale | Garcia | Paxton
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bailey | Bohac | Branch | Crabb | et al.
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:
Bolton
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Anchia | Castro | Coleman | Dunnam | et al.
Last Action:
05/15/2007 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to measures to increase the safety of children committed to the Texas Youth Commission.
Author:
Bolton
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Anchia | Castro | Dunnam | Farias | et al.
Last Action:
03/21/2007 H Referred to Law Enforcement
Caption:
Relating to background and criminal history checks and for certain state employees who interact with children or supervise persons who interact with children.
Author:
Miles
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Anchia | Castro | Coleman | Dunnam | et al.
Last Action:
04/16/2007 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to the office of independent ombudsman of the Texas Youth Commission.
Author:
Morrison | Villarreal | McCall | Otto | Cook, Byron
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Aycock | Bailey | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor:
Shapiro
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the Texas tomorrow fund II prepaid tuition unit undergraduate education program.
Author:
Rodriguez | Hardcastle | Rose | Deshotel | Eissler
Coauthor:
Coleman | Davis, John | Gonzales | Guillen | Isett, Carl | et al.
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Urging the United States Congress to enact legislation to eliminate the 24-month Medicare waiting period for participants in Social Security Disability Insurance.
Author:
Leibowitz | Chisum | Swinford | Heflin | Hardcastle
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al.
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Urging Congress to provide further drought relief for Texas.
Author:
Allen, Alma | Giddings | Bohac | Turner | Thompson
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | Bailey | et al.
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/23/2007 S Placed on intent calendar
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:
Hilderbran | Keffer, Jim | Otto | Martinez Fischer | Cook, Robby
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | et al.
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:
Keffer, Jim | Rose | Delisi | Morrison | Thompson
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Aycock | Bailey | et al.
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
05/29/2007 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds for the purpose of scientific research of all forms of human cancer.