Texas Legislature

Author:

Ritter | Farabee

04/03/2007 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.

Relating to the operation of golf carts and side-by-side utility vehicles on municipal streets or county roads.

Author:

Ritter

01/31/2007 H Referred to Judiciary

Relating to certain identifying information contained in the case file maintained by a county clerk for a decedent's estate.

Author:

Ritter | Naishtat

03/06/2007 H Left pending in committee

Relating to three-point seat belts on school buses.

Author:

Ritter

03/12/2007 H Left pending in committee

Relating to an optional premium discount for certain resource-efficient buildings.

Author:

Ritter

01/31/2007 H Referred to Business & Industry

Relating to the regulation of certain renewable energy technology by a property owners' association.

Author:

Ritter

03/01/2007 H No action taken in committee

Relating to employer contributions for certain retirees under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who are employed by an institution of higher education.

Author:

Ritter | Howard, Charlie | Merritt | Guillen | Farabee

Estes

05/24/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07

Relating to a waiver or reduction of concealed handgun license fees for certain members and veterans of the military.

Author:

Ritter | Smith, Wayne | Davis, John | Callegari

Williams

05/18/2007 E Effective immediately

Relating to the liability of certain licensed or registered professionals for damages arising from certain services provided during an emergency.

Author:

Ritter | McClendon

Fraser

06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07

Relating to the operation of the Texas Residential Construction Commission; providing penalties.

Author:

Ritter

04/17/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to inspection of residential construction in unincorporated areas; providing penalties.

Author:

Ritter | Guillen

04/11/2007 S Referred to Finance

Relating to a credit or refund for diesel fuel taxes paid on diesel fuel used in this state by certain oil field well service equipment.

Author:

Ritter

03/06/2007 H Referred to Elections

Relating to the acceptance of political contributions by candidates for and holders of state executive and legislative offices and by specific-purpose committees related to those candidates and officeholders and to the reporting of political contributions and expenditures by those candidates, officeholders, and committees and by general-purpose committees; providing a criminal penalty.

Author:

Ritter

03/13/2007 H Referred to Insurance

Relating to disclosure of insurance coverage for certain expenses incurred because of compliance with an emergency evacuation order.

Author:

Ritter

03/14/2007 H Referred to Ways & Means

Relating to the funding of coastal erosion response activities and the coastal management program.

Author:

Ritter | Hamilton | Deshotel | Otto | McReynolds

04/27/2007 S Referred to Business & Commerce

Relating to the delay of retail electric competition in the areas of the state covered by the Southeastern Electric Reliability Council and to the recovery of certain transmission costs by electric utilities in those areas.

Author:

Ritter

Jackson, Mike

06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07

Relating to the management and protection of coastal public land and other coastal resources; providing for administrative penalties.

Author:

Ritter | Keffer, Jim

04/03/2007 H Left pending in committee

Relating to a franchise tax credit for qualified low-income community investments.

Author:

Ritter

05/15/2007 S Referred to Natural Resources

Relating to the protection of coastal resources; providing for administrative penalties.

Author:

Ritter

Janek

03/12/2007 E Signed by the Governor

In memory of U.S. Army Specialist Ryan Berg of Sabine Pass.

Author:

Ritter

05/17/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Granting Goss Building Incorporated permission to sue the State of Texas and the Texas Department of Transportation.

Author:

Ritter

Williams

06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor

In memory of Beaumont police officer Lisa Renee Ligda Beaulieu.

Author:

Ritter | Naishtat

05/02/2007 H Left pending in committee

Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting the time in which the legislature may enact or modify districts for the state legislature or the United States House of Representatives.

Author:

Ritter

04/17/2007 H Withdrawn from schedule

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to authorize casino gaming, to authorize the operation of video lottery games by licensed horse and greyhound racetrack operators, licensed casino operators, and recognized Indian tribes, and to regulate the locations at which casino gaming may be conducted, and establishing a higher education trust fund from state gaming revenues to pay tuition and fees for the postsecondary education of Texas high school graduates.

Author:

King, Phil | Farabee | Driver | Guillen | Ritter

04/26/2007 H Considered in Calendars

Relating to the rights and liabilities of an employer with respect to the carrying of a concealed handgun.

Author:

Hamilton | Ritter | Anderson | Deshotel | Howard, Donna

Lucio

06/08/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07

Relating to three-point seat belts on buses that transport schoolchildren.

Author:

Farabee | Ritter

02/26/2007 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the rights and liabilities of an employer with respect to the carrying of a concealed handgun.

Author:

Chisum | Geren | Ritter | Keffer, Jim | Krusee

Janek

05/25/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07

Relating to a credit or refund for taxes paid on diesel fuel used in certain manufacturing or production processes.

Author:

Kolkhorst | Christian | Ritter | Deshotel | Zedler

04/02/2007 H Left pending in committee

Relating to a prohibition against changing the name of a public institution of higher education that is named after a state historical figure.

Author:

Anderson | Ritter | Hamilton

03/27/2007 H Left pending in committee

Relating to safety seats on school buses.

Author:

Otto | Hill | Kolkhorst | Ritter | Thompson

Williams

05/20/2007 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 20 2007 12:07PM

Relating to the authority of a chief appraiser to appeal from an order of an appraisal review board determining a taxpayer protest.

Author:

Otto | Hill | Kolkhorst | Ritter | Thompson

Williams

05/23/2007 S Placed on intent calendar

Relating to the qualifications and selection of the board of directors of an appraisal district.

Author:

Otto | Hill | Kolkhorst | Ritter | Thompson

Janek

06/15/2007 E Effective immediately

Relating to the determination of the total taxable value of property in a school district under the property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.

Author:

Otto | Hill | Kolkhorst | Ritter | Thompson

Williams

05/20/2007 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 20 2007 1:35PM

Relating to the regulation of property tax professionals and appraisal review boards.

Author:

Otto | Hill | Kolkhorst | Ritter | Thompson

Williams

05/20/2007 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 20 2007 2:59PM

Relating to the appeal through binding arbitration of a protest of an appraisal review board order, and to related complaints filed by a property owner and disciplinary action by the Board of Tax Professional Examiners; providing penalties.

Author:

Otto | Hill | Kolkhorst | Ritter | Thompson

Williams

06/15/2007 E Effective on 1/1/08

Relating to the contents of the notice of the meeting at which the governing body of a taxing unit will vote on a proposed ad valorem tax rate that will result in a tax revenue increase.

Author:

Otto | Hill | Kolkhorst | Ritter | Thompson

Williams

06/15/2007 E Effective on 1/1/08

Relating to the delivery or filing of certain ad valorem tax notices.

Author:

Keffer, Jim | Ritter | Otto | Paxton | Pitts

Ogden

06/15/2007 E See remarks for effective date

Relating to technical changes to the revised franchise tax.

Author:

Deshotel | Ritter

02/13/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 13 2007 9:00AM

In memory of Mark Ryan Hernandez of Nederland.