Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Number of Bills: 56
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:
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:
Delisi | Corte, Frank | Escobar | Garcia | Haggerty
Coauthor:
Aycock | Crabb | Farabee | Gonzalez Toureilles | Guillen | et al.
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for the children of certain military personnel.
Author:
Villarreal
Coauthor:
Farias | Howard, Donna | Lucio III | Miles | Olivo | et al.
Last Action:
03/07/2007 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption:
Relating to disclosure and use of sales price information for ad valorem tax purposes.
Author:
Olivo | Raymond | Veasey | Mowery | Dutton
Coauthor:
Burnam | Castro | Chavez | Chisum | Coleman | et al.
Last Action:
05/03/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the promotion of students to certain grade levels in public schools.
Author:
Olivo | Raymond | Veasey | Dutton
Coauthor:
Burnam | Castro | Chavez | Chisum | Coleman | et al.
Last Action:
01/30/2007 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to the requirements for a high school diploma.
Author:
Pickett | Driver | Giddings | Solomons | Guillen
Coauthor:
Crabb | Farias | Gonzales | Herrero | Howard, Charlie | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to a silver alert for missing senior citizens.
Author:
Solomons
Coauthor:
Rodriguez
Last Action:
04/17/2007 H Referred to subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to property owners' associations.
Author:
Gallego | Raymond
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Anchia | Burnam | Castro | Coleman | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain prosthetic devices, orthotic devices, and related services.
Author:
Ritter
Coauthor:
Rodriguez
Last Action:
01/31/2007 H Referred to Business & Industry
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of certain renewable energy technology by a property owners' association.
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:
Madden | Dukes | Hartnett | Delisi | Naishtat
Coauthor:
Anchia | Aycock | Bolton | Brown, Betty | Cohen | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to a competitive grant program to fund nurse-family partnership programs in certain communities in this state.
Author:
Hernandez | Miles | Farrar | Leibowitz
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Anchia | Burnam | Gallego | Lucio III | et al.
Last Action:
02/05/2007 H Referred to Environmental Regulation
Caption:
Relating to controlling emissions of air contaminants under the Texas Clean Air Act; providing a penalty.
Author:
Orr
Coauthor:
Rodriguez
Last Action:
04/17/2007 H Referred to subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to priority of payment relating to property owners' association assessments.
Author:
Van Arsdale | Flynn | Rose | Giddings | McClendon
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Aycock | Bailey | et al.
Last Action:
02/06/2007 H Referred to Pensions and Investments
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the investment of state funds in certain private business entities doing business in Sudan.
Author:
Coleman | Naishtat | Anchia
Coauthor:
Noriega, Rick | Pierson | Rodriguez
Last Action:
03/01/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for and the administration of the child health plan program.
Author:
Olivo | Dutton
Coauthor:
Coleman | Rodriguez
Last Action:
03/06/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the discipline of public school students who voluntarily surrender prohibited items.
Author:
Olivo | Madden | Dutton
Coauthor:
Coleman | Rodriguez
Last Action:
03/06/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to accountability under the statewide public school accountability system for a student placed in a disciplinary alternative education program.
Author:
Olivo | Dutton
Coauthor:
Coleman | Rodriguez
Last Action:
03/06/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to training of school district peace officers and security personnel in certain discipline management practices and behavior management techniques.
Author:
Olivo | Madden | Dutton | Van Arsdale
Coauthor:
Coleman | Rodriguez
Last Action:
04/24/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the right of a parent of a public school student to prompt notice of certain disciplinary action taken against the student.
Author:
Olivo | Dutton
Coauthor:
Coleman | Rodriguez
Last Action:
03/06/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to evaluation of disciplinary alternative education programs and reporting regarding the academic performance of students placed in those programs.
Author:
Olivo | Madden | Dutton
Coauthor:
Coleman | Rodriguez
Last Action:
03/06/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to school district reporting of students placed in disciplinary alternative education programs or expelled from school.
Author:
Olivo | Dutton
Coauthor:
Coleman | Rodriguez
Last Action:
03/06/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to transportation to and from a disciplinary alternative education program or juvenile justice alternative education program and the length of a school day at a disciplinary alternative education program.
Author:
Olivo | Dutton
Coauthor:
Coleman | Rodriguez
Last Action:
04/27/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to available training for school resource officers and school district peace officers.
Author:
Olivo | Dutton | Van Arsdale
Coauthor:
Coleman | Rodriguez
Last Action:
04/24/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to consideration of mitigating factors in determining appropriate disciplinary action to be taken against a public school student.
Author:
Davis, Yvonne | Goolsby | Thompson | Naishtat
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Anchia | Anderson | Farabee | Farrar | et al.
Last Action:
03/19/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a silver alert for missing senior citizens.
Author:
Smithee | Paxton | Bonnen
Coauthor:
Anderson | Berman | Brown, Fred | Christian | Coleman | et al.
Last Action:
04/03/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax.
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:
Talton
Coauthor:
Rodriguez
Last Action:
02/12/2007 H Referred to Licensing & Admin. Procedures
Caption:
Relating to the licensure of certain attorneys licensed to practice law in other jurisdictions to practice law in Texas.
Author:
Pierson | Pena | Truitt | Veasey
Coauthor:
Anchia | Bohac | Bolton | Brown, Fred | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor:
Harris
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the penalties for intoxication assault and intoxication manslaughter and to the sentencing of defendants convicted of those offenses.
Author:
Dukes | Strama | Giddings | Isett, Carl | Hilderbran
Coauthor:
Anchia | Anderson | Bailey | Berman | Castro | et al.
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/08/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to incentives for the film, television, and multimedia production industries.
Author:
Coleman
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Bolton | Burnam | Eiland | Gallego | et al.
Last Action:
02/28/2007 H Referred to Public Health
Caption:
Relating to the practice of nursing; providing civil penalties.
Author:
Strama | Turner | Anchia | Gonzales | Dukes
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Burnam | Cohen | Coleman | Eiland | et al.
Last Action:
05/08/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the provision of certain services and information related to unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.
Author:
Hochberg
Coauthor:
Rodriguez
Last Action:
05/08/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the operation and funding of drug court programs.
Author:
Coleman | Farrar
Coauthor:
Bolton | Hernandez | Rodriguez | Villarreal | Vo
Last Action:
04/18/2007 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a Tex Sun solar energy system rebate program.
Author:
Eissler | Zedler | Bonnen
Coauthor:
Aycock | Bolton | Rodriguez
Last Action:
05/08/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the administration of certain assessment instruments in public schools; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Truitt | Isett, Carl | Eiland | Keffer, Jim | Villarreal
Coauthor:
Rodriguez
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to financial accounting and reporting for this state and political subdivisions of this state.
Author:
Isett, Carl
Coauthor:
Rodriguez
Last Action:
05/10/2007 S Referred to Government Organization
Caption:
Relating to state facility management and maintenance practices.
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:
Anchia | Deshotel | Thompson | Dutton | Murphy
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Naishtat | Ortiz, Jr. | Rodriguez
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 1/1/08
Caption:
Relating to a residential tenant's rights and remedies.
Author:
Garcia | Herrero | Ortiz, Jr. | Escobar | Gonzalez Toureilles
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Anchia | Burnam | Farias | Farrar | et al.
Last Action:
05/01/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Dr. Hector P. Garcia.
Author:
Naishtat
Coauthor:
Rodriguez
Last Action:
03/22/2007 H Referred to Environmental Regulation
Caption:
Relating to the recovery and recycling of used electronic devices; creating an offense.
Author:
Vaught | Noriega, Rick | Escobar | Garcia | Vo
Coauthor:
Branch | McReynolds | Rodriguez
Last Action:
04/24/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the inspection of veterans homes and reporting the status and quality of health care provided to veterans.
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:
Gallego | Dunnam | Naishtat | Coleman | Thompson
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Anchia | Bolton | Burnam | Castro | et al.
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
In memory of the Honorable Ann Richards, 45th governor of Texas.
Author:
Anderson | Hodge
Coauthor:
Anchia | Burnam | Cohen | Crabb | Eiland | et al.
Last Action:
04/03/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Urging the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to impose a 180-day moratorium on applications for pulverized coal-fired power plant permits.
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:
Gonzalez Toureilles | Alonzo | Escobar
Coauthor:
Allen, Alma | Burnam | Castro | Cohen | Farrar | et al.
Last Action:
05/26/2007 H Filed
Caption:
Requesting that Congress and the Texas Legislature adopt the terms "undocumented worker, person, or immigrant" as replacements to the term "illegal alien" in official discourse.
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.
Author:
Naishtat | Strama | Dukes | Howard, Donna | Bolton
Coauthor:
Rodriguez
Last Action:
05/23/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 23 2007 5:21PM
Caption:
Commemorating the 2007 Memorial Day observance being sponsored by the Travis County Council of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.