Author:
Rose | Gattis | Leibowitz | Hughes
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
05/23/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the confidentiality of certain records maintained by the Department of Public Safety regarding persons licensed to carry a concealed handgun.
Author:
Rose | Gattis
Last Action:
04/24/2007 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to certain rights and liabilities of an employer regarding an employee's access to a concealed handgun.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
02/12/2007 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to state educational mandates imposed on school districts.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
04/02/2007 H Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
Caption:
Relating to working papers and electronic communications of State Office of Administrative Hearings administrative law judges.
Author:
Rose | Brown, Fred | Lucio III | Patrick | Villarreal
Last Action:
03/12/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to exempting books purchased by university and college students from the sales tax for a limited period.
Author:
Rose | Leibowitz
Last Action:
05/15/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to notification provided by certain health care providers to students and parents or guardians of students who participate in extracurricular sports activities sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
03/26/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
05/07/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the administration, operation, financing, powers, and duties of the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
04/17/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the labeling requirement for fuel pumps dispensing certain gasoline and ethanol mixtures.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
03/20/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to penalties for certain repeat and habitual felony sex offenders.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
03/12/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the sale of instructional materials to students of institutions of higher education.
Author:
Rose
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to declaratory relief for businesses in this state for liability for sales and use taxes of other states.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
03/26/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for a hospital stay following mastectomy and certain related procedures.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
03/12/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to abolition of the statutory legislative continuance.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
03/06/2007 H Referred to Human Services
Caption:
Relating to retaliation for reports of possible abuse, neglect, or exploitation of certain persons receiving home and community-based services.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
04/16/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to child protective services.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
04/23/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to student members of the board of regents of a state university or state university system.
Author:
Rose
Sponsor:
Hegar
Last Action:
05/19/2007 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 19 2007 1:12PM
Caption:
Relating to the requirement that certain economic development corporations hold a hearing before spending funds to undertake a project and to the authority of those economic development corporations to allow voters to elect to limit the period during which or the projects for which the tax is imposed.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
05/01/2007 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption:
Relating to the penalty for failure to yield the right-of-way.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
04/24/2007 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to service of process on certain business organizations.
Author:
Rose | Martinez Fischer
Last Action:
05/03/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the penalty for the offense of reckless driving.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
05/01/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to guardrails on school district bleachers.
Author:
Rose | King, Susan
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to designating the second full week in September as obesity awareness week.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
03/08/2007 H Referred to Civil Practices
Caption:
Relating to the confidentiality of certain communications involving an ombudsman program established by an employer as an alternative dispute resolution service.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
05/11/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, functions, operations, and financing of the Goforth Special Utility District.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
03/13/2007 H Referred to Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
Caption:
Relating to exempting certain military personnel from the hunter education program.
Author:
Rose
Sponsor:
West, Royce
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the licensing and regulation of massage therapists.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
05/01/2007 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to erecting off-premise signs adjacent to and visible from certain roads.
Author:
Rose
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the award of stipends to nationally certified classroom teachers under the educator excellence awards program.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
03/13/2007 H Referred to Licensing & Admin. Procedures
Caption:
Relating to authorizing certain brewers and manufacturers to sell beer and ale to ultimate consumers.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
03/13/2007 H Referred to County Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the authority of counties to regulate the use of outdoor lighting; providing a penalty.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
03/13/2007 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to a study of instruction in public schools regarding the Holocaust and identification of best practices regarding that instruction.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
03/13/2007 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to the creation and administration of the teacher, engineer, or professional nurse undergraduate education scholarship program.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
05/08/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to employment leave to comply with certain family or medical obligations; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Rose
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the appointment of a taxpayer liaison officer for certain appraisal districts.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
04/25/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a restriction on permits authorizing discharges of treated wastewater into or adjacent to any water in the contributing or recharge zone of the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
04/12/2007 H Meeting cancelled
Caption:
Relating to background and criminal history checks for certain providers of subsidized child care.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
03/19/2007 H Referred to Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the imposition of additional inspection and background and criminal history check requirements for day-care centers.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
03/19/2007 H Referred to Human Services
Caption:
Relating to certain convictions barring employment at certain facilities serving the elderly or persons with disabilities.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
04/25/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation for property of certain fraternal organizations.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
04/25/2007 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption:
Relating to the ad valorem tax appraisal of certain real property on which action is taken to conserve groundwater.
Author:
Rose | Keffer, Jim | Deshotel | McCall | Gonzales
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the promotion by the governor's office of economic development of Texas manufactured products; providing civil and administrative penalties.
Author:
Rose | Howard, Donna | Bolton | Macias | Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/10/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate land development.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
03/21/2007 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to limiting the amount of designated tuition that a public institution of higher education may charge if legislative appropriations are sufficient to pay certain costs of the institution.
Author:
Rose
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
05/21/2007 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 21 2007 2:49PM
Caption:
Relating to the imposition of an intercollegiate athletics fee at Texas State University--San Marcos.
Author:
Rose | Patrick
Last Action:
04/16/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to coordination of postsecondary curricula and to an academic planning Internet website to support academic progress by students enrolled at public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Rose | Vaught
Last Action:
04/02/2007 H Posting rule suspended
Caption:
Relating to the use of credit scoring in certain lines of personal insurance and to the contents of consumer credit reports.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
04/25/2007 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption:
Relating to the adoption of the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
04/16/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of certain open-space land devoted principally to ecological research.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
04/16/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the operation of certain health benefit plans.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
03/21/2007 H Referred to Civil Practices
Caption:
Relating to appeals in cases arising under the Federal Arbitration Act.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
05/07/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of quarries; providing penalties.
Author:
Rose | Naishtat | Ortiz, Jr. | Herrero | Escobar
Sponsor:
Uresti
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to a pilot program to facilitate food stamp program outreach efforts and eligibility determination processes.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
03/21/2007 H Referred to Natural Resources
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District to charge certain fees and limit groundwater production during a drought.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
03/21/2007 H Referred to Agriculture and Livestock
Caption:
Relating to the implementation of animal identification programs and the identification and tracking of exotic livestock and exotic fowl.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
03/21/2007 H Referred to Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the redesigned integrated eligibility and benefits determination system for health and human services.
Author:
Rose | Davis, John | Herrero | Hughes | Parker
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to enhancing the health and human services integrated eligibility and benefits determination system to meet the needs of persons in this state.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
03/21/2007 H Referred to Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the child health plan program.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
04/24/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the requirement that certain applicants for a vehicle dealer general distinguishing number complete a basic dealer education course.
Author:
Rose
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
05/18/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the confidentiality of certain communications involving an ombudsman program established by an employer as an alternative dispute resolution service.
Author:
Rose | Dukes | Keffer, Jim | Turner | Gattis
Last Action:
04/19/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the office of inspector general.
Author:
Rose | Garcia
Last Action:
03/22/2007 H Referred to Redistricting
Caption:
Relating to the reapportionment of congressional districts and the creation, function, and duties of the Texas Congressional Redistricting Commission.
Author:
Rose | Herrero
Sponsor:
Ogden
Last Action:
05/18/2007 S No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the creation and administration of a quality assurance fee for nursing facilities; providing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
03/22/2007 H Referred to Insurance
Caption:
Relating to required due process provisions in managed care contracts.
Author:
Rose | Patrick | Alonzo | Naishtat | Pierson
Last Action:
05/09/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to student members of the board of regents of a state university or state university system.
Author:
Rose
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the powers and duties of the Sunfield Municipal Utility District No. 3 regarding elections and road projects; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
Author:
Rose
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the powers and duties of the Sunfield Municipal Utility District No. 4 regarding elections and road projects; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
Author:
Rose
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the powers and duties of the Sunfield Municipal Utility District No. 1 regarding elections and road projects; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
Author:
Rose
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Hays County Municipal Utility District No. 6; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
05/18/2007 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption:
Relating to the Plum Creek Conservation District.
Author:
Rose | Raymond
Last Action:
05/01/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Urging the U.S. Department of Labor to reconsider the proposed reduction in student training slots at the Gary Job Corps Center in San Marcos, Texas.
Author:
Rose
Sponsor:
Hegar
Last Action:
04/11/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Honoring Emma Jean Schulle on her retirement as the Caldwell County district clerk.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
05/01/2007 H Referred to Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
Caption:
Authorizing the burial of Susana I. Aleman in the State Cemetery.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
05/01/2007 H Referred to Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
Caption:
Supporting the establishment of the Jacob's Well Natural Area and the associated missions of the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
04/23/2007 H Scheduled for public hearing on . . . .
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a student member of the board of regents of a state institution of higher education or state university system to serve a term that differs from the terms served by the other members of the board.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
02/15/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 15 2007 2:41PM
Caption:
Recognizing February 14, 2007, as the first Susan G. Komen for the Cure Advocacy Day in Texas.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
04/29/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 29 2007 1:50PM
Caption:
Honoring federal, state, county, and city employees on the occasion of Public Service Recognition Week, May 7-13, 2007.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
04/29/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 29 2007 1:50PM
Caption:
Congratulating the Wimberley High School Lady Texans volleyball team on winning the 2006 UIL Class 3A State Championship.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 21 2007 5:26PM
Caption:
Recognizing the student members of the boards of regents of the public universities of Texas.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
In memory of Paula Kay Wolking of San Marcos.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 10:55AM
Caption:
Honoring Francis E. Bartley on his graduation from Texas State University-San Marcos, his service as the TSU System's first student regent, and his work as a legislative intern in the TSU Office of Governmental Relations.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
Honoring Amberlyn Fett of Dripping Springs on her receipt of the Youth Good Samaritan Award from the Central Texas Red Cross Association.
Author:
Rose
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
Congratulating Texan Marc Glosserman on the opening of his Hill Country BBQ Restaurant in New York City.
Author:
Cook, Byron | Chisum | Rose | Paxton | Keffer, Jim
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
05/18/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the filing of sales reports with the comptroller by wholesalers and distributors of certain alcohol and tobacco products.
Author:
Keffer, Jim | Rose | Delisi | Morrison | Thompson
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:
Branch | Dutton | Goolsby | Rose
Last Action:
05/10/2007 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to requiring a record vote by each house of the legislature on final passage of a bill, resolution to propose or ratify a constitutional amendment, or other nonceremonial resolution and to public notice of the record vote.
Author:
Phillips | Herrero | Rose | Vaught | Bonnen
Last Action:
05/15/2007 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption:
Relating to exempting certain current or former military personnel from the hunter education program.
Author:
Otto | Keffer, Jim | Rose | Howard, Donna | Miller
Sponsor:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/18/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the margin of error the comptroller of public accounts must use to determine whether the local value for a school district is valid after conducting the annual property value study.
Author:
Driver | King, Phil | Talton | Rose | Riddle
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:
Kolkhorst | Rose | Bohac
Last Action:
02/21/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the use of direct recording electronic voting machines.
Author:
Hilderbran | Davis, John | Gallego | Macias | Rose
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a pilot project to develop and operate a crisis stabilization unit on Kerrville State Hospital grounds.
Author:
Coleman | Rose | Anchia
Last Action:
02/06/2007 H Referred to Insurance
Caption:
Relating to coverage of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa as serious mental illnesses under certain group health benefit plans.
Author:
Dukes | Rose
Last Action:
03/12/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the adequacy of health maintenance organization health care delivery networks and availability of preferred provider benefits; providing penalties.
Author:
Van Arsdale | Flynn | Rose | Giddings | McClendon
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:
Dukes | Gattis | Rose
Last Action:
03/26/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the office of inspector general.
Author:
Eiland | Rose
Last Action:
04/23/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to regulation of the secondary market in certain physician and health care provider discounts; providing administrative penalties.
Author:
Delisi | Rose | Gattis
Last Action:
04/12/2007 H Failed to pass
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of failure to identify.
Author:
Lucio III | Escobar | Rose | Pena
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:
Coleman | Rose | Anchia | Davis, John
Last Action:
03/26/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to coverage of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa as serious mental illnesses under certain group health benefit plans.
Author:
Farrar | Rose | Gonzalez Toureilles
Last Action:
04/04/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the promotion of breast-feeding and the prohibition against interference with or restriction of the right to breast-feed; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Rodriguez | Davis, John | Naishtat | Rose | Leibowitz
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to services provided to youth with disabilities transitioning from school-oriented living to post-schooling activities, services for adults, and community living.
Author:
McClendon | Rose
Sponsor:
Uresti
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the appeal by an individual entitled to a veteran's preference of certain adverse employment decisions.
Author:
Strama | Rose | Escobar | Vaught | Noriega, Rick
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:
Gattis | Anchia | Naishtat | Delisi | Rose
Sponsor:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to dog attacks on persons; creating an offense.
Author:
Swinford | Rose | Deshotel | Straus | Gallego
Last Action:
04/24/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for the small and mid-sized adjustment under the public school finance system.
Author:
Truitt | Davis, John | Rose | Isett, Carl | McReynolds
Sponsor:
Janek
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the functions of local mental health and mental retardation authorities.
Author:
Parker | Homer | King, Phil | Hartnett | Rose
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
05/17/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to requiring that a driver's license, personal identification certificate, commercial driver's license, and commercial driver learner's permit issued by the Department of Public Safety state that the holder is a registered sex offender.
Author:
Turner | Rose
Last Action:
03/26/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the office of inspector general.
Author:
Pierson | Rose | Truitt | McCall | Parker
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:
Homer | Hopson | Frost | Rose | Smithee
Last Action:
03/20/2007 H Referred to Insurance
Caption:
Relating to the election of the commissioner of insurance.
Author:
Gattis | Rose
Last Action:
05/02/2007 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to jury assembly and administration.
Author:
Isett, Carl | Gattis | Rose | Taylor
Last Action:
03/21/2007 H Referred to Public Health
Caption:
Relating to consumer access to health care information and consumer protection for services provided by or through health benefit plans, hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and birthing centers; providing penalties.
Author:
Gattis | Dukes | Murphy | Laubenberg | Rose
Last Action:
03/26/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the office of inspector general; providing penalties.
Author:
Rodriguez | Hardcastle | Rose | Deshotel | Eissler
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:
Strama | Rose
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
03/26/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Honoring Tuerff-Davis EnviroMedia, Inc., of Austin on the 10th anniversary of its founding.
Author:
Patrick | Rose
Sponsor:
Brimer
Last Action:
03/26/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Commending Special Olympics Texas and welcoming its athletes to the Capitol.
Author:
Keffer, Jim | Rose | Delisi | Morrison | Thompson
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:
Hughes | Rose | Rodriguez | Parker | Turner
Last Action:
05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption:
In memory of Emilio Gonzales of Lockhart.