Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Number of Bills: 23
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:
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:
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:
Hughes | Rodriguez | Smithee | Laubenberg
Coauthor:
Anderson | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | et al.
Last Action:
04/25/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients.
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:
Chisum | Flynn | Zerwas | Berman | Eissler
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Bonnen | Branch | Brown, Betty | et al.
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to public school elective courses providing academic study of the Bible.
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:
Deshotel | Delisi | Bonnen | Howard, Donna
Coauthor:
Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Eiland | England | King, Susan | et al.
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
05/11/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to human papillomavirus education programs.
Author:
Howard, Charlie | Flynn
Coauthor:
Anderson | Berman | Brown, Betty | Callegari | Chisum | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the transfer of an embryo except in an adoption proceeding; providing a penalty.
Author:
Taylor | Bonnen | Flynn | Gattis | England
Coauthor:
Anderson | Berman | Cook, Robby | Darby | Driver | et al.
Last Action:
04/26/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to exempting from ad valorem taxation property used by certain nonprofit community business organizations to provide services to aid in the economic development of local communities.
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:
Olivo | Howard, Charlie | Turner | Davis, John | Zerwas
Coauthor:
Smith, Wayne
Sponsor:
Janek
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to certain subdivision golf courses.
Author:
Delisi | Eissler | Zerwas | Homer | McClendon
Coauthor:
Aycock | Berman | Callegari | Castro | Cook, Byron | et al.
Last Action:
04/25/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to advance directives.
Author:
Howard, Charlie | Chisum
Coauthor:
Anderson | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | Branch | et al.
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
06/08/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to voluntary student expression of religious viewpoints in public schools.
Author:
Straus | Anchia | Crabb | King, Phil | Oliveira
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Bohac | Branch | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to energy demand, energy load, energy efficiency incentives, energy programs, and energy performance measures.
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:
Branch | Paxton | Anderson | Raymond | Cook, Robby
Coauthor:
Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | et al.
Last Action:
05/07/2007 H Failed of adoption
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a franchise tax rate to be approved by three-fourths of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.
Author:
Elkins | Bailey | Bonnen | Leibowitz | Callegari
Coauthor:
Anchia | Berman | Bohac | Brown, Fred | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
04/30/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a legislative session.