Author:
Swinford
Last Action:
04/01/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the boards of trustees of retirement systems for paid or partly paid firefighters.
Author:
Swinford | Rose | Eissler | Eiland | Gallego
Last Action:
04/14/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for the small and mid-sized adjustment under the public school finance system.
Author:
Swinford
Sponsor:
Hegar
Last Action:
05/23/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Invasive Species Coordinating Committee.
Author:
Swinford
Last Action:
05/06/2009 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of certain public officers to the legislature and prohibiting legislators from other public employment.
Author:
Swinford
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
05/23/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the theft of a military grave marker.
Author:
Swinford | Heflin
Last Action:
03/02/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the commissioners court of a county to enter into an ad valorem tax abatement agreement.
Author:
Swinford
Last Action:
05/13/2009 S Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Caption:
Relating to limited agricultural cooperatives; providing penalties.
Author:
Swinford
Last Action:
03/03/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to the expiration of certain parts of the Texas Economic Development Act.
Author:
Swinford
Last Action:
03/03/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to the appointment of a master in chancery for certain appeals to district court from an order of an appraisal review board or from certain orders of the comptroller of public accounts.
Author:
Swinford
Last Action:
03/09/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue to finance a convention center hotel in certain municipalities.
Author:
Swinford
Last Action:
03/09/2009 H Referred to Agriculture & Livestock
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a fuel ethanol and biodiesel producer loan guarantee program.
Author:
Swinford | Guillen
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the fuel ethanol and biodiesel incentive program of the Department of Agriculture.
Author:
Swinford
Last Action:
03/31/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Texas bioenergy fund.
Author:
Swinford | Heflin | Jackson, Jim
Last Action:
04/01/2009 H Subcommittee members named
Caption:
Relating to agreements for limitations on appraised value under the Texas Economic Development Act.
Author:
Swinford
Last Action:
04/30/2009 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption:
Relating to the state's goal for electric generating capacity derived from emerging renewable energy resources.
Author:
Swinford
Last Action:
04/16/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the curriculum, funding, promotion, and economic impact of career and technology education in public educational institutions.
Author:
Swinford | Anchia
Last Action:
04/22/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a solar generation incentive program.
Author:
Swinford
Last Action:
04/24/2009 H Corrected committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to certificates of convenience and necessity.
Author:
Swinford
Last Action:
05/13/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to an appeal of an order of an appraisal review board to a district court.
Author:
Swinford | Heflin | Hopson | Hardcastle | Jones
Last Action:
04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the governance and disclosure requirements of electric cooperative corporations and the review of complaints of electric cooperative corporation members by the Office of the Attorney General.
Author:
Swinford
Last Action:
05/15/2009 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption:
Relating to the requirement to wear safety apparel and seat belts while operating certain off-highway vehicles; changing the elements of an offense.
Author:
Swinford
Last Action:
03/23/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to municipal ordinances governing the installation and operation of distributed renewable generation systems.
Author:
Swinford | McReynolds | Gonzalez Toureilles | Kleinschmidt | Aycock
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the funding of the statewide wildfire protection plan at the Texas Forest Service.
Author:
Swinford
Last Action:
05/11/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Texas Export Financial Assistance Guarantee Program.
Author:
Swinford
Last Action:
05/05/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a solar and distributed renewable generation incentive program.
Author:
Swinford
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Designating the Panhandle Region of Texas as an official Natural Renewable Resource Area.
Author:
Swinford | Lewis | Craddick | Jones | Chisum
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Requesting the Texas Department of Transportation to designate the overpass at the intersection of Highway 20 and Highway 338 in Odessa as the Buddy West Memorial Overpass.
Author:
Swinford | Smithee | Chisum
Last Action:
02/25/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 25 2009 1:39PM
Caption:
Honoring B&W Pantex on earning an outstanding performance rating from the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Author:
Swinford | Smithee | Chisum | Heflin
Last Action:
02/25/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 25 2009 1:39PM
Caption:
Recognizing February 24, 2009, as Panhandle Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Swinford | Chisum | Darby | Heflin | Smithee
Last Action:
03/27/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 27 2009 7:55AM
Caption:
Recognizing March 25, 2009, as Texas Wind Energy Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Swinford
Last Action:
03/26/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 26 2009 7:53AM
Caption:
Commending Warren Lasher and Dan Woodfin of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas for their award-winning work in behalf of renewable energy transmission infrastructure.
Author:
Swinford
Last Action:
04/21/2009 H Filed
Caption:
In memory of Steve Wright Sterquell of Amarillo.
Author:
Swinford
Last Action:
05/11/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 11 2009 8:00AM
Caption:
Recognizing the Texas A&M University Agricultural and Natural Resources Policy Internship Program and Public Policy Internship Program and the interns for the 81st legislative session.
Author:
Swinford
Last Action:
05/08/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 8 2009 10:44AM
Caption:
Honoring John Lemons on his retirement as superintendent of the Bushland Independent School District.
Author:
Strama | Crabb | Swinford | Naishtat
Last Action:
04/16/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the reapportionment of state legislative, congressional, and judicial districts and the creation, function, and duties of the Texas Redistricting Commission.
Author:
Dukes | Swinford | McClendon
Last Action:
02/17/2009 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption:
Relating to state financial assistance to school districts that make contributions for social security coverage.
Author:
Raymond | Alvarado | Swinford
Last Action:
04/20/2009 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:
Heflin | King, Susan | Swinford
Last Action:
04/01/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the commissioners court of a county to enter into an ad valorem tax abatement agreement.
Author:
Farabee | Swinford | Smithee | Strama | Crownover
Last Action:
05/07/2009 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to providing that the Railroad Commission of Texas is governed by a single railroad commissioner.
Author:
Gallego | Farabee | Solomons | Swinford | Coleman
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
05/30/2009 H Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
Caption:
Relating to net metering for retail electric service customers and compensation for excess electricity generated by a retail electric customer's on-site generator.
Author:
Lewis | Pitts | Craddick | Swinford
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the determination of the population of a county required to develop a juvenile justice alternative education program.
Author:
Patrick | McReynolds | Swinford | Bonnen | Oliveira
Last Action:
04/14/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to public school finance.
Author:
Gonzalez Toureilles | Homer | Keffer | McReynolds | Swinford
Last Action:
04/17/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Rural Development Fund and to the establishment, operation, and funding of certain programs for rural economic development.
Author:
Darby | Chisum | Swinford | Keffer | Hardcastle
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
05/23/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to changing the name of the Office of Rural Community Affairs to the Texas Department of Rural Affairs.
Author:
Hardcastle | Deshotel | Solomons | Swinford | Gonzalez Toureilles
Last Action:
04/01/2009 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to the implementation of and incentives for projects involving the capture, transportation, injection, sequestration, geologic storage, or abatement of carbon dioxide.
Author:
Gonzalez Toureilles | Gonzales | Swinford | Rios Ybarra
Last Action:
04/27/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to weight limits on a vehicle loaded with certain agricultural products.
Author:
Heflin | Swinford | Strama | Kolkhorst | Gallego
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Economic Development Act.
Author:
Christian | Berman | Swinford | Anderson | Harper-Brown
Last Action:
03/24/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to the teaching of science in public schools.
Author:
Phillips | Swinford | Smithee | Chisum | Homer
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Designating the American quarter horse as the official State Horse of Texas.
Author:
Strama | Crabb | Swinford | Naishtat
Last Action:
04/16/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to establish legislative and congressional districts and revising constitutional redistricting procedures.
Author:
Farabee | Swinford | Smithee | Strama
Last Action:
05/05/2009 H Failed of adoption
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide that the Railroad Commission of Texas is governed by a single elected railroad commissioner.
Author:
Brown, Fred | Callegari | Swinford | Chisum
Last Action:
03/17/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 17 2009 7:45AM
Caption:
Honoring Benjamin Nicholas Hughes of College Station for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
Author:
Smithee | Swinford | Chisum
Last Action:
02/25/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 25 2009 1:39PM
Caption:
In memory of U.S. Army Specialist Brandon A. Meyer of Canyon.