Texas Legislature

Author:

Eiland | Turner, Sylvester

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Bohac | et al.

04/17/2009 H Considered in Calendars

Relating to appropriations for damages and disruptions suffered by state agencies and institutions of higher education caused by natural disasters and to an appropriation for disaster relief generally.

Author:

Corte | Guillen | Maldonado | Flores | Gattis

Aycock | Button | Edwards | Gonzalez Toureilles | Kent | et al.

04/07/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to resident tuition rates at public institutions of higher education for certain veterans and their spouses and children.

Author:

Branch | McCall | Coleman | McClendon | Madden

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Aycock | et al.

Zaffirini

06/17/2009 E See remarks for effective date

Relating to measures to enhance and maintain the quality of state universities, including funding and incentives to support emerging public research universities, to the abolition of the higher education fund, to the institutional groupings under the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's accountability system, to the independent status of Lamar Institute of Technology, to research conducted by public universities and other state entities, and to the authorization of revenue bonds for certain institutions of higher education.

Author:

Patrick | Eissler | Anchia | Pitts | Thompson

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Aycock | Berman | et al.

Zaffirini

06/19/2009 E Vetoed by the Governor

Relating to an enhanced quality full-day prekindergarten program provided by public school districts in conjunction with community providers.

Author:

Jackson, Jim | Harper-Brown | Kent | Anchia | Davis, John

Allen | Alvarado | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al.

05/21/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce

Relating to the on-premises consumption of certain alcoholic beverages; providing a penalty.

Author:

King, Phil | Anchia | Hughes | Lewis | Strama

Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Branch | Brown, Betty | et al.

Seliger

06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09

Relating to the establishment of incentives by this state for the implementation of certain projects to capture and sequester carbon dioxide that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere.

Author:

Geren | Sheffield | Aycock | King, Susan | Strama

Chavez | Maldonado | Moody | Pickett | Truitt | et al.

03/11/2009 H Left pending in committee

Relating to adoption of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.

Author:

Vaught | Pierson | Parker | Anchia | Gattis

Allen | Burnam | Chavez | Cohen | Creighton | et al.

05/08/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to the offense of failing to secure a child passenger in a motor vehicle and to fines for the offense.

Author:

Martinez Fischer | Pitts | Gallego | Berman | Lucio III

Allen | Alonzo | Bolton | Branch | Burnam | et al.

Ellis

05/13/2009 E Effective immediately

Relating to a qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify.

Author:

Taylor | Pena | Fletcher | Oliveira | Sheffield

Allen | Bonnen | Button | Cook | Creighton | et al.

05/19/2009 S Referred to Finance

Relating to the exemption from certain taxation of certain organizations.

Author:

Orr

Turner, Chris

05/05/2009 H Companion considered in lieu of in committee

Relating to the installation of natural gas pipelines in controlled access highway rights-of-way.

Author:

Geren | Veasey

Turner, Chris

03/02/2009 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Relating to the licensing and regulation of landmen by the Texas Real Estate Commission.

Author:

Anchia | Walle | Hodge | Miklos | Thibaut

Alvarado | Burnam | Farias | Gonzales | Herrero | et al.

03/02/2009 H Referred to Insurance

Relating to regulation of property and casualty insurance rates.

Author:

Walle | Martinez Fischer | Moody | Ortiz, Jr. | Leibowitz

Allen | Alvarado | Anchia | Bohac | Dutton | et al.

Ellis

06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of graffiti and to certain conditions imposed on defendants convicted of that offense or on juveniles adjudicated as having engaged in conduct in violation of that offense.

Author:

Crownover | Naishtat | Flores | Heflin | Anchia

Alvarado | Anderson | Berman | Bolton | Bonnen | et al.

03/03/2009 H Referred to Public Education

Relating to funding of the Communities In Schools program.

Author:

Anchia | Davis, Yvonne | Branch | Hodge | Isett

Gonzales | Guillen | Jones | Kent | King, Susan | et al.

Duncan

05/27/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09

Relating to compensation of and services to persons wrongfully imprisoned.

Author:

Bohac | Elkins | Solomons | Hilderbran | Turner, Sylvester

Branch | Guillen | Leibowitz | Turner, Chris

Eltife

06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09

Relating to information that must be included on certain electric bills.

Author:

Bohac | Martinez Fischer | Castro | Patrick | Oliveira

Aycock | Branch | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Burnam | et al.

Shapiro

06/19/2009 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for a limited period for certain backpacks and school supplies specified by the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.

Author:

Davis, Yvonne | Martinez Fischer | Deshotel | Hodge | Gonzales

Allen | Alonzo | Bolton | Burnam | Chavez | et al.

04/01/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee

Relating to the provision of commercial mobile service to customers.

Author:

Rios Ybarra | Anderson | Gonzales | Hunter | Martinez, "Mando"

Allen | Alvarado | Anchia | Aycock | Bolton | et al.

05/08/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to a public health extension service pilot program.

Author:

Davis, Yvonne | Deshotel | Hodge | Gonzales | Eiland

Allen | Bolton | Burnam | Chavez | Coleman | et al.

04/01/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee

Relating to the provision of video programming service to consumers.

Author:

Davis, Yvonne | Deshotel | Hodge | Gonzales | Eiland

Alonzo | Bolton | Burnam | Chavez | Coleman | et al.

04/14/2009 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the provision of Internet service to consumers.

Author:

Cohen | Anchia | Dukes | Pitts | Hartnett

Allen | Alonzo | Berman | Bohac | Bolton | et al.

05/13/2009 H Postponed

Relating to the fee based on admissions to certain sexually oriented businesses.

Author:

Solomons | Raymond | Marquez | Homer | Branch

Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al.

Zaffirini

05/11/2009 S Left pending in committee

Relating to determination of state contributions for participation by certain junior college employees in the state employees group benefits program.

Author:

Olivo | Gonzales | Naishtat | Turner, Sylvester | Corte

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Burnam | et al.

Van de Putte

05/21/2009 S Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

Relating to the designation of May 9 as Willie Velasquez Day.

Author:

Kent | Farrar | Veasey | Hodge | Truitt

Burnam | Button | England | Giddings | Hartnett | et al.

04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the purchase of cement or cement products by certain governmental entities.

Author:

Coleman | Dukes | Zerwas | Davis, John | Naishtat

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Bolton | et al.

05/19/2009 S Referred to Finance

Relating to the administration and funding of and eligibility for the child health plan, medical assistance, and other programs.

Author:

Riddle | Rios Ybarra | Pena

Turner, Chris

05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to the establishment of a centralized sex offender registration authority in certain counties in this state.

Author:

Solomons

Turner, Chris

05/14/2009 H Point of order sustained

Relating to certain protections for customers in the restructured electric services market.

Author:

Pierson | Eiland | Gutierrez | Dunnam

Anchia | Berman | Coleman | Deshotel | England | et al.

04/28/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to local option alcoholic beverage elections to change the status of an existing voting unit.

Author:

Gattis | Isett | Veasey | Truitt | Lucio III

Brown, Fred | Chavez | Edwards | Eissler | Flynn | et al.

Ogden

06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Armed Services Scholarship.

Author:

Harless | Gattis | Rodriguez | Kent | Bolton

Cook | Eiland | Gonzales | Hardcastle | Harper-Brown | et al.

03/19/2009 H Referred to Appropriations

Relating to the use and management of dedicated funds by the state.

Author:

Hochberg | Eissler | Aycock | Pitts | Patrick

Chavez | Edwards | Flores | Guillen | Gutierrez | et al.

Shapiro

06/19/2009 E See remarks for effective date

Relating to public school finance and programs.

Author:

Fletcher | Gallego | King, Phil | Solomons | Turner, Sylvester

Allen | Alvarado | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al.

04/29/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to certain fraudulent investment schemes; providing penalties.

Author:

Weber | Anchia | Thompson | Naishtat | Alvarado

Allen | Alonzo | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al.

Van de Putte

06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09

Relating to the provision of services to certain persons involved in, and the prosecution, punishment, and prevention of, offenses involving trafficking of persons or certain forced or sex-based labor or services, and to law enforcement training related to offenses involving that trafficking.

Author:

Rodriguez | Gallego | Harless | Taylor | Keffer

Anchia | Burnam | Button | Cohen | Deshotel | et al.

05/05/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to establishing a no-interest loan program to promote the use of energy efficiency measures and renewable energy technology in certain residential dwellings, commercial buildings, and places of worship.

Author:

Branch | Eissler | Strama | Oliveira | Aycock

Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Button | et al.

Shapiro

06/19/2009 E Effective immediately

Relating to textbooks, electronic textbooks, instructional material, and technological equipment in public schools.

Author:

Kolkhorst | Howard, Donna | Shelton | Ortiz, Jr. | King, Susan

Bohac | Branch | Button | Gallego | Leibowitz | et al.

Nelson

06/19/2009 E Effective immediately

Relating to the professional nursing shortage reduction program.

Author:

Oliveira | Paxton | Hopson | Callegari | Creighton

Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.

Patrick, Dan

06/16/2009 E See remarks for effective date

Relating to the computation of the franchise tax.

Author:

Herrero | Gattis | Truitt | Kent | Leibowitz

Anchia | Burnam | Farias | Gonzales | Gonzalez Toureilles | et al.

05/21/2009 S Referred to State Affairs

Urging congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.

Author:

Allen | Turner, Sylvester | Giddings | Bohac | Thompson

Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al.

Ellis

05/26/2009 E Filed with the Secretary of State

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:

Patrick

Pierson | Smith, Todd | Turner, Chris

01/28/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jan 28 2009 4:55PM

Welcoming the members of Team Arlington to the State Capitol and recognizing January 28, 2009, as Team Arlington Day.

Author:

Pierson

Turner, Chris

02/18/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 18 2009 4:12PM

Recognizing February 17, 2009, as Mansfield Day at the State Capitol.

Author:

Shelton

Burnam | Geren | Hancock | Patrick | Pierson | et al.

02/13/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 13 2009 8:02AM

Welcoming the Texas Christian University Student Government Association to the State Capitol.

Author:

Patrick

Pierson | Smith, Todd | Turner, Chris | Veasey

02/23/2009 H Referred to Rules & Resolutions

Recognizing February 26, 2009, as Tarrant County Day at the State Capitol.

Author:

Patrick

Geren | Hancock | Pierson | Shelton | Smith, Todd | et al.

03/18/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 18 2009 8:00AM

Recognizing February 26, 2009, as Tarrant County Day at the State Capitol.

Author:

Shelton

Turner, Chris

04/17/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 17 2009 10:40AM

Commending members of the Leadership Fort Worth Class of 2009 for their civic engagement and volunteerism.

Author:

Dunnam | Coleman | Moody

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Bolton | et al.

04/24/2009 H Referred to State Affairs

Reaffirming the pride of all Texans in our one and indivisible National Union and State.

Author:

Maldonado | Geren | McClendon | Dunnam | Taylor

Allen | Bolton | Davis, Yvonne | Gattis | Gonzalez Toureilles | et al.

06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM

Honoring the staff of the housekeeping/grounds and maintenance divisions of the State Preservation Board for their role in preserving the Texas State Capitol.