Author:
Turner, Sylvester | Stickland
Last Action:
03/14/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a peace officer to take a blood specimen from the operator of a motor vehicle or watercraft to test for alcohol concentration or the presence of other intoxicating substances.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester | Lucio III | Guillen
Last Action:
05/04/2013 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the provision under the medical assistance program of certain medications to children younger than five years of age.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
02/13/2013 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Caption:
Relating to county or municipal regulation of crafted precious metal dealers; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester | Giddings | Miles | Wu
Sponsor:
Whitmire
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 1/1/14
Caption:
Relating to the restriction of access to the records and files of a child charged with or convicted of certain fine-only misdemeanor offenses.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
04/17/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the detention of juveniles pending criminal trial.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
02/13/2013 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption:
Relating to the system benefit fund fee.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester | Reynolds
Last Action:
04/23/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to financing programs for low-income electric customers and certain other electric customers; lowering the amount of a fee; imposing a fee.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
04/03/2013 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the repeal of the driver responsibility program.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester | Rose
Sponsor:
Davis
Last Action:
05/14/2013 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the notification of certain legislators of the death of a child in foster care.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
04/29/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to automatic expunction of a juvenile's record after completion of a deferred prosecution program; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester | Wu
Last Action:
04/23/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the procedure for an application for a writ of habeas corpus based on relevant scientific evidence.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
03/20/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate grievance system.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
04/23/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to complaints about medication or medical care provided to foster children.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to the allocation of money in the judicial and court personnel training fund.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
04/23/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a defendant's authority to amend a motion for new trial in a criminal case.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
05/08/2013 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the copying of certain records and files relating to a child who is a party to a juvenile proceeding.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Sponsor:
Whitmire
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the appointment of counsel to represent certain youths and indigent defendants.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester | Smith
Last Action:
04/16/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to cardiac assessments of participants in extracurricular athletic activities sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
03/27/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a study on recidivism rates for certain juveniles committed to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester | Wu
Last Action:
05/04/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to voting by voters unable to enter a polling place.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
03/05/2013 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety
Caption:
Relating to due process for certain law enforcement officers.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
03/05/2013 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the requirement that electric utilities offer a standard retail service package on a standard form with standard terms to a customer.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
03/05/2013 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the election of a commissioner of the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
03/05/2013 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to district or county attorneys engaged in the business of debt collection; authorizing a civil penalty.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester | Burnam | Wu
Last Action:
04/02/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the criminal consequences for the manufacture, delivery, or possession of certain small amounts of Penalty Group 1 controlled substances.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
03/05/2013 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the penalty for the manufacture, delivery, or possession of certain small amounts of Penalty Group 1 controlled substances.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
03/11/2013 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to evaluating the adequacy of education provided to children in county jails.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester | Gonzalez, Naomi | Alvarado
Last Action:
05/10/2013 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to a study on homeless youth.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
03/11/2013 H Referred to Corrections
Caption:
Relating to the maximum age of commitment of certain juveniles to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
04/19/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a study of and report regarding Texas Department of Criminal Justice visitation policies.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
03/27/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a study of the feasibility and desirability of certain changes to the juvenile justice system.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
03/11/2013 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to children who engage in certain conduct indicating a need for supervision and the provision of services to those children and their families.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Sponsor:
Whitmire
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to tuition for certain students residing outside of a junior college district.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
03/19/2013 H Referred to Insurance
Caption:
Relating to regulation of health benefit plan rates.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
03/19/2013 H Referred to Corrections
Caption:
Relating to establishing the juvenile first offender program.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
03/25/2013 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to evidence of inequality of appraisal in judicial appeals of appraisal review board orders.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
03/19/2013 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the consolidation and allocation of state criminal court costs; increasing certain court costs.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
03/19/2013 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to authorizing a public junior college district to exempt from the payment of tuition and fees certain students enrolled concurrently in certain training programs and adult education courses.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester | Lucio III
Last Action:
04/16/2013 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to expanding eligibility for medical assistance to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and ensuring the provision of quality care under and the effectiveness of the medical assistance program.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
04/23/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a prostitution prevention program; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
04/23/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to certain testing of residential structures.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
02/21/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 21 2013 12:19PM
Caption:
Recognizing February 20, 2013, as Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas Day at the Capitol.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
05/16/2013 H Reported enrolled: May 16 2013 2:37PM
Caption:
In memory of Catherine Ferguson of Dallas, the mother of Representative Helen Giddings.
Author:
Darby | Pitts | Gonzales, Larry | Menéndez | Turner, Sylvester
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the amounts, availability, and use of certain statutorily dedicated revenue and accounts; reducing or affecting the amounts or rates of certain statutorily dedicated fees and assessments; making an appropriation.
Author:
Taylor, Van | Coleman | Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
03/13/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to unit operations for oil, gas, or oil and gas production or carbon dioxide storage.
Author:
Gonzales, Larry | Burnam | Allen | Turner, Sylvester | Giddings
Last Action:
04/26/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to surcharges associated with and the enforcement of the driver responsibility program.
Author:
Riddle | Miller, Rick | Turner, Sylvester
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to charitable contributions by state employees to assist domestic victims of human trafficking.
Author:
Bell | Turner, Sylvester | Davis, John | Reynolds | Rodriguez, Eddie
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/10/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the provision of certain opportunities to career and technical students by public school districts under the college credit program.
Author:
Huberty | Turner, Sylvester | Cook | Miles
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the administration to public school students in certain grades of state-administered assessment instruments.
Author:
Bell | White | Allen | Dukes | Turner, Sylvester
Sponsor:
Hegar
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to Prairie View A&M University's eligibility to participate in the research development fund.
Author:
Giddings | Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
04/25/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the assignment of a public school student to an inexperienced or uncertified teacher.
Author:
Thompson, Senfronia | Davis, Sarah | Davis, John | Turner, Sylvester | Naishtat
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/28/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the distribution of certain civil penalties and civil restitution received by the attorney general.
Author:
Turner, Chris | Anchia | Turner, Sylvester
Sponsor:
Davis
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 1/1/14
Caption:
Relating to the disconnection of electric or gas utility service.
Author:
Ratliff | Branch | Simpson | Turner, Sylvester | Kacal
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium.
Author:
Davis, John | Burkett | Turner, Sylvester | Kolkhorst | Menéndez
Last Action:
05/09/2013 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the establishment and expansion of community collaboratives by entities to provide services to and coordinate the care of persons who are homeless, persons with mental illness, and persons with substance abuse problems.
Author:
Giddings | Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
03/19/2013 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to the administration of the Texas B-On-time loan program and to permitting an institution of higher education to retain excess B-On-time tuition set-asides to provide financial assistance to students of the institution.
Author:
Otto | Turner, Sylvester | Howard | Zerwas
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to imposing a fee on the sale of cigarettes and cigarette tobacco products manufactured by certain companies; providing penalties.
Author:
Orr | Howard | Otto | Darby | Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
05/13/2013 S Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the School Land Board to designate certain revenue for deposit in the real estate special fund account of the permanent school fund.
Author:
Miles | Davis, Yvonne | Martinez Fischer | Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
05/06/2013 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Expressing support for the Voting Rights Act and urging the United States Congress to protect every citizen's right to participate in the political process by making permanent the provisions of Section 5 of that legislation.
Author:
Dutton | Miles | Thompson, Senfronia | McClendon | Turner, Sylvester
Last Action:
04/09/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 9 2013 12:16PM
Caption:
In memory of Pastor Lloyd Crosby of Mt. Corinth Missionary Baptist Church in Hempstead.