Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Number of Bills: 38
Author:
Crownover | McCall | Sheffield | Alvarado
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Berman | Bolton | et al.
Last Action:
05/08/2009 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to the elimination of smoking in all workplaces and public places; providing penalties.
Author:
Eiland | Turner, Sylvester
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Bohac | et al.
Last Action:
04/17/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
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:
Lucio III | Jackson, Jim | Martinez, "Mando" | Edwards | Herrero
Coauthor:
Allen | Alvarado | Bolton | Chavez | Farias | et al.
Last Action:
05/01/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to a medical assistance buy-in program for children with certain developmental disabilities.
Author:
Patrick | Eissler | Anchia | Pitts | Thompson
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Aycock | Berman | et al.
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to an enhanced quality full-day prekindergarten program provided by public school districts in conjunction with community providers.
Author:
Gonzalez Toureilles | Homer | Hughes | Kleinschmidt | Paxton
Coauthor:
Gutierrez | Leibowitz | Walle
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
05/27/2009 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to the use or display under certain circumstances of an expired license to carry a concealed handgun.
Author:
Jackson, Jim | Harper-Brown | Kent | Anchia | Davis, John
Coauthor:
Allen | Alvarado | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al.
Last Action:
05/21/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the on-premises consumption of certain alcoholic beverages; providing a penalty.
Author:
Naishtat
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Walle
Last Action:
02/17/2009 H Referred to Insurance
Caption:
Relating to required use by insurers of certain standard insurance policy forms for residential property insurance.
Author:
Burnam | Lucio III
Coauthor:
Gutierrez | Walle
Last Action:
05/08/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the prevention of racial profiling by certain civilian employees of the Department of Public Safety.
Author:
Hartnett | Turner, Sylvester | King, Phil
Coauthor:
Gutierrez | Kleinschmidt | Walle
Last Action:
05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to this state's goal for installed electric generating capacity from natural gas.
Author:
King, Phil | Anchia | Hughes | Lewis | Strama
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Branch | Brown, Betty | et al.
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
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:
McClendon | Thompson | Gallego | Hodge | Pierson
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Burnam | Chavez | Gutierrez | Kent | et al.
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of an advisory panel to assist with a study regarding the prevention of wrongful convictions.
Author:
Herrero | Ortiz, Jr. | Hunter | Gonzalez Toureilles | Anchia
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Alvarado | Eiland | Gonzales | Guillen | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Dr. Hector P. Garcia.
Author:
Martinez Fischer | Pitts | Gallego | Berman | Lucio III
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Bolton | Branch | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/13/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify.
Author:
Veasey
Coauthor:
Pierson | Walle
Last Action:
02/19/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to utility bill payment protection for elderly or disabled persons.
Author:
Rodriguez | Naishtat | Herrero | Hughes | Davis, John
Coauthor:
Chavez | Walle
Last Action:
05/02/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to employment services for persons with disabilities.
Author:
Cohen
Coauthor:
Rodriguez | Thibaut | Walle
Last Action:
03/19/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for the child health plan.
Author:
Gonzales | Martinez, "Mando" | Pickett
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Dunnam | Dutton | Farrar | et al.
Last Action:
03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the hours of sale for liquor.
Author:
Leibowitz | Naishtat | Herrero | Rodriguez | Cook
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Alvarado | Burnam | Farrar | Guillen | et al.
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the sale, recovery, and recycling of certain television equipment; providing administrative penalties.
Author:
Harper-Brown | Kent | Lucio III
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Cohen | Farrar | Gutierrez | Walle
Last Action:
05/13/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in the vicinity of a vulnerable road user; providing penalties.
Author:
Farrar
Coauthor:
Walle
Sponsor:
Gallegos
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the method of mailing notice a municipal management district may use to notify a property owner about a scheduled hearing.
Author:
Alvarado
Coauthor:
Walle
Last Action:
02/23/2009 H Referred to Insurance
Caption:
Relating to the classifications used in rating personal automobile insurance.
Author:
Brown, Betty | King, Phil | Flynn | Hughes
Coauthor:
Miller, Sid | Rose | Walle
Last Action:
03/31/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the rates charged by a water and sewer utility.
Author:
Ortiz, Jr. | Davis, John | Smith, Todd | Herrero | Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
Marquez | Walle
Last Action:
05/08/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to student information required to be provided at the time of enrollment in public schools.
Author:
Giddings | Solomons | Eiland | Hughes | Smithee
Coauthor:
Allen | Alvarado | Edwards | Gonzales | Hernandez | et al.
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/26/2009 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to workers' compensation insurance coverage regarding certain contractors.
Author:
Davis, Yvonne | Martinez Fischer | Deshotel | Hodge | Gonzales
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Bolton | Burnam | Chavez | et al.
Last Action:
04/01/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the provision of commercial mobile service to customers.
Author:
Rios Ybarra | Anderson | Gonzales | Hunter | Martinez, "Mando"
Coauthor:
Allen | Alvarado | Anchia | Aycock | Bolton | et al.
Last Action:
05/08/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to a public health extension service pilot program.
Author:
Olivo | Gonzales | Naishtat | Turner, Sylvester | Corte
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
05/21/2009 S Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption:
Relating to the designation of May 9 as Willie Velasquez Day.
Author:
Deshotel | Burnam | Farrar | Guillen
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Anchia | Chavez | Edwards | Gonzales | et al.
Last Action:
04/17/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to unemployment compensation modernization.
Author:
Dunnam | Crownover | Coleman | Turner, Sylvester | Gattis
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bolton | Castro | Cohen | Deshotel | et al.
Last Action:
05/19/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to accountability and transparency in government operations, including disclosure, oversight, and enforcement measures; providing penalties.
Author:
Coleman | Dukes | Zerwas | Davis, John | Naishtat
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Bolton | et al.
Last Action:
05/19/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the administration and funding of and eligibility for the child health plan, medical assistance, and other programs.
Author:
Fletcher | Gallego | King, Phil | Solomons | Turner, Sylvester
Coauthor:
Allen | Alvarado | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al.
Last Action:
04/29/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to certain fraudulent investment schemes; providing penalties.
Author:
Weber | Anchia | Thompson | Naishtat | Alvarado
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al.
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
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
Coauthor:
Anchia | Burnam | Button | Cohen | Deshotel | et al.
Last Action:
05/05/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
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:
Hunter
Coauthor:
Gutierrez | Walle
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the creation of district courts and statutory county courts and to the composition of juvenile boards in certain counties.
Author:
Elkins
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Anchia | Berman | Bohac | Bolton | et al.
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
05/27/2009 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a legislative session.
Author:
Allen | Turner, Sylvester | Giddings | Bohac | Thompson
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al.
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/26/2009 E Filed with the Secretary of State
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:
Keffer | Kuempel | Pierson | England | Miklos
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Christian | Edwards | Eiland | Herrero | et al.
Last Action:
03/09/2009 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption:
Expressing intent that funds provided to the State of Texas by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act be spent, as far as practicable, on domestic goods, materials, and services.
Author:
Dunnam | Coleman | Moody
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Bolton | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Reaffirming the pride of all Texans in our one and indivisible National Union and State.