Texas Legislature

Author:

McClendon | Moody | Canales | Crownover | Leach

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

Ellis

05/15/2013 S Co-sponsor authorized

Relating to the creation of a commission to investigate convictions after exoneration and to prevent wrongful convictions.

Author:

Murphy | Thompson, Senfronia | Smith | Coleman | Davis, Sarah

Allen | Alvarado | Bohac | Callegari | Davis, John | et al.

Ellis

05/16/2013 E Effective immediately

Relating to liability of certain electric utilities that allow certain uses of land that the electric utility owns, occupies, or leases.

Author:

Stickland | Krause | Sheets | Pickett

Alvarado | Anchia | Ashby | Bell | Bonnen, Dennis | et al.

04/17/2013 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

Relating to the absence of a student from school to visit with a parent or guardian who will be or has been deployed on military duty.

Author:

Gonzalez, Naomi | Márquez | Moody | Pickett | González, Mary

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

04/29/2013 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to the creation of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso as a component institution of the Texas Tech University System.

Author:

Rodriguez, Eddie | Aycock | Alvarado | Davis, John | Miles

Muñoz, Jr. | Walle

05/08/2013 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to breakfast for certain public school students.

Author:

Bohac | Raymond | Orr | Eiland | Villarreal

Ashby | Bonnen, Dennis | Bonnen, Greg | Callegari | Dale | et al.

Nichols

06/14/2013 E Effective immediately

Relating to a school district's recognition of and education regarding traditional winter celebrations.

Author:

Turner, Chris | Moody | Flynn | Isaac | Hilderbran

Gonzalez, Naomi | Guerra | Thompson, Ed | Walle

05/08/2013 H Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who is killed in action.

Author:

Turner, Chris | Farias | Flynn | Moody

Bonnen, Dennis | Cortez | Fletcher | Guerra | Guillen | et al.

05/08/2013 S Referred to Vet Affairs & Military Installations

Relating to an exception to the domicile requirement for issuance of a commercial driver's license for certain military personnel.

Author:

Gooden | Riddle | Burnam | Fallon | Stickland

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

Estes

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to images captured by unmanned aircraft and other images and recordings; providing penalties.

Author:

Rodriguez, Eddie | Kolkhorst | Stickland | Muñoz, Jr. | Farrar

Bonnen, Dennis | Bonnen, Greg | Capriglione | Gonzales, Larry | González, Mary | et al.

Deuell

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to regulation of cottage food products and cottage food production operations.

Author:

Oliveira | Branch | Canales | Guerra | Longoria

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

Hinojosa

05/16/2013 H Senate Amendments Analysis distributed: May 16 2013 5:01PM

Relating to the creation of a new university in South Texas within The University of Texas System.

Author:

Burnam

Allen | González, Mary | Hernandez Luna | Howard | Lucio III | et al.

02/25/2013 H Referred to State Affairs

Relating to authorizing a marriage between two persons of the same sex in this state and repealing the statutory prohibition against the recognition of a civil union or similar relationship entered into in another state between two persons of the same sex.

Author:

Geren | Ritter | Flynn | Pitts | Hilderbran

Gooden | Miller, Doug | Otto | Walle | Workman

05/02/2013 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to rates for water service, to the transfer of functions relating to the economic regulation of water and sewer service from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and to the duties of the Office of Public Utility Counsel regarding the economic regulation of water and sewer service.

Author:

Turner, Sylvester

Walle

Whitmire

06/14/2013 E See remarks for effective date

Relating to the appointment of counsel to represent certain youths and indigent defendants.

Author:

Perez | Davis, John

Allen | Anchia | Burnam | Canales | Capriglione | et al.

03/05/2013 H Referred to Public Health

Relating to the date by which certain entering students at public and private or independent institutions of higher education must receive a vaccination against bacterial meningitis.

Author:

Turner, Chris

Anchia | Burnam | Martinez, "Mando" | Walle | Wu

03/04/2013 H Referred to Appropriations

Relating to an appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund to the foundation school fund for grants to school districts to use in improving the security of school facilities.

Author:

Turner, Chris

Alvarado | Anchia | Martinez, "Mando" | Miles | Walle | et al.

03/05/2013 H Referred to Appropriations

Relating to an appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund to the foundation school fund for grants to school districts for the purchase of equipment for career and technology education courses.

Author:

Eiland | Hilderbran | Kleinschmidt | Alvarado | Morrison

Capriglione | Clardy | Fletcher | Flynn | Gooden | et al.

04/01/2013 H Left pending in committee

Relating to exempting certain amounts charged for certain cable television services from the sales and use tax.

Author:

Turner, Chris

Guerra | Walle

03/05/2013 H Referred to Appropriations

Relating to the amount of unclaimed lottery prize money to be deposited in the fund for veterans' assistance.

Author:

Turner, Chris | Turner, Scott | Farias

Guerra | Walle

Davis

06/14/2013 E Effective immediately

Relating to the eligibility requirements for plumbing licenses issued to applicants with military service.

Author:

Turner, Chris | Turner, Scott | Farias

Guerra | Walle

Davis

06/14/2013 E Effective immediately

Relating to the eligibility requirements for electrician licenses issued to applicants with military experience.

Author:

Turner, Sylvester | Gonzalez, Naomi | Alvarado

Cortez | Miles | Reynolds | Walle

05/10/2013 S Referred to Health & Human Services

Relating to a study on homeless youth.

Author:

Menéndez

Farias | Walle

05/08/2013 H Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to electric utility bill payment assistance programs for certain veterans burned in combat.

Author:

Lucio III

Walle

05/09/2013 H Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to authorizing a fee for county records technology and infrastructure costs.

Author:

Alonzo

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

05/01/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the creation of a Texas resident driver's permit, provisional Texas resident driver's permit, and Texas resident driver's instruction permit; authorizing fees; creating an offense.

Author:

Turner, Chris

Walle

04/17/2013 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the administration of the Texas B-On-time loan program to permit a portion of tuition set-asides to be used to fund tuition exemptions for veterans and other student financial assistance.

Author:

Simmons | Bonnen, Greg | Eiland

Bonnen, Dennis | Burnam | Capriglione | Collier | Cortez | et al.

Deuell

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to the coverage by certain health benefit plans for the screening and treatment of autism spectrum disorder.

Author:

Guerra | Lucio III | Sheffield, J. D. | Raymond | Zerwas

Canales | Coleman | Hernandez Luna | Martinez, "Mando" | Muñoz, Jr. | et al.

04/10/2013 H Left pending in committee

Relating to districts in certain counties located on the Texas-Mexico border and amending Chapter 288 of the Health and Safety Code.

Author:

Vo | Hilderbran | Pitts | Thompson, Senfronia | Hunter

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

05/05/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve and permit the construction of a monument on the Capitol grounds recognizing Vietnamese Americans for their contributions to this state and nation.

Author:

Turner, Chris | Moody | Flynn | Isaac | Hilderbran

Cortez | Fallon | Gonzalez, Naomi | Guerra | Herrero | et al.

Van de Putte

05/28/2013 E Filed with the Secretary of State

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who is killed in action.

Author:

Raymond | Hilderbran | Taylor, Van | Deshotel | Branch

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

04/29/2013 H Considered in Calendars

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the taxation of the sale or use of certain food and medicine.

Author:

Vo | Button | Wu | Farias | Harper-Brown

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

04/18/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 18 2013 12:35PM

Recognizing April 17, 2013, as Vietnamese American Day at the State Capitol.