Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Kirk Watson
81st Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/25/2024

Number of Bills: 33

SB 17 Author: Nichols | Carona | Nelson | Patrick, Dan | Shapiro
Coauthor: Estes | Watson
Sponsor: Smith, Wayne
Last Action: 05/22/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the design, development, financing, construction, and operation of certain toll projects; granting the authority to issue bonds.

SB 19 Author: Patrick, Dan
Coauthor: Eltife | Huffman | Jackson, Mike | Nelson | Nichols | et al.
Last Action: 04/09/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the computation of the franchise tax.

SB 21 Author: Zaffirini | Carona | Hinojosa | Lucio | Uresti | et al.
Coauthor: Wentworth | Watson | Shapleigh | Davis, Wendy | West | et al.
Last Action: 04/23/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an enhanced quality full-day prekindergarten program provided by public school districts in conjunction with community providers.

SB 39 Author: Zaffirini | Van de Putte
Coauthor: Carona | Uresti | Deuell | Watson
Sponsor: Zerwas
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for routine patient care costs for enrollees participating in certain clinical trials.

SB 90 Author: Van de Putte | Shapleigh | Uresti | Wentworth
Coauthor: Davis, Wendy | Gallegos | Carona | Watson | Lucio | et al.
Sponsor: Geren | King, Susan | Sheffield | Aycock | Strama
Last Action: 05/05/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to adoption of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.

SB 105 Author: Hinojosa | Deuell | Fraser | Gallegos | Harris | et al.
Coauthor: West | Shapleigh | Eltife | Davis, Wendy | Lucio | et al.
Last Action: 04/07/2009 S Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to limitations on increases in fees and designated tuition charged by public institutions of higher education.

SB 108 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Carona | Davis, Wendy | Lucio | Watson | Gallegos | et al.
Sponsor: Strama | Anchia | Lucio III
Last Action: 05/23/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the establishment and funding of a green job skills training program that includes training for certain youths and young veterans.

SB 220 Author: Nichols
Coauthor: Watson | West
Last Action: 05/12/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the conversion of a nontolled state highway or segment of the state highway system to a toll project.

SB 254 Author: Estes
Coauthor: Nelson | Watson
Sponsor: Pena
Last Action: 05/26/2009 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the exemption of volunteer fire departments from certain motor fuel taxes.

SB 297 Author: Van de Putte | Ogden
Coauthor: Uresti | Harris | Zaffirini | Estes | Hinojosa | et al.
Sponsor: Corte | Guillen | Maldonado | Flores | Gattis
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to resident tuition rates and fees at public institutions of higher education for certain veterans and servicemembers and their spouses and children.

SB 488 Author: Ellis | Carona
Coauthor: Davis, Wendy | Watson
Sponsor: Harper-Brown
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in the vicinity of a vulnerable road user; providing penalties.

SB 594 Author: Van de Putte
Coauthor: Watson | Carona | Ellis | Wentworth | Shapleigh
Last Action: 04/28/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the Women's Health Program.

SB 605 Author: Deuell
Coauthor: Shapleigh | Lucio | Watson | Carona | West
Last Action: 03/26/2009 S Committee report printed and distributed: Mar 26 2009 10:14AM
Caption: Relating to incentives for the film, television, video, and digital interactive media production industries.

SB 630 Author: Davis, Wendy
Coauthor: Watson | Van de Putte
Last Action: 02/23/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to utility bill payment protection for elderly or disabled persons.

SB 631 Author: Davis, Wendy
Coauthor: Watson | Ellis
Last Action: 02/23/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a loan incentive program to promote energy efficiency in apartment buildings.

SB 767 Author: West
Coauthor: Watson
Last Action: 03/04/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the authority of the attorney general to bring suit on behalf of individuals injured by unlawful practices in restraint of trade.

SB 843 Author: Uresti
Coauthor: Zaffirini | Van de Putte | Hinojosa | Watson | Davis, Wendy | et al.
Sponsor: Castro | Martinez Fischer | Lucio III | Bolton | Leibowitz
Last Action: 05/21/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to protective orders against dating violence.

SB 855 Author: Carona
Coauthor: Davis, Wendy | Lucio | Shapleigh | Watson | Wentworth | et al.
Sponsor: Truitt
Last Action: 05/21/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to a county motor fuels tax in certain counties for mobility improvement projects; providing authority to impose the tax, issue bonds, and impose penalties.

SB 961 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Watson | Carona | Davis, Wendy | Uresti | West | et al.
Sponsor: Eiland
Last Action: 05/22/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the sale of certain annuities.

SB 965 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Watson | West | Carona | Davis, Wendy | Uresti | et al.
Last Action: 04/16/2009 H Referred to Insurance
Caption: Relating to certain education requirements for insurance agents who sell annuities.

SB 1155 Author: Davis, Wendy
Coauthor: Watson | Deuell | Lucio | Van de Putte | Ellis
Last Action: 03/13/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to certain content requirements for an insurance consumer information website.

SB 1157 Author: Davis, Wendy
Coauthor: Watson | Ellis
Last Action: 03/13/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to a study concerning the collection and use of certain information by certain insurers.

SB 1168 Author: Hinojosa
Coauthor: Watson | Carona | Davis, Wendy | Uresti | West | et al.
Sponsor: Smithee
Last Action: 05/22/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to a rescission period for annuity contracts.

SB 1257 Author: Averitt
Coauthor: Nelson | Watson | Shapleigh
Last Action: 05/20/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain market conduct activities of certain life, accident, and health insurers and health benefit plan issuers; providing civil liability and administrative and criminal penalties.

SB 1405 Author: Shapleigh
Coauthor: Watson
Last Action: 05/12/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the establishment of an advisory committee to assist the Texas Water Development Board in incorporating the potential effects of climate variability into the state water plan.

SB 1406 Author: Shapleigh
Coauthor: Watson
Last Action: 05/12/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the consideration of the effects of climate variability on water supplies in regional and state water plans.

SB 1425 Author: Williams
Coauthor: Watson | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Otto
Last Action: 05/23/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the creation of an alternative fuel program to be funded by the Texas emissions reduction plan fund.

SB 1429 Author: Williams
Coauthor: Watson
Sponsor: Solomons
Last Action: 05/21/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to tax credits for business development in low-income communities.

SB 1443 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Lucio | Carona | Eltife | Gallegos | Nichols | et al.
Sponsor: Branch
Last Action: 05/23/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the academic costs charged to resident undergraduate students by general academic teaching institutions and to certain reports regarding certain costs of those institutions.

SB 1569 Author: Eltife
Coauthor: Ellis | Van de Putte | Watson | Carona | Davis, Wendy | et al.
Sponsor: Strama | Deshotel | Harless
Last Action: 05/27/2009 H Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
Caption: Relating to unemployment compensation modernization.

SB 1854 Author: West
Coauthor: Hinojosa | Uresti | Van de Putte | Watson | Ellis | et al.
Last Action: 05/20/2009 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Dolores C. Huerta.

SB 2588 Author: Davis, Wendy
Coauthor: Watson | Hinojosa | Lucio | Shapleigh
Last Action: 05/15/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to certain protections for customers in the restructured electric services market.

SR 256 Author: Averitt
Coauthor: Harris | Watson
Last Action: 02/23/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Welcoming representatives of Baylor University to the State Capitol.

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