Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/20/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain tangible personal property stored temporarily at a location in this state.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
04/05/2011 H Referred to Insurance
Caption:
Relating to indemnification provisions in construction contracts.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Darby
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the office of county treasurer.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Frullo
Last Action:
05/12/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the board of hospital managers of the Lubbock County Hospital District.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Frullo
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to contract with another entity to collect certain assessments levied by the municipality or county.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/12/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the liability of and payment of legal fees for court-appointed trustees of certain facilities.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
03/21/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the time for bringing an action on a consumer debt.
Author:
Duncan | Zaffirini
Last Action:
04/27/2011 S No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the distribution of money appropriated from the national research university fund.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Chisum
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the Swisher Memorial Hospital District.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Craddick
Last Action:
05/02/2011 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the Rankin County Hospital District.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Frullo
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the use of facsimile signatures for certain documents involving certain municipalities.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Chisum
Last Action:
05/28/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the Childress County Hospital District to provide facilities and services for persons who are elderly or disabled; providing authority to issue bonds and notes.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
03/01/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the management of groundwater resources in this state and the rights of landowners in groundwater.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Jackson, Jim
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to electronic notification of certain state officials and agencies of certain rules and rulemaking filings.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Branch
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the duties of the secretary of state.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Elkins
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the qualifications and operations of workers' compensation data collection agents.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/11/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to certain election practices and procedures.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
03/01/2011 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to notice provided to affected landowners of applications for transmission line certificates of convenience and necessity by electric utilities.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to assistance provided by the Office of Public Utility Counsel to interested parties on certain electricity matters involving certificates of convenience and necessity.
Author:
Duncan | Hegar | Nelson
Sponsor:
Smithee
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to small and large employer health group cooperatives and to employer contributions to individual health insurance policies.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/09/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to rate and damage schedules governing certain easements or other interests in land of The University of Texas System.
Author:
Duncan | Seliger | West
Sponsor:
Coleman
Last Action:
05/12/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to employment of physicians by certain hospitals.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Pena
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to information regarding deceased registered voters.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Ritter
Last Action:
05/17/2011 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning special districts, including conforming amendments.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Hardcastle
Last Action:
05/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the disposal of demolition waste from abandoned or nuisance buildings in certain areas.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to alternative dispute resolution systems established by counties.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
03/16/2011 S Referred to Administration
Caption:
Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of provisions of the Texas Probate Code relating to durable powers of attorney, guardianships, and other related proceedings and alternatives, and the redesignation of certain other provisions of the Texas Probate Code, including conforming amendments and repeals.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
03/22/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to allowing for countywide polling places as an alternative election system.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Patrick, Diane
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to reporting student enrollment in tech-prep programs and evaluating tech-prep consortia.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Eiland
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to sexual abuse and child molestation training and examination for employees of certain programs for minors held on campuses of institutions of higher education; providing penalties.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/05/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of certain exclusive provider benefit plans.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
03/23/2011 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption:
Relating to the goal of installing additional capacity for generating landfill gas energy.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Aycock
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to participation of public high school students in college credit programs.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Aycock
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to substitution of certain career and technology courses for certain mathematics and science courses otherwise required under the recommended high school program.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Hunter
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of health organizations certified by the Texas Medical Board; imposing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Truitt | Creighton
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the powers and duties of and contributions to and benefits from the systems and programs administered by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
03/23/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the expiration of certain investment authority of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/11/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas to invest in hedge funds.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Truitt
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the administration of and benefits payable by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and to certain domestic relations orders.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Truitt
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to purchase of service credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Truitt
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the resumption of service by retirees under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
03/23/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the definition of "school year" for purposes of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Truitt
Last Action:
05/24/2011 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
03/23/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the inclusion in the results of an election of ballots that were mistakenly not counted.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
03/23/2011 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption:
Relating to the process for refusing to renew an organization report for an operator that fails to plug an inactive oil or gas well.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Chisum
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to certain actions against an employer by an employee who is not covered by workers' compensation insurance.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
03/23/2011 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption:
Relating to regulation of the management and disposal of certain drinking water treatment residuals through underground injection.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Fletcher
Last Action:
05/19/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to voidability of contracts procured through and liability arising from conduct constituting barratry; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Lewis | Jackson, Jim
Last Action:
05/29/2011 H Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
Caption:
Relating to the operation and administration of the judicial branch of state government.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
04/04/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to filling vacancies in appellate judicial offices by appointment, partisan elections for all judicial offices, and nonpartisan elections for the retention or rejection for all judicial offices.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
03/23/2011 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to state fiscal matters; creating an offense.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
03/23/2011 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from the sales and use tax for tangible personal property or a taxable service that is resold or otherwise transferred.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
03/23/2011 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the designation of the San Angelo State Supported Living Center as a forensic state supported living center.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Pitts
Last Action:
05/30/2011 S Point of order sustained
Caption:
Relating to certain state fiscal matters; providing penalties.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
03/24/2011 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to public school finance matters, including the imposition of a state ad valorem tax for elementary and secondary school purposes.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
04/18/2011 S Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption:
Relating to the ability to exclude certain territory from the Hamlin Hospital District.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
03/28/2011 S Referred to Administration
Caption:
Congratulating the City of Lamesa on the occasion of its first Original Chicken-Fried Steak Festival.
Author:
Duncan
Sponsor:
Truitt | Pitts
Last Action:
04/29/2011 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Recognizing Ronnie G. Jung on the occasion of his retirement as executive director of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
04/04/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment for filling vacancies in appellate judicial offices by appointment, for partisan elections for all judicial offices, and for subsequent nonpartisan retention elections for all judicial offices.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
03/24/2011 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment imposing a state property tax for public education, authorizing the legislature to establish for purposes of that tax a limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead of 105 percent of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year, prohibiting school district property taxes for maintenance purposes, and authorizing school district property taxes for educational enrichment.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
01/25/2011 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing January 25, 2011, as Lubbock Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
01/24/2011 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Adopting procedures for the Committee of the Whole Senate during its consideration of Senate Bill 14.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
01/31/2011 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing the Wild Hog Cook-off in Crowell as a Texas State Barbecue Championship competition.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
02/01/2011 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Celebrating February 1, 2011, as Texas Tech University System Day at the Texas Capitol.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
02/22/2011 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing February 22, 2011, as Rolling Plains Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
02/28/2011 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating the Idalou High School football team on winning the 2010 UIL Class 2A Division 2 state championship.
Author:
Duncan | Harris
Last Action:
02/15/2011 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing February 15, 2011, as Kidney Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
02/15/2011 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing February 15, 2011, as Texas Farm Bureau District 1 Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
02/17/2011 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Floyd and Cassie Huckaby from Runnels County on the occasion of their 70th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
02/22/2011 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Honoring the West Texas Area Health Education Center Program.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
02/28/2011 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Matilda Branham of San Angelo on the occasion of her 90th birthday.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
04/04/2011 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing April 4, 2011, as Leadership Plainview Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
03/16/2011 S Printed in full
Caption:
In memory of Danny Keith Gunn of Idalou.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
03/17/2011 S Printed in full
Caption:
In memory of Elmer Kelton of San Angelo.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
03/23/2011 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing March 21 through 25, 2011, as Texas Retired Teachers Week.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
04/04/2011 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing the Paducah High School Dragons boys' basketball team for winning the University Interscholastic League Class 1A Division II state championship.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
04/05/2011 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Randell Keith Resneder, founder and executive director of Disability Awareness Programs of Texas.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
04/26/2011 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing the Texas Tech University School of Law moot court team for winning the 61st Annual National Moot Court Competition championship.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
04/11/2011 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing the Ozark Trail Barbecue Cook-off as a Texas State Barbecue Championship competition.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/03/2011 S Printed in full
Caption:
In memory of Jimmy Dean.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
04/27/2011 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Celebrating May 1, 2011, as Lubbock Law Day.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/21/2011 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Patrick J. Hanford on the occasion of his installation as president of the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association.
Author:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/29/2011 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 1811.
Author:
Shapiro | Davis | Duncan | Patrick | West
Last Action:
04/28/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the flexibility of the board of trustees of a school district in the management and operation of public schools in the district.
Author:
Fraser | Birdwell | Carona | Deuell | Duncan | et al.
Sponsor:
Harless | Taylor, Larry | Pena | Truitt | Smith, Todd
Last Action:
05/27/2011 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to requirements to vote, including presenting proof of identification; providing criminal penalties.
Author:
Estes | Duncan
Sponsor:
Geren | Oliveira | Kleinschmidt
Last Action:
05/19/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the use of eminent domain authority.
Author:
Fraser | Birdwell | Carona | Duncan | Estes | et al.
Last Action:
11/08/2010 S Filed
Caption:
Relating to requirements to vote, including presenting proof of identification; providing criminal penalties.
Author:
Fraser | Duncan | Estes
Sponsor:
King, Susan
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the Texas State Technical College System.
Author:
Birdwell | Duncan | Eltife | Lucio
Sponsor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Hughes | Lozano
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the acquisition of land and facilities by the Texas State Technical College System.
Author:
West | Davis | Duncan | Shapiro
Last Action:
04/11/2011 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to temporary modification under certain circumstances of procedures authorized for the nonrenewal of public school teacher term contracts.
Author:
Hegar | Duncan
Last Action:
04/26/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the procedures for and appeals of desired future conditions adopted by groundwater management areas.
Author:
Lucio | Duncan | Seliger
Sponsor:
Lozano | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Munoz, Jr.
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the designation of certain highways as part of the Purple Heart Trail.
Author:
Patrick | Birdwell | Carona | Deuell | Duncan | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Affirming the pride of all Texans in both our one and indivisible national union and our one and indivisible state, claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist from certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.
Author:
Seliger | Duncan
Sponsor:
Smithee
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
In memory of the lives of John Clinton Formby and Margaret Clark Formby.
Author:
West | Birdwell | Carona | Davis | Deuell | et al.
Last Action:
01/19/2011 S Printed in full
Caption:
Honoring the victims and heroes of the Arizona shooting.
Author:
Ellis | Carona | Davis | Duncan | Gallegos | et al.
Last Action:
02/22/2011 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Paying tribute to Barbara Jordan in honor of the 75th anniversary of her birth.
Author:
Seliger | Birdwell | Duncan | Nelson | West
Last Action:
03/15/2011 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Baylor University's Bob Bullock Scholars Program and commending this year's scholars for their participation.
Author:
Birdwell | Duncan | Eltife | Estes | Fraser | et al.
Last Action:
04/07/2011 S Again read
Caption:
Recognizing April 7, 2011, as Texas State Technical College Day at the State Capitol.