Texas Legislature
Bills Sponsored / Joint Sponsored
Number of Bills: 34Sponsor (34):
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the payment of fines and costs by defendants who are unable to pay the fines and costs in misdemeanor cases.
Author:
Gallego | Hartnett | Giddings | Carter | Branch
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to photograph and live lineup identification procedures in criminal cases.
Author:
Turner
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to condominiums in certain municipalities, including the exercise of eminent domain authority by those municipalities with respect to certain condominiums.
Author:
Turner | Bohac
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/19/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the use of eminent domain authority by certain municipalities to take abandoned multi-family rental buildings.
Author:
Anchia | Jackson, Jim
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to claims for compensation for wrongful imprisonment and group health benefits coverage for persons wrongfully imprisoned.
Author:
Davis, Sarah
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the extension of deed restrictions in certain residential real estate subdivisions.
Author:
Lucio III | Pena
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to conditions of community supervision for persons convicted of certain criminal offenses involving animal cruelty.
Author:
Turner | Allen | Aliseda | Rodriguez, Eddie | Gallego
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the procedures for reducing or terminating community supervision and the establishment of certain time credits through which a defendant's period of community supervision is reduced.
Author:
Dutton
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of certain persons who have received deferred adjudication to vote.
Author:
Bohac
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the definition of a junked vehicle for purposes of abatement of a public nuisance.
Author:
Coleman | Farrar | Marquez
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the public health threat presented by youth suicide and the qualification of certain persons serving as marriage and family therapists in school districts.
Author:
Thompson | Miles
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the first day of instruction in certain school districts that provide additional days of instruction financed with local funds.
Author:
Gallego
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to representation of certain applicants for writs of habeas corpus in cases involving the death penalty.
Author:
Turner
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/09/2011 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the collection of criminal and civil court costs, fees, and fines by a municipality or county and to notice to the Department of Public Safety regarding payment of an administrative fee by certain persons denied renewal of a driver's license.
Author:
Thompson
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the filing of writs of habeas corpus in mental health cases.
Author:
Hernandez Luna | Sheets | Thompson | Harless | Woolley
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the requirement that certain mammography reports contain information regarding supplemental breast cancer screening.
Author:
Eiland | Torres
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to certain continuing education requirements for agents who sell annuities.
Author:
Davis, Yvonne
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the requirement to prepay ad valorem taxes as a prerequisite to determining certain motions or protests and the authority of an appraisal review board to determine compliance with the requirement.
Author:
Coleman | Naishtat | Marquez
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Texas HIV Medication Advisory Committee.
Author:
Reynolds
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to access to certain records regarding an employment discrimination claim.
Author:
Harless
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to provision of bilingual election materials.
Author:
Allen
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the award of diligent participation credit to defendants confined in a state jail felony facility.
Author:
Allen | McClendon | Giddings | Davis, Yvonne | Bonnen
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of visitors to use certain public transportation services for people with disabilities.
Author:
Miles
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to validating certain acts and proceedings of Harris County Improvement District No. 5 and to the boundaries of the district.
Author:
Smith, Wayne
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/25/2011 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the purchasing powers and duties of a navigation district or port authority.
Author:
Harper-Brown
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the electronic submission of certain documents to the attorney general and the submission of certain documents by the attorney general; imposing certain fees.
Author:
Hunter | Raymond | Hochberg | Martinez Fischer
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to encouraging public participation by citizens by protecting a person's right to petition, right of free speech, and right of association from meritless lawsuits arising from actions taken in furtherance of those rights.
Author:
Coleman
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/30/2011 S House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
Caption:
Relating to the operation and governance of tax increment financing reinvestment zones.
Author:
Naishtat | Raymond
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to designating October as Persons with Disabilities History and Awareness Month.
Author:
Thompson
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of certain telecommunicators; providing penalties.
Author:
Coleman
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
03/18/2011 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Recognizing February 28, 2011, as Texas Southern University Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Beck | Coleman | Thompson
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/21/2011 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
In memory of former Texas secretary of state Myra McDaniel.
Author:
Davis, Sarah
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/12/2011 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Commemorating the 70th anniversary of MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Author:
Davis, Sarah
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Honoring Debra L. Friedkin for her support of the ongoing anthropological research at the Debra L. Friedkin site by Texas A&M University's Center for the Study of the First Americans.