Author:
Nelson
Coauthor:
Lucio
Last Action:
05/10/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to certain fees charged for the impoundment and storage of a recovered stolen vehicle.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Duncan | Shapleigh | West, Royce | Lucio | Van de Putte | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2007 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to exempting books purchased by university and college students from the sales tax for a limited period.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Uresti | Hinojosa | Carona | Seliger | Van de Putte | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to early childhood education.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Averitt | Shapleigh | Lucio | Van de Putte | Ellis | et al.
Last Action:
04/02/2007 S Referred to s/c by chair
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain prosthetic devices, orthotic devices, and related services.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Lucio
Sponsor:
Guillen
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the identification of and provision of assistance to colonias and for tracking the progress of certain state-funded projects that benefit colonias.
Author:
Hinojosa
Coauthor:
Van de Putte | Uresti | Averitt | Brimer | Carona | et al.
Sponsor:
Madden | Hochberg | McReynolds | Haggerty | Jones, Delwin
Last Action:
06/08/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Youth Commission and the prosecution of certain offenses and delinquent conduct in the Texas Youth Commission and certain other criminal justice agencies; providing penalties.
Author:
Deuell
Coauthor:
Lucio
Last Action:
01/29/2007 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to a Medicaid buy-in program for certain children with disabilities.
Author:
Shapleigh
Coauthor:
Wentworth | Uresti | Van de Putte | Seliger | Fraser | et al.
Sponsor:
Crownover
Last Action:
05/20/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the Communities In Schools program.
Author:
Ellis
Coauthor:
Estes | Lucio | Seliger | Shapiro | Shapleigh | et al.
Sponsor:
Van Arsdale | Flynn | Rose | Giddings | McClendon
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 1/1/08
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the investment of state funds in certain private business entities doing business in Sudan.
Author:
Ellis
Coauthor:
Carona | Watson | Van de Putte | Lucio
Sponsor:
Harper-Brown
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to a motor vehicle passing a bicyclist; providing penalties.
Author:
Estes
Coauthor:
Averitt | Brimer | Deuell | Hegar | Hinojosa | et al.
Last Action:
01/30/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the allocation and use of the sporting goods sales tax revenue to fund state and local parks.
Author:
Van de Putte
Coauthor:
Lucio | Harris | Hinojosa | Janek | Uresti | et al.
Sponsor:
Eissler
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to carbon monoxide alarms and smoke detectors in certain residential dwellings.
Author:
Hinojosa
Coauthor:
Lucio
Last Action:
02/20/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the provision of electricity in this state; providing civil penalties.
Author:
Uresti
Coauthor:
Nelson | Lucio | Shapleigh | Van de Putte | Ellis | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2007 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the distribution, possession, purchase, consumption, and receipt of tobacco products; providing penalties.
Author:
Brimer
Coauthor:
Lucio | Harris | Nichols | Van de Putte
Sponsor:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/23/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to an interim study concerning the breeding of white-tailed and mule deer in this state.
Author:
Brimer
Coauthor:
Harris | Lucio | Nichols | Van de Putte
Last Action:
04/19/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to deer breeding operations; providing a penalty.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Van de Putte | Patrick, Dan | West, Royce | Lucio
Sponsor:
Eissler
Last Action:
05/08/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to allowing a student receiving special education services to participate in a graduation ceremony after the fourth year of high school.
Author:
Deuell
Coauthor:
Lucio | Van de Putte | Carona | Uresti | Hegar
Last Action:
05/15/2007 H Referred to Government Reform
Caption:
Relating to the creation of offices of inspectors general within certain state agencies.
Author:
Deuell
Coauthor:
Watson | Lucio | Eltife | Van de Putte
Last Action:
04/16/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to incentives for the film, television, and multimedia production industries.
Author:
West, Royce
Coauthor:
Lucio
Sponsor:
Dutton
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to consideration of family violence in the risk assessment for international parental abduction of a child.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Lucio | Van de Putte
Sponsor:
Patrick
Last Action:
05/18/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the availability of online information relating to research-based programs and best practices regarding the instruction of students with autism and autism-related disorders in public schools.
Author:
Estes
Coauthor:
Harris | Hinojosa | Lucio | Brimer | Nelson
Last Action:
04/26/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the ad valorem tax situs of certain portable drilling rigs and associated equipment.
Author:
Van de Putte | Deuell
Coauthor:
Lucio
Last Action:
03/14/2007 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of dietetics and nutrition care services.
Author:
Hinojosa
Coauthor:
Harris | Hegar | Carona | Deuell | Lucio | et al.
Last Action:
04/23/2007 S No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to requirements for certain contracts with physicians and health care providers.
Author:
Ellis
Coauthor:
Lucio | Watson | Shapleigh | Uresti | Whitmire | et al.
Last Action:
04/23/2007 S Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to a requirement that a full TEXAS grant be awarded to each eligible applicant in an academic year.
Author:
Van de Putte
Coauthor:
West, Royce | Gallegos | Lucio
Sponsor:
Thompson
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of trafficking of persons and reports concerning the offense.
Author:
Van de Putte
Coauthor:
Lucio
Sponsor:
Thompson
Last Action:
05/18/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to training for peace officers relating to the trafficking of persons.
Author:
Van de Putte
Coauthor:
Lucio
Sponsor:
Thompson
Last Action:
05/21/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to providing certain notices to be posted on the premises of alcoholic beverage retailers.
Author:
Nelson | Deuell | Janek | Shapiro | Uresti | et al.
Coauthor:
Shapleigh | Van de Putte | Ellis | Patrick, Dan | Estes | et al.
Last Action:
05/22/2007 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to reorganizing certain state institutions that provide financing for cancer research, including creating the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas; granting authority to issue bonds.
Author:
Brimer | Harris
Coauthor:
Lucio
Sponsor:
Smith, Todd | Patrick | Pierson | Zedler
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the municipalities authorized to use the other events trust fund to attract certain sporting events and to the comptroller of public accounts' responsibilities regarding those events.
Author:
Seliger
Coauthor:
Lucio
Sponsor:
Dukes
Last Action:
05/17/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to certain notifications required for persons convicted of a misdemeanor involving family violence.
Author:
Watson
Coauthor:
Lucio | Van de Putte
Sponsor:
Rose
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to information that must be provided to the parent of a public school student enrolled in a special education program.
Author:
Hinojosa
Coauthor:
Lucio
Sponsor:
Pena
Last Action:
05/18/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the punishment of certain persons who commit the offense of assault or aggravated assault.
Author:
Shapiro
Coauthor:
Lucio
Sponsor:
Patrick
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to improvement of reading skills of students enrolled in public middle and junior high schools and use of certain federal funds to provide accelerated instruction to certain public school students.
Author:
Shapiro
Coauthor:
Zaffirini | West, Royce | Lucio
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to state assistance with the costs of constructing or renovating public high school science laboratories.
Author:
Nichols
Coauthor:
Lucio
Last Action:
05/03/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the collateralization of certain public funds; providing administrative penalties.
Author:
Hinojosa
Coauthor:
Lucio
Last Action:
05/04/2007 H Referred to Border and International Affairs
Caption:
Relating to an optional fee on registration of a vehicle in certain counties to fund transportation projects.
Author:
Ellis
Coauthor:
Lucio | Duncan
Sponsor:
Menendez
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to affordable housing and to the receivership and rehabilitation of certain property; providing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Ellis | West, Royce | Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Lucio
Last Action:
05/10/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Expressing regret for the role of the Texas government in maintaining the institution of slavery and requesting the creation of a joint interim committee to study the contributions of African slaves and their descendants.
Author:
Watson
Coauthor:
Lucio | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Leibowitz
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Recognizing Phil Hatlen on the occasion of his retirement from the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Author:
Wentworth
Coauthor:
Brimer | Duncan | Eltife | Hinojosa | Lucio | et al.
Last Action:
03/06/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a legislative session.
Author:
Nelson
Coauthor:
Lucio | Van de Putte
Last Action:
05/22/2007 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds for the purpose of scientific research of all forms of human cancer.
Author:
Duncan
Coauthor:
Lucio
Sponsor:
Morrison
Last Action:
05/20/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the continuation of the constitutional appropriation of money to certain higher education entities and for the appropriation and allocation of income from the higher education fund for the purpose of performing certain repairs or rehabilitation of permanent improvements at those entities.
Author:
Carona
Coauthor:
Lucio | Seliger
Last Action:
03/14/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Requesting the Texas Transportation Commission to cease efforts to influence Congress and other states for changes in federal law relating to the statewide transportation enhancement program.
Author:
Hinojosa
Coauthor:
Lucio
Last Action:
03/07/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing March 7, 2007, as Coastal Bend Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Uresti
Coauthor:
Brimer | Carona | Duncan | Fraser | Gallegos | et al.
Last Action:
04/02/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing April 2007 as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Author:
Gallegos | Hinojosa
Coauthor:
Lucio
Last Action:
05/25/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
In memory of the life of John William Spencer.