Author:
Nelson | Brimer | Carona | Deuell | Eltife | et al.
Coauthor:
Hegar | Gallegos | Williams | Uresti
Sponsor:
Delisi
Last Action:
06/14/2007 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the operation and financing of the medical assistance program and other programs to provide health care benefits and services to persons in this state; providing penalties.
Author:
Nelson
Coauthor:
Estes | Uresti
Last Action:
05/16/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the creation and administration of the rural physician and dentist loan repayment program.
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:
Hinojosa | West, Royce | Watson | Uresti | Van de Putte | et al.
Last Action:
01/23/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to reconstituting the system benefit fund as a trust fund and to uses of the fund.
Author:
Lucio
Coauthor:
Shapleigh | Uresti | Van de Putte | Ellis | Shapiro | et al.
Sponsor:
Guillen | Gonzales
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information regarding victims of family violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including the creation of an address confidentiality program; providing a penalty.
Author:
Van de Putte
Coauthor:
Uresti
Sponsor:
Corte, Frank | Naishtat
Last Action:
04/13/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a pilot program to provide a ballot by electronic mail to military personnel serving overseas.
Author:
Ellis | Hinojosa | Lucio | Shapleigh | Van de Putte | et al.
Coauthor:
Uresti
Last Action:
01/23/2007 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the minimum wage.
Author:
Ellis
Coauthor:
Eltife | Uresti
Last Action:
01/23/2007 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the elimination of the statute of limitations for certain sexual offenses committed against children.
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:
Van de Putte
Coauthor:
Uresti | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Straus
Last Action:
05/17/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of certain foster care children to attend prekindergarten classes.
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:
West, Royce
Coauthor:
Uresti | Zaffirini | Van de Putte
Sponsor:
Naishtat
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the creation of nursing home family councils.
Author:
West, Royce
Coauthor:
Uresti | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Veasey
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to fetal and infant mortality review and health warnings related to fetal and infant mortality; imposing a penalty.
Author:
Shapiro
Coauthor:
Uresti | Deuell | Carona | Nelson | Williams | et al.
Sponsor:
Madden
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to a competitive grant program to fund nurse-family partnership programs in certain communities in this state.
Author:
Wentworth
Coauthor:
Williams | Uresti
Sponsor:
Deshotel
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to intercollegiate athletics fees at institutions within the Texas State University System.
Author:
Estes
Coauthor:
Van de Putte | Uresti
Sponsor:
Madden | Escobar
Last Action:
05/18/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to enhancing the penalty for the manufacture of certain controlled substances if a child is present on the premises where the offense is committed.
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:
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:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Uresti
Sponsor:
King, Susan
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the detention and transportation of a person with a mental illness.
Author:
Nelson
Coauthor:
Uresti
Sponsor:
Delisi
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the reporting of health care-associated infections at certain health care facilities and the creation of an advisory panel.
Author:
Van de Putte
Coauthor:
Uresti | Shapleigh | Zaffirini
Last Action:
04/25/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the continuation of a residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation while the owner is temporarily absent because of military service.
Author:
Deuell | Van de Putte
Coauthor:
Ellis | Uresti | West, Royce
Last Action:
05/14/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to disease control programs to reduce the risk of certain communicable diseases.
Author:
Van de Putte
Coauthor:
Uresti | Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Garcia
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the requirement that a career school or college adopt a refund policy for students called to active military service.
Author:
Van de Putte
Coauthor:
Uresti | West, Royce | Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Farabee
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Veterans Commission's authority to make performance incentive awards for providing services to veterans.
Author:
Deuell
Coauthor:
Uresti | Watson | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Naishtat | Driver | Heflin | Herrero | Latham
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to Medicaid incentive payments for direct nursing care provided by nursing homes.
Author:
Van de Putte
Coauthor:
Uresti
Last Action:
02/14/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility to attend prekindergarten classes of a child under the care of a grandparent who has been appointed managing conservator of the child.
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:
Van de Putte
Coauthor:
Uresti
Sponsor:
Noriega, Rick
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to protecting certain members of the Texas National Guard from exposure to depleted uranium and assisting certain members who may have been exposed to obtain federal government services.
Author:
Ellis
Coauthor:
Shapleigh | Van de Putte | Zaffirini | Uresti | Janek | et al.
Last Action:
04/19/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the elimination of smoking in all workplaces and public places; providing penalties.
Author:
Van de Putte | Ogden | Shapleigh | Watson
Coauthor:
Uresti
Last Action:
02/21/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to considering ownership interests of disabled veterans and recipients of the Purple Heart in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.
Author:
Van de Putte
Coauthor:
Uresti | Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Strama
Last Action:
05/20/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to allowing certain military personnel to receive certain federal and state higher education benefits concurrently.
Author:
Deuell
Coauthor:
Uresti
Last Action:
05/08/2007 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to the regional emergency medical dispatch resource centers program.
Author:
Carona | Van de Putte
Coauthor:
Shapleigh | Uresti
Sponsor:
Flores
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Uresti | Van de Putte
Last Action:
05/21/2007 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 21 2007 2:25PM
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for routine patient care costs for enrollees participating in certain clinical trials.
Author:
Shapleigh
Coauthor:
Uresti
Last Action:
05/08/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to licensing and regulation of certain facilities providing personal care to elderly or disabled persons; providing penalties.
Author:
Seliger
Coauthor:
Uresti
Sponsor:
Rose | Naishtat
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to retaliation for reports of possible abuse, neglect, or exploitation of certain persons receiving home and community-based services.
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:
Nelson
Coauthor:
Uresti
Sponsor:
Rose | Davis, John | King, Susan | Naishtat | Pierson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to child protective services; providing penalties.
Author:
Nelson
Coauthor:
Shapleigh | Uresti
Sponsor:
Parker
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to certain requirements relating to permanency hearings and placement review hearings for children under the care of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Nelson
Coauthor:
Uresti
Sponsor:
Howard, Donna
Last Action:
05/17/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to reports by nurses of certain conduct and protection from retaliation for those nurses.
Author:
Nelson
Coauthor:
Uresti
Last Action:
05/02/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the certification and regulation of mammography systems.
Author:
Van de Putte
Coauthor:
Uresti
Sponsor:
Menendez
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to conditions of employment for certain peace officers.
Author:
Wentworth
Coauthor:
Watson | Uresti
Last Action:
03/07/2007 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to administrative and judicial review of certain decisions about public assistance benefits.
Author:
Van de Putte
Coauthor:
Uresti | Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Herrero
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the tuition and fee exemption available to certain military personnel and permitting those personnel to transfer the exemption to a child.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Uresti
Last Action:
05/08/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Immunization and Screening Registry.
Author:
West, Royce
Coauthor:
Uresti | Van de Putte
Last Action:
05/04/2007 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption:
Relating to providing supplemental financial assistance to certain grandparents.
Author:
Duncan
Coauthor:
Uresti | Shapleigh
Last Action:
04/25/2007 H Referred to Public Health
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a youth diabetes registry; providing penalties.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Coauthor:
Nelson | Uresti
Sponsor:
Rose
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to a subsidy for health benefits coverage for certain adopted children.
Author:
Deuell
Coauthor:
Uresti
Last Action:
03/14/2007 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to an audit of health and human services information technology systems.
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:
Nelson
Coauthor:
Uresti
Sponsor:
Howard, Donna
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to inclusion in the immunization registry of immunization records of first responders and their immediate family members and of immunization records obtained during certain declared disasters.
Author:
Wentworth
Coauthor:
Uresti
Sponsor:
Puente
Last Action:
05/18/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the exchange of information among certain governmental entities concerning at-risk youth.
Author:
Hegar
Coauthor:
Uresti | Van de Putte | Wentworth | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Puente | Hilderbran | Castro
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the management of groundwater in the area regulated by the Edwards Aquifer Authority and to the operations and oversight of the Edwards Aquifer Authority.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Coauthor:
Uresti
Last Action:
05/01/2007 H Referred to Civil Practices
Caption:
Relating to the liability of a governmental unit for action taken by a peace officer engaged in the pursuit of a motor vehicle.
Author:
Nelson
Coauthor:
Shapleigh | Uresti | Van de Putte
Sponsor:
Truitt
Last Action:
05/20/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for medical assistance for treatment of breast or cervical cancer.
Author:
Averitt
Coauthor:
Brimer | Deuell | Eltife | Estes | Fraser | et al.
Sponsor:
Berman | Naishtat | McReynolds | Flynn | Goolsby
Last Action:
02/22/2007 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for public school purposes on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect any reduction in the rate of those taxes for the 2006 and 2007 tax years.
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:
Carona | Van de Putte
Coauthor:
Uresti | Shapleigh
Sponsor:
Flores
Last Action:
05/28/2007 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt all or part of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans from ad valorem taxation and authorizing a change in the manner of determining the amount of the existing exemption from ad valorem taxation to which a disabled veteran is entitled.
Author:
Van de Putte
Coauthor:
Hinojosa | Uresti
Last Action:
02/19/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Honoring the Texas veterans who fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima during the Pacific campaign of World War II.