Author:
Berman
Last Action:
03/30/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the use of public resources to make communications that contain political advertising; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Berman | Guillen | Bohac
Last Action:
04/24/2009 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to authorizing the appointment of students to serve as election clerks.
Author:
Berman | Riddle
Last Action:
02/17/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to language requirements for engaging in certain regulated activities.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
02/17/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to restricting illegal immigrants to certain geographic regions.
Author:
Berman | Bonnen
Last Action:
03/16/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting admission by public institutions of higher education of applicants who are not lawfully authorized to be present in the United States.
Author:
Berman | Bonnen | Riddle | Fletcher
Last Action:
02/17/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to birth records of children born in this state; creating an offense.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
05/14/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to extension or modification of restrictive covenants in certain residential real estate subdivisions.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
05/14/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the date on which a declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
02/17/2009 H Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Relating to the impoundment of motor vehicle license plates and the suspension of the vehicle registration for failure to maintain financial responsibility.
Author:
Berman | Bonnen
Last Action:
02/17/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of certain persons to receive a sentence of community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision.
Author:
Berman | Bonnen | Riddle
Last Action:
02/17/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the enforcement of state and federal laws by certain governmental entities.
Author:
Berman | Bonnen
Last Action:
02/17/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to information regarding the citizenship status of students.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
04/29/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the imposition of a fee for money transmissions sent to certain destinations outside the United States.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
03/16/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the date that an increase in the salary of a member of a county commissioners court may take effect.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of improper relationship between educator and student.
Author:
Berman | Flynn | Bonnen
Last Action:
02/17/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to regulating the provision of benefits and services to, and the verification of the employment status of, immigrants and to enforcing laws relating to immigrants; providing civil and criminal penalties.
Author:
Berman | Riddle | Fletcher
Last Action:
02/17/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of English as the official language of Texas and the requirement that official acts of government be taken in English.
Author:
Berman | Naishtat | Bolton
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the transportation of children in motor vehicles; creating an offense.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
04/20/2009 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption:
Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district composed of Smith County.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
03/04/2009 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of certain voters to vote a limited ballot in a new county of residence.
Author:
Berman | Kleinschmidt | Bonnen | Weber | Flynn
Last Action:
05/05/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to exempting the intrastate manufacture of a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition from federal regulation.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
04/20/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to nominations by primary election by all political parties.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
03/09/2009 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to the canvass of general and runoff primary elections.
Author:
Berman
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the computation of a person's age under the Election Code.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
03/10/2009 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the secretary of state to make clerical corrections to certain election returns based on an amended county canvass.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
03/17/2009 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to exempting certain private nonprofit educational institutions from state regulation applicable to degree-granting institutions.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
03/17/2009 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to the use of emergency paper ballots.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
03/17/2009 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to the administration of a recount of votes cast in an election.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
04/20/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the creation of an additional county court at law in Smith County.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
02/18/2009 H Referred to Border & Intergovernmental Affairs
Caption:
Requesting that the president of the United States commute the sentences of United States Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean and grant a full pardon to both agents.
Author:
Berman
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
03/06/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Designating March 2 to March 3, 2009, as Tyler Days at the State Capitol.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
02/18/2009 H Referred to Border & Intergovernmental Affairs
Caption:
Requesting that the president of the United States grant a full pardon to United States Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
03/02/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Memorializing Congress in defense of the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, affirming the right of states to nullify acts of Congress, executive orders, and judicial orders, and asserting that any act, executive order, or judicial order that assumes a power not delegated to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution and which diminishes the liberty of any state or citizen shall constitute a nullification of the Constitution.
Author:
Berman | Flynn | Anderson | Riddle | Brown, Betty
Last Action:
03/02/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Memorializing Congress in defense of the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, affirming the right of states to nullify acts of Congress, executive orders, and judicial orders, and calling for the creation of a joint committee to communicate with other states about the limits of federal power.
Author:
Berman
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
04/03/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Honoring Calvin Nelson Clyde, Jr., of Tyler on his 88th birthday.
Author:
Berman | Flynn | Merritt | Hughes | Hopson
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
05/23/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Congratulating the Tyler Morning Telegraph on its 100th anniversary.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
03/02/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to establish English as the official language of Texas and require that official acts of government be taken in English.
Author:
Berman | Riddle | Fletcher
Last Action:
03/02/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to establish English as the official language of Texas and require that official acts of government be taken in English.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
04/03/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 3 2009 5:30PM
Caption:
Honoring James P. Wilhite for being elected chair of the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association state board of directors.
Author:
Berman | Hopson
Last Action:
05/18/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 18 2009 9:40PM
Caption:
Congratulating Danielle Heithoff of Bullard High School on her selection as 2009 Player of the Year on the Tyler Morning Telegraph All-East Texas Girls Basketball Team.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
05/26/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 26 2009 11:00PM
Caption:
Congratulating Jean Paul Destarac of Tyler on being named a Distinguished Finalist in the 2009 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program.
Author:
Berman | Merritt | Cook | Hughes | Hopson
Last Action:
06/01/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 1 2009 7:50AM
Caption:
Honoring The University of Texas at Tyler softball team on its achievements during the 2009 season.
Author:
Berman
Last Action:
06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption:
Congratulating the baseball team of All Saints Episcopal School in Tyler on winning the TAPPS 3A state championship for 2009.
Author:
Aycock | Moody | Menendez | Berman | Bonnen
Last Action:
03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans.
Author:
Guillen | Berman | Pena | Flores
Last Action:
05/13/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a taxing unit on the residence homestead of an eligible person who is a member of a reserve component of the United States armed forces and is ordered to active military duty.
Author:
Brown, Betty | Christian | Flynn | Berman | Shelton
Last Action:
04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification.
Author:
King, Susan | Berman
Last Action:
02/23/2009 H Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Caption:
Relating to adoption of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
Author:
Aycock | Rose | Berman | Fletcher | Sheffield
Last Action:
04/15/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for the spouses of certain military personnel.
Author:
Elkins | Flynn | Berman | Bonnen
Last Action:
05/14/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to a business's duty to protect sensitive personal information contained in its customer records.
Author:
Martinez Fischer | Pitts | Gallego | Berman | Lucio III
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/13/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify.
Author:
Christian | Berman
Last Action:
04/23/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to drug testing of certain persons seeking or receiving financial assistance benefits.
Author:
Crownover | Zerwas | Berman | Hancock | Patrick
Last Action:
04/17/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a voluntary consumer-directed health plan for certain individuals eligible to participate in the insurance coverage provided under the Texas Employees Group Benefits Act and their qualified dependents.
Author:
King, Phil | Flynn | Berman
Last Action:
04/15/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the abolition of school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes.
Author:
Smith, Wayne | Corte | Chavez | Farias | Berman
Last Action:
04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Vietnam veterans.
Author:
Christian | Berman
Last Action:
03/23/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to sworn complaints filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.
Author:
Christian | Berman | Swinford | Anderson | Harper-Brown
Last Action:
03/24/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to the teaching of science in public schools.
Author:
Creighton | Hughes | Berman | Gattis | Guillen
Last Action:
05/31/2009 S Received from the House
Caption:
Affirming that the State of Texas claims 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 certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.
Author:
Isett | Berman
Last Action:
04/27/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Urging the Congress of the United States to oppose any efforts to adopt the Employee Free Choice Act or any similar legislation.
Author:
Branch | Berman | Bohac | Parker
Last Action:
05/04/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a franchise tax rate to be approved by three-fourths of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.
Author:
Guillen | Berman | Pena
Last Action:
04/29/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize a political subdivision to establish a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by the political subdivision on the residence homestead of an eligible person who is a member of a reserve component of the United States armed forces and is ordered to active military duty.
Author:
King, Phil | Flynn | Berman
Last Action:
04/15/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment abolishing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes.
Author:
Flynn | Hughes | Berman | Merritt
Last Action:
05/18/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 18 2009 4:30PM
Caption:
Honoring Mercy Ships for its outstanding contributions to global health.
Author:
Merritt | Berman
Last Action:
06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption:
Commemorating the grand opening of Classic-Tyler Mercedes Benz in Tyler on May 28, 2009.