Author:
Bohac | Harless
Last Action:
03/11/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the determination of the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
Author:
Bohac | Castro | Leibowitz | Naishtat
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
05/30/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the availability and use of automated external defibrillators in nursing homes and related institutions.
Author:
Bohac | Anchia | Sheffield
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility requirements for volunteer deputy registrars.
Author:
Bohac | Edwards
Last Action:
02/23/2009 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Caption:
Relating to the extension of credit to an individual who incurs debt for necessary medical treatment.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation by certain school districts and other taxing units in Harris County.
Author:
Bohac | Weber | Kleinschmidt
Last Action:
02/26/2009 H Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Relating to repeal of authority for the establishment and operation of the Trans-Texas Corridor.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/23/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to participation in the process for evaluating an application for a low income housing tax credit.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the definition of a junked vehicle for purposes of abatement of a public nuisance.
Author:
Bohac | Flynn | Weber | Kleinschmidt
Last Action:
03/02/2009 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/02/2009 H Referred to Public Health
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a pilot program in certain counties to require health and human services providers to provide screening to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/02/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to exempting fuel ethanol derived from cellulosic biomass and blended with gasoline from the motor fuels tax.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/23/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the construction or operation of chemical dependency treatment facilities near certain residential and community properties.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/26/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to notification requirements for applicants for low income housing tax credits.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/26/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a time and date stamp on documentation required from mobile food units in certain municipalities.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/02/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for renewable energy technology.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/15/2009 H No action taken in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the reporting of information regarding debt incurred for necessary medical treatment.
Author:
Bohac
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the use of public funds by a political subdivision for political advertising or communications that contain false information relating to a ballot measure; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Bohac | Leibowitz
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to taking or attempting to take a weapon from an employee or official of a correctional facility.
Author:
Bohac | Elkins
Last Action:
03/24/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to notice of a price change in retail electric service contracts.
Author:
Bohac | Elkins
Last Action:
03/24/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to information that must be included on certain electric bills.
Author:
Bohac | Elkins | Solomons | Hilderbran | Turner, Sylvester
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to information that must be included on certain electric bills.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to an agreement regarding the respective responsibilities of a parent, student, and classroom teacher in certain school districts.
Author:
Bohac | Martinez Fischer | Castro | Patrick | Oliveira
Sponsor:
Shapiro
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for a limited period for certain backpacks and school supplies specified by the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.
Author:
Bohac
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to mobile food units in certain municipalities.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/04/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to exempting textbooks for university and college courses from the sales tax.
Author:
Bohac | Alvarado | Thibaut | Allen | Vo
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to minimum habitability standards for multi-family rental buildings in certain municipalities; providing a penalty.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/16/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to require trust accounts for certain commercial buildings; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/10/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/17/2009 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to the selection of early voting judges.
Author:
Bohac
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
05/27/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the use of state voter registration funds to employ temporary staff in a voter registrar's office.
Author:
Bohac
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
05/27/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the notice of an election provided to a voter registrar.
Author:
Bohac | Hughes
Last Action:
03/17/2009 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to a pilot program authorizing counties to use direct recording electronic voting machines that produce paper records.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/17/2009 H Referred to Urban Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the reporting of multifamily housing development information to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
Author:
Bohac
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 1/1/10
Caption:
Relating to municipal registration of vacant buildings in certain counties.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
05/06/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the manner in which certain state officials request and receive notice of the residence of certain sex offenders.
Author:
Bohac
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to streamlining voter reregistration across county lines.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/30/2009 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to the display of month-to-month prices on www.powertochoose.org.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/06/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to certain criminal penalties for and civil consequences of damaging property with graffiti.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
05/13/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to county participation in the enterprise zone program.
Author:
Bohac | Thibaut
Last Action:
03/30/2009 H Subcommittee members named
Caption:
Relating to the punishment prescribed for burglary of a vehicle and to community service ordered as a condition of community supervision for persons who commit that offense.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/19/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to an adjustment to the taxable value of property in a school district in the comptroller's annual property value study as a result of a determination by an appraisal review board of a taxpayer protest on the ground of unequal appraisal.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/19/2009 H Referred to Environmental Regulation
Caption:
Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan, including the motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive program under the plan.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/23/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to changing the term "effective" tax rate to the term "no new taxes" tax rate for the purposes of the calculation and adoption of ad valorem tax rates.
Author:
Bohac
Sponsor:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/26/2009 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 26 2009 1:17PM
Caption:
Relating to information and assistance provided by the chief appraiser to emergency management authorities.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/29/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the determination of the total taxable value of property in a school district under the property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/23/2009 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the registration of sex offenders who claim no residence.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/24/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to the computation of the franchise tax by certain taxable entities.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
05/26/2009 S Received from the House
Caption:
Congratulating Adam Taylor on becoming an Eagle Scout.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to establish for purposes of ad valorem taxation by certain school districts in Harris County a limit on the maximum appraised value of residence homesteads of 105 percent of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year and to permit certain other political subdivisions in Harris County to establish a 105 percent limit on the maximum appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem taxation by those political subdivisions.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/20/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 20 2009 7:50AM
Caption:
Honoring the life of Officer Timothy Scott Abernethy of the Houston Police Department.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/20/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 20 2009 7:50AM
Caption:
In memory of Elsie Townes Pressler of Houston.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/20/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 20 2009 7:50AM
Caption:
In memory of Dorothy Marie Bertha Domaschk Albin of Houston.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/20/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 20 2009 7:50AM
Caption:
Congratulating Hank Rush on his appointment as president and CEO of the Star of Hope Mission in Houston.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/20/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 20 2009 7:50AM
Caption:
In memory of Donald Devaughn Whitefield of Houston.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/20/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 20 2009 7:50AM
Caption:
In memory of Ann K. Schwank of Houston.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/20/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 20 2009 7:50AM
Caption:
In memory of Eleanor Anne Baumgarten of Houston.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/20/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 20 2009 7:50AM
Caption:
Honoring Norris and Martha Barnard of Houston on their 50th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/20/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 20 2009 7:50AM
Caption:
In memory of Michael Snow Stevens of Houston.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/20/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 20 2009 7:50AM
Caption:
Recognizing Leon Abrusley of Houston for his service to the nation during World War II.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
03/20/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 20 2009 7:50AM
Caption:
In memory of Mae King Wong Lim of Houston.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/28/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 28 2009 7:55AM
Caption:
In memory of Martha Lynn Korioth of Houston.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/28/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 28 2009 7:55AM
Caption:
In memory of Mary Ellen Hayman Lewis of Houston.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/28/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 28 2009 7:55AM
Caption:
Congratulating Jonathon Naranjo of Houston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/28/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 28 2009 7:55AM
Caption:
Congratulating Ethan Louis Van Antwerp of Houston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/28/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 28 2009 7:55AM
Caption:
Congratulating Christopher Anthony Arcos of Houston on becoming an Eagle Scout.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/28/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 28 2009 7:55AM
Caption:
In memory of Darrell Bayer of Brenham.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/28/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 28 2009 7:55AM
Caption:
Honoring the life of Beverly Evans of Houston.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/28/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 28 2009 7:55AM
Caption:
Congratulating Second Lieutenant Ryan Andrew Kemnitz on his graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/29/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 29 2009 9:48AM
Caption:
In memory of Clara F. Santikos of Houston.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/29/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 29 2009 9:48AM
Caption:
Congratulating Antonio Campos of Houston on the occasion of his 103rd birthday.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/29/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 29 2009 9:48AM
Caption:
Congratulating Andrew Joseph Hoffart of Houston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/29/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 29 2009 9:48AM
Caption:
In memory of William Butcher of Houston.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/29/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 29 2009 9:48AM
Caption:
Honoring Ryan Austin Kattchee on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
04/29/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 29 2009 9:48AM
Caption:
In memory of Ronald Eugene "Butch" Parker of Houston.
Author:
Bohac
Last Action:
05/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 4 2009 12:36PM
Caption:
Commemorating the renaming of the Town and Country Campus of Houston Community College as the Spring Branch Campus.
Author:
Leibowitz | Bohac | Kolkhorst | Zerwas | Bonnen
Last Action:
04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to repeal of authority for the establishment and operation of the Trans-Texas Corridor.
Author:
Branch | Bohac
Last Action:
02/12/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to the equalized wealth level and the guaranteed yield under the school finance system.
Author:
Corte | Branch | Chavez | Bohac | Miller, Sid
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
05/27/2009 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a program to provide a ballot by electronic mail to military personnel serving overseas and their spouses and dependents residing overseas.
Author:
Chisum | Rose | Bohac | Parker | King, Phil
Last Action:
03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by organizations engaged primarily in performing charitable functions.
Author:
Naishtat | King, Susan | Howard, Charlie | Bohac | Hughes
Last Action:
05/13/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to a career ladder for interveners who provide services under the deaf-blind with multiple disabilities waiver program.
Author:
Naishtat | King, Susan | Howard, Charlie | Bohac | Menendez
Last Action:
05/14/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to providing home- and community-based support services under the Medicaid program to persons who are deaf-blind with multiple disabilities.
Author:
Homer | Gutierrez | Vaught | Bohac
Last Action:
03/03/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the election of the commissioner of insurance.
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:
Anchia | Bohac | Walle | Howard, Donna | Lucio III
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/21/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to reporting of international shipments of electronic waste.
Author:
Taylor | Legler | Bohac
Last Action:
04/27/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to exempting certain hurricane preparation supplies from the sales tax for a limited period.
Author:
Eissler | Chisum | Button | Leibowitz | Bohac
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of dyslexia practitioners and therapists; providing penalties.
Author:
Davis, John | Bohac | Coleman | Truitt
Last Action:
03/10/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to behavioral health services for children and establishment of the Children's Behavioral Health Council.
Author:
Hopson | Bohac
Last Action:
03/11/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district to $30,000, providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount, and protecting school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue.
Author:
Burnam | Hilderbran | King, Phil | Pena | Bohac
Last Action:
05/11/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the period during which certain energy-efficient products are exempt from the sales tax.
Author:
Turner, Chris | Turner, Sylvester | Geren | Menendez | Bohac
Last Action:
05/12/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to notice of expiration and price change in certain retail electric service contracts.
Author:
Farrar | Vaught | Branch | Bohac
Last Action:
05/19/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the punishment prescribed for burglary of a vehicle and to grants of community supervision to persons who commit that offense.
Author:
Solomons | Bohac | Maldonado | Miller, Doug
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the Internet broadcasting of Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT public hearings and meetings.
Author:
Vaught | Kent | King, Susan | Gattis | Bohac
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the criminal consequences of operating without a valid driver's license a motor vehicle for which financial responsibility is not established.
Author:
Smithee | Hardcastle | Eiland | Bohac | Alonzo
Sponsor:
Averitt
Last Action:
05/30/2009 E Effective on 1/1/10
Caption:
Relating to premium discounts for certain participants in the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool and to funding for those discounts through certain penalties.
Author:
McClendon | Bohac
Last Action:
03/09/2009 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Caption:
Relating to computation of the standard service annuity under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
McClendon | Bohac
Last Action:
03/09/2009 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Caption:
Relating to one-time supplemental payments of retirement and death benefits by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Pena | Bohac | Leibowitz
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
05/21/2009 S No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to a voter educator program for high school seniors.
Author:
Parker | Pena | Bohac
Last Action:
05/05/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for certain solar and wind energy devices.
Author:
Anchia | Bohac | Leibowitz
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the accuracy, security, and reliability of certain electronic voting systems.
Author:
Alvarado | Madden | Martinez, "Mando" | Bohac | Woolley
Last Action:
04/20/2009 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to an activity that constitutes maintaining a common nuisance.
Author:
McClendon | Bohac
Last Action:
03/19/2009 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Caption:
Relating to the cost of health insurance for certain retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Coleman | Thompson | Farrar | Bohac | Dutton
Last Action:
05/08/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to work performed in sports and community venue districts in certain municipalities.
Author:
Otto | Bohac | Thompson
Last Action:
05/14/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the rescheduling of a hearing before an appraisal review board.
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:
King, Phil | Bohac | Flynn | Paxton | Christian
Last Action:
05/04/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the rainy day fund and dedicating certain surplus revenues to property tax reduction.
Author:
Allen | Turner, Sylvester | Giddings | Bohac | Thompson
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/26/2009 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Post-ratifying Amendment XXIV to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the denial or abridgment of the right to vote for failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.
Author:
Coleman | Bohac | Vo
Last Action:
04/22/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide property tax abatement for home and business owners who install solar panels on their homes or businesses.
Author:
Callegari | Zerwas | Vo | Bohac | Elkins
Last Action:
03/19/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 19 2009 7:50AM
Caption:
Recognizing March 12, 2009, as Katy Day at the State Capitol.