Author:
Ritter | Price | Johnson | Miller, Doug | Lucio III
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Alvarado | Anderson | Ashby | Aycock | et al.
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
05/28/2013 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the administration of the Texas Water Development Board and the funding of water projects by the board and other entities; authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds.
Author:
Aycock | Deshotel | Davis, John | Villarreal | Callegari
Coauthor:
Allen | Alvarado | Ashby | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | et al.
Sponsor:
Patrick
Last Action:
06/10/2013 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to public school accountability, including assessment, and curriculum requirements; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Ritter | Larson | King, Phil | Pitts | Creighton
Coauthor:
Callegari | Canales | Clardy | Collier | Cook | et al.
Last Action:
04/29/2013 H Returned to committee
Caption:
Relating to the appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund to finance certain water-related projects.
Author:
Branch | Bonnen, Dennis | Alvarado | Herrero
Coauthor:
Burkett | Button | Cortez | Lucio III | Miles | et al.
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to requiring certain general academic teaching institutions to offer a fixed tuition price plan to undergraduate students.
Author:
Flynn | Moody | Dale | Sheffield, Ralph | King, Phil
Coauthor:
Bonnen, Greg | Burkett | Cook | Cortez | Frullo | et al.
Last Action:
05/07/2013 S Referred to Vet Affairs & Military Installations
Caption:
Relating to the occupational licensing of spouses of members of the military and the eligibility requirements for certain occupational licenses issued to applicants with military experience.
Author:
Simpson | Hilderbran | Thompson, Senfronia | Lucio III | Canales
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anderson | Ashby | et al.
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from the sales and use tax for certain coins and precious metals.
Author:
McClendon
Coauthor:
Cortez | Gutierrez | Villarreal
Last Action:
03/26/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the implementation of county solid waste management programs in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality.
Author:
Larson | Guillen
Coauthor:
Cortez
Sponsor:
Campbell
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of military specialty license plates; providing an exemption from a fee.
Author:
Larson | Miller, Rick | Sheets | Farias | Anderson
Coauthor:
Ashby | Bonnen, Dennis | Clardy | Cortez | Farney | et al.
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the display of flags at half-staff at the Capitol building to honor service members killed in action.
Author:
Larson | Burnam | Miller, Rick
Coauthor:
Cortez | Fallon | Wu
Last Action:
05/04/2013 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the reimbursement of state funds used on out-of-state travel by elected officers.
Author:
McClendon | Moody | Canales | Crownover | Leach
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Burnam | Cook | et al.
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/15/2013 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a commission to investigate convictions after exoneration and to prevent wrongful convictions.
Author:
McClendon | Craddick | Perry
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Cortez
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/22/2013 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the establishment, operation, and funding of victim-offender mediation programs; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Alonzo | Thompson, Senfronia | Anchia | White | Nevárez
Coauthor:
Burnam | Cortez | Isaac | Moody | Stephenson | et al.
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/10/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to creating American Indian Heritage Day.
Author:
Stickland | Krause | Sheets | Pickett
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Anchia | Ashby | Bell | Bonnen, Dennis | et al.
Last Action:
04/17/2013 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the absence of a student from school to visit with a parent or guardian who will be or has been deployed on military duty.
Author:
McClendon | Kolkhorst | Burkett | Davis, John | Rose
Coauthor:
Cortez | Farney | Fletcher | Kacal | Stephenson
Last Action:
05/07/2013 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the allocation of outpatient mental health services and beds in certain mental health facilities and the commitment of certain persons to receive mental health services.
Author:
Price | Herrero | Geren | Thompson, Senfronia | Moody
Coauthor:
Ashby | Clardy | Cook | Cortez | Darby | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to consecutive sentences for certain offenses involving injury to a child, an elderly individual, or a disabled individual and arising out of the same criminal episode.
Author:
Gonzalez, Naomi | Márquez | Moody | Pickett | González, Mary
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Ashby | et al.
Last Action:
04/29/2013 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso as a component institution of the Texas Tech University System.
Author:
Simmons | Vo | Krause | Klick | Johnson
Coauthor:
Ashby | Bonnen, Greg | Canales | Capriglione | Collier | et al.
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to electioneering conducted near a polling place.
Author:
Strama | Price | Zerwas | Gonzalez, Naomi | Wu
Coauthor:
Cortez
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of child-care providers by the Texas Workforce Commission and local workforce development boards.
Author:
Burnam
Coauthor:
Cortez
Last Action:
04/24/2013 S Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 35W as the Cesar Chavez Memorial Freeway.
Author:
Alvarado
Coauthor:
Cortez
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the use of sick leave by state employees who are attending educational activities of their children.
Author:
Davis, Yvonne | Reynolds | Keffer | Miles | Naishtat
Coauthor:
Cortez | Gonzalez, Naomi | Moody | Muñoz, Jr. | Wu | et al.
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/25/2013 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the preference given by state agencies to goods offered by bidders in this state or manufactured, produced, or grown in this state or in the United States.
Author:
Davis, Yvonne | Huberty | Reynolds | Keffer | Naishtat
Coauthor:
Cortez | Wu
Last Action:
03/27/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the purchase of iron, steel, and manufactured goods made in the United States for certain state, state-aided, and governmental entity construction projects.
Author:
Howard | Guillen
Coauthor:
Burkett | Cortez | Sheffield, J. D. | Sheffield, Ralph | Wu
Last Action:
05/03/2013 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to use of compensatory education allotment funding to provide assistance with child care to students at risk of dropping out of school.
Author:
Orr | Moody | Taylor, Van
Coauthor:
Branch | Cortez | Muñoz, Jr.
Last Action:
04/17/2013 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the inclusion of the emblem of the veteran's branch of service on Disabled Veteran specialty license plates.
Author:
Dale | Márquez | Nevárez | Huberty | Thompson, Ed
Coauthor:
Capriglione | Cortez | Otto | Ratliff | Simmons | et al.
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the right of a member of the board of trustees of a school district to obtain information, documents, and records.
Author:
Crownover | Thompson, Senfronia | Keffer
Coauthor:
Burkett | Cortez | Guerra | Harless | Laubenberg | et al.
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to newborn screening for critical congenital heart disease and other disorders.
Author:
Murphy | Alvarado | Hilderbran | Button | Rodriguez, Eddie
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Aycock | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | et al.
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 1/1/14
Caption:
Relating to a sales and use tax exemption and a franchise tax credit related to certain research and development activities.
Author:
King, Ken | Clardy | Larson | Raymond | Ritter
Coauthor:
Ashby | Bell | Callegari | Cortez | Darby | et al.
Last Action:
05/07/2013 S Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Relating to an agreement between the Department of Public Safety and certain counties for the provision of renewal and duplicate driver's license and other identification certificate services; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Davis, John | Rodriguez, Eddie | Deshotel | Howard | Anderson
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bonnen, Dennis | Branch | Cortez | Farney | et al.
Last Action:
05/07/2013 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Fast Start Program to promote rapid delivery of workforce education and development.
Author:
King, Susan | González, Mary
Coauthor:
Cortez | White
Last Action:
04/02/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to exemption from administration of assessment instruments for and posting of assessment instrument performance data of certain public school students.
Author:
Turner, Chris | Farias | Flynn | Moody
Coauthor:
Bonnen, Dennis | Cortez | Fletcher | Guerra | Guillen | et al.
Last Action:
05/08/2013 S Referred to Vet Affairs & Military Installations
Caption:
Relating to an exception to the domicile requirement for issuance of a commercial driver's license for certain military personnel.
Author:
Fallon | Callegari | Gonzalez, Naomi | Reynolds | Canales
Coauthor:
Branch | Capriglione | Cortez | Eiland | Elkins | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2013 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the requirement that certain governmental bodies make audio and video recordings of open meetings available on the Internet.
Author:
Gooden | Riddle | Burnam | Fallon | Stickland
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Ashby | Aycock | et al.
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to images captured by unmanned aircraft and other images and recordings; providing penalties.
Author:
Thompson, Senfronia | Collier | Davis, Sarah | Alvarado | Isaac
Coauthor:
Burnam | Cortez | Hernandez Luna | Lucio III | Menéndez | et al.
Sponsor:
Davis
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to unlawful employment practices regarding discrimination in payment of compensation.
Author:
Oliveira | Branch | Canales | Guerra | Longoria
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | et al.
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
05/16/2013 H Senate Amendments Analysis distributed: May 16 2013 5:01PM
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a new university in South Texas within The University of Texas System.
Author:
Burkett | Alvarado
Coauthor:
Cortez | Miles
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to recommendations by the Health and Human Services Commission or a designated health and human services agency regarding mental health workforce shortages.
Author:
Parker | Fallon
Coauthor:
Cortez | Miller, Rick | Simmons
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the duties of a law enforcement agency regarding certain children who are reported to be missing.
Author:
Dukes | Thompson, Senfronia | Raymond | Harless | Zerwas
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Aycock | Bonnen, Greg | et al.
Sponsor:
Davis
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to consideration by the court of sexual abuse and conduct that constitutes sexual assault in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
Author:
Thompson, Senfronia | Fletcher | McClendon | Harless | Riddle
Coauthor:
Cortez | Frullo | Muñoz, Jr.
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the continuation and duties of the Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force.
Author:
Clardy | Springer | Paddie | King, Ken | Toth
Coauthor:
Carter | Cortez | Lozano
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the imposition of a sentence of life without parole on certain repeat sex offenders and to certain restrictions on employment for certain sex offenders.
Author:
Nevárez | Lewis | Clardy | Martinez, "Mando"
Coauthor:
Canales | Cortez | Darby | González, Mary | Longoria | et al.
Last Action:
03/27/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding the initiation, consolidation, or elimination of a degree or certificate program offered by a public institution of higher education.
Author:
Branch | Collier | Patrick, Diane | Lozano
Coauthor:
Cortez
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the temporary licensing of a dentist who performs voluntary charity care.
Author:
McClendon
Coauthor:
Cortez | Gutierrez | Rodriguez, Justin | Villarreal
Last Action:
05/08/2013 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to solid waste services for rental property and solid waste management programs in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of municipalities in certain counties; authorizing penalties.
Author:
Hughes | Kolkhorst | Stickland | Burnam | Thompson, Senfronia
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Anderson | Ashby | Bell | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2013 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to warrants or orders issued to obtain location information from wireless communications devices and to public access to law enforcement or prosecutor requests for certain related location or communication information.
Author:
Perez | Davis, John
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Burnam | Canales | Capriglione | et al.
Last Action:
03/05/2013 H Referred to Public Health
Caption:
Relating to the date by which certain entering students at public and private or independent institutions of higher education must receive a vaccination against bacterial meningitis.
Author:
Frullo
Coauthor:
Cortez
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for surviving spouses of disabled veterans of the United States armed forces; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Farney | Keffer | Paddie | Lucio III | Longoria
Coauthor:
Anderson | Cortez | Lozano
Last Action:
05/08/2013 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the provision of career and technology education courses in certain partnership programs to provide high school dropout recovery.
Author:
Davis, John | Lucio III | Oliveira | Anderson
Coauthor:
Cortez | Vo
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the facilitation and operation of space flight activities in this state.
Author:
Davis, John
Coauthor:
Cortez
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to a pilot program conducted by the Department of Aging and Disability Services to authorize certain accreditation surveys of assisted living facilities.
Author:
Villalba | Davis, John | Branch | Vo | Workman
Coauthor:
Capriglione | Cortez
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the authority of public institutions of higher education to make certain investments to support technology commercialization.
Author:
Turner, Sylvester | Gonzalez, Naomi | Alvarado
Coauthor:
Cortez | Miles | Reynolds | Walle
Last Action:
05/10/2013 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to a study on homeless youth.
Author:
Bonnen, Greg | Moody | Fallon
Coauthor:
Cortez
Last Action:
05/10/2013 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the penalty for certain family violence committed in the presence of or in proximity to a child.
Author:
Farney | Branch | Patrick, Diane | Raney | Johnson
Coauthor:
Allen | Ashby | Bell | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | et al.
Sponsor:
Patrick
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a personal financial literacy credit for high school programs.
Author:
Alonzo
Coauthor:
Allen | Alvarado | Anchia | Burnam | Canales | et al.
Last Action:
05/01/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a Texas resident driver's permit, provisional Texas resident driver's permit, and Texas resident driver's instruction permit; authorizing fees; creating an offense.
Author:
Simmons | Bonnen, Greg | Eiland
Coauthor:
Bonnen, Dennis | Burnam | Capriglione | Collier | Cortez | et al.
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the coverage by certain health benefit plans for the screening and treatment of autism spectrum disorder.
Author:
Raymond
Coauthor:
Cortez | Miles
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to nutrition and wellness education for certain recipients of certain state benefits.
Author:
Riddle | Harless | Rose | Thompson, Senfronia
Coauthor:
Cortez
Last Action:
05/08/2013 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the assessment of juveniles who are victims of sex trafficking.
Author:
Raymond
Coauthor:
Cortez
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
05/07/2013 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to incentives for using supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to purchase nutritious foods.
Author:
Simpson | McClendon
Coauthor:
Allen | Burnam | Canales | Cortez | Dukes | et al.
Last Action:
04/23/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to custodial interrogations.
Author:
Oliveira
Coauthor:
Cortez
Last Action:
04/29/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to standards and procedures for determining whether a person who owns, operates, or manages a pipeline is a common carrier; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Farney | Phillips | King, Susan | Pickett
Coauthor:
Allen | Ashby | Bell | Bohac | Burkett | et al.
Sponsor:
Patrick
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of Foundation School Program license plates.
Author:
Clardy
Coauthor:
Ashby | Bell | Bonnen, Greg | Button | Canales | et al.
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
05/02/2013 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Designating Nacogdoches as the official Garden Capital of Texas.
Author:
Hunter | Thompson, Senfronia | Riddle | Fletcher | Lozano
Coauthor:
Cortez | Frullo | Harless
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study human trafficking in Texas.
Author:
Vo | Hilderbran | Pitts | Thompson, Senfronia | Hunter
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Bohac | Burnam | et al.
Last Action:
05/05/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve and permit the construction of a monument on the Capitol grounds recognizing Vietnamese Americans for their contributions to this state and nation.
Author:
Turner, Chris | Moody | Flynn | Isaac | Hilderbran
Coauthor:
Cortez | Fallon | Gonzalez, Naomi | Guerra | Herrero | et al.
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
05/28/2013 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who is killed in action.
Author:
Raymond | Hilderbran | Taylor, Van | Deshotel | Branch
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | et al.
Last Action:
04/29/2013 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the taxation of the sale or use of certain food and medicine.
Author:
Burnam | Wu | Vo | Naishtat | Walle
Coauthor:
Anchia | Cortez | Goldman | González, Mary | Gonzalez, Naomi | et al.
Last Action:
01/31/2013 H Reported enrolled: Jan 31 2013 4:29PM
Caption:
Recognizing January 31, 2013, as Texas Muslim Capitol Day.
Author:
Vo | Button | Wu | Farias | Harper-Brown
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Ashby | Aycock | et al.
Last Action:
04/18/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 18 2013 12:35PM
Caption:
Recognizing April 17, 2013, as Vietnamese American Day at the State Capitol.