Texas Legislature
Bills Sponsored / Joint Sponsored
Rep. Joe Farias
81st Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/8/2026

Number of Bills: 8

Report Sections: Sponsored Bills | Joint Sponsored Bills

Sponsor (6):
SB 33 Author: Zaffirini
Sponsor: Farias
Last Action: 05/21/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to school district requirements regarding parental notification and documentation in connection with disciplinary alternative education programs.

SB 1290 Author: Van de Putte
Sponsor: Farias
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to authorization for school districts to provide mentors for teachers assigned to a new subject or grade level.

SB 1537 Author: Van de Putte
Sponsor: Farias | Gallego | Turner, Chris
Last Action: 05/13/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain military personnel and their dependents and for the spouses and children of certain deceased, missing, and disabled military personnel.

SB 1655 Author: Van de Putte
Sponsor: Farias
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the organization, duties, and functions of the Texas Veterans Commission and to providing funding for assistance for veterans through a lottery game.

SB 1933 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Farias
Last Action: 05/21/2009 H Corrected committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of information and documents collected, developed, or produced during a school district security audit.

SCR 38 Author: Hinojosa
Sponsor: Farias
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Memorializing Congress to restore the presumption of a service connection for Agent Orange exposure to veterans who served on the inland waterways, territorial waters, and in the airspace of the Republic of Vietnam.

Joint Sponsor (2):
SB 629 Author: West
Sponsor: Aycock | Sheffield | Giddings | Farias | Miller, Sid
Last Action: 05/23/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the operation of certain institutions of higher education as general academic teaching institutions and to the statutory limitation imposed on certain university systems to issue revenue bonds to fund facilities at certain institutions of higher education.

SB 1903 Author: Hinojosa | Van de Putte
Sponsor: Smith, Wayne | Corte | Chavez | Farias | Berman
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Vietnam veterans.

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