Author:
Eissler | Hochberg | Keffer | Dutton | Raymond
Coauthor:
Bohac | Bolton | Button | Cohen | Cook | et al.
Sponsor:
Shapiro
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to public school accountability, curriculum, and promotion requirements.
Author:
Crownover | McCall | Sheffield | Alvarado
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Berman | Bolton | et al.
Last Action:
05/08/2009 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to the elimination of smoking in all workplaces and public places; providing penalties.
Author:
Eiland | Turner, Sylvester
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Bohac | et al.
Last Action:
04/17/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to appropriations for damages and disruptions suffered by state agencies and institutions of higher education caused by natural disasters and to an appropriation for disaster relief generally.
Author:
Leibowitz | Bohac | Kolkhorst | Zerwas | Bonnen
Coauthor:
Christian | Gonzalez Toureilles | Hardcastle | Hughes | Maldonado | et al.
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:
Leibowitz | Zerwas | Bonnen
Coauthor:
Maldonado
Last Action:
04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the operation of a state highway or segment of a state highway as a toll project.
Author:
Leibowitz
Coauthor:
Maldonado
Last Action:
02/12/2009 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption:
Relating to the creation of an anti-bullying hotline.
Author:
Leibowitz | Rodriguez
Coauthor:
Crabb | Maldonado
Last Action:
04/20/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to exempting textbooks for university and college courses from the sales tax.
Author:
Lucio III | Jackson, Jim | Martinez, "Mando" | Edwards | Herrero
Coauthor:
Allen | Alvarado | Bolton | Chavez | Farias | et al.
Last Action:
05/01/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to a medical assistance buy-in program for children with certain developmental disabilities.
Author:
Patrick | Eissler | Anchia | Pitts | Thompson
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Aycock | Berman | et al.
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to an enhanced quality full-day prekindergarten program provided by public school districts in conjunction with community providers.
Author:
Jackson, Jim | Harper-Brown | Kent | Anchia | Davis, John
Coauthor:
Allen | Alvarado | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al.
Last Action:
05/21/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the on-premises consumption of certain alcoholic beverages; providing a penalty.
Author:
Thibaut
Coauthor:
Maldonado
Last Action:
04/01/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a fixed tuition rate provided by general academic teaching institutions and public lower-division institutions of higher education to certain undergraduate students.
Author:
Zerwas | Rose | Cohen | Dukes | Thompson
Coauthor:
Anchia | Bohac | Darby | Edwards | Eissler | et al.
Last Action:
03/03/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for routine patient care costs for enrollees participating in certain clinical trials.
Author:
Geren | Sheffield | Aycock | King, Susan | Strama
Coauthor:
Chavez | Maldonado | Moody | Pickett | Truitt | et al.
Last Action:
03/11/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to adoption of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
Author:
Vaught | Pierson | Parker | Anchia | Gattis
Coauthor:
Allen | Burnam | Chavez | Cohen | Creighton | et al.
Last Action:
05/08/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the offense of failing to secure a child passenger in a motor vehicle and to fines for the offense.
Author:
Anchia | Zerwas | Shelton | Howard, Donna | Hopson
Coauthor:
Bolton | Maldonado
Last Action:
03/24/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to medical loss ratios of certain health benefit plan issuers.
Author:
Howard, Donna | King, Susan | Guillen | Gattis
Coauthor:
Maldonado
Last Action:
02/18/2009 H Referred to Public Health
Caption:
Relating to staffing, overtime, and other employment protections for nurses.
Author:
Naishtat | Herrero | Edwards | Menendez | Leibowitz
Coauthor:
Guillen | Kent | King, Susan | Maldonado | Ortiz, Jr. | et al.
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Legislative Committee on Aging and other initiatives relating to the aging population of this state.
Author:
Orr
Coauthor:
Jackson, Jim | Maldonado
Last Action:
04/14/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to a physician's delegation of prescriptive authority to physician assistants or advanced practice nurses.
Author:
Taylor | Pena | Fletcher | Oliveira | Sheffield
Coauthor:
Allen | Bonnen | Button | Cook | Creighton | et al.
Last Action:
05/19/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from certain taxation of certain organizations.
Author:
Thompson
Coauthor:
Maldonado
Last Action:
03/09/2009 H Subcommittee members named
Caption:
Relating to consumer protection for and remedies available to a homebuyer whose home does not comply with certain warranties; providing an administrative penalty.
Author:
McClendon | Kent | Dukes
Coauthor:
Maldonado
Last Action:
03/09/2009 H Subcommittee members named
Caption:
Relating to the ability of an employee to participate in certain school-related activities of the employee's child.
Author:
Rose | Gattis | Aycock
Coauthor:
Bolton | Howard, Donna | Maldonado | Miller, Doug | Strama
Last Action:
04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to access by the members of electric cooperatives to meetings of the boards of directors and certain information of the electric cooperatives.
Author:
Pitts | Kuempel | Geren | Homer | Callegari
Coauthor:
Anderson | Berman | Bohac | Button | Chavez | et al.
Last Action:
03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the use of eminent domain authority.
Author:
Bonnen | Marquez | Naishtat
Coauthor:
Gutierrez | Maldonado
Sponsor:
Jackson, Mike
Last Action:
05/23/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to including information on sudden infant death syndrome in a resource pamphlet for parents of newborn children.
Author:
Alvarado | Lucio III | Zerwas | Gonzales | Coleman
Coauthor:
Flores | Maldonado
Last Action:
05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to a prohibition of foods containing trans fat.
Author:
Crownover | Zerwas | Coleman | Dukes | Shelton
Coauthor:
Gonzalez Toureilles | Maldonado | Naishtat | Ortiz, Jr. | Pierson
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
05/27/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to newborn screening.
Author:
Laubenberg
Coauthor:
Maldonado
Last Action:
04/07/2009 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption:
Relating to the punishment of the offense of cruelty to animals.
Author:
Leibowitz
Coauthor:
Maldonado
Last Action:
04/20/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to county regulation of fireworks during severe drought conditions.
Author:
Bohac | Martinez Fischer | Castro | Patrick | Oliveira
Coauthor:
Aycock | Branch | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Burnam | et al.
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:
Chisum | Raymond | Davis, John | Gonzales | Hopson
Coauthor:
Allen | Berman | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Chavez | et al.
Last Action:
04/17/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to creating the health care access fund to recruit health care providers in health professional shortage areas and to support federally-qualified health centers and to using for those purposes revenue from a tax imposed on certain tobacco products.
Author:
Cohen | Anchia | Dukes | Pitts | Hartnett
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Berman | Bohac | Bolton | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2009 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to the fee based on admissions to certain sexually oriented businesses.
Author:
Solomons | Raymond | Marquez | Homer | Branch
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al.
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/11/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to determination of state contributions for participation by certain junior college employees in the state employees group benefits program.
Author:
Farrar
Coauthor:
Maldonado
Last Action:
03/31/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of and claims against residential home builders.
Author:
Olivo | Gonzales | Naishtat | Turner, Sylvester | Corte
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
05/21/2009 S Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption:
Relating to the designation of May 9 as Willie Velasquez Day.
Author:
Miller, Doug | Truitt | Herrero | Hunter | Gutierrez
Coauthor:
Bohac | Brown, Fred | Button | Christian | Davis, John | et al.
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the composition of the board of trustees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Dunnam | Crownover | Coleman | Turner, Sylvester | Gattis
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bolton | Castro | Cohen | Deshotel | et al.
Last Action:
05/19/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to accountability and transparency in government operations, including disclosure, oversight, and enforcement measures; providing penalties.
Author:
Coleman | Dukes | Zerwas | Davis, John | Naishtat
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Bolton | et al.
Last Action:
05/19/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the administration and funding of and eligibility for the child health plan, medical assistance, and other programs.
Author:
Fletcher | Gallego | King, Phil | Solomons | Turner, Sylvester
Coauthor:
Allen | Alvarado | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al.
Last Action:
04/29/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to certain fraudulent investment schemes; providing penalties.
Author:
Patrick
Coauthor:
Maldonado
Last Action:
05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to idling the diesel engine of a school bus while the bus is parked at a public school or school event.
Author:
Pena | Leibowitz | Alonzo | Hughes | Martinez, "Mando"
Coauthor:
Hernandez | Maldonado | Miklos | Moody | Rodriguez
Last Action:
05/12/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to publication of certain matters in certain media that are privileged and not grounds for a libel action.
Author:
Rodriguez | Gallego | Harless | Taylor | Keffer
Coauthor:
Anchia | Burnam | Button | Cohen | Deshotel | et al.
Last Action:
05/05/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to establishing a no-interest loan program to promote the use of energy efficiency measures and renewable energy technology in certain residential dwellings, commercial buildings, and places of worship.
Author:
Branch | Eissler | Strama | Oliveira | Aycock
Coauthor:
Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Button | et al.
Sponsor:
Shapiro
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to textbooks, electronic textbooks, instructional material, and technological equipment in public schools.
Author:
Flores | Gonzalez Toureilles | Martinez, "Mando" | Leibowitz
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Anchia | Burnam | Castro | Chavez | et al.
Last Action:
05/21/2009 S Referred to Administration
Caption:
Directing the State Preservation Board to amend its rules to allow the statue in honor of Tejanos to be placed on the south lawn of the Capitol.
Author:
Vo | Hilderbran | Pitts | Dunnam | Taylor
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Alvarado | Bohac | Bolton | Brown, Fred | et al.
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Urging the University of Houston and other institutions of higher education to cease displaying the flag of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and to replace it with the Freedom and Heritage Flag.
Author:
Allen | Turner, Sylvester | Giddings | Bohac | Thompson
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al.
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:
Leibowitz
Coauthor:
Maldonado
Last Action:
03/09/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the dedication of the revenue received from the sporting goods sales tax.
Author:
Kent | Cohen | Bolton | Howard, Donna | Allen
Coauthor:
Farrar | Gonzales | Gonzalez Toureilles | Hernandez | Maldonado | et al.
Last Action:
06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption:
Congratulating Robert E. Jones of Annie's List on his receipt of a 2009 Rising Star Award from Politics magazine.