Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Number of Bills: 44
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:
Corte | Guillen | Maldonado | Flores | Gattis
Coauthor:
Aycock | Button | Edwards | Gonzalez Toureilles | Kent | et al.
Last Action:
04/07/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to resident tuition rates at public institutions of higher education for certain veterans and their spouses and children.
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:
Naishtat | King, Susan | Howard, Charlie | Bohac | Menendez
Coauthor:
Bolton | Guillen | Jackson, Jim | Marquez
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:
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:
Martinez Fischer | Pitts | Gallego | Berman | Lucio III
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Bolton | Branch | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/13/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify.
Author:
Rose | Howard, Donna | Maldonado | Cohen | Bolton
Coauthor:
Leibowitz | Marquez | Moody
Last Action:
05/06/2009 H Failed to pass
Caption:
Relating to placing the State Board of Education under periodic review by the Sunset Advisory Commission.
Author:
Dukes | Pitts | McCall | Cook | Homer
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | Branch | Brown, Fred | et al.
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
04/23/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to incentives for the film, television, video, and digital interactive media production industries.
Author:
Turner, Chris | Ortiz, Jr. | Lucio III
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Chavez | Cohen | et al.
Last Action:
05/19/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the fund for veterans' assistance and the creation of a lottery game to benefit the fund.
Author:
Strama | Gonzales | Anchia | Lucio III | Pierson
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Bolton | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action:
05/08/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to bullying and harassment in public schools.
Author:
Anchia | Strama
Coauthor:
Marquez
Last Action:
05/15/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the making or acceptance of political contributions in a courthouse; providing penalties.
Author:
Ortiz, Jr. | Davis, John | Smith, Todd | Herrero | Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
Marquez | Walle
Last Action:
05/08/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to student information required to be provided at the time of enrollment in public schools.
Author:
Thibaut | Miklos | Deshotel | Pitts | Guillen
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Edwards | Marquez
Last Action:
05/06/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to foreclosure sales of residential real property.
Author:
Herrero | Leibowitz | Bolton | Gattis
Coauthor:
Cohen | Farias | Marquez | Olivo | Ortiz, Jr. | et al.
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the imposition of conditions on certain defendants charged with an offense involving family violence.
Author:
Walle | Martinez Fischer | Moody | Ortiz, Jr. | Leibowitz
Coauthor:
Allen | Alvarado | Anchia | Bohac | Dutton | et al.
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of graffiti and to certain conditions imposed on defendants convicted of that offense or on juveniles adjudicated as having engaged in conduct in violation of that offense.
Author:
Crownover | Naishtat | Flores | Heflin | Anchia
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Anderson | Berman | Bolton | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action:
03/03/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to funding of the Communities In Schools program.
Author:
Isett
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Callegari | Cohen | Fletcher | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers and to payment of claims to pharmacies and pharmacists.
Author:
Anchia | Davis, Yvonne | Branch | Hodge | Isett
Coauthor:
Gonzales | Guillen | Jones | Kent | King, Susan | et al.
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/27/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to compensation of and services to persons wrongfully imprisoned.
Author:
Davis, Yvonne | Martinez Fischer | Deshotel | Hodge | Gonzales
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Bolton | Burnam | Chavez | et al.
Last Action:
04/01/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the provision of commercial mobile service to customers.
Author:
Herrero | Walle
Coauthor:
Marquez
Last Action:
05/05/2009 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to an agreement authorizing a non-parent relative of a child to make certain decisions regarding the child; providing a penalty.
Author:
Rios Ybarra | Anderson | Gonzales | Hunter | Martinez, "Mando"
Coauthor:
Allen | Alvarado | Anchia | Aycock | Bolton | et al.
Last Action:
05/08/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to a public health extension service pilot program.
Author:
Davis, Yvonne | Deshotel | Hodge | Gonzales | Eiland
Coauthor:
Allen | Bolton | Burnam | Chavez | Coleman | et al.
Last Action:
04/01/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the provision of video programming service to consumers.
Author:
Davis, Yvonne | Deshotel | Hodge | Gonzales | Eiland
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Bolton | Burnam | Chavez | Coleman | et al.
Last Action:
04/14/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the provision of Internet service to consumers.
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:
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:
Guillen | Lucio III | Pena | Martinez, "Mando" | Herrero
Coauthor:
Marquez | Quintanilla
Sponsor:
Lucio
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to financial assistance by the Texas Water Development Board for the connection of residences in economically distressed areas to public water supply and sanitary sewer systems.
Author:
Pickett
Coauthor:
Marquez
Last Action:
04/20/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the circumstances under which the Department of Public Safety may issue a silver alert for a missing senior citizen.
Author:
Deshotel | Burnam | Farrar | Guillen
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Anchia | Chavez | Edwards | Gonzales | et al.
Last Action:
04/17/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to unemployment compensation modernization.
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:
Allen
Coauthor:
Marquez
Last Action:
03/17/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to the minimum salary schedule for certain public school employees.
Author:
Hochberg | Eissler | Aycock | Pitts | Patrick
Coauthor:
Chavez | Edwards | Flores | Guillen | Gutierrez | et al.
Sponsor:
Shapiro
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to public school finance and 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:
Weber | Anchia | Thompson | Naishtat | Alvarado
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al.
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the provision of services to certain persons involved in, and the prosecution, punishment, and prevention of, offenses involving trafficking of persons or certain forced or sex-based labor or services, and to law enforcement training related to offenses involving that trafficking.
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:
Truitt | Leibowitz | Crabb | Hopson | Woolley
Coauthor:
Castro | Chavez | Corte | Farias | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action:
05/21/2009 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption:
Urging the United States Congress to enact legislation facilitating a technology-based solution that allows consumers to subscribe to Internet services that exclude adult content.
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:
Truitt
Coauthor:
Castro | Chavez | Corte | Farias | Gutierrez | et al.
Sponsor:
Shapleigh
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Lucchese Boot Company.
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:
Quintanilla
Coauthor:
Marquez
Last Action:
04/08/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to legalize and regulate the conduct of gaming in this state in counties that by local option election approve the conduct of that gaming.
Author:
Dunnam | Coleman | Moody
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Bolton | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Reaffirming the pride of all Texans in our one and indivisible National Union and State.
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.