Texas Legislature

Author:

Ritter | Price | Johnson | Miller, Doug | Lucio III

Alonzo | Alvarado | Anderson | Ashby | Aycock | et al.

Fraser

05/28/2013 E See remarks for effective date

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

Allen | Alvarado | Ashby | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | et al.

Patrick

06/10/2013 E See remarks for effective date

Relating to public school accountability, including assessment, and curriculum requirements; providing a criminal penalty.

Author:

Craddick | Cook | Lucio III | Harless | Menéndez

Alvarado | Button | Callegari | Carter | Clardy | et al.

Zaffirini

04/29/2013 S Co-sponsor authorized

Relating to the creation of an offense for use of a handheld wireless communication device for text-based communication while operating a motor vehicle.

Author:

Simpson | Hilderbran | Thompson, Senfronia | Lucio III | Canales

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anderson | Ashby | et al.

Eltife

06/14/2013 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Relating to the exemption from the sales and use tax for certain coins and precious metals.

Author:

Gonzales, Larry | Price | McClendon | Huberty | Harless

Anderson | Bohac | Bonnen, Greg | Burnam | Farney | et al.

04/22/2013 H Left pending in committee

Relating to a supplemental payment for retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the unfunded actuarial liabilities allowed under that system.

Author:

Larson | Guillen | Kuempel | Price | Hilderbran

Farrar | Moody | Smith | Villarreal

03/04/2013 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the allocation of the proceeds from taxes imposed on the sale, storage, or use of sporting goods.

Author:

Larson | Miller, Rick | Sheets | Farias | Anderson

Ashby | Bonnen, Dennis | Clardy | Cortez | Farney | et al.

Van de Putte

06/14/2013 E Effective immediately

Relating to the display of flags at half-staff at the Capitol building to honor service members killed in action.

Author:

Alonzo | Thompson, Senfronia | Anchia | White | Nevárez

Burnam | Cortez | Isaac | Moody | Stephenson | et al.

Zaffirini

05/10/2013 E Effective immediately

Relating to creating American Indian Heritage Day.

Author:

Capriglione | González, Mary | Fallon | Kolkhorst | Miller, Rick

Bonnen, Greg | Goldman | Gonzalez, Naomi | Gooden | Huberty | et al.

05/07/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the disclosure on personal financial statements of certain contracts or subcontracts with governmental entities.

Author:

Davis, Yvonne | Reynolds | Keffer | Miles | Naishtat

Cortez | Gonzalez, Naomi | Moody | Muñoz, Jr. | Wu | et al.

Zaffirini

05/25/2013 E Vetoed by the Governor

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:

Crownover | Thompson, Senfronia | Keffer

Burkett | Cortez | Guerra | Harless | Laubenberg | et al.

Deuell

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to newborn screening for critical congenital heart disease and other disorders.

Author:

Murphy | Alvarado | Hilderbran | Button | Rodriguez, Eddie

Anderson | Ashby | Aycock | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | et al.

Deuell

06/14/2013 E Effective on 1/1/14

Relating to a sales and use tax exemption and a franchise tax credit related to certain research and development activities.

Author:

Fallon | Callegari | Gonzalez, Naomi | Reynolds | Canales

Branch | Capriglione | Cortez | Eiland | Elkins | et al.

05/09/2013 H Placed on General State Calendar

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

Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Ashby | Aycock | et al.

Estes

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to images captured by unmanned aircraft and other images and recordings; providing penalties.

Author:

Alonzo

Moody

04/09/2013 H Left pending in committee

Relating to establishing the Texas State Seal of Bilingualism and Biliteracy for recognition of high school graduates who attain a high level of proficiency in both English and another language.

Author:

Thompson, Senfronia | Collier | Davis, Sarah | Alvarado | Isaac

Burnam | Cortez | Hernandez Luna | Lucio III | Menéndez | et al.

Davis

06/14/2013 E Vetoed by the Governor

Relating to unlawful employment practices regarding discrimination in payment of compensation.

Author:

Oliveira | Branch | Canales | Guerra | Longoria

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | et al.

Hinojosa

05/16/2013 H Senate Amendments Analysis distributed: May 16 2013 5:01PM

Relating to the creation of a new university in South Texas within The University of Texas System.

Author:

Patrick, Diane | Kolkhorst

Miles | Moody

Nelson

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to the establishment of community partnerships and the development of policy recommendations for increasing physical activity and improving fitness among public school students.

Author:

Fallon | Farney | Carter | Ashby | Raymond

Bonnen, Greg | Capriglione | Gonzalez, Naomi | Guillen | Laubenberg | et al.

Nelson

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to the penalties for illegally passing a stopped school bus.

Author:

Dukes | Thompson, Senfronia | Raymond | Harless | Zerwas

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Aycock | Bonnen, Greg | et al.

Davis

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to consideration by the court of sexual abuse and conduct that constitutes sexual assault in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Author:

Sheets | Fletcher | Fallon | Paddie | Isaac

Anderson | Bell | Bonnen, Dennis | Burkett | Carter | et al.

05/04/2013 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to the intentional display of a handgun.

Author:

Nevárez | Lewis | Clardy | Martinez, "Mando"

Canales | Cortez | Darby | González, Mary | Longoria | et al.

03/27/2013 H Left pending in committee

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:

Simpson | Rodriguez, Eddie | Kolkhorst | Burnam

Anderson | Bonnen, Greg | Dutton | Farias | Flynn | et al.

Deuell

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to the regulation of food prepared, stored, distributed, or sold at farms and farmers' markets; limiting the applicability of a fee.

Author:

Keffer | Ratliff | Howard | Alonzo | King, Susan

Allen | Anchia | Anderson | Ashby | Bohac | et al.

04/29/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the state contribution for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Author:

Perez | Davis, John

Allen | Anchia | Burnam | Canales | Capriglione | et al.

03/05/2013 H Referred to Public Health

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:

Raymond | Kuempel

Moody

03/18/2013 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Relating to the operation of video lottery games by licensed horse and greyhound racetrack operators, to a defense for the operation of video lottery by Indian tribes, to the authority of the Texas Lottery Commission and the Texas Racing Commission, and to the conduct of gambling in this state; providing penalties; authorizing fees.

Author:

Alonzo

Allen | Alvarado | Anchia | Burnam | Canales | et al.

05/01/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars

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:

Johnson

Moody

West

06/14/2013 E Signed by the Governor

Designating the first Saturday in May as Texas Academic College Scholarship Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2014.

Author:

Vo | Hilderbran | Pitts | Thompson, Senfronia | Hunter

Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Bohac | Burnam | et al.

05/05/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars

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:

Larson | Guillen | Kuempel | Price | Hilderbran

Ashby | Clardy | Moody | Paddie | Smith

03/04/2013 H Left pending in committee

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the appropriation of the net revenue received from the imposition of the state sales and use tax on sporting goods.

Author:

Raymond | Hilderbran | Taylor, Van | Deshotel | Branch

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | et al.

04/29/2013 H Considered in Calendars

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the taxation of the sale or use of certain food and medicine.

Author:

Raymond | Kuempel | Sheffield, Ralph

Moody | Zerwas

03/18/2013 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a state video lottery system to operate video lottery games at certain horse and greyhound racetracks and providing that federally recognized Indian tribes are not prohibited from conducting games of chance on certain Indian lands.

Author:

Burnam | Wu | Vo | Naishtat | Walle

Anchia | Cortez | Goldman | González, Mary | Gonzalez, Naomi | et al.

01/31/2013 H Reported enrolled: Jan 31 2013 4:29PM

Recognizing January 31, 2013, as Texas Muslim Capitol Day.

Author:

Johnson | Paddie

Moody

03/13/2013 H Reported enrolled: Mar 13 2013 8:28AM

Recognizing March 6, 2013, as Young Professionals Day at the State Capitol.

Author:

Vo | Button | Wu | Farias | Harper-Brown

Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Ashby | Aycock | et al.

04/18/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 18 2013 12:35PM

Recognizing April 17, 2013, as Vietnamese American Day at the State Capitol.