Texas Legislature

Author:

Hilderbran | Keffer, Jim | Dukes | Cook, Byron

Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al.

04/19/2007 H Considered in Calendars

Relating to the allocation and use of the sporting goods sales tax revenue to fund state and local parks.

Author:

Hilderbran | Guillen | Chisum | Turner | Cook, Byron

Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al.

Estes

06/15/2007 E See remarks for effective date

Relating to parks, wildlife, hunting, and historic sites; the funding, powers, and duties of the Parks and Wildlife Department, the Parks and Wildlife Commission, and the Texas Historical Commission; and standards for certain state law enforcement officers; providing a criminal penalty.

Author:

King, Phil | Farabee | Driver | Guillen | Ritter

Berman | Christian | Cook, Byron | Crabb | Herrero | et al.

04/26/2007 H Considered in Calendars

Relating to the rights and liabilities of an employer with respect to the carrying of a concealed handgun.

Author:

Corte, Frank

Berman | Brown, Betty | Cook, Robby | Herrero | Howard, Charlie | et al.

04/11/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to the confiscation of firearms and ammunition during a state of disaster or emergency.

Author:

Driver | King, Phil | Talton | Rose | Riddle

Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | Bailey | Berman | et al.

03/19/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to the use of force or deadly force in defense of a person.

Author:

Herrero | Corte, Frank | Escobar | Hilderbran | Turner

Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Anderson | Bailey | et al.

05/02/2007 H Considered in Calendars

Relating to a consumer debt owed by certain military personnel called to active duty.

Author:

Farabee | Ritter

Berman | Macias | Swinford

02/26/2007 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the rights and liabilities of an employer with respect to the carrying of a concealed handgun.

Author:

Hilderbran | Keffer, Jim | Otto | Martinez Fischer | Cook, Robby

Alonzo | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | et al.

Williams

06/15/2007 E Effective on adoption of const. amendment

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of a motor vehicle owned by an individual and used in the course of the owner's occupation or profession and also for personal activities of the owner and to the rendition of such vehicles.

Author:

Riddle | Berman | Flynn | Hilderbran | Branch

Anchia | Anderson | Bailey | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.

Patrick, Dan

06/15/2007 E Effective immediately

Relating to the pledge of allegiance to the state flag.

Author:

Hughes | Rodriguez | Smithee | Laubenberg

Anderson | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | et al.

04/25/2007 H Left pending in committee

Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients.

Author:

Bonnen | Delisi | Flynn | Howard, Charlie | Keffer, Jim

Anderson | Aycock | Bailey | Berman | Bohac | et al.

Hegar

05/08/2007 E Effective immediately

Relating to immunization against human papillomavirus.

Author:

Gattis | Hopson | Taylor | Gonzalez Toureilles | Brown, Betty

Christian | Escobar | Swinford

Carona

05/23/2007 S Placed on intent calendar

Relating to the delivery of prescription drugs for certain state health plans by mail order and to the payment of certain pharmacy or pharmacist claims; providing an administrative penalty.

Author:

Isett, Carl

Swinford

04/12/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the removal or reconstruction of certain outdoor advertising.

Author:

Chisum | Keffer, Jim | Flynn | Homer | Zerwas

Anderson | Aycock | Brown, Fred | Christian | Cook, Robby | et al.

05/08/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to delivery of certain unclaimed money to a rural scholarship fund.

Author:

Kolkhorst | Chisum | Woolley | Harper-Brown | Coleman

Allen, Alma | Anderson | Aycock | Bailey | Berman | et al.

03/14/2007 H Referred to Transportation

Relating to a moratorium on the inclusion of certain provisions in a comprehensive development agreement or the sale of a toll project and to the creation and duties of a study committee.

Author:

Straus | Anchia | Crabb | King, Phil | Oliveira

Anderson | Aycock | Bohac | Branch | Burnam | et al.

Fraser

06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07

Relating to energy demand, energy load, energy efficiency incentives, energy programs, and energy performance measures.

Author:

Morrison | Villarreal | McCall | Otto | Cook, Byron

Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Aycock | Bailey | Bohac | et al.

Shapiro

06/15/2007 E Effective immediately

Relating to the Texas tomorrow fund II prepaid tuition unit undergraduate education program.

Author:

Berman | McReynolds | Flynn | Goolsby | Naishtat

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

02/19/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for public school purposes on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect any reduction in the rate of those taxes.

Author:

Branch | Solomons | McCall | Goolsby | Garcia

Cook, Robby | Dutton | Eissler | England | Leibowitz | et al.

Carona

05/29/2007 E Filed with the Secretary of State

Proposing a constitutional amendment to require each house of the legislature to take a record vote on final passage of a bill other than certain local bills, of a resolution proposing or ratifying a constitutional amendment, or of any other nonceremonial resolution, and to publish the record vote on the Internet.

Author:

Branch | Paxton | Anderson | Raymond | Cook, Robby

Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | et al.

05/07/2007 H Failed of adoption

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a franchise tax rate to be approved by three-fourths of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.

Author:

Hilderbran | Keffer, Jim | Otto | Martinez Fischer | Cook, Robby

Alonzo | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | et al.

Williams

05/29/2007 E Filed with the Secretary of State

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation one motor vehicle owned by an individual and used in the course of the owner's occupation or profession and also for personal activities of the owner.