Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Number of Bills: 41
Author:
Orr | Pitts | Callegari | Veasey | Pickett
Coauthor:
Berman | Brown, Betty | Burnam | Christian | Crabb | et al.
Last Action:
03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to eminent domain, including certain limitations, procedures, and standards relating to the use of eminent domain.
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:
Branch | Cohen | Patrick | Crabb
Coauthor:
Bohac | Button | Crownover | Davis, John | Flynn | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to limitations on the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions.
Author:
Aycock | Sheffield | Leibowitz | Gonzalez Toureilles
Coauthor:
Vaught
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
05/27/2009 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to the conservatorship or possession of, or access to, a child by a parent who is deployed by the military.
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:
Smith, Todd
Coauthor:
Cook | Crabb | Jackson, Jim | Vaught | Zerwas
Last Action:
02/12/2009 H Referred to Public Safety
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Public Safety and certain local law enforcement agencies to establish a checkpoint on a highway or street to determine whether persons are driving while intoxicated.
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:
King, Phil | Anchia | Hughes | Lewis | Strama
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Branch | Brown, Betty | et al.
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of incentives by this state for the implementation of certain projects to capture and sequester carbon dioxide that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere.
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:
Frost | Farabee | Lucio III | McReynolds | Driver
Coauthor:
Anderson | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | et al.
Last Action:
03/23/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to an employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer.
Author:
Rodriguez
Coauthor:
Vaught
Last Action:
03/10/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to unfair claim settlement practices by an insurer that issues a preferred provider benefit plan.
Author:
Rodriguez
Coauthor:
Vaught
Last Action:
03/10/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the use of certain insurance policy forms in connection with a preferred provider benefit plan.
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:
Otto | Ritter
Coauthor:
Berman | Brown, Fred | Farabee | Jackson, Jim | King, Susan | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to requirements that fire sprinkler systems be installed in certain dwellings.
Author:
Turner, Chris
Coauthor:
Vaught
Last Action:
03/03/2009 H Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the accrual of vacation and sick leave for certain state employees on a military leave of absence.
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:
Driver | McReynolds | Kolkhorst | Ortiz, Jr. | Merritt
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of institutions of higher education.
Author:
Gallego | Moody | Bolton
Coauthor:
Leibowitz | Lucio III | Vaught
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to enhancing penalties for assaulting a family member by strangulation or suffocation.
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:
King, Phil | Hughes | Anderson | Isett | Flynn
Coauthor:
Berman | Brown, Fred | Chavez | Christian | Crownover | et al.
Last Action:
05/02/2009 H Corrected committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a suit for access to a child by a grandparent.
Author:
Kent | Shelton | Kuempel | Marquez | Lewis
Coauthor:
Moody | Quintanilla | Vaught
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to a program to designate historic roads and highways in this state.
Author:
Kent | Shelton | Kuempel | Marquez | Lewis
Coauthor:
Moody | Quintanilla | Vaught
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the designation of the Bankhead Highway as a historic highway.
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:
Pierson | Eiland | Gutierrez | Dunnam
Coauthor:
Anchia | Berman | Coleman | Deshotel | England | et al.
Last Action:
04/28/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to local option alcoholic beverage elections to change the status of an existing voting unit.
Author:
Otto | Oliveira | Paxton | Taylor | Pena
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Brown, Betty | et al.
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the determination of the market value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes on the basis of the property's value as a residence homestead and to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans and to the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation to which a disabled veteran is entitled based on disability rating.
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:
Turner, Chris | Raymond | Guillen | Pena
Coauthor:
Gonzales | Gonzalez Toureilles | Herrero | Martinez, "Mando" | Ortiz, Jr. | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the temporary housing in a housing facility of a public university of certain veterans receiving health care treatment.
Author:
Turner, Chris
Coauthor:
Vaught
Last Action:
04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for the spouses of certain military personnel.
Author:
Turner, Chris | Raymond | Pena | Guillen
Coauthor:
Gonzales | Gonzalez Toureilles | Herrero | Martinez, "Mando" | Ortiz, Jr. | et al.
Last Action:
04/20/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from the state hotel occupancy tax for certain veterans traveling to receive health care at a United States Department of Veterans Affairs facility.
Author:
Turner, Chris
Coauthor:
Vaught
Last Action:
04/01/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to operation of the Texas Veterans Leadership Program by the Texas Workforce Commission.
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:
Oliveira | Paxton | Hopson | Callegari | Creighton
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.
Sponsor:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
06/16/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the computation of the franchise tax.
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:
Elkins
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Anchia | Berman | Bohac | Bolton | et al.
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
05/27/2009 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a legislative session.
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:
Kent
Coauthor:
Allen | Anderson | Bolton | Cook | Davis, John | et al.
Last Action:
02/20/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 20 2009 8:10AM
Caption:
Welcoming a delegation from Baylor University to the State Capitol on February 19, 2009.
Author:
Anchia
Coauthor:
Button | Vaught
Last Action:
05/05/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 5 2009 7:58AM
Caption:
Congratulating Ron Kirk on his confirmation as the first African American United States Trade Representative.
Author:
Riddle | Kent | Anderson
Coauthor:
Bolton | Davis, John | Dunnam | Eiland | Hughes | et al.
Last Action:
06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption:
In memory of Brendon Chase Mooney of Spring.