Legislation authored by Rodney Ellis
Includes legislation with Rodney Ellis as the primary author for the 71st through 84th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.
| 84th Regular Session | |
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| SB 65 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to unlawful employment practices regarding discrimination in payment of compensation. |
| SB 67 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the minimum wage. |
| SB 68 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the minimum wage, including authorizing a county or municipality to establish a minimum wage. |
| SB 69 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to a notification requirement if a public school campus or open-enrollment charter school does not have a nurse assigned to the campus during all instructional hours. |
| SB 70 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to reports issued by the comptroller on the effect of certain tax provisions. |
| SB 71 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the eligibility of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as recreational, park, or scenic land. |
| SB 72 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the availability of free prekindergarten programs in public schools. |
| SB 73 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to limits on the size of prekindergarten classes in public schools. |
| SB 74 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to placing the State Board of Education under periodic review by the Sunset Advisory Commission. |
| SB 75 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to insurer rating practices requiring prior approval. |
| SB 76 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to prohibition of certain insurance discrimination. |
| SB 77 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the development of a climate adaptation plan by certain entities. |
| SB 78 |
Last Action: Referred to Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs Caption: Relating to the matters to be considered in developing the state water plan. |
| SB 79 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to prohibition of the use of credit scoring in underwriting and rating certain personal lines of insurance coverage. |
| SB 80 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a periodic review of state and local tax preferences. |
| SB 81 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the creation of a commission to examine and prevent wrongful convictions. |
| SB 82 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to community supervision for certain drug possession offenses. |
| SB 83 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to prohibited deceptive or disenfranchising practices regarding an election; providing penalties. |
| SB 84 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and related procedures. |
| SB 85 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18 years of age to preregister to vote. |
| SB 86 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter. |
| SB 87 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the elimination of smoking in certain workplaces and public places; providing penalties. |
| SB 88 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to health education curriculum and instruction in public schools. |
| SB 89 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the expansion of eligibility for medical assistance to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. |
| SB 90 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to notice and prior approval of health benefit plan rates. |
| SB 91 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to a restriction on charges charged for certain extensions of consumer credit that a credit access business obtains for a consumer or assists a consumer in obtaining. |
| SB 92 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to regulation of certain credit services organizations and to certain extensions of consumer credit the organizations obtain for a consumer or assist a consumer in obtaining. |
| SB 93 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the suspension of a driver's license for failure to pay a surcharge. |
| SB 180 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the authority of the governor to grant one or more reprieves in a capital case. |
| SB 181 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the electronic recording and admissibility of certain custodial interrogations. |
| SB 194 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to HIV and AIDS tests and to health benefit plan coverage of HIV and AIDS tests. |
| SB 226 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with an intellectual disability. |
| SB 251 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to eligibility to serve as an interpreter in an election. |
| SB 252 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund a personalized cancer care building at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. |
| SB 253 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to applications for permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain new or expanded facilities in certain low-income and minority communities. |
| SB 254 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the use of brokerage statements to meet certain requirements for reports of political contributions and expenditures. |
| SB 255 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a limitation on the amount of tuition charged by public institutions of higher education. |
| SB 256 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to creating an offense for the unlawful possession or transfer of a large-capacity magazine. |
| SB 257 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the reporting of a lost or stolen firearm; providing criminal penalties. |
| SB 258 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the creation of certain offenses concerning firearm sales at gun shows. |
| SB 259 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to criminal history background checks in connection with firearm transfers; creating offenses. |
| SB 260 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to caseloads for attorneys who are appointed to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases. |
| SB 261 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to registration powers of volunteer deputy registrars. |
| SB 262 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to requirements for employers who do not obtain workers' compensation insurance coverage under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act; providing an administrative violation. |
| SB 263 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to injury and occupational disease reporting requirements for employers who do not obtain or otherwise provide workers' compensation insurance coverage; providing an administrative violation. |
| SB 264 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to group health benefits coverage for dependents of persons wrongfully imprisoned. |
| SB 265 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to student use of sunscreen products in public schools. |
| SB 271 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs. |
| SB 338 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to duties of prosecutors. |
| SB 348 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the designation of certain election days as state holidays. |
| SB 349 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the authority of the secretary of state to enforce election laws. |
| SB 369 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to jury instructions regarding the insanity defense in a criminal case. |
| SB 370 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the insanity defense in a criminal case. |
| SB 371 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to issuance of a receipt for a voter registration applicant. |
| SB 410 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to reimbursement under preferred provider benefit plans for services provided by licensed podiatrists. |
| SB 411 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the recording of certain grand jury proceedings that involve a peace officer. |
| SB 412 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the penalty for certain offenders for possession of a small amount of certain controlled substances. |
| SB 419 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the penalty for possession of certain small amounts of controlled substances in Penalty Group 1. |
| SB 426 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to a sales tax exemption for certain items sold during a limited period. |
| SB 427 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to restrictions on the location and operation of concrete crushing facilities. |
| SB 487 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to postconviction forensic DNA analysis. |
| SB 547 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to epidemiological reports and immunization exemption data and reports. |
| SB 590 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the amount of the discount allowed for prepayment of sales and use taxes and the allocation of certain revenue from those taxes. |
| SB 591 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to certain reimbursements provided for the collection of sales and use taxes. |
| SB 637 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the disqualification of certain temporary employees for unemployment compensation benefits. |
| SB 742 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the issuance of Texas Medical Center specialty license plates. |
| SB 768 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund a science and technology building at the downtown campus of the University of Houston. |
| SB 769 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to reports to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System on the composition of grand and petit juries in each county. |
| SB 770 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice. |
| SB 851 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to reducing the penalty for certain offenders for possession of a small amount of certain controlled substances; creating a dedicated account. |
| SB 868 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to a periodic review and expiration dates of state and local tax preferences. |
| SB 869 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the administration of the Texas B-On-time loan program and to permitting an institution of higher education to use B-On-time tuition set-asides to provide financial assistance to students of the institution. |
| SB 870 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to replacing "Confederate Heroes Day" with "Civil War Remembrance Day" as a state holiday. |
| SB 990 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the protection of voting rights in the State of Texas; creating a criminal offense. |
| SB 1084 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to ad valorem tax appeals on the ground of the unequal appraisal of property. |
| SB 1167 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to relating to autonomous motor vehicles. |
| SB 1234 |
Last Action: Referred to Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs Caption: Relating to the matters to be considered in developing the state water plan. |
| SB 1250 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to certain rights of witnesses who appear before a grand jury; providing a penalty. |
| SB 1331 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the composition of the governing body of certain metropolitan rapid transit authorities. |
| SB 1332 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to a program to allow faith- and community-based organizations to offer supplemental assistance to certain recipients of public assistance. |
| SB 1416 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in the vicinity of an unprotected road user; creating a criminal offense. |
| SB 1417 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to a civil penalty for possession of certain small amounts of marihuana and an exception to prosecution for possession of associated drug paraphernalia. |
| SB 1448 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to holding a primary election for a political party in a county without party leadership. |
| SB 1449 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to automatic voter registration on issuance or change of a driver's license or identification card by the Department of Public Safety. |
| SB 1450 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to water quality improvement and pollution reduction through beverage container recycling incentives; assessing a fee; providing penalties; creating a criminal offense. |
| SB 1451 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the disputed payment by a credit card or debit card of a vehicle registration fee. |
| SB 1665 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the recusal or disqualification of a statutory probate judge or other judge authorized to hear probate, guardianship, or mental health matters, and the subsequent assignment of another judge. |
| SB 1686 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to revocation of community supervision for use or possession of small amounts of marihuana. |
| SB 1687 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by charitable organizations that engage in or support the planting, growing, cultivation, or maintenance of trees in public areas. |
| SB 1690 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the release of a criminal defendant on partial bail and to the procedures governing a cash bond. |
| SB 1691 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the territory included in, the composition of the board of directors of, and the method of assessment of the Harris County Improvement District No. 10 and to clarifying the law to reflect the prior division of the district. |
| SB 1715 |
Last Action: Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. Caption: Relating to the offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway. |
| SB 1716 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the governance of certain housing authorities. |
| SB 1717 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to Prima Facie Speed Limits. |
| SB 1791 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to disclosures on selection or modification of an account by a customer of a financial institution. |
| SB 1792 |
Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to access to a financial institution account of a person who dies intestate. |
| SB 1802 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the method of returning a ballot to be voted by mail. |
| SB 1856 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to confidentiality of student records. |
| SB 2006 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to decreasing the state sales and use tax rate. |
| SB 2038 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the qualifications of directors of the Spectrum Management District. |
| SCR 2 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that overturns Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, establishing that the spending of money to influence elections shall not be construed as speech under the First Amendment, and clarifying that only natural persons are protected by constitutional rights. |
| SJR 31 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the Texas Gaming Commission, authorizing and regulating the operation of casino games and slot machines by a limited number of licensed operators and certain Indian tribes, authorizing a limited state video lottery system to be operated at horse and greyhound racetracks and on Indian tribal lands, and reducing the number of illegal gambling machines. |
| SJR 38 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the periodic review of state and local tax preferences and providing an expiration date for certain tax preferences. |
| SR 121 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Billy J. Morton. |
| SR 172 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Trinity United Methodist Church in Houston on the occasion of its 150th anniversary. |
| SR 188 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Saint Luke Missionary Baptist Church on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. |
| SR 207 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the 19th Annual Texas Lunar New Year Festival. |
| SR 217 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Celebrating February 23, 2015, as University of Houston System Day. |
| SR 287 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ezra Roy for his artistic accomplishments. |
| SR 291 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 2, 2015, as Texas Southern University Day. |
| SR 305 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Berean Seventh-Day Adventist Church on the occasion of its mortgage burning celebration. |
| SR 322 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Marguerite Smith Latson on the occasion of her 80th birthday. |
| SR 326 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Michelle Elise Dejoie-Manning. |
| SR 327 |
Last Action: Again read Caption: Recognizing the I See You art exhibit at the State Capitol. |
| SR 337 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Christopher Minh-Thong Nguyen for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 338 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Alan Kirk Brown on the occasion of his 30th anniversary as pastor of First Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church. |
| SR 360 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the dedication of an official Texas Historical Marker at First Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Houston. |
| SR 444 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending BikeTexas for its dedication to improving bicycle safety. |
| SR 445 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Carol Lewis on her induction into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame. |
| SR 473 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Roy and Lillian Burley on the occasion of their 70th wedding anniversary. |
| SR 474 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jane Hamilton on the occasion of the birth of her daughter, Sloan Hannah Hamilton. |
| SR 498 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of John V. Singleton. |
| SR 499 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 8, 2015, as Vietnamese American Day. |
| SR 500 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Houston Department of Health and Human Services for receiving national accreditation. |
| SR 568 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men on the occasion of the groundbreaking ceremony for its new school facility. |
| SR 583 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kenneth Ray Levingston for his service to Jones Memorial United Methodist Church. |
| SR 584 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Patricia Fitzsimmons Gray. |
| SR 585 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Houston Chapter of Top Ladies of Distinction, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. |
| SR 654 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Kelley family on the occasion of their family reunion. |
| SR 655 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Catherine Geraldine Green. |
| SR 711 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 2015 as Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month. |
| SR 722 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 6, 2015, as Asian Real Estate Association of America Day. |
| SR 819 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jesse H. Jones High School Class of 1975 on the occasion of its 40th reunion. |
| SR 826 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Roland E. Mouton Jr. on the occasion of his installation as pastor of God With Us Ministries Missionary Baptist Church. |
| SR 844 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Shardae Womack for her work in the office of Representative Senfronia Thompson. |
| SR 845 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rebekah Wells for her work in the office of Representative Wayne Faircloth. |
| SR 846 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Steven Valles for his work in the office of Representative Borris Miles. |
| SR 847 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Philesha Torrence for her work in the office of the Texas AFL-CIO. |
| SR 848 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Nahom Tesfaselassie for his work in the office of Senator John Whitmire. |
| SR 849 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mya Strauss for her work in the office of Representative Garnet Coleman. |
| SR 850 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Karmah Stokes for her work in the office of Representative Nicole Collier. |
| SR 851 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing NaAsiaha Simone for her work in the office of Representative Dawnna Dukes. |
| SR 852 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Emiliano Romero for his work in the office of Senator Jose Rodriguez. |
| SR 853 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Johannah Roberson for her work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 854 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Akayla Pomare for her work in the office of Representative Alma Allen. |
| SR 855 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Shamil Patel for his work in the office of Representative Eddie Lucio III. |
| SR 856 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ruth Ogu for her work in the office of Senator Kevin Eltife. |
| SR 857 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Abel Mulugheta for his work in the office of Representative Rafael Anchia. |
| SR 858 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Marlan Mitchell for his work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 859 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Robert McKnight for his work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 860 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Nondumiso Mbambo for her work in the office of Representative Yvonne Davis. |
| SR 861 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lindsey Linder for her work in the office of the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition. |
| SR 862 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Sarah Lacy for her work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 863 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jeffrey Kane for his work in the office of Representative Todd Hunter. |
| SR 864 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Joanna Joseph for her work in the office of Representative Toni Rose. |
| SR 865 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lashondra Jones for her work in the office of the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition. |
| SR 866 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Gregory Jones for his work in the office of the Texas Association of Business. |
| SR 867 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Damien Jones for his work in the office of Representative Ron Reynolds and the Congressional Black Caucus. |
| SR 868 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Phillip Yates for his work in the office of Speaker of the House Joe Straus. |
| SR 869 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mallerick Warnell for his work in the office of Representative Eric Johnson. |
| SR 870 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Devin Vickers for her work in the office of Representative Abel Herrero. |
| SR 871 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Leigh Uranga for her work in the office of Representative David Simpson. |
| SR 872 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Erika Smiley for her work in the office of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus. |
| SR 873 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Anthony Stewart for his work in the office of the Association of Electric Companies of Texas. |
| SR 874 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Katherine Spearman for her work in the office of Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick. |
| SR 875 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jeron Ravin for his work in the office of Representative Cesar Blanco. |
| SR 876 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Sana Rajani for her work in the office of Representative Hubert Vo. |
| SR 877 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Alec Puente for his work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 878 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Shaina Pomerantz for her work in the office of the Texas Legislative Study Group. |
| SR 879 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Sandra Morales for her work in the office of Chief Justice Nathan Hecht. |
| SR 880 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing John Montgomery for his work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 881 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mason Mueller for his work in the office of Representative Phil Stephenson. |
| SR 882 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Samone Jones for her work in the office of Senator Royce West. |
| SR 883 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Conrad John for his work in the Travis County Intergovernmental Relations Office. |
| SR 884 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Angel Jenkins for her work in the office of Representative Chris Turner. |
| SR 885 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing JaQuay Jackson for her work in the office of Representative Yvonne Davis. |
| SR 886 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Earl Harrison Humphreys for his work in the office of Representative Gene Wu. |
| SR 887 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Nathanial Henry for his work in the office of the Texas Association of Counties. |
| SR 888 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Zackary Griffin for his work in the office of Representative James White. |
| SR 889 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Cambrey Dent for her work in the office of Senator Judith Zaffirini. |
| SR 890 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Pearl Cruz for her work in the office of Senator Kel Seliger. |
| SR 891 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Danielle Cooper for her work in the office of Representative Helen Giddings. |
| SR 892 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Maegan Collins for her work in the office of Speaker of the House Joe Straus. |
| SR 893 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Sophie Cohen for her work in the office of Representative Carol Alvarado. |
| SR 894 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Zarinah Cogbill for her work in the office of the Innocence Project New York. |
| SR 895 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Diamond Cherry for her work in the office of Representative Armando Walle. |
| SR 896 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Amala Chacko for her work in the office of Representative Tom Craddick. |
| SR 897 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Patrick Celestine for his work in the office of the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition. |
| SR 898 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Michelle Castillo for her work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 899 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Alonzo Campos for his work in the office of Senator Sylvia Garcia. |
| SR 900 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dominique Calhoun for his work in the office of Representative Sylvester Turner. |
| SR 901 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Danielle Broussard for her work in the office of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. |
| SR 902 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Liliane Bedford for her work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 903 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Neo Baepi for her work in the office of Representative Helen Giddings. |
| SR 904 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Zoe Ang for her work in the office of Representative Travis Clardy. |
| SR 905 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Amy Anazia for her work in the office of Representative Ana Hernandez. |
| SR 906 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Arnold Alaniz for his work in the office of Representative Roland Gutierrez. |
| SR 907 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Tanesha Airline for her work in the office of the Texas Defender Service. |
| SR 912 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Annie Mae Charles. |
| SR 917 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Beth Matusoff Merfish on the occasion of her graduation from the first fellowship class of New Leaders Council–Houston. |
| SR 918 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Andre Evans on the occasion of his graduation from the first fellowship class of New Leaders Council–Houston. |
| SR 919 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Hany Khalil on the occasion of his graduation from the first fellowship class of New Leaders Council–Houston. |
| SR 920 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Aaron Limonthas on the occasion of his graduation from the first fellowship class of New Leaders Council–Houston. |
| SR 921 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Danyahel Norris on the occasion of his graduation from the first fellowship class of New Leaders Council–Houston. |
| SR 922 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jerry Peruchini on the occasion of his graduation from the first fellowship class of New Leaders Council–Houston. |
| SR 923 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jose Eduardo Sanchez on the occasion of his graduation from the first fellowship class of New Leaders Council–Houston. |
| SR 924 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Michael Webb on the occasion of his graduation from the first fellowship class of New Leaders Council–Houston. |
| SR 925 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Veronica Bernal on the occasion of her graduation from the first fellowship class of New Leaders Council–Houston. |
| SR 926 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Carla Brailey on the occasion of her graduation from the first fellowship class of New Leaders Council–Houston. |
| SR 927 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Deborah Chen on the occasion of her graduation from the first fellowship class of New Leaders Council–Houston. |
| SR 928 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Sue Deigaard on the occasion of her graduation from the first fellowship class of New Leaders Council–Houston. |
| SR 929 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Caroline Evans on the occasion of her graduation from the first fellowship class of New Leaders Council–Houston. |
| SR 930 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Zhen Mahoney on the occasion of her graduation from the first fellowship class of New Leaders Council–Houston. |
| SR 931 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Shailey Gupta-Brietzke on the occasion of her graduation from the first fellowship class of New Leaders Council–Houston. |
| SR 932 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Diana Featherston on the occasion of her graduation from the first fellowship class of New Leaders Council–Houston. |
| SR 933 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Samia Mirza on the occasion of her graduation from the first fellowship class of New Leaders Council–Houston. |
| SR 934 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Bich-May Nguyen on the occasion of her graduation from the first fellowship class of New Leaders Council–Houston. |
| SR 935 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Tawny Tidwell on the occasion of her graduation from the first fellowship class of New Leaders Council–Houston. |
| SR 936 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Fran Watson on the occasion of her graduation from the first fellowship class of New Leaders Council–Houston. |
| SR 937 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Stephen Chao on the occasion of his graduation from the first fellowship class of New Leaders Council–Houston. |
| SR 948 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Norman C. Francis on the occasion of his retirement. |
| SR 949 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jerry Dunfey on the occasion of his 80th birthday. |
| SR 967 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Erin and Lucas Culpepper on the occasion of the birth of their son, Turner Robert Royal Culpepper. |
| SR 968 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Stefanie and Joseph Mantilla on the occasion of the birth of their daughter, Sofia Margaret Mantilla. |
| SR 969 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the 97th anniversary of Azerbaijan Republic Day. |
| SR 1013 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Houston on the occasion of its 65th anniversary. |
| SR 1014 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Moorish Americans for their contributions to our state and nation. |
| SR 1040 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Consuella and Edmund Broussard on the occasion of their 60th wedding anniversary. |
| SR 1042 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of David Eric Rosenfeld. |
| SR 1071 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 23, 2015, as Turkish-American Day in Texas. |
| SR 1072 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Hudson Bradley and Ben Martinson for their sense of fair play and sportsmanship. |
| 83rd Regular Session | |
| SB 69 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair Caption: Relating to certain reimbursements provided for the collection of sales and use taxes. |
| SB 70 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair Caption: Relating to the amount of the discount allowed for prepayment of sales and use taxes and the allocation of certain revenue from those taxes. |
| SB 71 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair Caption: Relating to eligibility for the tax reduction for certain high-cost gas and the allocation of certain gas production tax revenue. |
| SB 72 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to prohibition of the use of credit scoring in underwriting and rating certain personal lines of insurance coverage. |
| SB 73 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to prohibition of certain insurance discrimination. |
| SB 74 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to insurer rating practices requiring prior approval. |
| SB 75 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to limits on the size of prekindergarten classes in public schools. |
| SB 76 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the availability of free prekindergarten programs in public schools. |
| SB 77 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to placing the State Board of Education under periodic review by the Sunset Advisory Commission. |
| SB 78 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the development of a climate adaptation plan by certain entities. |
| SB 79 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair Caption: Relating to dedicating money in the system benefit fund to certain purposes. |
| SB 80 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the designation of certain election days as state holidays. |
| SB 81 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and related procedures. |
| SB 82 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to prohibited deceptive or disenfranchising practices regarding an election; providing penalties. |
| SB 83 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter. |
| SB 84 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to regulation of health benefit plan issuers in this state. |
| SB 85 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to prior approval of certain insurance rates. |
| SB 86 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the elimination of smoking in certain workplaces and public places; providing penalties. |
| SB 87 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the electronic recording and admissibility of certain custodial interrogations. |
| SB 88 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the authority of the governor to grant one or more reprieves in a capital case. |
| SB 89 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the creation of a commission to investigate and prevent wrongful convictions. |
| SB 90 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to community supervision for certain drug possession offenses. |
| SB 91 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to discovery in a criminal case. |
| SB 114 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to restrictions on the location and operation of concrete crushing facilities. |
| SB 125 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to designated tuition. |
| SB 136 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to unit operations for oil, gas, or oil and gas production or carbon dioxide storage. |
| SB 140 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to a periodic review and expiration dates of state and local tax preferences. |
| SB 310 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to health education curriculum and instruction in public schools. |
| SB 414 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to a study and report regarding authorizing certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs to address regional workforce needs. |
| SB 415 |
Last Action: Referred to Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security Caption: Relating to the establishment of a community development grocery store revolving loan fund program. |
| SB 416 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to restrictions on access to certain personal online accounts through electronic communication devices by employers or public or private institutions of higher education; establishing an unlawful employment practice. |
| SB 417 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to public access to personal financial statements filed by candidates for and holders of state office and state chairs of political parties. |
| SB 418 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to a notification requirement if a public school campus or open-enrollment charter school does not have a nurse assigned to the campus during all instructional hours. |
| SB 469 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to HIV and AIDS tests and to health benefit plan coverage of HIV and AIDS tests. |
| SB 470 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to reimbursement under preferred provider benefit plans for services provided by licensed podiatrists. |
| SB 471 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to technological efficiencies in the recording of certain open meetings. |
| SB 472 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to procedures for asserting taking claims arising from the enforcement of health and safety laws. |
| SB 485 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the sales tax exemption period for clothing and footwear. |
| SB 529 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of installation, transfer, use, or possession of an automated sales suppression device or phantom-ware. |
| SB 560 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to authorization for biweekly installment payments for the compensation of certain justices, judges, and district attorneys. |
| SB 565 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the accommodation of pedestrians, bicyclists, persons with disabilities, children, senior citizens, users of public transportation, movers of commercial goods, and motorists on streets and highways. |
| SB 592 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the representation of indigent defendants in criminal cases. |
| SB 633 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to liability of certain electric utilities that allow certain uses of land that the electric utility owns, occupies, or leases. |
| SB 645 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to water quality improvement and pollution reduction through beverage container recycling incentives; assessing a fee; providing penalties. |
| SB 689 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to excluding certain short-term employment from unemployment compensation chargebacks and grounds for benefit disqualification. |
| SB 690 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of Harris County Improvement District No. 23; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. |
| SB 720 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to jury instructions regarding the insanity defense in a criminal case. |
| SB 721 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the insanity defense in a criminal case. |
| SB 722 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to eligibility to serve as an interpreter in an election. |
| SB 750 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with an intellectual disability. |
| SB 776 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair Caption: Relating to reports issued by the comptroller on the effect of certain tax provisions. |
| SB 777 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the terms of the public members of the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission. |
| SB 837 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality to require owners of real property to keep the property free of certain conditions. |
| SB 844 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic & Small Business Development Caption: Relating to unemployment compensation eligibility and chargebacks regarding certain persons who leave work to attend training. |
| SB 879 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. |
| SB 880 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the expansion of eligibility for medical assistance to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. |
| SB 881 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to access to certain archaic information. |
| SB 882 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to limitations on the percentage of money awarded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas for certain uses. |
| SB 907 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to reporting requirements for employers that do not obtain or otherwise provide workers' compensation insurance coverage. |
| SB 983 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to in camera review and filing of the information at issue in a suit filed under the public information law. |
| SB 984 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the meeting of a governmental body held by videoconference call. |
| SB 1020 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to requirements for employers who do not obtain workers' compensation insurance coverage under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act. |
| SB 1131 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of real property leased to and used by certain schools. |
| SB 1134 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the duties of the Department of Information Resources regarding cybersecurity. |
| SB 1135 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to certain donations by school districts or public schools of food provided to the district or school through the national free or reduced-price school lunch program. |
| SB 1195 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to a contract for the acquisition of goods or services to which The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is a party. |
| SB 1290 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to group health benefits coverage for dependents and family members of persons wrongfully imprisoned. |
| SB 1291 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the penalty for possession of certain small amounts of Penalty Group 1 controlled substances. |
| SB 1292 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to DNA testing of biological evidence in certain capital cases. |
| SB 1377 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to making an appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund for the Foundation School Program. |
| SB 1378 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the appropriations of money from the economic stabilization fund for the 2014-2015 state fiscal biennium. |
| SB 1464 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to a postsecondary education paths pilot program in certain independent school districts. |
| SB 1507 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18 years of age to preregister to vote. |
| SB 1511 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair Caption: Relating to appraisal of land that is available to the public. |
| SB 1512 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of certain crime scene photographs and video recordings. |
| SB 1513 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the interlocutory appeal of a denial of a motion to dismiss in an action involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights. |
| SB 1514 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to a correction, clarification, or retraction of incorrect information published. |
| SB 1515 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in the vicinity of an unprotected road user; providing penalties. |
| SB 1526 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to criminal history background checks in connection with firearm transfers; creating offenses. |
| SB 1527 |
Last Action: Referred to Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security Caption: Relating to the creation of certain offenses concerning firearm sales at gun shows. |
| SB 1534 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the automatic recurring payment of State Bar of Texas membership and additional fees. |
| SB 1562 |
Last Action: Referred to Open Government Caption: Relating to the applicability of the public information law to certain nongovernmental entities involved in law enforcement and corrections. |
| SB 1563 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the definition of and access to public information. |
| SB 1564 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair Caption: Relating to an increase in the cigarette tax to fund the child health plan program. |
| SB 1582 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to automatic voter registration on issuance or change of a driver's license or identification card by the Department of Public Safety. |
| SB 1583 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to extending the court's jurisdiction in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship over certain young people for purposes of obtaining special immigrant juvenile status and Department of Family and Protective Services policies for handling cases involving those young people. |
| SB 1611 |
Last Action: Effective on 1/1/14 Caption: Relating to discovery in a criminal case. |
| SB 1676 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to creating an offense for the unlawful possession or transfer of a large-capacity magazine. |
| SB 1677 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the reporting of a lost or stolen firearm; providing criminal penalties. |
| SB 1693 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the management of federal and state funds for the Texas Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program, and other programs directed toward the accommodation of pedestrians, bicyclists, persons with disabilities, children, senior citizens, users of public transportation, and persons of all ages and abilities on separate facilities and in conjunction with motorists on street and highway corridors, hereafter the "All-Ages, Active, Safe, and Economical Transportation in Texas (AASETT)" program. |
| SB 1810 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the intercollegiate athletics fee at Texas Southern University. |
| SB 1834 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority. |
| SCR 2 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Urging the United States Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification an amendment to the United States Constitution that overturns Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, establishing that the spending of money to influence elections shall not be construed as speech under the First Amendment, and clarifying that only natural persons are protected by constitutional rights. |
| SCR 31 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Supporting the University of Houston System Board of Regents for their approval of a health science center at the University of Houston. |
| SJR 6 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing immediate additional revenue for the state budget by creating the Texas Gaming Commission, authorizing and regulating the operation of casino games and slot machines by a limited number of licensed operators and certain Indian tribes, and authorizing a limited state video lottery system to be operated at horse and greyhound racetracks and on Indian tribal lands. |
| SJR 7 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governor to grant one or more reprieves in a capital case. |
| SJR 8 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for the Medicaid program to certain persons. |
| SJR 12 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the periodic review of state and local tax preferences and providing an expiration date for certain tax preferences. |
| SJR 44 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property leased to certain schools organized and operated primarily for the purpose of engaging in educational functions. |
| SJR 60 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit using voluntarily paid additional fees and surcharges that are dedicated by law for nondedicated general governmental purposes and to prohibit using that money for certification of appropriations for nondedicated purposes or entities. |
| SR 70 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Thurma G. Rigmaiden of Houston. |
| SR 154 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Houston Alumni Chapter of Prairie View A&M University on the occasion of its Annual Mardi Gras Scholarship Luncheon. |
| SR 164 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Word of Grace Missionary Baptist Church of Houston on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. |
| SR 185 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 13, 2013, as University of Houston System Day at the State Capitol. |
| SR 186 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Hakka Association of Houston, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. |
| SR 187 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Houston on the occasion of its installation of the Reverend Edward V. Lightfoot. |
| SR 227 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Anti-Defamation League on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. |
| SR 228 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Kevin Gee for being named president of the Texas Optometric Association. |
| SR 229 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Trinity United Methodist Church in Houston on the occasion of its Founders Day. |
| SR 253 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the naming ceremony of Hines Memorial Church of God in Christ in Texas City. |
| SR 261 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending David Ahmad Jackson for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 273 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing India House Houston on the occasion of the center's fundraising gala. |
| SR 288 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Houston on the occasion of its Official Texas Historical Marker dedication ceremony. |
| SR 289 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Sue Smith. |
| SR 294 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Michael Hardee Driscoll of Harris County. |
| SR 302 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing L. David Punch on the occasion of his 10th anniversary as pastor of the Greater Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Houston. |
| SR 303 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 25, 2013, as Texas Southern University Day at the State Capitol. |
| SR 347 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending SER-Niños Charter School on the occasion of the dedication of its new campus. |
| SR 348 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Beatrice Lehman Green of Houston on the occasion of her 100th birthday. |
| SR 374 |
Last Action: Again read Caption: Welcoming the delegation of citizens from the Republic of Azerbaijan to Texas. |
| SR 380 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Althea Lewis Renfro of Houston. |
| SR 397 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Encourage, Empower, and Send Ministries for its work in the community. |
| SR 418 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the 2013 Frontier Fiesta BBQ Cook-Off as a Texas State Barbecue Championship competition. |
| SR 447 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Michael Morton for being named a 2012 Texan of the Year. |
| SR 448 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Christopher Scott for being named a 2012 Texan of the Year. |
| SR 457 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Roy Owens for his achievements. |
| SR 464 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Sharif Nassef Ariel Stallworth for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 465 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jarrett O'Keith Villery for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 470 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the leaders of Boy Scout Troop 740 in Houston. |
| SR 479 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court decision of Gideon v. Wainwright. |
| SR 492 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Declaring March 20, 2013, Texas Tobacco-Free Kids Day. |
| SR 493 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Azerbaijani Cultural Center in Houston. |
| SR 538 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 14, 2013, as Joseph Chatoyer Day in Texas. |
| SR 541 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending BikeTexas for promoting bicycle safety. |
| SR 556 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing North Star Baptist Church International on the occasion of its 35th anniversary. |
| SR 557 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Adolph Joubert, Jr. |
| SR 558 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jerome Davis on his installation as pastor of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church. |
| SR 574 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Lee Elliott Brown. |
| SR 588 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing John W. Bland for being honored by the A. Philip Randolph Institute. |
| SR 589 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming Turkish minister of economy Zafer Caglayan to Texas. |
| SR 596 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending James C. Roland for his 32 years in the ministry. |
| SR 597 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Joyce Faye Smith and Royce Ray Smith on the occasion of their 80th birthday. |
| SR 617 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Paul F. Rogers. |
| SR 631 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Eva Perkins on the occasion of her 74th birthday. |
| SR 632 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jared Fogle for his many achievements. |
| SR 669 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Tommy Ray Scott on the occasion of his retirement. |
| SR 670 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 12, 2013, as Miller Outdoor Theatre Day. |
| SR 671 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Clyde Broussard. |
| SR 690 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 17, 2013, as Vietnamese American Day. |
| SR 728 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the 25th anniversary of Scouting at Brentwood Baptist Church. |
| SR 729 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Michael Strahan for being awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. |
| SR 730 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Jack Franklin Hardwick. |
| SR 763 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing 25-year and 50-year members of the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 767 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Maye Frances Hainsworth-Hutson on the occasion of her 100th birthday. |
| SR 793 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Adrienne Keen McFarland. |
| SR 811 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Angola and the United States. |
| SR 848 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing members of the Thierry family on the occasion of their family reunion. |
| SR 869 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Joseph D. Jamail, Jr., for his contributions to our state. |
| SR 880 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Nancy Beatrice Pharms on the occasion of her 95th birthday. |
| SR 889 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Robert L. Spangenberg on the occasion of his 80th birthday. |
| SR 905 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kellean Travillion for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 906 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Amir Tavakkoli for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 907 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Elizabeth Smith for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 908 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Michelle Seebachan for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 909 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ashley San Miguel for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 910 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Keith Salas for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 911 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jordan Rux for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 912 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing LaVonda Russell for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 913 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Chelsea Rountree for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 914 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Michael Roe for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 915 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Tiajuana Robinson for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 916 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Tasheedah Roberts for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 917 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rashad Roberson for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 918 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Alec Puente for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 919 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing DeAndrea Petty for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 920 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Laura Parton for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 921 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Simone Wilson for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 922 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Thea Ulrich-Lewis for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 923 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Carmela Walker for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 924 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kristen Cade for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 925 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Adenike Adesokan for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 926 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Anthony Washington for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 927 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Amber Weed for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 928 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Christopher White for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 929 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Skyla Johnson for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 930 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mercadi Crawford for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 931 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Brenda DeRouen for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 932 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Thalia Dubose for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 933 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Christiana Elgin for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 934 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Carnell Emanuel for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 935 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kevin Engman for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 936 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Karina Erickson for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 937 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Megan Featherston for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 938 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Antoine Floyd for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 939 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Veronica Forge for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 940 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mili Gosar for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 941 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Vanessa Griddine for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 942 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jedidah Guerra for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 943 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Paul Hanchett for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 944 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kathryn Hendrix for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 945 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jacqueline Hernández for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 946 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing James Hernandez for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 947 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Arthur Huggins for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 948 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jarrett Jackson for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 949 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dara Johnson for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 950 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Matthew Cherry for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 951 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Leonardo Coelho for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 952 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Adrian Carter for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 953 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Shaboyd Cannon for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 954 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Emily Campbell for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 955 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Garrett Brawley for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 956 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Daniel Boettger for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 957 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lauren Berryhill for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 958 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Glen Austin for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 959 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Richard Arowolo for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 960 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing TaLisa Jones for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 961 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Joanna Joseph for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 962 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Thurman Kelley for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 963 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Sonji Moore for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 964 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dailesi Njobvu for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 965 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Emilio Longoria for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 966 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Shannon Martin for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 967 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Matthew McDougal for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 968 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lucia Mendez for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 969 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Cecilee Miller for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 970 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Stewanna Miskell for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 971 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Gaven Norris for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 983 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the renaming and dedication of Ernest McGowen Sr. Elementary School. |
| SR 1014 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming Abiola and Florence Ajimobi to the State Capitol. |
| SR 1044 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Oliver Brown. |
| SR 1045 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jose Flores on the occasion of his retirement. |
| SR 1062 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Angela and Dallas Jones on the occasion of the birth of their daughter, Zoë Victoria Jones. |
| 83rd 1st Called Session | |
| SB 14 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to a periodic review of state and local tax preferences. |
| SB 19 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the expansion of eligibility for medical assistance to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. |
| SJR 6 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for the Medicaid program to certain persons. |
| SR 2 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the dedication of an official Texas Historical Marker at Saint John Missionary Baptist Church. |
| SR 31 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Betty Nana Esi Abban and Daniel Kafui Obimpeh on the occasion of their marriage. |
| SR 37 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lee G. Hobbs for being named chief information officer for TransCanada. |
| SR 74 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu for receiving the Global Empowerment Award for 2013. |
| SR 88 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of William H. Broadus, Jr. |
| SR 109 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Brenda Rae Henderson Hudnall. |
| SR 113 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Dorothy Barbara Williams Bickham. |
| SR 134 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Edward Carter Maddox, Jr. |
| 83rd 2nd Called Session | |
| SB 26 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to health education curriculum and instruction in public schools. |
| SB 29 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the expansion of eligibility for medical assistance to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. |
| SJR 7 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for the Medicaid program to certain persons. |
| SR 21 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Praise Deliverance Church of Houston on the occasion of its Sixth Year Building Anniversary Celebration. |
| SR 22 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dana Carson for his service to Reflections of Christ's Kingdom World Outreach International. |
| SR 23 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the members of the Prairie View A&M University Chamber Choir on the occasion of their alumni reunion. |
| SR 30 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Booker T. Washington High School Class of 1963 on the occasion of its 50-year reunion. |
| SR 55 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Trinity Gardens Church of Christ on the occasion of its 60th anniversary. |
| SR 56 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Knowledge-First Empowerment Center. |
| SR 57 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of William Douglas Jefferson. |
| SR 68 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Wesley Taylor, Sr. |
| SR 89 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Deirdre Yvonne Holloway for being named Fort Bend Independent School District 2013 Elementary Principal of the Year. |
| SR 90 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the 2013 China National Day Celebration. |
| SR 91 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of William H. Gray III. |
| SR 92 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of J. D. Nelson. |
| 83rd 3rd Called Session | |
| SR 10 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Samuel E. Jackson, Jr., on the occasion of his retirement. |
| SR 11 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ola V. Allen on the occasion of her 90th birthday. |
| SR 12 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jodie Lee Jiles on the occasion of his retirement. |
| 82nd Regular Session | |
| SB 121 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to photograph and live lineup identification procedures in criminal cases. |
| SB 122 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to postconviction forensic DNA analysis. |
| SB 123 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the electronic recording and admissibility of certain custodial interrogations. |
| SB 170 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the reorganization of powers and duties among agencies in this state that provide representation to indigent defendants in criminal cases and to the reorganization of funding sources for indigent defense. |
| SB 210 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the designation of certain election days as state holidays. |
| SB 211 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place during early voting by personal appearance and related procedures. |
| SB 212 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to prohibited deceptive or disenfranchising practices regarding an election; providing criminal penalties. |
| SB 213 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and related procedures. |
| SB 214 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter. |
| SB 215 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the date on which certain voters may be removed from a county's voter registration list and related requirements. |
| SB 216 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to procedures related to the placement of a voter on the suspense list. |
| SB 241 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to HIV and AIDS tests and to health benefit plan coverage of HIV and AIDS tests. |
| SB 355 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the elimination of smoking in certain workplaces and public places; providing penalties. |
| SB 424 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the development of a climate adaptation plan by certain entities. |
| SB 451 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to death benefits for eligible survivors of certain Texas National Guard members. |
| SB 452 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to placing the State Board of Education under periodic review by the Sunset Advisory Commission. |
| SB 453 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to dedicating money in the system benefit fund to certain purposes. |
| SB 454 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to improving state energy conservation, including through the use of thermostat settings and building efficiency. |
| SB 455 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to restrictions on the location and operation of concrete crushing facilities. |
| SB 456 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to state purchasing of certain environmentally friendly items. |
| SB 457 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to minimum efficiency standards for certain products; providing a civil penalty. |
| SB 513 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the accommodation of pedestrians, bicyclists, persons with disabilities, children, senior citizens, users of public transportation, movers of commercial goods, and motorists on streets and highways. |
| SB 537 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the consequences of an arrest for or conviction of certain intoxication offenses. |
| SB 549 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to applications for permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain new or expanded facilities in certain low-income and minority communities. |
| SB 595 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the hours of sale for liquor. |
| SB 598 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to limits on the size of prekindergarten classes in public schools. |
| SB 599 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the availability of free prekindergarten programs in public schools. |
| SB 689 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the disclosure of electricity generation offers received by ERCOT. |
| SB 733 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to a notification requirement if a public school campus or open-enrollment charter school does not have a nurse assigned to the campus during all instructional hours. |
| SB 739 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to prohibition of the use of credit scoring in underwriting and rating certain personal lines of insurance coverage. |
| SB 740 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to insurer rating practices requiring prior approval. |
| SB 741 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to prohibition of certain insurance discrimination. |
| SB 742 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to eligibility of certain job trainees for extended unemployment compensation benefits. |
| SB 749 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to provision of notice regarding and limitation of attorney's fees for services provided in connection with the making of a wrongful imprisonment claim. |
| SB 763 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the designation of certain areas as banking development districts to encourage the establishment of financial institution branches in those areas. |
| SB 767 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain residential mortgage foreclosure consulting services; providing a criminal penalty. |
| SB 836 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the amount of the discount allowed for prepayment of sales and use taxes and the allocation of certain revenue from those taxes. |
| SB 837 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to certain reimbursements provided for the collection of sales and use taxes. |
| SB 852 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to health education curriculum and instruction in public schools. |
| SB 919 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the adoption of the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. |
| SB 925 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to judicial review of a decision to terminate certain federal housing assistance. |
| SB 933 |
Last Action: Referred to Government Efficiency & Reform Caption: Relating to the electronic submission of certain documents to the attorney general and the submission of certain documents by the attorney general; imposing certain fees. |
| SB 949 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the first day of instruction in certain school districts that provide additional days of instruction financed with local funds. |
| SB 1038 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to certain continuing education requirements for agents who sell Medicare-related products and annuities. |
| SB 1039 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the provision of bilingual election materials. |
| SB 1040 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to exemptions from the sales and use tax for certain energy-efficient products. |
| SB 1051 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to a periodic review of state and local tax preferences. |
| SB 1052 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to an increase in the cigarette tax to fund the child health plan program. |
| SB 1067 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to funding the TEXAS grant program at public institutions of higher education. |
| SB 1068 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the lease of certain state parking facilities to other persons. |
| SB 1076 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to community supervision for certain drug possession offenses and to a person's eligibility for an order of nondisclosure following a term of community supervision for any of those offenses. |
| SB 1077 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the establishment of certain time credits through which a defendant's period of community supervision is reduced. |
| SB 1078 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to representation of certain applicants for writs of habeas corpus in cases involving the death penalty. |
| SB 1079 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with mental retardation. |
| SB 1119 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to beverage container deposits and recycling; providing penalties. |
| SB 1141 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the jurisdiction of the 228th District Court. |
| SB 1259 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals for medical assistance on confinement in, placement in, detention in, or commitment to and release from certain facilities and other settings. |
| SB 1260 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to licensing of advanced practice registered nurses and the authority of those nurses to prescribe and order prescription drugs. |
| SB 1277 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to validating certain acts and proceedings of Harris County Improvement District No. 5 and to the boundaries of the district. |
| SB 1365 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the distribution of money appropriated from the national research university fund. |
| SB 1380 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to designating October as Disability History and Awareness Month. |
| SB 1381 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the requirement that certain mammography reports contain information regarding supplemental breast cancer screening. |
| SB 1440 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the requirement to prepay ad valorem taxes as a prerequisite to determining certain motions or protests and the authority of an appraisal review board to determine compliance with the requirement. |
| SB 1441 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to the correction of an ad valorem tax appraisal roll. |
| SB 1507 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the collection of certain foreclosure data by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. |
| SB 1508 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the right of certain debtors to elect to mediate a dispute before the debt is accelerated or a contract lien on real property is foreclosed; providing civil penalties. |
| SB 1560 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to liability of certain local emergency management or homeland security organizations. |
| SB 1565 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to encouraging public participation by citizens by protecting a person's right to petition, right of free speech, and right of association from meritless lawsuits arising from actions taken in furtherance of those rights. |
| SB 1576 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to requirements related to the reporting of emissions events by certain regulated entities under the Clean Air Act. |
| SB 1577 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the hotel occupancy tax on the price paid for a hotel room. |
| SB 1663 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the repeal of state sales tax and franchise tax refunds for certain ad valorem tax payers. |
| SB 1672 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for a library at Texas Southern University. |
| SB 1676 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to educational and training requirements for certain peace officers on ethical decision making. |
| SB 1677 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to court costs imposed on conviction and deposited to the municipal court building security fund. |
| SB 1678 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to court costs imposed on conviction and deposited to the municipal court technology fund. |
| SB 1679 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to consideration of a bidder's principal place of business in awarding certain municipal contracts. |
| SB 1680 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to certain evidence in a prosecution of fraud or theft involving Medicaid or Medicare benefits and to certain criminal procedures involving offenses in general. |
| SB 1681 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to the appointment of counsel and the rights of an accused and other requirements for the purposes of appellate proceedings or community supervision revocation proceedings. |
| SB 1682 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the creation of managed assigned counsel programs. |
| SB 1683 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain inmates for release on mandatory supervision. |
| SB 1684 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to procedures applicable to an applicant entitled to habeas corpus under certain circumstances. |
| SB 1685 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the time for correcting an application for compensation for wrongful imprisonment that is denied. |
| SB 1686 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to group health benefits coverage for persons wrongfully imprisoned. |
| SB 1687 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to information on turnover among licensed jailers at jails under the jurisdiction of the Commission on Jail Standards. |
| SB 1688 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the authority of the governor to grant one or more reprieves in a capital case. |
| SB 1782 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to regulation of health benefit plan issuers in this state. |
| SB 1783 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to a warning notice posted outside of certain buildings that permit smoking; providing a penalty. |
| SB 1797 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the operation of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. |
| SB 1819 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to charity care provided by certain nonprofit hospitals. |
| SB 1820 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the authority of the attorney general to recover a civil penalty from certain nonprofit hospitals. |
| SB 1821 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas HIV Medication Advisory Committee. |
| SB 1832 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to notice to inmates and their attorneys of lethal substance or substances to be used in lethal injection. |
| SB 1833 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to liability insurance requirements for daycare facilities. |
| SB 1834 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the payment of excess proceeds from ad valorem tax foreclosure sales to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the fair defense account. |
| SB 1835 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the creation of a commission to investigate and prevent wrongful convictions. |
| SB 1859 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to certain health and safety matters regarding appropriate places of employment and places that are accessible to the public. |
| SB 1928 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to an African American Texans memorial monument on the Capitol grounds. |
| SCR 10 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating February 21 through 27 of each year from 2011 through 2020 as Barbara Jordan Freedom Week. |
| SCR 22 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Recognizing February 28, 2011, as Texas Southern University Day at the State Capitol. |
| SCR 46 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Commemorating the 70th anniversary of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. |
| SCR 51 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Expressing the legislature's support for the construction of a monument to African American Texans on the grounds of the State Capitol at the location approved by the State Preservation Board for a Juneteenth monument. |
| SJR 34 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the Texas Gaming Commission and authorizing and regulating casino games and slot machines by licensed operators and certain Indian tribes to provide money for the property tax relief fund and additional financial aid for higher education students. |
| SJR 44 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governor to grant one or more reprieves in a capital case. |
| SJR 53 |
Last Action: Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the periodic review of state and local tax preferences and providing an expiration date for certain tax preferences. |
| SR 5 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Bill Bonham. |
| SR 6 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Tracye McDaniel for her contributions to our state. |
| SR 39 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing East Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Houston on the occasion of its 85th anniversary. |
| SR 59 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Minnie J. and Delbert Ray Jefferson for their 25 years of service to Christian Home Missionary Baptist Church. |
| SR 68 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Kalamu Ryo Johnson and Jatoi Jones Johnson on the birth of their daughter, Kailah Ryonne Johnson. |
| SR 103 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Howard Daniel Boone of Austin. |
| SR 154 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jack Yates High School in Houston on the occasion of its 85th anniversary. |
| SR 182 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Hanh Tran of Houston on the occasion of her current art installation. |
| SR 209 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing LAMIK Beauty in Houston for its support of National Women and Girls HIV-AIDS Awareness Day. |
| SR 217 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Harris County Hospital District on the occasion of the expansion of its Lyndon Baines Johnson Emergency Center. |
| SR 267 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Robert H. Friedman for his career in obstetrics and gynecology. |
| SR 275 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 23, 2011, as Houston A-Plus Challenge Day at the State Capitol. |
| SR 325 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Paying tribute to Barbara Jordan in honor of the 75th anniversary of her birth. |
| SR 360 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Caprice Cosper for her contributions to the administration of justice in our state. |
| SR 367 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Texas Southern University football team on winning the 2010 Southwestern Athletic Conference championship. |
| SR 394 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating H. Randolph Bailey on being named the Distinguished Houston Surgeon for 2011 by the Houston Surgical Society. |
| SR 395 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Florida Cooper for her courage as a cancer survivor. |
| SR 396 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Southeast Community Church of Houston on the occasion of its 52nd Annual Appreciation Day. |
| SR 397 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rice University for the excellent educational opportunities it has provided to students. |
| SR 406 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Caring for Children Foundation of Texas, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 20th anniversary. |
| SR 429 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Aida Rhoda Brooks on being named president of the Liberian Association of Greater Houston. |
| SR 430 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Ivy Educational and Charitable Foundation of Houston, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. |
| SR 450 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Houston Forward Times newspaper on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. |
| SR 458 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Ruth Natalie Carter Carroll of Houston. |
| SR 473 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Houston Chapter of the Huston-Tillotson University International Alumni Association on the occasion of this year's concert by the university's concert choir. |
| SR 498 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Wallace Edward Lockett. |
| SR 500 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Paying tribute to the founders of our nation's African American press on the occasion of the 184th anniversary of the establishment of Freedom's Journal. |
| SR 577 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of A. Louis Patterson III. |
| SR 578 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Gabriella Denson for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. |
| SR 579 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Angela Mosley for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. |
| SR 655 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Paula Yuvern Dunn of Houston. |
| SR 714 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the members of the Jack Yates High School Class of 1961 on the occasion of their 50th reunion. |
| SR 715 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Harris County Historical Commission on the occasion of the dedication of a Texas Historical Marker for Peacock Records. |
| SR 716 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Celebrating April 16, 2011, as Fort Bend County Black Nurses Association Day. |
| SR 749 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the American Baptist Southeast District Association on the occasion of its Inaugural Session. |
| SR 774 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Georgia D. Provost on the occasion of her birthday. |
| SR 833 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jeremy Daniel Edelstein of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 834 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Daniel Evan Faerman for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 835 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Isaac David Kaplan for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 836 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Max William Kaplan for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 837 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ada Edwards on the occasion of her retirement from the City of Houston. |
| SR 867 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 30, 2011, as XX Concurso DÃa del Niño Day. |
| SR 868 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Erma Kate Johnson of Oakland, California. |
| SR 887 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Porter Renfro, Jr., of Houston. |
| SR 888 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the dedication of a Texas Historical Marker for the clubhouse in Houston of the Married Ladies Social, Art, and Charity Club of America. |
| SR 903 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Joe Roach, Jr., of Houston. |
| SR 904 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing members of the Senate Ladies Club who have been members for 25 or 50 years. |
| SR 926 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ruben Davis for his 15 years as constable of Precinct 2 in Fort Bend County. |
| SR 933 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Debra L. Friedkin for her support of the research at the Debra L. Friedkin archaeological site. |
| SR 934 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lady Jackie Pope of Houston for her service to the Top Ladies of Distinction, Incorporated. |
| SR 948 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the anniversary of the unveiling of the African American Texas Legislators Monument at the Texas State Cemetery. |
| SR 949 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jamicia Ellis on the occasion of her high school graduation. |
| SR 950 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Inez Rogers. |
| SR 951 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Alexander B. Denard for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 955 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Freedom Riders on their courage and their dedication to equal rights. |
| SR 987 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Greater Law Memorial Church of God in Christ on the occasion of its Annual Health Fair and May Fest. |
| SR 1002 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Harmony Schools on the occasion of their 10th anniversary. |
| SR 1003 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Jerome Levy of Houston. |
| SR 1004 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Clifton Gilmore, Jr., of Wadesboro, North Carolina. |
| SR 1035 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the New Covenant Tabernacle of Houston on the occasion of its Professional Sunday. |
| SR 1036 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the participants in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 1056 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jerome Gray for receiving the Heart of Houston award from the Fifth Ward Enrichment Program. |
| SR 1057 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Suzette T. Caldwell for being named the 2010 Author of the Year by Destiny Image Publishing. |
| SR 1058 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ellery A. Richard for his service to Second Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Houston and to his community. |
| SR 1061 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Davilin Hamel for her work in the office of Representative Barbara Mallory Caraway. |
| SR 1062 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kara Willis for her work in the office of the Harris County Attorney. |
| SR 1063 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Conor Kenny for his work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 1064 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Naomi Showers for her work in the office of Representative Ron Reynolds. |
| SR 1065 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Elizabeth Tagle for her work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 1066 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Stephen Small for his work in the office of Representative Harvey Hilderbran. |
| SR 1067 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Victor Odongo for his work in the office of the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition. |
| SR 1068 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Cole Howard for his work in the office of Representative Roberto Alonzo. |
| SR 1069 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Janice Tolbert for her work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 1070 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Bridgette Williams for her work in the office of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. |
| SR 1071 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Chetamour McKenzie for her work in the office of the Association of Electric Companies of Texas. |
| SR 1072 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Anastasia Thomas for her work in the office of Representative Marc Veasey. |
| SR 1073 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Tonya Jones for her work in the office of the Task Force on Indigent Defense. |
| SR 1074 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rachel Kelly for her work in the office of Justice Nathan Hecht. |
| SR 1075 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Cheryl Knight-Simpson for her work in the office of Justice Dale Wainwright. |
| SR 1076 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing David W. Sneed for his work in the office of Senator Kel Seliger. |
| SR 1077 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Sara Lang for her work in the office of Representative Scott Hochberg. |
| SR 1078 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Chelsea Frazier for her work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 1079 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Shakira Pumphrey for her work in the office of House Speaker Joe Straus. |
| SR 1080 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Madison Seymore for her work in the office of Representative John Frullo. |
| SR 1081 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Brittney Quezada for her work in the office of Representative Naomi Gonzalez. |
| SR 1083 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Robin Raasch for her work in the office of Representative Ana Hernandez Luna. |
| SR 1084 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Melody Udoinyion for her work in the office of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. |
| SR 1085 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Epernay Kyles for her work in the office of Senator John Whitmire. |
| SR 1086 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Tumi Wallace for his work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 1087 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Houston Tower for his work in the office of Representative Eddie Lucio. |
| SR 1088 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Brian Waldrup for his work in the office of Representative Alma Allen. |
| SR 1089 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Chuck Franklin for his work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 1090 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ryan Phipps for his work in the office of Representative Joaquin Castro. |
| SR 1091 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Chinedum Okparaeke for his work in the office of Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson. |
| SR 1092 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Christian Taylor for his work in the office of Representative Jessica Farrar. |
| SR 1093 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Trevin Franklin for his work in the office of Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst. |
| SR 1094 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Sam Thomas for his work in the Office of Court Administration. |
| SR 1095 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Clyde Jiles for his work in the office of Representative Eric Johnson. |
| SR 1096 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Melissa K. Jones for her work in the office of Representative Senfronia Thompson. |
| SR 1097 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Katasia Jordan for her work in the office of Representative Helen Giddings. |
| SR 1098 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Luis Salguero for his work in the office of Representative Carol Alvarado. |
| SR 1099 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Benjamin Griggs for his work in the office of Representative Hubert Vo. |
| SR 1100 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lisa Sherrod for her work for the Legislative Black Caucus. |
| SR 1101 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Chasity Tillis for her work in the office of Representative Marisa Marquez. |
| SR 1102 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Victoria Messer for her work in the office of Senator Robert Duncan. |
| SR 1103 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Bernardo Aldalpe for his work in the office of Representative Veronica Gonzales. |
| SR 1104 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Shalette Mitchell for her work in the office of Representative Yvonne Davis. |
| SR 1105 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kevin Osemene for his work in the office of Senator Royce West. |
| SR 1106 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Valeria Mirolevich for her work in the office of Representative Burt Solomons. |
| SR 1107 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jessie Myles for her work in the office of Representative Vicki Truitt. |
| SR 1108 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Diana Pineros for her work in the office of Senator Judith Zaffirini. |
| SR 1109 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Edward Pollard for his work in the office of Representative Dawnna Dukes. |
| SR 1110 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Brittane L. Hamilton for her work in the office of Representative Rene Oliveira. |
| SR 1111 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jay Johnson for his work in the office of Representative Garnet Coleman. |
| SR 1112 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Nicholas Giles for his work in the office of Representative Sylvester Turner. |
| SR 1113 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Felipe Nascimento for his work in the office of the Intergovernmental Relations Department of Travis County. |
| SR 1114 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lisa Mathews for her work in the office of the Legislative Study Group. |
| SR 1115 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Alex Green for his work in the office of Representative Borris Miles. |
| SR 1116 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Maxie Gallardo for her work in the office of Representative Armando Walle. |
| SR 1117 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Bryce Romero for his work in the office of Senator Jose Rodriguez. |
| SR 1118 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Sabrina Bannister for her work in the office of the Harris County Public Defender. |
| SR 1119 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ruth Damys for her work in the office of the Legislative Study Group. |
| SR 1120 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jane Ehinmoro for her work in the office of the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition. |
| SR 1121 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ana Castro for her work in the office of the Texas Supreme Court. |
| SR 1122 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Cornelius Dupree for his work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 1123 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kenneth Ford for his work in the office of Judge Barbara Hervey. |
| SR 1124 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Milagrosa Micha for her work in the office of the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition. |
| SR 1148 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lindsey Hall for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1149 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Alicia Frederick for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1150 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Adrienne Tate for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1151 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Hannah Johannes for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1152 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kaylan Young for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1153 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Alexis Williams for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1154 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Alexys Nunn for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1155 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Brionne Doyle for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1156 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Shaniese Foster for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1157 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Bre'On Long for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1158 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Karyn Korsah for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1159 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jennifer Gooden for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1160 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Brandi Perry for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1161 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dariel Johnson for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1162 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Taylor Dozier for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1163 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Veronica Forge for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1164 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Keia Broussard for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1165 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Alexandria Barnes for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1166 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Taylor Polidore for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1167 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Opal Pierce for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1168 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Victoria Dillard for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1169 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ja'Leah Davis for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1170 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kia Smith for being presented by the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, at its 13th Biennial Debutante Cotillion. |
| SR 1183 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Robert L. Garner, Jr., founder of the African American National Spelling Bee Championships, Incorporated. |
| SR 1184 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mary Bello for winning the inaugural African American National Spelling Bee Championships. |
| SR 1185 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ashley Williams for winning second place honors in the inaugural African American National Spelling Bee Championships. |
| SR 1186 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Niaha Dyson for winning third place honors in the inaugural African American National Spelling Bee Championships. |
| SR 1187 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Saba Abashawl for her accomplishments in promoting international trade and travel in the City of Houston. |
| SR 1188 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing J. J. Jackson III for his contributions to his church and community. |
| SR 1189 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Henry M. Williamson, Sr., for his service as the 52nd bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. |
| SR 1190 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Gertrude Jack Lewis on the occasion of her 100th birthday. |
| SR 1220 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Abdias do Nascimento. |
| SR 1225 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Leon Hale on the occasion of his 90th birthday. |
| SR 1247 |
Last Action: Postponed Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 3275. |
| 82nd 1st Called Session | |
| SB 28 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to reducing state Medicaid and other health care costs by prohibiting smoking in certain public places; providing penalties. |
| SB 36 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to eligibility for the tax reduction for certain high-cost gas. |
| SB 37 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the elimination of the tax exemption or reduction for certain high-cost gas. |
| SB 38 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to certain discounts and reimbursements allowed for payment of sales and use taxes and the allocation of certain revenue from those taxes. |
| SB 39 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund to be used for public education during the next state fiscal biennium. |
| SB 42 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to a periodic review and expiration dates of state and local tax preferences. |
| SJR 2 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing an appropriation from the economic stabilization fund for education by a majority vote. |
| SJR 3 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the periodic review of state and local tax preferences and providing an expiration date for certain tax preferences. |
| SR 21 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Taiwanese Hakka Associations of America on the occasion of their conference in Houston. |
| SR 22 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of James Chestnut Watson of Houston. |
| SR 56 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Kyle Matthew Hodgeson of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 57 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jonathan Tyler Frazier for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 58 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the members of the Paige family on the occasion of their family reunion. |
| SR 68 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Joseph H. Flom. |
| SR 69 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the National Black McDonald's Operators Association on the occasion of its national convention. |
| SR 70 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Allie Mae Young Singleton of New Orleans. |
| SR 71 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Marie Barnhart Hightower Hudson. |
| SR 72 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing James E. Nugent on the occasion of his 89th birthday. |
| SR 73 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Barbara Ann Goldstein. |
| SR 83 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Divas of God, Incorporated, on the occasion of its Fashions for a Cause Fundraising Gala. |
| SR 99 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church of Houston on the occasion of its 130th anniversary. |
| SR 120 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Felicia Farrar and James Peterson on the occasion of their marriage. |
| SR 121 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the dedication of the historical marker honoring Obedience Smith. |
| 81st Regular Session | |
| SB 104 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to a limitation on the amount of tuition charged by public institutions of higher education. |
| SB 106 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to insurer rating practices requiring prior approval. |
| SB 107 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas Health Benefit Plan Security Program. |
| SB 108 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the establishment and funding of a green job skills training program that includes training for certain youths and young veterans. |
| SB 109 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the duties of the Texas Department of Insurance. |
| SB 110 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to prohibition of the use of credit scoring in underwriting and rating certain personal lines of insurance coverage. |
| SB 111 |
Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to suspension of the unemployment compensation waiting period requirement during a disaster subject to a federal disaster declaration. |
| SB 112 |
Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Caption: Relating to the establishment of veterans court programs in this state and to pretrial intervention programs. |
| SB 113 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to resident tuition rates at public institutions of higher education for certain veterans and their dependents. |
| SB 114 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the payment of higher education tuition and fees for certain military personnel and their dependents. |
| SB 115 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the creation of a commission to investigate and prevent wrongful convictions. |
| SB 116 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to electronically recording certain interrogations. |
| SB 117 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to photograph and live lineup identification procedures in criminal cases. |
| SB 118 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place during early voting by personal appearance and related procedures. |
| SB 119 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the implementation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of a low-emission vehicle program. |
| SB 120 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the rate of the motor vehicle sales and use tax imposed on certain motor vehicles. |
| SB 121 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to certain state purchases from entities doing business in Sudan; providing a civil penalty. |
| SB 122 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the availability of free prekindergarten programs in public schools. |
| SB 123 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to dedicating money in the system benefit fund to certain purposes. |
| SB 124 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to applications for permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for new or expanded facilities in certain low-income and minority communities. |
| SB 125 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the right of a foreign national to contact a foreign consular official. |
| SB 126 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a temporary moratorium on authorizations for certain coal-fired electric generating facilities. |
| SB 127 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to design, construction, and renovation standards for state buildings and facilities. |
| SB 128 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to a franchise tax credit for certain investments made in relation to sustainable commercial building projects. |
| SB 129 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the maximum speed limit for a neighborhood electric vehicle being operated on a street or highway and to the operation of a motorcycle. |
| SB 130 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for certain renewable energy devices. |
| SB 131 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. Caption: Relating to the operation of hybrid motor vehicles. |
| SB 132 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to a requirement that the manufacturer of a motor vehicle affix a label on the vehicle containing information concerning the vehicle's emissions. |
| SB 133 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for energy efficient products for a limited period. |
| SB 134 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the period during which certain energy-efficient products are exempt from the sales tax. |
| SB 135 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the creation and publication of cancer incidence maps by the Department of State Health Services. |
| SB 136 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the Texas Global Warming Solutions Act; imposing a fee and providing a penalty. |
| SB 137 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter. |
| SB 138 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the designation of certain election days as state holidays. |
| SB 139 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to prohibited deceptive or disenfranchising practices regarding an election; providing criminal penalties. |
| SB 140 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and related procedures. |
| SB 141 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the eligibility requirements for voting by persons convicted of a felony. |
| SB 142 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to certain restrictions on a person who serves as secretary of state. |
| SB 143 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to limits on political contributions and direct campaign expenditures by individuals; providing civil and criminal penalties. |
| SB 144 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for certain school supplies and instructional materials. |
| SB 145 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the sale by textbook publishers of bundled instructional material for use by students at public institutions of higher education; providing a penalty. |
| SB 146 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to disclosure by a pharmacy of a list of prescription drug retail prices. |
| SB 147 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to coverage under residential property insurance policies for certain losses incurred because of compliance with an emergency evacuation order. |
| SB 148 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to required community investment by certain insurers; providing administrative and civil penalties. |
| SB 149 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the availability of property insurance under the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan. |
| SB 150 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the determination of the amount of payment on certain claims under residential property insurance policies. |
| SB 151 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the disclosure of certain expenditures by prescription drug manufacturers; imposing a penalty. |
| SB 152 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the standard of proof in health care liability claims involving emergency care. |
| SB 153 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to depositions of witnesses in a health care liability claim. |
| SB 154 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the portion of designated tuition required to be set aside to provide student financial assistance at institutions of higher education. |
| SB 155 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to reports regarding the consideration of certain factors by public and private institutions of higher education in admissions. |
| SB 156 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to limits on the size of prekindergarten classes in public schools. |
| SB 157 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the Texas Civil Rights History Teacher Stipend Program. |
| SB 158 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a notification requirement if a nurse is not assigned to a public school campus. |
| SB 159 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to application of the minimum wage to certain governmental entities. |
| SB 160 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission. |
| SB 161 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to specialty license plates supporting the Safe Routes to School Program. |
| SB 162 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the crediting of appropriated funds from the collection of taxes imposed on the sale of sporting goods. |
| SB 163 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to a consumer's option to prevent the sale of the consumer's financial information by a financial institution; providing for civil liability. |
| SB 164 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to a criminal justice policy impact statement attached to certain bills or resolutions. |
| SB 165 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to an annual report and analysis by the Office of Court Administration regarding cases involving the trial of a capital offense. |
| SB 166 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to hearings by the Board of Pardons and Paroles regarding clemency matters. |
| SB 167 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with mental retardation. |
| SB 168 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the insanity defense in a criminal case. |
| SB 169 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the authority of the governor to grant one or more reprieves in a capital case. |
| SB 170 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to requiring the use of an ignition interlock device on conviction of certain intoxication offenses. |
| SB 259 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to restrictions on the location and operation of concrete crushing facilities. |
| SB 260 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the disclosure of certain information regarding, and the admissibility and use of testimony by, a witness for the state in a criminal case. |
| SB 435 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a statewide goal for electric energy generation during peak load periods from renewable energy technologies. |
| SB 436 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a statewide goal for electric energy generation to meet base load demands from renewable energy technologies. |
| SB 437 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to energy efficient products; providing a civil penalty. |
| SB 438 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the date on which certain voters may be removed from a county's voter registration list and related requirements. |
| SB 439 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to a mortgage servicer's notice of sale to a debtor and the debtor's subsequent notice to tenant. |
| SB 440 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to transferring the statutorily assigned functions and activities of the State Board of Education to the Texas Education Agency. |
| SB 441 |
Last Action: Refer to s/c on Flooding & Evacuations by Pres Caption: Relating to requiring certain service stations to be capable of operating with alternative electrical power and to have an alternative electrical generator. |
| SB 482 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission. |
| SB 488 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in the vicinity of a vulnerable road user; providing penalties. |
| SB 513 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to placing the State Board of Education under periodic review by the Sunset Advisory Commission. |
| SB 515 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to health education curriculum and instruction in public schools. |
| SB 544 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the elimination of smoking in certain workplaces and public places; providing penalties. |
| SB 602 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to prohibiting the investment of the permanent university fund in certain business entities doing business in Sudan. |
| SB 640 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to electronic technology infrastructure. |
| SB 641 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to prohibiting human cloning; providing a penalty. |
| SB 694 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to certain reimbursements and discounts provided for collecting sales and use taxes. |
| SB 695 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to public access to personal financial statements filed by candidates for and holders of state office and state chairs of political parties. |
| SB 696 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the use of certain state parking facilities, including the lease of the facilities, to other persons. |
| SB 697 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to coverage under certain residential property insurance policies for losses incurred because of storm surges. |
| SB 698 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the establishment of a registry at the Texas Department of Insurance of certain legal entities alleged to have sold race-based insurance coverage. |
| SB 699 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to higher education student loan repayment assistance for peace officers. |
| SB 701 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to state assistance to fund public school instructional facilities that meet certain design and construction, renovation, or improvement standards. |
| SB 765 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to eligibility requirements for a beginning police department position in certain municipalities under municipal civil service. |
| SB 824 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to privacy of wireless telecommunications customer information; providing a civil penalty. |
| SB 825 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the designation of certain areas as banking development districts to encourage the establishment of financial institution branches in those areas. |
| SB 826 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to exceptions to certain disqualifications from receiving unemployment benefits. |
| SB 827 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the establishment and operation of urban mutual insurance companies. |
| SB 877 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the provision of HIV and AIDS tests and to health benefit plan coverage of HIV and AIDS tests. |
| SB 915 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to a qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify. |
| SB 933 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to compensation to persons wrongfully imprisoned. |
| SB 960 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to eligibility of certain job trainees for extended unemployment compensation benefits. |
| SB 961 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the sale of certain annuities. |
| SB 962 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to a business's electronic transmission of the sensitive personal information of its customers. |
| SB 963 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to regulation of premium rates for long-term care insurance. |
| SB 964 |
Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to requirements for insurers and insurance agents that sell Medicare-related products. |
| SB 965 |
Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to certain education requirements for insurance agents who sell annuities. |
| SB 966 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the repeal of state sales tax and franchise tax refunds for certain ad valorem tax payers. |
| SB 975 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to a loan program to encourage the use of renewable energy technology and the making of energy efficiency improvements; providing for the issuance of bonds. |
| SB 976 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to distribution of sexual barrier protection devices to inmates and state jail defendants confined in facilities operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
| SB 977 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the reporting of information regarding debt incurred for necessary medical treatment. |
| SB 988 |
Last Action: Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. Caption: Relating to the development of a climate adaptation plan by certain entities. |
| SB 1022 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to death benefits for the survivors of certain members of the Texas National Guard. |
| SB 1042 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to improving state energy conservation, including through the use of thermostat settings. |
| SB 1043 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the quantification of carbon dioxide emissions reductions attributable to state programs. |
| SB 1060 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the creation of a strategic plan to reform long-term services and supports for individuals with disabilities. |
| SB 1084 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the authorization and regulation of casino and slot gaming in this state, the creation, powers, and duties of the Texas Gaming Commission, and the powers and duties of the Texas Racing Commission; providing penalties. |
| SB 1091 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the establishment of the capital writs committee and the office of capital writs and to the appointment and compensation of certain counsel for indigent defendants in a capital case. |
| SB 1118 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to community supervision for certain drug possession offenses and to a person's eligibility for an order of nondisclosure following a term of community supervision for any of those offenses. |
| SB 1191 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to this state's goal for reducing statewide peak electric demand through demand response and load management programs. |
| SB 1192 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to biodiesel and cellulosic ethanol content requirements for certain fuels. |
| SB 1216 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to restrictions on holders of package store permits. |
| SB 1366 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c by chair Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain serious mental illnesses and mental disorders. |
| SB 1475 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the notice required by certain mortgage servicers before foreclosing a contract lien on certain real property; providing civil penalties. |
| SB 1476 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the authority of a community health center to contract with or employ an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist. |
| SB 1861 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the transfer of powers, duties, and programs to, and the continuation of, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, to the establishment and administration of certain other programs and divisions within the department, and to other provisions relating to fair or affordable housing. |
| SB 1862 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to state purchasing of certain environmentally friendly items. |
| SB 1863 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the regulation of metal recycling entities; providing penalties. |
| SB 1864 |
Last Action: 1 hr. notice-to suspend rules Caption: Relating to postconviction forensic DNA analysis. |
| SB 1865 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the provider of last resort. |
| SB 1866 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the collection, dissemination, and correction of certain judicial determinations for a federal firearm background check. |
| SB 1867 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to procedures related to the placement of a voter on the suspense list. |
| SB 1868 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain residential mortgage foreclosure consulting services; providing a criminal penalty. |
| SB 1869 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to judicial review of a decision to terminate certain federal housing assistance. |
| SB 1883 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to food safety. |
| SB 1884 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to a breach of computer security involving sensitive personal information and the confidentiality of protected health information. |
| SB 1885 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to strategies to better protect electric transmission and distribution assets against natural disasters. |
| SB 1886 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to diagnostic testing of pregnant women and certain newborns. |
| SB 1887 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to food handlers. |
| SB 1888 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the reporting by candidates, officeholders, and specific-purpose committees in connection with certain judicial offices of political contributions and expenditures following the end of the period during which those entities may accept political contributions. |
| SB 1927 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to a requirement that a full TEXAS grant be awarded to each eligible applicant in an academic year. |
| SB 1972 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to studying the feasibility of mechanisms to decouple certain electric utility revenues from the volume of sales of electricity. |
| SB 1973 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation and duties of the state energy savings performance contract advisory council. |
| SB 1974 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the wrongful imprisonment of a person and to procedures for providing compensation for that imprisonment and for exonerating a wrongfully imprisoned person who is deceased. |
| SB 1975 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to normal weekly hours of work under the shared work unemployment compensation program. |
| SB 2039 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. Caption: Relating to requiring certain critical facilities to be capable of operating with alternative electrical power; providing a criminal penalty. |
| SB 2040 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the authority of municipal management districts to consolidate. |
| SB 2041 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to requiring an applicant for a driver's license to demonstrate knowledge of motorists' rights and responsibilities in relation to bicyclists. |
| SB 2042 |
Last Action: Referred to Government Organization Caption: Relating to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
| SB 2161 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to an activity that constitutes maintaining a common nuisance. |
| SB 2162 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the appointment of counsel for the purposes of community supervision revocation or appellate proceedings. |
| SB 2163 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to access to criminal history record information by the Texas Veterans Commission. |
| SB 2164 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to information technology security practices of state agencies. |
| SB 2165 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the disclosure of electricity generation offers received by ERCOT. |
| SB 2166 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to access to cemeteries; providing for penalties. |
| SB 2167 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the repeal of the indigent defense representation fund. |
| SB 2168 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the use of behavioral analysis or scoring in certain consumer contracts. |
| SB 2169 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the establishment of a smart growth policy work group and the development of a smart growth policy for this state. |
| SB 2214 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to a filing fee imposed on a notice of foreclosure sale to fund civil legal services for indigents. |
| SB 2215 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the regulation of the storage of coal ash. |
| SB 2216 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to prohibition of certain insurance discrimination. |
| SB 2217 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the designation of a judicial district in Harris County as the district court for domestic violence cases in that county. |
| SB 2218 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to certain criminal penalties and civil consequences for defendants convicted of an offense of graffiti and for juveniles adjudicated as having engaged in conduct involving graffiti. |
| SB 2219 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality to impose a civil penalty on the owner of certain motor vehicles parked on a highway under the jurisdiction of the municipality that do not display a valid registration insignia or inspection certificate. |
| SB 2276 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Related to parole board rules regarding inmates claiming actual innocence. |
| SB 2277 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to authorizing certain entities in the legislative branch to provide student loan repayment assistance to employees who are attorneys. |
| SB 2278 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to charity care provided by certain nonprofit hospitals. |
| SB 2279 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the dedication of certain civil penalties for violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act to provide civil legal services to the indigent. |
| SB 2280 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the creation of the Reentry Policy Council to review corrections policies, programs, and procedures for inmates released into the community. |
| SB 2281 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the creation of a public defender subaccount in the fair defense account of the general revenue fund. |
| SB 2282 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to creating an offense for engaging in certain conduct relating to cockfighting and to the criminal and civil consequences of committing that offense. |
| SB 2360 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to reducing state school commitments and increasing community services for persons with mental retardation. |
| SB 2361 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. Caption: Relating to the operation of certain three-wheeled vehicles in this state. |
| SB 2362 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to an award of attorney's fees to a prevailing property owner in a property tax dispute resolved by binding arbitration. |
| SB 2363 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the award of attorney's fees to a property owner who prevails in a property tax appeal. |
| SB 2364 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to good cause for rescheduling a hearing by an appraisal review board. |
| SB 2365 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to certain individuals entitled to notice from an appraisal district. |
| SB 2366 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to incorrect or unequal appraised value of a property. |
| SB 2372 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to property and evidence technicians. |
| SB 2408 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the authority of certain school districts to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. |
| SB 2450 |
Last Action: Referred to International Relations and Trade Caption: Relating to the sovereign immunity of certain local governmental entities regarding certain contracts. |
| SB 2551 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the right of the Harris County Hospital District to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. |
| SCR 1 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Granting certain persons permission to sue the State of Texas and the Texas Youth Commission. |
| SCR 41 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Commending the honorees of the 2009 Texas Medal of Arts Awards. |
| SCR 45 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Granting certain current and former residents of Texas state schools and state centers who have been injured as a result of their residency in those facilities, and the guardians or family members of those current and former residents, permission to sue the State of Texas and the Department of Aging and Disability Services. |
| SJR 6 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the dedication of the revenue received from the sporting goods sales tax. |
| SJR 7 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governor to grant one or more reprieves in a capital case. |
| SJR 27 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs 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. |
| SJR 28 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds to provide and guarantee loans to promote the use of renewable energy technology and the making of energy efficiency improvements. |
| SJR 31 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing and regulating slot machines and casino games by licensed operators and certain Indian tribes to provide additional money to fund transportation in this state and to provide additional financial aid for higher education students. |
| SR 73 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing January 28, 2009, as Christa McAuliffe Day. |
| SR 74 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Angela L. Lopez and Dallas S. Jones on the occasion of their marriage. |
| SR 75 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing City-Wide Beauticians, Incorporated, of Houston on the occasion of its 52nd Annual Awards Luncheon. |
| SR 97 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ruby Minelva Nanton of Houston on the occasion of her 100th birthday. |
| SR 129 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Betty Louise Hughes. |
| SR 177 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing James W. Vaughn on the occasion of his 70th birthday. |
| SR 185 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on its centennial anniversary. |
| SR 202 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the Jack Yates High School Founder's Day celebration in Houston. |
| SR 209 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Lambda Zeta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. |
| SR 241 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lula Mae Webb of Houston on the occasion of her 70th birthday. |
| SR 250 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Wilhelmina Daisy Cullen Robertson Smith of Houston. |
| SR 275 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Anne Hurst Rojas and Barry Worthington Keenan on the occasion of their wedding. |
| SR 276 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing James W. Vaughn of Houston on the occasion of his 70th birthday. |
| SR 277 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring participants in the City Hall Fellows program of Houston. |
| SR 308 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Fauvette V. Kemper of Houston. |
| SR 309 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Congregation Beth Israel's West Dallas Cemetery for being designated a Historic Cemetery by the Texas Historical Commission. |
| SR 310 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Lani Hanako Silver. |
| SR 311 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing A. Chyrisse Wilson on the occasion of her retirement from the City of Houston. |
| SR 312 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Eleanor Whilden Tinsley of Houston. |
| SR 323 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Shyamala Gopalan Harris. |
| SR 324 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 17, 2009, as Teach For America Day at the Capitol. |
| SR 369 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Willie Lewis Brown, Jr., of San Francisco on the occasion of his 75th birthday. |
| SR 377 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Anna Russell on the occasion of her retirement from the City of Houston. |
| SR 389 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the life of Ned P. Pullum. |
| SR 390 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Quentin R. Mease of Houston. |
| SR 407 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of John Cleveland Hooper of Columbus, Mississippi. |
| SR 469 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Geneva Brown Zachary on the occasion of her 89th birthday. |
| SR 470 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society at The University of Texas School of Law for its contributions to the community. |
| SR 471 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Houston Parks and Recreation Department on the occasion of the renaming of the Cloverland Community Center as the Bessie Swindle Community Center. |
| SR 472 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Raul Humberto Yzaguirre for his contributions to our country. |
| SR 473 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Marcus and Audrey Cosby of Houston on the birth of their daughter, Aliyah Marie Cosby. |
| SR 503 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Terence H. Fontaine of Houston for his contributions to his community. |
| SR 520 |
Last Action: Again read Caption: Recognizing the participants in the 2008-2009 Chronicle Classroom of the Houston Chronicle. |
| SR 530 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the boys basketball team of Jack Yates High School in Houston for winning the Class 4A state championship. |
| SR 531 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Billy G. Moore of Houston. |
| SR 551 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Missouri City Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. |
| SR 580 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Armandina Q. Cruz of Laredo. |
| SR 617 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Qatar Airways Company on the occasion of its inaugural flight to Houston. |
| SR 618 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Omicron Gamma Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 80th Southern Regional Conference and Youth Retreat. |
| SR 619 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Lenzell Coby, Sr., of Longview. |
| SR 620 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Houston chapter of Top Ladies of Distinction, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 44th Annual Founders' Day Observance. |
| SR 621 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Harris County Hospital District–Health Care for the Homeless Program on the occasion of Nurses Week. |
| SR 627 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Gladys T. Lewis. |
| SR 628 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Kelly-Ann F. Clarke for her election as Chair of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. |
| SR 635 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jayden Carter Arceneaux on the occasion of his first birthday. |
| SR 653 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending BikeTexas for its hard work and dedication in behalf of bicycle safety. |
| SR 661 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Laverne L. Clark on the occasion of his 80th birthday. |
| SR 662 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Lester Hughes for his contributions to the young people of his community. |
| SR 665 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Spring Antioch Baptist Church in Spring on the occasion of its 10th anniversary. |
| SR 666 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America on the occasion of their annual convention. |
| SR 667 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 40th anniversary. |
| SR 668 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Houston Community College on the occasion of the dedication of its Missouri City Campus. |
| SR 678 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the TEXAS Grant Program on the occasion of its 10th anniversary. |
| SR 697 |
Last Action: Again read Caption: Declaring April 27, 2009, Texas Southern University Day at the State Capitol. |
| SR 713 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Saint John Missionary Baptist Church of Houston on the occasion of the dedication of its new sanctuary. |
| SR 714 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Beatrice Chapa Gutierrez of Houston. |
| SR 758 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Margaret Louise Riggins Griffin of Houston. |
| SR 759 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Joanna and Drexell Owusu on the occasion of the birth of their son, Maxwell Arch Kwasi Owusu. |
| SR 760 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the University of Houston Black Alumni Association on the occasion of its 20th anniversary. |
| SR 761 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care Services in Houston for its contributions to the elderly. |
| SR 769 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Willye Stene Witcher Perry Williams. |
| SR 770 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Hostelling International USA on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. |
| SR 773 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ross Tomlin for his work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 774 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Johanna Thomas for her work in the office of the Senate Committee on Government Organization. |
| SR 775 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ashton Taylor for his work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 776 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Sherridan Schwartz for her work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 777 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lindsay Hagans for her work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 778 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jessica Schleifer for her work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 779 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing André Tillman Rodriguez for his work in the office of Senator Eliot Shapleigh. |
| SR 780 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Anthony Robinson for his work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 781 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Edward "Trey" Owens for his work in the office of Senator Kel Seliger. |
| SR 782 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Farrah Najmuddin for her work in the office of Senator Judith Zaffirini. |
| SR 783 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mattie Murray for her work in the office of the Senate Committee on Government Organization. |
| SR 784 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ryan Mosler for his work in the office of the Senate Committee on Government Organization. |
| SR 785 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kristen Mitchell for her work in the office of Senator Wendy Davis. |
| SR 786 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Benae McFarland for her work in the office of the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice. |
| SR 787 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Hannah McConn for her work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 788 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jennifer Malaer for her work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 789 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Todd Hendricks for his work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 790 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Tyler Hargrave for his work in the office of the Senate Committee on State Affairs. |
| SR 791 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Samuel Dike for his work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 792 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rodolfo Becerra, Jr., for his work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 793 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Katherlene Levels for her work in the office of the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition. |
| SR 794 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Hasan Mack for his work in the office of the Association of Electric Companies of Texas. |
| SR 795 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jennifer Williams for her work in the office of Texas Monthly magazine. |
| SR 796 |
Last Action: Again read Caption: Recognizing the Texas Legislative Internship Program for its contributions to the young people of our state. |
| SR 817 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Grover Glenn Hankins of Houston. |
| SR 819 |
Last Action: Again read Caption: Welcoming Elliot Morley of the United Kingdom to Austin. |
| SR 820 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ed Smith on the occasion of his retirement from Macy's. |
| SR 844 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Abbie Jordana Kamin on the occasion of her graduation from Tulane University. |
| SR 845 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Matthew Meredith Seliger on the occasion of his graduation from Amarillo High School. |
| SR 846 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Akila Haley-Pinder of Houston on the occasion of her graduation from the Texas School for the Deaf. |
| SR 851 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Courtney J. White on the occasion of her graduation from the Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law. |
| SR 854 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Louise Scarborough-Williams. |
| SR 869 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Andrew Fontenot for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 870 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Charles A. Spratlin for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 871 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Bobby Ray Williams, Jr., on the occasion of his graduation from Texas Southern University. |
| SR 879 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Patricia L. Starck for her accomplishments as Dean of the School of Nursing of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. |
| SR 903 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jewell McGowen on the occasion of her 80th birthday. |
| SR 938 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Dolores Longoria Garcia of Laredo. |
| SR 941 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Michele and Brent Rose on the occasion of the birth of their daughter, Eliza Jane Rose. |
| SR 942 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Christopher D. Duncan for receiving the 2008 State of Texas Law Enforcement Achievement Award for Professional Achievement from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education. |
| SR 943 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Christopher M. Zamora for receiving the 2008 State of Texas Law Enforcement Achievement Award for Professional Achievement from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education. |
| SR 946 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Frank Rollins of Houston for his contributions to the legacy of Pullman porters. |
| SR 947 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Thomas R. Diaz, Raymond L. Salazar, Erik L. Barron, and David M. Bair for receiving the 2008 State of Texas Law Enforcement Achievement Award for Valor from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education. |
| SR 958 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Otoniel "Tony" Villarreal of Houston. |
| SR 959 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Houston Chapter of the Gospel Music Workshop of America on the occasion of its 40th anniversary. |
| SR 968 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Community Supervision and Corrections Department for its contributions to the Lone Star State. |
| SR 972 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Christopher M. Sellers for receiving the 2008 State of Texas Law Enforcement Achievement Award for Valor from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education. |
| SR 973 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Margaret Yu Lee and Jack Isekang Chang on the occasion of their marriage. |
| SR 1009 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of John E. McAdams of Normangee. |
| SR 1088 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of George Edwards of Prairie View. |
| SR 1120 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Garnet Austin Coleman on the occasion of his graduation from Bellaire High School. |
| 81st 1st Called Session | |
| SJR 1 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governor to grant a posthumous pardon for actual innocence. |
| SR 21 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jean Moffett Dendy for her service in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| 80th Regular Session | |
| SB 95 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the minimum wage. |
| SB 96 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to designated tuition. |
| SB 97 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the elimination of the statute of limitations for certain sexual offenses committed against children. |
| SB 106 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the exemption from the sales tax for clothing and footwear. |
| SB 107 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for certain school backpacks. |
| SB 124 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the implementation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of a low-emission vehicle program. |
| SB 167 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the administrative procedure for compensation for wrongful imprisonment. |
| SB 168 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the State Bar of Texas fee to provide legal services to the indigent. |
| SB 169 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to dedicating money in the system benefit fund to certain purposes. |
| SB 207 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to application of the minimum wage to certain governmental entities. |
| SB 208 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to hearings by the Board of Pardons and Paroles regarding clemency matters. |
| SB 209 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the system by which an application for a low income housing tax credit is scored. |
| SB 210 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to compensation to persons wrongfully imprisoned. |
| SB 222 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to a security freeze on a consumer file maintained by a consumer reporting agency. |
| SB 223 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to a loss of computerized data or breach of computer security involving sensitive personal information. |
| SB 224 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to a consumer's option to prevent the sale of the consumer's financial information by a financial institution; providing for civil liability. |
| SB 225 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to privacy of wireless telecommunications customer information; providing a civil penalty. |
| SB 247 |
Last Action: Effective on 1/1/08 Caption: Relating to prohibiting the investment of state funds in certain private business entities doing business in Sudan. |
| SB 248 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to a motor vehicle passing a bicyclist; providing penalties. |
| SB 249 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with mental retardation. |
| SB 250 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to limits on political contributions and direct campaign expenditures by individuals; providing civil and criminal penalties. |
| SB 253 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the advertising, promoting, and conducting of certain live musical performances; providing a civil penalty. |
| SB 254 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to the sale of live animals in certain counties on a public highway or road, the right-of-way of a public highway or road, or a parking lot. |
| SB 262 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to compensation for wrongful imprisonment. |
| SB 263 |
Last Action: Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. Caption: Relating to the creation of a commission to investigate and prevent wrongful convictions. |
| SB 264 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the availability of free prekindergarten programs in public schools. |
| SB 300 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the duration of judgment liens in favor of the state. |
| SB 301 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the authority of the governor to grant one or more reprieves in a capital case. |
| SB 337 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to eligibility for and the administration of the child health plan program. |
| SB 339 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to entrance examination procedures for certain police officers under municipal civil service. |
| SB 340 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. Caption: Relating to eligibility of a municipality or county for a federal grant to enforce commercial motor vehicle safety standards. |
| SB 341 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the regulation of and information regarding property in the custody of a pawnbroker; providing criminal penalties. |
| SB 342 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to eligibility requirements for a beginning position in a police department in certain municipalities under municipal civil service. |
| SB 349 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the regulation of dangerous pets by certain populous counties; providing a criminal penalty. |
| SB 350 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to the abatement of certain nuisances involving junked vehicles. |
| SB 351 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to notice procedures for abatement of certain nuisances. |
| SB 352 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the method of providing notice in the enforcement of certain municipal ordinances involving substandard buildings and conditions. |
| SB 353 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the allocation and use of revenue from the sales tax imposed on sporting goods. |
| SB 368 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the elimination of smoking in all workplaces and public places; providing penalties. |
| SB 383 |
Last Action: Referred to Government Organization Caption: Relating to the sharing of information among state agencies. |
| SB 436 |
Last Action: Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. Caption: Relating to the operation of hybrid motor vehicles. |
| SB 437 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to requiring the use of an ignition interlock device on conviction of certain intoxication offenses. |
| SB 453 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the testing of certain inmates for HIV or AIDS. |
| SB 454 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to procedures applicable to waivers of the right to counsel in certain adversary judicial proceedings. |
| SB 467 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the funding and promotion of the Save Texas History and Adopt-A-Beach programs of the General Land Office. |
| SB 468 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the standard of proof in health care liability claims involving emergency care. |
| SB 489 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to efficiency standards for certain appliances; providing a civil penalty. |
| SB 490 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for certain energy efficient products. |
| SB 518 |
Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Caption: Relating to death benefits for the survivors of certain members of the Texas National Guard. |
| SB 519 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to coverage under residential property insurance policies for certain losses incurred because of compliance with an emergency evacuation order. |
| SB 520 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the adoption of the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. |
| SB 533 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the use of credit scoring in certain lines of personal insurance and to the contents of consumer credit reports. |
| SB 557 |
Last Action: Refer to s/c on Higher Education by Pres Caption: Relating to reports regarding the consideration of certain factors by public and private institutions of higher education in admissions. |
| SB 558 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to reporting of gifts of cash or a cash equivalent to public officials. |
| SB 559 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the establishment of a registry at the Texas Department of Insurance of certain legal entities determined to have sold race-based insurance coverage. |
| SB 560 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to reimbursement for and counseling related to jury service. |
| SB 568 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to group health benefit plan coverage for an enrollee with certain mental disorders. |
| SB 577 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the portion of designated tuition required to be set aside to provide student financial assistance at institutions of higher education. |
| SB 578 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to a limitation on increases in the total amount of tuition charged by public institutions of higher education. |
| SB 579 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to a limitation on increases in the total amount of tuition and compulsory fees charged by public institutions of higher education. |
| SB 607 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the designation of certain areas as banking development districts to encourage the establishment of financial institution branches in those areas. |
| SB 608 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to restrictions on state contracts with certain contractors. |
| SB 609 |
Last Action: No action taken in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the payment of higher education tuition and fees for certain military personnel and their dependents. |
| SB 644 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to restrictions on the location and operation of concrete crushing facilities. |
| SB 645 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to a study of residential foreclosures in certain counties. |
| SB 646 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to prohibiting human cloning; providing a penalty. |
| SB 647 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the use of unencumbered surplus state revenues to create a permanent fund for indigent defense. |
| SB 670 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to allowing an independent school district to change the length of trustees' terms. |
| SB 671 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to territory included in, and the validation of acts of, the Greater Southeast Management District. |
| SB 672 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to distribution of sexual barrier protection devices to inmates and state jail defendants confined in facilities operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
| SB 694 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and related procedures. |
| SB 695 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the designation of certain election days as state holidays. |
| SB 717 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the selection by certain governmental entities of providers of landscape architectural services. |
| SB 732 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the insanity defense in a criminal case. |
| SB 754 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the credits to be applied to certain taxes for payments made for improvements to certain roadways. |
| SB 755 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to certain motor fuel exemptions. |
| SB 799 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas Eyewitness Identification Working Group. |
| SB 803 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to prohibited deceptive or disenfranchising practices regarding an election; providing criminal penalties. |
| SB 829 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to depositions of witnesses in a health care liability claim. |
| SB 830 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to an insurer's rating practices. |
| SB 831 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to energy savings performance contracts. |
| SB 859 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to required community investment by certain insurers; providing administrative and civil penalties. |
| SB 860 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to a temporary moratorium on authorizations for certain coal-fired electric generating facilities. |
| SB 897 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the determination of the amount of payment on certain claims under residential property insurance policies. |
| SB 898 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to coverage under certain residential property insurance policies for losses incurred because of storm surges. |
| SB 899 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to design and construction standards for newly constructed or renovated state buildings, public school facilities, and higher education facilities. |
| SB 918 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the sexual exploitation of minors |
| SB 921 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to public financing of campaigns for legislative or executive office and to limits on political contributions to and direct campaign expenditures made on behalf of candidates, officeholders, and political committees in connection with legislative or executive offices; providing civil penalties. |
| SB 945 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the Texas Global Warming Solutions Act; imposing a fee and providing a penalty. |
| SB 946 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter. |
| SB 966 |
Last Action: Point of order sustained Caption: Relating to a qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify. |
| SB 1011 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. |
| SB 1027 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the availability of property insurance under the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan. |
| SB 1036 |
Last Action: Referred to Defense Affairs & State-Fed Rel Caption: Relating to information technology security practices of state agencies. |
| SB 1123 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 8; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. |
| SB 1149 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to compensating persons wrongfully incarcerated for interest paid or owed on college loans. |
| SB 1174 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to alternatives to abortion organizations; imposing a civil penalty. |
| SB 1175 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the elimination of sexual assault against inmates confined in a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
| SB 1176 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to a requirement that a full TEXAS grant be awarded to each eligible applicant in an academic year. |
| SB 1238 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to local regulation of the distance requirements for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages near certain homeless shelters and substance abuse treatment centers. |
| SB 1357 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the creation of a TexSun Solar Energy System Rebate Program. |
| SB 1359 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the authorization and regulation of casino gambling and to the creation, powers, and duties of the Texas Gaming Commission; authorizing taxes; providing civil and criminal penalties. |
| SB 1449 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the human resources employee-to-staff ratio for state agencies. |
| SB 1450 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to a registered property tax consultant. |
| SB 1451 |
Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to the Safe Routes to School Program. |
| SB 1452 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain ocean-going ships on which gambling is offered and to the application of certain gambling offenses to the ships; creating offenses and providing penalties. |
| SB 1492 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to providing sign language interpreter services to hospitals. |
| SB 1493 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the assignment of school nurses at public school campuses. |
| SB 1494 |
Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to a notification requirement if a nurse is not assigned to a public school campus. |
| SB 1650 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to training required for employees of persons licensed to provide certain home and community support services. |
| SB 1651 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to prohibiting alcoholic beverage license or permit application by certain persons. |
| SB 1652 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the waiver of governmental immunity. |
| SB 1653 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the right of certain municipalities to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. |
| SB 1654 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the enrollment of recipients of Supplemental Security Income in certain medical assistance programs. |
| SB 1655 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the establishment of the capital writs committee and the office of capital writs. |
| SB 1753 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the administration of the low income housing tax credit program. |
| SB 1754 |
Last Action: Refer to s/c on Higher Education by Pres Caption: Relating to the authority of certain institutions of higher education in this state to use private money to perform scientific research regarding regenerative or reparative medical therapies or treatments. |
| SB 1755 |
Last Action: Referred to Law Enforcement Caption: Relating to the collection and dissemination of certain information for a federal firearm background check. |
| SB 1756 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to a kindergarten-plus pilot project for certain children. |
| SB 1757 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to certain real property transactions involving certain land banks. |
| SB 1820 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to treatment of premiums for group life insurance issued through voluntary employee beneficiary associations. |
| SB 1821 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the administration of municipal civil service promotional examinations in certain cities to eligible candidates unable to be physically present during the examination. |
| SB 1822 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to prohibiting the posting of certain tax appraisal record information on the Internet. |
| SB 1823 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to representation of applicants for writs of habeas corpus in cases involving the death penalty. |
| SB 1906 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the regulation of toxic hotspots under the Texas Clean Air Act. |
| SB 1907 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the administration of agencies responsible for the regulation of, and workforce planning and policy development for, certain licensed health professions. |
| SB 1908 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to affordable housing and to the receivership and rehabilitation of certain property; providing an administrative penalty. |
| SB 1909 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to community supervision for certain drug possession offenses and to a person's eligibility for an order of nondisclosure following a term of community supervision for any of those offenses. |
| SB 1945 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule Caption: Relating to the creation of the Spectrum Management District; providing authority to levy an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds. |
| SB 1947 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the study of death eligible homicide cases committed and prosecuted in the state of Texas. |
| SB 1948 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the maximum annual compensation of certain auxiliary fire fighters. |
| SB 1949 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the use by an active peace officer of the officer's rank or status to advertise or promote certain private businesses. |
| SB 1975 |
Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar Caption: Relating to the creation of the International Management District; providing authority to impose assessments and taxes and to issue bonds. |
| SB 1979 |
Last Action: Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . . Caption: Relating to use of money in the Texas Enterprise Fund to retain or expand certain businesses located in this state. |
| SB 1984 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Spectrum Management District; providing authority to levy an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds. |
| SB 2006 |
Last Action: Refer to s/c on Higher Education by Pres Caption: Relating to admissions to public law schools in this state. |
| SB 2012 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the imposition of a fee on conviction of a criminal offense and on the filing of a civil case to support indigent defendant programs. |
| SB 2032 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the boundaries and board of directors of Harris County Improvement District No. 6. |
| SB 2039 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the governance of certain state agencies. |
| SB 2050 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to territory included in, and the validation of acts of, the Greater Southeast Management District. |
| SB 2055 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 10; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. |
| SCR 15 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Congratulating Vincent Paul Young, Jr., for his selection as Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year. |
| SCR 22 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Congratulating the University of Houston System community and declaring February 20, 2007, University of Houston System Day at the Capitol. |
| SCR 32 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Declaring March 7, 2007, Texas Southern University Day at the State Capitol. |
| SCR 49 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Granting certain persons permission to sue the State of Texas and the Texas Youth Commission. |
| SCR 62 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Expressing regret for the role of the Texas government in maintaining the institution of slavery and requesting the creation of a joint interim committee to study the contributions of African slaves and their descendants. |
| SCR 73 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Congratulating Eric R. Bittner for his selection as a 2007 Fellow by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. |
| SCR 86 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the senate to make corrections in S.B. No. 222. |
| SJR 8 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing casino gaming and requiring creation of a Texas Gaming Commission to regulate gaming and casino-based development projects in this state. |
| SJR 12 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governor to grant one or more reprieves in a capital case. |
| SJR 16 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the dedication of the revenue received from the sporting goods sales tax. |
| SJR 19 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs 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. |
| SJR 45 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to authorize the operation of limited casino gaming by licensed operators and recognized Indian tribes and to authorize the operation of video lottery games by licensed horse and greyhound racetrack operators and recognized Indian tribes, requiring the legislature to create a Texas Gaming Commission to regulate gaming and casino-based development projects in this state, and establishing a higher education trust fund from state gaming revenues to pay tuition and fees for the postsecondary education of Texas high school graduates. |
| SJR 47 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing this state to license persons to conduct gaming on cruise vessels departing from or returning to a dock in this state. |
| SR 6 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Andrew George Trevino of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 11 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Rivers R. Glover I of Graceland Community Church for his dedication to his work. |
| SR 47 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Ella Mae Henderson Smith of Houston. |
| SR 48 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary for its contributions to its community. |
| SR 49 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Florida Cooper on the occasion of her 80th birthday. |
| SR 50 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rosie Lee Rand of Houston on the occasion of her 100th birthday. |
| SR 64 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jewell T. Wilson on the occasion of her 80th birthday. |
| SR 65 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Quintanna Wilson Hall Alliniece of Houston. |
| SR 194 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Millie Johnson Washington on the occasion of her 80th birthday. |
| SR 195 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Adelaide Tambo. |
| SR 205 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Lois L. Woods of Houston. |
| SR 206 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Frances Leff for being honored by the Houston-area League of Women Voters. |
| SR 207 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming Lee A. Bray to the State of Texas. |
| SR 220 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Brandon Smith for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 221 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Kenneth Bias for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 225 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Joanna and Drexell Owusu on the birth of their son, Miles Reel Owusu. |
| SR 234 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Partnership for Prescription Assistance for providing patients access to medicines. |
| SR 245 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Brentwood Community Foundation Scholarship Committee on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. |
| SR 246 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Women Professionals in Government of Houston on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. |
| SR 247 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating DeMeco Ryans for his selection as 2006 Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year. |
| SR 248 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Brenda Arnett. |
| SR 318 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending North Star Baptist Church in Houston for its commitment to its mission. |
| SR 319 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Chellie Pingree for her contributions to Common Cause. |
| SR 328 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Girls and Boys Preparatory Academy in Houston for its dedication to its students. |
| SR 341 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Anthony Robinson on his determination and his positive approach to challenge. |
| SR 352 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Long Yu-Xiang and the China International Culture and Communication Center for their contributions to global harmony. |
| SR 373 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Quentin Crawford of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 381 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating LaTisha O. Chatman for her election as a partner at McGuire Woods law firm. |
| SR 405 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Lorraine C. Miller for her appointment as Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. |
| SR 406 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the North Harris Montgomery Community College District Foundation for its contributions to education. |
| SR 407 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Girma Wolde-Giorgis to Texas and the City of Houston. |
| SR 441 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating John Wesley and Shannon Michelle Hardin on the birth of their son, Clinton Cash Hardin. |
| SR 443 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 10, 2007, as National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in Texas. |
| SR 448 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Kashmere Gardens Church of Christ in Houston on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. |
| SR 456 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Lambda Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, on the occasion of its annual Evening of Brilliant Jewels. |
| SR 521 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Governor Bill Richardson for his accomplishments on behalf of the citizens of New Mexico. |
| SR 530 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Boy Scout Troop 242 in Houston on the occasion of its 40th anniversary. |
| SR 531 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Bennie Joyce Willis of Houston. |
| SR 532 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the members of the Houston Dynamo on winning the 2006 Major League Soccer championship. |
| SR 543 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Houston Alumni Chapter of Huston-Tillotson University on the occasion of its annual choir concert presentation. |
| SR 587 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 28, 2007, as Texas Tobacco-Free Kids Day. |
| SR 602 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Tom and Christi Riggs on the birth of their son, Thomas C. "Trace" Riggs III. |
| SR 603 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Leila Michelle Jones on the birth of her daughter, Marguerite Honey Jones. |
| SR 628 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Glynn R. Birch, national president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving and welcoming him to the State Capitol. |
| SR 629 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Ruchi Wanchoo for serving as Physician of the Day at the State Capitol. |
| SR 630 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Reginald Sylvester Walker for his contributions to North Star Baptist Church in Houston. |
| SR 631 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Gunnery Sergeant Kenneth N. Brooks on the occasion of his retirement from the United States Marine Corps. |
| SR 637 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ella M. and Harold C. Robertson on the occasion of their 70th wedding anniversary. |
| SR 652 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending William Joseph Marshak for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 655 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Andrew Davidson Stubbs for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 656 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jessica Walker for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. |
| SR 657 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Kimberly Amaza Marchand for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. |
| SR 658 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Nikita Monique Morrow for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. |
| SR 670 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Hospital Corpsman Julie Zachariah for her service to her country. |
| SR 698 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Deen Femi Akinrinsola of Spring for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 699 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Hattie Lemon for her accomplishments in the arts and entertainment industry. |
| SR 704 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Houston on the occasion of its 90th anniversary. |
| SR 705 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Maureen Hackett for her service to the Mental Health Association of Greater Houston. |
| SR 716 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Ruth Zises. |
| SR 717 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Krystal Austin for her work in the office of Representative David Farabee. |
| SR 718 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Keshia Babin for her work in the office of Representative Scott Hochberg. |
| SR 719 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Yasmeen Belal for her work in the office of Representative Vicki Truitt. |
| SR 720 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Harold Boone, Jr., for his work in the office of Representative Ana Hernandez. |
| SR 721 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Cynthia D. Brum for her work in the office of Representative Allan Ritter. |
| SR 722 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Elizabeth Choate for her work in the office of Representative Garnet Coleman. |
| SR 723 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Michael Floissac for his work in the office of Representative Jessica Farrar. |
| SR 724 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Martie Garcia for her work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 725 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Stefani Garcia for her work in the office of Representative Veronica Gonzales. |
| SR 726 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Karen Gilbert for her work in the office of Representative Joe Heflin. |
| SR 727 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Tariq Gladney for his work in the office of Senator John Whitmire. |
| SR 728 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing DaeJan-Elizabeth Grigsby for her work in the office of Representative Alma Allen. |
| SR 729 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rashandra Hayes for her work in the office of Representative Mark Strama. |
| SR 730 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Andrea Hochleutner for her work in the office of Representative Marc Veasey. |
| SR 731 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Iman Houston for her work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 732 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Namitha Jacob for her work in the office of Representative Chuck Hopson. |
| SR 733 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Luckett Johnson for his work in the office of Senator Eliot Shapleigh. |
| SR 734 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Nikeyla Johnson for her work in the office of Representative Juan Garcia. |
| SR 735 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing James C. Lacey for his work in the office of Representative Senfronia Thompson. |
| SR 736 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Brooke Lierman for her work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 737 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Allen McClinton for his work in the office of Representative Rick Noriega. |
| SR 738 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kaitlyn Murphy for her work for the Senate Committee on Government Organization. |
| SR 739 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Janine Burman Nicolau for her work in the office of Representative Helen Giddings. |
| SR 740 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lesley Nelson for her work in the office of Representative Solomon Ortiz, Jr. |
| SR 741 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jennifer Nguyen for her work in the office of Representative Valinda Bolton. |
| SR 742 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Edwin Ortiz for his work for the Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education. |
| SR 743 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Angela Owens for her work in the office of Representative Jose Menendez. |
| SR 744 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ronnie Piper for his work in the office of Representative Borris Miles. |
| SR 745 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kimberly Player for her work in the office of Representative Hubert Vo. |
| SR 746 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Marvin Poole for his work in the office of Representative Todd Smith. |
| SR 747 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Simeon G. Popoff for his work in the office of Representative Dawnna Dukes. |
| SR 748 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Heather Ragsdale for her work in the office of Representative Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles. |
| SR 749 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Nindiya Ramchandani for her work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 750 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Tony Rodriques for his work in the office of Representative Craig Eiland. |
| SR 751 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Phillip Song for his work in the office of Representative Ellen Cohen. |
| SR 752 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Larry Taylor for his work in the office of Speaker of the House Tom Craddick. |
| SR 753 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Sharita Thomas for her work in the office of Representative Rafael Anchia. |
| SR 754 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Chidi Umez for her work in the office of Representative Yvonne Davis. |
| SR 755 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Elaine Yeung for her work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 799 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Olivet Missionary Baptist Church in Houston on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. |
| SR 802 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Thurmond Bernard Woodard. |
| SR 803 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Hispanic Bar Association of Houston for its achievements. |
| SR 821 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Texas Bicycle Coalition for its contributions to bicycle safety in our state. |
| SR 828 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Linda Adams for her 34 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 829 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Iris Baker for her 48 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 830 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Tootie Blake for her 29 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 831 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Jill Brown for her 26 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 832 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Tana Christie for her 40 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 833 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Virginia Clower for her 35 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 834 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Joanne Cole for her 44 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 835 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Ruth Dies for her 48 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 836 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Carol Hance for her 32 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 837 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Deanna Glasgow for her 26 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 838 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Ann Harris for her 40 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 839 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Sue Helsten for her 34 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 840 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Colleen Hightower for her 42 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 841 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Jo Ann Howard for her 27 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 842 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Anne Jones for her 34 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 843 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Anne Mauzy for her 31 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 844 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Jane McFarland for her 25 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 845 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Betty McKool for her 38 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 846 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring LaVoice Meier for her 30 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 847 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring June Mengden for her 35 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 848 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Debbie Montford for her 25 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 849 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Connie Ogg for her 34 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 850 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Beverly Parker for her 30 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 851 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Carrin Patman for her 46 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 852 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dorothy Richter for her 44 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 853 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Marilyn Schwartz for her 47 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 854 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Gene Sherman for her 36 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 855 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Sue Snelson for her 42 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 856 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Elvira Truan for her 30 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 857 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Theresa Vale for her 28 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 858 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Martha Wallace for her 36 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 859 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Greta Watson for her 44 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 860 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Evelyn Williams for her 32 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 861 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Patricia Wilson for her 26 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 862 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Bobbye Word for her 44 years of membership in the Senate Ladies Club. |
| SR 877 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Julianne Malveaux for being named President of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, North Carolina. |
| SR 878 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Stefanie Paloma Solar of Houston for receiving a 2007 Rising Latina Leader Award from the League of United Latin American Citizens. |
| SR 934 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Jonathan Michael Bailey. |
| SR 935 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Donald Wayne Haynes on the occasion of his retirement from the Houston Fire Department. |
| SR 936 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Pascual Lazaro Herrera and Constance Lee Toler-Herrera on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. |
| SR 942 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Thomas F. Freeman for his service to the students of Texas Southern University. |
| SR 943 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 2007 as American Stroke Month. |
| SR 959 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Polly Sparks Turner on the occasion of her retirement from Texas Southern University. |
| SR 960 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Joseph Wheeler D'Antoni for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 961 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Juanita Millender-McDonald of Carson, California. |
| SR 974 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of James Tinsley of Houston. |
| SR 998 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Northwest Preparatory Academy Charter School in Houston on the occasion of its promotion exercises. |
| SR 1011 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Bestine Flood Forbes of Houston on the occasion of her 62nd birthday. |
| SR 1059 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Edwin Cruz Ortiz on the occasion of his graduation from Texas State University. |
| SR 1060 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Steven Daniel Trojanowski on the occasion of his graduation from Parkview Baptist Academy. |
| SR 1061 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Vietta Janis Fair on the occasion of her retirement from the field of education. |
| SR 1062 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Nindiya Gobind Ramchandani on the occasion of her graduation from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. |
| SR 1067 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Jewell Thigpen Wilson of Houston. |
| SR 1094 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing O. H. "Bud" Frazier for his contributions to the field of cardiac medicine. |
| SR 1136 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Pro-Vision, Incorporated, in Houston for its educational and developmental programs. |
| SR 1181 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Lee Hage Jamail. |
| SR 1192 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing June 23, 2007, as XVI Concurso Dia del Niño. |
| SR 1196 |
Last Action: Received by the Secretary of the Senate Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 3609. |
| 79th Regular Session | |
| SB 85 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with mental retardation. |
| SB 86 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to compensation for wrongful imprisonment. |
| SB 87 |
Last Action: Referred to Civil Practices Caption: Relating to the administrative procedure for compensation for wrongful imprisonment. |
| SB 99 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to the extension of credit to a victim of and to insurance coverage for identity theft. |
| SB 100 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to a security freeze on a consumer file maintained by a consumer reporting agency. |
| SB 139 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. Caption: Relating to an offense of using a telephone while operating a motor vehicle. |
| SB 167 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the use of credit scoring in certain lines of personal insurance. |
| SB 223 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the creation of a commission to investigate and prevent wrongful convictions. |
| SB 224 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the eminent domain power of certain municipal management districts. |
| SB 225 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to compensation for wrongful imprisonment. |
| SB 226 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the punishment for a capital felony committed by a person who is younger than 18 years of age at the time of committing the felony. |
| SB 227 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to consideration by the Board of Pardons and Paroles of an application for a pardon based on innocence. |
| SB 228 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the authority of the governor to grant one or more reprieves in a capital case. |
| SB 231 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with mental retardation. |
| SB 232 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the State Bar of Texas fee to provide legal services to the indigent. |
| SB 233 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to state antiquities. |
| SB 284 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to charitable contributions by state employees to certain General Land Office programs. |
| SB 302 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to reports regarding participation in higher education. |
| SB 303 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to notice of factors used in admissions and scholarship decisions at certain public institutions of higher education. |
| SB 356 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to an urban land bank program in certain municipalities. |
| SB 383 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the exemption from the sales tax for clothing and footwear. |
| SB 384 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for certain school supplies and instructional materials. |
| SB 440 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to compensation for wrongful imprisonment. |
| SB 464 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the duration of judgment liens in favor of the state. |
| SB 475 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the offense of tampering with a direct recording electronic voting machine; providing criminal penalties. |
| SB 476 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the payment of child support obligations on behalf of persons wrongfully imprisoned. |
| SB 518 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the provision of certain information regarding free and discounted drugs by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. |
| SB 548 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to considerations by the Board of Pardons and Paroles regarding clemency matters. |
| SB 549 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the disclosure of information relating to the investment of the permanent university fund and other funds under the management and control of the board of regents of The University of Texas System. |
| SB 602 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to the development of bicycle tourism trails in this state. |
| SB 603 |
Last Action: Referred to Law Enforcement Caption: Relating to an education and training program on handling the arrest of a foreign national. |
| SB 604 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to a qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify. |
| SB 614 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the amount of liability insurance required to be maintained on certain school buses owned by a motor carrier. |
| SB 659 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the disclosure of certain information regarding, and the admissibility of testimony by, a witness for the state in a criminal case. |
| SB 660 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. Caption: Relating to domestic preparedness training programs for certain law enforcement officers. |
| SB 661 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of aggravated assault. |
| SB 662 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to electronically recording certain interrogations and the admissibility of certain statements made by a juvenile or a criminal defendant. |
| SB 663 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to photograph and live lineup identification procedures in criminal cases. |
| SB 664 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the unlawful carrying of a handgun on certain premises used for law enforcement. |
| SB 741 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the decertification of a capital case. |
| SB 754 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the adoption of a privacy policy by a person who requires the disclosure of an individual's social security number. |
| SB 786 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the creation of a panel of experts to review the process of issuing permits under the Texas Clean Air Act. |
| SB 859 |
Last Action: Record vote Caption: Relating to a motor vehicle passing a bicyclist; providing penalties. |
| SB 860 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to wine and beer retailer's permits. |
| SB 861 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the level of municipal participation in contracts with developers for public improvements. |
| SB 869 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the collection and dissemination of certain information for a federal firearm background check. |
| SB 926 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the regulation of residential property managers and providing for mediation and education regarding residential landlord and tenant disputes; providing penalties. |
| SB 927 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the annexation of territory in political subdivisions by certain junior college districts. |
| SB 928 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the effect of annexation of territory on the terms of members of the governing boards of certain junior college districts. |
| SB 929 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the service area of the Houston Community College System District. |
| SB 992 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the forfeiture of certain contraband used in the commission of certain felony intoxication offenses. |
| SB 993 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 5; providing authority to impose a tax and issue a bond or similar obligation. |
| SB 1019 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the elimination of the statute of limitations for certain sexual offenses committed against children. |
| SB 1021 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the powers of the Coastal Water Authority; providing the authority to impose a tax; affecting the authority to issue bonds. |
| SB 1031 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to requiring the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner to conduct a study of certain mortgage lending practices or patterns. |
| SB 1032 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to the elimination of certain alternative fuels programs of this state. |
| SB 1033 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Criminal Justice Advisory Council. |
| SB 1039 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to jurisdiction of a municipal court over an action to enforce certain vehicle dealer and manufacturer license plate laws. |
| SB 1080 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to pre-trial procedures in a criminal case. |
| SB 1081 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to recycling market development. |
| SB 1082 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. Caption: Relating to the sale of certain used trucks. |
| SB 1083 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to procedures applicable to waivers of the right to counsel. |
| SB 1084 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the authority of the attorney general to investigate and prosecute certain violations of law. |
| SB 1110 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for Texas Southern University for campus facilities and infrastructure. |
| SB 1111 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the regulation of dogs; creating an offense. |
| SB 1118 |
Last Action: Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm. Caption: Relating to the authority to change the name of component institutions of The Texas A&M University System. |
| SB 1198 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the determination of the portion of the tax increment produced by a municipality that the municipality is required to pay into the tax increment fund for a reinvestment zone. |
| SB 1199 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the deposit of municipal sales and use taxes into a tax increment fund. |
| SB 1200 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to information held by a governmental body regarding forensic evidence used in the trial of a person sentenced to death if the evidence was tested by a forensic laboratory operated by the police department in certain municipalities. |
| SB 1201 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to creating an office of civil rights at certain state agencies. |
| SB 1218 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to pre-trial procedures in a criminal case. |
| SB 1219 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to requiring debt collectors to provide a copy of a dishonored check to certain consumers; providing a civil penalty. |
| SB 1220 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the penalty for theft of identifying information. |
| SB 1221 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the delivery of blank check forms; providing a civil penalty. |
| SB 1222 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the deletion of certain electronic records concerning a customer who issues a check; providing a civil penalty. |
| SB 1223 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the making of a notation on a forged check by a financial institution. |
| SB 1308 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the right of an accused to be informed of their rights in a language they can understand. |
| SB 1309 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to member restrictions for commissioners of the Texas Workforce Commission. |
| SB 1386 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to prohibiting semiautomatic assault weapons; creating an offense. |
| SB 1387 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to adoption of rules by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality relating to effects screening levels. |
| SB 1388 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the availability of free prekindergarten programs in public schools. |
| SB 1389 |
Last Action: Refer to s/c on Higher Education by Pres Caption: Relating to a limitation on increases in the total amount of tuition and compulsory fees charged by public institutions of higher education. |
| SB 1398 |
Last Action: Refer to s/c on Higher Education by Pres Caption: Relating to the eligibility of a student for a tuition equalization grant. |
| SB 1399 |
Last Action: Refer to s/c on Higher Education by Pres Caption: Relating to the portion of designated tuition required to be set aside to provide student financial assistance at institutions of higher education. |
| SB 1400 |
Last Action: Refer to s/c on Higher Education by Pres Caption: Relating to a limitation on increases in the total amount of tuition and compulsory fees charged by public institutions of higher education. |
| SB 1401 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the standard of proof in health care liability claims involving emergency care. |
| SB 1553 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the creation of a program for alternative funding of Toward EXcellence, Access, & Success (TEXAS) grants. |
| SB 1554 |
Last Action: Refer to s/c on Higher Education by Pres Caption: Relating to a limitation on increases in the total amount of tuition charged by public institutions of higher education. |
| SB 1562 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to removal of corneal tissue from a decedent; providing penalties. |
| SB 1672 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the approval of voting systems and equipment. |
| SB 1704 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to jury service. |
| SB 1750 |
Last Action: Referred to Government Organization Caption: Relating to grievance and complaint resolution procedures for certain state employees. |
| SB 1813 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Pearland Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds. |
| SB 1814 |
Last Action: Reported favorably as substituted Caption: Relating to the creation of the Southampton Neighborhood Services District; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds or similar obligations. |
| SB 1833 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 7; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. |
| SB 1834 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 8; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. |
| SB 1835 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 6; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. |
| SB 1842 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of the Greater Sharpstown Management District; providing authority to levy an assessment, impose taxes and issue bonds. |
| SB 1843 |
Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to the creation of the International Management District; providing authority to impose assessments and taxes and to issue bonds. |
| SB 1860 |
Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montrose Community Improvement District; providing authority to levy an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds. |
| SB 1861 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to a prohibition on the investment of state funds in private business entities doing business in Sudan. |
| SB 1880 |
Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs Caption: Relating to the Buffalo Bayou Management District and the creation of the East Montrose Management District and the Fourth Ward Management District out of part of the territory of the Buffalo Bayou Management District; authorizing taxes and bonds. |
| SB 1884 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 460; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain. |
| SB 1893 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the tuition and fees charged to students of institutions of higher education. |
| SCR 29 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Encouraging managers of Texas public pension funds to divest their portfolios of any stock in publicly-traded companies doing business in Sudan. |
| SJR 11 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governor to grant one or more reprieves in a capital case. |
| SJR 18 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing casino gaming and requiring creation of a Texas Gaming Commission to regulate gaming and casino-based development projects in this state. |
| SJR 28 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the attorney general to prosecute certain offenses. |
| SJR 30 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize this state to license persons to conduct certain electronic gaming on cruise vessels departing from or returning to a dock in this state. |
| SJR 43 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the taxation of the sale or use of certain food, drinks, and medicine. |
| SJR 45 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing compensation for public school employees and retired public school employees serving as members of local governing bodies. |
| SR 4 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Martin Luther King, Jr. Early Childhood Center in Houston on the occasion of its dedication ceremony. |
| SR 26 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jen Ray for her service at the Center for Policy Alternatives. |
| SR 27 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Eunice Johnson on the occasion of her retirement. |
| SR 28 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Zelma D. Meek. |
| SR 29 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing J. R. Reynolds Elementary School in Houston on the occasion of its groundbreaking ceremony. |
| SR 30 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Sebron Oliver Brown of Houston on the occasion of his 70th birthday. |
| SR 31 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Delbert R. and Minnie J. Jefferson for their service to Christian Home Missionary Baptist Church in Houston. |
| SR 36 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Reolin Edwards for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 37 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Ed McCowan for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 38 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending William Wright for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 39 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Marlon Berry for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 40 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending William Trotty for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 41 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Robert Nash for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 42 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending L. David Punch for his service to Greater Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Houston. |
| SR 69 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Lynette Yvonne Ewell and Kenneth K. Rose, Jr., on the occasion of their marriage. |
| SR 70 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Frank Durand Stimley. |
| SR 71 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mrs. Emery Poindexter Payne for her 50 years of service to Fourth Missionary Baptist Church in Houston. |
| SR 74 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 2, 2005, as Texas Southern University Day at the Capitol. |
| SR 112 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Lunar New Year Festival held at the Chinese Community Center in Houston. |
| SR 115 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Martin Steven Elfant of Houston. |
| SR 190 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Barbara McKensie on the occasion of her retirement. |
| SR 191 |
Last Action: Again read Caption: Recognizing February 23, 2005, as TEXAS Grant Day at the Capitol. |
| SR 218 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Wolde-Michael Akalou of Houston. |
| SR 252 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Roger Wood for receiving the 2005 Keeping the Blues Alive Award in Literature from the Blues Foundation. |
| SR 269 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Prairie View A&M University on the occasion of its upcoming 130th anniversary. |
| SR 270 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Grady Burke of Houston. |
| SR 272 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating J. Michael Solar for receiving the 2005 Pasadena Independent School District Distinguished Alumnus Award. |
| SR 313 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Melbony Bateman Pink of Houston on the occasion of her 90th birthday. |
| SR 314 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Robert O. Dawson of Austin and Fentress. |
| SR 375 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Sue Walden on the occasion of her 50th birthday. |
| SR 377 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating La Toya Munirat Adekoya for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. |
| SR 378 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Seshia Deal for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. |
| SR 379 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Calyaca Isedore for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. |
| SR 380 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Bennie Jillon Celeste Kelly for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. |
| SR 397 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Anita Spivey for her accomplishments and her work in behalf of her community. |
| SR 408 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Welcoming the students of the National Wildlife Federation's Earth Tomorrow Program to the State Capitol. |
| SR 409 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Southwest and North Texas Regions of the Anti-Defamation League for their efforts to combat anti-Semitism. |
| SR 442 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Love-Joy Glory Church of Houston on the occasion of its Easter celebration. |
| SR 456 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Donald R. King II for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 474 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Ibn Sina Foundation for its contributions to community health. |
| SR 519 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Alfred N. Poindexter for his service to Prairie View A&M University. |
| SR 532 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the importance of international education in Texas institutions of higher education. |
| SR 565 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Alpha Eta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, for receiving the 2005 March of Dimes Project Alpha Chapter of the Year Award. |
| SR 583 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Mitchell Trevino, Jr., for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 584 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Herbert C. Sims on the occasion of his retirement. |
| SR 585 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Missionary Baptist General Convention of Texas on the occasion of their First Men and Boys Conference. |
| SR 590 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Houston Hispanic Forum for its contributions in the Houston community to the field of education. |
| SR 591 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Josh and Lori Shapiro on the birth of their son, Jonah Paul Shapiro. |
| SR 592 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Dorothy Mae Perry Howard of Houston. |
| SR 597 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Tom and Annette Wilmot on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary. |
| SR 605 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ky'era Washington, who is participating in the Buds of Royalty Revue sponsored by Omicron Gamma Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated. |
| SR 606 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing LaToya Beaver, who is participating in the Buds of Royalty Revue sponsored by Omicron Gamma Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated. |
| SR 607 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Skyla Williams, who is participating in the Buds of Royalty Revue sponsored by Omicron Gamma Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated. |
| SR 608 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing members of the Omicron Gamma Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, for their contributions to the young people of Texas. |
| SR 609 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Michael Samuelson Gottesman for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 610 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Amanda and Herman Walter Taylor on the birth of their son, Isaiah Andrew Taylor. |
| SR 612 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Christopher Jacob Ainsworth of Houston for acheiving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 613 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Zachary Scott Meyerson for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 614 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Enrique and Margaret Palacios on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. |
| SR 621 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mary Bates Bentsen for her service to the San Jacinto Museum of History. |
| SR 624 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Carl V. Reynolds for his service to the citizens of Texas. |
| SR 640 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Spring Antioch Baptist Church on the occasion of its sixth anniversary. |
| SR 659 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing John C. Brittain for his contributions to this state and nation. |
| SR 661 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the High School Students United with NASA to Create Hardware project teams for their achievements. |
| SR 663 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Proclaiming May 1 through 8, 2005, Cover the Uninsured Week. |
| SR 664 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing E. Dale Wortham for his service to the Houston community. |
| SR 671 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Proclaiming April 27, 2005, Dr. Doris M. Jackson Day in Houston. |
| SR 672 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Frankie Reid Neal Moore of Houston. |
| SR 673 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Christina Marsh and Russell E. Taylor III of Austin on the occasion of their wedding. |
| SR 680 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Joe Samuel Ratliff on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of his ordination. |
| SR 722 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Decision Information Resources, Incorporated, on the occasion of its open house. |
| SR 728 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Amy-Kristen Charisse Jones on the occasion of her graduation from Prairie View A&M University. |
| SR 729 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Connie and Abraham Abdalla, Jr., on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. |
| SR 737 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Houston Chapter of Top Ladies of Distinction, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 40th Founders' Day. |
| SR 743 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the women who have been members of the Senate Ladies Club for 50 years or more. |
| SR 745 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Marlene Guess. |
| SR 746 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kadiata Diop on the occasion of her initiation into the Omicron Theta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated. |
| SR 747 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Suneethia Burwell on the occasion of her initiation into the Omicron Theta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated. |
| SR 748 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rachel Grove for her work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 749 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Courtney White for her work in the office of Texas Monthly magazine. |
| SR 750 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Wendolynn Montoya for her work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 751 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Justin Schwartz for his work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 752 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Keith Brooks for his work in the office of Representative Chuck Hopson. |
| SR 753 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Melisha Craft for her work in the office of Representative Yvonne Davis. |
| SR 754 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Derrick Davis for his work in the office of Representative Jose Menendez. |
| SR 755 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Marye Dean for her work in the office of Representative Alma Allen. |
| SR 756 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Orianna Diaz for her work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 757 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Carlos Doroteo for his work in the office of Representative Melissa Noriega. |
| SR 758 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Melissa Duncan for her work in the office of Representative Craig Eiland. |
| SR 759 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Patrick Embry for his work in the office of Representative Garnet Coleman. |
| SR 760 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Shannon Garth-Rhodes for her work in the office of Representative Allan Ritter. |
| SR 761 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing John Guess IV for his work in the office of Representative Sylvester Turner. |
| SR 762 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Terry James for his work in the office of Representative Rafael Anchia. |
| SR 763 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Darrell Jordan, Jr., for his work in the office of Representative Hubert Vo. |
| SR 764 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Emily King for her work in the office of Senator Kyle Janek. |
| SR 765 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Amy-Kristen Jones for her work in the office of Representative Marc Veasey. |
| SR 766 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Hendrik Maison for his work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 767 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Akilah Mance for her work in the office of Representative David Farabee. |
| SR 768 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dolly Marchena for her work in the office of Representative Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles. |
| SR 769 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kelechi Meremikwu for his work in the office of Representative Joe Moreno. |
| SR 770 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Gulani Moeti for his work in the office of Representative Terri Hodge. |
| SR 771 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Xolisile Moloi for her work in the office of Representative Helen Giddings. |
| SR 772 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Shelley Morrison for her work in the committee office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 773 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Vanessa McMahan for her work in the committee office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 774 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Nicholas Ngcobo for his work in the office of Representative Jesse Jones. |
| SR 775 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ephraim Ngoasheng for his work in the office of People for the American Way-Texas. |
| SR 776 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Henal Patel for his work in the office of Representative Scott Hochberg. |
| SR 777 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Simeon Popoff for his work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 779 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing English Pratts for her work in the office of Representative Vicki Truitt. |
| SR 780 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Monica Ramasehla for her work in the office of Senator Royce West. |
| SR 781 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Nicholas Reed for his work in the office of Representative Vilma Luna. |
| SR 782 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Hamilton Rucker for his work in the office of Representative Joe Deshotel. |
| SR 783 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Geneza Simoes for her work in the office of People for the American Way-Texas. |
| SR 784 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Valerie Simpson for her work in the office of Representative Todd Smith. |
| SR 785 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Candice Smith for her work in the office of Senator Robert Duncan. |
| SR 786 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Christopher Smith for his work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 787 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Nikki Starr for her work in the office of Representative Dawnna Dukes. |
| SR 788 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Anthony Stewart for his work in the office of Senator Leticia Van de Putte. |
| SR 789 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kevin Vickers for his work in the office of Representative Jim Dunnam. |
| SR 790 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rebecca Walton for her work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 791 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Bobby Williams for his work in the office of Representative Mark Strama. |
| SR 814 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 19, 2005, as XIV Concurso Dia del Nino in Houston. |
| SR 815 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Houston Minority Business Council for sponsoring EXPO 2005. |
| SR 816 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the band of James Holub Middle School in Houston for its selection by the John Philip Sousa Foundation for the Sudler Silver Cup award of 2004. |
| SR 817 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Association, Incorporated, for its contributions to the community. |
| SR 818 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Alisa Manning Peppers for her selection as President of the Houston chapter of the Texas Exes. |
| SR 819 |
Last Action: Again read Caption: Recognizing Nettie Murry for her service in educating the public on the dangers of random violence. |
| SR 826 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of James Earnest Rucker, Jr., of Houston. |
| SR 851 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Helen Ann Fisher of Houston. |
| SR 852 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jean LaNell Hines Caldwell of Houston for her contributions to her community. |
| SR 853 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Conrad "Prof" Johnson for his contributions to the fields of education and music in Texas. |
| SR 854 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Dramatic Order of Knights and Princesses of Omar of the Grand Court Order of Calanthe Jurisdiction of Texas on the occasion of its state convention. |
| SR 862 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the National Baptist Congress of Christian Education on the occasion of its 100th annual session. |
| SR 863 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Gertrude Kirkwood Tapscott of Prairie View. |
| SR 864 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Houston Lawyers Association on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. |
| SR 865 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Vanity Cherie McMurtry on the occasion of her graduation from The University of Texas at Austin. |
| SR 879 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Houston Style Magazine for honoring Houston's young citizens. |
| SR 883 |
Last Action: Again read Caption: Congratulating Willie Thomas of Booth for his induction into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame. |
| SR 916 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jerry Dunfey on the occasion of his 70th birthday. |
| SR 917 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Monica Lerato Ramasehla on the occasion of her graduation from the University of Pretoria Law School in South Africa. |
| SR 918 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing David Yates Graham of Houston for his contributions to the fields of medicine and microbiology. |
| SR 919 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Melissa Rae Duncan on the occasion of her graduation from the University of Houston. |
| SR 920 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Akilah Morenike Mance on the occasion of her graduation from Rice University. |
| SR 928 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rebecca Walton on the occasion of her graduation from Texas Southern University. |
| SR 929 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing English Mone't Pratts on the occasion of her graduation from Xavier University of Louisiana. |
| SR 930 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Christopher David Smith on the occasion of his graduation from the School of Law and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. |
| SR 931 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Johnte' Archer Harris on the occasion of her graduation from Pepperdine University School of Law. |
| SR 937 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Janet Susan Butel Graham for her contributions to medical research. |
| SR 971 |
Last Action: Again read Caption: Commending the Houston Fire Museum for its plans for an education center. |
| SR 975 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jonathan Charles Hyde for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 976 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jennifer Parker on the occasion of her graduation from The University of Texas at Austin. |
| SR 977 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Brandalyn Cheree Taylor on the occasion of her graduation from John Marshall High School in San Antonio. |
| SR 978 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Alondra Joishelle Robinson on the occasion of her graduation from The University of Texas at Austin. |
| SR 979 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Deborah Ann Dembski Shelton of Houston. |
| SR 980 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Nicholas Pradia Guidry on the occasion of his graduation from Carnegie Mellon University. |
| SR 995 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Margaret Penn Sherrod for her achievements and congratulating her on her work as director of the Black Foxes. |
| SR 996 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending George Edwards for his achievements and his success as director of the Prairie View A&M University Marching Storm Band. |
| SR 1022 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Basil Markesinis for being named Knight Bachelor by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. |
| SR 1023 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing L. A. Kennedy for his service to the New Community Baptist Church in Houston. |
| SR 1024 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lena Atkinson on the occasion of her 100th birthday. |
| SR 1047 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 1830. |
| SR 1056 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Laura W. Murphy for her accomplishments. |
| SR 1057 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Cydney Alexandra Washington on the occasion of her graduation from Bastrop High School. |
| SR 1058 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Romeo and Basetsana Kumalo on the birth of their son, Nkosinathi Gabriel Kumalo. |
| SR 1075 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 3526. |
| SR 1080 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 3518. |
| SR 1086 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Timothy and Amy Barbera on the birth of their son, Andrew Barbera. |
| SR 1087 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Camille Abrams and Jerry Arceneaux on the birth of their son, Jerrick Riley Arceneaux. |
| SR 1088 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating McKen V. Carrington for his appointment as dean of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in Houston. |
| SR 1089 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Encore Theatre in Houston on the occasion of its 10th anniversary. |
| SR 1111 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Ed Wendt of Houston. |
| 79th 1st Called Session | |
| SB 36 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the compensation of state judges and to providing funds for other court-related purposes. |
| SB 37 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to providing funds for the fair defense account. |
| SB 47 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to an education and training program on handling the arrest of a foreign national. |
| SB 81 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for Texas Southern University. |
| SB 82 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Houston. |
| SB 83 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Houston--Downtown. |
| SJR 7 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing casino gaming and requiring creation of a Texas Gaming Commission to regulate gaming and casino-based development projects in this state. |
| SR 12 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Lavergne Schwender for being named the executive director of the Greater Harris County 9-1-1 Emergency Network board of managers. |
| SR 13 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston for its contributions to its community. |
| SR 14 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming the Connectional Lay Organization of the African Methodist Episcopal Church to the City of Houston. |
| SR 15 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Maurice Fleming for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 16 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Michael Fleming for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 17 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Madelyn Parsons Lord of Houston. |
| SR 18 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Maya Rockeymoore for her contributions to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. |
| SR 34 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Martha L. Caston on the occasion of her graduation from Texas Southern University. |
| SR 35 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Renee Watson for being selected the San Antonio District Office and Region VI 2005 Minority Small Business Champion of the Year by the United States Small Business Administration. |
| SR 38 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Kimberly and Gavin Biar on the birth of their son, Samuel Harris Biar. |
| SR 39 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Greater Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Houston on the occasion of the 134th annual session of the Lincoln District Missionary Baptist Association. |
| SR 72 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Scott Cameron on the occasion of his graduation from the Seaborne ChalleNGe Corps Program. |
| SR 73 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Adam and Hanna Dershowitz on the birth of their son, Mars Orson Dershowitz. |
| SR 74 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Maggie Lee and John Daniel Jackson, Sr., of Houston on the occasion of their 57th wedding anniversary. |
| SR 75 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Salih J. Wakil of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston for receiving the sixth annual Bristol-Meyers Squibb Freedom to Discover Award. |
| SR 76 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing John Daniel Jackson, Sr., of Houston on the occasion of his 80th birthday. |
| SR 77 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Pauletta Washington on the occasion of her graduation from the Seaborne ChalleNGe Corps Program. |
| SR 78 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Karla Torres-Morales on the occasion of her graduation from the Seaborne ChalleNGe Corps Program. |
| SR 79 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kiersten Davis on the occasion of her graduation from the Seaborne ChalleNGe Corps Program. |
| SR 80 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Plum Street United Methodist Church in Abilene on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. |
| SR 81 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Connie Ann Rollins Dunn on the occasion of her retirement. |
| SR 82 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Christian Home Missionary Baptist Church in Houston on the occasion of its 97th anniversary. |
| SR 83 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing LaTonya Edwards and Jacob Battles on the occasion of their marriage. |
| SR 84 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Ashleigh Warfield for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
| SR 95 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jonathan R. Turner for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 100 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Yolanda and Chris Conyers on the birth of their son, Colton Arnel Conyers. |
| SR 101 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending James C. Birdsong, Jr., for his contributions to the gospel music industry. |
| SR 102 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Gladys Josey Cummings of Houston. |
| SR 107 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Jackson family on the occasion of its family reunion in Houston. |
| SR 108 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Rafael Antonio Ruiz for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 109 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Demetrius Antoine Gross on the occasion of his graduation from Carnegie Mellon University. |
| SR 110 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 99th anniversary convention. |
| SR 111 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Melvin Donald Smith of Cleburne. |
| SR 112 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Alex Charles Pickens of Beaumont. |
| SR 121 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Coco Williard for being awarded the Goldbeck Scholarship by the College of Liberal Arts of The University of Texas at Austin. |
| SR 122 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Van-Anh Nguyen for being awarded the Hibbs Scholarship by the College of Liberal Arts of The University of Texas at Austin. |
| SR 123 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Alia Avidan for being awarded the Zale Endowed Presidential Scholarship by the College of Liberal Arts of The University of Texas at Austin. |
| SR 124 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Laura Hughes for being awarded the Ekland-Olson Endowed Study Abroad Scholarship by the College of Liberal Arts of The University of Texas at Austin. |
| SR 134 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Brooke Womble for participating in the Texas Statewide Preceptorship Program. |
| SR 135 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Sabiha Kazi for participating in the Texas Statewide Preceptorship Program. |
| 79th 2nd Called Session | |
| SR 2 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Bob Lee for promoting racial harmony through his artwork. |
| SR 19 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Saint Mary of the Purification Montessori School in Houston on the occasion of its Founders Day celebration. |
| SR 20 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the members of the class of 1955 of Phillis Wheatley High School in Houston on the occasion of their reunion. |
| SR 21 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sandra and Ernesto Chavarria on the occasion of their 27th wedding anniversary. |
| SR 22 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the members of the Houston Chapter of the Crockett Colored High/Ralph J. Bunche Alumni, Ex-Students, and Teachers Association on the occasion of their 2005 reunion. |
| SR 30 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Marvis L. Jackson on the occasion of his retirement. |
| SR 31 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Garden of Glory Community Church in Houston on the occasion of its Community Block Party. |
| SR 32 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Cherie Bridges and Harold William Patrick on the occasion of their marriage. |
| SR 33 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jodi Colleen Ingersoll of the occasion of her graduation from Texas Tech University. |
| SR 34 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of John E. Cook of the Rio Grande Valley. |
| SR 35 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Walter Sloan for his service to his neighborhood association. |
| SR 50 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lakewood Church in Houston on the occasion of the grand opening of its new facility. |
| SR 63 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Dexter Utley for his service to his community. |
| SR 80 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Leonard N. Barksdale for 11 years of service to Fifth Ward Missionary Baptist Church in Houston. |
| SR 81 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Islamic Society of Greater Houston for its service to the Muslim community. |
| SR 87 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ruben Davis on the occasion of his 50th birthday. |
| SR 92 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Chinese Community Center in Houston on the occasion of its grand opening. |
| SR 93 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Innocent Onyenaucheya on the occasion of his retirement. |
| SR 129 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the National Christian Singles' Seminar for its efforts in behalf of Christian single people. |
| SR 130 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Sybil Haydel Morial on the occasion of her retirement. |
| 79th 3rd Called Session | |
| SR 5 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mary Groves Bland for her service to her community and the state of Missouri. |
| SR 10 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Kevin and Shannon Daniels on the birth of their daughter, Keiwan Makay Daniels. |
| SR 11 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Margaret "Maggie" Balaco for her work in the office of Representative Rick Noriega. |
| SR 12 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jessica Varner for her work in the office of Houston City Council Member Ronald C. Green. |
| SR 13 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Shakeb Syed for his work in the office of Houston City Council Member Peter Brown. |
| SR 14 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jenean Pretorius for her work in the office of Houston City Council Member Ada Edwards. |
| SR 15 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Elizabeth "Lisi" Owen for her work in the office of Houston City Council Member Sue Lovell. |
| SR 16 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Tanya Makany for her work in the office of Houston City Council Member Adrian Garcia. |
| SR 17 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Terrance Livingston for his work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 18 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Daniel Lazarine for his work in the office of Representative Dora Olivo. |
| SR 19 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing E. Joyce Iyamu for her work in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 20 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Krystal Hardeman for her work in the office of Harris County Commissioner El Franco Lee. |
| SR 21 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jerry Greenspan for his work in the office of Mayor Pro Tem Carol Alvarado of Houston. |
| SR 22 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Blake Green for his work in the office of Representative Hubert Vo. |
| SR 23 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Estella Gonzalez for her work in the office of Representative Ana E. Hernandez. |
| SR 24 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Camille Lasin Foster for her work in the office of Representative Garnet Coleman. |
| SR 25 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending David Tallman Nguyen of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 31 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lise Olsen of Houston for being named the Headliners Star Reporter of the Year by the Texas Associated Press. |
| SR 35 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jasmin Nwachokor for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
| SR 36 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Theodore Allen Wilson. |
| SR 52 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Trinity United Methodist Church of Houston on the occasion of its Women's Day 2006 celebration. |
| SR 56 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing June 10, 2006, as XV Concurso Dia del Nino Day. |
| SR 98 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Nancy B. Rapoport for her service as Dean of the University of Houston Law Center. |
| SR 99 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Homeschool Christian Youth Association for hosting a graduation ceremony. |
| SR 113 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Prairie View A&M University on the occasion of its 130th anniversary. |
| SR 125 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Juan Morales "John" Solar of Houston. |
| SR 160 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of John Cooper of Memphis, Tennessee. |
| SR 190 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending William W. Harmon for his contributions to Houston Community College. |
| SR 227 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Tracye McDaniel for being named chief operations officer for the Greater Houston Partnership. |
| SR 228 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mount Zion Baptist Church in Houston on the occasion of its 140th anniversary. |
| SR 229 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the American Stroke Association's "Power to End Stroke" campaign. |
| SR 244 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Michael P. Williams for his service to JOY Baptist Tabernacle in Houston. |
| SR 245 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Gib Walton for being selected as President-elect of the State Bar of Texas. |
| 78th Regular Session | |
| SB 136 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the disclosure of personal information by an Internet service provider. |
| SB 137 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to insurance policies insuring the life of an employee or former employee. |
| SB 138 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the amount of an administrative penalty imposed by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. |
| SB 140 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain visual images; providing a criminal penalty. |
| SB 141 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to authorizing certain state agencies to share certain information for investigative purposes. |
| SB 142 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to improvement of science instruction and student performance in public schools. |
| SB 143 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of failure to report child abuse. |
| SB 145 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the creation of the corporate integrity unit within the office of the attorney general. |
| SB 163 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with mental retardation. |
| SB 205 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to information provided before corneal tissue removal. |
| SB 206 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to the composition of the permanent school fund and the available school fund and to transfers from the permanent school fund to the available school fund. |
| SB 207 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the nonpartisan election of appellate justices and judges. |
| SB 217 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to participation by the Texas Lottery Commission in multistate lottery games. |
| SB 218 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the punishment for a capital felony committed by a person who is younger than 18 years of age at the time of committing the felony. |
| SB 219 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the manner in which the Board of Pardons and Paroles performs duties related to clemency in capital cases. |
| SB 226 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to remedies for certain past discriminatory practices by legal entities engaged in the business of insurance. |
| SB 227 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain offenses related to a false alarm or report or other form of hoax. |
| SB 228 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to public access to underwriting guidelines used by insurers. |
| SB 229 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the establishment of an interagency task force to study health literacy. |
| SB 230 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to reporting charitable gifts by certain insurance companies. |
| SB 231 |
Last Action: Referred to Government Organization Caption: Relating to establishing ethics and disclosure requirements for certain persons, including financial consultants and advisors, involved in the management or investment of state funds. |
| SB 268 |
Last Action: Referred to Government Organization Caption: Relating to the functions of the Texas Ethics Commission. |
| SB 269 |
Last Action: Referred to Government Organization Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Aerospace Commission. |
| SB 277 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and to the regulation of the practice of engineering. |
| SB 287 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to changing the composition of certain governing bodies with an even number of members to comply with the changes made to Section 30a, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. |
| SB 341 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to exemptions from the sales tax. |
| SB 362 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Houston for recovery from Tropical Storm Allison recovery. |
| SB 388 |
Last Action: Referred to Government Reform Caption: Relating to the use and management of certain state-owned real property. |
| SB 389 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with mental retardation. |
| SB 390 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to an offense of using a telephone while operating a motor vehicle. |
| SB 471 |
Last Action: Referred to Government Organization Caption: Relating to the regulation of crematories, cemeteries, and funeral homes; providing a penalty. |
| SB 472 |
Last Action: Referred to Infrastructure Dev & Security Caption: Relating to authorizing the legislature to meet by electronic means in a period of emergency. |
| SB 473 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to assisting consumers to prevent and detect identity theft; providing penalties. |
| SB 505 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to mentor-protege programs used by certain state agencies for historically underutilized businesses. |
| SB 506 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to requiring, as a condition of eligibility to bid on an oil, gas, or other mineral lease on certain state land, a plan for procuring goods and services from or participating with historically underutilized businesses. |
| SB 507 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the authorization and regulation of casino gambling and to the creation, powers, and duties of the Texas Gaming Commission; authorizing taxes; providing civil and criminal penalties. |
| SB 508 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to planning and reporting requirements for gas utilities regarding workforce diversity and opportunities for small and historically underutilized businesses. |
| SB 601 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the authority of the governor to grant one or more reprieves in a capital case. |
| SB 602 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to access to criminal history record information concerning employees, volunteers, and applicant volunteers of children's advocacy centers. |
| SB 603 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to overcharging by health care providers under the workers' compensation system; providing criminal penalties. |
| SB 604 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to the recovery of attorney's fees and certain costs in proceedings to recover delinquent debts owed to a county. |
| SB 739 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to aggregate or statistical information about the screening program for hearing loss in newborns. |
| SB 797 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to a prescription drug purchasing program and an associated assistance program. |
| SB 1042 |
Last Action: Referred to Infrastructure Dev & Security Caption: Relating to domestic preparedness training programs for certain law enforcement officers. |
| SB 1043 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the criminal jurisdiction of the supreme court and the abolishment of the court of criminal appeals. |
| SB 1044 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to supplemental pay for certain officers of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas who have obtained certain higher education degrees or an equivalent number of credit hours. |
| SB 1045 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the creation of a joint interim committee to investigate and prevent wrongful convictions. |
| SB 1046 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to court filing fees used to provide basic civil legal services to the indigent. |
| SB 1047 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the authority and permissible actions of state and local officers, including protecting such officers from certain consequences based on their legislative actions. |
| SB 1048 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the abolition of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Railroad Commission of Texas, the creation of the Texas Energy and Communications Commission, and the transfer of the powers and duties of the public utility commission and the railroad commission to the energy and communications commission and other state agencies. |
| SB 1059 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to corporate ethics and integrity. |
| SB 1060 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to enforcement of conduct and other matters concerning a security; providing a penalty. |
| SB 1061 |
Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to discrimination related to the business of insurance and to the use of insurance policy proceeds for certain victims of past discrimination; creating an offense. |
| SB 1224 |
Last Action: House appoints conferees-reported Caption: Relating to the appointment of counsel for an indigent applicant for a writ of habeas corpus in a capital case. |
| SB 1335 |
Last Action: Referred to Government Organization Caption: Relating to the organization, quorum requirements, and period of service of the directors of certain legislative agencies. |
| SB 1353 |
Last Action: Referred to Government Organization Caption: Relating to the operation of the Health Professions Council. |
| SB 1354 |
Last Action: Referred to Government Organization Caption: Relating to abolishing the State Board of Barber Examiners, the Texas Cosmetology Commission, and the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying, and transferring the functions of those agencies to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. |
| SB 1355 |
Last Action: Referred to Government Organization Caption: Relating to the Department of Information Resources' management of information technology at state agencies. |
| SB 1601 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to unclaimed funds in class actions. |
| SB 1602 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the membership fee collected by the supreme court from members of the state bar. |
| SB 1603 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to charitable contributions by state employees to the General Land Office's Adopt-A-Map/Adopt-A-Document Program. |
| SB 1604 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to discrimination in the sale of insurance. |
| SB 1605 |
Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to a revenue bond program for, and to the operation of, the Fair Plan Association. |
| SB 1606 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to residential property insurance provided under the FAIR Plan Act. |
| SB 1607 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to regulation of state crime laboratories. |
| SB 1608 |
Last Action: No action taken in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the terms of office of members of the governing body of certain junior college districts after annexation of territory. |
| SB 1609 |
Last Action: No action taken in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the service area of the Houston Community College System District. |
| SB 1610 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to certain small face amount life insurance policies. |
| SB 1611 |
Last Action: Placed on Major State Calendar Caption: Relating to the determination and clarification of certain dates, deadlines, and procedures under the Election Code. |
| SB 1612 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the right of residents of an area annexed for limited purposes to vote in certain municipal elections. |
| SB 1613 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the acknowledgement, investigation, processing and payment of certain insurance claims. |
| SB 1614 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to imposing a civil penalty for violation of certain restrictions relating to genetic information. |
| SB 1615 |
Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to a pilot program for language interpreter services under the medical assistance program. |
| SB 1616 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to expenditures for certain advertising that identifies a candidate; providing a criminal penalty. |
| SB 1617 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the level of municipal participation in contracts with developers for public improvements. |
| SB 1618 |
Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to regulation of certain life insurance. |
| SB 1619 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to regulating premiums charged for certain life insurance policies. |
| SB 1620 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to payment periods for certain life insurance policies. |
| SB 1621 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to unclaimed benefits under certain life insurance policies. |
| SB 1622 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to certain life insurance policies. |
| SB 1623 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the collection of a fee from certain nonresident attorneys requesting permission to participate in proceedings in a Texas court. |
| SB 1653 |
Last Action: Referred to Government Organization Caption: Relating to the operation of the Capital Access Program: Reserve Account. |
| SB 1654 |
Last Action: Referred to Government Organization Caption: Relating to state agency utility savings and capital expenditure reductions. |
| SB 1740 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the composition of a jury in certain cases. |
| SB 1895 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the duration of a lease for municipal civic center property. |
| SB 1908 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the disclosure of information relating to the investment of the permanent university fund and other funds under the management and control of the board of regents of The University of Texas System. |
| SB 1936 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Buffalo Bayou Management District; providing the authority to impose taxes and issue bonds. |
| SB 1943 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montrose Museum Community Improvement District; providing the authority to impose taxes and issue bonds. |
| SB 1952 |
Last Action: Rules suspended Caption: Relating to the reorganization of, efficiency in, and other reform measures applying to state government. |
| SB 1956 |
Last Action: Received from the Senate Caption: Relating to the creation of the Fourth Ward Management District; providing the authority to impose taxes and issue bonds. |
| SCR 28 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Designating March 18, 2003, as Gideon Day in the State of Texas. |
| SCR 30 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Memorializing Congress to request that the Department of Justice investigate the Houston Police Department Crime Laboratory and review past criminal cases. |
| SJR 13 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the use of income and appreciation of the permanent school fund. |
| SJR 24 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing casino gaming. |
| SJR 28 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governor to grant one or more reprieves in a capital case. |
| SJR 39 |
Last Action: Referred to Infrastructure Dev & Security Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to clarify the circumstances in which the governor and legislature may take certain actions to ensure the continuity of state and local government in the event of an enemy attack or threat of enemy attack and authorizing the legislature to meet by telecommunications in that event. |
| SJR 40 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment abolishing the court of criminal appeals and establishing one supreme court with civil and criminal jurisdiction. |
| SJR 41 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment related to the number of justices on the supreme court and the number of judges on the court of criminal appeals. |
| SR 61 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing January 28, 2003, as Texas Southern University Day at the State Capitol. |
| SR 73 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Andrea Moore of Missouri City for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
| SR 76 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Mayor Allen Owen of Missouri City for his service to his community. |
| SR 77 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending George J. Mundine for his contributions to the Houston Independent School District. |
| SR 78 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Reverend L. David Punch of Houston for his accomplishments in the ministry. |
| SR 83 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Reverend Tracy Cole Collins on his dedication to his ministry. |
| SR 100 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Adrienne K. McFarland for her service to state government. |
| SR 101 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of the Reverend Dr. Preston Ervin, Sr., of Houston. |
| SR 102 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Cecile Collins Knight of San Antonio for her contributions to the educational system of Texas. |
| SR 103 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing William-Paul Dunbar Thomas for his contributions to the Texas Senate and the citizens of Texas. |
| SR 112 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Antonio Riley of Wisconsin and extending best wishes. |
| SR 113 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating First Union Christian Fellowship in Humble and extending best wishes. |
| SR 184 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 17-21, 2003, as Texas Technology and Life-Sciences Week in Texas. |
| SR 185 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Texas Rollers RV Club on its 25th anniversary. |
| SR 193 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 18, 2003, as University of Houston System Day at the State Capitol. |
| SR 194 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Dr. Melvin Von Wade, Sr., for his ministry. |
| SR 249 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the members of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Incorporated, for their contributions to their communities. |
| SR 250 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the South Central Region of National Women of Achievement, Incorporated, for its commitment to community service. |
| SR 251 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Dorothy Jean Johnson Guillory. |
| SR 252 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Tammie Y. Pace on her promotion to captain in the Houston Police Department. |
| SR 328 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the College of Optometry at the University of Houston for its contributions to its community and state. |
| SR 329 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Bethel Baptist Church in Houston for its service to its community. |
| SR 330 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Kimberly Walker-White for her contributions to the City of Prairie View. |
| SR 331 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Saint Agnes Church in Houston on its 36th anniversary. |
| SR 371 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Eric Matthew Helfman on his Bar Mitzvah. |
| SR 375 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Mother Peggy Lee for her service to her church. |
| SR 377 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Hoover J. Wright of Cypress. |
| SR 378 |
Last Action: Received by the Secretary of the Senate Caption: Designating March 18, 2003, as Gideon Day. |
| SR 379 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Nathan Gregory Meeks for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 380 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jonathan Everett Mitchell of Humble for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 385 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Dr. Melvin Spira on his selection as the Houston Society of Plastic Surgeons' Distinguished Plastic Surgeon for 2003. |
| SR 413 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Essie Graves of Houston for her service to the educational system of our state. |
| SR 417 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jelani Kehinde Oville for earning the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 418 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Rosemary Davis Branch of Houston on her 75th birthday. |
| SR 419 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Reverend Dr. Prince Earl W. Bryant, Sr., of Houston on his 40th anniversary in the ministry. |
| SR 434 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jeffrey Daniel Gross of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 435 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Frank D. Jackson of Prairie View for his service to his community. |
| SR 436 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Levi Adley Nash of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 437 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Joshua Aaron Gross of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 438 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Michael Eisen Rosenthal of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 439 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Ryan Benjamin Penner of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 446 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Sisters Network, Incorporated, for its service to women. |
| SR 447 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Bryan Andrew Croft of Sugar Land for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 468 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the University of Houston on the opening of the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center. |
| SR 469 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Gene Guinn of Houston for earning the title of Distinguished Houston Surgeon for 2003. |
| SR 470 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Bobby Johnson of Houston for winning a 2003 Mentoring Essay Contest. |
| SR 475 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Gene Guinn of Houston for earning the title of Distinguished Houston Surgeon for 2003. |
| SR 479 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Cody De Leon of Houston for winning a 2003 Mentoring Essay Contest. |
| SR 492 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Extending best wishes to the Second Annual Obowu National Convention in Houston. |
| SR 493 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Mable Bryant of Houston. |
| SR 516 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Black Nurses Association of Greater Houston, Incorporated, for its service to its community. |
| SR 566 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of H. D. Cannon of Houston. |
| SR 619 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Robert Lloyd Dockery. |
| SR 620 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Noudi Ebi of Houston on being selected 2003 Gatorade Texas High School Male Basketball Player of the Year. |
| SR 626 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Herbert William McKinney. |
| SR 628 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the National Women of Achievement, Incorporated, Houston Chapter, for its commitment to community service. |
| SR 629 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Charley Porter "C. P." Pettis on his 87th birthday. |
| SR 645 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Houston Chapter of Top Ladies of Distinction, Incorporated, on its commitment and service to its community. |
| SR 659 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Dr. Alvin I. Thomas for his contributions to Prairie View A&M University. |
| SR 681 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Declaring May, 2003, as American Stroke Month in Texas. |
| SR 693 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Earl Loggins of Houston for his leadership in The Houston Club and in the Houston Citizens Chamber of Commerce. |
| SR 694 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the members of the Class of 1953 of Jack Yates Senior High School in Houston for their achievements. |
| SR 710 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Billie Nugent of Marshall. |
| SR 758 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Adam Little of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 839 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dwight Boykins of Houston on his selection for a 2003 Minority Achiever Award. |
| SR 840 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Emory Gaston Smith. |
| SR 841 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Christopher B. Payne for his contributions to the office of Representative Jaime Capelo. |
| SR 842 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Andrea Medley for her contributions to the office of Representative Yvonne Davis. |
| SR 843 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Shareen Larmond for her contributions to the office of Senator John Whitmire. |
| SR 844 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Maria Vittoria G. Carminati Garbino for her contributions to the office of Representative Allan Ritter. |
| SR 845 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Ender Reed for his contributions to the office of Representative Dawnna Dukes. |
| SR 846 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Robert Loving for his contributions to the office of Representative Eddie Rodriguez. |
| SR 847 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Nathaniel Walker for his contributions to the office of Representative Vilma Luna. |
| SR 848 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Samrawit Sium for her contributions to the office of Representative Joe Deshotel. |
| SR 849 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Van Pham for her contributions to the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 850 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Danielle Perry for her contributions to the office of Representative Joe E. Moreno. |
| SR 851 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Shunn D. Rector for her contributions to the office of Representative Ruth Jones McClendon. |
| SR 852 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Lloyd Joshua Sams for his contributions to the office of Representative Vicki Truitt. |
| SR 853 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Paul Molina for his contributions to the office of Representative Glenn Lewis. |
| SR 854 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Gustavo Luis Santos e Nascimento for his contributions to the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 855 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Veronica Garza for her contributions to the office of Senator Leticia Van de Putte. |
| SR 856 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Blair Kasi Haley for his contributions to the office of Representative Senfronia Thompson. |
| SR 857 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Marc Antonio Gonzalez for his contributions to the office of Senator Robert Duncan. |
| SR 858 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending LaTosha McGill for her contributions to the office of Representative Jim Dunnam. |
| SR 859 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Kunal Dora for his contributions to the office of Representative Scott Hochberg. |
| SR 860 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Erica Hunter for her contributions to the office of Editor Evan Smith of Texas Monthly magazine. |
| SR 861 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Eric Blue for his contributions to the office of Representative Todd Smith. |
| SR 862 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Dian King for her contributions to the office of Representative Lon Burnam. |
| SR 863 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Keitha Johnson for her contributions to the office of Representative David Farabee. |
| SR 864 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Shannon Harris for her contributions to the office of Representative Garnet Coleman. |
| SR 865 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Farsam Farschtschian for his contributions to the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 866 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Michele Leal for her contributions to the office of Representative Jessica Farrar. |
| SR 867 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Chesley Hamm for her contributions to the office of Representative Jim McReynolds. |
| SR 868 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Richard Aaron Barrera for his contributions to the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 891 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mark W. Smith as a treasured citizen of our state. |
| SR 930 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Barkays for the legacy of their music. |
| SR 931 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Monica and Charlie Rosenstein on the birth of their son, Corbin William Rosenstein. |
| SR 939 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the participants in the 2003 Texas Legislative Internship Program. |
| SR 948 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jody Williams on her position as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Houston. |
| SR 949 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Chris Lopez on his selection as the permanent president of the class of 2003 of The University of Texas School of Law. |
| SR 950 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Le Andre Campbell of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 982 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 287. |
| SR 999 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Boynton Chapel United Methodist Church in Houston for its service to its community. |
| SR 1008 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 473. |
| SR 1026 |
Last Action: Received by the Secretary of the Senate Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 1936. |
| SR 1036 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 1936. |
| SR 1053 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 1606. |
| 78th 1st Called Session | |
| SB 11 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to beneficiaries of certain life insurance policies. |
| SB 12 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain life insurance. |
| SB 13 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with mental retardation. |
| SB 14 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with mental retardation. |
| SB 15 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the authority of the governor to grant one or more reprieves in a capital case. |
| SB 16 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to considerations by the Board of Pardons and Paroles regarding clemency matters. |
| SB 17 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the punishment for a capital felony committed by a person who is younger than 18 years of age at the time of committing the felony. |
| SB 18 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the criminal jurisdiction of the supreme court and the abolishment of the court of criminal appeals. |
| SB 19 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the reorganization of, efficiency in, and other reform measures applying to state government. |
| SB 22 |
Last Action: Referred to Government Reform Caption: Relating to the organization, board membership, and functions of certain state agencies and to the transfer of certain functions to other state agencies; providing penalties. |
| SB 54 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the appropriation of certain lobby registration fees. |
| SJR 4 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governor to grant one or more reprieves in a capital case. |
| SJR 5 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment abolishing the court of criminal appeals and establishing one supreme court with civil and criminal jurisdiction. |
| SJR 6 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment related to the number of justices on the supreme court and the number of judges on the court of criminal appeals. |
| SR 34 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the baseball team of Rice University for winning the 2003 College World Series. |
| SR 56 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Houston for its service to its community. |
| SR 63 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending John B. Galvan of Houston for his military service with the Buffalo Soldiers. |
| SR 64 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Willie A. Tempton for his contributions to Prairie View A&M University. |
| SR 66 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jeremy Lawrence Hicks of Missouri City for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 67 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the members of the Class of 1963 of Booker T. Washington High School in Houston for their accomplishments. |
| SR 73 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Norman C. Francis of New Orleans, Louisiana, for his achievements in education. |
| SR 74 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Bettie J. Agnew for her service as a school librarian. |
| SR 75 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Hanna and Adam Dershowitz on the birth of their daughter, Zara Columbia Dershowitz. |
| SR 76 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing India Fest 2003 in Houston. |
| SR 77 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Tommy Hodinh for his selection as the 2003 Asian Entrepreneur of the Year. |
| SR 95 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Serwaa Bonsu and David Danso on their marriage. |
| SR 96 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Denise Davis on her selection as the July, 2003, employee of the month for the Houston Independent School District. |
| SR 97 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jacqueline S. Martin for her selection as Executive Communicator of the Year. |
| SR 121 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Joe D. Gunn on his retirement as president of Texas AFL-CIO. |
| SR 122 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Becky K. Moeller for her contributions to the labor movement in this state. |
| SR 123 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Emmett Sheppard for his contributions to the state as a labor leader. |
| 78th 3rd Called Session | |
| SR 20 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the dedication of Normandy Crossing Elementary School in Galena Park. |
| SR 34 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Bill Batson for his dedication to American Civil Rights Education Services, Incorporated. |
| SR 63 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing South Park Baptist Church in Houston on the occasion of its first International Missions Day Program. |
| SR 64 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Eric and Michele Fages Svatora on the birth of their daughter, Alexandra Clare Svatora. |
| SR 73 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Tyrone Latchley as an esteemed citizen of our state. |
| SR 79 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recongizing Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston on the occasion of the dedication of its Christian/Community Life Center. |
| SR 80 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Joseph Clayton Gathe, Sr., of Houston. |
| SR 97 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Alice Hancock-Abraham of Houston. |
| SR 98 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Geoffrey Lee Mixon of Stafford on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 99 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. for its work in behalf of people in developing countries. |
| SR 100 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Laurinda Silva and Leonard S. Coleman, Jr., on the birth of their son, Gavin Thomas Coleman. |
| SR 101 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Falun Dafa Day in Texas. |
| SR 104 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Trinity United Methodist Church in Houston on the occasion of its annual Mens's Day. |
| SR 105 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ellen Read on her selection as administrator of the Governor's Mansion. |
| SR 106 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Payne Cathedral of Faith African Methodist Episcopal Church in Houston on the occasion its 117th anniversary. |
| SR 123 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Manson B. Johnson for his service to Holman Street Baptist Church in Houston. |
| SR 124 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing PUREBEAUTY on the occasion of the opening of its third emporium in Houston. |
| 78th 4th Called Session | |
| SR 4 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Alpha Merit Educational Foundation of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, on the occasion of its Beautillion 2004 scholarship gala in Houston. |
| SR 7 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Chelsea and Glen Ford on the birth of their son, Evan LaMonte Ford. |
| SR 8 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Louis Justine Bailey of Houston. |
| SR 12 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Houston's Housing and Community Development Department on the 30th anniversary of the Community Development Block Grant Program. |
| SR 19 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Pastor and Sister Eugene Segres, Jr., for their service to Apostolic Faith Church of Houston. |
| SR 22 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Christopher Ryan Robbins of Houston for earning the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 24 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Kingdom Come Community Development Corporation for its work in behalf of the citizens of Houston. |
| SR 26 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Blake C. Williams for earning the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 50 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Adrian and Lena Collins on the birth of their son, Dean Matthew Collins. |
| SR 51 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jared Asher Mendeloff of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 52 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jonathan Leigh Reckles of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 53 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Stephen Elliott Kluchin of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 54 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating David Spence Turpie of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 55 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jeremy Hyman Penner of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 56 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jacob Henry Lynn of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 57 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Scott Aaron Weiner of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 65 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Clarence Edward Ball III of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 68 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending T. C. Lister, Sr., for his ministry to Clinton Park United Methodist Church in Houston. |
| SR 104 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the senior class of Stafford High School in Stafford on its graduation. |
| SR 126 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing New Day Deliverance Holiness Church in Houston on the occasion of its groundbreaking ceremony. |
| SR 127 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Scott Allen of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 134 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the boys basketball team of Jesse H. Jones Senior High School in Houston for winning a state championship. |
| SR 170 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Donica Beckett for her contributions to the office of Houston Mayor Pro Tem Carol Alvarado. |
| SR 171 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Karina Chapa for her contributions to the office of Representative Scott Hochberg. |
| SR 172 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Natasha Douyon for her contributions to the office of Representative Jessica Farrar. |
| SR 173 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Brandon Dudley for his contributions to the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 174 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Benjamin Fitzgibbons for his contributions to the office of Representative Vicki Truitt. |
| SR 175 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Tarsha Hardy for her contributions to the office of Representative Garnet Coleman. |
| SR 176 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending RaChell Hunt for her contributions to the office of Houston City Council Member Gordan Quan. |
| SR 177 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Manson Johnson III for his contributions to the office of Representative Dora Olivo. |
| SR 178 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Kassaye B. Kassaye for his contributions to the office of Houston City Council Member Ronald Green. |
| SR 179 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Franchelle Lee for her contributions to the office of Houston City Council Member Adrian Garcia. |
| SR 180 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Meredith Montgomery for her contributions to the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 181 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Wandile Veronica Phakathi for her contributions to the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 182 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Michelle Whipple for her contributions to the office of Harris County Commissioner El Franco Lee. |
| SR 183 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Keron Wright for his contributions to the office of Representative Joe Moreno. |
| SR 197 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Kerri DeMarchi for her selection as Alief Independent School District Elementary School Teacher of the Year. |
| SR 198 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Anthony Robinson on his graduation from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in Houston. |
| 77th Regular Session | |
| SB 1 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: General Appropriations Bill. |
| SB 7 |
Last Action: Effective on 1/1/02 Caption: Relating to the period during which a person arrested is required to be taken before a magistrate or released on bond and to the appointment and compensation of counsel to represent indigent persons accused of crime. |
| SB 86 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to exemptions from the sales tax. |
| SB 87 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the investigation and prosecution of an offense motivated by bias or prejudice and to other civil and criminal remedies for and protections against certain hateful acts. |
| SB 88 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the creation of an offense intended to increase firearm safety. |
| SB 254 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for certain public institutions of higher education. |
| SB 353 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to certain programs to develop the technology workforce in Texas by supporting and promoting higher education in engineering and computer science. |
| SB 490 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the composition of the permanent school fund, the available school fund, and the public school employee health insurance fund and to transfers from the permanent school fund to the available school fund and the public school employee health insurance fund. |
| SB 513 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the period of service of the directors of legislative agencies. |
| SB 536 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to compensation to persons wrongfully imprisoned. |
| SB 555 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to a college savings plan for qualified higher education expenses. |
| SB 686 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with mental retardation. |
| SB 700 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to the suspension of a license for failure to comply with the terms of a court order providing for the possession of or access to a child. |
| SB 701 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to agricultural projects in certain urban schools. |
| SB 737 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to research and excellence funding at certain institutions of higher education. |
| SB 750 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality to authorize the removal of certain motor vehicles from public roadways in the municipality to aid in the enforcement of parking ordinances of the municipality. |
| SB 792 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to repayment of certain law school education loans. |
| SB 793 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the manner in which the Board of Pardons and Paroles performs duties related to clemency in capital cases. |
| SB 794 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the right of a foreign national to contact a foreign consular official. |
| SB 795 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to the forfeiture of profits received from the sale of crime memorabilia. |
| SB 848 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to crediting interest to a suspense account of the comptroller and transferring accumulated interest from the account. |
| SB 1033 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the fee for reinstatement or issuance of certain suspended or denied driver's licenses. |
| SB 1037 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to authorizing the comptroller to establish a program to permit certain certified public accountants to perform certain audits. |
| SB 1038 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to authorizing the comptroller to waive penalties and interest relating to the delivery of certain delinquent unclaimed property. |
| SB 1039 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the provision of certain higher education coursework through an online college. |
| SB 1040 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to allowing certain state employees to earn compensatory time for work performed at home. |
| SB 1041 |
Last Action: Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm. Caption: Relating to services provided through telemedicine for children with special health care needs. |
| SB 1042 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to an electronic motor vehicle lien system. |
| SB 1057 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to financial aid programs, including loan repayment programs, for certain students of institutions of higher education or teacher certification programs and for certain classroom teachers. |
| SB 1090 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to codifying in general law various riders in the General Appropriations Act. |
| SB 1091 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to limitations on payments for certain settlements or judgments. |
| SB 1092 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations. |
| SB 1155 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the names of certain entities within The University of Texas System. |
| SB 1189 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by nonprofit corporations that provide chilled water and steam to certain health-related institutions of this state. |
| SB 1190 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to technology development and transfer by institutions of higher education. |
| SB 1191 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the degree-granting authority of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. |
| SB 1220 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the abolition of the State Advisory Committee on Child-Care Programs. |
| SB 1230 |
Last Action: Filed without the Governor's signature Caption: Relating to certain state agency operating plans and strategic plans for information resources management. |
| SB 1263 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to state taxes. |
| SB 1340 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of a division to study transferring to private contractors certain state agency personal computing equipment and the responsibility for computer services. |
| SB 1497 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the sourcing of charges for mobile telecommunications services. |
| SB 1579 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the development, funding, and operation of the Southeast Texas Biotechnology Park. |
| SB 1625 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to Texas Education Agency guidelines for certain after-school and summer programs. |
| SB 1687 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the sale, lease, and purchase of interests in real property for the permanent school fund. |
| SB 1688 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the taxation of tobacco products other than cigars and cigarettes. |
| SB 1689 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to the franchise tax. |
| SB 1690 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to the taxation of insurance companies and certain insurance agents. |
| SB 1813 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the creation, composition, and operation of certain district courts. |
| SB 1814 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the tuition for law school and graduate and professional pharmacy courses at public institutions of higher education. |
| SB 1830 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the creation of the Greater Southeast Management District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. |
| SCR 27 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Memorializing Congress to expand the number of community-based safety-net programs serving the poor and medically underserved communities. |
| SCR 69 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Recalling S.B. No. 1057 from the governor. |
| SJR 19 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the use of income and appreciation of the permanent school fund. |
| SJR 48 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of bonds to augment funds for low and very low income housing. |
| SR 64 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Charles Fuller of Highlands. |
| SR 65 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Reverend Delbert and Sister Minnie Jefferson of Houston. |
| SR 66 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Afua Anokyewaa Ayim Agyemang and Harry Hacajaka Agyemang on the birth of their son, Nana Sefa Ayim Agyemang. |
| SR 68 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending May Tran. |
| SR 69 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Tejal Bhakta. |
| SR 70 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Betsy Pereira. |
| SR 71 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Bethany Jones of Houston. |
| SR 72 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jennifer Hahn of Houston. |
| SR 73 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Mesuron Spearman. |
| SR 74 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Alfonso Morales, Jr. |
| SR 122 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Black Methodists for Church Renewal, Incorporated. |
| SR 123 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Houston Business and Professional Men's Club. |
| SR 128 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Lela B. Price of Houston. |
| SR 129 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Alice D. Mouton of Houston. |
| SR 140 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jack Yates High School in Houston. |
| SR 141 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Patrick A. Pacheco of Houston. |
| SR 142 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Russell D. Crosier of Houston. |
| SR 143 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Walter Clyde Hunt. |
| SR 144 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of John C. "Sonny" Varner of Houston. |
| SR 145 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Denise Alexander Cook of Houston. |
| SR 146 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Leola Harris of Houston. |
| SR 171 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of John T. Biggers of Houston. |
| SR 172 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Andrew L. Jefferson, Jr. |
| SR 173 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Lieutenant Colonel Melvin L. Myers. |
| SR 174 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Paige Justin Lockett. |
| SR 175 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Velma Lee Davis of Houston. |
| SR 198 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Seth and Carol Winick on the birth of their son, Samuel Ryan Winick. |
| SR 204 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Will D. Davis. |
| SR 212 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Thomas F. Freeman of Houston. |
| SR 213 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Veva L. Wynn. |
| SR 230 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Hannah Rosenthal. |
| SR 231 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Shelli Soto. |
| SR 232 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Annette Ramirez and Michael Jay Kjar. |
| SR 240 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Philip Nicholas Jankowski of Houston. |
| SR 241 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sueginh Wright and Christopher Eliott Atkins. |
| SR 242 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Aliza Wender. |
| SR 324 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jessica Polito. |
| SR 325 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Beulah Ann Shepard of Houston. |
| SR 326 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ernest B. McGowen, Sr., of Houston. |
| SR 327 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Deloyd T. Parker, Jr., of Houston. |
| SR 328 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of James Daryl Verbois, Jr., of Houston. |
| SR 329 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Karen E. Jackson and Sisters Network, Incorporated. |
| SR 332 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Zinetta A. Burney. |
| SR 389 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Elder Anthony Brodie. |
| SR 412 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Reverend Ameal Jones, Sr., of Houston. |
| SR 413 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the members of the Nu Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated. |
| SR 414 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Houston branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. |
| SR 425 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Houston League of Business and Professional Women, Incorporated. |
| SR 433 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Alexander E. Briseno of San Antonio. |
| SR 449 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Henrietta and Frank Fletcher, Sr., of Houston. |
| SR 450 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Christian Faith Missionary Baptist Church in Houston. |
| SR 455 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Olen Phillips, Jr., of Houston. |
| SR 469 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Reverend Harold G. Robinson, Jr., and Mrs. Robinson. |
| SR 470 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Auxiliary Bishop Alva Chester Nelson, Jr., of Houston. |
| SR 479 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Bob Terrell of Fort Worth. |
| SR 485 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Dr. Thomas F. Burks II of Houston. |
| SR 486 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Renata W. Hannah. |
| SR 516 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Houston family. |
| SR 517 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Omicron Gamma Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated. |
| SR 540 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Judith Ray Miller of Houston. |
| SR 560 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Allie Alice Alene and Floyd Spencer. |
| SR 572 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Matthew Brugman of Houston. |
| SR 573 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Lawrence Glenn Roark of Austin. |
| SR 574 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Reverend Marvin C. Delaney of Houston. |
| SR 593 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Cloteal Davis Haynes. |
| SR 594 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Marchris and Ingrid Robinson on the birth of their son, John-Anthony Glen Robinson. |
| SR 613 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Larry J. Sachnowitz of Houston. |
| SR 614 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jesse L. Hicks, Jr., of Missouri City. |
| SR 615 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Wilberforce University National Alumni Association. |
| SR 622 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Adrianne Marie Peck of Houston. |
| SR 633 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating David and Shannon Windham of Clifton on the birth of their daughter, Sydney Lauren Windham. |
| SR 634 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Elbert Easter of Houston. |
| SR 635 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Joe P. Bynum, Sr., of Nacogdoches. |
| SR 636 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Houston Chapter of Top Ladies of Distinction, Incorporated. |
| SR 637 |
Last Action: Again read Caption: Congratulating Dr. Saleh M. Shenaq of Houston. |
| SR 648 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Cora Bell Price of Houston. |
| SR 649 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Amal Hassan and Syed Ikram Askari. |
| SR 650 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ira B. Scott, Sr. |
| SR 671 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Ernest Jackson, Jr., of Houston. |
| SR 725 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Wesley Community Center in Houston. |
| SR 726 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Allene D. Evans and Tom Herod, Jr., on the birth of their daughter, Elizabeth Evans Herod. |
| SR 727 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Texas Southern University Campus All Star Challenge team. |
| SR 728 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the employees of Retriever Payment Systems. |
| SR 743 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sylvia and Errol Brooks. |
| SR 778 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jessica Polito. |
| SR 779 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Onaje Barnes. |
| SR 802 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Marshall Tyndall of Houston. |
| SR 803 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the members of Kujichagulia. |
| SR 815 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Geneva Eloise Hadnot of Houston. |
| SR 830 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Marthea Davis of Houston. |
| SR 831 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Anthony J. Sadberry. |
| SR 832 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Central Congregational Church in Houston. |
| SR 839 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Montrose Clinic in Houston. |
| SR 840 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Stacy Dukes of Austin. |
| SR 841 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Adell Maxie, Jr., of Houston. |
| SR 845 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Julian O. Read. |
| SR 895 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Vanessa Wilson. |
| SR 896 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Naila Ahmed. |
| SR 897 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Deonne Cunningham. |
| SR 898 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jennifer Davis. |
| SR 899 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Chad Dunn. |
| SR 900 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Phillip Dupre. |
| SR 901 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Craig Dykes. |
| SR 902 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating La Tonya Edwards. |
| SR 903 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Edinia E. Espinoza. |
| SR 904 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jose Garza. |
| SR 905 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Julie Glasco. |
| SR 906 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Elizabeth Green. |
| SR 907 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Carla B. Harleaux. |
| SR 908 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Daniel Hernandez. |
| SR 909 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Stacy A. Hill. |
| SR 910 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Michelle Hinson. |
| SR 911 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Rodney Hughes. |
| SR 912 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Darrin Johnson. |
| SR 913 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Natalie Johnson. |
| SR 914 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Nakiya Jones. |
| SR 915 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Lisa D. Juarez. |
| SR 916 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Patrick J. Lin. |
| SR 917 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sara McCuistion. |
| SR 918 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jason McLemore. |
| SR 919 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jennifer Parrott. |
| SR 920 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Alene Riley. |
| SR 921 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Corey Williams. |
| SR 922 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Teniesa Byrd of Temple. |
| SR 923 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Etta Weaver. |
| SR 924 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sheronica Willis of Temple. |
| SR 925 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Shaniqua Lewis of Killeen. |
| SR 926 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Michelle McDade of Temple. |
| SR 927 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Shuquetta Williams of Temple. |
| SR 928 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating LaToya Moon of Harker Heights. |
| SR 929 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Oritsesemaye Nealy of Temple. |
| SR 930 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Candice Dotsey of Temple. |
| SR 931 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Crystal Collins of Temple. |
| SR 932 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Tiffany Gardner of Temple. |
| SR 933 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Marquita Campbell of Temple. |
| SR 944 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Cleandres Ponder of Temple. |
| SR 945 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jennifer Clay. |
| SR 946 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Rico Reyes. |
| SR 947 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Daron Roberts. |
| SR 963 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Mary Arnsworth of Houston. |
| SR 964 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending James E. Madison High School in Houston. |
| SR 965 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Read-Poland Associates. |
| SR 966 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Kenneth Alan Burrows. |
| SR 967 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Lisa Nicole Linney. |
| SR 968 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Amber Pennington. |
| SR 988 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Karen Cheng and Nicos Christodoulides. |
| SR 1034 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Benjamin L. and Frances D. Hooks. |
| SR 1035 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ernest L. Howard. |
| SR 1044 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the National Baptist Convention of America, Incorporated. |
| SR 1045 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Don T. Haynes, Jr., of Austin. |
| SR 1051 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jessica Elyse Bodner. |
| SR 1067 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Anita S. Jones. |
| SR 1068 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Bill Moore. |
| SR 1081 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Carolyn and James Corcoran on the birth of their daughter, Kira Helene Isabelle Corcoran. |
| SR 1082 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Kimberly Machelle Hatter. |
| SR 1083 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Maggie and Jim Baker on the birth of their son, Joshua Avery Baker. |
| SR 1098 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Weldon H. Latham and his Corporate Diversity Counseling Group. |
| SR 1099 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Amal Hassan and Ikram Askari. |
| SR 1125 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Marcia L. Conner of Austin. |
| SR 1130 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.J.R. No. 97. |
| SR 1141 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Albert Hawkins. |
| SR 1174 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 1. |
| SR 1193 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 536. |
| SR 1195 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 658. |
| SR 1201 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 1057. |
| SR 1217 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 393. |
| 76th Regular Session | |
| SB 37 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to student financial aid, including the consolidation or repeal of student aid and grant programs and the creation of grant programs to provide financial assistance to students at institutions of higher education who meet certain academic, citizenship, financial need, and other requirements. |
| SB 98 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Higher Ed. by President Caption: Relating to providing scholarships for students at institutions of higher education who meet certain academic and other requirements. |
| SB 227 |
Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to the budget for Texas Workforce Commission programs. |
| SB 228 |
Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to a requirement that the Texas Workforce Commission prepare a quarterly budget report. |
| SB 229 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to the collection of certain fines, court costs, and restitution in criminal cases. |
| SB 230 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to a uniform written jury summons. |
| SB 231 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to a statewide campaign to encourage persons to enter the technology workforce. |
| SB 232 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to the notification of a court on the discharge of a person from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or release on parole or mandatory supervision. |
| SB 233 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the creation of a certification program for criminal court cost and fee collection programs and to the percentage of certain criminal court costs and fees retained by a county or municipality. |
| SB 234 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to the filing of reports with the secretary of state regarding persons licensed by the state. |
| SB 235 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to college advanced placement courses and tests. |
| SB 236 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to planning, construction, and inspection of public school facilities and use of appropriations for public school facilities. |
| SB 237 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to providing public school students and their parents with information about higher education and financial aid opportunities. |
| SB 238 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to performance bonuses for certain public school teachers. |
| SB 239 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to assistance for certain persons in obtaining benefits under certain federal social security programs. |
| SB 240 |
Last Action: Referred to Health Services Caption: Relating to hearing screening for newborn children. |
| SB 241 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to limiting the liability of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. |
| SB 242 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the lease of rights-of-way along Texas highways. |
| SB 243 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar Caption: Relating to the duty of the Department of Public Safety to remove certain names from a list used to reconstitute the jury wheel. |
| SB 244 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to certain nonprofit entities that provide health or long-term care or health benefit plans; providing a penalty. |
| SB 245 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the right of an employee to time off from work to perform certain family obligations; providing a civil penalty. |
| SB 246 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to promotion of the purchase of specialized license plates. |
| SB 247 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to defense and pretrial information gathering standards for indigent people who are accused of crime. |
| SB 248 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to required community investments by certain insurers and to reports filed by insurers regarding those and other investments. |
| SB 249 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the trial court emergency account. |
| SB 250 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to civil jurisdiction and the awarding of attorney's fees in justice and small claims courts. |
| SB 251 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to deposit of certain public funds in certain financial institutions. |
| SB 252 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to certain counties establishing alternative dispute resolution systems for students. |
| SB 275 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the investigation and prosecution of an offense motivated by bias or prejudice and to other remedies for and protections against certain hateful acts. |
| SB 285 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Higher Ed. by President Caption: Relating to the establishment of a scholarship program to provide Texas high school students with scholarships to Texas institutions of higher education. |
| SB 301 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to sales tax exemptions for children's clothing. |
| SB 314 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to health certificates required for certain licenses and certificates issued by the Texas Cosmetology Commission. |
| SB 315 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to authorizing the use of certain prepaid tuition contracts to cover an additional period of attendance at an institution of higher education or attendance at a proprietary school. |
| SB 316 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the creation of an offense intended to increase firearm safety. |
| SB 317 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to real property that has been foreclosed on by a property owners' association. |
| SB 318 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to requiring use of an alternative dispute resolution procedure to establish a property owners' association lien for assessments. |
| SB 319 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to disclosure notices required for the sale of certain residential real property. |
| SB 320 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the collection of fines and court costs from persons released from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on parole or mandatory supervision. |
| SB 321 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to collection of attorney's fees in certain contract actions. |
| SB 322 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to special license plates benefitting the Girl Scouts. |
| SB 323 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to the types of insurance covered by the program to assist persons in obtaining residential property insurance in underserved areas. |
| SB 324 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to applications for coverage under the market assistance program operated by the Texas Department of Insurance. |
| SB 325 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to extending the requirement for judicial instruction related to family violence, sexual assault, and child abuse to certain judges and judicial personnel. |
| SB 326 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with mental retardation. |
| SB 327 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to funding the housing trust fund. |
| SB 343 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to the creation of the self-sufficiency fund to develop job training for certain recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. |
| SB 425 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the provision of scholarships and wage supplementation for professional child-care workers. |
| SB 426 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to a franchise tax credit for an employer that purchases or subsidizes child-care services for employees. |
| SB 441 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to tax exemptions and credits. |
| SB 442 |
Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain child-care workers. |
| SB 489 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to providing an informal method of dispute resolution for members of property owners' associations. |
| SB 490 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the training and indemnification of board members of a property owners' association. |
| SB 582 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the authority of the State Board of Education to manage the permanent school fund. |
| SB 583 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to a prospective state contractor who is indebted to or owes delinquent taxes to the state. |
| SB 584 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to establishing the Hope adult literacy grant program to be funded by revenue from a special lottery game. |
| SB 678 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the composition of the 1st, 9th, and 14th court of appeals districts. |
| SB 794 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the periodic review and expiration of state agency rules in coordination with the sunset review process and to certain other aspects of state agency rulemaking. |
| SB 795 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Higher Ed. by President Caption: Relating to the disposition of surplus and salvage property of certain institutions of higher education. |
| SB 796 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the transfer of the powers and duties of the secretary of state relating to corporations to the comptroller of public accounts. |
| SB 797 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to security services in certain court buildings. |
| SB 798 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to an employee of a personal bond office administering oaths to or taking an acknowledgment or proof of a written instrument from personal bond applicants. |
| SB 799 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the administration and operation of a pretrial services office and the imposition of certain fees and costs. |
| SB 800 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the summer food service program. |
| SB 801 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to electronic access to certain state agency information. |
| SB 802 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the consideration of desalinization programs in local water planning. |
| SB 803 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the sale or lease of underused lands by the state. |
| SB 804 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to developing a standard format for protective orders. |
| SB 805 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the investment of the higher education fund. |
| SB 806 |
Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar Caption: Relating to the provision of medical care services to inmates confined by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to certain administrative matters pertaining to the provision of those services. |
| SB 807 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to establishing a task force to identify ways to maximize federal reimbursements to counties. |
| SB 808 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to auditing and evaluating the deferred maintenance needs of state institutions of higher education. |
| SB 954 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the governance of property owners' associations, to certain procedures involving the relationship between property owners and property owners' associations, and to certain procedures involving the sale of residential real property; providing a civil penalty. |
| SB 1021 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to records of probate and guardianship proceedings. |
| SB 1022 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to a branch office of a county clerk. |
| SB 1023 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to records of fines and fees collected in criminal cases. |
| SB 1024 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to fees charged for certain services performed by county clerks in a pending probate action. |
| SB 1025 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to claims against a unit of state government relating to contracts for certain services or projects. |
| SB 1034 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to the authority of a court of appeals to purchase or acquire liability insurance. |
| SB 1135 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the creation and composition of certain district courts. |
| SB 1145 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to review by the comptroller of certain hospital districts. |
| SB 1228 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the creation and composition of certain district courts. |
| SB 1229 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to the compensation of presiding judges of administrative judicial regions. |
| SB 1230 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to the procedures governing the prosecution and administration of misdemeanor offenses in the jurisdiction of the justice and municipal courts. |
| SB 1243 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to deferred billing for summer electricity use. |
| SB 1265 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a grant program for agricultural projects in certain public school districts. |
| SB 1266 |
Last Action: Referred to Health Services Caption: Relating to the employment of certain physicians by a private medical school. |
| SB 1267 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Higher Ed. by President Caption: Relating to authorizing The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center to offer certain professional degree programs. |
| SB 1268 |
Last Action: Returned to Calendars Committee Caption: Relating to notice and enforcement by municipalities of violations of certain health and safety statutes and ordinances. |
| SB 1346 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. |
| SB 1548 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the application for probate of a will as a muniment of title. |
| SB 1549 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the probate of a will as a muniment of title. |
| SB 1550 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to authorizing the filing of a final account for a decedent's estate under independent administration. |
| SB 1551 |
Last Action: Referred to Judicial Affairs Caption: Relating to a resident agent appointed to accept service of process in a probate proceeding or other action related to a decedent's estate. |
| SB 1552 |
Last Action: Referred to Judicial Affairs Caption: Relating to removal of personal representatives of decedents' estates. |
| SB 1553 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to use of homestead property to secure debts of decedents' estates. |
| SB 1554 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar Caption: Relating to fees and expenses incurred in the administration or settlement of a decedent's estate. |
| SB 1635 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the state's program for contracting with historically underutilized businesses. |
| SB 1636 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to increasing the competitiveness of historically underutilized businesses in state procurement. |
| SB 1637 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to state agency progress in meeting historically underutilized business contracting goals. |
| SB 1638 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to subcontracting with historically underutilized businesses under prime contracts with state agencies; providing a penalty. |
| SB 1696 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Tech & Business by Chair Caption: Relating to the duration of the period of the rate rollback for certain lines of insurance. |
| SB 1697 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the formation of a commission to study issues relating to the consolidation of local governments. |
| SB 1698 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the manner in which the Board of Pardons and Paroles performs duties related to clemency. |
| SB 1699 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to regulating and reporting certain political contributions and certain political expenditures and to regulating certain political advertising; providing criminal penalties. |
| SB 1700 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the operation of the federal low income housing tax credit program. |
| SB 1701 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to class size limitations in public schools. |
| SB 1702 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to a scholarship program to assist deserving students at public law schools who commit to practice law in certain public interest fields. |
| SB 1703 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to loan assistance for low-income individuals and families. |
| SB 1704 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to down-payment assistance provided by and mortgage lending programs administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. |
| SB 1705 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to requiring a local issuer of qualified mortgage bonds to agree to transfer unused allocations under the state bond cap to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. |
| SB 1706 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99 Caption: Relating to money paid into the registry of courts in certain populous counties. |
| SB 1707 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the composition of the State Board of Education. |
| SB 1708 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the imposition of a criminal penalty for a violation of a rule concerning the use of county parks. |
| SB 1709 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to fees paid by school districts for professional services. |
| SB 1710 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to financial assistance for disadvantaged communities for emergency and long-term water and wastewater services. |
| SB 1711 |
Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Caption: Relating to a suit for modification of an order that designates a sole or joint managing conservator of a child. |
| SB 1712 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the establishment of a common information center for state government through which public inquiries can be transferred to the appropriate state governmental entity and frequently requested information can be forwarded. |
| SB 1713 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Infrastructure by Chair Caption: Relating to the purchase of a motor vehicle under an Interlocal Cooperation Act contract. |
| SB 1714 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Higher Ed. by President Caption: Relating to a repayment of certain law school education loans. |
| SB 1715 |
Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to the adoption of an alternative base period for computation of unemployment compensation benefits. |
| SB 1716 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to authorizing a recreational and wellness facility fee at the University of Houston. |
| SB 1717 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Higher Ed. by President Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Houston System. |
| SB 1718 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to alternative dispute resolution systems established by counties. |
| SB 1719 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to the salary of a retired or former judge or justice assigned to a district court. |
| SB 1720 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the centralization of certain state agency revenue and cash processing functions. |
| SB 1721 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the posting of state procurement information on the electronic state business daily. |
| SB 1722 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to a school district transportation allotment. |
| SB 1723 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to paramilitary organizations; providing criminal penalties. |
| SB 1724 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to public school campus improvement plans and school district performance reports. |
| SB 1725 |
Last Action: Referred to Health Services Caption: Relating to the establishment of a neonatal and prenatal care outreach services pilot project for Medicaid recipients. |
| SB 1726 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to the filing of certain judicial office campaign treasurer appointments and campaign finance reports. |
| SB 1727 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to exempting certain shoes from the sales tax. |
| SB 1728 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of coercing, soliciting, or inducing a child to participate in the activities of a criminal street gang. |
| SB 1729 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the possession or carrying of weapons on certain premises associated with a school or educational institution; providing penalties. |
| SB 1792 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the use of no prior insurance as an underwriting guideline in the issuance of a motor vehicle liability insurance policy. |
| SB 1793 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the Houston Downtown Management District. |
| SB 1798 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to agency rules affecting micro-businesses. |
| SCR 9 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Endorsing the establishment of the Texas Institute of Science and Technology. |
| SCR 10 |
Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Directing the Texas Workforce Commission to submit a report to the 76th Legislature comparing appropriated funds with those actually spent on each commission program and an analysis of the commission's compliance with the uniform statewide accounting system. |
| SCR 11 |
Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Directing the Texas Workforce Commission to submit a report to the 76th Legislature that includes an analysis of the commission's compliance with the statewide accounting system. |
| SCR 12 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Requesting the comptroller of public accounts to develop strategies to increase efficiency and reduce complexity of fee collection and dispersal by county and municipal clerks. |
| SCR 13 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Urging the Supreme Court of Texas to adopt a rule to allow trial courts discretion in permitting jurors to take notes during trial. |
| SCR 14 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Requesting the Office of Court Administration to work with the Judicial Committee on Information Technology to notify counties of a defendant's residence. |
| SCR 15 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Directing the Texas Judicial Council to examine the costs of increasing reimbursement of jurors' expenses to $40 after the first day of trial and to examine the feasibility of allowing counties to offer incentives to jurors for service. |
| SCR 21 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Directing the Office of Court Administration to report to the Legislature on costs of filing multi-party lawsuits. |
| SCR 23 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Directing the Office of Court Administration to study and develop uniform guidelines for media pooling agreements for courtroom coverage. |
| SJR 18 |
Last Action: No action taken in subcommittee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to when payment may be required on a reverse mortgage. |
| SJR 19 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing the Texas growth fund to continue to invest in businesses without requiring those businesses to disclose investments in South Africa or Namibia. |
| SJR 43 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the reapportionment of the courts of appeals districts. |
| SR 12 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Donald W. Sowell of Prairie View. |
| SR 13 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Alma Rucker of Cuero. |
| SR 17 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jack Rubin of Houston. |
| SR 25 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. John Avanzini of Fort Worth. |
| SR 33 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Minnie Davie O'Dell of Houston. |
| SR 60 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dr. Michael E. DeBakey for his achievements as a premier surgeon and contributions to Baylor College of Medicine. |
| SR 61 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Abram and Gertha Thanars of Houston. |
| SR 62 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Cleothia and Myrtle McWright of Houston. |
| SR 63 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating James and Glenora Johnson of Houston. |
| SR 64 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Maggie and John D. Jackson, Sr., of Houston. |
| SR 65 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Teresa and Elijha Ellis of Houston. |
| SR 69 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Children's Advocacy Day, January 27, 1999. |
| SR 91 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the participants in the Third Annual Chinese New Year Festival in Houston. |
| SR 100 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Sylvia Livingston Terry of Houston. |
| SR 105 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Lola Belle Clark. |
| SR 132 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Kashmere Gardens Elementary School of Houston. |
| SR 150 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Trinity United Methodist Church of Houston. |
| SR 153 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jefferson D. Bryant III of Sugar Land. |
| SR 174 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Juanita Fitzgerald Watson of Austin. |
| SR 175 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Shuan Gordon of Missouri City. |
| SR 176 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Julian Luckett of Houston. |
| SR 177 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Damian Lundy of Missouri City. |
| SR 178 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jason Walker of Houston. |
| SR 179 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Aaron Williams of Houston. |
| SR 180 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Stephen Gordon of Missouri City. |
| SR 182 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming the National Baptist Convention of America, Incorporated. |
| SR 197 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Raymond Nichols Storey. |
| SR 198 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Toni Michelle Rencher. |
| SR 230 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating John W. Overstreet, M.D., F.A.C.S., of Houston. |
| SR 267 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Senator Chris Harris on his 51st birthday. |
| SR 324 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Helen Janette Hefner and James Scott Sheehan of Houston. |
| SR 325 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Lois Jean Moore of Houston. |
| SR 381 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Proclaiming March 10, 1999, as Texas Southern University Legislative Day at the State Capitol. |
| SR 388 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Gee Family Association in Houston. |
| SR 416 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Scholarship Committee of Saint Agnes Baptist Church in Houston. |
| SR 434 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Brother James Barrette of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston. |
| SR 439 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of the Reverend Elisha Reginald Green of Houston. |
| SR 457 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Jack Doyle of Houston. |
| SR 470 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Eckhard Pfeiffer of Houston. |
| SR 471 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Winston Buchanan Jones, Sr., of Houston. |
| SR 472 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Frank Jones of Houston. |
| SR 473 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Daisy and Freddie Maura of Houston. |
| SR 492 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Anna Mae Simpson of Houston. |
| SR 493 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church of Houston. |
| SR 517 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Sonya Bemporad of Dallas. |
| SR 518 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Jerry and Carolyn Savelle of Crowley. |
| SR 519 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Petty D. Hunter of Houston. |
| SR 520 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Alumni Association's Quest for Excellence Award. |
| SR 558 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ibra Lee Morris Jones of Houston. |
| SR 559 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Z. Robert Wells of Houston. |
| SR 568 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Police Officer Vonda Higgins of Houston. |
| SR 569 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Frederick A. Perrenot of Houston. |
| SR 570 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Pastor Rudolph White, Jr., of Missouri City. |
| SR 582 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Houston Alumni Chapter of Jackson State University. |
| SR 583 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Edith Irby Jones of Houston. |
| SR 593 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Calvin Owens of Houston. |
| SR 594 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Maxine Seal of Tarrant and Dallas counties. |
| SR 660 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ben F. Andrews, Jr., of the State of Connecticut. |
| SR 661 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Alejandro Jose Ibanez. |
| SR 680 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Houston Chapter of Top Ladies of Distinction, Incorporated. |
| SR 699 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Jack Hammer Kaufman of San Antonio. |
| SR 700 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Wayne B. Duddlesten of Houston. |
| SR 701 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Guy C. Cordell, Jr. |
| SR 725 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Clyde Drexler of Houston. |
| SR 745 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 26-30, 1999, as Texas Internet Week. |
| SR 766 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Franklin D. Raines. |
| SR 767 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Deacon Charlie O'Neil McDonald of Cedar Creek. |
| SR 799 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Luzine B. Bickham. |
| SR 800 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ollie M. Hurst. |
| SR 801 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Johnnie M. Dickson. |
| SR 802 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Eugene Hickman. |
| SR 803 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Eva McClinton of San Angelo. |
| SR 804 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ira Echols. |
| SR 805 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Theodore C. Johnson, Jr. |
| SR 806 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Albert N. Thompson. |
| SR 807 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jerelyn L. Gooden. |
| SR 808 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Verna M. Madere. |
| SR 809 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jackie McVea. |
| SR 810 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dorothy J. Quiller. |
| SR 811 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Melba O. Smith. |
| SR 812 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Arturo F. Saldana. |
| SR 813 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Arlilia S. Taylor. |
| SR 841 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Charles Agyin Asare of the World Miracle Church International. |
| SR 861 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Adam Funk of Houston. |
| SR 862 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Daniel Epstein of Houston. |
| SR 863 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Leo Nay IV of Houston. |
| SR 864 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Michael Turner of Houston. |
| SR 865 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Brett Biggart. |
| SR 866 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Brian Freilich. |
| SR 867 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Clarence Joseph Jupiter of New Orleans, Louisiana. |
| SR 868 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Robert Terrell White of Austin. |
| SR 869 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Rosemary Garza. |
| SR 870 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dawn Garrison. |
| SR 871 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Alex Ibanez. |
| SR 872 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Shelley Davis. |
| SR 873 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Monica Epps. |
| SR 896 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Khomotso Ngwaheng. |
| SR 897 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jonathan O'Neal. |
| SR 898 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Kamarah Scott. |
| SR 899 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Khelan Bhatia. |
| SR 900 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jonathan Bernstein of the Anti-Defamation League. |
| SR 901 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jeffrey Shoss of Houston. |
| SR 902 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Shirley Collins. |
| SR 903 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Lynn White. |
| SR 904 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Eronda Johnson. |
| SR 905 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Lisa Linney. |
| SR 906 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Chantal King. |
| SR 907 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jason Spitz of Houston. |
| SR 908 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Aaron Rosenberg of Houston. |
| SR 909 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Laura Ruiz. |
| SR 931 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Alberto Garcia. |
| SR 932 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Courtney Wyly of Houston. |
| SR 933 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Lloyd D. Choice of Houston. |
| SR 934 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Andrea Hinckson. |
| SR 935 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Stacy Thedford. |
| SR 936 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sylvester Musa Shezi. |
| SR 937 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Bessie M. Hickman of Houston. |
| SR 938 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Reinaldo Isturiz. |
| SR 939 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Barbara Rubin. |
| SR 940 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Gwendolyn Whitlock. |
| SR 941 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Senator Rowland Stephen Owie of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. |
| SR 942 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Monica Higgins-Buckhalter. |
| SR 969 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Katriska Evurunobi. |
| SR 970 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Nicole Streeter. |
| SR 971 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Shantera Rayford. |
| SR 972 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Maricella Villarreal. |
| SR 1001 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Alex Pearce of Bellaire. |
| SR 1002 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ellis L. Tudzin of Houston. |
| SR 1028 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jeffrey Cohen of Bellaire. |
| SR 1029 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Saint John Missionary Baptist Church of Houston. |
| SR 1030 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Cave Family. |
| SR 1060 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jack Rains of Houston. |
| SR 1061 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Hamilton George Rucker. |
| SR 1062 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sheva N. Roquemore. |
| SR 1063 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating April Stevens of Houston. |
| SR 1064 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Barrett Briggs. |
| SR 1065 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing July 1, 1999, as Mar Thoma Church Family Day in Houston. |
| SR 1082 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Earl Lavern Pryor. |
| SR 1089 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. 713. |
| SR 1131 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Miracle Health Care Concepts, Incorporated, in Houston. |
| SR 1132 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Alumni, Ex-Students,and Teachers Association of Crockett Colored High/Ralph J. Bunche High School in Houston. |
| SR 1153 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 1230. |
| SR 1161 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. 713. |
| SR 1186 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 441. |
| SR 1195 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 400. |
| 75th Regular Session | |
| SB 78 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to punishment for the offense of arson. |
| SB 79 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to certain insurance covering church property; providing a penalty. |
| SB 80 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for an offense motivated by bias or prejudice. |
| SB 81 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 9/01/97 Caption: Relating to the punishment for and the jurisdiction over certain traffic offenses committed by minors. |
| SB 82 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to written communications used by voters in a polling place. |
| SB 83 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place. |
| SB 96 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the regulation of political contributions and political expenditures in connection with certain judicial candidates and officeholders; providing a penalty. |
| SB 119 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the definition of "school" for purposes of enhancing the punishment for certain offenses committed in a drug-free school zone. |
| SB 180 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to providing tuition and fee scholarships funded from state lottery revenue and other sources to students at institutions of higher education who meet certain academic, citizenship, and other requirements. |
| SB 200 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to incentives for the location of a supermarket in an enterprise zone. |
| SB 211 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the establishment and operation of the Texas child care fund and to the development of a statewide guide on child care. |
| SB 212 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to a state program of loan guarantees to promote child care services. |
| SB 213 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the establishment of child-care training center pilot programs for certain recipients of public assistance. |
| SB 258 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to coverage under certain health benefit plans of tests for the detection of prostate cancer. |
| SB 265 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the linked deposit program. |
| SB 266 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the establishment of a program in the Texas Department of Commerce to secure certain loans made to small and medium-sized businesses and nonprofit organizations. |
| SB 267 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to a report by the Texas Department of Health on immunization rates. |
| SB 281 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to development of a statewide consumer guide for senior citizens. |
| SB 318 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the liability of and bonds required of guardians of the person of certain wards. |
| SB 394 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 9/01/97 Caption: Relating to the application process for state loan and loan guaranty programs. |
| SB 409 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the appointment of appellate justices and judges, to the nonpartisan election of district judges, to the retention or rejection of district and appellate judges, and to the creation of certain judicial districts. |
| SB 417 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 9/01/97 Caption: Relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding implementation of the integration of certain state services regarding workforce development. |
| SB 418 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to certain performance measures and evaluations of workforce programs and to the administration of workforce development programs by the Texas Workforce Commission and the Council on Workforce and Economic Competitiveness. |
| SB 459 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the membership of a local workforce development board. |
| SB 503 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the continuation of the school child care services program. |
| SB 535 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar Caption: Relating to the optional retirement program for certain employees of public institutions of higher education. |
| SB 654 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to certain nonprofit entities that provide health or long-term care or health benefit plans; providing a penalty. |
| SB 671 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the creation, powers, and duties of the Community Reinvestment work group. |
| SB 696 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar Caption: Relating to the issuance of bonds under the Higher Education Authority Act. |
| SB 781 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the creation and operation of the Texans Work program and the establishment of individual development accounts in the Texas employment and training account for certain recipients of public assistance. |
| SB 788 |
Last Action: Effective on 1/1/98 Caption: Relating to the duty of certain hospitals to provide community benefits and charity care. |
| SB 789 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the erection of sound barrier walls along certain parts of Interstate Highway 610 in Houston. |
| SB 809 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to coverage by certain health benefit plans for certain serious mental illnesses. |
| SB 825 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to educational requirements for court coordinators. |
| SB 826 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the trial court emergency account. |
| SB 827 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar Caption: Relating to the review of certain state agency requirements imposed on individuals and businesses. |
| SB 828 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the policies of state agencies regarding work and family issues. |
| SB 849 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to prepaid higher education tuition scholarships for needy students. |
| SB 851 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to including a multiracial classification on all forms requesting information on racial identification and providing for reporting racial information to federal agencies. |
| SB 852 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the disposition of a juvenile who damages property, including the environment, with graffiti, to law enforcement records relating to a child who uses a graffiti tag, and to the criminal responsibility of a parent for a child's criminal mischief involving graffiti; providing a penalty. |
| SB 853 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the issuance of bonds under the Higher Education Authority Act. |
| SB 892 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the formation of a commission to study issues relating to the consolidation of local governments. |
| SB 938 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to expanded hours of operation under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). |
| SB 939 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to control of tuberculosis in certain jail populations. |
| SB 951 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the coordination of tenant services programs. |
| SB 986 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the streamlining of the organizational structures of state agencies. |
| SB 991 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 9/01/97 Caption: Relating to permitting certain disabled persons to apply for and receive a state parklands passport. |
| SB 1003 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the operation and administration of the state unemployment compensation system. |
| SB 1004 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to deductions from the winnings of lottery winners determined to be delinquent in certain amounts collected by the Texas Workforce Commission. |
| SB 1005 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to eligibility for and payment of unemployment compensation benefits. |
| SB 1006 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to certain hearings and investigations conducted by the Texas Workforce Commission. |
| SB 1007 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to increased civil penalties for deceptive trade practices against elderly consumers. |
| SB 1008 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to limitations on long distance service charges and related disconnections of service. |
| SB 1037 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to required community investments by certain insurers and to reports filed by insurers regarding those and other investments. |
| SB 1075 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to election dates and to certain election procedures. |
| SB 1080 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to defense and pretrial information gathering standards for indigent people who are accused of crime. |
| SB 1103 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to assisting certain low-income persons to participate in the prepaid higher education tuition program. |
| SB 1112 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to development of a statewide guide on child care. |
| SB 1113 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to a state tax refund and federal income tax credit available to certain employers of AFDC recipients. |
| SB 1114 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the establishment of a "wheels for work" pilot program to assist certain recipients of AFDC. |
| SB 1131 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the regulation of the practice of cosmetology; providing an administrative penalty. |
| SB 1139 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to regulation of children's advocacy centers. |
| SB 1140 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the prosecution of and the punishment for the offense of interference with child custody. |
| SB 1141 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to declination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of certain insurance coverage. |
| SB 1142 |
Last Action: Record vote Caption: Relating to public access to certain underwriting guidelines used by insurers. |
| SB 1143 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to requirements regarding certain production quotas for insurance agents; providing administrative penalties. |
| SB 1184 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to limiting the liability of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. |
| SB 1185 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to establishing a center for the study and prevention of juvenile crime and delinquency at Prairie View A&M University. |
| SB 1186 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the powers of a judge. |
| SB 1249 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 9/01/97 Caption: Relating to the sale of property for delinquent ad valorem taxes. |
| SB 1250 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the resale of land acquired under a foreclosure of an ad valorem tax lien. |
| SB 1251 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the liability of municipalities for claims arising from land acquired at a sale following the foreclosure of a lien held by the municipality. |
| SB 1252 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the sale by a municipality of land acquired under a foreclosure of an ad valorem tax lien. |
| SB 1253 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to protective orders for family violence. |
| SB 1262 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the provision of employment and training for certain persons on public assistance. |
| SB 1263 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 9/01/97 Caption: Relating to requiring the Texas Workforce Commission, local workforce development boards and centers, and certain employers to provide tax assistance to certain individuals and families. |
| SB 1299 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the payment of tuition and fees under a prepaid tuition contract. |
| SB 1303 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the right of an employee to time off from work to perform certain family obligations. |
| SB 1304 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to funds tendered into the registry of the court. |
| SB 1310 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to historic structures, including the restoration and preservation of historic structures by municipalities. |
| SB 1329 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the offense of interfering with child custody. |
| SB 1330 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the establishment of a system of rural court coordinators. |
| SB 1331 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the regulation of credit service organizations. |
| SB 1332 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the requisition for the return of a person charged with crime in this state. |
| SB 1333 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to reporting of representation before state agencies by state officers and employees. |
| SB 1334 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to reporting concerning fundraising for governor for a day and speaker's reunion day ceremonies. |
| SB 1335 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar Caption: Relating to funding the housing trust fund. |
| SB 1336 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to encumbrances that may be fixed on homestead property. |
| SB 1366 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the establishment of a recreational facility fee at Texas Southern University. |
| SB 1367 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the establishment of a medical services fee at Texas Southern University. |
| SB 1368 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the enforcement of certain traffic laws by private institutions of higher education. |
| SB 1369 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to reducing the recidivism rate for individuals under the supervision of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
| SB 1376 |
Last Action: Point of order sustained Caption: Relating to procedures for contract claims with the Texas Department of Transportation. |
| SB 1377 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the enforcement of child support obligations by the attorney general's office. |
| SB 1378 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the exemption for large risk insurance policies. |
| SB 1379 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar Caption: Relating to assessment of adult education programs and program participants. |
| SB 1380 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the creation of an electronic state business daily to give notice before a state agency makes a procurement with a value that exceeds $25,000. |
| SB 1410 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the creation of an offense for failing to return public library property. |
| SB 1411 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the right of certain municipalities to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. |
| SB 1412 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to conduct requiring registration under the lobbying statute. |
| SB 1413 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the creation of an immunization registry and to reporting requirements concerning immunizations and providing criminal penalties. |
| SB 1416 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar Caption: Relating to deposit of certain public funds in certain financial institutions. |
| SB 1417 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 9/01/97 Caption: Relating to judicial efficiency. |
| SB 1420 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to an appropriation to the Texas Department of Human Services. |
| SB 1466 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the Texas Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act. |
| SB 1467 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to student center fees at Texas Southern University. |
| SB 1468 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for Texas Southern University. |
| SB 1469 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to certain construction projects managed by the General Services Commission. |
| SB 1470 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to a prepaid tuition plan for graduate studies. |
| SB 1471 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the repeal of the law authorizing the issuance of a license to carry a concealed handgun. |
| SB 1472 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the time requirements for certain petitions and hearings for a juvenile who is in detention. |
| SB 1473 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the establishment of faculty classroom teaching load standards for general academic teaching institutions. |
| SB 1489 |
Last Action: No action taken in subcommittee Caption: Relating to adult literacy funding and coordination. |
| SB 1490 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the administration of federal and state-funded child-care programs and to training for local workforce development boards. |
| SB 1491 |
Last Action: Point of order sustained Caption: Relating to the creation of the self-sufficiency fund to develop job training for certain recipients of the financial assistance program for persons with dependent children. |
| SB 1492 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the provision of job training for AFDC recipients. |
| SB 1493 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the provision of certain health and human services and to assistance in becoming self-sufficient. |
| SB 1494 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to work supplementation programs for certain welfare recipients. |
| SB 1500 |
Last Action: Point of order sustained Caption: Relating to civil jurisdiction and the awarding of attorney's fees in justice and small claims courts. |
| SB 1501 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to certain requirements for escrow accounts maintained in conjunction with title insurance policies. |
| SB 1502 |
Last Action: Tabled Caption: Relating to certain fees and bonds issued by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. |
| SB 1503 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to incentives for development of housing in an enterprise zone. |
| SB 1504 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the authority of a county to acquire, own, operate, or maintain a water or sewer utility system. |
| SB 1505 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the transfer of tax liens. |
| SB 1519 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Workforce Commission to accept donations. |
| SB 1527 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to establishing a home buyer education program. |
| SB 1595 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of the small business environmental compliance funding program. |
| SB 1596 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to ad valorem tax incentives for the development or redevelopment of certain property subject to a voluntary cleanup agreement. |
| SB 1597 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to restrictions on the siting of solid waste facilities. |
| SB 1598 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the use of suitable state property for community gardens and farmers markets for the benefit of low-income and needy families. |
| SB 1599 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to a checking account for low-income consumers. |
| SB 1679 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the transfer and enforcement of certain tax liens. |
| SB 1680 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to financing of sports venues by authorizing games of skill at certain existing pari-mutuel racing facilities; providing for certain fees. |
| SB 1686 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain political contributions, political expenditures, and political advertising; providing criminal penalties. |
| SB 1687 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to coverage by certain health benefit plans for children with serious emotional disturbances. |
| SB 1688 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a preference given to bidders who hire recipients of financial assistance and services. |
| SB 1689 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to certain counties establishing alternative dispute resolution systems for students. |
| SB 1692 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the provision of services in local workforce development areas. |
| SB 1693 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to retirement benefits for certain state employees whose state jobs are lost as a result of contracts to provide services previously provided by the state and to benefits under the contracts. |
| SB 1695 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the duty of certain hospitals to provide community benefits and charity care. |
| SB 1696 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the enforcement of land use restrictions in certain counties. |
| SB 1697 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the liability of a municipality for damages arising from its governmental functions. |
| SB 1718 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the definition of certain conservation and reclamation districts as a water and sewer utility. |
| SB 1719 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Requiring an election to authorize the levy of an operations and maintenance tax by certain large conservation and reclamation districts and authorizing withdrawal from certain districts. |
| SB 1720 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to election precincts and polling places for elections conducted by large conservation and reclamation districts and the terms and election of the directors of such districts. |
| SB 1780 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to procedures for and access to reports of political contributions and expenditures. |
| SB 1781 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to delinquency charges in retail charge agreements. |
| SB 1864 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the powers of certain property owners' associations. |
| SB 1887 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to an appropriation to the Texas Workforce Commission. |
| SB 1950 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of a state highway. |
| SCR 8 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Encouraging the State Preservation Board to provide for the permanent placement of a monument on the Capitol grounds honoring Girl Scouts in Texas. |
| SCR 15 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Encouraging the State Board of Education to directly manage all investments of the Permanent School Fund through the Texas Permanent School Fund Management Company. |
| SCR 16 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Encouraging the State Board of Education to require that all stocks purchased by the Permanent School Fund pay a current dividend. |
| SCR 52 |
Last Action: Referred to Administration Caption: Requesting the authorization of a joint interim committee to study the feasibility of registering voters at polling places. |
| SCR 53 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Authorizing creation of a joint interim committee to study recent findings concerning the development of the human brain, human behavior and learning styles. |
| SCR 58 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Directing the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to establish an Intergovernmental Task Force on Housing Investment. |
| SCR 114 |
Last Action: Received from the Senate Caption: Expressing legislative intent to direct the Texas Workforce Commission to structure the Self-Sufficiency Fund to be used for grants. |
| SJR 23 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the appointment of appellate justices and judges by the governor with retention elections on a nonpartisan ballot for those justices and judges, for the nonpartisan election and retention or rejection of district judges, for the election of certain district judges from commissioners court precincts, and for the alteration of the terms of certain judicial offices. |
| SJR 38 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment permitting an encumbrance to be fixed on homestead property for an obligation to pay certain property owners' association fees without permitting the forced sale of the homestead. |
| SJR 39 |
Last Action: Filed with the Secretary of State Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing the Texas growth fund to continue to invest in businesses without requiring those businesses to disclose investments in South Africa or Namibia. |
| SR 5 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Paying tribute to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| SR 7 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| SR 14 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Josephine Radford Edwards of Houston. |
| SR 46 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Heavenly Star Baptist Church of Houston. |
| SR 79 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing January 29,1997, as Children's Advocacy Day at the Capitol. |
| SR 95 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming Dr. Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh to Houston. |
| SR 102 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Reverend Curtis R. Lucas of Houston. |
| SR 119 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Richard Buckles of Houston. |
| SR 120 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Frank Hutchinson of Houston. |
| SR 121 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating United States Army Colonel William Conrad Reitan of Houston. |
| SR 122 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Clarence O'Neal Bradford, Chief of Police of the Houston Police Department. |
| SR 134 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, Incorporated, of Houston. |
| SR 140 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Gee Family Association of Houston. |
| SR 164 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Robert Ridley of Houston. |
| SR 165 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Lee Small, Jr., of Houston. |
| SR 166 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Robert W. Mills of Houston. |
| SR 167 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Prison Fellowship's APAC program in Sugar Land. |
| SR 176 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Demetrius G. McDaniel. |
| SR 192 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mary Ann Peterson and Gilbert Charles Markarian, Jr. |
| SR 210 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston. |
| SR 211 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Tracye Wear of Houston. |
| SR 214 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Sherman E. Stimley of Houston. |
| SR 215 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Judy McEnany of Houston. |
| SR 230 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Bishop Ernest Thomas Dixon, Jr., of San Antonio. |
| SR 256 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Minerva "Tweed" Higgins Swindle of Houston. |
| SR 308 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Brian Angelo Dupre of Houston. |
| SR 313 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Human Improvement Technology Television and FutureNet Online. |
| SR 314 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Arthur C. Beall, Jr., of Houston. |
| SR 315 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. |
| SR 316 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the Ghana Independence Day Celebration in Houston. |
| SR 357 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Bishop Cephus Berryman of Houston. |
| SR 358 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Usha Medi and Atul Dhingra of Houston. |
| SR 362 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating James Matthew Douglas of Houston. |
| SR 371 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Texas Southern Unviersity's School of Technology. |
| SR 431 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the George Family Development Center in the Richmond/Rosenberg area. |
| SR 450 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity at the University of Texas at Austin. |
| SR 459 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the students of Parker Elementary School Advanced Band in Houston. |
| SR 472 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Charley Porter Pettis. |
| SR 506 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Margaret A. Dixon. |
| SR 507 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating MetroBank, N.A. and Don Wang of Houston. |
| SR 508 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Declaring April 22, 1997, George H. Hermann Society Day in Austin. |
| SR 509 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sherman E. Stimley. |
| SR 510 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Maya Angelou. |
| SR 511 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Robert Lee Hatcher, Jr. |
| SR 512 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Helen McCoy Abernathy of Houston. |
| SR 521 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Margaret Doughty of Houston. |
| SR 522 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Hanq Neal of Houston. |
| SR 523 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Chief Clarence O'Neal Bradford of Houston. |
| SR 524 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Reverend Johnny F. James of Mary Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Houston. |
| SR 559 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Melissa and Rick Noriega of Houston on the birth of their son Richard Joel Noriega, Jr. |
| SR 560 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Honorable Leonard H. O. Spearman, Sr., of Houston. |
| SR 561 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Richard Ferlauto of the AFL-CIO. |
| SR 562 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Tara Lipinski of Sugar Land. |
| SR 563 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the National Association of Yoruba Descendants. |
| SR 597 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Richard J. Trabulsi, Sr., of Houston. |
| SR 598 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Thelma Graves and commending Robert Browning Elementary School of Houston. |
| SR 618 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Eddye M. Denmon of Houston. |
| SR 619 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Helen R. Wright of Brazoria County. |
| SR 620 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Reverend Ruben Newell of Van Vleck. |
| SR 638 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Iantha Louise Phillips of Houston. |
| SR 639 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Gulf Coast Community Services Association. |
| SR 640 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Africa Days in Houston, May 2 through May 4, 1997. |
| SR 654 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 6 through May 12, 1997, as National Nurses Week and May 6, 1997, as National Nurses Day. |
| SR 753 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Mamie Charity Club and Youth Auxiliary of Houston. |
| SR 754 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Missouri City/Houston Metro Chapter of National Women of Achievement, Incorporated. |
| SR 756 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Mabrie Memorial Mortuary in Houston. |
| SR 927 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. 298. |
| SR 936 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Avis LaVelle. |
| SR 937 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Extending best wishes to the Houston Area Chapter of Blacks in Government. |
| 74th Regular Session | |
| SB 20 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to transferring the powers and duties of the state treasurer to the comptroller of public accounts. |
| SB 53 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to implementation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. |
| SB 54 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to change of venue in a criminal case. |
| SB 55 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place. |
| SB 56 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to corporal punishment in public schools. |
| SB 57 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the offense of employment harmful to a person younger than 21 years of age. |
| SB 58 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the adoption of the Texas Free Flow of Information Act concerning disclosure of information by a newsperson in response to a subpoena. |
| SB 59 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95 Caption: Relating to removal of restrictions on investment of certain funds in businesses doing business in South Africa. |
| SB 69 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a county housing trust fund for the construction, preservation, or financing of low income and moderate income housing. |
| SB 70 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to abolishing certain district courts and creating additional district courts and to the election of district court judges in certain counties. |
| SB 87 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the authorization and regulation of limited casino gambling and to the creation, powers, and duties of the Texas Gaming Commission; authorizing taxes; providing civil and criminal penalties. |
| SB 94 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to the regulation of political contributions, political expenditures, and political advertising in connection with certain judicial candidates and officeholders and to personal financial statements filed by certain judicial officeholders; providing civil and criminal penalties. |
| SB 107 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the standard of alcohol concentration used in defining the offense of driving while intoxicated. |
| SB 141 |
Last Action: Reason for vote recorded in Journal Caption: Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for an offense motivated by bias or prejudice. |
| SB 142 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to fair access to certain insurance coverage. |
| SB 170 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to access to state funds for adult education. |
| SB 275 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of evading arrest or detention. |
| SB 299 |
Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to the validation of governmental acts and proceedings by municipalities. |
| SB 313 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the abolition of certain district courts, the creation of additional district courts, and the election of district court judges in certain counties. |
| SB 330 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the establishment, powers, and duties of the Texas Residential and Commercial Insurance Plan Association. |
| SB 331 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to declination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of certain insurance coverage. |
| SB 332 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to public access to certain underwriting guidelines used by insurers. |
| SB 333 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to discrimination in the availability of insurance coverage. |
| SB 334 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund to provide general liability and commercial property insurance coverage. |
| SB 350 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the operation of certain historic cemeteries by nonprofit cemetery corporations. |
| SB 376 |
Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to municipal solid waste disposal fees. |
| SB 385 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the establishment and operation of a healthy start/healthy families program. |
| SB 398 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to regulation of check-cashing services; providing a penalty. |
| SB 399 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to qualifications of the executive director of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. |
| SB 401 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95 Caption: Relating to the payment, and procedures to enforce payment, of taxes and fees collected by the comptroller; providing penalties. |
| SB 433 |
Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to the authority of a county or a municipality to establish a juvenile curfew; providing a penalty. |
| SB 435 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to written communications used by voters in a polling place. |
| SB 461 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar Caption: Relating to rulemaking authority under the state's program to assist historically underutilized businesses to transact business with the state. |
| SB 462 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar Caption: Relating to allowing a political subdivision to create a program to assist historically underutilized businesses. |
| SB 463 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the use of historically underutilized businesses as subcontractors on state purchasing contracts. |
| SB 464 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to exempting from disclosure under the open records law information that is submitted by a business for purposes of becoming certified as a disadvantaged or historically underutilized business. |
| SB 465 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the definition of a historically underutilized business in the enabling law of the General Services Commission. |
| SB 466 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the creation of offenses intended to limit access by children to certain firearms and to firearms safety education for schoolchildren. |
| SB 468 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the regulation of premium finance companies. |
| SB 474 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the prohibition of discrimination by certain surety companies. |
| SB 481 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to trespassing on the premises of a health care facility; providing a penalty. |
| SB 517 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to authorizing targeted investments by certain retirement systems to stimulate community development. |
| SB 596 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the consolidation of certain programs regarding job training, labor, and employment, the creation of a statewide workforce development system, and the creation and operation of the Texas Workforce Development Department. |
| SB 630 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the disposition of a juvenile who damages property with graffiti, to law enforcement records relating to a child who uses a graffiti tag, and to the criminal responsibility of a parent for a child's criminal mischief involving graffiti; providing a penalty. |
| SB 631 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from calendar Caption: Relating to the duties and assets of housing finance corporations. |
| SB 633 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of tuition revenue bonds for Texas Southern University. |
| SB 637 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the establishment of a pilot program to develop electronic benefits transfer systems that permit the use of food stamps in farmers markets. |
| SB 681 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the creation of the small business environmental compliance funding program. |
| SB 708 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to state energy efficiency and conservation programs; granting the authority to issue revenue bonds. |
| SB 728 |
Last Action: Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar Caption: Relating to the authority of the governing bodies of certain public institutions of higher education to close streets or alleys running through the campuses of those institutions. |
| SB 749 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the allowable size of a business under the state's program to assist historically underutilized businesses to transact business with the state. |
| SB 785 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to eligibility of public libraries for reduced telephone rates for distance learning activities. |
| SB 786 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the student fee for the university center at the University of Houston. |
| SB 787 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the imposition and collection of additional court costs and fees in certain counties. |
| SB 829 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the establishment of market assistance programs by the Commissioner of Insurance. |
| SB 844 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the creation of the office of access to financial services within The Finance Commission of Texas. |
| SB 845 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the creation of a state business daily to give notice before a state agency makes a procurement with a value that exceeds $25,000. |
| SB 846 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to establishment of the center for the development and study of effective pedagogy for African American learners. |
| SB 847 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to navigation and the regulation of piloting, pilotage rates, and the licensing and certification of certain pilots for ports in this state; providing a penalty. |
| SB 848 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the regulation of residential mortgage loans; imposing civil penalties. |
| SB 860 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to prohibiting the provision of tobacco products in county jails and other county correctional facilities; providing a penalty. |
| SB 861 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to leaves of absence for certain deputy sheriffs. |
| SB 862 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to authorizing the state and political subdivisions of the state to enter into certain agreements regarding employment conditions. |
| SB 887 |
Last Action: Referred to special subcommittee Caption: Relating to the claiming of the exemption from ad valorem taxation provided for certain property of a medical center development. |
| SB 894 |
Last Action: Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar Caption: Relating to authorizing certain municipalities to use the competitive sealed proposal procedure for certain purchases. |
| SB 895 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to establishing employee grievance procedures for certain municipalities. |
| SB 905 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to royalty rates applicable to certain oil and gas properties on public lands. |
| SB 970 |
Last Action: Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar Caption: Relating to the grievance procedures for county employees. |
| SB 1045 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to certain authorized expenditures of hotel occupancy tax revenue. |
| SB 1085 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to public funds investment. |
| SB 1127 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to public funds investment pool portfolios. |
| SB 1128 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the deposit, investment, safekeeping, distribution, and records and reports of, and collateral requirements for the deposit of, state funds. |
| SB 1140 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to incentives for motor vehicles propelled by liquefied gas. |
| SB 1141 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to incentives for mass transit authority motor vehicles propelled by liquefied gas. |
| SB 1142 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to clean-fuel vehicle sales tax exemptions. |
| SB 1149 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to regulation of end stage renal disease facilities; providing criminal penalties. |
| SB 1151 |
Last Action: Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar Caption: Relating to the transfer of tax liens. |
| SB 1190 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95 Caption: Relating to the duty of nonprofit, tax-exempt hospitals to provide charity care. |
| SB 1198 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95 Caption: Relating to the power of a municipality to abate certain nuisances, including substandard buildings, that are dangerous to the public health or safety; creating a civil penalty. |
| SB 1199 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to monitoring state agency compliance with Title VI of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. |
| SB 1200 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to requiring the Sunset Advisory Commission to consider a state agency's compliance with state purchasing programs for assisting historically underutilized businesses during the commission's sunset review of the agency. |
| SB 1201 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to including offenders committed to the Texas Youth Commission in Project Rio (Reintegration of Offenders). |
| SB 1202 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the conditions under which the status as a historically underutilized business may be removed. |
| SB 1203 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the use of funds by, and to reports required of, local housing finance corporations. |
| SB 1204 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to state agency reports to the General Services Commission and to the commission's reports about purchases from historically underutilized businesses. |
| SB 1205 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to provisions establishing a youth boot camp program for juvenile offenders; prescribing a definition of "boot camp" and the uses, purposes, and programmatic content for boot camps; and providing for an evaluation of boot camps' effectiveness. |
| SB 1206 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the issuance of tuition revenue bonds for the University of Houston-Downtown. |
| SB 1207 |
Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Caption: Relating to deposit of public funds in banks or savings associations. |
| SB 1208 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the appointment of a tenant member to the governing body of a municipal housing authority. |
| SB 1209 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the business of currency exchange, currency transmission, and currency transportation, amending Article 350, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes; and making an appropriation. |
| SB 1210 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to provisions governing common nuisances and the authority conferred on the attorney general, amending provisions of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Government Code; and making an appropriation. |
| SB 1211 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the provision of multifamily residential development units by local governments for occupancy by individuals and families of low and very low income. |
| SB 1212 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95 Caption: Relating to venue, notice, and attorney general participation in proceedings involving charitable trusts. |
| SB 1213 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the deposit of funds in the Housing Trust Fund and use of the Housing Trust Fund. |
| SB 1214 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the registration of and reporting by charitable organizations; providing penalties. |
| SB 1215 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the provision of multifamily residential housing development units for occupancy by individuals and families of low and very low income. |
| SB 1216 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the registration and reporting by commercial solicitors and restrictions on charitable solicitation. |
| SB 1217 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95 Caption: Relating to notification of certain interest holders and owners of seized contraband in forfeiture proceedings; providing that asset forfeiture is remedial in nature rather than punitive. |
| SB 1343 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the establishment and operation of a healthy start/healthy families program. |
| SB 1383 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to defense and pretrial information gathering standards for indigent people who are accused of crime. |
| SB 1391 |
Last Action: Effective on 1/1/96 Caption: Relating to records and seals of notaries public and to qualification as a notary public. |
| SB 1392 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the participation in certain governmental health care programs by a licensed health care professional. |
| SB 1393 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the authority of certain nurses to exercise limited authority to prescribe drugs. |
| SB 1472 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the adoption of the Texas Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act. |
| SB 1473 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar Caption: Relating to the amounts that may be charged and collected in connection with a loan or other extension of credit. |
| SB 1474 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to establishing a pilot program to use suitable underutilized state property for community gardens and farmers markets for the benefit of low income and needy families. |
| SB 1475 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to creation of the Texas Food Security Council. |
| SB 1528 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the establishment of the school-to-work component of the state's workforce development system and to the creation of the Texas Skill Standards Board. |
| SB 1529 |
Last Action: Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar Caption: Relating to the investigation of a county or municipal law enforcement officer in certain counties and municipalities. |
| SB 1530 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95 Caption: Relating to the rate of the county hotel occupancy tax. |
| SB 1531 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the management of petty cash in counties with a population of 2,000,000 or more. |
| SB 1532 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to short term obligations for a unit of government. |
| SB 1533 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to sales and use taxes collected at certain facilities owned by a county. |
| SB 1534 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to allowance of prior credit in a retirement plan for certain transferees to the police department. |
| SB 1535 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to allowance of prior service credit in a retirement plan for certain police officers. |
| SB 1547 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to private activity bonds. |
| SB 1548 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to business discrimination; providing criminal and civil penalties. |
| SB 1549 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95 Caption: Relating to revenue obligations of junior college districts or regional college districts. |
| SB 1555 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to a good driver program in the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association. |
| SB 1556 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the establishment of a property and casualty market assistance program by the Commissioner of Insurance. |
| SB 1557 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to bonds issued for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. |
| SB 1558 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the providing of fire and extended coverage insurance in areas with inadequate fire and extended coverage insurance. |
| SB 1567 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the statute of limitations applicable to real property sold for taxes. |
| SB 1592 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to airport police officers and commissioned peace officers of a city or political subdivision of this state. |
| SB 1603 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to a municipal short-term automobile rental tax by certain municipalities. |
| SB 1620 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95 Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, and duties of the Houston Downtown Management District; granting the authority to issue bonds; authorizing a tax. |
| SCR 44 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Commending Hugh Powers for his many contributions to the Houston Chronicle. |
| SCR 63 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Congratulating the University of Houston-Downtown for two decades of service to Texas. |
| SCR 67 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Granting Clarence Brandley permission to sue the State of Texas, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas. |
| SCR 129 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Commending Hermann Hospital for its worthy accomplishments. |
| SJR 1 |
Last Action: Filed with the Secretary of State Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment abolishing the office of state treasurer. |
| SJR 7 |
Last Action: Filed with the Secretary of State Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing investment of money from the Texas growth fund in a business without the business's disclosure of its investments in or with South Africa or Namibia. |
| SJR 16 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment abolishing the office of state treasurer. |
| SJR 17 |
Last Action: Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing casino gaming. |
| SJR 26 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the election of justices of the supreme court, judges of the court of criminal appeals, justices of the courts of appeals, and certain district judges from subdistricts. |
| SJR 55 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to bonds issued to augment the Housing Trust Fund. |
| SR 25 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing The Methodist Hospital of Houston on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. |
| SR 29 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Southern Chinese Newspapers Group and all those who participated in the 1995 Chinese New Year celebrations. |
| SR 30 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending The Right Reverend Maurice M. Benitez, D.D., upon his retirement for his service to the Episcopal Church. |
| SR 31 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Church of God in Christ on the occasion of its first Annual State Dinner in Houston. |
| SR 40 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jesse C. Romero for his service as a special assistant to Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 41 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dr. George K. Drake of Houston for his accomplishments in the field of addiction medicine. |
| SR 42 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Marla Lorrain Travis Barfield of Houston on her achievements and positive impact on her community. |
| SR 48 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Anthony Haley on being licensed as an attorney in the State of Texas. |
| SR 49 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Rabbi and Mrs. Joseph Radinsky of Houston on their 18th anniversary with United Orthodox Synagogues in Houston. |
| SR 50 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Vernus Swisher of Houston on his selection as Citizen of the Month by the Anheuser-Busch Companies and The Houston Defender. |
| SR 60 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Rebecca Lightsey for her contributions as Interim Executive Director for the Texas Department of Insurance. |
| SR 90 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ryan Bruce Salinas of Houston on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| SR 91 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dr. Frank G. Moody, who has been selected as the "Distinguished Houston Surgeon" for 1995 by The Houston Surgical Society. |
| SR 122 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Frank Parker of Huntsville on the occasion of his 100th birthday. |
| SR 151 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the service of Susan Hopkins to Communities in Schools. |
| SR 152 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Alice L. Brown for her work in the fight for justice, equality, and peace. |
| SR 153 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Honorable Chris V. Semos of Dallas County for his many years of public service. |
| SR 163 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the career of service of Representative Wilhelmina Delco to the citizens of Texas. |
| SR 167 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Gregory Pappas of Harris County. |
| SR 168 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Comending Willie Mae Kirk on being selected for the Volunteer of the Year award by the Austin Area Urban League. |
| SR 169 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming Major General John H. Bailey II, Commanding General of the Texas State Guard. |
| SR 183 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming His Excellency Edwow Spio-Garbrah, Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana to the United States of America. |
| SR 207 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Marlene Sharon Saritzky, who served as Director of the Office of Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Industries, for her contributions. |
| SR 208 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jacqueline Martin who has been named the new executive director for the San Jacinto Girl Scout Council. |
| SR 209 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Wayne S. Alexander for his career with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in Houston. |
| SR 264 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Hayyat Abdul Haqq and Tajudeen Rotimi Olajuwon on the occasion of their marriage. |
| SR 265 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the John Osteen Program and Lakewood Television Productions on the occasion of their 12th anniversary. |
| SR 266 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Texas Southern University graduate student Larry J. Allen for his selection as the University Transportation Centers 1995 Student of the Year. |
| SR 267 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Carl Richie as he joins the law firm of Mayor, Day, Caldwell and Keeton. |
| SR 268 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Alma D. Alexander who has been named Ombudsperson for Texas Southern University. |
| SR 269 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Arthur M. Gaines, Jr., on his election as President of the Houston Independent School District Board for 1995. |
| SR 270 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating James Jackson on his appointment as Director of Facilities at the Port of Houston Authority. |
| SR 328 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Center for Public Policy Priorities for its invaluable work on the Texas Childhood Hunger Identification Project. |
| SR 347 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Heavyweight Champion of the World George Edward Foreman of Houston for his continuing personal leadership as an outstanding role model. |
| SR 350 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Reverend Albert Louis Patterson, Jr., for his 25 years of service as Pastor of Mount Corinth Missionary Baptist Church of Houston. |
| SR 359 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lillian Marie Cook Mitchell of Houston for her 50 years of musical accomplishments and inspirational work. |
| SR 360 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Reverend Dairy G. Johnson, Sr., on the occasion of his 10th anniversary as pastor of the Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in Corsicana. |
| SR 421 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Harry Gee, Jr., a Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority Board member, for his leadership and civic responsibility. |
| SR 427 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the National Association of Urban Bankers for its guidance and its accomplishments. |
| SR 428 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Paying tribute to gifted and talented students of Texas. |
| SR 431 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Tiger Conway, Sr., for his wrestling career. |
| SR 450 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing J. Cooper International Academy Tennis Foundation, Incorporated, on its First Annual Birthday Celebration. |
| SR 487 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Carrier-Hollier family on the occasion of their fifth family reunion. |
| SR 488 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Maggie Allen for her contributions to the citizens of Houston. |
| SR 521 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Honorable and Mrs. Ed Harris on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. |
| SR 532 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Chapel of Praise of Houston on the occasion of its 1995 annual Praise and Prayer Conference. |
| SR 548 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Texas Southern University debate team. |
| SR 555 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Texas Southern University basketball team. |
| SR 556 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Antioch Missionary Baptist Church of Christ in Houston on the occasion of its 129th anniversary. |
| SR 557 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Alexander Liang and Kathleen Chen on the occasion of their marriage. |
| SR 558 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the members of the Burton family on the occasion of their family reunion. |
| SR 559 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Velma McKenzie for her service to the citizens of Texas while working in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 615 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 4, 1995, as County Government Day in Texas. |
| SR 616 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jack M. Webb of Houston as an outstanding citizen of our state. |
| SR 627 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Enos Cabell, Jr., on being selected Citizen of the Month by the Anheuser-Busch Companies and The Houston Defender. |
| SR 628 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Center in Houston. |
| SR 629 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Regina Hall on her promotion to community relations manager at KTRK-TV, Channel 13, in Houston. |
| SR 630 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming Dr. Lee P. Brown, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, to the State Capitol. |
| SR 658 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Chris K. and Gifty Adoma Wilmot on the birth of their daughter, Esther Sarah Ama Wilmot. |
| SR 659 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating British Airways on its 75th anniversary. |
| SR 675 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dina Hunter and Kamoru Lawal on their future marriage. |
| SR 676 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Bay Day Festival at Sylvan Beach in La Porte. |
| SR 677 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Vahid Shariatzadeh and Nessa Sanei on their future marriage. |
| SR 722 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on the dedication of the Welfare Services Peanut Production Center in Houston. |
| SR 734 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the African American Women on Tour 1995 Conference series. |
| SR 743 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the organizers and sponsors in Houston of the African Americans and Heritage Preservation workshop. |
| SR 744 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming Dr. Theophile Obenga of the Congo on his visit to Texas. |
| SR 776 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Franklin D. R. Jones on his graduation from the University of Houston Law Center. |
| SR 777 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of William Arnold "Bill" Scott of Houston. |
| SR 780 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Moses Howard Chreene of Caddo Mills on their 66th wedding anniversary. |
| SR 781 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Albert Nance of Honey Grove on their 50th wedding anniversary. |
| SR 782 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Coach Libbie Tuck Jackson and the Texas College girls volleyball team for their victorious 1994-1995 season. |
| SR 832 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sandra Owens of Houston for being selected as a delegate to the 1995 White House Conference on Aging. |
| SR 850 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the contributions of Texas public radio and television stations and the Texas Public Broadcasting Association. |
| SR 851 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the weekend of May 19 through 21, 1995, as Africa Day in Houston. |
| SR 852 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Reginald B. Cherry, M.D., of Houston for his many contributions during 20 years of practice. |
| SR 866 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Clements Senior High School Concert Band of Sugar Land on being named a recipient of the "Sudler Flag of Honor" by the John Philip Sousa Foundation. |
| SR 867 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Cassandra Lynn London on the occasion of her graduation from Texas Southern University. |
| SR 927 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Yvette R. Baldwin on her graduation from Texas Southern University. |
| SR 992 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Autry Henry, founder of Houston Friends of Literacy, for her contributions to the Hobby community of Houston. |
| SR 993 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Frank Jones and his grandson, Craig Joseph, as outstanding citizens and restaurateurs of Houston. |
| SR 994 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Reva Stern on receiving the Marcia Sheena Memorial Award from the Congregation Brith Shalom Sisterhood. |
| SR 995 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Anthony W. Hall, Jr., of Houston on his election to the Junior Achievement National Board of Directors. |
| SR 996 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Debra Nash on being named manager of the Bank One Houston new Tidwell banking center. |
| SR 997 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating John Biggers of Houston for his exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. |
| SR 998 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Azalia Orner of Harris County for earning the Silver Award in the Scholastic Writing Awards of 1995 Contest. |
| SR 999 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Boris Kerzner of Harris County on receiving the Gold Award in the Scholastic Writing Awards of 1995 Contest. |
| SR 1000 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Liraz Kamely of Harris County on being recognized for excellence in writing in the Scholastic Writing Awards of 1995 Contest. |
| SR 1001 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Minyon Moore on being appointed to serve as Political Director of the Democratic National Committee. |
| SR 1002 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sherita Jackson of Westbury High School on being named Athlete of the Week by the Houston Forward Times. |
| SR 1003 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dameshia J. DeFlora on being awarded the Black Engineer of the Year--Student Leadership award by the Career Communications Group. |
| SR 1029 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Zach Abramowitz of Harris County on being recognized for excellence in writing in the Scholastic Writing Awards of 1995 Contest. |
| SR 1030 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Carla Sabbagh of Harris County on being recognized for excellence in writing in the Scholastic Writing Awards of 1995 contest. |
| SR 1031 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing June 16, 1995, as the Day of the African Child. |
| SR 1038 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Houston International Sports Committee, which hopes to attract future Olympic and Pan-American Games to Houston. |
| SR 1061 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Liat Avivi of Harris County on being recognized for excellence in writing in the Scholastic Writing Awards of 1995 Contest. |
| SR 1114 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Tranita Carroll on the occasion of her graduation from The University of Texas at Austin. |
| SR 1147 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the ties of friendship of Texas with the Republic of Ghana. |
| SR 1196 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Alvin L. Henry of Houston on the occasion of his retirement from public service. |
| SR 1197 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rogers J. Boudreaux, Sr., of Houston on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of Boudreaux's Better Home Furniture Company, Incorporated. |
| SR 1198 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Robert McPherson for his work during the 74th Texas Legislature in helping to develop H.B.1863. |
| SR 1199 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Promise Keepers. |
| SR 1200 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Edgar Vallarta for his work as an intern in the office of Representative Scott Hochberg. |
| SR 1201 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Earl Pryor for his work as an intern in the office of Representative Patricia Gray. |
| SR 1202 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Thomas Curvey for his work as an intern in the office of Representative Garnet Coleman. |
| SR 1203 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing LaToia Booker for her work as an intern in the office of Representative Jessica Farrar. |
| SR 1204 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Sharon Rollins for her work as an intern in the office of Representative Sylvester Turner. |
| SR 1205 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Stephen Luis for his work as an intern in the office of Representative Christine Hernandez. |
| SR 1206 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Michael Warner for his work as an intern in the office of Representative Sylvester Turner. |
| SR 1207 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jermaine Daggett for his work as in intern in the office of Representative Sylvester Turner. |
| SR 1208 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing T'wanna Birdine for her work as an intern in the office of Representative Henry Cuellar. |
| SR 1209 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Joya Hayes for her work as an intern in the office of Representative Gerard Torres. |
| SR 1210 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Norma Ayoub for her work as an intern in the office of Representative Yvonne Davis. |
| SR 1211 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Brian Jackson for his work as an intern in the office of Representative Senfronia Thompson. |
| SR 1212 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Cynthia Huerta for her work as an intern in the office of Representative Dawnna Dukes. |
| SR 1213 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Keisha Merritt for her work as an intern in the office of Representative Glenn Lewis. |
| SR 1214 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Monique McDaniel for her work as an intern in the office of Representative Robert Junell. |
| SR 1215 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Judith Moreno for her work as an intern in the office of Senator Mario Gallegos. |
| SR 1216 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jaime Ernesto Uzeta for his work as an intern in the office of Representative Hugo Berlanga. |
| SR 1217 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Reynaldo Arteaga, Jr., for his work as an intern in the office of Representative Ciro Rodriguez. |
| SR 1218 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Thomas Glenn for his work as an intern in the office of Representative Joe Crabb. |
| SR 1261 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dr. James H. Pickering for his service as president of the University of Houston. |
| SR 1262 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Marvene B. Elliott, principal of Riverside Park Elementary School in San Antonio, on the occasion of her retirement. |
| SR 1282 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Hakeem Olajuwon of Houston on his nomination for the National Basketball Association's Most Valuable Player award. |
| SR 1283 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jerry Cha Chan for his work as an intern in the office of Senator Rodney Ellis. |
| SR 1284 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Olga Anaya and Joseph Wilson of Houston on the occasion of their marriage. |
| SR 1292 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. 1128. |
| SR 1302 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, HB 1367. |
| SR 1317 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the newly elected president of Harris County AFL-CIO, E. Dale Wortham. |
| SR 1318 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Richard C. Shaw for his service on behalf of the AFL-CIO and the citizens of Harris County. |
| SR 1319 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Donald A. Horn on his retirement after 30 years of service as Secretary-Treasurer of the Harris County AFL-CIO. |
| SR 1320 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jaramogi Abebe Agyeman, founder and Holy Patriarch of the Pan-Orthodox Christian Church in Houston. |
| 73rd Regular Session | |
| SB 37 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the eligibility for parole for certain persons committing aggravated offenses. |
| SB 167 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault. |
| SB 168 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the classification of sexual assault as aggravated sexual assault if more than one individual engages in conduct directed toward the same victim. |
| SB 203 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to drug-free zones and to the imposition of criminal penalties for the delivery, manufacture, or possession with the intent to deliver or manufacture a controlled substance in drug-free zones. |
| SB 242 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/93 Caption: Relating to the transfer of Texas Turnpike Authority projects to a county or local government corporation and to the administration and financing of those projects. |
| SB 257 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to government contracts for which a performance or payment bond is required. |
| SB 263 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the adoption of the Texas Free Flow of Information Act concerning disclosure of information by a newsperson in response to a subpoena. |
| SB 285 |
Last Action: Referred to special subcommittee Caption: Relating to change of venue in criminal cases. |
| SB 286 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/93 Caption: Relating to the creation of the HIV/AIDS Interagency Coordinating Council. |
| SB 287 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the offense of employment harmful to a person younger than 21 years of age. |
| SB 290 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar Caption: Relating to corporal punishment in public schools. |
| SB 309 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the regulation of political contributions, political expenditures, and political advertising in connection with certain judicial candidates and officeholders, to personal financial statements filed by certain judicial officeholders, and to certain appointments made by trial judges; providing civil and criminal penalties. |
| SB 355 |
Last Action: Effective on 1/1/94 Caption: Relating to the right of redemption of real property sold at a tax sale. |
| SB 356 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to enhancement of the penalty for adults who commit certain drug offenses while in the presence of minors. |
| SB 357 |
Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Admin. Procedures Caption: Relating to the regulation of persons operating, assembling, or disassembling cranes; creating offenses and providing criminal penalties. |
| SB 358 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to drug-free zones and to the imposition of fines and penalties for the delivery, manufacture, or possession with the intent to deliver or manufacture a controlled substance in drug-free zones; making an appropriation of such fines. |
| SB 367 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/93 Caption: Relating to the establishment of a workforce development initiative to improve the transition of the youth of this state from school to employment and the creation of certain pilot programs to implement that initiative. |
| SB 379 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to abolishing certain district courts, creating additional district courts, and the election of district court judges in certain counties. |
| SB 406 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the adoption of a nonsubstantive revision of the statutes relating to labor and employment, including conforming amendments, repeals, and penalties. |
| SB 407 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities and the administration of the Texas Rehabilitation Commission. |
| SB 408 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the exemption of the comprehensive rehabilitation fund from consolidation or abolition. |
| SB 409 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the obtaining of criminal conviction record information by the Texas Rehabilitation Commission. |
| SB 427 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/93 Caption: Relating to the duty of nonprofit, tax-exempt hospitals to provide charity care; providing civil penalties. |
| SB 436 |
Last Action: Reported from s/c favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place. |
| SB 456 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/93 Caption: Relating to the punishment for certain offenses motivated by bias or prejudice and to the conditions of community supervsion or parole of persons convicted of that offense. |
| SB 460 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the sale or exchange of land by a home rule city. |
| SB 512 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/93 Caption: Relating to familial relationships in cases of egg or embryo donation. |
| SB 513 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to regional organizations to promote the coexistence of air quality improvement and economic development in nonattainment areas of the state. |
| SB 535 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the right of certain municipalities to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. |
| SB 542 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue collected by certain municipalities for the arts. |
| SB 544 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/93 Caption: Relating to the right of the attorney general to sue for forfeiture of certain bonds and to the disposition of the bond money. |
| SB 545 |
Last Action: Reported from s/c favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to voter registration. |
| SB 597 |
Last Action: Referred to special subcommittee Caption: Relating to the regulation of riverboat casino gaming; the creation, powers, and duties of the Texas Riverboat Gaming Commission; the installation of certain gaming devices at certain licensed racetracks; authorizing certain taxes; providing penalties. |
| SB 642 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/93 Caption: Relating to the creation of the Council on Workforce and Economic Competitiveness, the creation of local workforce development boards, and the development of an integrated state and local program delivery system serving all Texans. |
| SB 714 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/93 Caption: Relating to the provision of nutrition for women, infants, children, and the indigent. |
| SB 715 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the summer food service program. |
| SB 716 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to entities that contract with certain programs for women, infants, and children. |
| SB 774 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the issuance of refunding bonds. |
| SB 776 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the electronic collection and provision of certain information by the secretary of state. |
| SB 785 |
Last Action: Referred to special subcommittee Caption: Relating to the additional tax imposed on open space or agricultural use land when a change in use of the land occurs. |
| SB 786 |
Last Action: Referred to special subcommittee Caption: Relating to appraisal of land that is available to the public. |
| SB 838 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to professional service negligence and comparative responsibility. |
| SB 927 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the transfer of certain programs from the governor's office. |
| SB 939 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/93 Caption: Relating to the employment of children; providing criminal and administrative penalties. |
| SB 959 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to state energy efficiency and conservation programs; granting the authority to issue revenue bonds. |
| SB 991 |
Last Action: Referred to County Affairs Caption: Relating to a county housing trust fund for the construction, preservation, or financing of law income and moderate income housing. |
| SB 992 |
Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to registration of interstate or foreign motor carriers for-hire. |
| SB 1144 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/93 Caption: Relating to the consent of a person 17 years of age to donate blood or blood components. |
| SB 1145 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to clarification of procedures for organ donation. |
| SB 1146 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the creation and operation of a loan program to assist certain low income persons to comply with a vehicle emissions and maintenance program established in an air quality nonattainment area. |
| SB 1147 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to workforce development, investment in human resources, the organization, administration, and operation of agencies of state government providing these services, and creating the Commission on Education and Economic Competitiveness. |
| SB 1217 |
Last Action: Referred to special subcommittee Caption: Relating to the regulation of riverboat casino gaming; the creation, powers, and duties of the Texas Riverboat Gaming Commission; the installation of certain gaming devices at certain licensed racetracks; authorizing certain taxes; providing penalties. |
| SB 1218 |
Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to the effective date of the federal operating permit program for air quality control in Texas. |
| SB 1219 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar Caption: Relating to motor vehicle registrations and inspections; providing penalties. |
| SB 1220 |
Last Action: Recommended for local & uncontested Calendar Caption: Relating to the effective administration of air quality permitting programs, including compliance with federal Clean Air Act requirements. |
| SB 1285 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/93 Caption: Relating to the regulation of litter disposal in certain counties and the forfeiture of certain property used in violations of the Texas Litter Abatement Act. |
| SB 1306 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the regulation of ocean-going ships on which gambling is offered and to the application of certain gambling offenses to ocean-going ships; creating offenses and providing penalties. |
| SB 1309 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the creation, organization, powers, and duties of the Texas Youth Corps and its related advisory council; making an appropriation. |
| SB 1349 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the date by which a religious organization must file a late application for an exemption from ad valorem taxation. |
| SCR 32 |
Last Action: Posting rule suspended Caption: Granting Clarence Brandley permission to sue the State of Texas, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the Texas Department of Public Safety. |
| SCR 89 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar Caption: Directing the Texas Air Control Board or its successor agency to conduct a study to determine the appropriate manner of implementing and funding a program to assist low-income persons to comply with a federally mandated vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program. |
| SCR 97 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Directing the State Preservation Board to include in its long-range master plan for the Capitol grounds a permanent monument in tribute to African American and Mexican American Texans. |
| SCR 106 |
Last Action: Referred to Administration Caption: Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study how the considerable resources of public television might best be used to further enhance service to the people of Texas. |
| SJR 19 |
Last Action: Filed with the Secretary of State Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to modify the provisions for the redemption of real property sold at a tax sale. |
| SJR 51 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds for the support of the business start-up and small business development fund. |
| SR 10 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Carmen Young Kelsey on her appointment as judge of the 289th District Court. |
| SR 70 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Theldon R. Branch III, of Houston, on the occasion of his joining Wendy's International, Incorporated, as a new franchise. |
| SR 105 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ranvir Biki Mohindra of Houston who was chosen to receive the Special Recognition Award presented by the Mickey Leland Center Awards Program. |
| SR 106 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Susan R. Levy of Houston who was chosen to receive the Special Recognition Award presented by the Mickey Leland Center Awards Program. |
| SR 107 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rose Mary R. Badami of Houston who was chosen to receive the 1992 Mickey Leland Distinguished Service Award. |
| SR 108 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Islas Salas of Houston who was chosen to receive a 1992 Mickey Leland Distinguished Service Award. |
| SR 109 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Malcolm T. McLemore of Houston who was chosen to receive the Mickey Leland Center Special Recognition Award. |
| SR 110 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing C. G. Hardy of Houston who was chosen to receive the Mickey Leland Center Distinguished Service Award. |
| SR 129 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dr. Alando J. Ballantyne who was named Distinguished Houston Surgeon for 1993 by the Houston Surgical Society. |
| SR 148 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Gee family members who are joyously celebrating the Chinese New Year. |
| SR 181 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Mary desVignes-Kendrick on her selection as Director of the City of Houston's Department of Health and Human Services. |
| SR 184 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Judge Charles J. Hearn upon his recent retirement. |
| SR 196 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Allison T. Brown upon the occasion of his retirement after 32 years of loyal service with the United States Postal Service. |
| SR 230 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Senator Judith Zaffirini on her birthday. |
| SR 254 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Trinity United Methodist Church of Houston on the occasion of its 128th anniversary. |
| SR 265 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Douglas Whitley as he begins a new position as Vice-President of Government Relations with Illinois Bell. |
| SR 306 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the month of March 1993 as National Mental Retardation Awareness Month. |
| SR 317 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Edward F. Fernandes, who was named a partner in the law firm of Weil, Gotshal and Manges. |
| SR 318 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing John Osteen for his achievements and service as pastor of Lakewood Church. |
| SR 366 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing June 12 and June 13, 1993, as Galveston Bay Weekend. |
| SR 378 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dr. J. W. Brent for his 34 years of service in the ministry and for his service as Pastor of New Faith Baptist Church of Houston. |
| SR 393 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming the members of the Texas Publishers Association to Houston for their Seventh Annual Convention March 12 through March 15, 1993. |
| SR 424 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing New Direction Baptist Church of Houston on the occasion of the dedication of its church building on March 28, 1993. |
| SR 425 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dr. Henry Lewis III, Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Texas Southern University, and Texas Southern University students and faculty for their contributions to the field. |
| SR 429 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the volunteers who work with Family Outreach Central, Incorporated. |
| SR 430 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of M. H. "Hank" Mahoney, Jr., of Houston. |
| SR 443 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Juan Roberto Gonzalez, Deputy Consul General of Mexico in Houston, for his contributions to the citizens of our two countries. |
| SR 521 |
Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendments Caption: Allowing for the at-large election system for the state district courts in the nine affected counties to be replaced by a phased-in plan. |
| SR 525 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Center in Houston on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. |
| SR 585 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Senator Peggy Rosson on her birthday. |
| SR 587 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jaci Wilson, who is moving to Washington, D.C., to accept a position with Senator Carol Moseley Braun. |
| SR 588 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Daniel Webster Bankhead on the occasion of his recent selection as a Young Black Achiever of Houston by Human Enrichment of Life Programs, Incorporated. |
| SR 589 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Ninth Annual Jennie Riley Day Celebration in La Porte on May 23, 1993. |
| SR 602 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frederick Epperson on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. |
| SR 632 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Don J. Wang, who has made contributions to the residents of the Asian Community in the Houston area. |
| SR 649 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Elder Prince Earl Bryant, Sr., for his 30 years of service with the Churches of God in Christ. |
| SR 651 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Gulf Coast Chapter of People Against Violent Crime and declaring April 25 through May 1, 1993, National Victims' Rights Week in Houston. |
| SR 815 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming Dr. Ikwesilieze Nwodo, the Executive Governor of Enugu State of Nigeria, who is visiting our state. |
| SR 904 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Gifty Yaa Adoma Danso and Chris K. Wilmot on the occasion of their marriage. |
| SR 918 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Reverend J. J. Roberson as he assumes the duties of president of the Baptist Ministers Association of Houston and Vicinity. |
| SR 920 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Encouraging state regulatory agencies to continue to develop systems and policies and to adopt initiatives consistent with the Administrative Procedures and Texas Register Act, addressing the use of alternative dispute resolution processes in agency programs. |
| SR 923 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing BLACK EXPO USA, conceived by Jerry Roebuck of New York, for its contributions to African Americans. |
| SR 934 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Paul F. Crouch and Janice W. Crouch, founders of the Trinity Broadcasting Network, on the occasion of the network's 20th anniversary. |
| SR 942 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the National Women of Achievement, Incorporated, on its Seventh Biennial Convention in Houston. |
| SR 943 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Ghana on the historic occasion of their Agreement of Academic and Scientific Cooperation. |
| SR 991 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Daniel C. Montoya on the occasion of his graduation from the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas. |
| SR 1004 |
Last Action: Posting rule suspended Caption: Directing the Senate Committee on Nominations to conduct an interim study of the requirements and qualifications involved and the criteria used in the selection of branch pilots, the possible existence of nepotism, and the possibility of discrimination in the selection process for branch pilots. |
| SR 1013 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Pei Wang on the occasion of his graduation from the Texas School for the Deaf. |
| SR 1014 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Joseph Huerell on the occasion of his graduation from the Texas School for the Deaf. |
| SR 1015 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Julie Campbell on the occasion of her graduation from the Texas School for the Deaf. |
| SR 1016 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jeffrey T. Jackson for his contributions to the Texas Legislature during the 73rd Legislative Session. |
| SR 1017 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Ingrid M. Williams for her contributions to the Texas Legislature during the 73rd Legislative Session. |
| SR 1018 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Patricia Montemayor for her contributions to the Texas Legislature during the 73rd Legislative Session. |
| SR 1019 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Broderick F. Butler for his contributions to the Texas Legislature during the 73rd Legislative Session. |
| SR 1020 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Thien Huong Tran for her contributions to the Texas Legislature during he 73rd Legislative Session. |
| SR 1021 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Patricia Garza for her contributions to the Texas Legislature during the 73rd Legislative Session. |
| SR 1022 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Gwendolyn McAfee for her contributions to the Texas Legislature during the 73rd Legislative Session. |
| SR 1023 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Abel Garza for his contributions to the Texas Legislature during the 73rd Legislative Session. |
| SR 1024 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Gwendolyn Thompson for her contributions to the Texas Legislature during the 73rd Legislative Session. |
| SR 1025 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Lam Luu for his contributions to the Texas Legislature during the 73rd Legislative Session. |
| SR 1030 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Blanca Villareal for her contributions to the Texas Legislature during the 73rd Legislative Session. |
| SR 1071 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dr. Norman Hackerman, who was the 1993 recipient of the Vannevar Bush Award given by The National Science Foundation. |
| SR 1075 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Commissioner Milton Carroll of the Port of Houston Commission on his achievements and for his contributions to our state. |
| SR 1080 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the attendees and convention delegates of the 42nd Biennial National Convention of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance. |
| SR 1081 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dr. John Q. A. Webb for his contributions to the Houston community. |
| SR 1082 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Texas Council on Economic Education and its university centers for their contribution to the future of Texas by their investment in the education of our Texas youth. |
| SR 1125 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. 642. |
| SR 1126 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. 2049. |
| SR 1149 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. 456. |
| SR 1161 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Janice Ford Griffin for her exemplary work as director of Houston Crackdown. |
| SR 1162 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Marilyn Stringer Atkins and Bruce Alexander Atkins on the joyful occasion of their marriage. |
| 72nd Regular Session | |
| SB 55 |
Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to drug-free zones and to the imposition of penalties for the delivery, manufacture, or possession with the intent to deliver or manufacture a controlled substance in drug-free zones. |
| SB 63 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to refunding certain tuition and fees and assigning grades to certain students at institutions of higher education. |
| SB 70 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to exempting from sales and use taxes books sold by or on behalf of a nonprofit organization. |
| SB 76 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/91 Caption: Relating to making a left turn in a motor vehicle. |
| SB 368 |
Last Action: Reported favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to the operation of authorized emergency vehicles. |
| SB 369 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to certain definitions and indemnity provisions relating to certain mineral agreements. |
| SB 370 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to enhancement of the penalty for adults who commit certain drug offenses while in the presence of minors. |
| SB 371 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from calendar Caption: Relating to court costs imposed by a county to establish and maintain an alternative dispute resolution system. |
| SB 372 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the punishment of persons convicted of certain offenses committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a criminal street gang. |
| SB 436 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to an exemption from sanctions for a professional journalist, and the employer or organization with authority over the professional journalist, for not disclosing certain information in response to a subpoena. |
| SB 453 |
Last Action: Reported favorably with amendments Caption: Relating to corporal punishment in public schools. |
| SB 454 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the creation of the offenses of hate crime and institutional vandalism; providing penalties. |
| SB 455 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to punishment for aggravated assault. |
| SB 456 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to state liability for indemnification of podiatrists. |
| SB 458 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the authority of the Harris County Flood Control District to provide recreational facilities and esthetic improvements in conjunction with flood control projects. |
| SB 459 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on General Matters by Chair Caption: Relating to the promotion of the use of toll roads. |
| SB 471 |
Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the redemption period allowed on property sold for taxes. |
| SB 532 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/26/91 Caption: Relating to securing criminal history record information for the employees of public school districts or employees of a public or commercial transportation company that contracts with a school district. |
| SB 533 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to increasing the fine for certain Class C misdemeanors and to the jurisdiction of county, justice, and municipal courts. |
| SB 534 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the punishment and sentencing of a defendant who uses a firearm during the commission of a felony or during immediate flight after the commission of the felony. |
| SB 535 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the liability of a person who manufactures or delivers certain illegal substances for damages arising from the use of the substances. |
| SB 536 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the creation of an offense involving certain sales of tickets to events; providing a penalty. |
| SB 537 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the taking of blood specimens of persons suspected of driving while intoxicated on the request or order of a peace officer. |
| SB 538 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license or permit for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages. |
| SB 539 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the right of a victim of a criminal offense to be present during certain criminal proceedings concerning the offense. |
| SB 540 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the eligibility for parole for persons convicted of sexual assault involving a child or of injury to a child, elderly individual, or invalid individual. |
| SB 551 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Elections & Ethics by Pres Caption: Relating to voter registration and notice of elections. |
| SB 556 |
Last Action: Referred to special subcommittee Caption: Relating to the murder of an individual under six years of age as a capital offense. |
| SB 566 |
Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the regulation of the practice of chiropractic. |
| SB 620 |
Last Action: 1st Printing printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the jurisdiction of a juvenile court over certain persons older than 18 years of age. |
| SB 621 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the adjudication and disposition of children for delinquent conduct that violates a penal law of this state of the grade of felony. |
| SB 662 |
Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to discrimination in employment based on perceived disabilities. |
| SB 821 |
Last Action: Tabled in committee Caption: Relating to the removal of spousal immunity to a charge of sexual assault. |
| SB 851 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Amending the municipal civil service act to allow for affirmative action appointments. |
| SB 852 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to environmental education in the state. |
| SB 868 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar Caption: Relating to auto emission standards. |
| SB 869 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar Caption: Relating to the commissioning as peace officers of certain investigators appointed by the attorney general. |
| SB 870 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/91 Caption: Relating to the purchase of energy-saving devices or measures by state agencies. |
| SB 962 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to automobile auction companies which provide vehicle transportation services. |
| SB 1056 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the collection, management, and recycling of used oil; providing penalties. |
| SB 1082 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to registration requirements for family homes and to deed and zoning restrictions of family homes; providing penalties. |
| SB 1083 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/91 Caption: Relating to the presence of a court reporter during the testimony of children in designated cases using closed circuit television. |
| SB 1084 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the responsibility of a child with a mental disease or defect for delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision. |
| SB 1085 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar Caption: Relating to the authorization of certain actions by a law enforcement officer taking a child into custody. |
| SB 1086 |
Last Action: Motion withdrawn Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Rehabilitation Commission. |
| SB 1087 |
Last Action: Placed on Major State Calendar Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Rehabilitation Commission to obtain criminal history record information relating to a prospective employee. |
| SB 1254 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to an emergency appropriation for the Texas Department of Human Services. |
| SB 1255 |
Last Action: Postponed in committee Caption: Relating to the keeping of vicious dogs; providing penalties. |
| SB 1256 |
Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the commission of peace officers. |
| SB 1257 |
Last Action: Recommended for local & uncontested Calendar Caption: Relating to municipal authority over substandard hazardous buildings. |
| SB 1258 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the appointment of deputy police and fire chiefs in certain municipalities. |
| SB 1259 |
Last Action: Recommended for local & uncontested Calendar Caption: Relating to the sterilization of dogs and cats adopted from an animal pound, shelter, or humane organization, other than one located in certain municipalities, and to adoption standards; providing a criminal penalty. |
| SB 1401 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/91 Caption: Relating to the warning that must be provided to a child by a juvenile court. |
| SB 1402 |
Last Action: Tabled in committee Caption: Relating to the penalty groups of controlled substances, offenses, and civil penalties under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. |
| SB 1429 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the age of compulsory school attendance; amending Subsection (a) of Section 21.032 of the Education Code. |
| SB 1430 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to drug-free zones and to the imposition of criminal penalties for the delivery, manufacture, or possession with the intent to deliver or manufacture a controlled substance in drug-free zones. |
| SB 1431 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to attainment of a marketable vocational skill and a certain educational skill level as a condition of probation, parole, or release to mandatory supervision. |
| SB 1477 |
Last Action: Referred to Redistricting Caption: Relating to a change in an electoral boundary of a political subdivision other than a county. |
| SCR 9 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Reaffirming America's commitment to provide Israel with the means to maintain her freedom and security. |
| SCR 49 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Lauding the observance of Black History Month and requesting and directing the State Preservation Board of Texas to explore opportunities to revere and honor some of the outstanding historical figures from all ethnic cultures with regard to new monuments that are placed on the Capitol grounds. |
| SCR 61 |
Last Action: Referred to Administration Caption: Granting Way Engineering Company, Inc., permission to sue the State of Texas and the University of Houston System. |
| SCR 118 |
Last Action: 1st Printing printed and distributed Caption: Encouraging and requesting the State Bar of Texas, the Houston Bar Association, and the entire Texas legal profession to maintain an active presence on the Texas Southern University campus. |
| SJR 22 |
Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Calendars Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the period for redemption of property sold for taxes. |
| SR 31 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating John H. Bailey of Missouri City, Texas, whose outstanding abilities and talents have made him the first black to become brigadier general in the 50-year history of the Texas State Guard. |
| SR 131 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Paul Simon for his singular achievements as a musician and humanitarian. |
| SR 183 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jean LaNell Hines Caldwell for her contributions to the educational system of Texas and extending best wishes to her for a rewarding retirement. |
| SR 211 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Proclaiming February 20, 1991, as "M. E. Foster Elementary School Day". |
| SR 215 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Bessie O. Swindle for being chosen as a 1990 "Honoree of Outstanding Women" by the National Women of Achievement, Incorporated, Missouri City/Metro Chapter. |
| SR 216 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mattie M. Hamilton Manos of Houston for being chosen as an "Honoree of Outstanding Women" by the National Women of Achievement, Incorporated, Missouri City/Metro Chapter. |
| SR 257 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating T.J. Patterson who recently became the first Black Mayor Pro Tempore in the history of the City of Lubbock. |
| SR 312 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Pam and Gordon Johnson on the birth of their son, Reed Hilary Ellis Johnson. |
| SR 319 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Texas Publishers Association. |
| SR 344 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Emmanuel Church of God in Christ in Houston on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. |
| SR 360 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lydia E. Brew of Houston for her outstanding achievements. |
| SR 368 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Paying tribute to pastor Thomas F. Freeman of Mount Horem Baptist Church. |
| SR 375 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Gulf Coast Chapter of People Against Violent Crime during 1991 National Victims' Rights Week for providing exemplary services to victims of crime and to the citizens of Houston, Harris County. |
| SR 410 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Bessie Howard of San Jacinto County. |
| SR 437 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Al McClinton of Sugar Land. |
| SR 499 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Paying tribute to Reverend Emanuel Cleaver, who was recently elected as Kansas City's first black mayor. |
| SR 500 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of John Anthony Salvaggio of Houston. |
| SR 518 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dr. Manuel T. Pacheco, recently selected as the new president of the University of Arizona. |
| SR 522 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Lee Elliott Brown for recently being appointed to the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation Board. |
| SR 548 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Paying tribute to DeMetris Aguilla Sampson who was recently named to serve as a member of the East Texas State University Board of Regents. |
| SR 551 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Paying tribute to Alison Leland for her recent appointment to the Board of Regents of Texas A&M University. |
| SR 552 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating John H. Kyles of Seabrook, who was recently appointed Judge of the 208th Judicial District Court in Harris County. |
| SR 568 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jacqueline S. Martin on her recent appointment to the Long-Term Care Coordinating Committee. |
| SR 582 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Yava Scott on her recent appointment to the Board of Human Services. |
| SR 709 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Texas Southern University team and Coach Vanya Gamble for their superior performance in the Campus All-Star Challenge. |
| SR 739 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Alton West of Houston on the birth of their first child, Coby Rachel West. |
| SR 740 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring John L. Hall for his recent appointment to the Texas Water Commission. |
| SR 764 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending and congratulating Rufus P. Cormier, Jr., for his recent appointment to the Texas Southern University Board of Regents. |
| SR 765 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Proclaiming June 15, 1991, as the National Association of Black Accountants Day in Texas. |
| SR 783 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dr. Lodis Rhodes for his four years of outstanding service as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research at the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. |
| SR 831 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lisa Cortez Walden on the occasion of her graduation from Mount Holyoke College on May 26, 1991. |
| SR 832 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the True Sons of Wisdom Grand Lodge and the Queen of the South Grand Chapter of Houston on the occasion of the Annual Grand Supreme Session. |
| SR 833 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rice University on the grand occasion of its centennial celebration. |
| 72nd 1st Called Session | |
| SB 65 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to an emergency appropriation for the Texas Department of Human Services. |
| SB 78 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to drug-free zones and to the imposition of penalties for the delivery, manufacture, or possession with the intent to deliver or manufacture a controlled substance in drug-free zones. |
| SB 88 |
Last Action: 1st Printing printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Rehabilitation Commission. |
| SB 94 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the awarding of good conduct time and the paroling of persons convicted of certain crimes. |
| SB 101 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to primary elections held in the year following issuance of the decennial census. |
| SCR 18 |
Last Action: Meeting cancelled Caption: Requesting the attorney general to settle the LULAC v. Mattox case. |
| SR 47 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dabney Kennedy of Houston on the occasion of his retirement as Section Advisor with the Boy Scouts of America. |
| SR 55 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Reverend Ronald Keith Mouton, Sr. of East Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. |
| SR 56 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the National Coalition of 100 Black Women on the occasion of its annual luncheon, July 27, 1991. |
| SR 151 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Lynette T. Fornerette on her recent appointment to the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board. |
| SR 171 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating attorney Singleton B. McAllister on her election to partnership in the firm of Reed Smith Shaw and McClay. |
| SR 182 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Paying honor to the memory of U. S. Congressman Mickey Leland. |
| SR 183 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lisa Luis, special assistant in the district office of Senator Rodney Ellis, for her exceptional work. |
| SR 184 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Elizabeth L. Rangel, district office manager for Senator Rodney Ellis, for her outstanding accomplishments during her tenure. |
| SR 213 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Representative Larry Q. Evans. |
| SR 226 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Lee Bell, Cedric Davis, Robert Maloney, Ronnie Price, Samuel Reid, Jr., and Tina Waxman for their outstanding participation in the Special Olympics International Summer Games. |
| SR 263 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Belinda Mendez for her service as an intern in Representative Mario Gallego's Office for the 72nd Legislative Session in Senator Rodney Ellis's internship program. |
| SR 264 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Mario Reta for his service as an intern in Representative Roman Martinez's office for the 72nd Legislative Session in Senator Rodney Ellis's internship program. |
| SR 265 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Kimberly Marie James for her outstanding work in Representative Paul Colbert's office during the 72nd Legislative Session. |
| SR 266 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Rick Buckberry who ran in the "Save the Children" 24-hour marathon. |
| SR 267 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rebecca Renee Burt for her outstanding performance in the "Save the Children" 24-hour marathon. |
| SR 268 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Anthony "Tony" Hugh Jones who has participated with distinction in the Rodney Ellis Professional Internship Program. |
| SR 269 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending John A. Clay II for is participation in the Rodney Ellis Professional Internship Program. |
| SR 274 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mike Scott for his exceptional career in baseball. |
| 72nd 2nd Called Session | |
| SB 36 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to drug-free zones and to the imposition of penalties for the delivery, manufacture, or possession with the intent to deliver or manufacture a controlled substance in drug-free zones. |
| SB 37 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the awarding of good conduct time and the paroling of persons convicted of certain crimes. |
| SB 50 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Rehabilitation Commission. |
| SCR 2 |
Last Action: Record vote Caption: Encouraging the attorney general of Texas to settle the case of LULAC v. Mattox in as timely a manner as possible. |
| SR 38 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the South Union/Madison Square Community on the joyous occasion of its Ninth Annual Neighborhood Block Party. |
| SR 80 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dukes, Sr., of Austin on the occasion of their 35th wedding anniversary. |
| SR 81 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Vernell Sturns of Fort Worth for his recent promotion to the eminent position of Executive Director of The Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. |
| SR 109 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Reverend Elder John W. Gill on the occasion of his 20th anniversary with the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches. |
| SR 110 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the members of the Gulf Coast Chapter of People Against Violent Crime on the occasion of their second anniversary. |
| 72nd 4th Called Session | |
| SB 11 |
Last Action: Passed Caption: Relating to the transfer of Texas Turnpike Authority projects to a county or local government corporation and to the administration of those projects. |
| SCR 11 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Encouraging the attorney general of Texas to settle the case of LULAC v. Mattox in as timely a manner as possible. |
| SR 21 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Gayle and Wayne Placide on the birth of their son, Wayne Anthony Placide. |
| SR 34 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Melba Lee-Hosey. |
| SR 55 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Reverend S. B. Parker on his birthday, November 29, 1992. |
| SR 64 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Willowridge High School Band of Houston. |
| SR 69 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Randy C. Cain. |
| 71st 3rd Called Session | |
| SB 51 |
Last Action: Received from the Senate Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, financing, and dissolution of the Houston Downtown Management District and the power of certain entities to contract with the district,...... |
| SR 30 |
Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Congratulating Dr. Emery Roswell Owens on his retirement from Prairie View A&M University. |
| SR 47 |
Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Congratulating Elizabeth F. Arnov of Houston on her 85th birthday. |
| 71st 4th Called Session | |
| SB 22 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, financing, and dissolution of the Houston Downtown Management District and the power of certain entities to contract with the district;.... |
| SR 11 |
Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Honoring the Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Center of Houston on the occasion of its 22nd anniversary and commending all those associated with the center for their hard work. |
| SR 18 |
Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Congratulating Alfredo Tamayo III of Houston on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
| 71st 5th Called Session | |
| SB 64 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, financing, and dissolution of the Houston Downtown Management District and the power of certain entities to contract with the district;...... |
| SR 23 |
Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Honoring the 23 members of National Youth Achievers from the Houston area and commending them on their many accomplishments through the program. |
| SR 42 |
Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Honoring the members of the Golden Voices Concert Choir and their director, Gloria Thompson, for the group's outstanding musical achievements. |
| SR 43 |
Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Commending Jewell L. McGowen on her splendid record of achievement and extending to her best wishes for many years of retirement. |
| SR 62 |
Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Congratulating Monique Patrice Parker on her recent graduation. |
| SR 67 |
Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Congratulating Licia Ane Green on the happy occasion of her birthday and wishing her many more years of health and happiness. |
| SR 83 |
Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Commending Kristala Jones on her superior academic achievements and on the well-deserved honor that has been bestowed on her as the valedictorian for the Longview High School graduating class of 1990. |
| SR 84 |
Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Honoring Mary Rawlings Graham, the "First Grandmother of Texas Southern University", and extending warmest wishes for her 100th birthday. |
| SR 95 |
Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Commending Olivia Walker on a job well done and extending best wishes to her for continued success in all future endeavors. |
| SR 102 |
Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Commending Mrs. Willie Lee Gay for her dedication in preserving the unique heritage and tradition of Texas. |
| 71st 6th Called Session | |
| SB 39 |
Last Action: Received from the Senate Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, financing, and dissolution of the Houston Downtown Management District and the power of certain entities to contract with the district;.... |
| SR 48 |
Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Commending Mrs. Zoia Lemelle Jones for her superb efforts on behalf of her fellow man and declaring her a treasured citizen of her town and her state. |
| SR 49 |
Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Commending the outstanding programs of Kuumba House in bringing cultural learning and opportunity to minority youth in Houston. |