Legislation authored by Craig Estes

Includes legislation with Craig Estes as the primary author for the 77th through 85th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

85th Regular Session
SB 26	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan and other related programs and measures to reduce emissions.
SB 178	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the repeal of the franchise tax.
SB 573	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to the disposition of proceeds from the sale of freshwater fishing stamps issued by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
SB 580	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the licensure or certification of volunteer firefighters and members of industrial emergency response teams.
SB 618	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the liability of certain property owners who allow handguns to be carried on certain property.
SB 619	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to county and municipal cooperation with state and federal immigration law enforcement and efforts to enhance international border security.
SB 634	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to reporting requirements for certain skills development fund workforce training program providers.
SB 775	Last Action: Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs Caption: Relating to providing information to the public and to purchasers of real property regarding the impact of military installations.
SB 822	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the transfer of certain property from The University of Texas System to the Parks and Wildlife Department.
SB 832	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to pledge revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax for the payment of obligations related to hotel projects.
SB 983	Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the Texas Funeral Service Commission; authorizing fees.
SB 1026	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the method for determining whether a property owner has created the number of new qualifying jobs required for eligibility for a limitation on the appraised value of property for school district maintenance and operations ad valorem tax purposes under the Texas Economic Development Act.
SB 1027	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the authority of the governing body of a school district to waive the new jobs creation requirement for the purpose of eligibility for a limitation on the appraised value of property for school district maintenance and operations ad valorem tax purposes under the Texas Economic Development Act.
SB 1028	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to a periodic review of local government programs that award economic development incentives to business entities.
SB 1045	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to the consolidation of public notice requirements for certain air quality permit applications.
SB 1046	Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to sources of funding for the Texas emissions reduction plan.
SB 1054	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to increasing the punishment for certain offenses committed by a person who is unlawfully present in the United States; changing eligibility for parole and mandatory supervision.
SB 1171	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the suspension and reactivation of the operation of the Texas Health Reinsurance System.
SB 1393	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the services that require a structural pest control license; changing the applicability of an occupational license.
SB 1421	Last Action: Referred to Energy Resources Caption: Relating to access to criminal history record information by the Railroad Commission of Texas.
SB 1422	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the protection and use of intellectual property by the Railroad Commission of Texas.
SB 1432	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the regulation of sport lagoons and granting rulemaking authority.
SB 1446	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to contested cases conducted under the Administrative Procedure Act.
SB 1447	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the liability of a sport shooting range.
SB 1448	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to restricting employers from prohibiting certain employees from carrying, transporting, storing, or using handguns or ammunition.
SB 1514	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the eligibility of land to continue to be appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land if the land begins to be used for oil and gas operations.
SB 1530	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the regulation of persons and business activities subject to regulation by certain finance agencies.
SB 1541	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the treatment and recycling for beneficial use of drill cuttings.
SB 1603	Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to state agency investigations.
SB 1627	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to consulting agreements, limitation on appraised value, and supplemental payments under the Texas Economic Development Act.
SB 1628	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the replacement of contested case hearings for certain environmental permits with a petition for administrative review.
SB 1629	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to systems of prior authorization for the control, management, and disposal of certain nonhazardous, industrial solid wastes for which there are minimum federal requirements.
SB 1720	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the identification of breeder deer by use of microchip implants.
SB 1835	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to names of domestic and foreign filing entities for transacting business in this state; creating an offense.
SB 2058	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to criminal history record information obtained by the savings and mortgage lending commissioner.
SB 2246	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the board of trustees of the Weatherford Junior College District.
SCR 26	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Urging Congress to review federal regulations on the oil and gas industry.
SCR 35	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for bearing the financial burden of the federal government's responsibility to secure the Texas-Mexico international border.
SJR 20	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the appropriation of the net revenue received from the imposition of the state sales and use tax on sporting goods.
SJR 38	Last Action: Filed with the Secretary of State Caption: Rescinding certain applications made by the Texas Legislature to the United States Congress to call a national convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for proposing any amendment to that Constitution.
SJR 51	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide that the eligibility of open-space land for ad valorem taxation on the basis of its productive capacity does not end because an oil and gas lessee begins conducting oil and gas operations on the land if the land otherwise continues to be devoted to farm, ranch, or wildlife management purposes or timber production.
SR 31	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Anita Palmer Hackley.
SR 32	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Nick Schreiber for being named the Texas Big Brother of the Year.
SR 83	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing January 31, 2017, as Palo Pinto County Day.
SR 163	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Celebrating February 16, 2017, as East Parker County Day.
SR 164	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming members of the Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association to the Capitol.
SR 274	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 22, 2017, as Liquefied Natural Gas Day.
SR 405	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Theodore Roosevelt IV for his commitment to conservation.
SR 411	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Donald Blair Lang Jr.
SR 412	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Celebrating March 16, 2017, as Absolutely Incredible Kid Day.
SR 426	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 21, 2017, as Tarleton State University Day.
SR 440	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 21, 2017, as Stephenville Day.
SR 468	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 22, 2017, as Texas Energy Day.
SR 711	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Harrison Brown.
SR 718	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 8 through 13, 2017, as Economic Development Week in Sherman, Texas.
SR 759	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Harrison Brown.
SR 765	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Frenchy and Teri Rheault for their contributions to the Denton community.
SR 781	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Texas Woman's University gymnastics team on winning the 2017 USA Gymnastics Women's Collegiate National Championships.
SR 857	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Aledo High School football team for winning a state championship.
SR 943	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction on HB 2445.
85th 1st Called Session
SB 18	Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to a limit on local government expenditures.
SJR 11	Last Action: Filed Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting state or local funds from being used for the administration of labor organizations.
84th Regular Session
SB 17	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the authority of a person who is licensed to carry a handgun to openly carry a holstered handgun; creating a criminal offense; providing penalties.
SB 105	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the repeal of the franchise tax.
SB 248	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the allocation of the proceeds from taxes imposed on the sale, storage, or use of sporting goods.
SB 288	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 16 in Young County as the Texas Game Warden Joseph Marshall Evans Memorial Highway.
SB 289	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the licensure or certification of volunteer firefighters and members of industrial emergency response teams.
SB 326	Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures Caption: Relating to the amount of wine certain wineries may sell directly to consumers.
SB 346	Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the authority of a person who is licensed to carry a handgun to openly carry a holstered handgun; creating a criminal offense; providing penalties.
SB 360	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to regulatory takings.
SB 361	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to limitations on the rate of growth of appropriations.
SB 362	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the repeal of the additional ad valorem taxes imposed as a result of certain changes in the use of open-space land appraised as agricultural land.
SB 364	Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the abolishment of the Texas Racing Commission and the transfer of its powers and duties to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation; providing penalties; authorizing fees.
SB 402	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the information required to be provided by a payor of proceeds from the sale of oil or gas from an oil or gas well to a payee on the request by the payee.
SB 570	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the use of fireworks at certain Texas Department of Transportation rest areas; creating a criminal offense.
SB 596	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the imposition of the student centers fee at Texas Woman's University.
SB 621	Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to criminal offenses involving, and governmental liability for retaliatory prosecutions associated with, the filming, recording, photographing, documenting, or observing of a peace officer.
SB 646	Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to actuarial certification of title insurance company reserves.
SB 647	Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the authority of an open-enrollment charter school to commission peace officers.
SB 661	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of certain information concerning service members of the state military forces.
SB 745	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the governance of certain municipal power agencies; providing authority to issue bonds.
SB 798	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the sales and use tax exemption for the repair, remodeling, or maintenance of aircraft.
SB 848	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the regulation of medical radiologic technology; providing an administrative penalty; imposing fees; requiring an occupational license.
SB 942	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to warrants or orders issued to obtain certain information through installation or use of global positioning system wireless device trackers, international mobile subscriber identity locators, or other devices or equipment, and to public access to law enforcement or prosecutor requests for certain related location or communication information; creating an offense.
SB 1095	Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to required disclosures regarding named driver automobile insurance policies.
SB 1099	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the operation and functions of the Texas Grain Producer Indemnity Board.
SB 1100	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the eligibility of a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Finals Event for funding from the Major Events trust fund.
SB 1122	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a limitation on the authority to curtail groundwater production from wells used for power generation or mining.
SB 1159	Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to a prohibition of limitations on the number of dual credit courses or hours in which a public high school student may enroll.
SB 1251	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the Texas Funeral Service Commission; authorizing fees; providing a criminal penalty.
SB 1266	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the powers of a public facility corporation.
SB 1267	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to contested cases conducted under the Administrative Procedure Act.
SB 1268	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the commencement of construction of a project following the filing of a final decision to issue an air quality permit or permit amendment for the project.
SB 1288	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to a prohibition on local solid waste management regulations that are inconsistent with a permit or regulations of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
SB 1289	Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the continuation and duties of the Red River Boundary Commission.
SB 1381	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to optional annuity increases for certain retirees and beneficiaries of the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
SB 1391	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to a sales tax imposed on the purchase of certain health care supplies.
SB 1404	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, emissions, state sovereignty and certain actions taken by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
SB 1409	Last Action: Referred to Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs Caption: Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board regarding the mapping of groundwater in confined and unconfined aquifers.
SB 1410	Last Action: Referred to Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs Caption: Relating to the designation of a site of unique value for the construction of a reservoir.
SB 1411	Last Action: Referred to Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs Caption: Relating to a water right authorizing a transfer of water from one river basin in this state to another river basin in this state.
SB 1412	Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to seller's disclosures in connection with residential real property subject to groundwater regulation.
SB 1413	Last Action: Referred to Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs Caption: Relating to the powers, duties, and administration of groundwater conservation districts.
SB 1414	Last Action: Referred to Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs Caption: Relating to hearings that concern the issuance of permits by a groundwater conservation district.
SB 1415	Last Action: Referred to Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs Caption: Relating to the purposes for which the assets of certain revolving funds administered by the Texas Water Development Board may be used.
SB 1445	Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to regulation of certain segments of the health care system.
SB 1521	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the determination of expert reports in a health care liability claim for the purposes of certain laws governing those claims.
SB 1522	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to designating the fourth Saturday in July as National Day of the Cowboy.
SB 1571	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the County Court of Cooke County.
SB 1588	Last Action: Referred to Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs Caption: Relating to the management of the water resources of the state.
SB 1618	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to certain nicotine products other than cigarettes or tobacco products, including the sale or marketing of nicotine products to minors, the possession or use of those nicotine products by minors, and to delivery sales of those nicotine products; creating an offense.
SB 1806	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to limits on the regulatory authority of a municipality.
SB 2065	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the rights of certain religious organizations and individuals relating to a marriage that violates a sincerely held religious belief.
SCR 5	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for bearing the financial burden of the federal government's responsibility to secure the Texas-Mexico international border.
SJR 18	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the appropriation of the net revenue received from the imposition of the state sales and use tax on sporting goods.
SR 15	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing David Greer for his service to the citizens of Henrietta.
SR 102	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the City of Graham on the occasion of Graham Day.
SR 103	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the City of Graham on the occasion of its food-truck championship competition.
SR 143	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Luther G. Prunty.
SR 155	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jesse W. Rogers on the occasion of his retirement.
SR 156	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming Leadership Montague County to the State Capitol.
SR 157	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Proclaiming February 17, 2015, as Justices of the Peace and Constables Day.
SR 186	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Lake Ray Roberts Area Elks BBQ Challenge.
SR 187	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Celebrating February 17, 2015, as Wise County Day.
SR 270	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 25, 2015, as Liquefied Natural Gas Day.
SR 274	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Clarence William Muehlberger.
SR 325	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of George Houston Parker.
SR 362	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Alane Sauder MacGuire.
SR 382	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 24, 2015, as Tarleton State University Day.
SR 383	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 25, 2015, as 4-H Day.
SR 454	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Denco Area 9-1-1 District for its work on behalf of Lewisville residents.
SR 506	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Proclaiming September of 2016 as Recovery Month.
SR 507	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Proclaiming September of 2015 as Recovery Month.
SR 567	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the dedication of Millsap United Methodist Church as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
SR 653	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dana Ables on the occasion of her retirement.
SR 692	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing B. F. Wade for 65 years of law enforcement service.
SR 941	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming the delegation of American Heritage Girls to the Capitol.
SR 954	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ben Thompson for his achievements at the 2015 UIL track and field competition.
SR 999	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Brenna Moore for winning the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Women's Golf Championship.
SR 1032	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. 910.
83rd Regular Session
SB 113	Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair Caption: Relating to the repeal of the franchise tax.
SB 173	Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to prohibiting the use of radio frequency identification technology to transmit information regarding public school students.
SB 174	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the control of stray bison and other estrays.
SB 175	Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair Caption: Relating to the allocation of the proceeds from taxes imposed on the sale, storage, or use of sporting goods.
SB 281	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the administration and powers of the Red River Authority of Texas.
SB 283	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the number of members of the Texas Historical Commission.
SB 298	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of the towing of a vehicle by its owner.
SB 299	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the intentional display of a handgun by a person licensed to carry a concealed handgun.
SB 342	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to exemption from the sales tax for certain water efficient products for a limited period.
SB 343	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the disposition of certain seized weapons.
SB 522	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to contested cases conducted under the Administrative Procedure Act.
SB 615	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the contracting authority of the Texas Historical Commission.
SB 834	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of certain grand juror information, including making former district court jurors instead of former grand jurors eligible for service on certain public committees.
SB 896	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the administration and operation of the appellate judicial system for the Second Court of Appeals District.
SB 897	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the offenses of interference with public duties, required obedience to the order or direction of a police officer, and assault, certain unsuccessful prosecutions therefor, and related civil liability of a governmental unit.
SB 916	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to quorums and meetings by teleconference of the Texas Bioenergy Policy Council and the Texas Bioenergy Research Committee.
SB 917	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the sale by the Brazos River Authority of certain property at Possum Kingdom Lake.
SB 918	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the sale by the Brazos River Authority and regulation of certain real property in the immediate vicinity of Possum Kingdom Lake.
SB 1019	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the investment of funds by the governing boards of certain institutions of higher education.
SB 1088	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to warrants issued to obtain location information from wireless communications devices.
SB 1212	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the applicability of certain provisions concerning the transfer of exotic species to certain transfers of water that supply populous areas.
SB 1228	Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair Caption: Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for firearms and hunting supplies for a limited period.
SB 1330	Last Action: Reported from s/c favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for tangible personal property used to provide cable television service, Internet access service, or telecommunications services and to the exclusion of that property in certain economic development agreements.
SB 1393	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to homeland security strategy.
SB 1394	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the statewide critical infrastructure protection strategy.
SB 1395	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the regulation of dangerous wild animals.
SB 1396	Last Action: Referred to Government Organization Caption: Relating to state agency investigations.
SB 1397	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain surety companies.
SB 1398	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to rules governing the allocation of delegates to a political party's national presidential nominating convention.
SB 1399	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the use of proceeds from a junior college district branch campus maintenance tax.
SB 1400	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the municipal and county regulation of air guns.
SB 1465	Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair Caption: Relating to exempting certain amounts charged for certain cable television services from the sales and use tax.
SB 1466	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate state licensees.
SB 1467	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to economic development incentives for firearms manufacturers, firearms accessory manufacturers, and ammunition manufacturers.
SB 1468	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the qualifications of certain electric generation projects for programs designed to encourage the capture and utilization of carbon dioxide for use in enhanced oil recovery.
SB 1659	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to manufacturers and distributors of only all electric-powered or all battery-powered motor vehicles.
SB 1660	Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the establishment of the School Safety Advisory Council and School Safety Certification Program.
SB 1661	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the consequences of engaging in certain conduct characteristic of organized crime; providing penalties.
SB 1814	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to a requirement that members of the Public Safety Commission hold a secret security clearance.
SB 1857	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the certification of certain qualified handgun instructors to conduct school safety training.
SB 1871	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the state cemetery.
SB 1873	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the authority to issue bonds of the Mustang Special Utility District.
SB 1874	Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the dissolution of the Parker County Utility District No. 1.
SB 1875	Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the Jack County Hospital District; authorizing the imposition of a tax.
SB 1877	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the creation of the Venable Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Denton County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.
SB 1878	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of Highway 380 Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.
SB 1885	Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the creation of the Comanche Municipal Management District No. 1.
SB 1886	Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the creation of the Old Celina Municipal Management District No. 1.
SCR 6	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for bearing the financial burden of the federal government's responsibility to secure the Texas-Mexico international border during the 2012-2013 budget cycle.
SCR 20	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating the first week of May as Texas Bison Week for a 10-year period beginning in 2013.
SCR 36	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Honoring Ken Horton for his leadership in Texas agriculture.
SJR 17	Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the appropriation of the net revenue received from the imposition of the state sales and use tax on sporting goods.
SJR 23	Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit using revenues, other money, or account or fund balances dedicated by law for nondedicated general governmental purposes or for certification of appropriations for nondedicated purposes or entities.
SJR 26	Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit using revenues, other money, or account or fund balances dedicated by law for nondedicated general governmental purposes and to limit using that money or those balances for certification of appropriations for nondedicated purposes or entities.
SJR 53	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Rescinding every application made at any time by the Legislature of the State of Texas to the United States Congress to call a national convention, pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution, for proposing any amendment or amendments to that Constitution.
SR 136	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 6, 2013, as Texas Chiropractic Association Day at the State Capitol.
SR 161	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming the Grayson County delegation on the occasion of Grayson County Day at the Capitol.
SR 174	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Leadership Montague County on the occasion of its visit to the State Capitol.
SR 189	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Wylie Chamber of Commerce for its contributions to the Wylie and Collin County area.
SR 224	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kevin L. Thompson for his contributions to the Wichita Falls community.
SR 265	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 4 and 5, 2013, as Collin County Days at the Capitol.
SR 274	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming the delegates of the City of Graham and the Graham Chamber of Commerce on the occasion of Graham Day at the State Capitol.
SR 301	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Gayla Dawn Morris of Wichita Falls and Clay County.
SR 463	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Effie Mae Caffee.
SR 559	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Bobbie Roberts Ashley on the occasion of her 80th birthday.
SR 654	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Louis Pitcock, Jr.
SR 892	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Buick Achievers Scholarship Program of the General Motors Foundation.
SR 1063	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 281.
SR 1084	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 912.
83rd 1st Called Session
SR 102	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Betty and James Henson on the occasion of their 75th wedding anniversary.
83rd 2nd Called Session
SR 40	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Grayson County Alzheimer's Caregiver Respite Time Out Program for its contributions to its community.
82nd Regular Session
SB 18	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to the use of eminent domain authority.
SB 179	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the service area of the North Central Texas College District.
SB 180	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the use of eminent domain authority.
SB 248	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to the regulation of public grain warehouse operators.
SB 249	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the composition of the Finance Commission of Texas.
SB 348	Last Action: Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm. Caption: Relating to the sale or delivery of salvia divinorum or Salvinorin A; providing a penalty.
SB 408	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to inspection of and the operation of watercraft on the John Graves Scenic Riverway; providing for the imposition of a criminal penalty.
SB 409	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of open-space land devoted to water stewardship purposes on the basis of its productive capacity.
SB 411	Last Action: Committee report distributed Caption: Relating to the amount of wine certain wineries may sell directly to consumers.
SB 478	Last Action: Referred to Agriculture & Livestock Caption: Relating to the protection of stray bison.
SB 479	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to limiting the liability of certain persons for farm animal activities.
SB 590	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to retainage under certain construction contracts.
SB 691	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to the exemption from permitting by groundwater conservation districts for certain water wells used for domestic, livestock, and poultry watering purposes.
SB 692	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to exemptions from groundwater conservation district permit requirements.
SB 693	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to permit application and amendment hearings conducted by groundwater conservation districts and the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
SB 766	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to the liability of a sport shooting range and the regulation of firearms, ammunition, firearm supplies, and sport shooting ranges.
SB 896	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to certain family members of a person who dies while serving in the United States armed forces.
SB 913	Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Caption: Relating to the transmission of records regarding over-the-counter sales of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and norpseudoephedrine and a person's civil liability for certain acts arising from the sale of those products.
SB 940	Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to competition in the electric utility market of certain municipalities.
SB 1066	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to adding certain synthetic stimulants to Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
SB 1086	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the operation by the Department of Agriculture of programs for rural economic development and the marketing and promotion of agricultural and other products grown, processed, or produced in this state.
SB 1121	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the student fees for the university center at Midwestern State University.
SB 1122	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the sale of delinquent tax receivables by certain local governments.
SB 1146	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to programs funded under the Texas emissions reduction plan fund.
SB 1216	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to determination of the validity and enforceability of a contract containing an arbitration agreement in suits for dissolution of marriage and certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
SB 1217	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to an excavator's duty to notify a notification center before excavating; providing civil and criminal penalties.
SB 1218	Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the statutory county courts in Wise County.
SB 1224	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to contributions made and personal services rendered to public servants.
SB 1230	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the construction and operation of combined heating and power facilities in certain municipalities.
SB 1231	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to the regulation of health spas by the secretary of state.
SB 1232	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of the grain producer indemnity fund.
SB 1255	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the employment of physicians by certain municipal hospital authorities.
SB 1279	Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the members of the State Securities Board.
SB 1280	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the taxation and titling of certain off-road vehicles.
SB 1356	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to the repeal of certain laws regulating the registration of animal tattoo marks with the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.
SB 1357	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to the redemption and impoundment of estrays.
SB 1361	Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/29/11 Caption: Relating to the audit report exemption for certain general and special law districts.
SB 1375	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to who may participate in certain local option elections to prohibit or authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages.
SB 1568	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to shareholder standing after a merger.
SB 1569	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the remediation of underground storage tanks and the fee on delivery of certain petroleum products.
SB 1570	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the sale of surplus leased land by a governmental entity to a private party.
SJR 16	Last Action: Filed with the Secretary of State Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of open-space land devoted to water-stewardship purposes on the basis of its productive capacity.
SR 27	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Susan Holland Campbell of Bowie.
SR 28	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Ray Clymer of Wichita Falls.
SR 117	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Celebrating February 15, 2011, as Grayson County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 126	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Paul Miller for his service to his country.
SR 127	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Paul VanLinder for his service to his country.
SR 128	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Joel Jimenez for his service to his country.
SR 262	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Texas Farm Bureau Day at the State Capitol.
SR 402	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the annual Smokin' Possum Cook-off as a Texas State Barbecue Championship competition.
SR 440	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming members of the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas on the occasion of Firefighter Legislative Day at the State Capitol on March 23, 2011.
SR 447	Last Action: Printed in full Caption: In memory of Mundy Ingalls Peale, Jr., of Lake Kiowa.
SR 475	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Glenda Culpepper for receiving the Whitesboro Chamber of Commerce 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award.
SR 476	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May of 2011 as Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month.
SR 502	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Cross Trail Outfitters for their work in assisting boys and young men to become leaders in their communities.
SR 504	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Declaring March 23, 2011, Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas Day at the State Capitol.
SR 558	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 22, 2011, as Parker County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 744	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Texas Woman's University Pioneers basketball team for winning the 2011 Lone Star Conference women's basketball championship title.
SR 1179	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Alexis Vicente Maldonado.
SR 1194	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Austin Garrett Staggs.
82nd 1st Called Session
SR 6	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Elizabeth and Grayson Bryant on the adoption of their son, Grayson Kenneth Bryant, Jr.
SR 7	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Elizabeth and Grayson Bryant on the adoption of their son, Andrew James Bryant.
SR 12	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the 2011 Red River BBQ Battle in Vernon.
81st Regular Session
SB 18	Last Action: Placed on Major State Calendar Caption: Relating to the acquisition of property by entities with eminent domain authority.
SB 252	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality with a population of less than 10,000 to enter into an agreement with an owner of real property in or adjacent to an area in the municipality that has been approved for funding under certain revitalization or redevelopment programs to prohibit ad valorem tax increases on the owner's property for a limited period.
SB 253	Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the amount of a county expenditure for which competitive bidding is required.
SB 254	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the exemption of volunteer fire departments from certain motor fuel taxes.
SB 255	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to designation of Midwestern State University as a public liberal arts university.
SB 256	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at Midwestern State University.
SB 257	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the sale or delivery of salvia divinorum or Salvinorin A to a child; providing a penalty.
SB 354	Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to transactions involving residential mortgage foreclosures; providing a penalty.
SB 372	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the sale by the Brazos River Authority of certain residential and commercial lots in the immediate vicinity of Possum Kingdom Lake to leaseholders of those lots.
SB 472	Last Action: Conf. Comm. Report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to notice required before and period to vacate after foreclosure sale of real property.
SB 473	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at the University of North Texas.
SB 474	Last Action: Returned to Calendars Committee Caption: Relating to the comptroller of public accounts' use of electronic paycards to make certain payments.
SB 538	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the amount of wine certain wineries may sell directly to consumers.
SB 539	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the funding of certain activities of the General Land Office pertaining to the management of coastal public land.
SB 540	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to notice of an application for a permit to dispose of oil and gas waste in a disposal well.
SB 725	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the sunset review of certain river authorities.
SB 948	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the definition of an agricultural business for the purposes of the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority.
SB 949	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the ad valorem tax situs of certain portable drilling rigs and associated equipment.
SB 1008	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the abolition of the Board of Tax Professional Examiners and the transfer of its functions to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
SB 1011	Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.
SB 1012	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Credit Union Department and the Credit Union Commission.
SB 1016	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Agriculture and the Prescribed Burning Board, the creation of the Texas Bioenergy Policy Council and Texas Bioenergy Research Committee, and the abolition of the Texas-Israel Exchange Fund Board; providing penalties.
SB 1112	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the provision of money from a county's general fund to disaster victims.
SB 1188	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the interstate purchase of certain firearms.
SB 1237	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the authority of certain juvenile probation officers to carry firearms.
SB 1337	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Van Alstyne Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
SB 1666	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Bioenergy Policy Council and the Texas Bioenergy Research Committee.
SB 1667	Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the creation and administration of the rural veterinarian loan repayment program.
SB 1691	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the Muenster Hospital District.
SB 1704	Last Action: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Caption: Relating to the composition of the Finance Commission of Texas.
SB 1986	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the Gainesville Hospital District.
SB 1987	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the Electra Hospital District.
SB 1988	Last Action: Referred to Agriculture & Livestock Caption: Relating to the Texas Rural Investment Fund.
SB 2052	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to projects that may be undertaken by development corporations for the development, retention, or expansion of certain transportation facilities.
SB 2126	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the authority of owners and managers of apartment houses to assess a service charge for the submetering of water and wastewater services.
SB 2127	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to consumer protections for clients of exchange facilitators for tax-deferred exchanges of real property.
SB 2352	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to marriage education courses for certain couples filing for divorce on the grounds of insupportability.
SB 2470	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the creation of the Maverick Improvement District of Palo Pinto County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
SB 2487	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the creation of the Sienna Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Collin County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
SB 2488	Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the creation of the Lake Weatherford Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 1 and 2; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
SB 2497	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds.
SB 2519	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the Clear Creek Watershed Authority.
SB 2529	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the creation of the Red River Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
SB 2533	Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the creation of the Lake Texoma Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax or assessment and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
SB 2541	Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the creation of the Brown's Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
SB 2587	Last Action: Received from the Senate Caption: Relating to the waiver of sovereign immunity from certain suits by certain municipalities.
SCR 11	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating Bridgeport as the official Stagecoach Capital of Texas.
SCR 21	Last Action: Referred to Veteran Affairs & Military Instal Caption: Urging the Texas congressional delegation to take action to prohibit the use of federal funds to transfer enemy combatants detained at Guantanamo Bay to any facility in Texas or to build or modify facilities for any such enemy combatants in the state.
SCR 54	Last Action: Referred to Border & Intergovernmental Affairs Caption: Memorializing Congress to cease and desist attempting to enact federal legislation impinging on the individual right of every American to keep and bear arms and urging Congress to oppose passage of the Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009.
SR 28	Last Action: Again read Caption: Welcoming Victor and Naomi Edmiston of Springtown to the Capitol on the occasion of their birthdays.
SR 146	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 9 and 10, 2009, as Wise County Days.
SR 147	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 10, 2009, as Grayson County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 249	Last Action: Again read Caption: Declaring March 4, 2009, Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas Day at the State Capitol.
SR 345	Last Action: Again read Caption: Welcoming members of the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas to the State Capitol.
SR 386	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Hazel Holladay of Wichita County for her contributions to foster parenting.
SR 424	Last Action: Again read Caption: Recognizing March 26, 2009, as Wilbarger County and City of Vernon Day at the State Capitol.
SR 467	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of John D. Moseley of Sherman.
SR 490	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Celebrating March 24, 2009, as Wichita County Legislative Day at the State Capitol.
SR 544	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Designating April 2, 2009, Agriculture Day in Texas.
SR 545	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 1, 2009, as Texas Cattlemen's Day at the Capitol.
SR 663	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Lloyd Ruby of Wichita Falls.
SR 717	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sherry Cannedy of Wichita Falls for receiving the 2008 Linden Heck Howell Outstanding Teaching of Texas History Award from Humanities Texas.
SR 718	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Oscar C. Page on the occasion of his retirement as president of Austin College.
SR 877	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Randy White of Perrin and Bridgeport.
SR 878	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Chesley Sullenberger for his accomplishments as a pilot.
SR 911	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Chrystelle and Philip Logan Stephenson on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 954	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Bill Freeman on the occasion of his retirement as Cooke County Judge.
SR 974	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing National Elite Gymnastics for its accomplishments.
SR 1022	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Elizabeth Perkins Prothro of Wichita Falls.
SR 1044	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Paying tribute to the rights guaranteed to the people of the United States.
81st 1st Called Session
SB 10	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the use of eminent domain authority.
80th Regular Session
SB 183	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to enhancing the penalty for the manufacture of certain controlled substances if a child is present on the premises where the offense is committed.
SB 184	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of criminal conspiracy to manufacture certain controlled substances.
SB 185	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to authorizing the Texas Board of Criminal Justice to contract with a private vendor for certain correctional facilities.
SB 252	Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the allocation and use of the sporting goods sales tax revenue to fund state and local parks.
SB 272	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to the appointment of bailiffs for the 97th Judicial District.
SB 273	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to a student fitness and recreational fee at Texas Woman's University.
SB 274	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to the issuance of Silver Star Medal license plates.
SB 624	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the fee for a permit to operate an overweight motor vehicle.
SB 910	Last Action: Referred to Government Organization Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Office of Rural Community Affairs.
SB 911	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the continuation and operation of the Texas Animal Health Commission; providing penalties.
SB 912	Last Action: Referred to Government Organization Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory.
SB 969	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to exemptions from certain fees for government vessels and outboard motors.
SB 1162	Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the ad valorem tax situs of certain portable drilling rigs and associated equipment.
SB 1163	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to definitions applicable to the watershed of and the size of the board of directors of the Brazos River Authority.
SB 1164	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the compensation of official court reporters for district courts.
SB 1165	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Gainesville Hospital District.
SB 1326	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the sale by the Brazos River Authority of certain residential and commercial lots in the immediate vicinity of Possum Kingdom Lake to leaseholders of those lots.
SB 1333	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of certain property used to provide affordable housing.
SB 1334	Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the administration of certain housing programs by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
SB 1335	Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to notice to a surface owner by an oil or gas well operator of the issuance of a permit for certain oil and gas operations.
SB 1336	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality with a population of less than 10,000 to enter into an agreement with an owner of real property in or adjacent to an area in the municipality that has been approved for funding under certain revitalization or redevelopment programs to prohibit ad valorem tax increases on the owner's property for a limited period.
SB 1337	Last Action: Reported from s/c favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to incentives for biofuel production, distribution, and use in this state.
SB 1338	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the authority of a groundwater conservation district to require reports on annual groundwater withdrawals.
SB 1339	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to allowing money in the disaster contingency fund to be used to provide assistance to producers of agricultural products affected by a disaster caused by severe drought, wildfire, flood, storm, or hurricane.
SB 1340	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the requirements for a surveyor-in-training certificate.
SB 1434	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to the selection of election officers for early voting for the general election for state and county officers.
SB 1586	Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the allocation of transmission rights to electricity.
SB 1796	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the regulation of the sale of salvia divinorum; providing a criminal penalty.
SB 1957	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the qualifications and method of electing directors of the Mustang Special Utility District.
SB 1983	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds.
SB 2002	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to the creation of the Rolling V Ranch Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 of Wise County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
SB 2003	Last Action: House appoints conferees-reported Caption: Relating to the creation of the King's Crossing Municipal Utility District of Grayson County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
SB 2004	Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar Caption: Relating to the creation of the Denton County Municipal Utility District No. 7; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
SB 2010	Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, functions, operations, and financing of the Fort Griffin Special Utility District.
SB 2011	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of the Morning Star Ranch Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 1 and 2 of Parker County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
SB 2045	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of the Gunter Municipal Utility District No. 2; providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.
SB 2046	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of the Gunter Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.
SCR 21	Last Action: Referred to Administration Caption: Authorizing the construction of a monument on the Capitol grounds honoring the contributions of small businesses.
SCR 40	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Opposing the federal REAL ID Act of 2005 as an unfunded mandate.
SJR 44	Last Action: Filed with the Secretary of State Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit the voters of a municipality with a population of less than 10,000 to authorize the governing body of the municipality to enter into an agreement with an owner of real property in or adjacent to an area in the municipality that has been approved for funding under certain revitalization or redevelopment programs to prohibit ad valorem tax increases on the owner's property for a limited period.
SR 163	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Connie Jefferson Matthews on the occasion of his 100th birthday.
SR 231	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of David H. Brune.
SR 235	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Elizabeth Borders for winning the 2006 American Quarter Horse Youth Association's Ford Youth World Championship in showmanship.
SR 330	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Northside Indians football team of Wilbarger County for winning the 2006 Class A Six-Man Division II state championship.
SR 363	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Keanna D. Franklin for being named a 2007 Texas Youth of the Year finalist by the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
SR 376	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Austin Howard for his accomplishments in the fields of music and academics.
SR 382	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the citizens of Weatherford and Parker County for receiving the 2006 City-County Cooperation Award.
SR 533	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 21, 2007, as Firefighter Legislative Day at the State Capitol.
SR 534	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Proclaiming the period from September 1, 2007, to August 31, 2008, the Centennial Anniversary of 4-H in Texas.
SR 541	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Master Teacher Program and its participants from Callisburg for their work in education.
SR 573	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Phillip Wayne Townsend of Denison.
SR 615	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dorsey Trapp of Wichita County for receiving the 2007 Patsy Baggett Children's Service Award.
SR 632	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Midwestern State University on its acceptance as a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges.
SR 633	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of the Honorable John Gavin of Wichita Falls.
SR 636	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Sergeant Gary S. Johnston of Windthorst.
SR 676	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Martha Hughes for her service to the Decatur community.
SR 707	Last Action: Again read Caption: Congratulating the girls basketball team of Lindsay High School for winning the Class A Division I state championship.
SR 786	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Mineral Wells Airport for receiving the Airport of the Year Award.
SR 870	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Palo Pinto County on the occasion of its 150th anniversary.
SR 1030	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the First National Bank of Byers on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
SR 1102	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the boys soccer team of Rider High School in Wichita Falls for winning the Class 4A state championship.
SR 1103	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Logan Lofgren of Wichita Falls on the occasion of his graduation from the Texas School for the Deaf.
SR 1130	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Specialist Ryan Collins of Vernon.
SR 1195	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 12.
79th Regular Session
SB 107	Last Action: Corrected committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct related to the manufacture of methamphetamine and to the distribution and retail sales of pseudoephedrine; providing penalties.
SB 108	Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to enhancing the penalty for manufacture or delivery of methamphetamine.
SB 109	Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to enhancing the penalty for the manufacture of methamphetamine if a child is present on the premises where the offense is committed.
SB 110	Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of criminal conspiracy to manufacture certain controlled substances.
SB 252	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to a project of a development corporation in connection with a military base or facility.
SB 489	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to the license requirements of marine dealers, distributors, and manufacturers.
SB 490	Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to an action for damages alleging professional negligence by a registered professional land surveyor.
SB 697	Last Action: Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. Caption: Relating to the validation of the boundaries of certain school districts.
SB 793	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for utility infrastructure and campus renovations at Midwestern State University.
SB 794	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for the University of North Texas.
SB 795	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for Texas Woman's University.
SB 950	Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. Caption: Relating to the fee for a permit to operate an overweight motor vehicle.
SB 951	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to the operation of certain cemeteries using county resources.
SB 1119	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to authorizing the Texas Board of Criminal Justice to contract with a private vendor for certain correctional facilities.
SB 1138	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to a student recreational and health facilities fee at Midwestern State University.
SB 1192	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to stamps for migratory and upland game bird hunting; providing a penalty.
SB 1354	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the protection of water quality in watersheds threatened by quarry activities; establishing a pilot program in a certain portion of the Brazos River watershed; providing penalties.
SB 1366	Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to implementing a clean coal project in this state.
SB 1407	Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the demonstration of financial assurance by a local government in relation to the operation of a municipal solid waste landfill facility.
SB 1408	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to wage claim disputes.
SB 1551	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the continuation of certain offenses and certain statutes involving the interception of certain communications.
SB 1552	Last Action: Referred to Law Enforcement Caption: Relating to the continuation of criminal offenses involving the interception of certain communications for law enforcement purposes.
SB 1563	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to uniform law on negotiable instruments and bank deposits and collections.
SB 1596	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the sale and service of beer by the holder of a winery permit.
SB 1602	Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to surveys accepted by the Commissioner of the General Land Office for filing in the official records of the General Land Office.
SB 1603	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the recovery of certain costs associated with certain civil suits by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
SB 1668	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to affiliates of public utilities and regulation of electric utilities with regard to payments to affiliates and unbundling requirements.
SB 1669	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the composition of the wine sold or dispensed by wineries located in this state.
SB 1686	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to the interagency work group on rural issues.
SB 1729	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the creation of the Clay County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; providing penalties.
SB 1826	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, functions, operations, and financing of the Parker County Special Utility District; granting the power of eminent domain.
SB 1828	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Smiley Road Water Control and Improvement District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
SB 1849	Last Action: Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm. Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, functions, operations, and financing of the Stephens Regional Special Utility District; granting the power of eminent domain.
SR 202	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Proclaiming February 23, 2005, Wise County Day.
SR 228	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 1, 2005, as Parker County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 365	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Clifford Neal Knox.
SR 410	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 10, 2005, as Gainesville Day at the Capitol.
SR 542	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 14, 2005, as Fire Ant Prevention Day in Texas.
SR 822	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mike Nelson of Mayday Manufacturing Company for being honored as a Small Business Subcontractor of the Year.
SR 823	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas on the occasion of their 129th Annual Training Conference and Convention.
SR 1081	Last Action: Vote recorded in Journal Caption: Directing the Brazos River Authority to work with the leaseholders and residents of Possum Kingdom Lake Community on the future direction of the area
SR 1094	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 2201.
79th 1st Called Session
SB 53	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for the University of North Texas.
SB 54	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for utility infrastructure and campus renovations at Midwestern State University.
SB 55	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for Texas Woman's University.
79th 2nd Called Session
SB 16	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for utility infrastructure and campus renovations at Midwestern State University.
SB 17	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for Texas Woman's University.
SB 18	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for the University of North Texas.
SR 91	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Proclaiming September 2, 2005, World War II Veterans Day in Mineral Wells.
79th 3rd Called Session
SCR 2	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: In memory of Eleanor Goode Brune.
SR 100	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending 111 Texas game wardens for their search and rescue efforts following Hurricane Katrina.
SR 111	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Texas Woman's University Pioneers gymnastics team for winning a national championship.
SR 236	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Euline Brock for her contributions to the City of Denton.
SR 246	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Kandi Patton of Salesville for her heroism.
SR 247	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Dustin Patton of Salesville for his courage.
78th Regular Session
SB 134	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in Parker County.
SB 146	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to procedural and registration requirements for certain sex offenders.
SB 484	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the competitive bidding requirement for the Greater Texoma Utility Authority.
SB 673	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the application of the sales tax to certain electric lawn mowers.
SB 674	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to compensatory time off for certain persons who are employed by the state as peace officers.
SB 675	Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to status as an employer under a workers' compensation insurance policy or certificate of authority to self-insure.
SB 676	Last Action: Referred to s/c on Higher Education Caption: Relating to the service area of the Weatherford College District.
SB 677	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the number of license plates to be issued for and displayed on certain motor vehicles.
SB 696	Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to franchise tax deductions and exemptions for certain business activities involving desalination devices.
SB 742	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of failure to identify.
SB 761	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the requirement that certain contracts awarded by the Veterans' Land Board be subject to competitive bidding.
SB 1140	Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the election of directors of a soil and water conservation district.
SB 1141	Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to agriculture and the powers and duties of the Department of Agriculture.
SB 1231	Last Action: Referred to s/c by chair Caption: Relating to the issuance of special "United We Stand" license plates.
SB 1237	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to license fees for certain nursing and convalescent homes.
SB 1268	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of an organic standards registration and certification program.
SB 1269	Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the powers of the executive director of the Office of Rural Community Affairs.
SB 1406	Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the issuance of concealed handgun licenses to residents of certain other states and to reciprocity agreements with other states concerning concealed handgun licenses.
SB 1407	Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to regulation of certain information logo signs along certain major highways.
SB 1752	Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the use of the reverse auction procedure by the Texas Building and Procurement Commission.
SB 1753	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to creating an interagency work group on rural issues.
SB 1754	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the clarification of certain requirements regarding pipeline assessment, testing, and safety.
SB 1762	Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to funding for the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science.
SB 1774	Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the designation of part of Interstate Highway 35 as the Purple Heart Trail.
SB 1775	Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the regulation of marine manufacturers, dealers, and distributors.
SB 1880	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to benefits for members of the state military forces called to active state duty.
SB 1925	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the powers, financing, and fees of office for the Rolling Plains Groundwater Conservation District.
SCR 1	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Memorializing Congress to restore the federal income tax deductibility of state and local sales taxes.
SR 148	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of the life of James P. Lyle of Springtown.
SR 149	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending high school football coach G. A. Moore of Pilot Point for his achievements.
SR 150	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 3, 2003, as Parker County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 151	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 11, 2003, as Wise County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 155	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Declaring February 19, 2003, as Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone Day.
SR 191	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Jean Tillotson "Nanny" Price of Palo Pinto County.
SR 262	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 4, 2003, as Cotton Day at the State Capitol.
SR 751	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the gymnastics team of Texas Woman's University for winning a national championship.
SR 755	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Wendy Mohr for earning the Weatherford Chamber of Commerce Miss Anna Hackett Award.
SR 781	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating William K. Daniel of Wichita Falls for his induction into the Texas Restaurant Association Hall of Honor.
SR 823	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Robert A. Caro for his literary achievements.
SR 935	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Will Osborne of Wichita Falls for winning a state golf championship.
SR 1031	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 2593.
78th 3rd Called Session
SB 18	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to personal financial statements filed by officers of certain local governments.
SR 120	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Charlye Ola Farris of Wichita Falls on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of earning her license to practice law in Texas.