Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Sen. John Carona
76th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 11/8/2025

Number of Bills: 113

Report Sections:

Author (113):
SB 46 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Hinojosa | Goolsby
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of identifying information.

SB 47 Author: Carona
Last Action: 01/26/1999 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to customer authorization of telecommunications products and services.

SB 48 Author: Carona
Last Action: 01/26/1999 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the adoption of rules to interpret home equity lending law.

SB 55 Author: Carona
Last Action: 02/24/1999 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the jurisdiction of the county, justice, and small claims courts.

SB 79 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Ehrhardt | Carter | Hill | Bailey
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the employment and supervision of the executive director of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

SB 80 Author: Carona
Last Action: 03/17/1999 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of failing to report certain offenses committed against children.

SB 81 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Turner, Bob
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to qualifications for instructors of classroom driver education in driver education schools.

SB 84 Author: Carona
Last Action: 03/04/1999 H Referred to Financial Institutions
Caption: Relating to exempting certain property from attachment, execution, and seizure for the satisfaction of debts.

SB 85 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Smith
Last Action: 04/07/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to letters of credit.

SB 88 Author: Carona
Last Action: 05/06/1999 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to certain transactions subject to regulation as loans.

SB 99 Author: Carona
Sponsor: McCall
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to testing for accidental exposure to hepatitis B or hepatitis C.

SB 100 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Hunter
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the design of a quarter dollar coin commemorating the State of Texas.

SB 101 Author: Carona
Last Action: 01/28/1999 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to revocation of a driver's license following certain convictions.

SB 102 Author: Carona
Last Action: 01/28/1999 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to impoundment or forfeiture of the motor vehicle of a person convicted of certain offenses involving the operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

SB 111 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Smith
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to an optional majority vote requirement for election of trustees in certain independent school districts.

SB 137 Author: Carona
Last Action: 01/28/1999 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the sale of lottery tickets by vending machine; the purchase of a lottery ticket by a person younger than the age of 18; and the imposition of criminal penalties.

SB 160 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Goodman
Last Action: 05/10/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the modification of certain child support orders.

SB 161 Author: Carona
Last Action: 01/28/1999 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to coverage under certain health benefit plans for treatment of a child for an abnormal structure of the body caused by certain congenital or developmental defects or diseases.

SB 162 Author: Carona
Last Action: 05/06/1999 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to county enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards.

SB 163 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Allen
Last Action: 05/10/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the fee paid by a defendant for the execution or processing of an arrest warrant or capias.

SB 164 Author: Carona
Last Action: 02/11/1999 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the inactive status of, and related fees and taxes applying to, persons licensed to practice or engage in certain occupations and professions.

SB 166 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Haggerty
Last Action: 05/03/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the meaning of a tenant turnover date in connection with requirements for security devices for residential rental property.

SB 167 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Goolsby
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective on 1/1/00
Caption: Relating to requiring a seller of real property to deliver notice to the purchaser regarding the potential for annexation of the property.

SB 171 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Davis, Yvonne
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to expanding the Legion of Valor license plate privilege to the unmarried surviving spouses of veterans.

SB 202 Author: Carona
Last Action: 01/28/1999 S Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to the liability of county officers.

SB 203 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Jones, Jesse
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the restrictions on political activities of full-time employees of a county elections administrator's office in certain counties.

SB 204 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Allen
Last Action: 05/10/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to permitting county officers and employees to receive reduced airline fares while engaged in official county business.

SB 205 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Jones, Jesse
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the fee associated with the installation or the monitoring of a motor vehicle ignition interlock device required as a condition of bail.

SB 277 Author: Carona
Last Action: 05/03/1999 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to attorney general decisions requested under the open records law and to the reconsideration of those decisions.

SB 278 Author: Carona
Last Action: 02/01/1999 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to allowing the General Services Commission to audit the procedures used by a governmental body to process requests for public information.

SB 279 Author: Carona
Last Action: 03/25/1999 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the charge for providing public information requested for an official purpose by a governmental body under the open records law.

SB 288 Author: Carona
Last Action: 05/04/1999 H Referred to Insurance
Caption: Relating to the definition under certain health benefit plans of treatment for craniofacial abnormalities of a child.

SB 307 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Hodge
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the postal service instructions for return service included on the exterior of an ad valorem tax bill.

SB 308 Author: Carona
Last Action: 02/01/1999 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the sale and use of certain refrigerants.

SB 395 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Jones, Jesse
Last Action: 04/22/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the employment of a person by counties with civil service systems.

SB 415 Author: Carona
Last Action: 02/08/1999 S Referred to Health Services
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the practice of chiropractic.

SB 424 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Uher
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the examination required for certification as a court reporter.

SB 435 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Hartnett
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the deadline for the adoption of an optional exemption from ad valorem taxation on residence homesteads.

SB 446 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Hodge
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to procedures governing certain ad valorem tax refunds.

SB 477 Author: Carona
Last Action: 02/25/1999 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to electronic filing of financing statements and certain other filings with the secretary of state.

SB 478 Author: Carona
Sponsor: George
Last Action: 05/21/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to filing of financing statements and certain other filings with the secretary of state.

SB 479 Author: Carona
Sponsor: George
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the fee for the electronic filing of a financing statement with the secretary of state.

SB 513 Author: Carona
Last Action: 05/19/1999 H Rules suspended
Caption: Relating to a restriction on the use of goods by a purchaser of the goods.

SB 613 Author: Carona
Sponsor: McCall
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the disclosure of certain records maintained or obtained by the comptroller of public accounts.

SB 650 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Van de Putte | Goodman
Last Action: 04/12/1999 S Committee report printed and distributed: Apr 12 1999 1:49PM
Caption: Relating to the definition of intoxicated for purposes of certain offenses involving intoxication.

SB 651 Author: Carona
Last Action: 04/08/1999 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to possessory liens on certain motor vehicles, motorboats, vessels, or outboard motors.

SB 652 Author: Carona
Last Action: 04/08/1999 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to the notice provided to an owner of a vehicle towed to a vehicle storage facility.

SB 667 Author: Carona
Last Action: 03/04/1999 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the repeal of the exception to disclosure under the public information law of information submitted by an applicant for certification as a historically underutilized or disadvantaged business.

SB 688 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Driver
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to declaring a junked motor vehicle a nuisance.

SB 689 Author: Carona
Last Action: 05/17/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an exemption from the Sale of Checks Act for electronic transfers.

SB 698 Author: Carona
Last Action: 03/01/1999 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the computation of the initial contribution rate for certain employers for purposes of unemployment compensation.

SB 699 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Dutton
Last Action: 05/21/1999 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to residential subdivisions that require membership in a property owners' association.

SB 707 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Kuempel
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to an exemption from sand and gravel permit requirements.

SB 842 Author: Carona
Last Action: 03/04/1999 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the regulation of air conditioning and refrigeration contractors; providing penalties.

SB 843 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Hill
Last Action: 05/29/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive sales tax information.

SB 844 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Hill
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of weight limits for motor vehicles by weight enforcement officers.

SB 845 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Hill
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to disposal of certain motor vehicles.

SB 846 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Gutierrez
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to certain fees and penalties applicable to the regulation of barbers.

SB 883 Author: Carona
Last Action: 03/08/1999 S Referred to Health Services
Caption: Relating to the regulation of anesthesia in certain out patient settings; providing administrative and civil penalties.

SB 1055 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Marchant
Last Action: 05/14/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the regulation and operation of credit unions.

SB 1056 Author: Carona
Last Action: 04/13/1999 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to exempting certain machinery and equipment used for certain telecommunications services from the sales and use tax.

SB 1057 Author: Carona
Last Action: 03/10/1999 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to public access under the open records law to information about certain government contracts held by the contractor or a subcontractor; imposing a civil penalty.

SB 1058 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Solomons
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the revision of the uniform law on secured transactions.

SB 1074 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Averitt | Driver
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the licensing of mortgage brokers; providing penalties.

SB 1075 Author: Carona
Last Action: 03/11/1999 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to powers of certain nonprofit cooperative corporations.

SB 1076 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Thompson
Last Action: 05/23/1999 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to certain types of noncredit insurance and other products offered in connection with a consumer loan.

SB 1077 Author: Carona
Last Action: 03/11/1999 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the regulation of funeral directing and embalming.

SB 1155 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Marchant
Last Action: 05/20/1999 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the allocation and reservation system for certain tax-exempt private activity bonds.

SB 1156 Author: Carona
Last Action: 05/18/1999 S Withdrawn from intent calendar
Caption: Relating to regional injury prevention centers.

SB 1157 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Hamric
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the reporting of certain convictions to the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.

SB 1158 Author: Carona
Last Action: 04/08/1999 S Motion withdrawn
Caption: Relating to fraudulent conduct with respect to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits.

SB 1159 Author: Carona
Last Action: 03/31/1999 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to compliance with certain requirements of the responsibility agreement by recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits.

SB 1160 Author: Carona
Last Action: 03/11/1999 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the Texas Uniform Condominium Act.

SB 1337 Author: Carona
Last Action: 03/15/1999 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to arbitration of disputes in the workplace.

SB 1338 Author: Carona
Last Action: 03/15/1999 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the timing of trust fund distributions to certain taxing entities.

SB 1339 Author: Carona
Last Action: 04/06/1999 S Committee report printed and distributed: Apr 6 1999 3:14PM
Caption: Relating to the regulation of deferred presentment transactions.

SB 1340 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Gray
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the regulation of anesthesia in certain outpatient settings.

SB 1341 Author: Carona
Last Action: 03/15/1999 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to election procedures for independent school districts electing some or all trustees from single member trustee districts.

SB 1342 Author: Carona
Last Action: 03/15/1999 S Referred to s/c on Tech & Business by Pres.
Caption: Relating to a state initiative encouraging the development of research in biotechnology and biogenetics.

SB 1527 Author: Carona
Last Action: 04/27/1999 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to authorization of prepaid tuition contracts for proprietary schools under the prepaid higher education tuition program.

SB 1528 Author: Carona
Last Action: 04/30/1999 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to costs for equipment maintenance by state agencies.

SB 1529 Author: Carona
Last Action: 04/08/1999 S Recalled from subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the management of software and software licenses by state agencies.

SB 1530 Author: Carona
Last Action: 04/06/1999 S Committee report printed and distributed: Apr 6 1999 6:02PM
Caption: Relating to coercion by certain entities engaged in the business of insurance, including the issuance of health benefit plans.

SB 1531 Author: Carona
Last Action: 04/15/1999 S Withdrawn from intent calendar
Caption: Relating to unfair settlement practices in the business of insurance.

SB 1532 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Glaze
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the regulation of renderers.

SB 1533 Author: Carona
Last Action: 05/05/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the hazardous substances law; providing penalties.

SB 1534 Author: Carona
Last Action: 03/15/1999 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the financing of certain energy-saving capital improvements.

SB 1639 Author: Carona
Last Action: 03/30/1999 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the application of the open meetings law and public information law to certain meetings and information relating to the finances of an applicant for economic development assistance.

SB 1640 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Reyna, Arthur
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to transportation of certain alcoholic beverages.

SCR 24 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Brimer
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Granting DalMac Construction Company, Inc., permission to sue the State and Texas A&M University.

SCR 48 Author: Carona
Last Action: 03/11/1999 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Granting DalMac Construction Company, Inc. permission to sue the State and Texas A&M University.

SCR 60 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Driver
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Congratulating Dr. Jill Shugart of Garland.

SJR 8 Author: Carona
Last Action: 02/18/1999 S Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendments
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to delegate to a state agency or officer authority to adopt rules interpreting home equity lending law.

SJR 12 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Hochberg | Wolens | Greenberg
Last Action: 06/01/1999 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the making of advances under and payment of a reverse mortgage.

SJR 21 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Hamric | Allen | Turner, Bob | Van de Putte | Davis, Yvonne
Last Action: 05/24/1999 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain leased motor vehicles not held primarily for the production of income.

SR 119 Author: Carona
Last Action: 02/02/1999 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 24, 1999, as Balch Springs Day at the State Capitol.

SR 120 Author: Carona
Last Action: 02/02/1999 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Seagoville Day at the State Capitol on March 3, 1999.

SR 130 Author: Carona
Last Action: 02/02/1999 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Honorable David Haas, Mayor of Balch Springs.

SR 234 Author: Carona
Last Action: 02/17/1999 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Caring for Children Foundation of Texas, Incorporated.

SR 417 Author: Carona
Last Action: 03/17/1999 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 17, 1999, as REALTOR Appreciation Day at the State Capitol.

SR 580 Author: Carona
Last Action: 04/08/1999 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating D. R. "Shorty" Williams of Garland.

SR 588 Author: Carona
Last Action: 04/09/1999 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Julie Ann Lackey and John Eugene Williams.

SR 655 Author: Carona
Last Action: 04/15/1999 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Raymond David "Dave" Damron of Dallas.

SR 771 Author: Carona
Last Action: 04/28/1999 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing May 2-8, 1999, as Brain Tumor Awareness Week.

SR 772 Author: Carona
Last Action: 04/28/1999 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ellen Elizabeth Fair and Charles Toliver Terrell, Jr.

SR 817 Author: Carona
Last Action: 05/03/1999 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Dallas Northeast Chamber of Commerce.

SR 976 Author: Carona
Last Action: 05/13/1999 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ray Ira "Bunny" Gibson of Marble Falls.

SR 1022 Author: Carona
Last Action: 05/20/1999 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dr. Phil Evans and the staff of the Susan G. Komen Breast Center in Dallas.

SR 1088 Author: Carona
Last Action: 05/26/1999 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Memorializing the U.S. Congress to support legislation providing for an immediate increase of the per capita tax-exempt private activity bond cap.

SR 1105 Author: Carona
Last Action: 05/25/1999 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.J.R. 12.

SR 1106 Author: Carona
Last Action: 05/26/1999 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Memorializing Congress to fully fund the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP).

SR 1141 Author: Carona
Last Action: 05/27/1999 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. 610.

SR 1144 Author: Carona
Last Action: 05/26/1999 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Dr. Larry Henry Patton of Dallas.

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