| SB 18 | Author: | Estes |
| Sponsor: | Bonnen | Pitts | Kuempel | Geren | Homer | |
| Last Action: | 05/22/2009 H Placed on Major State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to the acquisition of property by entities with eminent domain authority. |
| SB 252 | Author: | Estes |
| Sponsor: | Hardcastle | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E 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 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Referred to Intergovernmental Relations | |
| Caption: | Relating to the amount of a county expenditure for which competitive bidding is required. |
| SB 254 | Author: | Estes |
| Sponsor: | Pena | |
| Last Action: | 05/26/2009 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | |
| Caption: | Relating to the exemption of volunteer fire departments from certain motor fuel taxes. |
| SB 255 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 04/15/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to designation of Midwestern State University as a public liberal arts university. |
| SB 256 | Author: | Estes |
| Sponsor: | Farabee | |
| Last Action: | 05/27/2009 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at Midwestern State University. |
| SB 257 | Author: | Estes |
| Sponsor: | Anderson | |
| Last Action: | 05/21/2009 H 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 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 02/17/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce | |
| Caption: | Relating to transactions involving residential mortgage foreclosures; providing a penalty. |
| SB 372 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 02/17/2009 S 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 | Author: | Estes | Van de Putte |
| Sponsor: | Deshotel | Thibaut | Thompson | Dukes | |
| Last Action: | 05/31/2009 H Conf. Comm. Report printed and distributed: May 31 2009 10:20PM | |
| Caption: | Relating to notice required before and period to vacate after foreclosure sale of real property. |
| SB 473 | Author: | Estes |
| Sponsor: | Crownover | |
| Last Action: | 05/23/2009 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at the University of North Texas. |
| SB 474 | Author: | Estes |
| Sponsor: | Flynn | Hopson | Hardcastle | Pena | |
| Last Action: | 05/27/2009 H Returned to Calendars Committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the comptroller of public accounts' use of electronic paycards to make certain payments. |
| SB 538 | Author: | Estes |
| Sponsor: | Homer | |
| Last Action: | 05/21/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to the amount of wine certain wineries may sell directly to consumers. |
| SB 539 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 02/17/2009 S 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 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 04/22/2009 H 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 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 05/15/2009 H Referred to Natural Resources | |
| Caption: | Relating to the sunset review of certain river authorities. |
| SB 948 | Author: | Estes |
| Sponsor: | Aycock | |
| Last Action: | 04/29/2009 E 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 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 03/09/2009 S Referred to Finance | |
| Caption: | Relating to the ad valorem tax situs of certain portable drilling rigs and associated equipment. |
| SB 1008 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 03/23/2009 S 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 | Author: | Estes |
| Sponsor: | Harper-Brown | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E See remarks for effective date | |
| Caption: | Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection. |
| SB 1012 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 03/23/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the continuation and functions of the Credit Union Department and the Credit Union Commission. |
| SB 1016 | Author: | Estes | Hegar |
| Sponsor: | Flynn | Gonzalez Toureilles | Hardcastle | Kolkhorst | McReynolds | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E 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 | Author: | Estes |
| Sponsor: | Farabee | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to the provision of money from a county's general fund to disaster victims. |
| SB 1188 | Author: | Estes |
| Sponsor: | Bonnen | |
| Last Action: | 05/30/2009 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to the interstate purchase of certain firearms. |
| SB 1237 | Author: | Estes |
| Sponsor: | Heflin | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to the authority of certain juvenile probation officers to carry firearms. |
| SB 1337 | Author: | Estes |
| Sponsor: | Phillips | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E 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 | Author: | Estes |
| Sponsor: | Hardcastle | |
| Last Action: | 05/13/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Bioenergy Policy Council and the Texas Bioenergy Research Committee. |
| SB 1667 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 04/23/2009 S Not again placed on intent calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to the creation and administration of the rural veterinarian loan repayment program. |
| SB 1691 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 04/08/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the Muenster Hospital District. |
| SB 1704 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 05/21/2009 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services | |
| Caption: | Relating to the composition of the Finance Commission of Texas. |
| SB 1986 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 04/08/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the Gainesville Hospital District. |
| SB 1987 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 04/08/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the Electra Hospital District. |
| SB 1988 | Author: | Estes | Hegar |
| Last Action: | 04/20/2009 H Referred to Agriculture & Livestock | |
| Caption: | Relating to the Texas Rural Investment Fund. |
| SB 2052 | Author: | Estes |
| Sponsor: | Parker | |
| Last Action: | 05/23/2009 E 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 | Author: | Estes |
| Sponsor: | Miller, Doug | |
| Last Action: | 05/23/2009 E 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 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 05/05/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to consumer protections for clients of exchange facilitators for tax-deferred exchanges of real property. |
| SB 2352 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 05/13/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to marriage education courses for certain couples filing for divorce on the grounds of insupportability. |
| SB 2470 | Author: | Estes |
| Sponsor: | Keffer | |
| Last Action: | 05/27/2009 E 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 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 05/25/2009 H 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 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 05/12/2009 S 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 | Author: | Estes |
| Sponsor: | Hardcastle | |
| Last Action: | 05/27/2009 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to the creation of the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds. |
| SB 2519 | Author: | Estes |
| Sponsor: | Parker | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to the Clear Creek Watershed Authority. |
| SB 2529 | Author: | Estes |
| Sponsor: | Phillips | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E 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 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 04/17/2009 S 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 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 05/12/2009 S 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 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 05/27/2009 H Received from the Senate | |
| Caption: | Relating to the waiver of sovereign immunity from certain suits by certain municipalities. |
| SCR 11 | Author: | Estes |
| Sponsor: | King, Phil | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor | |
| Caption: | Designating Bridgeport as the official Stagecoach Capital of Texas. |
| SCR 21 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 03/13/2009 S 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 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 05/29/2009 H 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 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 01/28/2009 S Again read | |
| Caption: | Welcoming Victor and Naomi Edmiston of Springtown to the Capitol on the occasion of their birthdays. |
| SR 146 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 02/10/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing February 9 and 10, 2009, as Wise County Days. |
| SR 147 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 02/10/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing February 10, 2009, as Grayson County Day at the State Capitol. |
| SR 249 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 03/04/2009 S Again read | |
| Caption: | Declaring March 4, 2009, Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas Day at the State Capitol. |
| SR 345 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 03/25/2009 S Again read | |
| Caption: | Welcoming members of the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas to the State Capitol. |
| SR 386 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 03/09/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Commending Hazel Holladay of Wichita County for her contributions to foster parenting. |
| SR 424 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 03/26/2009 S Again read | |
| Caption: | Recognizing March 26, 2009, as Wilbarger County and City of Vernon Day at the State Capitol. |
| SR 467 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 03/19/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | In memory of John D. Moseley of Sherman. |
| SR 490 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 03/20/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Celebrating March 24, 2009, as Wichita County Legislative Day at the State Capitol. |
| SR 544 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 04/02/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Designating April 2, 2009, Agriculture Day in Texas. |
| SR 545 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 04/01/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing April 1, 2009, as Texas Cattlemen's Day at the Capitol. |
| SR 663 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 04/20/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | In memory of Lloyd Ruby of Wichita Falls. |
| SR 717 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 04/24/2009 S 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 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 04/24/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing Oscar C. Page on the occasion of his retirement as president of Austin College. |
| SR 877 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 05/08/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | In memory of Randy White of Perrin and Bridgeport. |
| SR 878 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 05/08/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing Chesley Sullenberger for his accomplishments as a pilot. |
| SR 911 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 05/14/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing Chrystelle and Philip Logan Stephenson on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. |
| SR 954 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 05/19/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing Bill Freeman on the occasion of his retirement as Cooke County Judge. |
| SR 974 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 05/21/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing National Elite Gymnastics for its accomplishments. |
| SR 1022 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 05/26/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | In memory of Elizabeth Perkins Prothro of Wichita Falls. |
| SR 1044 | Author: | Estes |
| Last Action: | 06/01/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Paying tribute to the rights guaranteed to the people of the United States. |
| SB 362 | Author: | Fraser | Estes |
| Sponsor: | Smith, Todd | |
| Last Action: | 05/23/2009 H Placed on Major State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification. |
| SB 1164 | Author: | Wentworth | Deuell | Eltife | Estes | Fraser | et al. |
| Sponsor: | Driver | |
| Last Action: | 05/23/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of institutions of higher education. |
| SR 46 | Author: | Shapiro | Estes |
| Last Action: | 02/10/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing February 10, 2009, as Collin County Day at the State Capitol. |
| SR 48 | Author: | Nelson | Estes | Harris |
| Last Action: | 02/10/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing February 9 and 10, 2009, as Denton County Days at the State Capitol. |
| SR 185 | Author: | Ellis | Davis, Wendy | Duncan | Estes | Gallegos | et al. |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Congratulating the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on its centennial anniversary. |
| SR 397 | Author: | Averitt | Duncan | Eltife | Estes | Fraser | et al. |
| Last Action: | 03/24/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Commending the faculty, staff, and administration of the Texas State Technical College System. |
| SR 477 | Author: | Nelson | Averitt | Carona | Deuell | Duncan | et al. |
| Last Action: | 04/16/2009 S Again read | |
| Caption: | Proclaiming April 16, 2009, Texas Federation of Republican Women Legislative Day at the State Capitol. |
| SR 969 | Author: | Harris | Estes | Nelson |
| Last Action: | 05/21/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing the North and East Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association on the occasion of its annual conference. |