Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr.
81st Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 10/7/2025

Number of Bills: 52

SB 9 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Lucio | Hinojosa | Uresti | Gallegos | Carona | et al.
Last Action: 05/04/2009 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to financial support and incentives for the development of national research universities and high-quality comprehensive regional universities and a review of the institutional groupings under the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's accountability system.

SB 18 Author: Estes
Coauthor: Eltife | Hegar | Jackson, Mike | Patrick, Dan | Uresti | et al.
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 19 Author: Patrick, Dan
Coauthor: Eltife | Huffman | Jackson, Mike | Nelson | Nichols | et al.
Last Action: 04/09/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the computation of the franchise tax.

SB 41 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Eltife | Hegar | Hinojosa | Carona | Huffman | et al.
Last Action: 02/10/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to determination of state contributions for participation by certain junior college employees in the state employees group benefits program.

SB 66 Author: Nelson
Coauthor: Lucio
Sponsor: Shelton | Hartnett | Alonzo
Last Action: 05/22/2009 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption: Relating to health care coverage for children in Title IV-D cases.

SB 90 Author: Van de Putte | Shapleigh | Uresti | Wentworth
Coauthor: Davis, Wendy | Gallegos | Carona | Watson | Lucio | et al.
Sponsor: Geren | King, Susan | Sheffield | Aycock | Strama
Last Action: 05/05/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to adoption of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.

SB 105 Author: Hinojosa | Deuell | Fraser | Gallegos | Harris | et al.
Coauthor: West | Shapleigh | Eltife | Davis, Wendy | Lucio | et al.
Last Action: 04/07/2009 S Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to limitations on increases in fees and designated tuition charged by public institutions of higher education.

SB 108 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Carona | Davis, Wendy | Lucio | Watson | Gallegos | et al.
Sponsor: Strama | Anchia | Lucio III
Last Action: 05/23/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the establishment and funding of a green job skills training program that includes training for certain youths and young veterans.

SB 162 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Davis, Wendy | Lucio
Last Action: 02/10/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the crediting of appropriated funds from the collection of taxes imposed on the sale of sporting goods.

SB 182 Author: Patrick, Dan
Coauthor: Nichols | Carona | Deuell | Lucio | Nelson | et al.
Sponsor: Corte
Last Action: 05/26/2009 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption: Relating to informed consent to an abortion.

SB 242 Author: Shapleigh
Coauthor: Davis, Wendy | Lucio
Last Action: 05/05/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of a person who offers, services, or brokers a deferred presentment transaction.

SB 243 Author: Shapleigh
Coauthor: Davis, Wendy | Lucio
Last Action: 05/05/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the prohibition on participating in the lending of credit by a credit services organization that assists a borrower in obtaining the credit.

SB 244 Author: Shapleigh
Coauthor: Davis, Wendy | Lucio
Last Action: 05/05/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to restrictions on the authority of certain persons to act as or on behalf of, or associate with, a lender.

SB 248 Author: Shapleigh
Coauthor: Davis, Wendy | Lucio
Last Action: 05/05/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the interest and fees that may be charged for certain consumer loans; providing a criminal penalty.

SB 283 Author: Nelson
Coauthor: Lucio | West
Sponsor: Shelton
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the membership and activities of local school health advisory councils and to parental involvement in human sexuality instruction in public schools.

SB 297 Author: Van de Putte | Ogden
Coauthor: Uresti | Harris | Zaffirini | Estes | Hinojosa | et al.
Sponsor: Corte | Guillen | Maldonado | Flores | Gattis
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to resident tuition rates and fees at public institutions of higher education for certain veterans and servicemembers and their spouses and children.

SB 377 Author: Van de Putte
Coauthor: Lucio
Last Action: 02/17/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits based on the claimant's availability to do part-time work.

SB 469 Author: Carona | Hinojosa | Shapleigh | Uresti | Van de Putte
Coauthor: Harris | Lucio | Ogden | Deuell | Nelson | et al.
Sponsor: Flores | Pena | Oliveira | Corte | Smith, Wayne
Last Action: 05/23/2009 H Point of order sustained
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans and to the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation to which a disabled veteran is entitled based on disability rating.

SB 475 Author: Wentworth
Coauthor: Fraser | Whitmire | Deuell | Jackson, Mike | Lucio | et al.
Sponsor: Oliveira | Hilderbran | Hughes | Bohac | Taylor
Last Action: 05/21/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain organizations engaged primarily in performing charitable functions or in providing services to aid in economic development.

SB 482 Author: Ellis | Shapiro
Coauthor: Carona | Lucio | Seliger | West | Wentworth | et al.
Sponsor: Chisum | Cohen
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission.

SB 485 Author: Deuell
Coauthor: Davis, Wendy | Lucio
Last Action: 05/13/2009 H Referred to Insurance
Caption: Relating to medical loss ratios of preferred provider benefit plan issuers.

SB 541 Author: Watson
Coauthor: Van de Putte | Ellis | Lucio | Uresti | Shapleigh | et al.
Sponsor: Farabee | Kent | Burnam | Strama
Last Action: 05/26/2009 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption: Relating to renewable energy and to incentives for Texas renewable energy jobs and manufacturing.

SB 563 Author: Jackson, Mike
Coauthor: Lucio
Sponsor: Lucio III
Last Action: 05/22/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the designation of a candidate as an incumbent on a primary ballot.

SB 605 Author: Deuell
Coauthor: Shapleigh | Lucio | Watson | Carona | West
Last Action: 03/26/2009 S Committee report printed and distributed: Mar 26 2009 10:14AM
Caption: Relating to incentives for the film, television, video, and digital interactive media production industries.

SB 780 Author: Watson | Davis, Wendy | Ellis | Gallegos | Harris | et al.
Coauthor: Carona | Lucio
Last Action: 05/20/2009 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to disclosure of the individual vote of each member of the Supreme Court of Texas on a petition for review.

SB 815 Author: Watson
Coauthor: Deuell | Lucio | Van de Putte | Davis, Wendy | West
Last Action: 05/08/2009 H Referred to Insurance
Caption: Relating to consumer labeling requirements for and the provision of certain information concerning health benefit plans; providing penalties.

SB 819 Author: Davis, Wendy
Coauthor: Lucio | West | Van de Putte | Zaffirini | Nelson
Sponsor: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 05/22/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the vaccination against bacterial meningitis of certain first-time students at public and private or independent institutions of higher education.

SB 826 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Lucio
Last Action: 03/04/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to exceptions to certain disqualifications from receiving unemployment benefits.

SB 843 Author: Uresti
Coauthor: Zaffirini | Van de Putte | Hinojosa | Watson | Davis, Wendy | et al.
Sponsor: Castro | Martinez Fischer | Lucio III | Bolton | Leibowitz
Last Action: 05/21/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to protective orders against dating violence.

SB 855 Author: Carona
Coauthor: Davis, Wendy | Lucio | Shapleigh | Watson | Wentworth | et al.
Sponsor: Truitt
Last Action: 05/21/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to a county motor fuels tax in certain counties for mobility improvement projects; providing authority to impose the tax, issue bonds, and impose penalties.

SB 961 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Watson | Carona | Davis, Wendy | Uresti | West | et al.
Sponsor: Eiland
Last Action: 05/22/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the sale of certain annuities.

SB 1060 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Lucio | Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/20/2009 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the creation of a strategic plan to reform long-term services and supports for individuals with disabilities.

SB 1155 Author: Davis, Wendy
Coauthor: Watson | Deuell | Lucio | Van de Putte | Ellis
Last Action: 03/13/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to certain content requirements for an insurance consumer information website.

SB 1176 Author: Patrick, Dan
Coauthor: Lucio | Whitmire
Sponsor: Fletcher | Hunter | Gallego | Christian | Pierson
Last Action: 05/22/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the punishment prescribed for the offense of evading arrest or detention.

SB 1292 Author: Hinojosa
Coauthor: Lucio
Last Action: 04/15/2009 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the calculation of current market value of certain water rights by the Rio Grande Regional Water Authority.

SB 1317 Author: Wentworth
Coauthor: Lucio
Sponsor: Smith, Todd
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to education and examination requirements for the issuance of a driver's license to certain persons.

SB 1366 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Lucio
Last Action: 04/06/2009 S Referred to s/c by chair
Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain serious mental illnesses and mental disorders.

SB 1443 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Lucio | Carona | Eltife | Gallegos | Nichols | et al.
Sponsor: Branch
Last Action: 05/23/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the academic costs charged to resident undergraduate students by general academic teaching institutions and to certain reports regarding certain costs of those institutions.

SB 1569 Author: Eltife
Coauthor: Ellis | Van de Putte | Watson | Carona | Davis, Wendy | et al.
Sponsor: Strama | Deshotel | Harless
Last Action: 05/27/2009 H Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
Caption: Relating to unemployment compensation modernization.

SB 1586 Author: Harris
Coauthor: Lucio
Sponsor: Phillips
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a shared database for deer breeder reporting requirements.

SB 1611 Author: Davis, Wendy
Coauthor: Lucio | Van de Putte | Ellis
Last Action: 03/17/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the cancellation of a health benefit plan on the basis of misrepresentation or a preexisting condition; providing penalties.

SB 1715 Author: West
Coauthor: Van de Putte | Lucio
Sponsor: Giddings
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 1/1/10
Caption: Relating to the requirements for a smoke detector in multifamily and other residential units.

SB 1854 Author: West
Coauthor: Hinojosa | Uresti | Van de Putte | Watson | Ellis | et al.
Last Action: 05/20/2009 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Dolores C. Huerta.

SB 1875 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Lucio
Last Action: 03/24/2009 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption: Relating to a declaration of origin.

SB 2064 Author: West
Coauthor: Lucio
Sponsor: Otto
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the issuance of state and local government securities, including the powers and duties of the Bond Review Board and the issuance of private activity bonds.

SB 2251 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Hinojosa | Gallegos | Lucio | Uresti | Van de Putte
Last Action: 04/30/2009 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to memorial monuments on the Capitol grounds, including the Tejano monument.

SB 2268 Author: Gallegos
Coauthor: Lucio
Last Action: 03/31/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the issuance of an alcoholic beverage license or permit in good faith reliance on a governmental error.

SB 2407 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Lucio | Ogden | Ellis | Davis, Wendy
Sponsor: Rose
Last Action: 05/23/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the creation of a strategic plan to improve long-term services and supports for individuals with disabilities.

SB 2469 Author: Hinojosa
Coauthor: Lucio
Sponsor: Gonzales
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the creation of two additional county courts at law in Hidalgo County.

SB 2588 Author: Davis, Wendy
Coauthor: Watson | Hinojosa | Lucio | Shapleigh
Last Action: 05/15/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to certain protections for customers in the restructured electric services market.

SCR 54 Author: Estes
Coauthor: Nichols | Lucio
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.

SJR 6 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Lucio | Davis, Wendy
Last Action: 03/13/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the dedication of the revenue received from the sporting goods sales tax.

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