| SB 189 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/15/2009 H Reported favorably as substituted | |
| Caption: | Relating to the extension of consumer credit to certain members of the Texas National Guard and armed forces of the United States and their dependents; providing a penalty. |
| SB 190 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/10/2009 S Referred to Finance | |
| Caption: | Relating to a sales and use tax rebate for certain low-income families. |
| SB 191 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/07/2009 S Referred to Higher Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for undergraduate students eligible for automatic admission to general academic teaching institutions. |
| SB 192 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/10/2009 S Referred to Finance | |
| Caption: | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans. |
| SB 193 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/10/2009 S Referred to Finance | |
| Caption: | Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax. |
| SB 194 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Howard, Donna | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to a prohibition against certain activities by a person employed in the financial aid office of a public institution of higher education or of a career school or college. |
| SB 195 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/29/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to student Internet access to certain financial and academic information maintained by public institutions of higher education. |
| SB 196 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/25/2009 S Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendments | |
| Caption: | Relating to an allotment under the foundation school program for certain students who are military dependents. |
| SB 197 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Hochberg | Woolley | |
| Last Action: | 05/22/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to the expansion of the financial literacy pilot program in public schools. |
| SB 198 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/29/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to requiring general academic teaching institutions to offer personal financial literacy training. |
| SB 199 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Hochberg | Woolley | |
| Last Action: | 05/18/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to providing training in personal financial literacy instruction for public school teachers. |
| SB 200 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/10/2009 S Referred to Higher Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to providing resident tuition at public institutions of higher education for certain military veterans and their dependents. |
| SB 201 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Chavez | |
| Last Action: | 05/21/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to the participation of the medical school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso in the Joint Admission Medical Program. |
| SB 202 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Gonzales | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09 | |
| Caption: | Relating to provisional licensing of physicians to practice in underserved areas. |
| SB 203 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Coleman | Davis, Yvonne | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09 | |
| Caption: | Relating to health care-associated infections and preventable adverse events in certain health care facilities. |
| SB 204 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Alvarado | Coleman | Gonzales | Lucio III | Zerwas | |
| Last Action: | 05/23/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to a prohibition of foods containing trans fat. |
| SB 205 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Howard, Donna | Naishtat | |
| Last Action: | 05/22/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to the Texas Partnership for Children in Nature. |
| SB 206 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/13/2009 H Referred to Insurance | |
| Caption: | Relating to the reporting of information concerning the rescission of health benefit plans. |
| SB 207 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/13/2009 H Referred to Insurance | |
| Caption: | Relating to prohibition of certain business practices related to rescission of coverage under health benefit plans. |
| SB 208 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Referred to Health & Human Services | |
| Caption: | Relating to the regulation of the use of human cells and tissue, including a ban on human cloning; providing penalties. |
| SB 209 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Referred to Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to the minimum salary schedule for certain public school employees. |
| SB 210 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to certain prohibited lottery games. |
| SB 211 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce | |
| Caption: | Relating to a requirement that an electric utility meet certain energy efficiency goals before receiving a rate increase. |
| SB 212 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Gonzalez Toureilles | |
| Last Action: | 05/23/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to the sale or transportation of certain desert plants; providing a penalty. |
| SB 213 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | King, Tracy O. | |
| Last Action: | 05/21/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to a manifest system to record the transportation of certain liquid wastes. |
| SB 242 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 245 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to the use of direct recording electronic voting systems. |
| SB 246 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to limits on political contributions and direct campaign expenditures by individuals, partnerships, partners, and limited liability companies; providing civil and criminal penalties. |
| SB 247 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Referred to Finance | |
| Caption: | Relating to the computation of the cost of goods sold for franchise tax purposes by certain taxable entities. |
| SB 248 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| 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 249 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/19/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to optional fees on the registration of a vehicle imposed by certain counties. |
| SB 250 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Referred to Economic Development | |
| Caption: | Relating to a report on use of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund. |
| SB 251 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Referred to Economic Development | |
| Caption: | Relating to the posting of certain business tax incentives on Internet websites maintained by certain political subdivisions. |
| SB 258 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/02/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to a requirement that certain appraisal districts provide for electronic filing of and electronic communications regarding a protest of appraised value by the owner of a residence homestead. |
| SB 301 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Referred to Health & Human Services | |
| Caption: | Relating to caseload assignments for employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
| SB 302 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Referred to Health & Human Services | |
| Caption: | Relating to the implementation of an in-home caregiver demonstration project under the Medicaid program. |
| SB 303 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to application for and cancellation or rescission of health benefit plan coverage. |
| SB 304 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to information obtained under the public information law for legislative purposes that indicates a crime has been committed by a governmental body or a governmental officer or employee. |
| SB 305 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Castro | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to an online list of work-study employment opportunities available to students at a public institution of higher education. |
| SB 306 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to the acknowledgment of a candidate's authorization of political advertising. |
| SB 307 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to the regulation of telephone calls made by certain persons for political advertising purposes; providing a criminal penalty. |
| SB 321 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to the filing and posting on the Internet of reports of political contributions and expenditures required in connection with the office of member of the board of trustees of a school district. |
| SB 322 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Referred to Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to the use of technology by public schools. |
| SB 323 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Referred to Finance | |
| Caption: | Relating to the franchise tax liability of certain taxable entities during an initial period of operation. |
| SB 324 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/04/2009 H Referred to Higher Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to the tuition rebate program for certain undergraduate students at general academic teaching institutions. |
| SB 325 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Referred to Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to providing training in personal financial literacy instruction for public school teachers. |
| SB 335 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Referred to Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to the requirement that matching funds be provided by school districts and open-enrollment charter schools under the educator excellence awards program. |
| SB 349 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 S Referred to Health & Human Services | |
| Caption: | Relating to the period of continuous eligibility for the medical assistance program. |
| SB 350 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/29/2009 H Referred to Insurance | |
| Caption: | Relating to the application for and continuation of certain health benefit plan coverage; providing a civil penalty. |
| SB 351 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/17/2009 S Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to payment of certain emergency room physicians for services provided to enrollees of managed care health benefit plans; providing an administrative penalty. |
| SB 352 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/17/2009 S Referred to Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to a prohibition of trans fatty acids in meals provided to students by school districts. |
| SB 353 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/17/2009 S Referred to Health & Human Services | |
| Caption: | Relating to nonpayment of hospitals under the state Medicaid program for certain preventable adverse conditions. |
| SB 373 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/17/2009 S Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to administrative costs paid by health benefit plan issuers. |
| SB 425 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/17/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice | |
| Caption: | Relating to requiring the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to develop and use an operations manual for maintaining certain environmental conditions inside certain confinement facilities. |
| SB 426 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/28/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the electronic filing of documents for capital cases in the court of criminal appeals. |
| SB 534 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Chavez | |
| Last Action: | 05/27/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the El Paso County Hospital District. |
| SB 577 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/23/2009 S Referred to Health & Human Services | |
| Caption: | Relating to the child health plan program. |
| SB 609 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/23/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce | |
| Caption: | Relating to the foreclosure of a contract lien on certain residential real property. |
| SB 610 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/23/2009 S Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to lobbying by former members of the governor's executive staff; providing civil and criminal penalties. |
| SB 611 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/23/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce | |
| Caption: | Relating to notification to certain mobile service customers regarding minutes remaining on the customer's calling plan. |
| SB 612 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/04/2009 S Not again placed on intent calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of Transportation related to rail facilities. |
| SB 613 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/23/2009 S Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to political contributions and expenditures; providing civil and criminal penalties. |
| SB 614 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/23/2009 S Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to preexisting condition provisions in individual accident and health insurance policies. |
| SB 615 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/15/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to allowing a county to consider health insurance benefits provided by a bidder to its employees when awarding a purchasing contract. |
| SB 616 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Gonzales | |
| Last Action: | 05/22/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to examination requirements for certain applicants for a license to practice medicine. |
| SB 617 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/21/2009 H Reported favorably as substituted | |
| Caption: | Relating to requiring a retail seller of motor vehicle tires to render certain tires unusable; providing a civil penalty. |
| SB 618 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/23/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce | |
| Caption: | Relating to the use of net metering by certain electric utilities. |
| SB 619 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/23/2009 S Referred to Finance | |
| Caption: | Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for certain solar energy devices. |
| SB 620 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/24/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the state's goal for non-wind renewable electric generating capacity. |
| SB 666 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Hartnett | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the administration of charitable trusts. |
| SB 667 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/07/2009 S Referred to Higher Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to student Internet access to financial and academic information maintained by public institutions of higher education and to a fixed tuition rate provided by certain institutions of higher education to students for satisfactory academic performance. |
| SB 668 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/22/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the establishment of a student mentorship pilot program at certain institutions of higher education. |
| SB 669 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Strama | |
| Last Action: | 05/22/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to the availability of online testing for high school equivalency examinations. |
| SB 670 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/26/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to design and construction standards for newly constructed state buildings, public school facilities, and higher education facilities. |
| SB 671 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Gallego | Oliveira | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | |
| Caption: | Relating to information requested by a member, committee, or agency of the legislature under the public information law. |
| SB 672 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/23/2009 S Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to considering ownership interests of certain disabled veterans in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting. |
| SB 674 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/23/2009 S Referred to Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to the student academic performance information provided through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS). |
| SB 675 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/23/2009 S Referred to Finance | |
| Caption: | Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for certain limited periods. |
| SB 676 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/23/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce | |
| Caption: | Relating to credit card marketing activities at postsecondary educational institutions. |
| SB 677 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/24/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to requiring solar panels to be offered by certain builders of new homes. |
| SB 678 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/23/2009 S Referred to Finance | |
| Caption: | Relating to the additional tax imposed on land appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as open-space land if a change of use of the land occurs. |
| SB 817 | Author: | Shapleigh | Carona | Davis, Wendy | Ellis | Eltife | et al. |
| Last Action: | 05/05/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to funding of the Communities In Schools program. |
| SB 849 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/04/2009 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. | |
| Caption: | Relating to the creation of the offense of directing the activities of a criminal street gang. |
| SB 874 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Quintanilla | Chavez | Pickett | Marquez | Moody | |
| Last Action: | 05/30/2009 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to the exemption of certain counties from the drainage charge imposed by a municipal drainage utility system. |
| SB 875 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/09/2009 S Referred to Higher Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to consideration of students' preferred class times in establishing course schedules at public institutions of higher education. |
| SB 896 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/19/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the driver responsibility program. |
| SB 897 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Harper-Brown | |
| Last Action: | 05/22/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to certain reporting requirements in connection with the transportation of hazardous materials by a railroad company. |
| SB 898 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Villarreal | |
| Last Action: | 05/22/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to the purposes and designation of a municipal transportation reinvestment zone. |
| SB 951 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/09/2009 S Referred to Finance | |
| Caption: | Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of historic property. |
| SB 952 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Pickett | |
| Last Action: | 05/21/2009 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to erecting an off-premise sign adjacent to and visible from certain roads that follow the route of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. |
| SB 953 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/09/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to contracting issues of state agencies. |
| SB 1030 | Author: | Shapleigh | Uresti | Zaffirini |
| Last Action: | 04/01/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to providing certain health care services for certain military servicemembers. |
| SB 1085 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/06/2009 H No action taken in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to a report to the legislature and the Legislative Budget Board regarding funding for campuses of public institutions of higher education located outside the United States. |
| SB 1086 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/13/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice | |
| Caption: | Relating to the location, operation, and management of certain correctional residential facilities. |
| SB 1087 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/13/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice | |
| Caption: | Relating to the conduct constituting the offense of graffiti, the creation and criminal prosecution of, and penalties for offenses involving graffiti, and the authority of certain governmental entities to take certain actions designed to prevent or eradicate graffiti. |
| SB 1088 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/20/2009 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) | |
| Caption: | Relating to the use of food stamp benefits at farmers markets. |
| SB 1089 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/13/2009 S Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to farm-to-school initiatives. |
| SB 1268 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/17/2009 S Referred to Finance | |
| Caption: | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans and to continuing the exemption on the same property for the surviving spouse of such a veteran, and to the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation to which a disabled veteran is entitled based on disability rating. |
| SB 1269 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/17/2009 S Referred to Higher Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to setting aside for TEXAS grant funding tuition paid by students at campuses maintained by public institutions of higher education outside the United States. |
| SB 1270 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Strama | |
| Last Action: | 05/22/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to the online availability of state agency reports required by law. |
| SB 1284 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/17/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce | |
| Caption: | Relating to home loans and foreclosures on residential real property. |
| SB 1365 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/17/2009 S Refer to s/c on Flooding & Evacuations by Pres | |
| Caption: | Relating to development regulations in certain flood-prone counties; providing civil and criminal penalties. |
| SB 1368 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Marquez | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the creation of a county ethics commission in certain counties; providing civil and criminal penalties. |
| SB 1405 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/12/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the establishment of an advisory committee to assist the Texas Water Development Board in incorporating the potential effects of climate variability into the state water plan. |
| SB 1406 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/12/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the consideration of the effects of climate variability on water supplies in regional and state water plans. |
| SB 1407 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/28/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the creation of the State Developmental Center Evaluation Authority and the residential placement of individuals with mental retardation. |
| SB 1408 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/13/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to compensation and employment benefits for members of the Texas State Guard called to state active duty. |
| SB 1409 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | McReynolds | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to the definition of first responder for purposes of the immunization registry. |
| SB 1517 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/17/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice | |
| Caption: | Relating to the right to an expunction of records and files relating to a person's arrest. |
| SB 1518 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/17/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce | |
| Caption: | Relating to the regulation of tax refund anticipation loans. |
| SB 1519 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/17/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce | |
| Caption: | Relating to the regulation of debt collection agencies; imposing criminal penalties. |
| SB 1520 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Herrero | |
| Last Action: | 05/22/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to the protection and care of individuals with mental retardation residing in certain residential care facilities. |
| SB 1521 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Menendez | |
| Last Action: | 05/23/2009 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to the regulation of boarding home facilities for persons with disabilities or elderly persons and assisted living facilities. |
| SB 1522 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Quintanilla | Chavez | Pickett | Marquez | Moody | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to the exemption of certain school districts from the drainage charge imposed by a municipal drainage utility system. |
| SB 1523 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/17/2009 S Referred to Higher Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to requiring satisfactory completion of a course in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System as a requisite for a degree in architecture at certain public institutions of higher education. |
| SB 1524 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/22/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to a report regarding research funds received by public institutions of higher education or employees of those institutions from pharmaceutical companies. |
| SB 1525 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/17/2009 S Referred to Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to physical education and physical activity requirements in public schools. |
| SB 1526 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Pickett | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to the composition, administration, and duties, including reporting requirements, of the Border Health Institute. |
| SB 1527 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/17/2009 S Referred to Health & Human Services | |
| Caption: | Relating to the creation of an electronic medical record for certain individuals enrolled in the Medicaid or child health plan program. |
| SB 1528 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/17/2009 S Referred to Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to advertising to promote good health by certain persons who advertise food or beverages in public schools. |
| SB 1562 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/22/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to contracts entered into for the employment of the chief executive officer of a public institution of higher education. |
| SB 1563 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/04/2009 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence | |
| Caption: | Relating to the liability of an electric utility that allows recreational use of land that the utility owns, occupies, or leases. |
| SB 1564 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/25/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to Tier One Challenge funding to support the development and enhancement of national research universities in this state. |
| SB 1566 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Moody | |
| Last Action: | 05/19/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to the acquisition, dissemination, and use of certain geographic information system data. |
| SB 1567 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/17/2009 S Referred to Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to creating a pilot project to reduce the need for developmental education required for certain students entering higher education. |
| SB 1602 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/17/2009 S Referred to Economic Development | |
| Caption: | Relating to creating a microloan guarantee program using funds appropriated to the Texas Enterprise Fund. |
| SB 1603 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/21/2009 H Referred to Higher Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to requiring financial disclosure concerning reports prepared by public institutions of higher education for other entities. |
| SB 1604 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/17/2009 S Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to voting system requirements. |
| SB 1605 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/17/2009 S Referred to Finance | |
| Caption: | Relating to the use of federal estate tax provisions in determining the application of the Texas estate tax to certain transfers of property and to the allocation of Texas estate tax revenue. |
| SB 1849 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/30/2009 H Referred to Higher Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to the student endowment scholarship and internship program fund at The University of Texas at El Paso. |
| SB 1850 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Naishtat | |
| Last Action: | 05/22/2009 H Motion to suspend rules fails | |
| Caption: | Relating to the establishment of a home- and community-based services workforce council. |
| SB 2175 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/31/2009 S Referred to International Relations and Trade | |
| Caption: | Relating to authorizing certain counties to regulate land development; providing a penalty. |
| SB 2176 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/28/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the timely transfer of inmates from certain county jails to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
| SB 2177 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/21/2009 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism | |
| Caption: | Relating to the establishment of a nonprofit organization for the acquisition of historic art pieces for the Capitol. |
| SB 2178 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Hochberg | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the establishment by the commissioner of education of a computer lending pilot program for public schools. |
| SB 2179 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/31/2009 S Referred to Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to the termination of employment by school districts of district or campus administrators who exempt students from administration of statewide assessment instruments under certain circumstances. |
| SB 2180 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/31/2009 S Referred to Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to transfer of a student of limited English proficiency out of a public school bilingual or special language program and to public school accountability for those programs. |
| SB 2181 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/31/2009 S Referred to Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to the establishment of regional advisory councils on state educational grant funding to review and report concerning state grants awarded for public educational programs. |
| SB 2182 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Naishtat | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09 | |
| Caption: | Relating to an environmental service fee at public institutions of higher education. |
| SB 2382 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/31/2009 S Referred to Natural Resources | |
| Caption: | Relating to the implementation by the comptroller of a low-emission vehicle program for the state vehicle fleet. |
| SB 2383 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/31/2009 S Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to universal health coverage for Texans. |
| SB 2384 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Moody | |
| Last Action: | 05/23/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to children's exposure to area-wide soil contamination in certain counties. |
| SB 2385 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Naishtat | Madden | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09 | |
| Caption: | Relating to information regarding the relative or designated caregivers for a child in the managing conservatorship of the state. |
| SB 2390 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/31/2009 S Referred to Health & Human Services | |
| Caption: | Relating to the physician licensing requirements for foreign medical graduates. |
| SB 2391 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/30/2009 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to the management and control of certain utility systems. |
| SB 2538 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/20/2009 S Referred to Finance | |
| Caption: | Relating to the inclusion of certain financial information, including certain school district information, in an online database maintained by the comptroller. |
| SB 2581 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/11/2009 S Referred to Veteran Affairs & Military Instal | |
| Caption: | Relating to partnering with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and other federal agencies to establish a veterans hospital in El Paso. |
| SCR 10 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Gonzales | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor | |
| Caption: | Urging Congress to provide emergency funding and resources to begin immediately addressing increasing delays at United States ports of entry on the Texas-Mexico border. |
| SCR 12 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/01/2009 S No action taken in committee | |
| Caption: | Designating the year 2010 as the Texas First Lieutenant Governor and Senators Remembrance Year. |
| SCR 15 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/13/2009 S Referred to Finance | |
| Caption: | Expressing the intent of the Texas Legislature that the state accept federal economic stimulus funds appropriated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or any similar legislation. |
| SCR 49 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/31/2009 S Referred to Finance | |
| Caption: | Certifying the state's intention to request and use all funds that may be available to the state under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. |
| SCR 52 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/23/2009 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate | |
| Caption: | Designating April 27, 2009, as Social Work Day at the State Capitol. |
| SJR 15 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/13/2009 S Referred to Finance | |
| Caption: | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that Section 24, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, does not apply to a tax imposed on certain business entities. |
| SJR 34 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/13/2009 S Referred to Finance | |
| Caption: | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran in an amount equal to the amount of the residence homestead exemption to which the disabled veteran was entitled on the same property. |
| SR 2 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 01/13/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing the Honorable Paul Moreno of El Paso for his contributions as a Member of the Texas House of Representatives. |
| SR 40 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 01/26/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Commending William Rodriguez for his contributions to his country in the United States Air Force. |
| SR 41 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 01/26/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Congratulating Arturo J. Bañuelas of El Paso for receiving the Adelante Con Ganas Award. |
| SR 42 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 01/26/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing the Blinded Veterans Association Rio Grande Regional Group for its contributions to the veterans in the Paso del Norte region. |
| SR 43 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 01/26/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Congratulating Cori Harbour of El Paso for being named president-elect of the Texas Young Lawyers Association. |
| SR 44 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 01/26/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | In memory of Ray Pearson of El Paso. |
| SR 49 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 01/27/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing January 27, 2009, as Texas Probation Association Day at the State Capitol. |
| SR 84 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 01/28/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Congratulating Joe Olvera for receiving the Chicano Lifetime Achievement Award from Del Pueblo Press. |
| SR 85 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 01/28/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing Charles and Mary-Jo Linney on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. |
| SR 86 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 01/28/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | In memory of Hughes Butterworth, Jr., of El Paso. |
| SR 87 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 01/28/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing Jimmy Apodaca for his years of service in the El Paso Sheriff's Department. |
| SR 113 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/02/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | In memory of Joseph R. Burns of El Paso. |
| SR 114 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/17/2009 S Again read | |
| Caption: | Recognizing February 17 and 18, 2009, as El Paso Days at the State Capitol. |
| SR 115 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/02/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | In memory of Veronica Teresa O'Hagan Cook of El Paso. |
| SR 178 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/17/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | In memory of Ofelia L. Grenier of El Paso. |
| SR 179 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/17/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Congratulating Sandra Braham for receiving the Adelante Con Ganas Award. |
| SR 218 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/17/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Congratulating Tammi Mackeben for being named the American School Counselor Association's 2008 School Counselor of the Year. |
| SR 298 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/23/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing Bert Williams for his contributions to the City of El Paso. |
| SR 317 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/25/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Congratulating Teresa and Carlos Gándara for receiving the Adelante Con Ganas Award for March 2009. |
| SR 416 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/30/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Supporting the establishment of a veterans' hospital in the city of El Paso. |
| SR 483 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/25/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing Communities In Schools of Texas on its achievements in keeping young people in school. |
| SR 506 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/24/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | In memory of Maria Esther Bencomo of El Paso. |
| SR 507 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/24/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Congratulating Luis H. Urrea II for his selection as the 2009 president of the El Paso County Medical Society. |
| SR 524 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 03/25/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | In memory of William Gordon McGee of El Paso. |
| SR 563 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/02/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing the El Paso del Norte region YWCA on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. |
| SR 592 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/06/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Congratulating Richard Bentley for receiving the Adelante Con Ganas Award for April 2009. |
| SR 664 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/23/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Congratulating the recipients of the 2009 Communities In Schools Best of Texas awards. |
| SR 672 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/21/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Commending Donald L. Williams of El Paso for his contributions to his community. |
| SR 680 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/23/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Establishing the Gonzalo Barrientos Lifetime Achievement Award in Dropout Prevention and congratulating former Senator Gonzalo Barrientos on being selected as the award's first recipient. |
| SR 719 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/24/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | In memory of Pablo Salcido. |
| SR 753 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 04/28/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing Gertrude "Sugar" Goodman for her contributions to the YWCA El Paso del Norte Region. |
| SR 858 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/06/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | In memory of J. R. Grijalva of El Paso. |
| SR 927 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/15/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing September 8, 2009, as Major Jefferson Van Horne Remembrance Day in the State of Texas. |
| SR 945 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/18/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing Maria Ruiz for improving the lives of underprivileged children and their families in Juarez. |
| SR 953 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/19/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Commending the band of Morehead Middle School in El Paso for its accomplishments. |
| SR 962 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/20/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Congratulating Paul Strelzin for his induction into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame. |
| SR 963 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/20/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Commending Stephen Adler for his achievements in the practice of law. |
| SR 1014 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/26/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Congratulating Candelario Barragan for receiving the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award. |
| SR 1042 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/27/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Congratulating John C. Padalino of El Paso for being appointed to the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| SR 1043 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/27/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | In memory of Tommie Lee Bell of El Paso. |
| SR 1050 | Author: | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/27/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing El Maida Shrine Temple in El Paso on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. |
| SB 90 | Author: | Van de Putte | Shapleigh | Uresti | Wentworth |
| 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 469 | Author: | Carona | Hinojosa | Shapleigh | Uresti | Van de Putte |
| 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 491 | Author: | West | Hinojosa | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Alonzo | |
| Last Action: | 05/22/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to consideration of family violence in the risk assessment for international parental abduction of a child. |
| SB 662 | Author: | Lucio | Hinojosa | Nelson | Ogden | Seliger | et al. |
| Sponsor: | Lucio III | Oliveira | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the establishment and use of a mausoleum beneath certain religious buildings. |
| SB 1240 | Author: | Van de Putte | Shapleigh |
| Sponsor: | Rose | |
| Last Action: | 05/21/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to the temporary occupational licensing of members of the military and their spouses. |
| SCR 22 | Author: | Lucio | Shapleigh | Van de Putte |
| Sponsor: | Pickett | Pena | Chavez | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor | |
| Caption: | Urging Congress to reopen consideration of the case to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to World War I hero Marcelino Serna. |
| SR 160 | Author: | Uresti | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 02/10/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing February 9 and 10, 2009, as Mission Valley 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 322 | Author: | Watson | Carona | Eltife | Hegar | Ogden | et al. |
| Last Action: | 03/03/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing March 3, 2009, as Orange and Maroon Legislative Day. |
| SR 625 | Author: | Shapiro | Carona | Ellis | Eltife | Fraser | et al. |
| Last Action: | 04/15/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Commending Colt McCoy for his many contributions to his team and community. |
| SR 824 | Author: | Hinojosa | Averitt | Duncan | Gallegos | Lucio | et al. |
| Last Action: | 05/06/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Recognizing the fifth class of the Senator Gregory Luna Legislative Scholars and Fellows Program. |
| SR 842 | Author: | Van de Putte | Shapleigh |
| Last Action: | 05/07/2009 S Reported enrolled | |
| Caption: | Encouraging Texas employers to hire veterans. |