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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Sen. Leticia Van de Putte
82nd Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/6/2026

Number of Bills: 37

Author:
Shapiro
Coauthor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
04/14/2011 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to the foundation curriculum, the establishment of the instructional materials allotment, and the adoption, review, and purchase of instructional materials and technological equipment for public schools.
Author:
Estes | Duncan
Coauthor:
Patrick | Nichols | Deuell | Eltife | Hegar | et al.
Sponsor:
Geren | Oliveira | Kleinschmidt
Last Action:
05/19/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the use of eminent domain authority.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Carona | Watson | Van de Putte | Davis
Sponsor:
Branch | Hochberg
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to policies of school districts and open-enrollment charter schools for the care of certain students at risk for anaphylaxis.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Hinojosa | Lucio | Van de Putte
Sponsor:
Raymond | Guillen | Lozano
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the designation of segments of State Highway 359, State Highway 16, and State Highway 285 as the Veterans of the Korean War Memorial Highway.
Author:
Lucio
Coauthor:
Uresti | Van de Putte | Watson | West
Sponsor:
Rodriguez, Eddie
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to summer nutrition programs provided for by school districts.
Author:
Uresti
Coauthor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
04/28/2011 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to allowing municipally owned utility systems in certain cities to fund a program to aid low-income residents in paying their bills.
Author:
Nichols
Coauthor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
01/31/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the use of eminent domain to take private property for recreational purposes.
Author:
Uresti
Coauthor:
Van de Putte | Hinojosa | West | Carona | Davis | et al.
Sponsor:
Callegari
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 1/1/12
Caption:
Relating to the calculation of ad valorem taxes on the residence homestead of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran for the tax year in which the veteran qualifies or ceases to qualify for an exemption from taxation of the homestead.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
01/31/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to insurance coverage for certain devices used in the treatment of diabetes.
Author:
Nelson
Coauthor:
Van de Putte
Sponsor:
Gonzalez, Naomi
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to health and mental health services for children in foster care and kinship care.
Author:
Nelson
Coauthor:
Van de Putte | West
Sponsor:
Eissler
Last Action:
05/19/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the award of a distinction designation to a public school campus.
Author:
Nelson
Coauthor:
Van de Putte
Sponsor:
Smith, Todd
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to reporting individual student performance on a physical fitness assessment instrument to the Texas Education Agency.
Author:
Davis
Coauthor:
Lucio | Van de Putte
Last Action:
03/22/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to bullying, including cyberbullying, in public schools.
Author:
Carona
Coauthor:
Van de Putte | Deuell | Zaffirini | Lucio
Last Action:
01/31/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for orally administered anticancer medications.
Author:
Wentworth
Coauthor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
03/01/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the mitigation of the impact of residential development in public school districts.
Author:
Shapiro | Estes | Fraser | Harris | Huffman | et al.
Coauthor:
Davis | Carona | Van de Putte | West
Sponsor:
Madden | Gallego | Bonnen | Coleman | Rodriguez, Eddie
Last Action:
05/28/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to designating certain synthetic cannabinoids as controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; providing penalties and establishing certain criminal consequences or procedures.
Author:
Ellis
Coauthor:
Rodriguez | Hinojosa | Davis | Zaffirini | Van de Putte
Last Action:
05/23/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the elimination of smoking in certain workplaces and public places; providing penalties.
Author:
Seliger
Coauthor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
02/02/2011 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for women veterans.
Author:
Lucio
Coauthor:
Van de Putte | Hegar
Sponsor:
Menendez
Last Action:
05/12/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to health insurance coverage and financial assistance for eligible survivors of certain public servants killed in the line of duty.
Author:
Lucio | Davis
Coauthor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
02/02/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to coverage for autism spectrum disorder under certain health benefit plans.
Author:
Jackson
Coauthor:
Van de Putte | Lucio | Hinojosa
Sponsor:
Pickett
Last Action:
05/24/2011 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the construction or expansion of a wind-powered electric generation facility located near a federally owned or operated radar installation or military installation; providing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Van de Putte
Sponsor:
Hunter | Margo | Cook | Guillen | Woolley
Last Action:
05/27/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of motor vehicle dealers, manufacturers, distributors, and representatives.
Author:
Carona
Coauthor:
Ellis | Van de Putte
Sponsor:
Lozano
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to contracts between dentists and health maintenance organizations or insurers.
Author:
Hegar
Coauthor:
Van de Putte
Sponsor:
Kleinschmidt
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a segment of State Highway 71 as the 95th Division Memorial Highway.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Carona | Deuell | Van de Putte
Sponsor:
Gallego | Chisum | Munoz, Jr. | Strama
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to telecommunications service discounts for educational institutions, libraries, hospitals, and telemedicine centers.
Author:
Deuell
Coauthor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
04/04/2011 S Committee report printed and distributed: Apr 4 2011 4:02PM
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a segment of State Highway 243 in Van Zandt County as the Veterans Memorial Parkway.
Author:
Carona
Coauthor:
Van de Putte
Sponsor:
Chisum
Last Action:
05/24/2011 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the practice of certain professions regulated under the Occupations Code and the payment and reimbursement of certain professionals.
Author:
Davis
Coauthor:
Lucio | Van de Putte
Sponsor:
Howard, Charlie
Last Action:
05/27/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the vaccination against bacterial meningitis of entering students at public and private or independent institutions of higher education.
Author:
Lucio | Duncan | Seliger
Coauthor:
Hinojosa | Zaffirini | Van de Putte
Sponsor:
Lozano | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Munoz, Jr.
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the designation of certain highways as part of the Purple Heart Trail.
Author:
Eltife | Deuell | Fraser | Huffman | Nichols | et al.
Coauthor:
Carona | Patrick | Van de Putte
Sponsor:
Solomons | Thompson | Phillips | Hartnett | Gonzales, Larry
Last Action:
05/28/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to certain claims against persons licensed as real estate brokers and salespersons.
Author:
Ellis
Coauthor:
Deuell | Van de Putte | Zaffirini
Last Action:
04/12/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to designating October as Disability History and Awareness Month.
Author:
Patrick
Coauthor:
Van de Putte | Nelson
Sponsor:
Woolley
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the liability of a volunteer health care practitioner who conducts a physical examination or medical screening of a student athlete.
Author:
Duncan
Coauthor:
Van de Putte
Sponsor:
Aycock
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to substitution of certain career and technology courses for certain mathematics and science courses otherwise required under the recommended high school program.
Author:
Hegar
Coauthor:
Uresti | Wentworth | Van de Putte
Sponsor:
Miller, Doug
Last Action:
05/10/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the administration, powers, duties, and operation of the Edwards Aquifer Authority.
Author:
Davis
Coauthor:
West | Van de Putte | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
McClendon
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the collection, analysis, and preservation of sexual assault or DNA evidence.
Author:
Carona
Coauthor:
Estes | Wentworth | Hegar | Hinojosa | Van de Putte | et al.
Sponsor:
Frullo | Gallego | Hartnett | Christian | Davis, Yvonne
Last Action:
05/25/2011 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to investigations of certain offenses involving the Internet-based sexual exploitation of a minor; creating the Internet crimes against children account to support those activities.
Author:
Hegar
Coauthor:
Estes | Watson | Van de Putte | Lucio
Last Action:
04/26/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the distribution of the emergency service fee for wireless telecommunications connections and the prepaid 9-1-1 emergency service fee.
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