Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. John Whitmire
81st Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 10/1/2025

Number of Bills: 8

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 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 261 Author: Deuell
Coauthor: Huffman | Whitmire | Patrick, Dan | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Gattis | Riddle | Miklos | Gallego | Pierson
Last Action: 05/22/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the taking of a specimen of the breath or blood of certain persons arrested for an intoxication offense.

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 564 Author: Jackson, Mike
Coauthor: Harris | Patrick, Dan | Nelson | Deuell | Whitmire
Last Action: 02/23/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to exempting from ad valorem taxation property used by certain nonprofit community business organizations to provide services to aid in the economic development of local communities.

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 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 1805 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Carona | Ogden | Whitmire | Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/07/2009 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to contracting issues of state agencies, including ethics issues related to state contracting.

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