Author:
Eissler | Hochberg | Keffer | Dutton | Raymond
Coauthor:
Bohac | Bolton | Button | Cohen | Cook | et al.
Sponsor:
Shapiro
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to public school accountability, curriculum, and promotion requirements.
Author:
Eiland | Turner, Sylvester
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Bohac | et al.
Last Action:
04/17/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to appropriations for damages and disruptions suffered by state agencies and institutions of higher education caused by natural disasters and to an appropriation for disaster relief generally.
Author:
Corte | Fletcher | Brown, Betty
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action:
04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to informed consent to an abortion.
Author:
Patrick | Eissler | Anchia | Pitts | Thompson
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Aycock | Berman | et al.
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to an enhanced quality full-day prekindergarten program provided by public school districts in conjunction with community providers.
Author:
Martinez Fischer | Pitts | Gallego | Berman | Lucio III
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Bolton | Branch | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/13/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify.
Author:
Paxton | Christian | King, Phil | Hughes | Howard, Charlie
Coauthor:
Anderson | Berman | Bohac | Branch | Brown, Betty | et al.
Last Action:
02/23/2009 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption:
Relating to the limitation on the rate of growth in appropriations from state tax revenues.
Author:
Creighton | Sheffield
Coauthor:
Crabb | Geren | Jones | Merritt | Parker
Last Action:
02/26/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to the availability of certain school district financial information on certain districts' Internet websites.
Author:
Isett | Paxton | Crabb | Christian
Coauthor:
Berman | Geren | Jones | King, Phil | Laubenberg | et al.
Last Action:
04/06/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to ad valorem tax relief.
Author:
Gonzalez Toureilles | Homer | Keffer | McReynolds | Swinford
Coauthor:
Aycock | Brown, Betty | Chavez | Chisum | Farabee | et al.
Last Action:
04/17/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Rural Development Fund and to the establishment, operation, and funding of certain programs for rural economic development.
Author:
Driver | McReynolds | Kolkhorst | Ortiz, Jr. | Merritt
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of institutions of higher education.
Author:
Cohen | Anchia | Dukes | Pitts | Hartnett
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Berman | Bohac | Bolton | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2009 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to the fee based on admissions to certain sexually oriented businesses.
Author:
Keffer | Rose | Deshotel | Ritter | Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
Bonnen | Button | Chisum | Cook | Darby | et al.
Last Action:
04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to career and technical education in the public schools and high school graduation requirements.
Author:
Creighton | Hughes | Berman | Gattis | Guillen
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Bohac | Bonnen | Branch | et al.
Last Action:
05/31/2009 S Received from the House
Caption:
Affirming that the State of Texas claims sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.
Author:
Thompson | Hilderbran | England | Guillen | Hunter
Coauthor:
Castro | Cook | Dunnam | Flores | Geren | et al.
Sponsor:
Averitt
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Requesting the governor to appoint a Governor's Task Force on Horse and Greyhound Racing.
Author:
Vo | Hilderbran | Pitts | Dunnam | Taylor
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Alvarado | Bohac | Bolton | Brown, Fred | et al.
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Urging the University of Houston and other institutions of higher education to cease displaying the flag of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and to replace it with the Freedom and Heritage Flag.
Author:
Elkins
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Anchia | Berman | Bohac | Bolton | et al.
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
05/27/2009 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a legislative session.
Author:
Anderson | Paxton
Coauthor:
Berman | Bohac | Brown, Betty | Christian | Crabb | et al.
Last Action:
05/04/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a rate of the franchise tax be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.
Author:
King, Phil | Bohac | Flynn | Paxton | Christian
Coauthor:
Anderson | Berman | Brown, Betty | Crabb | Fletcher | et al.
Last Action:
05/04/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the rainy day fund and dedicating certain surplus revenues to property tax reduction.
Author:
Allen | Turner, Sylvester | Giddings | Bohac | Thompson
Coauthor:
Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al.
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
05/26/2009 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Post-ratifying Amendment XXIV to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the denial or abridgment of the right to vote for failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.
Author:
Shelton
Coauthor:
Burnam | Geren | Hancock | Patrick | Pierson | et al.
Last Action:
02/13/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 13 2009 8:02AM
Caption:
Welcoming the Texas Christian University Student Government Association to the State Capitol.
Author:
Harless | Laubenberg | Branch
Coauthor:
Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action:
03/16/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2009 2:53PM
Caption:
Recognizing April 16, 2009, as Texas Federation of Republican Women Day at the Capitol.
Author:
Patrick
Coauthor:
Geren | Hancock | Pierson | Shelton | Smith, Todd | et al.
Last Action:
03/18/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 18 2009 8:00AM
Caption:
Recognizing February 26, 2009, as Tarrant County Day at the State Capitol.