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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Jim Keffer
81st Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/11/2026
Number of Bills: 41

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (30):
Author:
Keffer | Rose | Morrison | Kolkhorst | Thompson
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
Author:
Keffer
Sponsor:
Hegar
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to tuition and laboratory fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain volunteer firefighters enrolled in fire science courses.
Author:
Keffer
Sponsor:
Averitt
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Hood County Granbury Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
Author:
Keffer
Last Action:
05/14/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to an action on certain contracts for information about property recoverable by the state.
Author:
Keffer
Last Action:
03/09/2009 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the transfer by certain courts of historic court documents to a designated official repository.
Author:
Keffer
Last Action:
04/14/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of certain judges to take the bar examination.
Author:
Keffer
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the political activities of a person employed by a county elections administrator.
Author:
Keffer
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a county to clarify the existence of a public interest in certain roads.
Author:
Keffer | Rose | Deshotel | Ritter | Kolkhorst
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:
Keffer
Last Action:
05/08/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the deferral by a licensed distributor or importer of payment of gasoline and diesel fuel taxes and information required on a tax return relating to credits authorized for certain of those deferrals.
Author:
Keffer
Last Action:
03/12/2009 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Caption:
Relating to authorizing individuals to leave certain permitted premises with alcoholic beverages.
Author:
Keffer
Last Action:
04/08/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to energy aggregation by political subdivisions.
Author:
Keffer
Last Action:
04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the development and implementation of a wholesale market structure for ERCOT.
Author:
Keffer
Last Action:
04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to regulation of electric generation capacity ownership in the electric power market.
Author:
Keffer
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
05/27/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the sale by the Brazos River Authority of certain residential and commercial leased lots and other real property in the immediate vicinity of Possum Kingdom Lake.
Author:
Keffer
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
05/27/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the sale of certain property at Possum Kingdom Lake by the Brazos River Authority.
Author:
Keffer
Last Action:
04/20/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the exemption of certain units conducting bingo games from the franchise tax.
Author:
Keffer
Sponsor:
Averitt
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the enforcement of certain development regulations in a justice court.
Author:
Keffer
Last Action:
05/06/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to persons considered practitioners for purposes of prescribing certain drugs and devices.
Author:
Keffer
Last Action:
04/28/2009 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to transportation access plans for certain facilities permitted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or the Railroad Commission of Texas.
Author:
Keffer | Guillen
Last Action:
05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to a pilot program to expand access to career and technical education partnerships in rural areas.
Author:
Keffer
Last Action:
04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the reporting of lost or unaccounted gas by the first purchaser and the tax due by the first purchaser on lost or unaccounted for gas.
Author:
Keffer
Sponsor:
Averitt
Last Action:
05/23/2009 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 23 2009 1:47PM
Caption:
Relating to the use of the proceeds of cash deposits filed with the Railroad Commission of Texas by certain persons under the jurisdiction of the commission and deposited in the oil-field cleanup fund.
Author:
Keffer
Last Action:
03/24/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate the location of wind energy electric generating facilities.
Author:
Keffer
Last Action:
05/15/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Maverick Improvement District of Palo Pinto County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
Author:
Keffer
Last Action:
02/10/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 10 2009 3:11PM
Caption:
Honoring the Cisco High School football team on its outstanding 2008 season.
Author:
Keffer | Kuempel | Pierson | England | Miklos
Last Action:
03/09/2009 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption:
Expressing intent that funds provided to the State of Texas by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act be spent, as far as practicable, on domestic goods, materials, and services.
Author:
Keffer
Last Action:
03/26/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 26 2009 7:53AM
Caption:
Recognizing the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas on Firefighter Legislative Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Keffer
Last Action:
04/17/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 17 2009 10:40AM
Caption:
In memory of Lloyd Franklin Pitts of Dallas.
Author:
Keffer
Last Action:
04/28/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 28 2009 7:55AM
Caption:
Congratulating Chris Ward on his selection for promotion to the rank of major in the U.S. Air Force.
Joint Author (11):
Author:
Eissler | Hochberg | Keffer | Dutton | Raymond
Sponsor:
Shapiro
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to public school accountability, curriculum, and promotion requirements.
Author:
Paxton | Keffer | Zerwas | Truitt
Last Action:
05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to allowing persons acquiring a new residence homestead to receive an ad valorem tax exemption on the homestead in the year in which the property is acquired.
Author:
Burnam | Parker | King, Phil | Keffer | Orr
Last Action:
04/29/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the requirement that gas corporations obtain a permit from the Railroad Commission of Texas before condemning property to construct certain gas pipelines.
Author:
King, Phil | Keffer | Hardcastle
Last Action:
03/24/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the availability of certain Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District financial information on the district's Internet website.
Author:
King, Phil | Keffer | Hardcastle
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to an exemption for groundwater used for certain purposes from production fees assessed by the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.
Author:
Gonzalez Toureilles | Homer | Keffer | McReynolds | Swinford
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:
Darby | Chisum | Swinford | Keffer | Hardcastle
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
05/23/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to changing the name of the Office of Rural Community Affairs to the Texas Department of Rural Affairs.
Author:
Rodriguez | Keffer
Last Action:
05/08/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the duties of a residential mortgage servicer to a borrower.
Author:
Oliveira | Otto | Hilderbran | Martinez Fischer | Keffer
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 1/1/10
Caption:
Relating to the procedure for claiming an exemption from ad valorem taxation for a motor vehicle used for the production of income and for personal activities.
Author:
Rodriguez | Gallego | Harless | Taylor | Keffer
Last Action:
05/05/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to establishing a no-interest loan program to promote the use of energy efficiency measures and renewable energy technology in certain residential dwellings, commercial buildings, and places of worship.
Author:
Pitts | Jones | Kuempel | Merritt | Keffer
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name a permanent facility at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin in honor of Buddy and Shirley West.
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