Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
03/19/2009 H Referred to Insurance
Caption:
Relating to adoption of a temporary program for the operation and funding of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
03/30/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the board of directors of the Dallam-Hartley Counties Hospital District to employ health care providers.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
04/21/2009 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the Seventh Court of Appeals District.
Author:
Smithee | Hughes
Last Action:
03/30/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the recovery of medical or health care expenses in civil actions.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
03/17/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to exclusions of certain persons from coverage under a motor vehicle insurance policy used as evidence of financial responsibility.
Author:
Smithee | Hardcastle | Eiland | Bohac | Alonzo
Sponsor:
Averitt
Last Action:
05/30/2009 E Effective on 1/1/10
Caption:
Relating to premium discounts for certain participants in the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool and to funding for those discounts through certain penalties.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
04/14/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to direct payment by a health or automobile insurer of physicians and health care providers.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
05/08/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to small and large employer health group cooperatives.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
03/24/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the sale of certain annuities.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
03/24/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to certain education requirements for insurance agents who sell annuities.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
03/24/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a rescission period for annuity contracts.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
03/24/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to recovery under uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance coverage.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
05/08/2009 H Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the board of directors of the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
03/19/2009 H Referred to Insurance
Caption:
Relating to the operation and regulation of certain consolidated insurance programs.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
05/05/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the repeal of the power of certain districts and water supply corporations to allow the use of right-of-way easements for certain energy-related purposes.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
03/31/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to limits on the purpose and power of a fresh water supply district.
Author:
Smithee
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the acceptance of certain donated building projects by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
03/24/2009 H Referred to Insurance
Caption:
Relating to health insurance.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
05/12/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to billing practices for certain health care facilities and providers.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
04/06/2009 H No action taken in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the theft of a military grave marker.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
04/30/2009 H Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
Caption:
Relating to notice of acceptance or rejection of an insurance claim.
Author:
Smithee
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to retrospective utilization review and utilization review to determine the experimental or investigational nature of a health care service.
Author:
Smithee
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to insurance charters and certificates of authority.
Author:
Smithee
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to title insurance agents and title insurance companies.
Author:
Smithee
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the establishment and operation of the unauthorized insurance guaranty fund.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
04/14/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to required use by insurers of certain standard insurance policy forms for residential property insurance.
Author:
Smithee
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to access to certain criminal history record information maintained by the Department of Public Safety.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
04/27/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of premium rates for long-term care insurance.
Author:
Smithee
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to rulemaking authority for administrative penalties assessed for violations of the Insurance Code.
Author:
Smithee
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the registration with the Texas Department of Insurance of certain contract examiners.
Author:
Smithee
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to confidentiality of certain information maintained by the Texas Department of Insurance.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
03/25/2009 H Referred to Insurance
Caption:
Relating to assessments, coverage, deposits, and reinsurance of the Texas Life, Accident, Health, and Hospital Service Insurance Guaranty Association.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
03/26/2009 H Referred to Natural Resources
Caption:
Relating to priority groundwater management areas.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
03/26/2009 H Referred to Natural Resources
Caption:
Relating to the management, operation, and review of groundwater conservation districts.
Author:
Smithee | Edwards
Last Action:
04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the operation and funding of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, including funding of coverage for certain catastrophic events through the issuance of public securities.
Author:
Smithee
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
05/23/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
In memory of Dr. Steven W. Jones, president of Amarillo College.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
05/31/2009 S Received from the House
Caption:
Honoring the musical drama TEXAS in Palo Duro Canyon on the occasion of its 44th season.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
02/25/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 25 2009 1:39PM
Caption:
Congratulating Elizabeth Marie Walterscheid of Hereford on her 100th birthday.
Author:
Smithee | Swinford | Chisum
Last Action:
02/25/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 25 2009 1:39PM
Caption:
In memory of U.S. Army Specialist Brandon A. Meyer of Canyon.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
04/01/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 1 2009 8:25PM
Caption:
Recognizing March 26, 2009, as Cal Farley's Day at the State Capitol and commemorating the 70th anniversary of Cal Farley's Boys Ranch and the 60th anniversary of Cal Farley's Girlstown, U.S.A.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
05/20/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 20 2009 11:00AM
Caption:
Congratulating Teresa Lyons, director of the Hereford Municipal Airport, on being named the 2009 General Aviation Airport Manager of the Year by the Aviation Department of the Texas Department of Transportation.
Author:
Smithee
Last Action:
06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption:
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 78.
Author:
Flores | Smith, Wayne | McReynolds | Corte | Smithee
Last Action:
05/13/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
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.
Author:
Gallego | Martinez, "Mando" | Coleman | Rodriguez | Smithee
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/13/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain prosthetic devices, orthotic devices, and related services.
Author:
Farabee | Swinford | Smithee | Strama | Crownover
Last Action:
05/07/2009 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to providing that the Railroad Commission of Texas is governed by a single railroad commissioner.
Author:
Giddings | Solomons | Eiland | Hughes | Smithee
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
05/26/2009 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to workers' compensation insurance coverage regarding certain contractors.
Author:
Phillips | Swinford | Smithee | Chisum | Homer
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Designating the American quarter horse as the official State Horse of Texas.
Author:
Farabee | Swinford | Smithee | Strama
Last Action:
05/05/2009 H Failed of adoption
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide that the Railroad Commission of Texas is governed by a single elected railroad commissioner.
Author:
Swinford | Smithee | Chisum
Last Action:
02/25/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 25 2009 1:39PM
Caption:
Honoring B&W Pantex on earning an outstanding performance rating from the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Author:
Swinford | Smithee | Chisum | Heflin
Last Action:
02/25/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 25 2009 1:39PM
Caption:
Recognizing February 24, 2009, as Panhandle Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Swinford | Chisum | Darby | Heflin | Smithee
Last Action:
03/27/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 27 2009 7:55AM
Caption:
Recognizing March 25, 2009, as Texas Wind Energy Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Hughes | Smithee | Phillips
Last Action:
06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption:
In memory of Franklin Jones, Jr., of Marshall.