Texas Legislature
Bills Sponsored / Joint Sponsored
Rep. Joseph Pickett
81st Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/18/2024

Number of Bills: 25

Report Sections: Sponsored Bills | Joint Sponsored Bills

Sponsor (23):
SB 263 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 05/23/2009 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the issuance by the Texas Transportation Commission of general obligation bonds for highway improvement projects.

SB 334 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the repeal of the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation to regulate air carriers.

SB 348 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the Texas Transportation Commission's authority to establish advisory committees.

SB 448 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation to mitigate adverse environmental impacts resulting from the construction, improvement, or maintenance of state highways or state highway facilities.

SB 505 Author: Ogden
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 05/22/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to authorizing the designation of an area adjacent to a state highway project as a transportation finance zone, and authorizing the revenue from the state sales and use taxes imposed in the zone to be deposited in a revolving fund and used to repay financial assistance provided from the fund for highway projects.

SB 883 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the use of the state highway fund to participate in the costs associated with a toll facility of a public or private entity.

SB 952 Author: Shapleigh
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 05/21/2009 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to erecting an off-premise sign adjacent to and visible from certain roads that follow the route of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro.

SB 1093 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the operation of commercial motor vehicles and vehicles used exclusively to transport waste.

SB 1107 Author: Shapiro
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the requirement that driver education curriculum include information regarding distractions while driving.

SB 1350 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 05/21/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, financing, and use of a Texas Transportation Revolving Fund; granting the authority to issue bonds.

SB 1353 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 05/21/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to contract provisions in comprehensive development agreements.

SB 1367 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to parking placard or specialty license plate applications by persons with a mobility problem caused by an impairment of vision.

SB 1373 Author: Lucio
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 05/19/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the operation and continuation of the law authorizing the issuance of oversize or overweight vehicle permits by certain port authorities.

SB 1392 Author: Wentworth
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 05/22/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to toll collection and enforcement.

SB 1526 Author: Shapleigh
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the composition, administration, and duties, including reporting requirements, of the Border Health Institute.

SB 1636 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 05/20/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to motor vehicle registration fees.

SB 1648 Author: Van de Putte
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 05/24/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to providing outreach services, service coordination for behavioral health services and other health care services related to mental health, and related information to members and veterans of the armed forces and their families, creating a pilot program for provision of related behavioral health services, and providing for the creation of related clinical practice guidelines.

SB 1759 Author: Watson
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the extended registration of a commercial fleet of motor vehicles.

SB 2378 Author: Nichols
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 05/22/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the purposes and designation of a transportation reinvestment zone.

SCR 22 Author: Lucio | Shapleigh | Van de Putte
Sponsor: Pickett | Pena | Chavez
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Urging Congress to reopen consideration of the case to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to World War I hero Marcelino Serna.

SJR 9 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 05/22/2009 H Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment prescribing the purposes for which revenue from motor vehicle registration fees and taxes on motor fuels and lubricants and certain revenues received from the federal government may be used.

SJR 18 Author: Ogden
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 05/26/2009 H Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit the Texas Transportation Commission, subject to legislative review and approval, to designate the area adjacent to a state highway project as a transportation finance zone and dedicating the proceeds of the state sales and use taxes imposed in a transportation finance zone to the Texas Mobility Fund for certain purposes.

SJR 25 Author: Harris | Shapiro
Sponsor: Pickett
Last Action: 05/26/2009 H Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring certain revenue collected by a public entity from the use of a tolled highway project in this state to be used only for transportation projects.

Joint Sponsor (2):
SB 874 Author: Shapleigh
Sponsor: Quintanilla | Chavez | Pickett | Marquez | Moody
Last Action: 05/30/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the exemption of certain counties from the drainage charge imposed by a municipal drainage utility system.

SB 1522 Author: Shapleigh
Sponsor: Quintanilla | Chavez | Pickett | Marquez | Moody
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the exemption of certain school districts from the drainage charge imposed by a municipal drainage utility system.

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