Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Jose R. Rodriguez
82nd Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/26/2024

Number of Bills: 29

SB 18 Author: Estes | Duncan
Coauthor: Patrick | Nichols | Deuell | Eltife | Hegar | et al.
Sponsor: Geren | Oliveira | Kleinschmidt
Last Action: 05/19/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to the use of eminent domain authority.

SB 26 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Deuell | Rodriguez | Hinojosa | Uresti
Last Action: 04/19/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the use of person first respectful language in reference to individuals with disabilities.

SB 34 Author: Zaffirini | Davis | Huffman | Nelson | Shapiro | et al.
Coauthor: Ellis | Harris | Gallegos | Hinojosa | Deuell | et al.
Sponsor: Hernandez Luna
Last Action: 05/23/2011 H Transferred to Calendars Committee
Caption: Relating to the establishment and operation of the Texas Women Veterans Program.

SB 37 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Rodriguez | West
Sponsor: Naishtat
Last Action: 04/21/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the duration of the interagency task force on ensuring appropriate care settings for persons with disabilities.

SB 240 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Rodriguez
Sponsor: Gonzales, Veronica
Last Action: 05/21/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to examination requirements for certain applicants for a license to practice medicine.

SB 253 Author: Davis
Coauthor: West | Rodriguez
Last Action: 02/22/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of activities with respect to certain extensions of consumer credit.

SB 254 Author: Davis
Coauthor: Rodriguez
Last Action: 02/22/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the extension of consumer credit to certain members of the Texas National Guard and armed forces of the United States and their dependents; providing a penalty.

SB 272 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Hinojosa | Rodriguez
Last Action: 01/31/2011 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at public institutions of higher education.

SB 278 Author: Davis
Coauthor: Rodriguez
Last Action: 01/31/2011 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care facilities.

SB 315 Author: Carona
Coauthor: Rodriguez | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Madden
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the agencies and entities responsible for compiling and maintaining information pertaining to criminal combinations and criminal street gangs.

SB 330 Author: Watson
Coauthor: Rodriguez
Last Action: 02/02/2011 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to renewable energy capacity, jobs, and trading credits.

SB 355 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Rodriguez | Hinojosa | Davis | Zaffirini | Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/23/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the elimination of smoking in certain workplaces and public places; providing penalties.

SB 374 Author: Wentworth
Coauthor: Rodriguez
Last Action: 02/02/2011 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the amount of the fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine.

SB 471 Author: West
Coauthor: Deuell | Rodriguez | Uresti
Sponsor: Parker
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to public school, child-placing agency, and day-care center policies addressing sexual abuse and other maltreatment of children.

SB 492 Author: Fraser
Coauthor: Rodriguez
Last Action: 03/17/2011 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the creation of a distributed solar generation incentive program.

SB 504 Author: Davis
Coauthor: Whitmire | Rodriguez
Last Action: 03/22/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to discounted utility rates for school districts.

SB 513 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Rodriguez | Davis | Deuell | Lucio
Last Action: 05/23/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the accommodation of pedestrians, bicyclists, persons with disabilities, children, senior citizens, users of public transportation, movers of commercial goods, and motorists on streets and highways.

SB 585 Author: Watson
Coauthor: Rodriguez
Last Action: 04/28/2011 S No action taken in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to programs, services, and information related to women's health, family planning, and human sexuality.

SB 852 Author: Ellis | Van de Putte
Coauthor: Rodriguez
Last Action: 03/01/2011 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to health education curriculum and instruction in public schools.

SB 945 Author: Patrick
Coauthor: Birdwell | Hinojosa | Huffman | Zaffirini | West | et al.
Sponsor: Branch
Last Action: 05/22/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to authorizing a lower-division institution of higher education to award an associate degree to a student enrolled in a four-year public institution of higher education who previously attended the lower-division institution.

SB 1002 Author: Van de Putte
Coauthor: Patrick | Gallegos | Wentworth | Rodriguez
Sponsor: Menendez
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the designation of program costs for providing bill payment assistance to certain military veterans as a necessary operating expense that is a first lien against revenue of certain electric and gas utilities' revenue securing certain public securities or obligations.

SB 1085 Author: Wentworth
Coauthor: Carona | Rodriguez
Last Action: 04/28/2011 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the fees collected by district court clerks on the filing of certain civil actions or proceedings to fund basic civil legal services.

SB 1118 Author: Hinojosa | Wentworth
Coauthor: Lucio | Rodriguez
Last Action: 03/16/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the operation of video lottery games by licensed horse and greyhound racetrack operators, to a defense for the operation of video lottery by Indian tribes, to the authority of the Texas Lottery Commission and the Texas Racing Commission, and to the conduct of gambling in this state; providing penalties.

SB 1220 Author: Hinojosa
Coauthor: Lucio | Rodriguez
Sponsor: Gonzales, Veronica
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the advisory committee on Medicaid and child health plan program rate and expenditure disparities between the Texas-Mexico border region and other areas of the state.

SB 1363 Author: Lucio
Coauthor: Rodriguez | Hinojosa | Uresti
Last Action: 05/13/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to county and municipal land development regulations; providing a penalty.

SB 1524 Author: Hinojosa
Coauthor: Carona | Rodriguez | Zaffirini
Last Action: 04/04/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the payment and distribution of consumer assistance funds in an action by the attorney general.

SB 1878 Author: Deuell
Coauthor: Rodriguez | Uresti
Sponsor: Zerwas
Last Action: 05/18/2011 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly.

SJR 33 Author: Hinojosa | Wentworth
Coauthor: Lucio | Rodriguez
Last Action: 03/16/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a state video lottery system to operate video lottery games at certain horse and greyhound racetracks and providing that federally recognized Indian tribes are not prohibited from conducting games of chance on certain Indian lands.

SJR 40 Author: Lucio
Coauthor: Davis | Rodriguez
Last Action: 04/07/2011 S Committee report printed and distributed: Apr 7 2011 2:37PM
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a county to regulate land development if approved by a majority vote in a countywide election.

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