Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Wendy Davis
82nd Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/28/2024

Number of Bills: 50

SB 17 Author: Carona
Coauthor: Davis
Sponsor: Truitt
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to the regulation of residential mortgage loan servicers; providing an administrative penalty.

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 27 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Carona | Watson | Van de Putte | Davis
Sponsor: Branch | Hochberg
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to policies of school districts and open-enrollment charter schools for the care of certain students at risk for anaphylaxis.

SB 38 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Davis
Sponsor: Branch
Last Action: 05/24/2011 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of private postsecondary educational institutions and private career schools and colleges in the higher education accountability system of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

SB 63 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Davis
Sponsor: Dukes
Last Action: 05/17/2011 H Corrected committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the creation of the individual development account program to provide savings incentives and opportunities for certain foster children to pursue home ownership, postsecondary education, and business development.

SB 69 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Davis
Last Action: 01/31/2011 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to reconstituting the system benefit fund as a trust fund and to uses of the fund.

SB 95 Author: Lucio
Coauthor: Davis
Last Action: 04/28/2011 H Referred to Insurance
Caption: Relating to the use by insurers of certain standard insurance policy forms for residential property insurance.

SB 116 Author: Uresti
Coauthor: Davis | Lucio
Sponsor: Castro
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to protective orders against dating violence.

SB 141 Author: Eltife
Coauthor: Davis
Sponsor: Anchia
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to debt management services and the regulation of debt management services providers.

SB 142 Author: West
Coauthor: Nelson | Davis
Sponsor: Solomons
Last Action: 05/24/2011 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to real property that is subject to restrictive covenants, including the operation of property owners' associations of subdivisions that are subject to restrictive covenants, and to certain foreclosure actions.

SB 161 Author: Shapiro
Coauthor: Davis
Last Action: 03/09/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to highway funding formulas of and project selection by the Texas Department of Transportation.

SB 169 Author: Lucio
Coauthor: Davis, Wendy
Last Action: 01/31/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to coverage for autism spectrum disorder under certain health benefit plans offered to state employees.

SB 201 Author: Uresti
Coauthor: Van de Putte | Hinojosa | West | Carona | Davis | et al.
Sponsor: Callegari
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective on 1/1/12
Caption: Relating to the calculation of ad valorem taxes on the residence homestead of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran for the tax year in which the veteran qualifies or ceases to qualify for an exemption from taxation of the homestead.

SB 205 Author: Whitmire
Coauthor: Davis
Sponsor: Thompson
Last Action: 05/22/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to school district policies to prohibit bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, and intimidation.

SB 268 Author: Uresti
Coauthor: Davis
Last Action: 04/28/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the distribution, possession, purchase, consumption, receipt, and taxation of tobacco products; providing penalties.

SB 288 Author: Lucio
Coauthor: Uresti | Williams | Hinojosa | Davis | Harris | et al.
Sponsor: Pena | Miller, Sid
Last Action: 05/21/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to authorizing the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to operate one or more southbound vehicle checkpoints near the international border of this state for the purpose of preventing certain criminal offenses.

SB 290 Author: Watson
Coauthor: Davis | Nelson
Sponsor: Hernandez Luna
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to including a personal financial literacy component in public school mathematics instruction.

SB 329 Author: Watson
Coauthor: Hinojosa | Carona | West | Davis
Sponsor: Chisum | Naishtat
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to the sale, recovery, and recycling of certain television equipment; providing administrative penalties.

SB 331 Author: Shapiro | Estes | Fraser | Harris | Huffman | et al.
Coauthor: Davis | Carona | Van de Putte | West
Sponsor: Madden | Gallego | Bonnen | Coleman | Rodriguez, Eddie
Last Action: 05/28/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to designating certain synthetic cannabinoids as controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; providing penalties and establishing certain criminal consequences or procedures.

SB 332 Author: Fraser
Coauthor: Duncan | Davis
Sponsor: Ritter
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to the ownership of groundwater below the surface of land, the right to produce that groundwater, and the management of groundwater in this state.

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 364 Author: Ogden
Coauthor: Davis
Sponsor: Brown
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to statistical information on the prosecution of certain offenses relating to the operating of a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

SB 371 Author: Seliger
Coauthor: Nichols | Uresti | Carona | Davis
Sponsor: Johnson | Sheffield | Farrar | Crownover | Lucio III
Last Action: 05/24/2011 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the eligibility for service retirement annuities of certain elected officials convicted of certain crimes.

SB 469 Author: Nelson
Coauthor: Davis | Harris
Sponsor: Patrick, Diane
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to the collection of unpaid tolls by a regional tollway authority.

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 639 Author: Van de Putte | Zaffirini
Coauthor: Davis
Sponsor: Branch
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain military personnel, veterans, and dependents residing in this state.

SB 715 Author: Harris
Coauthor: Huffman | Nelson | Davis
Sponsor: Scott
Last Action: 05/18/2011 H Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
Caption: Relating to access to a child's medical records by the child's attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, or amicus attorney.

SB 763 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Davis
Last Action: 03/23/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the designation of certain areas as banking development districts to encourage the establishment of financial institution branches in those areas.

SB 774 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Davis
Last Action: 05/19/2011 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to exemptions for disabled peace officers from the payment of tuition and fees at public institutions of higher education.

SB 876 Author: Watson
Coauthor: Davis | Ellis
Sponsor: Naishtat
Last Action: 05/20/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the fee for a personal identification certificate for a homeless individual.

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 975 Author: Hinojosa
Coauthor: Lucio | Patrick | Seliger | Shapiro | West | et al.
Sponsor: Munoz, Jr. | Patrick, Diane
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the operation of dropout recovery programs by certain public junior colleges in partnership with school districts.

SB 1175 Author: Jackson
Coauthor: Davis
Sponsor: Davis, John
Last Action: 05/20/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the Texas Enterprise Fund and the Texas emerging technology fund.

SB 1219 Author: Carona
Coauthor: Davis
Sponsor: Carter
Last Action: 05/21/2011 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to the Internet website operated by the Public Utility Commission of Texas to provide information regarding a customer's power to choose retail electric providers.

SB 1293 Author: Hegar
Coauthor: Davis
Sponsor: Keffer
Last Action: 05/24/2011 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the amounts of administrative, civil, and criminal penalties for violations relating to certain pipelines.

SB 1294 Author: Hegar
Coauthor: Davis
Sponsor: Keffer
Last Action: 05/24/2011 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the imposition of administrative penalties by the Railroad Commission of Texas.

SB 1365 Author: Ellis | Gallegos | Hegar | Huffman | Nichols | et al.
Coauthor: Watson | Hinojosa | Davis
Last Action: 04/27/2011 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the distribution of money appropriated from the national research university fund.

SB 1392 Author: Lucio
Coauthor: Davis
Last Action: 03/22/2011 S Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to authorizing counties and municipalities to regulate land development; providing a penalty.

SB 1505 Author: Uresti
Coauthor: Davis | Hegar
Sponsor: Lewis
Last Action: 05/27/2011 E Effective on 1/1/12
Caption: Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of a real property interest in oil or gas in place.

SB 1621 Author: Van de Putte
Coauthor: Davis
Last Action: 05/02/2011 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 2 2011 12:16PM
Caption: Relating to establishing veterans resource centers at certain institutions of higher education.

SB 1649 Author: Watson
Coauthor: Davis
Sponsor: Margo
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a grant program to support the prosecution of certain crimes.

SB 1736 Author: Van de Putte
Coauthor: Davis
Sponsor: Castro | Sheets | Vo | Anderson, Rodney | Davis, John
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the College Credit for Heroes program.

SB 1796 Author: Van de Putte | Rodriguez
Coauthor: Davis | Hinojosa
Sponsor: Miller, Sid
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas Coordinating Council for Veterans Services.

SB 1798 Author: West
Coauthor: Davis
Last Action: 05/02/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to retailers engaged in business in this state for purposes of sales and use taxes.

SB 1812 Author: Nichols
Coauthor: Davis
Sponsor: Hamilton
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to criminal history record information of certain applicants for a certificate of registration issued by the Texas Real Estate Commission.

SB 1843 Author: Carona
Coauthor: Estes | Wentworth | Hegar | Hinojosa | Van de Putte | et al.
Sponsor: Frullo | Gallego | Hartnett | Christian | Davis, Yvonne
Last Action: 05/25/2011 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to investigations of certain offenses involving the Internet-based sexual exploitation of a minor; creating the Internet crimes against children account to support those activities.

SCR 10 Author: Ellis
Coauthor: Uresti | Davis | Watson
Sponsor: Dukes
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Designating February 21 through 27 of each year from 2011 through 2020 as Barbara Jordan Freedom Week.

SCR 36 Author: Williams | Fraser | Hinojosa | Huffman | Lucio | et al.
Coauthor: Eltife | Carona | Wentworth | Shapiro | Nelson | et al.
Last Action: 05/02/2011 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Urging the members of the Texas congressional delegation to provide to the legislature a cost analysis of the exact funding necessary for full enforcement of all immigration laws in Texas and to immediately report back to the legislature as to the status of that funding and directing the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house to send a delegation of members from both chambers to meet with members of Congress and members of the executive branch to discuss the border security crisis.

SCR 37 Author: Hinojosa
Coauthor: Birdwell | Davis | Harris
Last Action: 05/02/2011 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Caption: Designating August 7 as Purple Heart Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2011.

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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