Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Kirk Watson
82nd Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/25/2024

Number of Bills: 19

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 19 Author: Nichols
Coauthor: Shapiro | Watson
Sponsor: Smith, Wayne
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the development, financing, construction, and operation of certain toll projects.

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 88 Author: Lucio
Coauthor: Uresti | Watson
Last Action: 01/31/2011 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to free breakfast for certain public school students.

SB 89 Author: Lucio
Coauthor: Uresti | Van de Putte | Watson | West
Sponsor: Rodriguez, Eddie
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to summer nutrition programs provided for by school districts.

SB 321 Author: Hegar | Birdwell
Coauthor: Eltife | Deuell | Watson | Wentworth | Carona | et al.
Sponsor: Kleinschmidt
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to an employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer.

SB 351 Author: Williams
Coauthor: Watson
Sponsor: Deshotel
Last Action: 04/21/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the maximum capacity of a container of wine sold to a retail dealer.

SB 565 Author: Hegar
Coauthor: Watson
Last Action: 04/11/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to repeal of authority for the establishment and operation of the Trans-Texas Corridor and to the operation of vehicles on certain Texas roadways.

SB 573 Author: Nichols | Gallegos | Patrick
Coauthor: Watson | Williams
Sponsor: Creighton | Eissler | Cook
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to certificates of public convenience and necessity for water or sewer services.

SB 582 Author: Harris
Coauthor: Watson
Sponsor: Lewis
Last Action: 04/21/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to service of process on certain domestic and foreign entities for the collection of delinquent property taxes.

SB 991 Author: Carona
Coauthor: Watson
Last Action: 03/08/2011 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the administration of the Texas Enterprise Fund and the Texas emerging technology fund and of awards from those funds.

SB 1348 Author: Van de Putte
Coauthor: Watson
Last Action: 05/05/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to higher education curriculum review teams to review public school curriculum standards for college readiness purposes.

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 1717 Author: Duncan
Coauthor: Watson | West
Sponsor: Lewis | Jackson, Jim
Last Action: 05/29/2011 H Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
Caption: Relating to the operation and administration of the judicial branch of state government.

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.

SB 1848 Author: Hegar
Coauthor: Estes | Watson | Van de Putte | Lucio
Last Action: 04/26/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the distribution of the emergency service fee for wireless telecommunications connections and the prepaid 9-1-1 emergency service fee.

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.

SJR 16 Author: Estes
Coauthor: Watson
Sponsor: Ritter
Last Action: 05/25/2011 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of open-space land devoted to water-stewardship purposes on the basis of its productive capacity.

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