Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Sen. José R. Rodríguez
82nd Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/22/2012
Number of Bills: 99
Report Sections:
Authored Bills
Additional Primary Authored Bills
Author (90):
SB 600 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
02/17/2011 S Referred to Criminal Justice |
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Caption: |
Relating to a prohibition on law enforcement inquiries regarding the nationality or immigration status of a victim of or witness to a criminal offense.
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SB 601 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Gonzalez, Naomi |
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Last Action: |
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately |
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Caption: |
Relating to the authority of the El Paso County Hospital District to employ and commission peace officers.
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SB 602 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Marquez |
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Last Action: |
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11 |
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Caption: |
Relating to confidential information under the public information law and to procedures and deadlines under the public information law in relation to the redaction of certain confidential information by a governmental body.
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SB 603 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
02/17/2011 S Referred to State Affairs |
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Caption: |
Relating to the filing and posting on the Internet of reports of political contributions and expenditures required in connection with the office of member of the board of trustees of certain school districts.
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SB 604 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Gonzalez, Naomi | Gallego | Quintanilla | Pickett | Marquez |
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Last Action: |
05/28/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11 |
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Caption: |
Relating to the execution of lawful process by county jailers.
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SB 605 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Gallego | Lewis | Quintanilla |
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Last Action: |
05/09/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11 |
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Caption: |
Relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the Eighth Court of Appeals District.
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SB 606 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
02/17/2011 S Referred to Criminal Justice |
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Caption: |
Relating to court costs imposed on conviction and deposited to the courthouse security fund.
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SB 607 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
02/17/2011 S Referred to Criminal Justice |
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Caption: |
Relating to the assessment of court costs on conviction of a Class C misdemeanor in certain justice courts.
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SB 608 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
02/17/2011 S Referred to Intergovernmental Relations |
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Caption: |
Relating to the regulation of fireworks by counties; imposing a criminal penalty.
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SB 609 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Gonzalez, Naomi |
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Last Action: |
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately |
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Caption: |
Relating to the exemption of certain property from municipal drainage service charges and from related ordinances, resolutions, and rules.
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SB 610 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
02/17/2011 S Referred to Health & Human Services |
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Caption: |
Relating to the period of continuous eligibility for the medical assistance program.
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SB 611 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
02/17/2011 S Referred to Finance |
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Caption: |
Relating to the child health plan program.
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SB 612 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
02/17/2011 S Referred to Health & Human Services |
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Caption: |
Relating to examination requirements for certain applicants for a license to practice medicine.
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SB 613 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Alvarado |
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Last Action: |
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11 |
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Caption: |
Relating to educational requirements for licensing as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist.
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SB 614 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
02/17/2011 S Referred to Health & Human Services |
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Caption: |
Relating to the creation of the State Supported Living Center Realignment Commission and the residential placement of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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SB 615 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Quintanilla | Chisum | Smith, Wayne | Aliseda |
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Last Action: |
05/24/2011 H Placed on General State Calendar |
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Caption: |
Relating to requiring a retail seller of motor vehicle tires to render certain tires unusable and to the regulation of scrap tires; providing civil penalties.
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SB 616 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Hardcastle |
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Last Action: |
05/19/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars |
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Caption: |
Relating to the sale or transportation of certain desert plants; providing a penalty.
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SB 617 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
02/17/2011 S Referred to Natural Resources |
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Caption: |
Relating to a manifest system to record the transportation of certain liquid wastes.
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SB 618 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
02/17/2011 S Referred to Finance |
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Caption: |
Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for certain solar energy devices.
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SB 619 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/17/2011 S Referred to Business & Commerce |
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Caption: |
Relating to requiring solar panels to be offered by certain builders of new homes.
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SB 726 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
05/17/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar |
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Caption: |
Relating to the establishment of the judicial access and improvement account to provide funding for basic civil legal services, indigent defense, and judicial technical support through certain county service fees and court costs imposed to fund the account.
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SB 831 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/01/2011 S Referred to State Affairs |
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Caption: |
Relating to considering ownership interests of certain disabled veterans in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.
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SB 832 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Quintanilla |
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Last Action: |
04/29/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11 |
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Caption: |
Relating to voter eligibility and registration in El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1.
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SB 860 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Gonzalez, Naomi |
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Last Action: |
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately |
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Caption: |
Relating to the authority of the El Paso County Hospital District to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians, dentists, and other health care providers.
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SB 861 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/01/2011 S Referred to Intergovernmental Relations |
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Caption: |
Relating to the enforcement of building code standards for new residential construction in the unincorporated area of a county; providing a fee.
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SB 862 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/01/2011 S Referred to Criminal Justice |
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Caption: |
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of disorderly conduct involving unreasonable noise.
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SB 863 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/01/2011 S Referred to Education |
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Caption: |
Relating to creation of an offense of bullying of a school district employee by a student.
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SB 864 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Marquez |
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Last Action: |
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11 |
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Caption: |
Relating to the regulation of funeral establishments, including requirements for a retail price list of services provided by such establishments.
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SB 970 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
05/09/2011 S Left pending in committee |
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Caption: |
Relating to information included in a searchable state revenue and expenditure database maintained by the comptroller.
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SB 1019 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Marquez |
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Last Action: |
05/02/2011 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar |
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Caption: |
Relating to the county ethics commission for certain counties.
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SB 1020 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Marquez |
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Last Action: |
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately |
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Caption: |
Relating to a feasibility study regarding the establishment of a dental school at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso.
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SB 1021 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
05/19/2011 H Referred to Public Health |
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Caption: |
Relating to certain examination requirements for physicians.
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SB 1022 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
05/09/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar |
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Caption: |
Relating to the graduate medical training requirements for certain foreign medical school graduates applying for a license to practice medicine in this state.
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SB 1023 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/16/2011 S Referred to Health & Human Services |
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Caption: |
Relating to the health professions resource center.
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SB 1024 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Rodriguez, Eddie |
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Last Action: |
05/27/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11 |
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Caption: |
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of theft of service.
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SB 1088 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
04/18/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar |
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Caption: |
Relating to the imposition by certain municipalities and municipal transit departments of the local sales and use tax in certain federal military installations.
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SB 1089 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/16/2011 S Referred to Finance |
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Caption: |
Relating to the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by the surviving spouse or surviving minor children of a member of the armed forces of the United States who dies while on active duty.
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SB 1090 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/16/2011 S Referred to State Affairs |
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Caption: |
Relating to the liability of certain social workers who provide volunteer health care services to charitable organizations.
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SB 1091 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/16/2011 S Referred to Education |
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Caption: |
Relating to authorization for a caregiver who is a relative to enroll a child in school.
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SB 1092 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/16/2011 S Referred to Education |
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Caption: |
Relating to creating a pilot project to reduce the need for developmental education required for certain students entering higher education.
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SB 1093 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/16/2011 S Referred to Education |
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Caption: |
Relating to requirements regarding the employment by school districts of educational support employees.
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SB 1094 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Strama |
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Last Action: |
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately |
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Caption: |
Relating to the availability of online testing for high school equivalency examinations.
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SB 1095 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
04/20/2011 S Left pending in committee |
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Caption: |
Relating to the posting of signs in school crossing zones regarding the prohibited use of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle.
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SB 1096 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
04/26/2011 H Referred to Transportation |
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Caption: |
Relating to the designation of State Highway 20 as a historic highway.
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SB 1192 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/16/2011 S Referred to Jurisprudence |
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Caption: |
Relating to the creation, administration, and interpretation of powers of attorney, including statutory powers of attorney.
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SB 1193 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
05/23/2011 H Received from the Senate |
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Caption: |
Relating to coordination of services provided by Medicaid managed care organizations and certain community centers and local mental health or mental retardation authorities.
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SB 1194 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/16/2011 S Referred to State Affairs |
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Caption: |
Relating to the amount of temporary income benefits to which an injured employee is entitled under the workers’ compensation system.
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SB 1195 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Quintanilla |
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Last Action: |
05/19/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11 |
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Caption: |
Relating to postponement of jury service in certain counties.
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SB 1196 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Hartnett |
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Last Action: |
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11 |
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Caption: |
Relating to guardianships and alternatives to guardianship for persons who have physical disabilities or who are incapacitated.
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SB 1197 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Hartnett |
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Last Action: |
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11 |
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Caption: |
Relating to trusts.
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SB 1198 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Hartnett |
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Last Action: |
06/17/2011 E See remarks for effective date |
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Caption: |
Relating to decedents’ estates.
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SB 1203 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/16/2011 S Referred to State Affairs |
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Caption: |
Relating to state collaboration with federally recognized Indian tribes.
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SB 1304 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Castro |
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Last Action: |
05/21/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars |
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Caption: |
Relating to requiring financial disclosure concerning reports prepared by public institutions of higher education for for-profit entities.
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SB 1305 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/16/2011 S Referred to Education |
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Caption: |
Relating to a prohibition of school district retaliation against an employee for filing a grievance.
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SB 1316 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/16/2011 S Referred to Business & Commerce |
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Caption: |
Relating to certain investigations conducted by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
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SB 1549 |
Author: |
Rodriguez | Ellis |
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Last Action: |
03/23/2011 S Referred to Health & Human Services |
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Caption: |
Relating to the eligibility of and requirements applicable to certain persons for supplemental nutrition assistance.
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SB 1550 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/23/2011 S Referred to Health & Human Services |
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Caption: |
Relating to the use of seclusion by community centers.
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SB 1551 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Raymond | Gallego |
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Last Action: |
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11 |
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Caption: |
Relating to children who are missing or who are victims of offenses; providing a criminal penalty.
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SB 1552 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/23/2011 S Referred to Health & Human Services |
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Caption: |
Relating to reimbursement for certain emergency services provided to persons enrolled in the Medicaid managed care program.
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SB 1553 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/23/2011 S Referred to Intergovernmental Relations |
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Caption: |
Relating to criminal history record information checks of employees of residential dwelling projects, including employees of public housing authorities.
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SB 1554 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/23/2011 S Referred to Criminal Justice |
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Caption: |
Relating to the designation of certain municipal housing authority employees as peace officers.
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SB 1555 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
04/28/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar |
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Caption: |
Relating to the investment of the permanent university fund and other funds under the management and control of the board of regents of The University of Texas System.
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SB 1556 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
05/04/2011 S Left pending in committee |
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Caption: |
Relating to requirements for reapportionment of congressional districts.
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SB 1763 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
05/17/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar |
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Caption: |
Relating to transferring adult education and literacy programs to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board from the Texas Education Agency.
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SB 1764 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/23/2011 S Referred to State Affairs |
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Caption: |
Relating to workers’compensation supplemental income benefits.
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SB 1765 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/23/2011 S Referred to Business & Commerce |
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Caption: |
Relating to rest breaks for employees of certain contractors with a governmental entity.
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SB 1766 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Flynn |
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Last Action: |
05/13/2011 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) |
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Caption: |
Relating to the Texas Code of Military Justice.
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SB 1767 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/23/2011 S Referred to Intergovernmental Relations |
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Caption: |
Relating to the appointment of the board of managers of the El Paso County Hospital District.
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SB 1769 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/23/2011 S Referred to Health & Human Services |
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Caption: |
Relating to the maintenance by certain hospitals of records regarding certain uncompensated care costs.
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SB 1890 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
04/04/2011 S Referred to Intergovernmental Relations |
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Caption: |
Relating to the creation of the Montecillo Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to levy an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.
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SB 1910 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Margo | Pickett | Quintanilla | Marquez |
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Last Action: |
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately |
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Caption: |
Relating to the delay of the transition to competition in the Western Electricity Coordinating Council service area and to net metering and energy efficiency goals and programs for utilities in that area.
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SJR 28 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Marquez |
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Last Action: |
05/16/2011 E Filed with the Secretary of State |
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Caption: |
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the provision of parks and recreational facilities by conservation and reclamation districts in El Paso County.
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SJR 32 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
03/16/2011 S Referred to Finance |
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Caption: |
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by the surviving spouse or surviving minor children of a member of the armed forces of the United States who dies while on active duty.
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SJR 43 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
05/04/2011 S Left pending in committee |
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Caption: |
Proposing a constitutional amendment to establish certain principles and procedures for the drawing of congressional districts.
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SR 114 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
01/26/2011 S Reported enrolled |
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Caption: |
In memory of John Baylor Van Vranken McKinney.
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SR 115 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
01/26/2011 S Reported enrolled |
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Caption: |
In memory of Artemisa “Arte” Salinas of El Paso.
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SR 116 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
01/26/2011 S Reported enrolled |
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Caption: |
Recognizing Jose F. Cardenas for his contributions to the profession of engineering.
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SR 243 |
Author: |
Rodriguez | Uresti |
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Last Action: |
02/16/2011 S Reported enrolled |
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Caption: |
Recognizing February 16 and 17, 2011, as El Paso Days at the State Capitol.
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SR 244 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
02/15/2011 S Reported enrolled |
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Caption: |
Commending the Arc of Texas’ “Getting to the Heart of the Matter” program.
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SR 245 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
02/14/2011 S Reported enrolled |
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Caption: |
Recognizing Sylvia, Tim, and Matthew Collins for their participation in the Arc of Texas’ Getting to the Heart of the Matter program.
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SR 246 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
02/14/2011 S Reported enrolled |
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Caption: |
Recognizing Apolonia Alvarez-Lozano for her participation in the Arc of Texas’ Getting to the Heart of the Matter program.
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SR 247 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
02/14/2011 S Reported enrolled |
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Caption: |
Recognizing Jane Jones for her participation in the Arc of Texas’ Getting to the Heart of the Matter program.
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SR 322 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
02/22/2011 S Reported enrolled |
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Caption: |
Recognizing Justin Churchman of El Paso for being named one of the top youth volunteers in Texas for 2011 in the 16th annual Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program.
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SR 384 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
02/28/2011 S Reported enrolled |
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Caption: |
Recognizing Jose F. Cardenas for his contributions to the profession of engineering.
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SR 506 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
05/05/2011 S Reported enrolled |
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Caption: |
Expressing support for the conservation of Castner Range.
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SR 701 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
04/06/2011 S Reported enrolled |
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Caption: |
Welcoming Héctor Agustín Murguía Lardizábal of Ciudad Juárez to the State Capitol.
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SR 745 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
04/11/2011 S Reported enrolled |
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Caption: |
Welcoming Héctor Agustín Murguía Lardizábal of Ciudad Juárez to the State Capitol.
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SR 860 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
04/28/2011 S Reported enrolled |
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Caption: |
Recognizing April 28, 2011, as Workers’ Memorial Day.
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SR 1176 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
05/25/2011 S Printed in full |
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Caption: |
In memory of Robert C. Thornell, Sr.
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SR 1254 |
Author: |
Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
05/29/2011 S Reported enrolled |
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Caption: |
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 1198.
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Additional Primary Authors (9):
SB 24 |
Author: |
Van de Putte | Birdwell | Carona | Davis | Deuell | et al. |
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Sponsor: |
Thompson | Jackson, Jim | Madden | Harless | Menendez |
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Last Action: |
04/21/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11 |
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Caption: |
Relating to the prosecution, punishment, and certain criminal and civil consequences of offenses involving or related to the trafficking of persons and to certain protections for victims of those offenses.
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SB 357 |
Author: |
Van de Putte | Davis | Deuell | Ellis | Hinojosa | et al. |
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Last Action: |
03/21/2011 S Left pending in committee |
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Caption: |
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran or the principal residence of the surviving minor children of such a disabled veteran.
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SB 1354 |
Author: |
Carona | Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
04/27/2011 S Left pending in committee |
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Caption: |
Relating to the regulation of off-premise signs in the unincorporated area of a county.
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SB 1796 |
Author: |
Van de Putte | Rodriguez |
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Sponsor: |
Miller, Sid |
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Last Action: |
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11 |
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Caption: |
Relating to the creation of the Texas Coordinating Council for Veterans Services.
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SJR 14 |
Author: |
Van de Putte | Davis | Deuell | Ellis | Hinojosa | et al. |
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Sponsor: |
Anderson, Charles “Doc” | Pickett | McClendon | Farias | Lozano |
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Last Action: |
05/27/2011 E Filed with the Secretary of State |
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Caption: |
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran.
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SR 35 |
Author: |
West | Birdwell | Carona | Davis | Deuell | et al. |
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Last Action: |
01/19/2011 S Printed in full |
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Caption: |
Honoring the victims and heroes of the Arizona shooting.
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SR 84 |
Author: |
Lucio | Hinojosa | Rodriguez | Uresti | Zaffirini |
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Last Action: |
01/25/2011 S Reported enrolled |
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Caption: |
Honoring the victims of violence along our border with Mexico and paying tribute to the men and women who are working tirelessly to end it.
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SR 656 |
Author: |
Shapiro | Davis | Lucio | Nelson | Rodriguez | et al. |
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Last Action: |
04/04/2011 S Reported enrolled |
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Caption: |
Recognizing April 2, 2011, as World Autism Awareness Day at the State Capitol.
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SR 928 |
Author: |
Hinojosa | Lucio | Rodriguez |
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Last Action: |
05/06/2011 S Reported enrolled |
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Caption: |
In memory of Michael A. Allen of McAllen.
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