NEW LAWS PASSED - COUNTY CLERKS
07-31-2009 - 11:07:11

 



HB 396  
Hartnett
Carona
Relating to expunction of a notice of lis pendens.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 401  
Raymond
Duncan
Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to change the date of their general elections.
Last Action: 5-13-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 523  
Giddings
Fraser
Relating to the contents of a receipt issued for payment of a good or service.
Last Action: 1- 1-10 G Earliest effective date

HB 527  
Leibowitz
Zaffirini
Relating to the removal of an appointed emergency services district board member by a county commissioners court.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 536  
Anchia
Van de Putte
Relating to the voter registration of a person who submits a federal postcard application to vote in an election.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 551  
Madden
Harris
Relating to the electronic transmission of a federal postcard application used for voting.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 608  
Castro
Wentworth
Relating to posttrial psychological counseling for jurors in a criminal trial or juvenile adjudication hearing involving graphic evidence or testimony.
Companions:
SB 1066Wentworth(Identical)
  4-30-09 S Withdrawn from the Local Calendar
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 677  
Hartnett
Wentworth
Relating to violations of laws administered and enforced by the Texas Ethics Commission and to sworn complaints alleging such violations.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 719  
Flynn
Duncan
Relating to polling places for certain elections.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1256  
Allen
Ellis
Relating to requiring the posting of notice of voter complaint information at a polling place.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1506  
Herrero
Hinojosa
Relating to the imposition of conditions on certain defendants charged with an offense involving family violence.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1551  
Herrero
Hinojosa
Relating to the appointment of additional court reporters for the district courts in Nueces County.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2002  
McCall
Ellis
Relating to a right of a close relative to seek expunction of arrest records and files on behalf of a deceased person.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2212  
Craddick
Duncan
Relating to the division of certain emergency services districts.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2524  
Anchia
Carona
Relating to the accuracy, security, and reliability of certain electronic voting systems.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2525  
Smith, Todd
Wentworth
Relating to political expenditures made by a corporation or labor organization to finance the establishment and administration of a political committee.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2927  
Howard, Donna
Nelson
Relating to the regulation of cemeteries by state and local government.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 3246  
Brown, Fred
Watson
Relating to the issuance of a writ of attachment in a civil suit for certain sexual assaults.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 3352  
Naishtat
Ellis
Relating to the collection, dissemination, and correction of certain judicial determinations for a federal firearm background check.
Companions:
SB 1866Ellis(Identical)
  3-24-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 3479  
Gallego
Uresti
Relating to filing of instruments conveying real property in certain counties and redemption of property after the foreclosure of certain assessment liens.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 3594  
McReynolds
Watson
Relating to the preservation of evidence that contains biological material.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 3601  
Paxton
Hegar
Relating to the authority of a county clerk to post official and legal notices by electronic display.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 3637  
Hughes
Wentworth
Relating to filing fees in civil actions and proceedings and the use of those fees, to costs on conviction in certain courts, to money paid into the registry of a court in certain counties, and to the appointment of counsel in certain suits.
Companions:
SB 1754Wentworth(Identical)
  5- 1-09 H Referred to House Committee on House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 3666  
Kolkhorst
Wentworth
Relating to the application for and issuance of a marriage license.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 3768  
Paxton
Wentworth
Relating to continuation of title insurance coverage of transferred property.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 3896  
Oliveira
Seliger
Relating to the authority of the governing body of a municipality or the commissioners court of a county to enter into an ad valorem tax abatement agreement.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 4498  
Hamilton
Nichols
Relating to the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 4529  
Chavez
Shapleigh
Relating to court reporter service fees in certain counties.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 397  
Carona
Jackson, Jim
Relating to methods of payment for reimbursement of jury service expenses.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 414  
Carona
Kent
Relating to conducting by electronic means a hearing to determine a defendant's ability to discharge certain fines and court costs.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 926  
Huffman
Fletcher
Relating to the imposition of a civil penalty against the owner of an authorized emergency vehicle for a violation recorded by a photographic traffic signal enforcement system.
Companions:
HB 988Fletcher(Identical)
  3-23-09 H Recommended for Local and Consent Calendar
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 927  
Huffman
Smith, Todd
Relating to tampering with a direct recording electronic voting machine.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1056  
Uresti
Naishtat
Relating to authorizing a criminal justice agency to disclose certain criminal history record information and to orders of disclosure regarding such information.
Companions:
HB 2047Naishtat(Identical)
  3- 9-09 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Human Services
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1057  
Uresti
Naishtat
Relating to criminal history record information relating to persons who are certified to provide guardianship services.
Companions:
HB 2050Naishtat(Identical)
  3- 9-09 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Human Services
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1068  
Wentworth
Gallego
Relating to allowing a governmental body to redact certain personal information under the public information law without the necessity of requesting a decision from the attorney general.
Last Action: 6- 4-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1134  
Duncan
Berman
Relating to the authority for certain high school students to serve as election clerks.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1152  
Hinojosa
Anchia
Relating to the making or acceptance of political contributions in a courthouse.
Companions:
HB 1359Anchia(Identical)
  5-15-09 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 1152
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1274  
Gallegos
Thompson
Relating to the summoning of jurors to justice of the peace courts in certain counties.
Companions:
HB 1488Thompson(Identical)
  5-12-09 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 1274
Last Action: 5-23-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1661  
Harris
Truitt
Relating to child support liens on real property.
Companions:
HB 3053Truitt(Identical)
  5-13-09 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 1661
Last Action: 5-26-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1675  
Hinojosa
Madden
Relating to donations of juror reimbursements.
Companions:
HB 1608Madden(Identical)
  5-15-09 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 1675
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1774  
Whitmire
Hernandez
Relating to the disposal of certain exhibits used in criminal proceedings in certain counties.
Companions:
HB 4427Hernandez(Identical)
  5-15-09 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 1774
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1813  
Duncan
Chisum
Relating to the exception from required public disclosure of certain appraisal district records.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1930  
Watson
Brown, Fred
Relating to the use of a confidential identity for the plaintiff in a civil action involving sexual abuse of a minor.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1970  
Duncan
Smith, Todd
Relating to certain election practices and procedures.
Companions:
HB 3830Smith, Todd(Identical)
  3-23-09 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Elections
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 2385  
Shapleigh
Naishtat
Relating to information regarding the relative or designated caregivers for a child in the managing conservatorship of the state.
Companions:
HB 1068Naishtat(Identical)
  2-24-09 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Human Services
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

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Total Bills: 45  0 

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