HB 72

Guillen Zaffirini

Relating to the waiting period for issuing a decree in certain suits for divorce.

Companions:

SB 24 Zaffirini (Identical)   4-30-09 S Withdrawn from the Local Calendar

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 107

Phillips Seliger

Relating to allowing for certain criminal proceedings in the absence of certain defendants.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 144

McClendon Wentworth

Relating to an additional filing fee for civil cases filed in Bexar County.

Last Action:

6-19-09 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 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SB 1066 Wentworth (Identical)   4-30-09 S Withdrawn from the Local Calendar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 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 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 1866 Ellis (Identical)   3-24-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice

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 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 1754 Wentworth (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 4136

Rios Ybarra Van de Putte

Relating to sealing court records containing medical information for children who are victims of certain offenses.

Last Action:

6-19-09 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 595

Hegar Gallego

Relating to the sealing of and discovery procedures relating to evidence that constitutes child pornography in a criminal hearing or proceeding.

Companions:

HB 2067 Gallego (Identical)   5-14-09 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 595

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 643

Nelson Rose

Relating to the protection and care of individuals with mental retardation and to certain legal protections for individuals with disabilities.

Last Action:

6-11-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 865

Harris Jackson, Jim

Relating to child support enforcement and disbursement and to health care coverage for children in Title IV-D cases.

Companions:

HB 4228 Jackson, Jim (Identical)   4-14-09 H Committee action pending House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence

Last Action:

6-19-09 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 988 Fletcher (Identical)   3-23-09 H Recommended for Local and Consent Calendar

Last Action:

9- 1-09 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 1152

Hinojosa Anchia

Relating to the making or acceptance of political contributions in a courthouse.

Companions:

HB 1359 Anchia (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 1488 Thompson (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 3053 Truitt (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 1608 Madden (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 1685

Hinojosa Gonzales

Relating to the creation of a district court records technology fund.

Companions:

HB 3312 Gonzales (Identical)   5- 4-09 H Reported from committee as substituted House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1774

Whitmire Hernandez

Relating to the disposal of certain exhibits used in criminal proceedings in certain counties.

Companions:

HB 4427 Hernandez (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 1777

Harris Shelton

Relating to disbursement of child support payments in Title IV-D cases.

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 2385

Shapleigh Naishtat

Relating to information regarding the relative or designated caregivers for a child in the managing conservatorship of the state.

Companions:

HB 1068 Naishtat (Identical)   2-24-09 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Human Services

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date