NEW LAWS PASSED - JUDGES
07-31-2009 - 12:47:41

 



HB 400  
Herrero
Hinojosa
Relating to the dismissal of a charge of unlawfully parking a vehicle in a space designated specifically for persons with disabilities.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 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 765  
Hartnett
Carona
Relating to supplemental payments made to certain statutory probate court judges.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1003  
Bolton
Whitmire
Relating to notice provided to certain victims or witnesses regarding certain inmates or defendants who are electronically monitored.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1629  
Naishtat
Uresti
Relating to the care and protection of foster children committed to or released under supervision by the Texas Youth Commission.
Companions:
SB 1376Uresti(Identical)
  5- 5-09 S Committee action pending Senate Criminal Justice
Last Action: 5-23-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1688  
Castro
Wentworth
Relating to the rules governing a motion for new trial in juvenile cases.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1793  
Farrar
Zaffirini
Relating to judicial instruction for judges who hear complaints against children alleging violations of certain misdemeanor offenses.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1861  
Eiland
Carona
Relating to the operation and administration of the judiciary in the event of a disaster.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1949  
Rios Ybarra
Hinojosa
Relating to the issuance and execution of agriculture warrants.
Companions:
SB 1132Hinojosa(Identical)
  4-30-09 S Withdrawn from the Local Calendar
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1969  
Hartnett
Watson
Relating to the enforcement of certain provisions in a will or trust that forfeit or void devises or interests.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2027  
Zerwas
Harris
Relating to adoption of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
Companions:
SB 2091Harris(Identical)
  3-31-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Health and Human Services
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2161  
Turner, Sylvester
Whitmire
Relating to a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued to present or former inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2386  
Castro
Uresti
Relating to the sealing of juvenile records.
Companions:
SB 2106Uresti(Identical)
  5- 5-09 S Committee action pending Senate Criminal Justice
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2835  
Marquez
Shapleigh
Relating to the delegation of duties of a county judge in certain counties.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2932  
Vaught
Carona
Relating to including in the law enforcement information system information indicating that criminal defendants have committed certain additional offenses.
Companions:
SB 1558Carona(Identical)
  3-17-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice
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 3689  
McClendon
Hinojosa
Relating to the functions and continuation of the Texas Youth Commission and the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission and to the functions of the Office of Independent Ombudsman for the Texas Youth Commission.
Companions:
SB 1020Hinojosa(Identical)
  4- 9-09 S Meeting cancelled for 04/15/09, Senate Government Organization
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 4451  
McReynolds
Hinojosa
Relating to continuity of care services or mental health commitment proceedings for youth with mental illness or mental retardation who are transferred, discharged, or paroled from the Texas Youth Commission.
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

HB 4700  
Farias
Wentworth
Relating to the operation of the Bexar County Juvenile Board.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 271  
Harris
Rose
Relating to informal caregiver support services and to the appointment of a successor guardian for certain wards adjudicated as totally incapacitated.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 408  
Carona
Hughes
Relating to jurisdiction, venue, and appeals in certain matters, including the jurisdiction of and appeals from certain courts and administrative decisions and the appointment of counsel in certain appeals.
Companions:
HB 600Hughes(Identical)
  5-12-09 S Received in the Senate - Referred to Senate Committee on Administration
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 497  
Wentworth
Hartnett
Relating to compensation paid to certain judges and justices.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 683  
Wentworth
Hartnett
Relating to the employment, powers, and duties of and procedures for matters referred to a statutory probate court judge or associate judge.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 727  
Patrick, Dan
Vaught
Relating to the creation of DNA records for the DNA database system.
Companions:
HB 4386Vaught(Identical)
  5-11-09 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 727
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1053  
Uresti
Naishtat
Relating to the appointment or removal of guardians of incapacitated persons.
Companions:
HB 2048Naishtat(Identical)
  4-27-09 H Committee action pending House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence
Last Action: 9- 1-09 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 1236  
Seliger
Dukes
Relating to admonishments given to a person charged with a misdemeanor.
Companions:
HB 1644Dukes(Identical)
  5-14-09 H Set on the House Calendar
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1237  
Estes
Heflin
Relating to the authority of certain juvenile probation officers to carry firearms.
Companions:
HB 2378Heflin(Identical)
  5-11-09 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 1237
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1436  
Watson
Hartnett
Relating to the appeal of a censure issued by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1598  
Watson
Herrero
Relating to an agreement authorizing a nonparent relative of a child to make certain decisions regarding the child.
Companions:
HB 1940Herrero(Identical)
  5- 4-09 H Recommended for Local and Consent Calendar
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 2225  
Carona
Corte
Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct involving the transporting or transferring of a firearm and to creating the offense of firearm smuggling.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 2340  
Averitt
Homer
Relating to the electronic monitoring and other alternative means for certain defendants to discharge a fine or costs or satisfy a term of confinement in county jail.
Companions:
HB 4216Homer(Identical)
  4-23-09 H Committee action pending House Corrections
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

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Total Bills: 37  0 

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