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 205

Aycock Estes

Relating to the applicability of certain city requirements affecting the restraint of certain dogs on annexed or otherwise acquired property used for agricultural operations.

Last Action:

5-23-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 358

Flynn Gallegos

Relating to the seizure of the circuit board of a gambling device or equipment, altered gambling equipment, or gambling paraphernalia.

Companions:

SB 2394 Gallegos (Identical)   4-23-09 S Committee action pending Senate State Affairs

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 405

Harless Huffman

Relating to the authority of an animal control officer to carry a bite prevention stick in the performance of official duties.

Companions:

SB 1298 Huffman (Identical)   3-17-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 406

Rodriguez Carona

Relating to the disposition of excess proceeds of a tax sale of real property or foreclosure of a tax lien on real property.

Companions:

SB 471 Carona (Identical)   4-16-09 S Reported from committee as substituted Senate Finance

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 453

Gonzalez Toureilles Hinojosa

Relating to the use of auction proceeds from the sale of abandoned motor vehicles to compensate certain property owners.

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 548

Pickett Carona

Relating to the impoundment of certain motor vehicles involved in the commission of the offense of racing on a highway.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 549

Raymond Zaffirini

Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain sex offenses.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 558

Hernandez Ellis

Relating to law enforcement and judicial procedures for, and the prosecution of, children who engage in conduct constituting public intoxication.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 671

Darby Seliger

Relating to the penalty for theft from a nonprofit organization or by Medicare providers.

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 846

Martinez Gallegos

Relating to the license or certificate renewal process for emergency medical services personnel and certain law enforcement officers.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1023

Deshotel Williams

Relating to the use of certain state property transferred from the state to Spindletop MHMR Services.

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1187

Kolkhorst Hegar

Relating to membership of the board of managers for certain emergency communication districts.

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1233

Menendez Van de Putte

Relating to the court-ordered administration of psychoactive medication to certain criminal defendants.

Companions:

SB 1198 Van de Putte (Identical)   3-13-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1343

Menendez Van de Putte

Relating to blind and disabled pedestrians and failure of the operator of a motor vehicle to yield the right-of-way.

Companions:

SB 647 Van de Putte (Identical)   2-23-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice

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 1659

King, Phil Patrick, Dan

Relating to creating an exception to the offense of unlawful installation of a tracking device.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1711

Turner, Sylvester Whitmire

Relating to requiring the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to establish a comprehensive reentry and reintegration plan for offenders released or discharged from a correctional facility.

Companions:

SB 1786 Whitmire (Identical)   3-20-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1805

Kuempel Estes

Relating to the use of laser sighting devices by hunters who have certain documented disabilities.

Last Action:

5-23-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1914

McReynolds Nichols

Relating to abolishing the Private Sector Prison Industries Oversight Authority and to the certification and operation of private sector prison industries programs.

Companions:

SB 1169 Nichols (Identical)   5- 4-09 S Placed on the Senate Intent Calendar for

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1949

Rios Ybarra Hinojosa

Relating to the issuance and execution of agriculture warrants.

Companions:

SB 1132 Hinojosa (Identical)   4-30-09 S Withdrawn from the Local Calendar

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1960

Maldonado Lucio

Relating to the payment for an appearance as a witness for certain peace officers and firefighters.

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1985

Martinez Fischer Hegar

Relating to the requirement that certain defendants in a criminal case undergo testing for HIV infection and other diseases.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2003

McCall Watson

Relating to the creation of the offense of online harassment.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2012

Vaught Carona

Relating to the criminal consequence of operating without a valid driver's license a motor vehicle for which financial responsibility is not established.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2031

England Seliger

Relating to the definition of sight order for purposes of prosecuting certain criminal offenses.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2066

Gallego Nelson

Relating to enhancing penalties for assaulting a family member by strangulation or suffocation.

Companions:

SB 1324 Nelson (Identical)   4-29-09 S Recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2086

Moody Whitmire

Relating to the prevention, investigation, prosecution and punishment for certain gang-related and other criminal offense, including engaging in organized criminal activity.

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2127

Giddings West

Relating to regulations regarding the sale of plastic bulk merchandise containers.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2130

Rios Ybarra Van de Putte

Relating to the assistance of the Texas Rangers in the investigation of certain sex offenses.

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2153

Edwards Ellis

Relating to certain registration requirements imposed on sex offenders.

Companions:

HB 2396 Turner, Chris (Identical)   3-31-09 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence

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 2168

Chavez Watson

Relating to the powers of a sheriff's department civil service commission in certain counties regarding an appeal of a disciplinary action.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2187

Moody Carona

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of offenses involving coercing, inducing, or soliciting membership in a criminal street gang.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2240

Lewis Nelson

Relating to creating an offense of continuous violence against the family.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2289

Madden Whitmire

Relating to discharging or releasing inmates from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice at or near certain department facilities.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2328

Guillen Carona

Relating to the punishment for certain fraud offenses committed against elderly individuals.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2465

Chavez Davis, Wendy

Relating to taking a deposition of an elderly or disabled victim of an offense.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2580

Frost Deuell

Relating to the establishment of a peace officer employment opportunity Internet website by the Texas Workforce Commission.

Companions:

SB 489 Deuell (Identical)   2-17-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2609

Miller, Doug Wentworth

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of criminal trespass.

Companions:

SB 1391 Wentworth (Identical)   5-21-09 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2626

Naishtat Zaffirini

Relating to the forensic medical examination of a sexual assault victim who has not reported the assault to a law enforcement agency.

Companions:

SB 2239 Zaffirini (Identical)   4-27-09 S Committee action pending Senate Criminal Justice

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2799

Driver Hegar

Relating to the responsibilities of a person who qualifies for a peace officer license but has not yet been appointed as a peace officer.

Companions:

SB 1186 Hegar (Identical)   3-13-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 2845

Riddle Nichols

Relating to the certification of and disciplinary actions against emergency medical services personnel.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 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 1558 Carona (Identical)   3-17-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 3147

Smith, Todd Seliger

Relating to taking or attempting to take a weapon from a commissioned security officer.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 3224

Madden Whitmire

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of arson.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 3228

Madden Whitmire

Relating to the offense of prohibited substances and items in correctional facilities.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 3330

Aycock Estes

Relating to a disease surveillance program for elk.

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 3389

Harper-Brown Deuell

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.

Companions:

SB 1018 Deuell (Identical)   4- 6-09 S Committee action pending Senate Government Organization

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 3433

Menendez Watson

Relating to the extended registration of a fleet of motor vehicles.

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 3653

Marquez Davis, Wendy

Relating to the use of restraints to control the movement of pregnant women and female children confined in certain correctional facilities in this state.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 3751

Gallego Shapiro

Relating to the conditions of bond for a defendant charged with committing certain offenses against a child and to the denial of bail pending trial with respect to certain defendants who violate those conditions.

Companions:

SB 1381 Shapiro (Identical)   3-17-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice

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 4009

Weber Van de Putte

Relating to the provision of services to certain persons involved in, and the prosecution, punishment, and prevention of, offenses involving trafficking of persons or certain forced sex-based labor or services.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 4276

Menendez Uresti

Relating to a transportation plan for persons furloughed or discharged from certain mental health facilities.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 129

Ellis Coleman

Relating to the maximum speed limit for a neighborhood electric vehicle being operated on a street or highway and to the operation of a motorcycle.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 328

Carona Phillips

Relating to operating a motor vehicle or a watercraft while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 359

Patrick, Dan Eiland

Relating to punishment for certain offenses committed in a disaster area or an evacuated area.

Companions:

HB 4101 Eiland (Identical)   4- 1-09 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 375

Carona Smith, Todd

Relating to the release of motor vehicle accident report information.

Companions:

HB 1826 Smith, Todd (Identical)   5- 4-09 H Recommended for Local and Consent Calendar

Last Action:

6-19-09 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 418

Carona Moody

Relating to the compilation, maintenance, and release of information in a criminal street gang intelligence database by law enforcement agencies and criminal justice agencies.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 554

Whitmire Frost

Relating to conduct constituting the offense of dog fighting and to the criminal and civil consequences of committing that offense.

Companions:

HB 1147 Frost (Identical)   5-14-09 H Set on the House Calendar

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 689

Shapiro Pena

Relating to restriction on the use of the Internet by sex offenders and to the reporting, collection, and exchange of information regarding those offenders.

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 4386 Vaught (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 808

Whitmire Gallego

Relating to allowing certain claimants to file an application under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 828

Whitmire Madden

Relating to a determination of value for purposes of punishment of the offense of abuse of official capacity.

Companions:

HB 1869 Madden (Identical)   5- 6-09 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 828

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 872

Lucio Menendez

Relating to continued health insurance coverage and financial assistance for eligible survivors of certain public servants killed in the line of duty.

Last Action:

5-19-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 887

Nelson Zerwas

Relating to the licensing and regulation of dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, and dental laboratories.

Companions:

HB 4679 Zerwas (Identical)   3-26-09 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Public Health

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

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1009

Deuell Harper-Brown

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Commissioner on Jail Standards.

Companions:

HB 3392 Harper-Brown (Identical)   4-16-09 H Committee action pending House County Affairs

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1050

Uresti McClendon

Relating to the release of certain information relating to child fatalities resulting from abuse or neglect.

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 1095

Carona Thompson

Relating to the licensing and regulation of used automotive parts recyclers.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1121

Hegar Thibaut

Relating to the retrieval and waste of game birds, game animals, and fish.

Companions:

HB 2680 Thibaut (Identical)   5-12-09 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 1121

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1122

Hegar Thibaut

Relating to the requirement to keep records of game bird or animal carcasses placed in a cold storage or processing facility.

Companions:

HB 2671 Thibaut (Identical)   5-12-09 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 1122

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 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 1153

Hinojosa Martinez

Relating to the liability of a landowner for an act or omission of a firefighter or peace officer on the property of the landowner.

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 2378 Heflin (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 1273

Carona Fletcher

Relating to creating an offense for interference with certain radio frequencies.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 1325

Nelson Corte

Relating to the creation of a mental health intervention program for military veterans.

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 2048

Williams Riddle

Relating to the establishment of a centralized sex offender registration authority in certain counties in this state.

Companions:

HB 3244 Riddle (Identical)   5-14-09 H Set on the House Calendar

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 2080

Uresti McClendon

Relating to treating and reducing child abuse and neglect and improving child welfare, including providing assistance for adoptive parents and foster care providers.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 2153

Whitmire Hernandez

Relating to booting of vehicles by private entities in parking facilities.

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 4216 Homer (Identical)   4-23-09 H Committee action pending House Corrections

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 2438

Uresti Moody

Relating to imposing a duty on a sheriff to report certain warrant or capias information to a national database.

Last Action:

6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

SB 2445

Uresti King, Tracy

Relating to the disposal of sewage by boats.

Last Action:

9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date