Authors of Senate Bills and Resolutions
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5163 SENATE JOURNAL Ð REGULAR SESSION 5163 AUTHORS OF SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS BIRDWELL, BRIAN SBi14,iiRelating to requirements to vote, including presenting proof of identification; providing criminal penalties. SBi16,iiRelating to informed consent to an abortion. SBi24,iiRelating 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. SBi99,iiRelating to persons authorized to control the disposition of the remains of certain members of the United States armed forces. SBi165,iiRelating to zero-based budgeting for state agencies as a part of the sunset review process. SBi178,iiRelating to requirements to vote, including presenting proof of identification; providing criminal penalties. SBi202,iiRelating to achievement benchmarks in fiscal notes and to legislative review of those benchmarks. SBi257,iiRelating to the issuance of "Choose Life" license plates and the creation of the Choose Life account in the general revenue fund. SBi321,iiRelating to an employee 's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee s' employer. SBi353,iiRelating to the territory and dissolution requirements of the Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District. SBi354,iiRelating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education. SBi444,iiRelating to eliminating the set-aside of a portion of designated tuition for student financial assistance at public institutions of higher education. SBi514,iiRelating to the acquisition of land and facilities by the Texas State Technical College System. SBi515,iiRelating to required individual health insurance coverage. SBi752,iiRelating to Internet access to checking account transactions of a public institution of higher education. SBi753,iiRelating to the authority of certain counties to regulate outdoor lighting near astronomical observation facilities. SBi754,iiRelating to a credit against the access fee for a private dock charged by the Brazos River Authority in the event of a drought. SBi766,iiRelating to the liability of a sport shooting range and the regulation of firearms, ammunition, firearm supplies, and sport shooting ranges. 5164 AUTHORS OF SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 5164 BIRDWELL, BRIANi Ð i(Continued) SBi904,iiRelating to the eligibility of certain citizens residing outside the United States to vote a full ballot. SBi945,iiRelating to authorizing a lower-division institution of higher education to award an associate degree to a student enrolled in a four-year public institution of higher education who previously attended the lower-division institution. SBi957,iiRelating to the clarification of terminology relating to the Waco Center for Youth. SBi1081,iiRelating to the dispensing of pharmaceuticals with an aesthetic purpose by physicians and therapeutic optometrists. SBi1628,iiRelating to the population of a county required to operate a juvenile justice alternative education program. SBi1629,iiRelating to the applicability of provisions concerning bond approval by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to certain water entities. SBi1630,iiRelating to the regulation of residential appliance installation, including pool-related electrical devices, under the Texas Electrical Safety and Licensing Act. SBi1631,iiRelating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education. SBi1632,iiRelating to certain do-not-resuscitate orders and advance directives; providing penalties. SBi1692,iiRelating to municipal and county budgets on the Internet. SBi1724,iiRelating to conditions on the receipt of tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education. SJRi12,iiProposing a constitutional amendment requiring certain tax bills to be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature. SCRi14,iiAffirming the pride of all Texans in both our one and indivisible national union and our one and indivisible state, claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist from certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed. SCRi37,iiDesignating August 7 as Purple Heart Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2011. SRi35,iiHonoring the victims and heroes of the Arizona shooting. SRi40,iiCelebrating January 25, 2011, as Hewitt Day at the State Capitol. SRi98,iiRecognizing Timothy Karcher for his contributions to his country. SRi104,iiCelebrating February 1, 2011, as Baylor University Day at the State Capitol. SRi131,iiRecognizing January 31, 2011, as Bosque County Day at the State Capitol. SRi166,iiCelebrating February 23, 2011, as Hill County Day at the State Capitol. SRi181,iiCelebrating February 9, 2011, as Waco Day at the State Capitol. 5165 SENATE JOURNAL Ð REGULAR SESSION 5165 BIRDWELL, BRIANi Ð i(Continued) SRi198,iiRecognizing February 10, 2011, as West Day at the State Capitol. SRi199,iiWelcoming Leadership Midlothian to the State Capitol. SRi200,iiRecognizing March 2, 2011, as Hood County Day at the State Capitol. SRi204,iiWelcoming the 2011 Leadership Ennis class to the State Capitol. SRi220,iiRecognizing February 17, 2011, as Falls County and Marlin Day at the Capitol. SRi296,iiCelebrating West Day at the State Capitol on March 2, 2011. SRi299,iiCelebrating Texas Farm Bureau Day at the State Capitol. SRi321,iiWelcoming the members of Leadership Cleburne to the State Capitol. SRi364,iiWelcoming members of the Leadership Waxahachie Class XVII to the State Capitol. SRi389,iiCommending Coach Leta Andrews on becoming the most victorious coach in American high school basketball history. SRi405,iiRecognizing members of the Cleburne Chamber of Commerce and the Cleburne Tuesday Forum on the occasion of their visit to the Capitol. SRi456,iiRecognizing March 10, 2011, as Corsicana and Navarro County Day at the State Capitol. SRi457,iiWelcoming the members of Leadership Hillsboro to the State Capitol on February 23, 2011. SRi474,iiCongratulating the Happy Hill Farm Academy Lady Pioneers basketball team for winning the 2011 Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools 1A state championship. SRi480,iiRecognizing Baylor University s' Bob Bullock Scholars Program and commending this year s' scholars for their participation. SRi499,iiRecognizing the Texas State Technical College Student Leadership Council of Waco on the occasion of its visit to the State Capitol on March 22, 2011. SRi536,iiIn memory of William E. Nelson, Jr., of Waco. SRi576,iiCelebrating March 29, 2011, as Burleson Chamber Day at the Capitol. SRi688,iiRecognizing April 7, 2011, as Texas State Technical College Day at the State Capitol. SRi704,iiIn memory of the life of Alphonso Steele. SRi847,iiIn memory of Clifton L. Taylor of Johnson County. SRi963,iiCelebrating May 17, 2011, as BEST Robotics Day at the Capitol. SRi1126,iiIn memory of John Edward Andrade, Sr. SRi1127,iiIn memory of Bryan A. Burgess. SRi1128,iiIn memory of Joel A. Ramirez. 5166 AUTHORS OF SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 5166 BIRDWELL, BRIANi Ð i(Continued) SRi1251,iiSuspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 90. CARONA, JOHNiJ. SBi11,iiRelating to the enforcement of state and federal laws governing immigration by certain governmental entities. SBi14,iiRelating to requirements to vote, including presenting proof of identification; providing criminal penalties. SBi16,iiRelating to informed consent to an abortion. SBi17,iiRelating to the regulation of residential mortgage loan servicers; providing an administrative penalty. SBi18,iiRelating to the use of eminent domain authority. SBi24,iiRelating 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. SBi27,iiRelating to policies of school districts and open-enrollment charter schools for the care of certain students at risk for anaphylaxis. SBi121,iiRelating to photograph and live lineup identification procedures in criminal cases. SBi124,iiRelating to the enforcement of state and federal laws governing immigration by certain governmental entities; providing a civil penalty. SBi125,iiRelating to the retention of the $1 million total revenue exemption for the franchise tax. SBi129,iiRelating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. SBi152,iiRelating to the admissibility of evidence of other similar offenses in the prosecution of certain sexual offenses. SBi160,iiRelating to the regulation of certain aggregate production operations by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; providing penalties. SBi165,iiRelating to zero-based budgeting for state agencies as a part of the sunset review process. SBi178,iiRelating to requirements to vote, including presenting proof of identification; providing criminal penalties. SBi201,iiRelating to the calculation of ad valorem taxes on the residence homestead of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran for the tax year in which the veteran qualifies or ceases to qualify for an exemption from taxation of the homestead. SBi202,iiRelating to