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September 13, 2010
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Legislative Update By Cathie Adams 3-30-09 TEF SUPPORTS: HCR 50 by Creighton, Hughes and Berman Status: ref’d. to State Affairs 2-12-09 10th Amendment “The powers not delegated to the US by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people” TEF SUPPORTS: HB994 by Paxton, Christian, P. King, Hughes, C. Howard and Co-Authors Anderson | Berman | Bohac | Brown, Betty | Chisum | Crabb | Creighton | Davis, John | Elkins | Fletcher | Flynn | Gattis | Harless | Jackson, Jim | Kleinschmidt | Laubenberg | Legler | Parker | Riddle | Sheffield | Shelton | Weber | Woolley | Zerwas Status: ref’d. to Appropriations 2-23-09 “The rate of growth of appropriations in a biennium from state tax revenues not dedicated by the constitution may not exceed the lesser of the following rates:” population and inflation TEF SUPPORTS: HB1035 by Jackson State issued licenses be in English Status: ref’d. to State Affairs 2-23-09 TEF SUPPORTS: HB 1033 by Jackson English is the official language of Texas Status: ref’d. to State Affairs 2-23-09 TEF SUPPORTS: HJR31 by Anderson “The state or a political subdivision of the state may not take private property through the use of the power of eminent domain if the primary purpose of the taking is for economic development or to benefit a particular private party.” Status: Public hearing 3-25-09, left pending TEF SUPPORTS: HB36 by Corte, Fletcher, Betty Brown Co-Authors Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Fred | Button | Callegari | Chisum | Christian | Cook | Crabb | Craddick | Darby | Davis, John | Driver | Eissler | Elkins | Flynn | Hamilton | Hancock | Harless | Harper-Brown | Hartnett | Hilderbran | Homer | Howard, Charlie | Hughes | Hunter | Isett | Jackson, Jim | King, Phil | Kleinschmidt | Kuempel | Laubenberg | Legler | Lewis | Madden | Miller, Sid | Orr | Otto | Parker | Paxton | Phillips | Riddle | Sheffield | Shelton | Smith, Todd | Smith, Wayne | Smithee | Swinford | Taylor | Weber | Zerwas Ultrasound and heartbeat of preborn baby before abortion Status: ref’d. to State Affairs 2-12-09 TEF SUPPORTS: SB1164 by Senators Wentworth | Deuell | Eltife | Estes | Fraser | Harris | Hegar | Hinojosa | Lucio | Patrick, Dan | Williams and Coauthors Carona | Seliger Legalizes carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of institutions of higher education. Companion Bill: HB 1893 by Driver | McReynolds | Kolkhorst | Ortiz, Jr. | Merritt Coauthor: Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Brown, Betty | Button | Callegari | Chisum | Christian | Cook | Corte | Crabb | Darby | Davis, John | Deshotel | Eissler | Elkins | England | Fletcher | Flores | Flynn | Frost | Gattis | Geren | Guillen | Hamilton | Heflin | Herrero | Homer | Hopson | Howard, Charlie | Hunter | Isett | Jackson, Jim | Keffer | King, Phil | King, Tracy O. | Kleinschmidt | Kuempel | Laubenberg | Legler | Lucio III | Madden | Martinez, "Mando" | Miller, Doug | Miller, Sid | Orr | Otto | Parker | Paxton | Pena | Phillips | Quintanilla | Riddle | Rios Ybarra | Sheffield | Shelton | Smith, Wayne | Smithee | Swinford | Taylor | Truitt | Vaught | Weber | Zerwas Status: Public Hearing 3-30-09 TEF SUPPORTS: SB730 by Senator Hegar and Coauthors: Carona | Eltife | Estes | Patrick, Dan | Shapiro Employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer. Status: Passed Senate 3-25-09, sent to House TEF OPPOSES: HB 822 by Gonzalez Toureilles Gestational agreements that grant gestational contracted babies to UNMARRIED couples. Status: Public hearing 3-09-09, left pending TEF SUPPORTS: SB362 by Fraser, Estes, Nichols Status: Passed Senate 3-18-09, sent to House, Public Hearing 4-7-09 Required photographic and non-photographic identification to vote TEF OPPOSES: HB420 by Howard of Travis, Cohen Non-partisan election of members to the State Board of Education Status: ref’d. to Elections 2-18-09, Speaker Straus spoke favorably to the press about this bill. TEF OPPOSES: HB1308 by Chavez Unregulated Indian gambling Status: Public Hearing 3-30-09 in Criminal Jurisprudence TEF OPPOSES: HB222 by Menendez Authorizes and regulates poker gaming Status: Public testimony 3-25-09 and left pending TEF OPPOSES: SB 1118 by Ellis | Carona | Deuell | Hegar | Whitmire Modeled after California’s liberal drug law, which has been a public safety and fiscal disaster. It was funded by a Soros funded operation. It would reduce penalties for those possessing up to 283 joints of marijuana, 4000 doses of date rape drug, as well as distributive amounts of heroin and cocaine. Forbes Magazine said the California measure “is a Trojan Horse for decriminalizing hard, highly addictive substances.” More than half of the offenders fail to complete rehabilitation, and another quarter do not appear for treatment. Over 7 years, the program cost Californians more than $600 million and “created a get out of jail free card for convicts.” Status: ref’d. to Criminal Justice 3-13-09 TEF OPPOSES: SB 188 by Deuell | Van de Putte and Coauthors Hinojosa | Wentworth | West | Zaffirini Legalizes needle exchange programs for drug abusers Status: Passed Senate 3-19-09, sent to the House TEF OPPOSES: HB9 by Truitt SB855 by Carona / Status: Public testimony and left pending 3-18-09 NO NEW TAXES to fund rail transit! At a time economists are labeling as the worst recession in the United States in 50 years, Austin lawmakers are currently discussing proposals that would allow for new taxes and tax increases just to fund a comprehensive rail network in the North Texas Region. When Americans have less, government says we want more! Proposals that have been discussed include: · A property tax increase; · A new tax that collects monies from taxpayers for each mile they drive; · An increase in the motor fuels tax up to ten cents a gallon and indexing the gas tax to inflation; · An increase in the vehicle renewal registration fee up to $60 more a year; · A parking regulation and management fee up to $1 per car per hour (the particular details for this are not yet specific); · An annual vehicle emissions fee up to $15 per vehicle per year; · Doubling of the driver's license renewal fee; and · A registration fee for people moving into the region up to $250. Upcoming Events |
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