Texas State Representative
Chris Turner 2009 - 81st Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 5)
Legislative Session
Co-Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB51
Filed
11/10/08
Out of House Committee
4/14/09
Voted on by House
4/27/09
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/09
Voted on by Senate
5/26/09
Governor Action
6/17/09
Bill Becomes Law
Enrolled
6/1/09
Passed
6/17/09
Relating to measures to enhance and maintain the quality of state universities, including funding and incentives to support emerging public research universities, to the abolition of the higher education fund, to the institutional groupings under the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's accountability system, to the independent status of Lamar Institute of Technology, to research conducted by public universities and other state entities, and to the authorization of revenue bonds for certain institutions of higher education.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB528
Filed
Out of House Committee
3/30/09
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the offense of failing to secure a child passenger in a motor vehicle and to fines for the offense.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB6
Filed
Out of House Committee
3/27/09
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to appropriations for damages and disruptions suffered by state agencies and institutions of higher education caused by natural disasters and to an appropriation for disaster relief generally.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB670
Filed
Out of House Committee
3/26/09
Voted on by House
4/3/09
Out of Senate Committee
4/20/09
Voted on by Senate
4/28/09
Governor Action
5/13/09
Bill Becomes Law
Report Pass
4/20/09
Enrolled
5/4/09
Passed
5/13/09
Relating to a qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify.
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB831
Filed
Out of House Committee
5/2/09
Voted on by House
5/18/09
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the exemption from certain taxation of certain organizations.
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB876
Filed
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the installation of natural gas pipelines in controlled access highway rights-of-way.
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HCR61
Introduced
2/20/09
Refer
3/2/09
Report Pass
3/18/09
Refer
5/21/09
Urging congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HJR39
Filed
Out of House Committee
4/22/09
Voted on by House
5/4/09
Out of Senate Committee
5/19/09
Voted on by Senate
5/22/09
Sent toSOS
5/26/09
Proposed Const. Amend.
Enrolled
5/23/09
Post-ratifying Amendment XXIV to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the denial or abridgment of the right to vote for failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HR1171
Introduced
4/1/09
Refer
4/7/09
Enrolled
4/17/09
Passed
4/17/09
Commending members of the Leadership Fort Worth Class of 2009 for their civic engagement and volunteerism.
Joint Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB724
Filed
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the penalties prescribed for committing prostitution within a certain distance of certain designated places.
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB775
Filed
Out of House Committee
4/21/09
Voted on by House
5/1/09
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the penalty for theft of a central air-conditioning unit.
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB87
Filed
11/10/08
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district to $45,000, providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount, and protecting school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HCR5
Introduced
4/17/09
Refer
4/21/09
Report Pass
4/29/09
Refer
5/12/09
Report Pass
5/21/09
Enrolled
5/28/09
Passed
6/19/09
Posthumously conferring the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor on Pedro Cano of Hidalgo County for his heroic actions in World War II.
Primary Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB995
Filed
Out of House Committee
4/14/09
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to notice of expiration and price change in certain retail electric service contracts.
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HR1223
Introduced
4/3/09
Enrolled
4/7/09
Passed
4/7/09
Congratulating the Mansfield Timberview High School boys' basketball team on its outstanding 2008-2009 season.