Texas State Representative
Donna Howard 2011 - 82nd Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 3)
Legislative Session
Co-Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas House Bill HB7
Filed
Out of House Committee
3/21/11
Introduced
3/1/11
Voted on by House
Refer
3/10/11
Out of Senate Committee
Report Pass
3/14/11
Voted on by Senate
Report Pass
3/14/11
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating 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.
TX
Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas House Bill HB8
Filed
Introduced
3/1/11
Out of House Committee
4/1/11
Voted on by House
5/5/11
Refer
3/8/11
Out of Senate Committee
5/16/11
Report Pass
3/30/11
Voted on by Senate
5/19/11
Engrossed
5/5/11
Governor Action
6/17/11
Refer
5/9/11
Bill Becomes Law
Report Pass
5/16/11
Enrolled
5/23/11
Enrolled
5/23/11
Passed
6/17/11
Passed
6/17/11
Relating to prohibiting certain private transfer fees and the preservation of private real property rights; providing penalties.
TX
Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas House Bill HCR126
Introduced
3/30/11
Introduced
3/30/11
Refer
4/13/11
Refer
4/13/11
Enrolled
5/29/11
Enrolled
5/29/11
Passed
6/17/11
Passed
6/17/11
In memory of the Honorable Edmund Kuempel of Seguin.
TX
Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas House Bill HCR158
Introduced
5/10/11
Refer
5/11/11
Report Pass
5/17/11
Urging the federal government to grant a conditional green card to certain noncitizens to allow them to enlist in the United States armed forces and urging the federal government to award citizenship to these immigrants upon the completion of four years of honorable military service.
TX
Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas House Bill HCR46
Introduced
1/27/11
Introduced
1/27/11
Refer
2/18/11
Refer
2/18/11
Report Pass
4/27/11
Report Pass
4/27/11
Designating February 21 through 27 of each year from 2011 through 2020 as Barbara Jordan Freedom Week.
TX
Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas House Bill HJR109
Filed
Out of House Committee
5/2/11
Voted on by House
5/12/11
Out of Senate Committee
5/20/11
Voted on by Senate
5/21/11
Sent toSOS
5/27/11
Proposed Const. Amend.
Report Pass
5/20/11
Enrolled
5/25/11
Enrolled
5/25/11
Proposing a constitutional amendment to clarify references to the permanent school fund, to allow the General Land Office to distribute revenue derived from permanent school fund land or other properties to the available school fund, and to provide for an increase in the market value of the permanent school fund for the purpose of allowing increased distributions from the available school fund.
TX
Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas House Bill HJR48
Filed
12/22/10
Out of House Committee
5/7/11
Voted on by House
5/12/11
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Sent toSOS
Refer
5/13/11
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran in an amount equal to the amount of the residence homestead exemption to which the disabled veteran was entitled on the same property.
TX
Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas House Bill HJR56
Filed
Out of House Committee
3/29/11
Introduced
1/10/11
Voted on by House
Refer
2/21/11
Out of Senate Committee
Report Pass
3/24/11
Voted on by Senate
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to restrict the power of the legislature to mandate requirements on local governments.
Primary Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas House Bill HB702
Filed
Out of House Committee
Introduced
1/18/11
Voted on by House
Refer
2/21/11
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to certain restrictions on contributions and expenditures from political funds by a lobbyist; providing penalties.
TX
Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas House Bill HB806
Filed
Out of House Committee
Introduced
1/21/11
Voted on by House
Refer
2/23/11
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the appointment of a campaign treasurer and filing of reports of political contributions and expenditures by certain candidates.
TX
Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas House Bill HB818
Filed
Out of House Committee
4/27/11
Introduced
1/24/11
Voted on by House
5/6/11
Refer
2/23/11
Out of Senate Committee
Report Pass
4/21/11
Voted on by Senate
Engrossed
5/6/11
Governor Action
Refer
5/9/11
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to use of compensatory education allotment funding to provide assistance with child care to students at risk of dropping out of school.
TX
Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas House Bill HB884
Filed
Out of House Committee
Introduced
1/25/11
Voted on by House
Refer
2/24/11
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to a limited waiver of sovereign immunity for state and local governmental entities in certain employment lawsuits filed by nurses.
Joint Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas House Bill HB901
Filed
Introduced
1/26/11
Out of House Committee
4/12/11
Voted on by House
4/27/11
Refer
2/24/11
Out of Senate Committee
5/12/11
Report Pass
4/6/11
Voted on by Senate
5/18/11
Engrossed
4/27/11
Governor Action
6/17/11
Refer
5/2/11
Bill Becomes Law
Report Pass
5/12/11
Enrolled
5/20/11
Enrolled
5/20/11
Passed
6/17/11
Passed
6/17/11
Relating to spousal maintenance.
TX
Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas House Bill HCR141
Introduced
4/20/11
Introduced
4/20/11
Refer
5/4/11
Refer
5/4/11
Report Pass
5/13/11
Report Pass
5/13/11
Granting William James Stroman, Jr., permission to sue the State of Texas and the board of regents of The University of Texas System.
TX
Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas House Bill HCR155
Introduced
5/10/11
Enrolled
5/16/11
Passed
5/28/11
In memory of Shirley Bird Perry, senior vice president of The University of Texas at Austin.