Texas State Senator

John Whitmire 2009 - 81st Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 5)

Legislative Session

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB662

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
3/9/09  
Voted on by Senate
3/19/09  
Out of House Committee
5/18/09  
Voted on by House
5/26/09  
Governor Action
6/19/09  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Enrolled
5/26/09  
Relating to the establishment and use of a mausoleum beneath certain religious buildings.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB769

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
3/20/09  
Voted on by Senate
3/25/09  
Out of House Committee
4/2/09  
Voted on by House
4/7/09  
Governor Action
4/16/09  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Enrolled
4/7/09  
Relating to methods for the recovery of system restoration costs incurred by electric utilities following hurricanes, tropical storms, ice or snow storms, floods, and other weather-related events and natural disasters.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB808

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
3/26/09  
Voted on by Senate
4/9/09  
Out of House Committee
5/8/09  
Voted on by House
5/26/09  
Governor Action
6/19/09  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Enrolled
5/26/09  
Relating to allowing certain claimants to file an application under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB809

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
3/26/09  
Voted on by Senate
4/16/09  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the issuance of an occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB817

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/09  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to funding of the Communities In Schools program.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB828

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
3/25/09  
Voted on by Senate
4/2/09  
Out of House Committee
5/4/09  
Voted on by House
5/7/09  
Governor Action
5/20/09  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Enrolled
5/11/09  
Relating to a determination of value for purposes of punishment of the offense of abuse of official capacity.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB829

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the maintenance of records by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice concerning certain financial obligations of inmates released on parole or to mandatory supervision.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB830

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a determination of the amount of a fine imposed in a criminal case.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB831

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain directions given to state jail felons at the time of discharge from a state jail felony facility.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SCR13

Introduced
2/4/09  
Granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, February 4, 2009, and ending on Monday, February 9, 2009.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SCR16

Introduced
2/10/09  
Granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, and ending on Tuesday, February 17, 2009.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SCR20

Introduced
2/17/09  
Granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, February 18, 2009, and ending on Monday, February 23, 2009.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SCR3

Introduced
1/14/09  
Granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, January 14, 2009, and ending on Monday, January 26, 2009.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SCR32

Introduced
2/24/09  
Granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, February 25, 2009, and ending on Monday, March 2, 2009.

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB9

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
4/24/09  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to financial support and incentives for the development of national research universities and high-quality comprehensive regional universities and a review of the institutional groupings under the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's accountability system.