Texas State Senator

Phil King 2009 - 81st Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 7)

Legislative Session

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB794

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the exemption of volunteer fire departments from certain motor fuel taxes.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB872

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the repeal of goals for natural gas use in energy production.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HJR127

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
5/5/09  
Voted on by House
5/12/09  
Out of Senate Committee
5/22/09  
Voted on by Senate
5/25/09  
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow an officer or enlisted member of the Texas State Guard or other state militia or military force to hold other civil offices.

Joint Author of Legislation

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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB803

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the period during which certain energy-efficient products are exempt from the sales tax.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB959

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services volunteers.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB979

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a limitation on the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes of 110 percent of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB994

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the limitation on the rate of growth in appropriations from state tax revenues.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HJR133

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment abolishing all political subdivision ad valorem taxes.

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB813

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to eligibility for the small and mid-sized adjustment under the public school finance system.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB830

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to drug testing of certain persons seeking or receiving financial assistance benefits.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB831

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
5/2/09  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the exemption from certain taxation of certain organizations.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB832

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the computation of taxable margin for purposes of the franchise tax by certain taxable entities.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HCR50

Introduced
2/17/09  
Refer
2/23/09  
Report Pass
4/23/09  
Report Pass
5/20/09  
Affirming that the State of Texas claims 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 certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HCR61

Introduced
2/20/09  
Refer
3/2/09  
Report Pass
3/18/09  
Urging congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.
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Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HJR21

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.