Texas State Senator
Robert Nichols 2011 - 82nd Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 6)
Legislative Session
Primary Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB909
Filed
Out of Senate Committee
Introduced
2/23/11
Voted on by Senate
Refer
3/8/11
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the discharge of a surety's liability on a bail bond in a criminal case.
TX
Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB996
Filed
Out of Senate Committee
Introduced
2/28/11
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to establishing a pill splitting program to reduce health plan costs for certain public employees.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas Senate Bill SCR14
Introduced
2/3/11
Refer
2/14/11
Affirming the pride of all Texans in both our one and indivisible national union and our one and indivisible state, claiming 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government to cease and desist from certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR11
Filed
Out of Senate Committee
Introduced
11/8/10
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to 105 percent or less of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year and to permit the voters of a county to establish a higher limitation not to exceed 110 percent on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead in the county.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR22
Filed
Out of Senate Committee
Introduced
2/7/11
Voted on by Senate
Refer
2/17/11
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Sent toSOS
Proposed Const. Amend.
Proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating certain revenue derived from the tax imposed on the sale of motor vehicles to the state highway fund.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas Senate Bill SR1198
Introduced
5/25/11
Enrolled
5/25/11
Passed
5/25/11
Recognizing the First United Methodist Church of Palestine on the occasion of its 175th anniversary.
TX
Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas Senate Bill SR1218
Introduced
5/28/11
Enrolled
5/28/11
Passed
5/28/11
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 2499.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas Senate Bill SR1219
Introduced
5/28/11
Enrolled
5/28/11
Passed
5/28/11
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 1112.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas Senate Bill SR212
Introduced
2/9/11
Enrolled
2/9/11
Passed
2/9/11
Recognizing February 10, 2011, as Lufkin-Angelina County Day at the Capitol.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas Senate Bill SR256
Introduced
2/14/11
Introduced
2/14/11
Enrolled
2/14/11
Enrolled
2/14/11
Passed
2/14/11
Passed
2/14/11
Recognizing February 16 and 17, 2011, as Nacogdoches-SFA Days at the State Capitol.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas Senate Bill SR318
Introduced
2/22/11
Introduced
2/22/11
Enrolled
2/22/11
Enrolled
2/22/11
Passed
2/22/11
Passed
2/22/11
Recognizing February 22 and 23, 2011, as Athens Days at the State Capitol.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas Senate Bill SR347
Introduced
2/22/11
Introduced
2/22/11
Enrolled
2/22/11
Enrolled
2/22/11
Passed
2/22/11
Passed
2/22/11
Recognizing February 24, 2011, as Palestine Day at the State Capitol.
Co-Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas Senate Bill SCR1
Introduced
11/8/10
Introduced
11/8/10
Refer
2/2/11
Refer
2/2/11
Claiming 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 United States Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist certain mandates, affirming that the right to keep and bear arms was reserved to the states, and providing that all compulsory federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas Senate Bill SCR36
Refer
3/28/11
Refer
3/28/11
Report Pass
4/12/11
Report Pass
4/12/11
Refer
5/2/11
Refer
5/2/11
Urging the members of the Texas congressional delegation to provide to the legislature a cost analysis of the exact funding necessary for full enforcement of all immigration laws in Texas and to immediately report back to the legislature as to the status of that funding and directing the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house to send a delegation of members from both chambers to meet with members of Congress and members of the executive branch to discuss the border security crisis.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular
Texas Senate Bill SJR1
Filed
Out of Senate Committee
2/17/11
Introduced
12/2/10
Voted on by Senate
2/23/11
Refer
1/31/11
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Sent toSOS
Refer
3/8/11
Proposed Const. Amend.
Urging the Congress of the United States to propose and submit to the states for ratification a federal balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States and, in the event that Congress does not submit such an amendment on or before December 31, 2011, applying to Congress to call a convention for the specific and exclusive purpose of proposing an amendment to that constitution to provide, in the absence of a national emergency and on a two-thirds vote of Congress, for a federal balanced budget and requesting that the legislatures of each of the several states that compose the United States apply to Congress to call a convention to propose such an amendment.