Legislation authored by Valinda Bolton

Includes legislation with Valinda Bolton as the primary author for the 80th through 81st Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

81st Regular Session
HB 1000	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the amounts of certain residence homestead exemptions from ad valorem taxation and the adjustment of the amounts of those exemptions applicable to a homestead based on changes in the appraised value of the homestead.
HB 1001	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to limits on the size of public school classes in prekindergarten, kindergarten, and grades one through four.
HB 1002	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to access by the members of electric cooperatives to meetings of the boards of directors and certain information of the electric cooperatives.
HB 1003	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to notice provided to certain victims or witnesses regarding certain inmates or defendants who are electronically monitored.
HB 1119	Last Action: Referred to Land & Resource Management Caption: Relating to authorizing certain populous counties to adopt county planning regulations; providing criminal and civil penalties.
HB 1120	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to limitations on increases in designated tuition charged by certain general academic teaching institutions.
HB 1121	Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to group health benefit plan coverage for certain mental illnesses.
HB 1122	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the amount of the franchise tax incentive for certain small employers that provide health care benefits to employees.
HB 1437	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to toll collection by the Texas Department of Transportation.
HB 1438	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the conversion of a nontolled state highway or segment of the state highway system to a toll project.
HB 1439	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the use of county and municipal bond proceeds for toll projects.
HB 1440	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to erecting an off-premise sign adjacent to and visible from certain roads.
HB 1507	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to authorizing certain populous counties to adopt noise regulations; providing criminal and civil penalties.
HB 1508	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to a restriction on permits authorizing direct discharges of waste or pollutants into water in certain areas associated with the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer.
HB 1531	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the amount of the fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine.
HB 1532	Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to the punishment for theft of copper or brass material.
HB 1790	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the establishment and operation of a public transit motor-bus-only lane pilot program in certain counties.
HB 1806	Last Action: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal Caption: Relating to notice to residential tenants regarding renter's insurance.
HB 1903	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to eligibility for and administration of the child health plan program.
HB 2008	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to certain costs and fees in a Title IV-D case.
HB 2009	Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule Caption: Relating to the fee for issuance of specialty license plates to certain wounded peace officers and to the families of certain peace officers killed in the line of duty.
HB 2051	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to requiring a record vote by each house or committee of the legislature on bills, proposed constitutional amendments, and amendments to bills and proposed constitutional amendments.
HB 2125	Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule Caption: Relating to the liability of a landowner that allows recreational use of the landowner's land.
HB 2414	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the regulation of stormwater management by certain counties.
HB 2716	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to exempting certain entities providing emergency services from motor fuel taxes.
HB 2717	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the duty of the comptroller to report certain sales and use tax information to an emergency services district and to the right of the district to bring a suit for collection of the tax.
HB 2737	Last Action: Referred to Administration Caption: Relating to the sale of used, surplus, or salvage property and firefighting equipment by an emergency services district.
HB 2740	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of youth camps.
HB 2797	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to family violence and protective orders.
HB 3098	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the use by certain municipalities of hotel occupancy tax revenue for the construction of a recreational venue near hotels.
HB 3158	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the accumulation and payment of sick leave for employees in certain sheriff's departments.
HB 3460	Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to group health benefit plan coverage for certain mental illnesses and the amount of the franchise tax incentive for certain small employers that provide health care benefits to employees.
HB 3477	Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to authorizing an emergency services district to impose an ad valorem tax for the acquisition of land, equipment, or apparatus or the construction of capital improvements.
HB 3616	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties to prohibit off-premise signs along certain roads.
HB 3712	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to compensatory time off for public security officers employed by the Department of Public Safety and police communications operators employed by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
HB 3713	Last Action: Considered in Local & Consent Calendars Caption: Relating to the possession or distribution of certain controlled substances by certain persons for purposes of a humane society or animal control agency.
HB 3963	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to health benefits coverage provided to persons who retire early from employment by certain counties or municipalities.
HB 4175	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to authorizing certain counties to adopt buffer zone regulations and comprehensive land development plans; providing a penalty.
HB 4176	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to participation by certain educational aides in a school district's mentoring program.
HB 4449	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the criminal consequences of operating a motorcycle on which a person younger than five is a passenger.
HB 4729	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to changes in the territory, board of directors, and water use fees of the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District.
HB 4797	Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the creation of the Travis County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.
HCR 80	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Recognizing March 2009 as National Women's History Month.
HJR 50	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amounts of certain residence homestead exemptions from ad valorem taxation and providing for the adjustment of the amounts of those exemptions applicable to a homestead based on changes in the appraised value of the homestead.
HJR 112	Last Action: 1 hr. notice-for reconsideration Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the imposition of an additional ad valorem tax for emergency services districts, subject to voter approval, at a rate not to exceed five cents for the acquisition of land, equipment, or apparatus or the construction of capital improvements.
HR 343	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Menchaca Elementary School in Austin for its achievements in mathematics.
HR 449	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Carol Foy of Spicewood for her record-breaking flight around the world in a single-engine plane.
HR 524	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer James R. O'Donnell for his outstanding service to this country.
HR 525	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Louis Ojeda of Austin for his exemplary service to this country.
HR 679	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Rhoda Mae Kerr on her selection as the first female chief of the Austin Fire Department.
HR 767	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Urging greater public awareness of Lyme disease.
HR 992	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring school bus driver Margaret Bloomfield of Austin for coming to the aid of an injured man.
HR 993	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 3, 2009, as Texas Auctioneers Day at the State Capitol.
HR 994	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dr. Meria Carstarphen on her selection to serve as superintendent of the Austin Independent School District.
HR 1147	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Bedichek Junior Marine Corps program at Bedichek Middle School in Austin.
HR 1711	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Cub Scout Pack 61 of Austin on its 10th anniversary.
HR 2057	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Verda Herrington on her retirement as assistant band director at Clint Small, Jr. Middle School in Austin.
HR 2058	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Paulette Rainey on her retirement from Clint Small Jr. Middle School in Austin.
HR 2059	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jacob Allen Hammack on becoming an Eagle Scout.
HR 2405	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Randall "Poodie" Locke of Briarcliff.
80th Regular Session
HB 720	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to eligibility for and the administration of the child health plan program.
HB 1563	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the issuance of posthumous high school diplomas to certain students.
HB 1564	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to erecting an off-premise sign adjacent to and visible from certain roads.
HB 1909	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the composition of a juvenile board.
HB 2210	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to law enforcement reports concerning the commission of certain offenses and the provision of certain information in those reports to victims of those offenses.
HB 2631	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the conversion of a nontolled state highway or segment of the state highway system to a toll project.
HB 2632	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the use of county and municipality bond proceeds for toll projects.
HB 2633	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to requiring a record vote by each house or committee of the legislature on bills, proposed constitutional amendments, amendments to bills and proposed constitutional amendments, and certain other actions and to public notice of the record vote.
HB 2634	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to lobbying by former members of the legislature; creating an offense.
HB 2940	Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the authority of an associate judge in certain family law proceedings.
HB 2941	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to limits on the size of public school classes in prekindergarten, kindergarten, and grades one through four.
HB 3013	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the charges for certain public information maintained by a governmental body.
HB 3108	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to caseloads for certain employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
HB 3309	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the ability of certain advocacy and support groups to provide services for children confined in Texas Youth Commission facilities.
HB 3520	Last Action: Referred to Land & Resource Management Caption: Relating to the regulation of the subdivision of land under the jurisdiction of certain counties.
HB 3521	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to measures to increase the safety of children committed to the Texas Youth Commission.
HB 3625	Last Action: Referred to Law Enforcement Caption: Relating to background and criminal history checks and for certain state employees who interact with children or supervise persons who interact with children.
HB 3794	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the establishment of a family home within a property owners association.
HR 452	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the James Bowie High School Outdoor Performing Ensemble on earning 12th place in its finals performance at the Bands of America Grand National Championships.
HR 651	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Bee Cave Mayor Caroline Murphy for being named Citizen of the Year by the Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce.
HR 905	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dawn Clopton on becoming the first female division chief with the Austin Fire Department.
HR 1337	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Mark Misage of Westlake High School in Austin for winning a 2007 Siemens Award for Advanced Placement.
HR 1338	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Kurt Metscher of Austin for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 1339	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jody Conradt on her retirement and her achievements as head coach of The University of Texas women's basketball team.
HR 1340	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Texas Monthly for being nominated for a 2007 National Magazine Award for General Excellence.
HR 1482	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Alison Brock, chief of staff for Representative Sylvester Turner, for her vital role in exposing allegations of abuse at a Texas Youth Commission facility.
HR 1709	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Diane Cornwell of Bowie High School in Austin on her receipt of a UIL Sponsor Excellence Award.
HR 1710	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Mary Alice Deike of Akins High School in Austin on her selection as a finalist in the Lifetime Achievement category of the 2007 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards.
HR 1711	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Debra Hurst of Austin on being named a finalist in the Lifetime Achievement category of the 2007 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards.
HR 1712	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Benjamin McKenzie of Austin on his accomplishments in the entertainment industry.
HR 1959	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lady Bird Johnson's efforts to beautify the nation's highways and encouraging further collaboration between the Texas Department of Transportation and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin.
HR 1984	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Promoting greater public awareness of Lyme disease.
HR 1985	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring James H. Stokes, Jr., on his 50th birthday.
HR 2025	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Giang Hoang of Paredes Middle School in Austin on her receipt of a 2007 READ 180 All-Star Award.
HR 2026	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Richard West Hopper of Austin.
HR 2270	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of U.S. Army Master Sergeant Robert M. Horrigan of Austin.
HR 2523	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Expressing appreciation from the freshman members of the Texas House to "Mr.SpeakerMembers".
HR 2593	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Liz Rawls on her retirement from the office of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.