Nominate the Legislator Who Did the Most in the 81st Session to Fleece the People of Texax
Important Dates for Texas 81st Legislative Session
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 (135th day)
Last day for house to consider local and consent senate bills on second reading or any senate bills or joint resolutions on third reading
[House Rule 8, Sec. 13(c)]
Last day for senate to consider any bills or joint resolutions on third reading
[Senate Rule 7.25]
Thursday, May 28, 2009 (136th day)
Midnight deadline for house to print and distribute senate amendments
[relates to House Rule 13, Sec. 5(a), requiring 24-hour layout of senate amendments prior to consideration]
Friday, May 29, 2009 (137th day)
Last day for house to consider senate amendments
[House Rule 8, Sec. 13(d)]
Midnight deadline for senate to print and distribute senate copies of conference committee reports on tax, general appropriations, and reapportionment bills
[relates to Senate Rule 12.09(a), requiring 48-hour layout of certain conference committee reports in regular session]
Last day for senate committees to report all bills
[relates to Senate Rule 7.24(b), but note that the 135th day (two days earlier) is the last day for third reading in the senate; practical deadline for senate committees is before the 135th day]
Saturday, May 30, 2009 (138th day)
Midnight deadline for house to print and distribute house copies of all conference committee reports
[relates to House Rule 13, Sec. 10(a), requiring 24-hour layout of all conference committee reports]
Midnight deadline for senate to print and distribute all conference committee reports on bills other than tax, general appropriations, and reapportionment bills and all house amendments to Senate bills that did not go to a conference committee
[relates to Senate Rule 12.09(b) and Senate Rule 7.21, requiring 24-hour layout of certain conference committee reports and house amendments to senate bills during the last 72 hours of a regular session]
NOTE: Date extended until midnight Sunday, May 31, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009 (139th day)
Last day for house to adopt conference committee reports
[House Rule 8, Sec. 13(e)]
Last day for senate to concur in house amendments or adopt conference committee reports
[relates to Senate Rule 7.25, limiting a vote on the passage of any bill during the last 24 hours of the session to correct an error in the bill]
Monday, June 1, 2009 (140th day)
Last day of 81st Regular Session; corrections only
in house and senate
[Sec. 24(b), Art. III, TexasConstitution]
Session Ends
Sunday, June 21, 2009 (20th day following final adjournment)
Last day governor can sign or veto bills passed during the
regular legislative session
[Sec. 14, Art. IV, Texas Constitution]
Monday, August 31, 2009 (91st day following final adjournment)
Date that bills without specific effective dates (that could not
be effective immediately) become law
[Sec. 39, Art. III, Texas Constitution]
Bills Passing Senate from Conference Committee
Monday, May 28, 2007
Bills Passed into Law by the 80th Legislature
The sidebar contains links for:
House Bills Passed and Signed into Law by Gov. Perry
Senate Bills Passed and Signed into Law by Gov. Perry
Bills Passed by Legislature and Passed into law WITHOUT Governor's Signature
Bills Passed by Legislature but vetoed by Gov. Perry
Line Item Veto exercised by Gov. Perry
Bill Becomes Law - Governor"s Action
If the governor elects to veto the bill and the legislature is still in session, the bill is returned to the chamber in which it originated with an explanation of the governor’s objections.
A two-thirds majority in each chamber is required to override the veto. If the governor neither vetoes nor signs the bill within the allotted time, the bill becomes a law.
When a bill is sent to the governor within 10 days of final adjournment, the governor has until 20 days after final adjournment to sign the bill, veto it, or allow it to become law without a signature. Read more about How a Bill Becomes Law
80th Texas Legislature - Bills Passed by Legislature
- Bills passed by Legislature but Vetoed by Gov. Perry
- Bills passed into law without signature of Gov. Perry
- Governor's Line Item Veto on HB. 1 (Appropriations)
- Governor's Line Item Vetos on HB 15
- HB03309A - Consolidation of authority regarding certain transmission lines
- HB1037H Homestead exemption moved to Jan. 1 of year when qualified
- House Bills signed into law by Gov. Rick Perry
- How the Governor Handled Bills Passed by the Legislature
- Senate Bills signed into law by Gov. Perry
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Nominee: John Carona - for ruining the Moratorium Bill by loading it with CDA enabling language, passing the Market Valuation language, and failing to lead the Senate into truly solving Transportation Finance.
Nominee: Mike Kussee - for blocking serious consideration of solving Transportation Financing. For supporting passage of Gov. Perry's Market Valuation language.
Nominee: Speaker Craddick - for inappropriate and autocratic blocking of key legislation, for refusal to acknowledge legitimate motions from members of the House, and failure to lead the House in serving the people of Texas.
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