The 82 Vetoes
of
Rick Perry - 2001

HB 106
Gutierrez
Sponsor: Zaffirini
OUT HCMTE: Public Education OUT SCMTE: Education
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to restricting written reports required of public school classroom teachers.
HB 141
Wise
Sponsor: Van de Putte
OUT HCMTE: Criminal Jurisprudence OUT SCMTE: Criminal Justice
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offenses of kidnapping and aggravated
kidnapping.
HB 236
Hinojosa/et al.
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
OUT HCMTE: Criminal Jurisprudence OUT SCMTE: Criminal Justice
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person
with mental retardation.
HB 259
Lewis, Glenn/et al.
Sponsor: Armbrister
OUT HCMTE: Civil Practices OUT SCMTE: Business & Commerce
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to equal access to places of public accommodation.
HB 393
Maxey/et al.
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
OUT HCMTE: Public Health OUT SCMTE: Health & Human Services
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to certain nonprofit entities that provide health or long-term care or health benefit
plans; providing a penalty.
HB 396
Wise/et al.
Sponsor: Gallegos
OUT HCMTE: Public Safety OUT SCMTE: Criminal Justice
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the requirement that an applicant for a driver's license provide certain
identification information to the Department of Public Safety and to the duty of the
department to provide a voter registration application form to an applicant.
HB 546
Noriega/et al.
Sponsor: Gallegos
OUT HCMTE: Judicial Affairs OUT SCMTE: Jurisprudence
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to judicial training.
HB 660
Seaman/et al.
Sponsor: Van de Putte
OUT HCMTE: Public Education OUT SCMTE: Education
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to career and technology education and training.
HB 674
Elkins/et al.
Sponsor: Lindsay
OUT HCMTE: Transportation OUT SCMTE: Intergovernmental Relatio
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle on a sidewalk.
HB 947
Turner, Sylvester
Sponsor: Duncan
OUT HCMTE: Civil Practices OUT SCMTE: Jurisprudence
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the survival of a wrongful death suit on the death of the plaintiff.
HB 964
Dunnam
Sponsor: Van de Putte
OUT HCMTE: Public Health OUT SCMTE: Business & Commerce
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the release of certain confidential information of a patient by the patient's
physician.
HB 1001
Naishtat/et al.
Sponsor: Zaffirini
OUT HCMTE: Human Services OUT SCMTE: Health & Human Services
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the review of the reimbursement methodology for and resource needs of nursing
facilities.
HB 1004
Naishtat
Sponsor: Zaffirini
OUT HCMTE: Human Services OUT SCMTE: Health & Human Services
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the work or employment activities required under the temporary assistance for
needy families program.
HB 1006
Naishtat
Sponsor: Zaffirini
OUT HCMTE: Human Services OUT SCMTE: Health & Human Services
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to exemptions and exceptions from work or employment activity requirements under
the temporary assistance for needy families program.
HB 1047
Cook
Sponsor: Armbrister
OUT HCMTE: Civil Practices OUT SCMTE: Business & Commerce
ENR 05/28/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the authority of electric cooperative corporations to receive indemnity from
certain persons involved in mining lignite.
HB 1113
Goolsby
Sponsor: West, Royce
OUT HCMTE: Urban Affairs OUT SCMTE: Intergovernmental Relatio
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to legislative leave time accounts for police officers in certain municipalities.
HB 1117
Goodman
Sponsor: Harris
OUT HCMTE: Judicial Affairs OUT SCMTE: State Affairs
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to petition requirements for an application for a place on the general primary
election ballot for certain judicial candidates.
HB 1148
Cook
Sponsor: Armbrister
OUT HCMTE: County Affairs OUT SCMTE: Business & Commerce
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to notice of proposed construction sent to the county commissioners court and
others regarding, and the marking, location, and removal of, certain wireless communication
facilities.
HB 1415
Farrar/et al.
Sponsor: Armbrister
OUT HCMTE: Criminal Jurisprudence OUT SCMTE: Criminal Justice
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the duty of law enforcement agencies regarding records associated with certain
defendants receiving deferred adjudication.
HB 1506
Yarbrough
Sponsor: Whitmire
OUT HCMTE: Licensing & Admin Proced OUT SCMTE: Business & Commerce
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to security costs required of a person who contests certain alcoholic beverage
license applications.
HB 1514
Junell/et al.
Sponsor: Harris
OUT HCMTE: Business & Industry OUT SCMTE: Business & Commerce
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the operation of certain commercial enterprises.
HB 1515
Janek
Sponsor: Bernsen
OUT HCMTE: Civil Practices OUT SCMTE: Jurisprudence
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the recovery of damages by a parent, managing conservator, or guardian in a suit
brought by a person who was younger than 18 at the time the cause of action accrued.
HB 1585
Gallego/et al.
Sponsor: Staples
OUT HCMTE: Corrections OUT SCMTE: Criminal Justice
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the completion of a sentence in a felony after revocation of parole, mandatory
supervision, or conditional pardon and to the restoration of forfeited good conduct time.
HB 1678
Bosse
Sponsor: Cain
OUT HCMTE: Transportation OUT SCMTE: State Affairs
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to nonrepairable and salvage motor vehicles.
HB 1680
Bosse/et al.
Sponsor: Whitmire
OUT HCMTE: Public Safety OUT SCMTE: Criminal Justice
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the regulation of certain extra job coordinators by the Texas Commission on
Private Security.
HB 1723
Seaman/et al.
Sponsor: Armbrister
OUT HCMTE: Land & Resource Mgmt. OUT SCMTE: Business & Commerce
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the creation of a county employment development board in certain counties to
develop programs for rural economic assistance for career training; authorizing a tax.
HB 1862
Eiland/et al.
Sponsor: Van de Putte
OUT HCMTE: Insurance OUT SCMTE: Business & Commerce
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the regulation and prompt payment of health care providers under certain health
benefit plans; providing penalties.
HB 1913
Capelo
Sponsor: Shapleigh
OUT HCMTE: Insurance OUT SCMTE: Business & Commerce
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to termination of certain contracts by a preferred provider organization or health
maintenance organization.
HB 1994
Marchant
Sponsor: Carona
OUT HCMTE: Financial Institutions OUT SCMTE: Business & Commerce
ENR 05/28/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to certain charges included in a retail installment agreement.
HB 2111
Gallego
Sponsor: Duncan
OUT HCMTE: Judicial Affairs OUT SCMTE: Jurisprudence
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System, the Judicial
Committee on Information Technology, and the Texas Judicial Council.
HB 2119
Haggerty
Sponsor: Madla
OUT HCMTE: Licensing & Admin Proced OUT SCMTE: State Affairs
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the authorization and regulation of progressive bingo games.
HB 2139
Marchant
Sponsor: Carona
OUT HCMTE: Financial Institutions OUT SCMTE: Business & Commerce
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to certain agreements under a retail installment contract for the purchase of a
motor vehicle.
HB 2265
Villarreal, Mike
Sponsor: Shapleigh
OUT HCMTE: Economic Development OUT SCMTE: Business & Commerce
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the funding of child-care subsidies by the Texas Workforce Commission.
HB 2273
Davis, Yvonne
Sponsor: Cain
OUT HCMTE: Urban Affairs OUT SCMTE: Intergovernmental Relatio
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the hours worked during a week by police officers in certain municipalities.
HB 2287
Edwards
Sponsor: Moncrief
OUT HCMTE: Public Health OUT SCMTE: Health & Human Services
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the authority of a hospital to share with certain attending physicians
reimbursements for services provided to patients under the medical assistance program.
HB 2312
Bosse
Sponsor: Cain
OUT HCMTE: Civil Practices OUT SCMTE: Administration
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the resolution of certain contract claims against the state.
HB 2313
Bosse
Sponsor: Gallegos
OUT HCMTE: Transportation OUT SCMTE: State Affairs
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the disposing of abandoned motor vehicles.
HB 2430
Naishtat/et al.
Sponsor: Carona
OUT HCMTE: Insurance OUT SCMTE: Business & Commerce
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to a consumer assistance program for health benefit plan consumers.
HB 2436
Merritt
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
OUT HCMTE: Energy Resources OUT SCMTE: Natural Resources
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to a requirement that the Bureau of Economic Geology of The University of Texas at
Austin conduct a study of the East Texas Oil Field.
HB 2484
Wilson
Sponsor: Armbrister
OUT HCMTE: Licensing & Admin Proced OUT SCMTE: Business & Commerce
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the regulation of racing.
HB 2495
Haggerty
Sponsor: Armbrister
OUT HCMTE: Business & Industry OUT SCMTE: Business & Commerce
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to requiring a valet parking service to maintain financial responsibility; creating an
offense.
HB 2558
Maxey/et al.
Sponsor: Shapleigh
OUT HCMTE: Public Health OUT SCMTE: Health & Human Services
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the amount of the fees established by the Texas State Board of Medical
Examiners.
HB 2676
Truitt
Sponsor: Madla
OUT HCMTE: Criminal Jurisprudence OUT SCMTE: Health & Human Services
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the establishment of a domestic violence fatality review team in certain counties;
providing a penalty.
HB 2677
Bailey/et al.
Sponsor: Whitmire
OUT HCMTE: Urban Affairs OUT SCMTE: Intergovernmental Relatio
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the right of certain municipalities to maintain local control over wages, hours, and
other terms of employment of certain municipal employees.
HB 2706
Reyna, Arthur
Sponsor: Madla
OUT HCMTE: Urban Affairs OUT SCMTE: Intergovernmental Relatio
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to a legislative leave time bank for certain peace officers and firefighters.
HB 2723
Raymond
Sponsor: Shapleigh
OUT HCMTE: Civil Practices OUT SCMTE: Jurisprudence
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to civil actions involving persons who file complaints with governmental agencies.
HB 2786
Noriega
Sponsor: Van de Putte
OUT HCMTE: Economic Development OUT SCMTE: Business & Commerce
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to requiring the Texas Workforce Commission to assist the Texas National Guard in
the implementation of certain youth job-training and mentoring programs.
HB 2807
Kitchen/et al.
Sponsor: Barrientos
OUT HCMTE: Public Health OUT SCMTE: Health & Human Services
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to a demonstration project to extend Medicaid coverage to certain low-income
individuals.
HB 2809
Wolens
Sponsor: Cain
OUT HCMTE: State Affairs OUT SCMTE: Administration
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to statutory revision and statutory construction.
HB 2839
Dukes
Sponsor: Carona
OUT HCMTE: Energy Resources OUT SCMTE: State Affairs
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to energy efficiency programs developed by the energy office.
HB 2853
Bosse
Sponsor: Cain
OUT HCMTE: State Affairs OUT SCMTE: Administration
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to information gathered and analyzed by the legislative council.
HB 2878
Goolsby
Sponsor: Carona
OUT HCMTE: Licensing & Admin Proced OUT SCMTE: Business & Commerce
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to requirements for a private club registration permit under the Alcoholic Beverage
Code.
HB 3184
Danburg
Sponsor: Lindsay
OUT HCMTE: Ways & Means OUT SCMTE: Intergovernmental Relatio
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the contents of an application for an exemption from ad valorem taxation.
HB 3185
Turner, Bob/et al.
Sponsor: Whitmire
OUT HCMTE: Corrections OUT SCMTE: Criminal Justice
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to certain personnel policies of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
HB 3194
Howard
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
OUT HCMTE: Natural Resources OUT SCMTE: Natural Resources
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Fort
Bend County Levee Improvement District Number 16 and to the authorization of bonds and
the levy of taxes; providing civil penalties.
HB 3305
Martinez Fischer
Sponsor: Van de Putte
OUT HCMTE: Elections OUT SCMTE: Intergovernmental Relatio
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to changing the deadlines and authority for ordering the election and filing for
candidacy in political subdivision elections.
HB 3348
Counts
Sponsor: Haywood
OUT HCMTE: Energy Resources OUT SCMTE: Natural Resources
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the Texas Energy Resource Council; authorizing the imposition of an assessment
on producers of oil, gas, and condensate.
HB 3441
Gallego
Sponsor: Madla
OUT HCMTE: Transportation OUT SCMTE: State Affairs
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to special license plates for certain government officials.
HB 3483
Ramsay
Sponsor: Sibley
OUT HCMTE: Environmental Regulation OUT SCMTE: Natural Resources
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the creation, powers, and duties of the Clean Coal Technology Council.
HB 3670
Jones, Delwin
Sponsor: Duncan
OUT HCMTE: Natural Resources OUT SCMTE: Natural Resources
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the election and qualifications of directors of the Lubbock County Water Control
and Improvement District No. 1.
SB 144
Carona
Sponsor: Gray
OUT SCMTE: Health & Human Services OUT HCMTE: Public Health
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the qualifications for a provisional license to practice chiropractic.
SB 161
Zaffirini/et al.
Sponsor: Naishtat
OUT SCMTE: Health & Human Services OUT HCMTE: Human Services
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to authorizing transitional support services to former recipients of Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits.
SB 173
Carona
Sponsor: Hinojosa
OUT SCMTE: Criminal Justice OUT HCMTE: Criminal Jurisprudence
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the deposit and refund of cash with regard to a bond in a criminal case.
SB 279
Nelson
Sponsor: Gray
OUT SCMTE: Health & Human Services OUT HCMTE: Public Health
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to sanctions imposed against, and confidential information regarding, certain
facilities regulated by the Texas Department of Health.
SB 350
Truan/et al.
Sponsor: Oliveira
OUT SCMTE: Education OUT HCMTE: Public Education
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to wage rates paid by or on behalf of certain school districts on public works
projects.
SB 354
Lindsay
Sponsor: Coleman
OUT SCMTE: Intergovernmental Relatio OUT HCMTE: Transportation
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the powers of a local government corporation.
SB 424
Shapleigh
Sponsor: Coleman
OUT SCMTE: Business & Commerce OUT HCMTE: Public Health
ENR 05/26/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to a state strategic health plan.
SB 512
Duncan/et al.
Sponsor: Gallego/et al.
OUT SCMTE: Finance OUT HCMTE: Public Education
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the investment and management of the permanent school fund.
SB 516
Madla
Sponsor: Hawley/et al.
OUT SCMTE: Intergovernmental Relatio OUT HCMTE: Public Health
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to creating the rural physician relief program and to licensing of physicians intending
to practice in rural areas or other underserved or shortage areas.
SB 575
Staples
Sponsor: Sadler
OUT SCMTE: Education OUT HCMTE: Higher Education
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to applicability of the Texas Youth Camp Safety and Health Act to facilities or
programs operated by or on the campus of an institution of higher education.
SB 697
Wentworth
Sponsor: Haggerty
OUT SCMTE: Business & Commerce OUT HCMTE: Licensing & Admin Proced
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the regulation of the practice of professional engineering.
SB 730
Harris
Sponsor: Thompson/et al.
OUT SCMTE: Criminal Justice OUT HCMTE: Criminal Jurisprudence
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the issuance of citations to persons arrested for certain misdemeanors and to the
suspension of sentence and the deferral of adjudication in cases involving certain
misdemeanor traffic offenses.
SB 769
Harris
Sponsor: Reyna, Arthur/et al.
OUT SCMTE: Jurisprudence OUT HCMTE: Juv. Justice & Family Iss
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the requirement that certain information be provided in a suit affecting the
parent-child relationship.
SB 791
Nelson
Sponsor: Gray
OUT SCMTE: Health & Human Services OUT HCMTE: Public Health
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the imposition of administrative, civil, and criminal penalties and the authorization
of emergency license suspension for certain licensing programs regulated by the Texas
Department of Health.
SB 846
Cain
Sponsor: Naishtat
OUT SCMTE: Intergovernmental Relatio OUT HCMTE: Urban Affairs
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to municipal payroll deductions.
SB 904
Bernsen
Sponsor: Ritter
OUT SCMTE: Criminal Justice OUT HCMTE: Criminal Jurisprudence
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of criminal offenses relating to making certain
false statements or reports.
SB 1156
Zaffirini/et al.
Sponsor: Coleman/et al.
OUT SCMTE: Finance OUT HCMTE: Public Health
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the state Medicaid program.
SB 1210
West, Royce
Sponsor: Dunnam/et al.
OUT SCMTE: Jurisprudence OUT HCMTE: Judicial Affairs
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to certain attorneys and law clerks employed by a court.
SB 1224
Harris
Sponsor: Turner, Bob
OUT SCMTE: Criminal Justice OUT HCMTE: Public Safety
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to occupations regulated by the Texas Commission on Private Security.
SB 1411
Moncrief
Sponsor: Maxey/et al.
OUT SCMTE: Health & Human Services OUT HCMTE: Public Health
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to dental services provided under the medical assistance program.
SB 1654
Bernsen
Sponsor: Dunnam
OUT SCMTE: Business & Commerce OUT HCMTE: Civil Practices
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the provision of defense counsel to insureds by liability insurers; providing a civil
penalty.
SB 1713
Van de Putte
Sponsor: Garcia
OUT SCMTE: Criminal Justice OUT HCMTE: Public Safety
ENR 06/17/01 E Vetoed by the Governor
Relating to the carrying of weapons by peace officers and by special investigators.
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