Legislation authored by Keith Valigura

Includes legislation with Keith Valigura as the primary author for the 69th through 71st Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

71st Regular Session
HB 242	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the punishment of murder during the commission or attempted commission of a felony under the Texas Controlled Substances Act as a capital offense.
HB 243	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/89 Caption: Relating to the disposition by municipalities of fines collected for certain traffic law violations.
HB 244	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to a requirement that utility rates be based on the cost of rendering service to people in this state.
HB 370	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/89 Caption: Relating to the offense of official oppression involving sexual harassment.
HB 371	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/89 Caption: Relating to the time when a county must prepare an annual budget.
HB 372	Last Action: Pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the places at which the commissioners court of a county may meet.
HB 373	Last Action: Referred to County Affairs Caption: Relating to the termination of the county salary grievance committee.
HB 405	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the authority of certain statutory county courts to waive the requirement that a marriage ceremony may not take place sooner than 72 hours after the issuance of the marriage license.
HB 1192	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the identification of certain county vehicles.
HB 1193	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to municipal authority to adopt administrative and penal regulations for the conduct of vicious dogs.
HB 1597	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/89 Caption: Relating to the county courts at law of Montgomery County.
HB 1656	Last Action: Referred to County Affairs Caption: Relating to the maximum salary increase of an elected county or precinct officer.
HB 1657	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the emergency declaration of a public road by the commissioners court of a county.
HB 1693	Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal. Caption: Relating to the personnel records of certain law enforcement officers and fire protection personnel; providing a criminal penalty.
HB 1703	Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal. Caption: Relating to disciplinary procedures for certain employees of the Texas Department of Corrections.
HB 2019	Last Action: Pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to financial disclosure by a chief appraiser, appraisal district director, or appraisal review board member; providing criminal and civil penalties.
HB 2245	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the recovery of certain costs and attorney's fees by the state or a local government and to venue for certain prosecutions concerning litter offenses or illegal disposal of solid waste.
HB 2246	Last Action: Laid on table subj. to call in s/c Caption: Relating to the amount, collection, and disposition of costs for drug abuse prevention and education assessed a defendant convicted of an offense under the Texas Controlled Substances Act, of public intoxication..
HB 2493	Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal. Caption: Relating to the identification, possession and unlawful use of shopping carts, laundry carts, dairy cases, egg baskets, poultry boxes, bakery trays and bakery baskets; providing a penalty.
HB 2494	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/89 Caption: Relating to certain solid waste permit applications, to certain peace officers and their enforcement of and training concerning litter and solid waste disposal regulations, and to establishing a hotline for....
HB 2495	Last Action: Pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to members of an appraisal district board and chief appraisers; providing penalties.
HB 2784	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the operation and regulation of recyclers and recycling equipment.
HB 2785	Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal. Caption: Relating to the storage, transportation, and disposal of used or scrap tires.
HB 2786	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the extension of landfill life through disposal restrictions on landscape waste.
HB 3081	Last Action: Referred to County Affairs Caption: Relating to certain county attorneys.
HCR 51	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Commending Austin Mardon.
HR 84	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of George Washington Meadows.
HR 187	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending George B. Darden.
HR 928	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Willis High School.
71st 2nd Called Session
HB 89	Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Caption: Relating to the disposition by certain municipalities of fines and revenues collected from enforcement of certain traffic laws.
HCR 24	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Commending Texaco Chemical Company and its Conroe Chemical Plant.
71st 3rd Called Session
HB 122	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the disposition by certain municipalities of fines and revenues collected from enforcement of certain traffic laws.
HR 163	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 8, 1990, as National Teacher Day.
HR 175	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Joseph and Lona Rutherford on their 68th wedding anniversary.
71st 4th Called Session
HB 144	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the summary forfeiture of controlled substances, raw materials, and drug paraphernalia.
HB 145	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the disposition by certain municipalities of fines and certain expenses collected in certain traffic cases.
71st 5th Called Session
HB 75	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the disposition by certain municipalities of fines and certain expenses collected in certain traffic cases.
HB 76	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to an exemption from the franchise tax for corporations engaged in the recycling of municipal solid waste.
HB 77	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the summary forfeiture of controlled substances, raw materials, and drug paraphernalia.
71st 6th Called Session
HB 81	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the summary forfeiture of controlled substances, raw materials, and drug paraphernalia.
HB 82	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to an exemption from the franchise tax for corporations engaged in the recycling of municipal solid waste.
HB 83	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the disposition by certain municipalities of fines and certain expenses collected in certain traffic cases.
HR 27	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring B. L. Parker.
70th Regular Session
HB 571	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/87 Caption: Relating to the creation of an offense for owning or keeping a vicious dog, and providing for the destruction of certain dogs.
HB 961	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the recall of certain county and precinct officers.
HB 1196	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to requiring the Board of Pardons and Paroles to notify certain local officials before transferring a prisoner to a halfway house.
HB 1235	Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule Caption: Relating to judgment by default in a garnishment proceeding.
HB 1368	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/87 Caption: Relating to personnel files maintained by the director of fire fighters' and police officers' civil service commission.
HB 1369	Last Action: Referred to Labor & Employment Rel. Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain personnel employment services.
HB 1370	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to voluntary reductions of salaries of certain public employees for federal cafeteria plan benefits or for child-care expenses.
HB 1466	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the payment of towing and storage fees for certain wrecked vehicles.
HB 1869	Last Action: Effective in 90 days-8/31/87 Caption: Relating to public notice of a hearing on an application for a landfill permit.
HB 2208	Last Action: Pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the purchase of electricity from facilities using solid waste.
HCR 156	Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal. Caption: Granting Brian Coats permission to sue the State of Texas and Southwest Texas State University.
HJR 53	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for the recall of county and precinct officers.
HR 42	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Morris Straughan of Conroe.
HR 53	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Lee Roy Golson, Jr.
HR 384	Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Caption: Honoring the City of Montgomery on its Sesquicentennial.
70th 2nd Called Session
HR 199	Caption: Honoring Michael H. and Clara Lutomski on their 50th wedding anniversary.
69th Regular Session
HB 664	Last Action: Referred to Judiciary Caption: Relating to standards for juvenile detention facilities.
HB 903	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the creation of a voluntary program for the reduction of hours and wages of certain state employees.
HB 904	Last Action: Withdrawn by author Caption: Relating to the purchase of generically equivalent drug products for certain state agencies by the State Purchasing and General Services Commission.
HB 1048	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the reduction of sick leave used by state employees through the use of certain incentives.
HB 1586	Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to the compensation of the Director and Deputy Director of the Office of State and Federal Relations; amending Section 5, Chapter 358, Acts of the 66th Legislature, Regular Session, 1979, (Article 4413d-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as amended; declaring an emergency.
HB 1587	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to key rate credits for rural fire prevention districts and metropolitan county-supported fire protection systems.
HB 2449	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 69.
HB 2450	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 70.
HB 2451	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 71.
HB 2452	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 72.
HB 2453	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 73.
HB 2454	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 74.
HCR 35	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: In memory of Garland R. Walker, former president and dean of South Texas College of Law.
HR 68	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Representative Kelly Godwin on his birthday.
HR 182	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Representative Ron Givens on his birthday.
HR 318	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Conroe High School boys basketball team.
HR 388	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Conroe High School Band.