Governor's Veto Statements

• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 1035
  Relating to motor vehicle title services; providing penalties. Author: Williams | Sponsor: Harless
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 1807
  Relating to the composition of the 444th Judicial District. Author: Lucio | Sponsor: Lozano
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 40
  Relating to the functions of the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation. Author: Zaffirini | Sponsor: Callegari
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 167
  Relating to the automatic expunction of arrest records and files after an individual receives a pardon or a grant of certain other relief with respect to the offense for which the individual was arrested. Author: West | Sponsor: Veasey, Gallego, Aliseda, Rodriguez, Eddie, Davis, Yvonne
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 191
  Relating to disposition of a contested case by the Texas Medical Board. Author: Nelson | Sponsor: Susan King
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 2327
  Relating to the establishment and operation of a motor-bus-only lane pilot program in certain counties. Author: McClendon | Sponsor: Wentworth
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 408
  Relating to inspection of and the operation of watercrafts on the John Graves Scenic Riverway. Author: Estes | Sponsor: Keffer
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 978
  Relating to procedures for the dissolution of the Hidalgo County Water Improvement District No. 3. Author: Hinojosa | Sponsor: Veronica Gonzales
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 2972
  Relating to the municipal sales and use tax for street maintenance. Author: Todd Smith | Sponsor: Wentworth
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 2996
  Relating to the creation of the Texas Urban Agricultural Innovation Authority. Author: Miles | Sponsor: Estes
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 242
  Relating to the enforcement of public safety, including the privileges and duties of certain types of law enforcement officers. Author: Craddick, Torres, Martinez Fischer | Sponsor: Hegar
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 335
  Relating to implementation and requirements of certain health care reform laws. Author: Shelton, Kolkhorst, Schwertner, Zerwas, Creighton | Sponsor: Birdwell
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 2997
  Relating to the creation and funding of the urban farming pilot program and the creation of the Select Committee on Urban Farming. Author: Miles | Sponsor: Estes
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 397
  Relating to the creation of the Bureau for Economic Development of the Border Region. Author: Veronica Gonzales, "Mando" Martinez, Lucio III, Margo, Gallego | Sponsor: Uresti
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 990
  Relating to certain homestead preservation reinvestment zones. Author: Eddie Rodriguez | Sponsor: Watson
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 992
  Relating to excess undergraduate credit hours at public institutions of higher education. Author: Castro | Sponsor: Zaffirini
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 1429
  Relating to rights and remedies of certain residential tenants and landlords. Author: Deshotel | Sponsor: Carona
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 1768
  Relating to the regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors in certain counties. Authors: Munoz, Jr., Eissler, Laubenberg and Marquez | Sponsor: Hinojosa
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 1616
  Relating to the reporting of political contributions, political expenditures, and personal financial information, and to complaints filed with the Texas Ethics Commission. Author: Geren, Flynn, Phil King | Sponsor: Estes
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 2499
  Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Information Resources and the transfer of certain department functions to the comptroller of public accounts. Author: Cook | Sponsor: Nichols
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 2608
  Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. Author: Harper-Brown | Sponsor: Hinojosa
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 2889
  Relating to the expunction of records and files relating to a person's arrest. Author: Madden | Sponsor: Hinojosa
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 3125
  Relating to the offenses of unauthorized duplication, unauthorized recording, unauthorized operation of recording device, and improper labeling of recordings. Author: Thompson | Sponsor: Patrick
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• Friday, June 17, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Line-Item Vetoes in HB 1
  General Appropriations Bill. Author: Pitts | Sponsor: Ogden
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• Tuesday, May 31, 2011 • Austin, Texas • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 2403
  Relating to retailers engaged in business in this state for purposes of sales and use taxes. Authors: Otto, Hilderbran, Villarreal, Naishtat and Branch | Sponsor: Susan King
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 2468
  Relating to the post employment activities of certain local government officers in certain counties; providing a penalty. Author: Gallego | Sponsors: Coleman, John Davis, Cohen and Walle
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 1343
  Relating to the formula funding for public institutions of higher education for certain credit hours that do not count toward a degree. Author: Hinojosa | Sponsor: Gonzales
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 978
  Relating to the creation and financing of public improvement districts. Author: West | Sponsor: Elkins, Coleman
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 1206
  Relating to the release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of certain inmates who complete a rehabilitation program. Author: Hinojosa | Sponsor: Edwards
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 686
  Relating to the installation, maintenance, or operation of natural gas pipelines on state highways and highway and county road rights-of-way. Author: Davis, Wendy | Sponsor: Orr
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 2558
  Relating to the promotion and marketing of alcoholic beverages. Author: Gallegos | Sponsor: Thompson
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 488
  Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in the vicinity of a vulnerable road user; providing penalties. Author: Ellis | Sponsor: Harper-Brown
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 2325
  Relating to the confidentiality of certain information pertaining to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. Author: Hinojosa | Sponsor: Madden
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 434
  Relating to the establishment and operation of a public transit motor-bus-only lane pilot program in certain counties. Author: Wentworth | Sponsor: Bolton
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 2169
  Relating to the establishment of a smart growth policy work group and the development of a smart growth policy for this state. Author: Ellis | Sponsor: Alvarado
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 2141
  Relating to the statute of repose for engineers and architects. Author: Wentworth | Sponsor: Hughes
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 1760
  Relating to the administration of the Texas Save and Match Program to assist qualifying beneficiaries under the state's prepaid tuition plans and college savings plans and to the treatment of a beneficiary's assets under prepaid tuition plans and college savings plans in determining eligibility for student financial assistance and other assistance programs. Author: Watson | Sponsor: Branch
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 223
  Relating to allowing a person who successfully completes a term of deferred adjudication community supervision to be eligible for a pardon. Author: West | Sponsor: Thompson
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes SCR 59
  Granting MBP Corporation permission to sue the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves. Author: Jackson | Sponsor: Taylor
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 1440
  Relating to orders and judgments rendered by associate judges in child support and child protection cases and to the investigation of child abuse and neglect. Author: Watson | Sponsor: Madden
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 2820
  Relating to contracts by governmental entities for professional services relating to geoscience and landscape architecture. Author: Chisum | Sponsor: Wentworth
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 2692
  Relating to certain municipal requirements regarding sales of residential properties in certain areas. Author: Rodriguez | Sponsor: Watson
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 4685
  Relating to the County Court of Titus County. Author: Homer | Sponsor: Eltife
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 4068
  Relating to the conduct of judicial proceedings and transaction of other essential judicial functions in the event of a disaster. Author: Gonzales | Sponsor: Hinojosa
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 3983
  Relating to the imposition of property taxes on the residential homesteads of low-income and moderate-income persons. Author: Rodriguez | Sponsor: Watson
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 2656
  Relating to the composition of the board of trustees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. Author: Miller, Doug | Sponsor: Duncan
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 3515
  Relating to the creation of the offense of failure to report barratry and solicitation of employment. Author: Dunnam | Sponsor: Carona
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 2142
  Relating to the promotion of toll projects by the Texas Department of Transportation. Author: McClendon | Sponsor: Carona
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 3485
  Relating to certain county, municipal, district, and other governmental functions, procedures, powers, duties, and services, including certain criminal procedures. Author: Coleman | Sponsor: West
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 1457
  Relating to procedures concerning verification of certain information submitted in a voter registration application. Author: Hochberg | Sponsor: Duncan
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 3481
  Relating to the expunction of records and files relating to a person's arrest. Author: Veasey | Sponsor: Harris
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 3346
  Relating to gas utilities and gas storage facilities. Author: Farabee | Sponsor: Averitt
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 1293
  Relating to the sale and marketing of life insurance and annuities. Author: Eiland | Sponsor: Ellis
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 3202
  Relating to authorizing the transfer of certain real property held by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Author: Bonnen | Sponsor: Jackson
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 821
  Relating to the sale, recovery, and recycling of certain television equipment; providing administrative penalties. Author: Leibowitz | Sponsor: Watson
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 518
  Relating to programs to provide student loan repayment assistance for certain correctional officers, for certain speech-language pathologists and audiologists, and for certain mathematics and science teachers. Author: Kolkhorst | Sponsor: Van de Putte
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 3148
  Relating to exempting certain young persons who are convicted of an offense involving consensual sex from the requirement of registering as a sex offender in this state. Author: Smith, Todd | Sponsor: West
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 130
  Relating to an enhanced quality full-day prekindergarten program provided by public school districts in conjunction with community providers. Author: Patrick | Sponsor: Zaffirini
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HCR 252
  Requesting the governor to appoint a Governor's Task Force on Horse and Greyhound Racing. Author: Thompson | Sponsor: Averitt
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 2888
  Relating to financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. Author: Martinez | Sponsor: West
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• Friday, June 19, 2009 • Veto Statement
  Gov. Perry Vetoes HB 103
  Relating to health benefit plans for students at institutions of higher education and the operation of certain health benefit plans through student health centers at certain institutions of higher education. Author: Fred Brown | Sponsor: Dan Patrick
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