1.   Ellis, a Houston Democrat, modeled his bill after laws in Illinois and New York.

2.   His bill is modeled after a law that went into effect last year in Louisi ana.

3.   His bill is modeled after a law that went into effect last year in Louisiana.

4.   The bill was modeled on an Ohio law that took effect last year.

5.   The Texas bill was modeled after a Florida law supported by Gov. Jeb Bush.

6.   Thomas, a registered nurse, said the bill is modeled after similar laws in Iowa and Illinois.

7.   This is the plan after which the Patterson bill is modeled.

8.   To address his concerns, Kassebaum modeled the bill on Channel Islands National Park off the coast of California.

9.   Greenstein said she modeled her bill after one in New York.

10.   She said the bill would be modeled on a similar law in Austria.