Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Joe Deshotel
82nd Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/9/2026
Number of Bills: 39

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (33):
Author:
Deshotel | Howard, Donna
Last Action:
04/06/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the maximum capacity of a container of wine sold to a retail dealer.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/05/2011 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption:
Relating to the addition of a county to a freight rail district.
Author:
Deshotel
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
05/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to payoff statements provided in connection with certain home loans.
Author:
Deshotel
Sponsor:
Lucio
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the funding of port security, facility projects, and port studies.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/07/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to abolishing the Texas Department of Rural Affairs and transferring its functions to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Department of State Health Services, and Department of Agriculture.
Author:
Deshotel
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
05/27/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the election of the members of the Board of Port Commissioners of the Port of Port Arthur Navigation District of Jefferson County.
Author:
Deshotel | Bohac
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to retainage under certain construction contracts.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/06/2011 H Corrected committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to persons authorized to access or use electronically readable information derived from a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification certificate.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/02/2011 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to an account for construction retainage; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Deshotel
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to rights and remedies of certain residential tenants; providing civil penalties.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/19/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to uniform law on secured transactions.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/19/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to waiver of priority for removables in certain mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien claims.
Author:
Deshotel | Ritter
Sponsor:
Jackson
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of boat manufacturers, distributors, and dealers; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/06/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to provision of workers' compensation medical benefits to a peace officer or firefighter injured in the line of duty; providing an administrative violation.
Author:
Deshotel
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the use and transferability of certain state property transferred from the state to Spindletop MHMR Services.
Author:
Deshotel | Howard, Charlie | Davis, John
Last Action:
05/12/2011 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to rate adjustments by gas utilities.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/22/2011 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to certain inmates entering certain pleas by mail or certain secure electronic transmissions.
Author:
Deshotel
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to authorizing local governments to convey real property interests to other local governments for less than fair market value.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/16/2011 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the submission date of the office of injured employee counsel's legislative report.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/30/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the office of injured employee counsel under the workers' compensation program to obtain grant funding.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/26/2011 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of manufactured housing by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
Author:
Deshotel | Workman
Last Action:
05/06/2011 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to establishing the Workplace Fraud Prevention Act; providing penalties.
Author:
Deshotel
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
05/21/2011 S Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption:
Relating to the electronic storage of personal identification information obtained from driver's licenses or personal identification certificates.
Author:
Deshotel
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
05/27/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to a determination of the reasonable relation of certain transactions to particular jurisdictions.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
03/30/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to reimbursement for certain emergency services provided to persons enrolled in the Medicaid managed care program.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/06/2011 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the operation of property owners' associations.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/06/2011 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the operation of certain condominium unit owners' associations.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
04/18/2011 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Caption:
Honoring the African Americans who fought in the Texas Revolution.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/19/2011 H Reported enrolled: May 19 2011 8:00AM
Caption:
Honoring the Texas Small Farmers and Ranchers Community Based Organization.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/30/2011 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2011 9:00AM
Caption:
Congratulating Lamar University chief of police Dale Fontenot on his retirement.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
05/29/2011 H Reported enrolled: May 29 2011 12:50PM
Caption:
Honoring Roosevelt Petry, Jr., and Marlene Petry of Port Arthur for their business and community service achievements.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
06/06/2011 H Reported enrolled: Jun 6 2011 2:26PM
Caption:
Honoring Donald Theodore Boumans for his service to Jefferson County.
Author:
Deshotel
Last Action:
06/06/2011 H Reported enrolled: Jun 6 2011 2:26PM
Caption:
Congratulating Hilton Kelley of Port Arthur on his receipt of the 2011 Goldman Environmental Prize.
Joint Author (6):
Author:
Gonzales, Veronica | Schwertner | Deshotel | Brown
Last Action:
05/10/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a county's eligibility to receive state assistance for health care expenditures that exceed eight percent of the county's general revenue levy for the year.
Author:
Miller, Sid | Christian | Deshotel
Sponsor:
Fraser
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the taking of certain feral hogs and coyotes using a helicopter.
Author:
Ritter | Deshotel
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the resale of property purchased by a taxing unit at a tax sale.
Author:
Bohac | Fletcher | Deshotel | Chisum | Harless
Sponsor:
Patrick
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to provisions in the dedicatory instruments of property owners' associations regarding display of flags.
Author:
Legler | Deshotel | Torres | Bonnen | Ritter
Last Action:
03/01/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the use of the assets of certain associations established by the legislature of this state for the purpose of providing certain insurance coverage.
Author:
Raymond | Lewis | King, Phil | Deshotel | Woolley
Last Action:
05/05/2011 H Failed of adoption
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment changing the terms of office of a district judge.
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