Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Chuck Hopson
82nd Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/9/2026
Number of Bills: 38

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (29):
Author:
Hopson
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
05/09/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the criminal penalty for failure of a trustee to pay the beneficiaries of the trust the purchase price for timber sold by the trustee.
Author:
Hopson | Farrar
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
05/09/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the unauthorized harvesting of standing timber; providing for the imposition of a criminal penalty.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
02/18/2011 H Referred to Public Health
Caption:
Relating to allowing health care providers to provide services across state lines in catastrophic circumstances.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
02/22/2011 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Caption:
Relating to the state contribution to and certain annuities under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
02/22/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district from $15,000 to $30,000, providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount, and protecting school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
02/28/2011 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Caption:
Relating to a deferred retirement option for certain members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
03/28/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the hotel occupancy tax rate in certain municipalities.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
02/28/2011 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to the procedures for registering to vote and accepting a voter at a polling place; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
03/30/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to reimbursement under the Medicaid vendor drug program for pharmacy care management services provided in connection with specialty pharmacy products.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
03/01/2011 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from certain construction requirements for volunteer fire departments in certain counties.
Author:
Hopson | Simpson | Orr | Creighton
Last Action:
04/19/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition of certain regulations by a municipality in its extraterritorial jurisdiction involving trees and vegetation.
Author:
Hopson | Shelton
Last Action:
05/09/2011 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the criminal penalties for the owner of a dog that attacks another person.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
03/17/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a preference in governmental purchasing for building materials offered by resident bidders.
Author:
Hopson
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to direct campaign expenditures.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
03/17/2011 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to coverage for certain pharmaceutical services by a workers' compensation insurance carrier.
Author:
Hopson | Hughes
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the Department of State Health Services Laboratory Services Section building in Austin in honor of former state representative Dr. Bob Glaze.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
02/22/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes from $15,000 to $30,000 and providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
03/07/2011 H Reported enrolled: Mar 7 2011 8:00AM
Caption:
In memory of Cecil Alvis Staples of Palestine.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
03/16/2011 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2011 11:00AM
Caption:
Recognizing April 12, 2011, as Panola County Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
03/15/2011 H Reported enrolled: Mar 15 2011 10:20AM
Caption:
Congratulating the Carthage High School football team for winning its third consecutive UIL 3A Division 2 state championship.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
03/23/2011 H Reported enrolled: Mar 23 2011 2:12PM
Caption:
Congratulating Katelyn Standley of Jacksonville for making a verbal commitment to play softball for Stephen F. Austin State University.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
03/23/2011 H Reported enrolled: Mar 23 2011 2:12PM
Caption:
In memory of Floyd W. Stiefer, former Jacksonville chief of police and city council member.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
04/19/2011 H Reported enrolled: Apr 19 2011 11:00AM
Caption:
Congratulating the Henderson High School Lions football team on winning the 2010 UIL 3A Division 1 state championship.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
04/19/2011 H Reported enrolled: Apr 19 2011 11:00AM
Caption:
Congratulating Norma Dell Jones of Lovelady on her selection as Person of the Year for 2010 by Houston County Life magazine.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
04/19/2011 H Reported enrolled: Apr 19 2011 11:00AM
Caption:
Congratulating Carol Vincent of Carthage on being named the 2011 Citizen of the Year by the Panola County Chamber of Commerce.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
04/19/2011 H Reported enrolled: Apr 19 2011 11:00AM
Caption:
Recognizing April 14, 2011, as Houston County Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
05/19/2011 H Reported enrolled: May 19 2011 8:00AM
Caption:
In memory of Lafonda Ann Davis of Austin.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
05/21/2011 H Reported enrolled: May 21 2011 11:45AM
Caption:
Congratulating Cord Fletcher of Henderson High School on winning the UIL state wrestling championship in the 215-pound weight class.
Author:
Hopson
Last Action:
05/28/2011 H Reported enrolled: May 28 2011 9:41AM
Caption:
In memory of James Edgar Brown of Jacksonville.
Joint Author (9):
Author:
Rodriguez, Eddie | Hopson | Anderson, Charles "Doc"
Last Action:
02/16/2011 H Referred to Public Health
Caption:
Relating to manufacturers' inclusion of denatonium benzoate in certain products containing ethylene glycol.
Author:
Thompson | Chisum | Hunter | Dukes | Hopson
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
05/21/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for orally administered anticancer medications.
Author:
Madden | Bonnen | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Hopson | Paxton
Last Action:
05/12/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to designating certain synthetic cannabinoids as controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; providing penalties and establishing certain criminal consequences or procedures.
Author:
Christian | Hopson | Hughes | Flynn
Last Action:
04/27/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from certain construction requirements for volunteer fire departments in certain counties.
Author:
Coleman | Chisum | Hopson | Darby | Hardcastle
Last Action:
05/03/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to employment of physicians by certain hospitals.
Author:
King, Susan | Hopson
Last Action:
05/10/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to self-directed and semi-independent status of certain health care regulatory agencies; making an appropriation.
Author:
Hunter | Hopson
Sponsor:
Van de Putte
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to payment of claims to pharmacies and pharmacists.
Author:
Guillen | Hopson | Dukes
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to facilitating access to certain public assistance benefits programs and health care providers and services through a community-based navigator program and through promotoras and community health workers.
Author:
Kleinschmidt | Woolley | Hopson | Allen | Rodriguez, Eddie
Last Action:
05/09/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the creation of an instant-ticket lottery game with revenue dedicated to providing grants for breast cancer research, education, and patient treatment and support.
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