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Texas Legislature Bills Coauthored Rep. Ryan Guillen 84th Legislature Regular Session Report Date: 4/19/2024
Number of Bills: 52

HB 21	Author:	Kacal \| King, Ken \| Rodriguez, Eddie \| Parker \| Davis, Sarah
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Alonzo \| Alvarado \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Bettencourt
	Last Action:	06/16/2015 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to authorizing patients with certain terminal illnesses to access certain investigational drugs, biological products, and devices that are in clinical trials.

HB 26	Author:	Button \| Rodriguez, Eddie \| Ashby \| Springer \| Parker
	Coauthor:	Alonzo \| Alvarado \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bernal \| Bohac \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Fraser
	Last Action:	06/18/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15
	Caption:	Relating to state economic development measures, including administration of the Texas Enterprise Fund, creation of the Economic Incentive Oversight Board and the governor's university research initiative, abolishment of the Texas emerging technology fund, and renaming the Major Events trust fund to the Major Events Reimbursement Program.

HB 31	Author:	Bonnen, Dennis \| Martinez Fischer \| Parker \| Krause \| Oliveira
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Rodney \| Ashby \| Bohac \| Bonnen, Greg \| Burkett \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/06/2015 S Referred to Finance
	Caption:	Relating to decreasing the state sales and use tax rate.

HB 32	Author:	Bonnen, Dennis \| Murphy \| Parker \| Oliveira \| Simmons
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Rodney \| Ashby \| Bohac \| Bonnen, Greg \| Burns \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Nelson
	Last Action:	06/15/2015 E Effective on 1/1/16
	Caption:	Relating to the computation and rates of the franchise tax; decreasing tax rates.

HB 37	Author:	Cook \| Geren \| Harless \| Oliveira \| Thompson, Senfronia
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Alonzo \| Alvarado \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/12/2015 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to the reporting of certain contributions and political expenditures by certain persons; adding provisions subject to a criminal penalty.

HB 40	Author:	Darby \| Keffer \| King, Phil \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Oliveira
	Coauthor:	Alvarado \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Aycock \| Bell \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Fraser
	Last Action:	05/18/2015 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the exclusive jurisdiction of this state to regulate oil and gas operations in this state and the express preemption of local regulation of those operations.

HB 61	Author:	McClendon \| Vo \| Anchia \| Wu \| Darby
	Coauthor:	Bonnen, Dennis \| Guillen \| Gutierrez \| Hernandez \| Thompson, Ed
	Last Action:	05/13/2015 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to a single common course numbering system for public institutions of higher education in this state.

HB 76	Author:	Israel \| Harless \| Morrison \| Larson \| Alvarado
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Alonzo \| Anchia \| Ashby \| Bernal \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/27/2015 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to electronic voter registration.

HB 121	Author:	Fletcher \| Canales \| Bell \| Pickett \| Flynn
	Coauthor:	Guillen
	Sponsor:	Whitmire
	Last Action:	06/15/2015 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to an alternative means of payment of certain past due criminal fines and court costs.

HB 133	Author:	Simpson \| Flynn
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Anderson, Rodney \| Bell \| Canales \| Capriglione \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/08/2015 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the repeal of the additional ad valorem taxes imposed as a result of certain changes in the use of open-space land appraised as agricultural land.

HB 175	Author:	Miller, Rick \| Sheffield \| Cyrier \| Zerwas \| Farias
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Rodney \| Guillen \| Leach \| Peña \| Riddle \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Taylor, Van
	Last Action:	05/25/2015 S Placed on intent calendar
	Caption:	Relating to the establishment of the Veterans Recovery Pilot Program to provide certain veterans with hyperbaric oxygen treatment.

HB 256	Author:	Howard \| Burkett \| Márquez \| Galindo \| Deshotel
	Coauthor:	Guillen
	Sponsor:	Taylor, Larry
	Last Action:	05/12/2015 S Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to compensatory education allotment funding.

HB 283	Author:	Fallon \| Márquez \| Capriglione \| Rodriguez, Eddie \| Rinaldi
	Coauthor:	Bernal \| Blanco \| Bohac \| Burrows \| Canales \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Creighton
	Last Action:	06/17/2015 E Effective on 1/1/16
	Caption:	Relating to the requirement that certain governmental bodies make audio and video recordings of open meetings available on the Internet.

HB 507	Author:	Moody \| Lucio III \| Dutton \| Wu
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Alonzo \| Alvarado \| Bernal \| Blanco \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/11/2015 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to a civil action to collect a civil penalty for possession of certain small amounts of marihuana and an exception to prosecution for possession of associated drug paraphernalia.

HB 595	Author:	Clardy \| Price \| Turner, Chris \| Villalba \| Metcalf
	Coauthor:	Bonnen, Greg \| Guillen \| Herrero \| Paddie
	Last Action:	05/08/2015 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to the addition of certain substances to Penalty Groups 1-A and 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act for criminal prosecution and other purposes.

HB 597	Author:	Clardy \| Price \| Turner, Chris \| Harless \| Villalba
	Coauthor:	Bonnen, Dennis \| Bonnen, Greg \| Guillen \| Herrero \| Metcalf \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/08/2015 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to the designation for criminal prosecution and other purposes of certain chemicals commonly referred to as synthetic cannabinoids as controlled substances and controlled substance analogues under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.

HB 619	Author:	Bonnen, Greg \| Hunter \| Harless \| Keough \| Faircloth
	Coauthor:	Guillen
	Last Action:	05/06/2015 H 1 hr. notice-for reconsideration
	Caption:	Relating to an exemption from and a limitation on the sales tax imposed on certain boats and boat motors.

HB 712	Author:	Springer \| Leach \| Ashby \| Darby \| Capriglione
	Coauthor:	Guillen \| Kacal \| Keough \| Metcalf \| Murphy \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/07/2015 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for Firearms and Firearm supplies for a limited period.

HB 849	Author:	Paddie \| Bonnen, Dennis \| Springer \| King, Tracy O. \| Bohac
	Coauthor:	Fallon \| Frullo \| Guillen \| Keough \| Kuempel \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/15/2015 S Referred to Finance
	Caption:	Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for firearms and hunting supplies for a limited period.

HB 861	Author:	Dale \| King, Phil \| Sheffield \| Burkett \| Frullo
	Coauthor:	Anchia \| Capriglione \| Fallon \| Farney \| Galindo \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/04/2015 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to the prosecution of the offense of online solicitation of a minor.

HB 867	Author:	Hernandez \| King, Susan \| Farias \| Blanco \| Martinez Fischer
	Coauthor:	Guillen \| Minjarez \| Turner, Chris \| Walle
	Sponsor:	Garcia
	Last Action:	06/04/2015 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the establishment and operation of the Texas Women Veterans Program.

HB 942	Author:	Kacal \| Morrison \| Flynn \| Keffer \| King, Tracy O.
	Coauthor:	Burns \| Cook \| González, Mary \| Guillen \| Metcalf \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Birdwell
	Last Action:	06/16/2015 E See remarks for effective date
	Caption:	Relating to the storage of certain hazardous chemicals; transferring enforcement of certain reporting requirements, including the imposition of criminal, civil, and administrative penalties, from the Department of State Health Services to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty; reenacting a criminal offense.

HB 984	Author:	Deshotel \| Parker \| Riddle \| Keffer \| Thompson, Senfronia
	Coauthor:	Davis, Yvonne \| Fallon \| González, Mary \| Guillen \| Hernandez \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Creighton
	Last Action:	05/27/2015 S Co-sponsor authorized
	Caption:	Relating to birth records of adopted persons; authorizing a fee.

HB 1044	Author:	Fallon \| Turner, Scott \| Parker \| Simmons \| Crownover
	Coauthor:	Alonzo \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell \| Bernal \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Nelson
	Last Action:	06/09/2015 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the designation of a segment of Farm-to-Market Road 423 in Denton County as the U.S. Army Sergeant Enrique Mondragon Memorial Highway.

HB 1048	Author:	Farias \| King, Susan \| Martinez Fischer \| Miller, Rick \| Coleman
	Coauthor:	Alonzo \| Bernal \| Collier \| González, Mary \| Guillen \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/12/2015 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to the redesignation of veterans court programs as veterans treatment court programs, the administration of those programs, the expunction of arrest records and files for certain participants who successfully complete a program, and the issuance of orders of nondisclosure for participants convicted of a misdemeanor; changing a fee.

HB 1094	Author:	Geren \| Kacal \| Tinderholt \| Martinez, "Mando" \| Herrero
	Coauthor:	Guillen \| Lucio III
	Sponsor:	Eltife
	Last Action:	06/19/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15
	Caption:	Relating to workers' compensation death benefit eligibility for certain spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty.

HB 1140	Author:	Israel \| White, James \| King, Susan \| Coleman \| Stickland
	Coauthor:	Guillen \| Howard \| Lozano \| Naishtat \| Sheffield \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Whitmire
	Last Action:	06/16/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15
	Caption:	Relating to the confinement of pregnant prisoners in county jails.

HB 1155	Author:	Alvarado \| Gonzales, Larry \| Button \| Rodriguez, Eddie \| Johnson, Eric
	Coauthor:	Bernal \| Faircloth \| Guillen \| Lucio III \| Minjarez \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hinojosa
	Last Action:	05/27/2015 S Placed on intent calendar
	Caption:	Relating to the creation of the Recruit Texas Program to facilitate the relocation to or expansion in this state of employers offering complex or high-skilled employment opportunities.

HB 1199	Author:	Simpson \| Oliveira \| Keffer \| Price
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Burrows \| Canales \| Capriglione \| Clardy \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/13/2015 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to deceptive representations or other conduct concerning certain synthetic substances as a violation of the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act.

HB 1200	Author:	Simpson \| Smithee \| Raymond \| Keffer \| Price
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Burrows \| Canales \| Capriglione \| Clardy \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/12/2015 S Referred to State Affairs
	Caption:	Relating to civil liability of a person who produces, distributes, sells, or provides or aids in the production, distribution, sale, or provision of certain synthetic substances to another person for damages caused by the other person.

HB 1212	Author:	Price \| Coleman \| Naishtat \| Zerwas \| Bonnen, Greg
	Coauthor:	Guillen \| Villalba
	Sponsor:	Schwertner
	Last Action:	06/17/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15
	Caption:	Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act and the regulation and scheduling of certain substances.

HB 1278	Author:	Hughes \| Fletcher \| Anderson, Rodney \| Dutton \| Herrero
	Coauthor:	Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell \| Bohac \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Lucio
	Last Action:	06/17/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15
	Caption:	Relating to financial assistance paid to the survivors of certain law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other public employees killed in the line of duty.

HB 1384	Author:	Davis, Sarah \| Laubenberg \| Peña \| Raney \| Muñoz, Jr.
	Coauthor:	Guillen
	Last Action:	05/14/2015 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs.

HB 1485	Author:	Rodriguez, Eddie \| Harless \| Miles \| Turner, Chris \| Isaac
	Coauthor:	Alonzo \| Alvarado \| Bernal \| Canales \| Guillen \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/15/2015 H Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
	Caption:	Relating to the establishment of a grocery access investment fund program.

HB 1497	Author:	Schaefer \| Bell \| Dutton \| Workman \| White, James
	Coauthor:	Guillen
	Last Action:	05/13/2015 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to the issuance of school district teaching permits to persons who teach career and technology education.

HB 1623	Author:	Laubenberg \| Burkett \| Coleman \| Guerra \| Bonnen, Greg
	Coauthor:	Guillen
	Last Action:	05/11/2015 S Referred to Health & Human Services
	Caption:	Relating to the reimbursement of providers for the provision of certain home telemonitoring services under Medicaid.

HB 1661	Author:	Guerra \| Muñoz, Jr. \| Lucio III \| Zerwas \| Sheffield
	Coauthor:	Guillen
	Sponsor:	Uresti
	Last Action:	06/17/2015 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to Medicaid billing for the services of substitute dentists.

HB 1878	Author:	Laubenberg \| Coleman \| Guerra \| Bonnen, Greg \| Giddings
	Coauthor:	Guillen \| Johnson, Eric
	Sponsor:	Taylor, Van
	Last Action:	06/16/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15
	Caption:	Relating to the provision of telemedicine medical services in a school-based setting, including the reimbursement of providers under the Medicaid program for those services.

HB 2082	Author:	Laubenberg \| Coleman \| Guerra \| Bonnen, Greg \| Fallon
	Coauthor:	Guillen \| Minjarez
	Last Action:	05/18/2015 S Referred to Health & Human Services
	Caption:	Relating to developing a program to provide telemedicine medical services to certain children.

HB 2186	Author:	Cook \| Harless \| Coleman \| Allen \| Huberty
	Coauthor:	Alvarado \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Anderson, Rodney \| Ashby \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Campbell
	Last Action:	06/19/2015 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to suicide prevention training for educators in public schools.

HB 2246	Author:	Villalba \| Harless \| Lucio III \| Johnson, Eric \| Koop
	Coauthor:	Alonzo \| Capriglione \| Cook \| Davis, Yvonne \| Geren \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Huffman
	Last Action:	06/19/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15
	Caption:	Relating to the restriction of certain intoxication offenders to the operation of a motor vehicle with an ignition interlock device in lieu of a license suspension.

HB 2263	Author:	Hughes \| Geren \| Oliveira \| Davis, Yvonne
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Alonzo \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/29/2015 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to warrants or orders issued to obtain location information from wireless communications devices and to public access to law enforcement or prosecutor requests for certain related location or communication information.

HB 2521	Author:	Coleman \| Cyrier \| Schubert \| Morrison \| Cook
	Coauthor:	Guillen
	Sponsor:	Uresti
	Last Action:	06/19/2015 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
	Caption:	Relating to the allocation and use of payments received under oil and gas leases of land owned by the state for a county road.

HB 3074	Author:	Springer \| Cook \| Turner, Sylvester \| Klick \| Wray
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Anderson, Rodney \| Ashby \| Aycock \| Bell \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Schwertner
	Last Action:	06/12/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15
	Caption:	Relating to the provision of artificially administered nutrition and hydration and life-sustaining treatment.

HB 3171	Author:	Simpson \| Turner, Sylvester \| Dutton
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Anchia \| Canales \| Coleman \| Deshotel \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/15/2015 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to repealing civil asset forfeiture provisions and establishing criminal asset forfeiture in this state.

HB 3384	Author:	Johnson, Eric
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Alvarado \| Ashby \| Bernal \| Blanco \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/22/2015 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the automatic admission of certain transfer students to general academic teaching institutions.

HCR 57	Author:	Anchia \| Craddick \| Nevárez \| Crownover \| Darby
	Coauthor:	Alonzo \| Alvarado \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Anderson, Rodney \| Ashby \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/19/2015 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Urging the U.S. Congress to end the ban on crude oil exports.

HCR 63	Author:	Wu \| Darby \| Keffer \| Anchia \| Lozano
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Alvarado \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Anderson, Rodney \| Ashby \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/19/2015 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Urging the U.S. Congress to expedite natural gas exports.

HCR 80	Author:	Peña
	Coauthor:	Guillen \| Smith
	Sponsor:	Estes
	Last Action:	06/15/2015 E Signed by the Governor
	Caption:	Petitioning Congress to provide funding for repairs to the Battleship Texas.

HCR 81	Author:	Peña \| Simpson
	Coauthor:	Frullo \| Guillen \| Sheffield \| Thompson, Ed \| VanDeaver
	Sponsor:	Uresti
	Last Action:	06/17/2015 E Signed by the Governor
	Caption:	Expressing support for the placement of a monument to Lorenzo de Zavala on the grounds of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission building.

HCR 114	Author:	Johnson, Eric \| Anchia \| Meyer \| Rose \| Koop
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Alonzo \| Alvarado \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Anderson, Rodney \| et al.
	Sponsor:	West
	Last Action:	05/23/2015 E Signed by the Governor
	Caption:	Recognizing the Operation Blue Shield initiative.

HJR 43	Author:	Raymond \| Bohac \| Simmons \| Zerwas \| Martinez, "Mando"
	Coauthor:	Alvarado \| Anderson, Rodney \| Collier \| Deshotel \| Dukes \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/07/2015 H Considered in Calendars
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the taxation of the sale or use of certain prescription medicine.

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