Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Martha Wong
79th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/20/2024

Number of Bills: 81

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (66):
HB 108 Author: Wong | Howard, Charlie
Last Action: 02/24/2005 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to limiting the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes to five percent.

HB 109 Author: Wong
Last Action: 03/31/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the actuarial analysis and other information required for statutory changes to certain public retirement systems.

HB 110 Author: Wong
Last Action: 01/31/2005 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to naming the circle drive around the State Capitol the Ronald Reagan Circle.

HB 111 Author: Wong
Last Action: 01/31/2005 H Referred to Urban Affairs
Caption: Relating to allowing a municipality to set the amount of a fine for the violation of a municipal ordinance.

HB 112 Author: Wong
Last Action: 03/30/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a tax credit for certain corporations for certain purchases that promote healthy living for employees.

HB 113 Author: Wong
Last Action: 04/07/2005 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to reporting of personal financial information by officers of certain school districts, junior college districts, and certain municipal retirement systems and reporting of expenditures to influence administrative action by certain school districts, junior college districts, and certain municipal retirement systems; providing civil and criminal penalties.

HB 114 Author: Wong | Edwards
Last Action: 02/24/2005 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the rate at which interest accrues in connection with the deferral or abatement of the collection of ad valorem taxes on the residence homestead of an elderly or disabled person.

HB 1070 Author: Wong
Last Action: 03/30/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an exemption from the motor fuels tax for certain kerosene.

HB 1304 Author: Wong
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/17/2005 E Effective on 1/1/06
Caption: Relating to sanitation requirements for certain barbering and cosmetology services.

HB 1473 Author: Wong
Last Action: 04/19/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the composition of the pension board of certain municipalities.

HB 1478 Author: Wong
Sponsor: Ellis
Last Action: 05/20/2005 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the eminent domain power of certain municipal management districts.

HB 1494 Author: Wong
Last Action: 05/03/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the production or publication of public school performance ratings determined under a local accountability system.

HB 1536 Author: Wong | Pena | Chisum | Turner | Vo
Last Action: 03/21/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to prohibiting derogatory names or designations for public property.

HB 1537 Author: Wong
Last Action: 03/17/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center facilities and infrastructure.

HB 1827 Author: Wong
Last Action: 04/18/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

HB 1828 Author: Wong
Last Action: 05/12/2005 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to requiring sex offenders released on parole or mandatory supervision to maintain a certain distance from any premises where children frequently gather.

HB 1829 Author: Wong
Sponsor: Averitt
Last Action: 06/18/2005 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to authorizing certain institutions of higher education to charge fees for processing or handling certain payments or payment transactions.

HB 1830 Author: Wong
Sponsor: Ellis
Last Action: 06/18/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption: Relating to the notice provided for the establishment of municipal management districts.

HB 2191 Author: Wong
Sponsor: Williams
Last Action: 05/02/2005 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the treatment of social security numbers under the public information law.

HB 2489 Author: Wong
Last Action: 05/03/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the creation of green ribbon master plans for certain districts of the Texas Department of Transportation.

HB 2495 Author: Wong
Sponsor: Lindsay
Last Action: 06/18/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption: Relating to the transfer of a motor vehicle title at a dealer auction.

HB 2496 Author: Wong
Last Action: 05/17/2005 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption: Relating to the publication of the notice of a public hearing on a proposed conversion of a nontoll state highway or highway segment to a turnpike project or toll facility.

HB 2497 Author: Wong
Last Action: 05/03/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the tolling of free highways in the state highway system and to the conveyance of certain property for a tolled highway or facility.

HB 2783 Author: Wong
Last Action: 05/12/2005 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the time for responding to notice of certain sworn complaints filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.

HB 2784 Author: Wong | Guillen | Chavez | Escobar
Last Action: 04/29/2005 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the authority of a taxing unit to provide an additional exemption from ad valorem taxation for property owned by certain disabled veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart or their surviving spouses.

HB 2785 Author: Wong
Last Action: 04/12/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the health of school-age children.

HB 3149 Author: Wong
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/18/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption: Relating to inactive status for cosmetology certificate or license holders.

HB 3493 Author: Wong
Last Action: 05/09/2005 H Recommendations filed with the Speaker
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Southampton Neighborhood Services District; providing authority to issue a bond or similar obligation.

HB 3494 Author: Wong
Last Action: 05/09/2005 H Recommendations filed with the Speaker
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montrose Community Improvement District; providing authority to levy an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

HB 3545 Author: Wong | Coleman
Last Action: 05/06/2005 H Recommendations filed with the Speaker
Caption: Relating to the Buffalo Bayou Management District and the creation of the East Montrose Management District and the Fourth Ward Management District out of part of the territory of the Buffalo Bayou Management District; authorizing taxes and bonds.

HJR 16 Author: Wong
Last Action: 02/24/2005 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to limit the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes to five percent or more.

HJR 89 Author: Wong | Guillen
Last Action: 05/12/2005 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to allow the governing body of a political subdivision to provide an additional exemption from ad valorem taxation for property owned by certain disabled veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart or the Congressional Medal of Honor or their surviving spouses.

HR 235 Author: Wong
Last Action: 02/10/2005 H Reported enrolled: Feb 10 2005 8:18AM
Caption: Commemorating the Chinese New Year.

HR 481 Author: Wong
Last Action: 03/23/2005 H Reported enrolled: Mar 23 2005 8:06PM
Caption: In memory of Ruby Sue Wilcox Clifton of Houston.

HR 510 Author: Wong
Last Action: 03/23/2005 H Reported enrolled: Mar 23 2005 8:06PM
Caption: Honoring Chief Joseph J. Bettega of the Bellaire Fire Department on the occasion of his retirement.

HR 685 Author: Wong
Last Action: 03/23/2005 H Reported enrolled: Mar 23 2005 8:11PM
Caption: Congratulating Dr. Robert R. Ivany on his inauguration as president of the University of St. Thomas.

HR 686 Author: Wong
Last Action: 04/01/2005 H Reported enrolled: Apr 1 2005 8:47AM
Caption: Formally announcing the birth of Chloe Chelsea Choudhury of Houston and congratulating her parents, Tanaz and Chesley Choudhury.

HR 687 Author: Wong
Last Action: 04/04/2005 H Reported enrolled: Apr 4 2005 11:23AM
Caption: In memory of Gee H. Moy Woo of Houston.

HR 688 Author: Wong
Last Action: 04/04/2005 H Reported enrolled: Apr 4 2005 11:23AM
Caption: In memory of Juiping H. Chu of Houston.

HR 784 Author: Wong
Last Action: 04/04/2005 H Reported enrolled: Apr 4 2005 11:23AM
Caption: In memory of Whitt Franklin Johnson of West University Place.

HR 785 Author: Wong
Last Action: 04/04/2005 H Reported enrolled: Apr 4 2005 11:23AM
Caption: Congratulating St. Thomas' Episcopal School in Houston on its 50th anniversary.

HR 786 Author: Wong
Last Action: 04/04/2005 H Reported enrolled: Apr 4 2005 11:23AM
Caption: Honoring Dr. Bill S. Chen of Houston for his success in business on the 15th anniversary of New Era Life Insurance Companies and commending him for his myriad efforts in behalf of his fellow Texans.

HR 787 Author: Wong
Last Action: 04/01/2005 H Reported enrolled: Apr 1 2005 7:18PM
Caption: Congratulating Harry Gee, Jr., of Houston on his receipt of the Houston Bar Association Auxiliary 18th Annual Leon Jaworski Award.

HR 813 Author: Wong
Last Action: 04/07/2005 H Reported enrolled: Apr 7 2005 7:00PM
Caption: Honoring David Gockley for his tenure with the Houston Grand Opera.

HR 861 Author: Wong | Woolley | Hamric
Last Action: 03/23/2005 H Reported enrolled: Mar 23 2005 8:13PM
Caption: Congratulating The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston on the 100th anniversary of its founding.

HR 923 Author: Wong
Last Action: 04/14/2005 H Reported enrolled: Apr 14 2005 3:41PM
Caption: Recognizing April 14, 2005, as Texas Federation of Republican Women Day.

HR 924 Author: Wong
Last Action: 04/14/2005 H Reported enrolled: Apr 14 2005 6:45PM
Caption: In memory of Quock Foo "Tommy" Hom of Houston.

HR 959 Author: Wong | Hopson
Last Action: 04/14/2005 H Reported enrolled: Apr 14 2005 6:45PM
Caption: In memory of Elnora Mayeux Callegari of Cottonport, Louisiana.

HR 1052 Author: Wong
Last Action: 04/08/2005 H Reported enrolled: Apr 8 2005 9:07AM
Caption: Welcoming first-term members of the South Korean National Assembly to the State Capitol.

HR 1289 Author: Wong
Last Action: 04/27/2005 H Reported enrolled: Apr 27 2005 8:06AM
Caption: Congratulating Mark Twain, Oran Roberts, and River Oaks Elementary Schools in Houston on their selection as International Baccalaureate Elementary Schools.

HR 1344 Author: Wong
Last Action: 04/27/2005 H Reported enrolled: Apr 27 2005 8:06AM
Caption: Honoring Houston's Sydney Lanier Middle School and M. B. Lamar High School for being named International Baccalaureate Schools.

HR 1389 Author: Wong
Last Action: 05/16/2005 H Reported enrolled: May 16 2005 8:06PM
Caption: In memory of Tena Loverde Ferrara of Houston.

HR 1390 Author: Wong
Last Action: 05/16/2005 H Reported enrolled: May 16 2005 8:06PM
Caption: In memory of Carl Albert Munson, Jr., of Georgetown and Houston.

HR 1400 Author: Wong
Last Action: 05/16/2005 H Reported enrolled: May 16 2005 5:27PM
Caption: Honoring the birth of Natalie Caitlin Gee to Andy and Cindy Gee of Houston.

HR 1430 Author: Wong
Last Action: 05/16/2005 H Reported enrolled: May 16 2005 8:08PM
Caption: In memory of Elnora Mayeux Callegari of Cottonport, Louisiana.

HR 1508 Author: Wong
Last Action: 05/22/2005 H Reported enrolled: May 22 2005 12:50PM
Caption: Commending all associated with the celebration of "A Mosaic of Israeli Music" hosted by the Consul General of Israel to the Southwest on the occasion of the 57th anniversary of Israel's independence.

HR 1605 Author: Wong
Last Action: 05/19/2005 H Reported enrolled: May 19 2005 12:12PM
Caption: Honoring the Asian Pacific American Heritage Association on the occasion of its 13th anniversary gala on May 20, 2005.

HR 1606 Author: Wong
Last Action: 05/26/2005 H Reported enrolled: May 26 2005 10:36AM
Caption: Congratulating Wang Chi of Houston on her birthday and commending her for her many contributions to the community.

HR 1701 Author: Wong
Last Action: 05/26/2005 H Reported enrolled: May 26 2005 10:36AM
Caption: Recognizing Mikail Ashvin Wijesekera of Houston on his first birthday.

HR 1820 Author: Wong
Last Action: 06/01/2005 H Reported enrolled: Jun 1 2005 11:32AM
Caption: Congratulating Klotz Associates, Inc., on the firm's 20th anniversary.

HR 1821 Author: Wong
Last Action: 05/22/2005 H Reported enrolled: May 22 2005 12:55PM
Caption: Honoring Dr. Mary Chua Jeu on her retirement as chief of Park Plaza Anesthesiologists.

HR 1901 Author: Wong
Last Action: 06/06/2005 H Reported enrolled: Jun 6 2005 10:50AM
Caption: Congratulating the R Club of Houston on its 10th anniversary.

HR 1918 Author: Wong
Last Action: 06/06/2005 H Reported enrolled: Jun 6 2005 10:50AM
Caption: Honoring C. C. and Elsie Huang of Houston on their 50th wedding anniversary.

HR 2154 Author: Wong
Last Action: 06/01/2005 H Reported enrolled: Jun 1 2005 11:32AM
Caption: Honoring Grace A. Chen and Alvin Nemeno Alvarez on their engagement and forthcoming wedding.

HR 2192 Author: Wong
Last Action: 06/01/2005 H Reported enrolled: Jun 1 2005 11:32AM
Caption: Commemorating the completion of the Karl Young Park Renovation Project.

HR 2196 Author: Wong
Last Action: 06/01/2005 H Reported enrolled: Jun 1 2005 11:32AM
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 1830.

Joint Author (15):
HB 40 Author: Eissler | Noriega, Melissa | Wong
Last Action: 01/27/2005 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to tuition assistance granted to certain members of state military forces attending public or private institutions of higher education.

HB 104 Author: Van Arsdale | Wong
Last Action: 05/12/2005 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to financial conflicts of interest of superintendents of public school districts; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 130 Author: Smith, Todd | Wong
Last Action: 04/04/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to undergraduate course credit granted by certain public institutions of higher education for completion of the international baccalaureate diploma program.

HB 182 Author: Mowery | Wong | Truitt
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 06/18/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption: Relating to the appeal of certain ad valorem tax determinations through binding arbitration.

HB 249 Author: Mowery | Wong
Last Action: 02/01/2005 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the first day of instruction at a public school.

HB 750 Author: Woolley | Wong | Eissler | Paxton
Last Action: 04/11/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to admission to certain public institutions of higher education.

HB 1013 Author: Callegari | Hegar | Wong | Gattis | Seaman
Last Action: 04/04/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the annexation of territory to a public junior college district.

HB 1167 Author: Talton | Wong | Edwards | Dawson | Bailey
Last Action: 05/10/2005 H Point of order sustained
Caption: Relating to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

HB 1432 Author: Laubenberg | Wong
Last Action: 03/16/2005 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of dental assistants who make dental x-rays.

HB 1436 Author: Hamric | Solomons | Truitt | Dunnam | Wong
Last Action: 05/04/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the regulation of barbers and cosmetologists by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and the abolition of the State Board of Barber Examiners and the Texas Cosmetology Commission.

HB 2269 Author: Woolley | Wong
Last Action: 04/12/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds by The University of Texas System for an adult stem cell research center at the Texas Medical Center.

HB 2657 Author: Krusee | Wong
Last Action: 03/30/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the collection of motor fuels taxes.

HB 2954 Author: Hamric | Wong | Hunter | Keffer, Jim | Dukes
Last Action: 05/12/2005 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the creation of a film industry incentive program.

HR 17 Author: Callegari | Wong
Last Action: 03/03/2005 H Reported enrolled: Mar 3 2005 8:01AM
Caption: Honoring James Dannenbaum on being named the 2004 Houston Engineer of the Year.

HR 584 Author: Madden | Wong | Zedler
Last Action: 03/14/2005 H Reported enrolled: Mar 14 2005 12:05PM
Caption: Commending Communities In Schools of Texas and recognizing March 9, 2005, as Communities In Schools Day at the State Capitol and March 2005 as Communities In Schools Month.

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