Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon
79th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/28/2024

Number of Bills: 35

HB 23 Author: Brown, Fred | Hopson | Uresti | Veasey | Geren
Coauthor: Griggs | Hochberg | Leibowitz | McClendon | Menendez | et al.
Last Action: 02/21/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the use of credit scoring in certain lines of personal insurance.

HB 120 Author: Dawson | Edwards | Davis, John | Anderson | Coleman
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anchia | Bonnen | Branch | Brown, Betty | et al.
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/18/2005 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the creation of a donor education, awareness, and registry program, the establishment of an organ donor and tissue council, and anatomical gift donation.

HB 136 Author: Alonzo | Thompson
Coauthor: McClendon
Last Action: 01/31/2005 H Referred to Law Enforcement
Caption: Relating to the identification information required of an applicant for a driver's license.

HB 151 Author: Truitt | Branch | Pena | Harper-Brown | Alonzo
Coauthor: Anchia | Anderson | Bohac | Brown, Betty | Cook, Byron | et al.
Last Action: 04/05/2005 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle.

HB 180 Author: Escobar | Laney | Reyna | Pena
Coauthor: Alonzo | Anchia | Anderson | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action: 02/01/2005 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption: Relating to appropriations to The Texas A&M University System and to Texas A&M University--Kingsville in connection with the Irma Rangel School of Pharmacy.

HB 391 Author: Smith, Todd | Baxter | Merritt | Brown, Betty | Oliveira
Coauthor: Anchia | Bailey | Berman | Brown, Fred | Burnam | et al.
Last Action: 05/12/2005 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to computer-assisted hunting from remote locations; providing penalties.

HB 548 Author: Delisi | Homer | Farabee | Corte, Frank | Seaman
Coauthor: Berman | Escobar | Herrero | Leibowitz | McClendon | et al.
Last Action: 04/04/2005 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to a project of a development corporation in connection with a military base or facility.

HB 665 Author: Isett, Carl | Turner | Elkins | Hupp
Coauthor: Campbell | Denny | Flynn | Hardcastle | Howard, Charlie | et al.
Last Action: 02/08/2005 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the power of a local authority to enforce compliance with a traffic-control signal on a highway under its jurisdiction by a photographic traffic signal enforcement system.

HB 692 Author: Menendez | Riddle | Hupp | Dukes | Vo
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Allen, Ray | Alonzo | Anchia | Baxter | et al.
Last Action: 05/12/2005 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the punishment for and certain civil consequences of committing the offense of prostitution.

HB 790 Author: Crownover | Luna | Eissler | Zedler | Dukes
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Bohac | Brown, Betty | et al.
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/18/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption: Relating to the conduct of newborn screening by the Department of State Health Services.

HB 816 Author: Burnam | Herrero | Escobar | Thompson | Dukes
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Bailey | Chavez | Coleman | et al.
Last Action: 03/01/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the minimum wage.

HB 894 Author: Hodge | Branch | Chavez | Anchia | Pena
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Allen, Ray | Alonzo | Anderson | Bailey | et al.
Sponsor: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/27/2005 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to produce samples at municipally owned farmers' markets.

HB 1130 Author: Cook, Byron | Hupp | Pena | Chisum | Giddings
Coauthor: Anchia | Anderson | Blake | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.
Sponsor: Ellis
Last Action: 05/27/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption: Relating to the adoption of a privacy policy by a person who requires the disclosure of an individual's social security number; providing a civil penalty.

HB 1348 Author: Eiland | Smith, Todd | Anchia
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Bailey | Baxter | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action: 05/02/2005 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Relating to political contributions and expenditures; providing civil and criminal penalties.

HB 1612 Author: Olivo
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Bailey | Casteel | et al.
Last Action: 05/03/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to promotion of students to certain grade levels in public school.

HB 1613 Author: Olivo
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Bailey | Bohac | et al.
Last Action: 05/03/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the requirements for a high school diploma.

HB 1658 Author: Farrar | Thompson | Coleman | Anchia | Naishtat
Coauthor: Burnam | Jones, Delwin | McClendon | Rodriguez
Last Action: 03/01/2005 H Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to programs and services for sexual health and the prevention of abortion.

HB 1771 Author: Delisi | Hill | McReynolds | Coleman | Truitt
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Allen, Ray | Alonzo | Anchia | Anderson | et al.
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/18/2005 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the Medicaid managed care delivery system.

HB 1853 Author: Herrero | Corte, Frank | Noriega, Melissa | Hilderbran | Leibowitz
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anchia | Berman | Edwards | Eissler | et al.
Last Action: 05/02/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to a consumer debt owed by certain military personnel called to active duty.

HB 2413 Author: Allen, Alma
Coauthor: Anchia | Chavez | Escobar | Farrar | Gonzales | et al.
Last Action: 05/03/2005 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to corporal punishment in public schools.

HB 2463 Author: Villarreal | Menendez | Flores | Corte, Frank
Coauthor: Gonzales | Guillen | Leibowitz | Martinez, "Mando" | Martinez Fischer | et al.
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 06/18/2005 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of a Medicaid health literacy pilot program and health care funding districts in certain counties and authorizing the districts to impose taxes on certain institutional health care providers located in the districts.

HB 2572 Author: Truitt | Isett, Carl | McReynolds | Miller | Coleman
Coauthor: Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Burnam | Campbell | Delisi | et al.
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 06/17/2005 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the functions of local mental health and mental retardation authorities.

HB 3224 Author: Riddle | Goolsby | Gallego | Escobar | Uresti
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Allen, Ray | Anchia | Anderson | Bailey | et al.
Last Action: 05/10/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to benefits for certain members of the United States armed forces and the Texas National Guard and their survivors.

HCR 13 Author: Chavez | Oliveira | Turner | Luna | Castro
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Davis, Yvonne | Dukes | et al.
Sponsor: Lucio
Last Action: 05/27/2005 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Memorializing Congress to allow Mexican visitors the same six-month length of stay afforded to Canadian travelers.

HCR 36 Author: Smith, Wayne | Escobar | Berman | Goodman | Zedler
Coauthor: Anderson | Branch | Brown, Betty | Campbell | Castro | et al.
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/20/2005 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Giving legislative authorization to a Vietnam War monument for the Capitol grounds, subject to state law and rules of the State Preservation Board.

HCR 47 Author: Dukes | Hughes
Coauthor: Coleman | Giddings | McClendon
Sponsor: Barrientos
Last Action: 03/11/2005 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Concurrent resolution honoring the life of civil rights leader James Leonard Farmer, Jr.

HCR 54 Author: Raymond
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Bailey | Burnam | et al.
Last Action: 02/17/2005 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Memorializing the United States Congress not to privatize the social security program.

HCR 63 Author: Noriega, Melissa | Herrero
Coauthor: Anchia | Burnam | Cook, Byron | Cook, Robby | Davis, John | et al.
Last Action: 04/21/2005 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Memorializing Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset provision and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.

HCR 208 Author: Coleman
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Allen, Ray | Alonzo | Anchia | Anderson | et al.
Last Action: 05/25/2005 S Received from the House
Caption: Encouraging the board of regents of Texas Southern University to name a building, an outdoor plaza, or an interior space of honor on the campus after the Honorable Joe E. Moreno.

HJR 44 Author: McReynolds | Escobar | Smith, Wayne | Berman | Corte, Frank
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Allen, Ray | Anderson | Bailey | Blake | et al.
Last Action: 04/19/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize an increase in the amount of the ad valorem tax exemptions for veterans who are certified as having certain disability ratings.

HR 141 Author: Coleman
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Escobar | Hamric | McClendon | Thompson | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2005 H Reported enrolled: Feb 3 2005 8:14AM
Caption: Recognizing February 2, 2005, as Texas Southern University Day at the Capitol.

HR 516 Author: Raymond
Coauthor: Blake | Branch | Brown, Betty | Callegari | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 03/30/2005 H Referred to House Administration
Caption: Amending the Housekeeping Resolution to provide for display of the motto "In God We Trust" in the House chamber.

HR 693 Author: Alonzo | Goolsby | Hodge | Escobar | Gallego
Coauthor: Anchia | Hunter | Jones, Delwin | Leibowitz | Luna | et al.
Last Action: 03/14/2005 H Reported enrolled: Mar 14 2005 12:05PM
Caption: Honoring Representative Irma Rangel and the Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School in Dallas.

HR 742 Author: Veasey
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anchia | Burnam | Coleman | Davis, Yvonne | et al.
Last Action: 03/23/2005 H Reported enrolled: Mar 23 2005 8:11PM
Caption: In memory of Dr. Donald Arthur Brooks of Fort Worth.

HR 908 Author: Puente
Coauthor: Castro | Corte, Frank | Leibowitz | Martinez Fischer | McClendon | et al.
Last Action: 03/30/2005 H Reported enrolled: Mar 30 2005 8:05AM
Caption: Recognizing March 29, 2005, as VIVA SAN ANTONIO DAY at the State Capitol.

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