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Texas Legislature Bills Coauthored Rep. Aaron Pena 79th Legislature Regular Session Report Date: 4/17/2024
Number of Bills: 47

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 101	Author:	Seaman \| Dawson \| Thompson \| Solis \| Chavez
	Coauthor:	Allen, Alma \| Anchia \| Bonnen \| Brown, Betty \| Burnam \| et al.
	Last Action:	01/31/2005 H Referred to Appropriations
	Caption:	Relating to funding for public school career and technology programs.

HB 107	Author:	Van Arsdale \| Hartnett \| Hughes
	Coauthor:	Harper-Brown \| Pena
	Sponsor:	Carona
	Last Action:	06/18/2005 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to prohibiting actions brought against certain persons alleging injury relating to an individual's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity.

HB 160	Author:	McCall \| Branch \| Eiland \| Hughes
	Coauthor:	Pena
	Sponsor:	Wentworth
	Last Action:	06/18/2005 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
	Caption:	Relating to motor vehicles equipped with recording devices.

HB 225	Author:	Driver \| Keel \| Hupp \| Rose \| Hegar
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Bailey \| Baxter \| Berman \| Blake \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Deuell
	Last Action:	06/18/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
	Caption:	Relating to the issuance and expiration of certain licenses to carry a concealed handgun.

HB 259	Author:	Elkins \| Bonnen \| Hughes \| Riddle \| Keffer, Jim
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Bohac \| Branch \| Brown, Fred \| Callegari \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Jackson, Mike
	Last Action:	05/12/2005 S Motion to suspend regular order fails
	Caption:	Relating to the powers of a county, municipality, or local entity with respect to the regulation of traffic on highways under its jurisdiction.

HB 318	Author:	Hupp \| Isett, Carl \| Bonnen \| Hughes
	Coauthor:	Denny \| Guillen \| Hardcastle \| Hopson \| Martinez Fischer \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/30/2005 S Referred to Criminal Justice
	Caption:	Relating to the confidentiality of certain records maintained by the Department of Public Safety regarding persons licensed to carry a concealed handgun.

HB 322	Author:	Hupp \| Gonzalez Toureilles \| Isett, Carl \| Bonnen \| Anderson
	Coauthor:	Bohac \| Cook, Byron \| Denny \| Homer \| Hopson \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Estes
	Last Action:	06/17/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
	Caption:	Relating to concealed handgun licenses for members and veterans of the United States armed forces, including a member younger than 21 years of age.

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 444	Author:	Leibowitz \| Escobar \| Bohac
	Coauthor:	Anchia \| Gonzales \| Gonzalez Toureilles \| Guillen \| Harper-Brown \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/10/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to the proximity of a school bus stop to the residence of a sex offender or sexually violent predator.

HB 634	Author:	Baxter \| Rose \| Branch
	Coauthor:	Pena
	Last Action:	05/09/2005 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to requiring public officials to receive training in the requirements of the open meetings and public information laws.

HB 639	Author:	Bailey
	Coauthor:	Pena
	Sponsor:	Barrientos
	Last Action:	06/17/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
	Caption:	Relating to complaints against certain peace officers, fire fighters, detention officers, and county jailers.

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 758	Author:	Denny \| Rodriguez \| Hegar \| Coleman \| Alonzo
	Coauthor:	Pena
	Sponsor:	Harris
	Last Action:	06/17/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
	Caption:	Relating to a pilot program allowing for countywide voting locations in certain elections.

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 977	Author:	Leibowitz \| Escobar \| Bohac
	Coauthor:	Anchia \| Gonzales \| Gonzalez Toureilles \| Guillen \| Harper-Brown \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/10/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to the proximity of the residences of certain sex offenders or sexually violent predators to schools; imposing a criminal penalty.

HB 984	Author:	Reyna \| Guillen \| McReynolds \| Chavez \| Hochberg
	Coauthor:	Gonzalez Toureilles \| Leibowitz \| Pena
	Sponsor:	Duncan
	Last Action:	06/18/2005 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the care of elementary and secondary school students with diabetes.

HB 1001	Author:	Luna \| King, Phil \| Eiland \| Turner \| Hughes
	Coauthor:	Alonzo \| Gonzalez Toureilles \| Jackson, Jim \| Laubenberg \| Martinez, "Mando" \| et al.
	Last Action:	02/14/2005 H Referred to Judiciary
	Caption:	Relating to the compensation of state judges and to the computation of retirement benefits for members of the elected class of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

HB 1109	Author:	Merritt \| Hughes
	Coauthor:	Pena \| Smith, Todd
	Last Action:	02/16/2005 H Referred to Ways & Means
	Caption:	Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operations, and financing of a border region high-speed rail authority for the Texas-Louisiana and the Texas-Mexico border regions; granting the power to issue bonds; imposing a tax; granting the power of eminent domain.

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 1362	Author:	Hardcastle \| Guillen
	Coauthor:	Pena \| Seaman
	Sponsor:	Jackson, Mike
	Last Action:	05/27/2005 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the inspection of livestock at livestock markets.

HB 1363	Author:	Hardcastle \| Guillen
	Coauthor:	Pena \| Seaman
	Sponsor:	Jackson, Mike
	Last Action:	05/27/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
	Caption:	Relating to certificates of veterinary inspection.

HB 1364	Author:	Mowery \| Hupp \| Hardcastle \| McReynolds \| Geren
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Berman \| Brown, Betty \| Callegari \| Cook, Byron \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/20/2005 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to municipal regulation of the discharge of firearms and certain other weapons.

HB 1432	Author:	Laubenberg \| Wong
	Coauthor:	Berman \| Blake \| Bonnen \| Campbell \| Edwards \| et al.
	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 1445	Author:	Madden \| Grusendorf \| Delisi \| Eissler \| Hochberg
	Coauthor:	Harper-Brown \| Hope \| Laubenberg \| McCall \| Pena \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/11/2005 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to the creation and operation of a state virtual school network to provide education to students through electronic means.

HB 1546	Author:	McClendon \| Krusee \| Herrero \| Hamric \| Guillen
	Coauthor:	Leibowitz \| Pena
	Sponsor:	Staples
	Last Action:	06/18/2005 E Effective on adoption of const. amendment
	Caption:	Relating to the administration and use of the Texas rail relocation and improvement fund and the issuance of obligations for financing the relocation, construction, reconstruction, acquisition, improvement, rehabilitation, and expansion of certain rail facilities.

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 1765	Author:	Morrison \| Ritter \| Kolkhorst \| Deshotel \| McCall
	Coauthor:	Anchia \| Branch \| Grusendorf \| Leibowitz \| Pena \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Shapiro
	Last Action:	06/14/2005 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the creation of programs and funding for emerging technology industries.

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 1952	Author:	Goodman
	Coauthor:	Pena \| Veasey
	Last Action:	05/13/2005 S Referred to State Affairs
	Caption:	Relating to prohibiting a governmental body from disclosing a person's social security number to a member of the public in certain circumstances without the person's written consent.

HB 2239	Author:	Luna
	Coauthor:	Chavez \| Pena \| Veasey
	Sponsor:	Van de Putte
	Last Action:	05/20/2005 S Testimony taken in committee
	Caption:	Relating to homeland security training and supplemental pay for certain law enforcement officers.

HB 2370	Author:	McReynolds \| Blake \| Hughes
	Coauthor:	Kuempel \| Pena
	Sponsor:	Staples
	Last Action:	05/25/2005 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
	Caption:	Relating to the regulation of poultry facilities.

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 2487	Author:	Gonzalez Toureilles \| Rose
	Coauthor:	Allen, Alma \| Anchia \| Bailey \| Castro \| Dunnam \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/27/2005 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the award of attorney's fees in an election contest.

HB 2696	Author:	Anchia \| Hartnett \| Jackson, Jim \| Vo
	Coauthor:	Allen, Alma \| Alonzo \| Branch \| Burnam \| Campbell \| et al.
	Sponsor:	West, Royce
	Last Action:	06/18/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
	Caption:	Relating to the licensing and regulation of massage therapy and massage establishments and certain services related to massage; providing penalties.

HB 2868	Author:	Frost \| Rose \| Martinez Fischer \| Van Arsdale
	Coauthor:	Alonzo \| Anchia \| Berman \| Blake \| Branch \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hinojosa
	Last Action:	06/17/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
	Caption:	Relating to civil liability for provision of alcohol to a minor.

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 22	Author:	Merritt \| Branch \| Luna \| Hilderbran \| Rose
	Coauthor:	Allen, Ray \| Alonzo \| Anchia \| Bailey \| Baxter \| et al.
	Last Action:	01/13/2005 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Directing the legislative staff responsible for maintaining the Internet website for the Texas Legislature to provide improved public access to information on votes taken on legislation.

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 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 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.

HJR 54	Author:	McClendon \| Krusee
	Coauthor:	Pena
	Sponsor:	Staples
	Last Action:	06/06/2005 E Filed with the Secretary of State
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the Texas rail relocation and improvement fund and authorizing grants of money and issuance of obligations for financing the relocation, construction, reconstruction, acquisition, improvement, rehabilitation, and expansion of certain rail facilities.

HR 124	Author:	Goodman
	Coauthor:	Gonzales \| Pena
	Last Action:	02/18/2005 H Reported enrolled: Feb 18 2005 8:21AM
	Caption:	Honoring the Boys and Girls Clubs of Texas.

HR 912	Author:	Herrero
	Coauthor:	Pena
	Last Action:	03/30/2005 H Reported enrolled: Mar 30 2005 8:05AM
	Caption:	Recognizing March 29, 2005, as Cotton Day at the State Capitol.

HR 1569	Author:	Dunnam \| Coleman \| Anchia \| Gallego
	Coauthor:	Alonzo \| Davis, Yvonne \| Escobar \| Frost \| Geren \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/09/2005 H Reported enrolled: May 9 2005 5:25PM
	Caption:	Convening the Texas House of Representatives in a memorial session honoring Representative Joseph E. Moreno on May 11, 2005.

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