Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Alma Allen
80th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/29/2024

Number of Bills: 65

HB 6 Author: Hilderbran | Keffer, Jim | Dukes | Cook, Byron
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al.
Last Action: 04/19/2007 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the allocation and use of the sporting goods sales tax revenue to fund state and local parks.

HB 9 Author: Crownover | King, Phil | Woolley | Hamilton | Escobar
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anchia | Aycock | Berman | Bolton | et al.
Sponsor: Ellis
Last Action: 05/23/2007 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the elimination of smoking in certain workplaces and public places; providing penalties.

HB 12 Author: Hilderbran | Guillen | Chisum | Turner | Cook, Byron
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al.
Sponsor: Estes
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to parks, wildlife, hunting, and historic sites; the funding, powers, and duties of the Parks and Wildlife Department, the Parks and Wildlife Commission, and the Texas Historical Commission; and standards for certain state law enforcement officers; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 14 Author: Keffer, Jim | Rose | Delisi | Morrison | Thompson
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Aycock | Bailey | et al.
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/13/2007 E Effective on adoption of const. amendment
Caption: Relating to reorganizing certain state institutions that provide financing for cancer research, including creating the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, and information about certain cancer treatments; granting authority to issue bonds.

HB 43 Author: Hodge | Miles
Coauthor: Allen, Alma
Last Action: 04/02/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the provision of pay telephone service to inmates confined in facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 44 Author: Hodge | Miles
Coauthor: Allen, Alma
Sponsor: Uresti
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the restoration of good conduct time forfeited during a term of imprisonment.

HB 47 Author: Hodge | Miles
Coauthor: Allen, Alma
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the provision of educational services to certain inmates imprisoned in the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 109 Author: Turner | Davis, John | Dukes | England | Pena
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Bailey | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor: Averitt | Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to eligibility for and information regarding the child health plan program.

HB 189 Author: Hochberg
Coauthor: Allen, Alma
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 05/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the receipt of financial benefits by school district superintendents for services performed for business entities.

HB 197 Author: Gonzalez Toureilles | Driver | Turner | Chavez
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Bolton | Cohen | Escobar | et al.
Last Action: 04/30/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the provision of intervention or counseling services to certain persons who have committed family violence and to a process for accrediting those services.

HB 214 Author: Vo | Hochberg
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anchia | Martinez, "Mando" | Miles | Noriega, Rick | et al.
Last Action: 01/30/2007 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the availability of automated external defibrillators at certain public school campuses and events.

HB 215 Author: Farrar
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Cohen | Howard, Donna
Last Action: 01/30/2007 H Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to immunization against human papilloma virus.

HB 247 Author: Alonzo | Anchia
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Burnam | Cohen | Coleman | Farrar | et al.
Last Action: 03/26/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to prohibition of certain insurance discrimination.

HB 285 Author: Herrero | Corte, Frank | Escobar | Hilderbran | Turner
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Anderson | Bailey | et al.
Last Action: 05/02/2007 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to a consumer debt owed by certain military personnel called to active duty.

HB 329 Author: Leibowitz | Herrero
Coauthor: Allen, Alma
Last Action: 04/17/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the provision of free notary public service by applicants for an allocation of low income housing tax credits.

HB 344 Author: Strama | Villarreal | Leibowitz
Coauthor: Allen, Alma
Last Action: 04/10/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the implementation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of a low-emission vehicle program.

HB 440 Author: Hernandez | Miles | Farrar | Leibowitz
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anchia | Burnam | Gallego | Lucio III | et al.
Last Action: 02/05/2007 H Referred to Environmental Regulation
Caption: Relating to controlling emissions of air contaminants under the Texas Clean Air Act; providing a penalty.

HB 543 Author: Strama
Coauthor: Allen, Alma
Last Action: 02/06/2007 H Referred to Insurance
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain adjunct faculty members of public institutions of higher education to participate in a state group benefits program.

HB 551 Author: Turner | Bonnen | Giddings | Bohac | Homer
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anchia | Anderson | Bailey | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action: 05/01/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the system benefit fund and to eligibility for and enrollment for benefits provided under the system benefit fund programs.

HB 569 Author: Gonzales | Martinez, "Mando" | Escobar | Lucio III
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Bolton | Cohen | Coleman | et al.
Last Action: 04/16/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the creation of an address confidentiality program to assist victims of family violence, sexual assault, or stalking in maintaining confidential addresses.

HB 575 Author: Straus
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Strama
Last Action: 02/06/2007 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain foster care children to attend prekindergarten classes.

HB 667 Author: Van Arsdale | Flynn | Rose | Giddings | McClendon
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Aycock | Bailey | et al.
Last Action: 02/06/2007 H Referred to Pensions and Investments
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the investment of state funds in certain private business entities doing business in Sudan.

HB 791 Author: Dutton
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Hernandez | Veasey
Last Action: 02/07/2007 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to evaluation under the public school accountability system of the delivery of library resources.

HB 833 Author: Dutton | Raymond
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anchia | Bolton | Burnam | Farias | et al.
Last Action: 05/09/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the prevention of harassment in public schools.

HB 865 Author: Davis, Yvonne | Goolsby | Thompson | Naishtat
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anchia | Anderson | Farabee | Farrar | et al.
Last Action: 03/19/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a silver alert for missing senior citizens.

HB 900 Author: Villarreal | Coleman
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anchia | Burnam | Farrar | Naishtat
Last Action: 05/07/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

HB 903 Author: Crownover
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Lucio III
Last Action: 02/08/2007 H Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain dental hygienists to administer a local anesthetic agent under supervision.

HB 1105 Author: McClendon | Truitt | Pena | Otto | Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | et al.
Last Action: 04/19/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the state contribution to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, including a one-time supplemental annuity payment.

HB 1106 Author: Lucio III | Escobar | Rose | Pena
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Cohen | et al.
Last Action: 04/23/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to considering ownership interests of disabled veterans in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.

HB 1230 Author: Rodriguez | Davis, John | Naishtat | Rose | Leibowitz
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Herrero
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to services provided to youth with disabilities transitioning from school-oriented living to post-schooling activities, services for adults, and community living.

HB 1290 Author: Macias
Coauthor: Allen, Alma
Sponsor: Fraser
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to the appeal of a decision of the Texas Ethics Commission.

HB 1503 Author: Lucio III | Escobar | Pena | Goolsby | O'Day
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anderson | Aycock | Christian | Cohen | et al.
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to a person's eligibility for a license to carry a concealed handgun and to the prosecution of certain offenses involving the possession of a weapon.

HB 1609 Author: Crownover | Naishtat | Villarreal | Delisi | Eissler
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | Brown, Fred | et al.
Sponsor: Shapleigh
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to the Communities In Schools program.

HB 1650 Author: Leibowitz | Villarreal
Coauthor: Allen, Alma
Last Action: 02/26/2007 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to a fixed tuition rate provided by general academic teaching institutions and public lower-division institutions of higher education to certain undergraduate students.

HB 1707 Author: Coleman
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Bolton | Burnam | Eiland | Gallego | et al.
Last Action: 02/28/2007 H Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to the practice of nursing; providing civil penalties.

HB 1761 Author: Coleman | Anchia
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Burnam | Farrar
Last Action: 02/26/2007 H Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to a change of name and vital statistics information.

HB 1842 Author: Strama | Turner | Anchia | Gonzales | Dukes
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Burnam | Cohen | Coleman | Eiland | et al.
Last Action: 05/08/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the provision of certain services and information related to unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.

HB 1892 Author: Smith, Wayne | Dutton | Hartnett | Creighton | Howard, Charlie
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Callegari | Cohen | Coleman | Crabb | et al.
Sponsor: Williams
Last Action: 05/18/2007 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties and other entities with respect to certain transportation projects; providing penalties.

HB 2062 Author: Menendez
Coauthor: Allen, Alma
Last Action: 03/05/2007 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to a health coverage or compensation supplementation program for active school employees.

HB 2112 Author: Patrick
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anderson | Aycock | Bolton | Callegari | et al.
Sponsor: Hegar
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of an offense prohibiting the exhibition, use, or threatened exhibition or use of a firearm in or on school property or a school bus.

HB 2113 Author: Patrick
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Aycock | Bolton | Creighton | Hernandez
Last Action: 05/03/2007 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to eligibility of a public school student for a public education grant.

HB 2335 Author: Castro
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anchia | Chavez | Coleman | Dunnam | et al.
Last Action: 03/08/2007 H Referred to Corrections
Caption: Relating to the operations of the Texas Youth Commission.

HB 2340 Author: Dunnam | Merritt | Bolton
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anchia | Castro | Coleman | Farias | et al.
Last Action: 03/19/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to conservatorship of the Texas Youth Commission.

HB 2529 Author: Patrick | Raymond
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Zedler
Last Action: 05/15/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the scheduling and field testing of assessment instruments on public school campuses.

HB 2612 Author: Veasey | Ortiz, Jr. | Miles
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Burnam | Farrar | Martinez, "Mando" | Naishtat | et al.
Last Action: 04/02/2007 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to a study regarding the effectiveness of the James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act.

HB 2704 Author: Woolley | Cook, Byron | Turner | Thompson | Hardcastle
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anchia | Aycock | Bailey | Bolton | et al.
Last Action: 04/12/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the use of human cells and tissue, including a ban on human cloning; providing penalties.

HB 2772 Author: Kolkhorst | Chisum | Woolley | Harper-Brown | Coleman
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anderson | Aycock | Bailey | Berman | et al.
Last Action: 03/14/2007 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to a moratorium on the inclusion of certain provisions in a comprehensive development agreement or the sale of a toll project and to the creation and duties of a study committee.

HB 2933 Author: Turner
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Farrar
Last Action: 03/15/2007 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to sanctions available for certain academically unacceptable campuses.

HB 3101 Author: Anchia | Deshotel | Thompson | Dutton | Murphy
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Naishtat | Ortiz, Jr. | Rodriguez
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 1/1/08
Caption: Relating to a residential tenant's rights and remedies.

HB 3309 Author: Bolton
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anchia | Burnam | Castro | Cohen | et al.
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the ability of certain advocacy and support groups to provide services for children confined in Texas Youth Commission facilities.

HB 3455 Author: Dutton
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Howard, Charlie | Miles | Vo
Last Action: 04/16/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to investigations and other procedures with respect to allegations of child abuse and neglect.

HB 3521 Author: Bolton
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anchia | Castro | Coleman | Dunnam | et al.
Last Action: 05/15/2007 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to measures to increase the safety of children committed to the Texas Youth Commission.

HB 3625 Author: Bolton
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anchia | Castro | Dunnam | Farias | et al.
Last Action: 03/21/2007 H Referred to Law Enforcement
Caption: Relating to background and criminal history checks and for certain state employees who interact with children or supervise persons who interact with children.

HB 3701 Author: Miles
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anchia | Castro | Coleman | Dunnam | et al.
Last Action: 04/16/2007 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption: Relating to the office of independent ombudsman of the Texas Youth Commission.

HB 3752 Author: Ortiz, Jr. | Rodriguez
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Farrar
Last Action: 03/22/2007 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to requirements regarding termination of employment of certain public school district employees.

HB 3900 Author: Morrison | Villarreal | McCall | Otto | Cook, Byron
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Aycock | Bailey | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the Texas tomorrow fund II prepaid tuition unit undergraduate education program.

HB 4130 Author: Coleman | Dutton
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Burnam | Castro | Chavez | et al.
Last Action: 05/01/2007 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to the governance of certain state agencies.

HCR 23 Author: Gallego | Dunnam | Naishtat | Coleman | Thompson
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anchia | Bolton | Burnam | Castro | et al.
Sponsor: Ellis
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of the Honorable Ann Richards, 45th governor of Texas.

HCR 67 Author: Leibowitz | Chisum | Swinford | Heflin | Hardcastle
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al.
Sponsor: Seliger
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Urging Congress to provide further drought relief for Texas.

HCR 211 Author: Noriega, Rick
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Bailey | Bohac | Crabb | Davis, John | et al.
Sponsor: Ellis
Last Action: 05/10/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Honoring Art Briles, head coach of the University of Houston football team, for his achievements.

HCR 281 Author: Gonzalez Toureilles | Alonzo | Escobar
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Burnam | Castro | Cohen | Farrar | et al.
Last Action: 05/26/2007 H Filed
Caption: Requesting that Congress and the Texas Legislature adopt the terms "undocumented worker, person, or immigrant" as replacements to the term "illegal alien" in official discourse.

HJR 1 Author: Berman | McReynolds | Flynn | Goolsby | Naishtat
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Bohac | Burnam | et al.
Last Action: 02/19/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for public school purposes on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect any reduction in the rate of those taxes.

HJR 90 Author: Keffer, Jim | Rose | Delisi | Morrison | Thompson
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Aycock | Bailey | et al.
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 05/29/2007 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds for the purpose of scientific research of all forms of human cancer.

HR 1580 Author: Dutton
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Miles | Thompson | Turner | Zerwas
Last Action: 04/26/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 26 2007 1:03PM
Caption: Honoring Coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke and the Prairie View A&M University women's basketball team.

HR 2819 Author: Hernandez
Coauthor: Allen, Alma
Last Action: 05/30/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2007 12:02PM
Caption: Honoring DaeJan-Elizabeth Grigsby for her participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program.

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