Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Joseph Pickett
82nd Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/19/2024

Number of Bills: 42

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (29):
HB 204 Author: Pickett
Last Action: 02/14/2011 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the purposes and designation of a transportation reinvestment zone.

HB 205 Author: Pickett
Sponsor: Rodriguez
Last Action: 05/28/2011 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the imposition by certain municipalities and municipal transit departments of the local sales and use tax in certain federal military installations.

HB 313 Author: Pickett | Margo | Creighton
Last Action: 02/15/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran.

HB 563 Author: Pickett | Rodriguez, Eddie | Harper-Brown | Martinez, "Mando"
Sponsor: Nichols
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to the purposes and designation of a transportation reinvestment zone.

HB 629 Author: Pickett
Last Action: 05/16/2011 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption: Relating to the use of municipal or county sales tax increment financing for a transportation reinvestment zone.

HB 630 Author: Pickett | Smith, Wayne
Sponsor: Nichols
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to the environmental review process for transportation projects.

HB 1254 Author: Pickett | Margo
Sponsor: Rodriguez
Last Action: 05/28/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to consideration of the consolidation of school district employment of peace officers and security personnel in certain counties.

HB 1256 Author: Pickett | Margo
Last Action: 03/01/2011 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to consideration of the consolidation of school bus operations in certain counties.

HB 1509 Author: Pickett | Lozano
Last Action: 04/14/2011 H Companion considered in lieu of in committee
Caption: Relating to notice of the construction or expansion of a wind-powered electric generation facility located near a federally owned or operated radar installation or military installation.

HB 1538 Author: Pickett
Last Action: 03/02/2011 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to certain fees imposed in connection with the operation of overweight and oversize vehicles.

HB 1898 Author: Pickett
Last Action: 05/03/2011 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption: Relating to optional fees for the registration of motor vehicles in certain municipalities.

HB 1899 Author: Pickett
Sponsor: Rodriguez
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to the posting of signs in school crossing zones regarding the prohibited use of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle.

HB 1920 Author: Pickett
Last Action: 04/27/2011 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to transportation planning and funding allocations.

HB 1921 Author: Pickett
Last Action: 05/16/2011 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption: Relating to the composition of a board of directors of a regional mobility authority created by a municipality.

HB 2357 Author: Pickett
Sponsor: Williams
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to motor vehicles; providing penalties.

HB 2801 Author: Pickett
Last Action: 03/30/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to comprehensive development agreements of the Texas Department of Transportation that include the financing, design, and construction of a project.

HB 2802 Author: Pickett
Last Action: 05/02/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the financing of transportation projects.

HB 3051 Author: Pickett | Raymond | Taylor, Van
Sponsor: Rodriguez
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to the provision of child care by certain facilities exempt from child-care licensing requirements.

HB 3142 Author: Pickett
Last Action: 03/18/2011 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to convenience charges by utilities.

HB 3440 Author: Pickett
Last Action: 03/18/2011 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to creation of an offense of bullying of a school district employee by a student.

HCR 163 Author: Pickett
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/26/2011 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Convening a joint memorial session to honor Texans killed while serving in the Global War on Terrorism, commemorating Memorial Day 2011, and paying tribute to all those who have died in the service of the United States.

HJR 40 Author: Pickett | Creighton
Last Action: 02/21/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran in an amount equal to the amount of the residence homestead exemption to which the disabled veteran was entitled.

HJR 63 Author: Pickett
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/26/2011 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit a county to issue bonds or notes to finance the development or redevelopment of an unproductive, underdeveloped, or blighted area and to pledge for repayment of the bonds or notes increases in ad valorem taxes imposed by the county on property in the area.

HJR 64 Author: Pickett
Last Action: 03/21/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting the uses of revenue from motor vehicle registration fees, taxes on motor fuels and lubricants, and certain revenue received from the federal government.

HJR 66 Author: Pickett
Last Action: 02/21/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting the uses of revenue from motor vehicle registration fees, taxes on motor fuels and lubricants, and certain revenue received from the federal government.

HR 284 Author: Pickett | Quintanilla | Marquez | Gonzalez, Naomi | Margo
Last Action: 02/17/2011 H Reported enrolled: Feb 17 2011 8:00AM
Caption: Recognizing February 16 and 17, 2011, as El Paso Days at the State Capitol.

HR 1979 Author: Pickett
Last Action: 05/19/2011 H Reported enrolled: May 19 2011 8:00AM
Caption: Honoring James Perry of El Paso for his contributions to his community.

HR 2559 Author: Pickett
Last Action: 06/03/2011 H Reported enrolled: Jun 3 2011 9:40AM
Caption: Congratulating the Eastwood High School girls' golf team on its outstanding 2011 season.

HR 2560 Author: Pickett
Last Action: 06/01/2011 H Reported enrolled: Jun 1 2011 10:35AM
Caption: Honoring Jay T. Kimbrough for his military service during the Vietnam War and his efforts to commemorate those Texans who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam.

Joint Author (13):
HB 95 Author: Fletcher | King, Phil | Berman | Callegari | Pickett
Last Action: 05/02/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran.

HB 840 Author: Gonzalez, Naomi | Marquez | Margo | Pickett | Quintanilla
Last Action: 04/20/2011 S Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to the authority of the El Paso County Hospital District to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians, dentists, and other health care providers.

HB 1574 Author: Garza | Farias | Pickett | Aliseda
Last Action: 04/06/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to including certain veterans service organizations as small businesses for the purpose of state contracting.

HB 1943 Author: Murphy | Alvarado | Woolley | Pickett
Last Action: 04/26/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to liability of certain public utilities that allow certain uses of land that the public utility owns, occupies, or leases.

HB 2017 Author: McClendon | Pickett | Harper-Brown
Sponsor: Williams
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to the organization, governance, duties, and functions of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

HB 2675 Author: Harper-Brown | Phillips | Pickett | Bonnen
Last Action: 04/29/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Transportation; providing penalties.

HB 3462 Author: Margo | Pickett | Marquez | Gonzalez, Naomi
Sponsor: Rodriguez
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the board of hospital managers of the El Paso County Hospital District.

HB 3470 Author: Patrick, Diane | Otto | Pickett | Villarreal | Lucio III
Sponsor: Ogden
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.

HJR 84 Author: Larson | Phillips | Pickett | Harper-Brown | Lavender
Last Action: 05/02/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the purposes for which revenues from motor vehicle registration fees, taxes on motor fuels and lubricants, and certain revenues received from the federal government may be used.

HR 306 Author: Marquez | Pickett | Quintanilla | Margo | Gonzalez, Naomi
Last Action: 05/05/2011 H Reported enrolled: May 5 2011 9:40AM
Caption: Expressing support for the conservation of Castner Range.

HR 690 Author: Marquez | Pickett | Quintanilla | Margo | Gonzalez, Naomi
Last Action: 03/23/2011 H Reported enrolled: Mar 23 2011 2:12PM
Caption: Honoring Rose Medina, Thomas Black, A D Towing and Recovery, Arrow Towing, the El Paso Fire Department, A & P Plumbing Unlimited, and Villarreal & Sons Electric of El Paso for rendering assistance during the February 2011 storm.

HR 769 Author: Marquez | Pickett | Quintanilla | Margo | Gonzalez, Naomi
Last Action: 03/24/2011 H Reported enrolled: Mar 24 2011 7:50AM
Caption: Congratulating the swim team of Cathedral High School in El Paso on winning the 2010-2011 TAPPS Division 1 state championship.

HR 1775 Author: Gonzalez, Naomi | Marquez | Quintanilla | Pickett
Last Action: 05/21/2011 H Reported enrolled: May 21 2011 11:45AM
Caption: Honoring Donald Leon Williams for his service as chair of the Black El Paso Democrats.

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