Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Lance Gooden
82nd Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/25/2024

Number of Bills: 64

HB 5 Author: Kolkhorst | Creighton | Zerwas | Schwertner | Bonnen
Coauthor: Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Beck | Berman | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 05/24/2011 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the Interstate Health Care Compact.

HB 7 Author: Thompson | Jackson, Jim | Madden | Harless | Menendez
Coauthor: Aliseda | Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | et al.
Last Action: 04/07/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the prosecution, punishment, and certain criminal and civil consequences of offenses involving or related to the trafficking of persons and to certain protections for victims of those offenses.

HB 8 Author: Darby | Geren | Anderson, Rodney | Pitts | Menendez
Coauthor: Aliseda | Aycock | Beck | Bohac | Brown | et al.
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to prohibiting certain private transfer fees and the preservation of private real property rights; providing penalties.

HB 11 Author: Cook | Hilderbran | Kolkhorst | Schwertner | Lozano
Coauthor: Aliseda | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | et al.
Sponsor: Eltife
Last Action: 05/28/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to reports filed with the comptroller regarding certain alcoholic beverage sales; providing a penalty.

HB 23 Author: Riddle
Coauthor: Gooden
Last Action: 02/09/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to a local option election in a county to set a limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes of less than 110 percent but not less than 103 percent of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year.

HB 32 Author: Creighton | Zerwas | Schwertner | Hancock | Shelton
Coauthor: Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Beck | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action: 05/12/2011 H Returned to committee
Caption: Relating to required individual health insurance coverage.

HB 86 Author: Simpson | Driver | Madden | Hilderbran
Coauthor: Aliseda | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | Burkett | et al.
Last Action: 03/16/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of institutions of higher education.

HB 95 Author: Fletcher | King, Phil | Berman | Callegari | Pickett
Coauthor: Bohac | Burkett | Christian | Creighton | Driver | et al.
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 124 Author: Legler | Laubenberg
Coauthor: Gooden | Harper-Brown | Miller, Sid
Last Action: 03/17/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to payment for health care services and participation in a health care system.

HB 187 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Bohac | Geren | Gooden | Huberty | Hughes | et al.
Last Action: 02/11/2011 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption: Relating to zero-based budgeting for certain entities funded by this state.

HB 238 Author: Phillips | Schwertner
Coauthor: Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Beck | et al.
Last Action: 05/03/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the issuance of "Choose Life" license plates and the creation of the Choose Life account in the general revenue fund.

HB 246 Author: Johnson | Sheffield | Farrar | Crownover | Lucio III
Coauthor: Aliseda | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Bonnen | Burkett | et al.
Last Action: 05/02/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the eligibility for service retirement annuities of certain elected officials convicted of certain crimes.

HB 274 Author: Creighton | Aliseda | Kleinschmidt | Jackson, Jim | Sheets
Coauthor: Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Beck | Berman | et al.
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 05/30/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to the reform of certain remedies and procedures in civil actions and family law matters.

HB 312 Author: Callegari | Zerwas | Hughes | Berman | Miller, Sid
Coauthor: Bohac | Christian | Creighton | Elkins | Frullo | et al.
Last Action: 02/15/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.

HB 313 Author: Pickett | Margo | Creighton
Coauthor: Gooden | Legler | Miller, Sid
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 380 Author: Callegari | Zerwas | Miller, Sid | Murphy | Hughes
Coauthor: Bohac | Christian | Creighton | Geren | Gooden | et al.
Last Action: 04/28/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the constitutional limit on the rate of growth of appropriations and the use of surplus state revenues.

HB 458 Author: White | Christian
Coauthor: Burkett | Garza | Gooden | Landtroop | Legler | et al.
Last Action: 02/17/2011 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to exempting a school district from the obligation to comply with certain unfunded state educational mandates.

HB 472 Author: Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Farias | Carter | Miller, Sid
Coauthor: Beck | Berman | Brown | Cook | Davis, John | et al.
Last Action: 05/13/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran.

HB 476 Author: King, Phil
Coauthor: Berman | Bohac | Christian | Frullo | Gooden | et al.
Last Action: 02/17/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the retention of the $1 million total revenue exemption for the franchise tax.

HB 500 Author: Eissler | Aycock | Guillen | Shelton
Coauthor: Aliseda | Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | et al.
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 05/17/2011 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to state-adopted assessment instruments administered to public school students.

HB 507 Author: Button | Patrick, Diane
Coauthor: Cain | Garza | Gooden
Last Action: 04/26/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to notice for certain transactions involving local government entities in populous counties.

HB 579 Author: Callegari | Zerwas | Zedler | Miller, Sid | Harper-Brown
Coauthor: Burkett | Carter | Christian | Creighton | Gooden | et al.
Last Action: 04/11/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the retention of the $1 million total revenue exemption for the franchise tax.

HB 609 Author: Zerwas
Coauthor: Flynn | Garza | Gooden | Harper-Brown | Landtroop | et al.
Last Action: 02/18/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.

HB 681 Author: Kleinschmidt | Hardcastle | Guillen | Fletcher | Geren
Coauthor: Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Beck | et al.
Last Action: 05/03/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to an employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer.

HB 698 Author: Huberty | Eissler | Driver | Creighton | Geren
Coauthor: Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Beck | et al.
Last Action: 05/06/2011 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by certain persons attending a school board meeting.

HB 750 Author: Driver | Miller, Sid | Hancock | Zerwas
Coauthor: Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | et al.
Last Action: 04/21/2011 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on certain premises of or locations associated with schools or institutions of higher education.

HB 756 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: Bohac | Cain | Carter | Christian | Flynn | et al.
Last Action: 04/28/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the maximum rate of growth of appropriations.

HB 798 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Gooden | Harper-Brown | Laubenberg | Legler | Miller, Sid | et al.
Last Action: 02/23/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.

HB 816 Author: Hunter | Callegari | Hughes | Button | Phillips
Coauthor: Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Berman | Bonnen | Burkett | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 05/03/2011 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to coverage provided by certain qualified health plans for abortions.

HB 879 Author: Howard, Charlie
Coauthor: Gooden | Laubenberg | Legler | Miller, Sid | White
Last Action: 02/24/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.

HB 926 Author: Harper-Brown | Carter | Burkett
Coauthor: Aliseda | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | Crownover | et al.
Last Action: 04/27/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the use of information from the internal verification system of the Department of Public Safety for voter registration purposes.

HB 1013 Author: Brown | Callegari | Creighton | Davis, John
Coauthor: Aliseda | Alvarado | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | et al.
Last Action: 05/17/2011 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Medical Board and the regulation of certain persons licensed by the board.

HB 1353 Author: Elkins | Sheets
Coauthor: Aliseda | Anchia | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | et al.
Sponsor: Williams
Last Action: 05/28/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to speed limits.

HB 1937 Author: Simpson | Rodriguez, Eddie | Menendez | Kolkhorst | Chisum
Coauthor: Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | et al.
Sponsor: Patrick
Last Action: 05/25/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to prosecution and punishment for the offense of official oppression by the intrusive touching of persons seeking access to public buildings and transportation; providing penalties.

HB 2120 Author: Miller, Doug | Button | McClendon | Chisum
Coauthor: Burkett | Christian | Creighton | Flynn | Gooden | et al.
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to the composition of the board of trustees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

HB 2233 Author: Huberty | Rodriguez, Eddie
Coauthor: Aliseda | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | Elkins | et al.
Last Action: 05/13/2011 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to certain contracts entered into by school districts for another entity to provide food services at one or more district schools.

HB 2510 Author: Lavender | Beck | Burkett | Hughes
Coauthor: Aliseda | Anderson, Rodney | Berman | Brown | Cain | et al.
Sponsor: Eltife
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective on 1/1/12
Caption: Relating to exempting the intrastate manufacture of certain incandescent light bulbs from federal regulation.

HB 3104 Author: Simpson
Coauthor: Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | et al.
Last Action: 04/18/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to precious metal coins.

HB 3542 Author: Gonzales, Larry | Huberty | McClendon | Strama | Veasey
Coauthor: Bohac | Burkett | Carter | Christian | Creighton | et al.
Last Action: 05/16/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to a supplemental payment for retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the unfunded actuarial liabilities allowed under that system.

HB 3746 Author: Frullo | Gallego | Menendez | Branch
Coauthor: Aliseda | Alvarado | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to investigations of certain offenses involving the Internet-based sexual exploitation of a minor; creating the Internet crimes against children account to support those activities.

HCR 60 Author: Burkett | Flynn | Brown | Paxton
Coauthor: Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Beck | Berman | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 05/19/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

HCR 66 Author: Hancock
Coauthor: Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Berman | et al.
Last Action: 05/20/2011 S Received from the House
Caption: Urging the United States Congress to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases for stationary sources.

HCR 126 Author: Thompson | Geren
Coauthor: Aliseda | Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | et al.
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of the Honorable Edmund Kuempel of Seguin.

HJR 18 Author: Branch
Coauthor: Bohac | Button | Gooden | Harper-Brown | Hughes | et al.
Last Action: 02/21/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a franchise tax rate to be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.

HJR 23 Author: Fletcher | Callegari | Riddle | King, Phil | Patrick, Diane
Coauthor: Berman | Bohac | Gooden | Guillen | Huberty | et al.
Last Action: 05/02/2011 H Left pending in committee
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 29 Author: Callegari | Zerwas | Hughes | Miller, Sid | Burkett
Coauthor: Bohac | Christian | Creighton | Gooden | Harper-Brown | et al.
Last Action: 05/02/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring certain tax bills to be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.

HJR 37 Author: Hughes | Carter | Sheffield | Callegari
Coauthor: Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | et al.
Last Action: 05/02/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring certain tax bills to be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.

HJR 39 Author: Callegari | Zerwas | Hughes | Miller, Sid | Huberty
Coauthor: Creighton | Gooden | King, Phil | Landtroop | Laubenberg | et al.
Last Action: 02/15/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.

HJR 42 Author: Callegari | Zerwas | Hughes | Miller, Sid | Fletcher
Coauthor: Bohac | Button | Christian | Creighton | Geren | et al.
Last Action: 04/28/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning the limitation on the rate of growth of state appropriations and the use of unencumbered surplus state revenues to provide for a rebate of state franchise taxes, to reduce public school district property taxes, and to fund the state's rainy day fund.

HJR 46 Author: White
Coauthor: Christian | Geren | Gooden | Huberty | Legler | et al.
Last Action: 02/21/2011 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment releasing a school district from the obligation to comply with an unfunded state educational mandate.

HJR 48 Author: Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Farias | McClendon | Carter | Miller, Sid
Coauthor: Aliseda | Beck | Bohac | Bonnen | Brown | et al.
Last Action: 05/13/2011 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation 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 on the same property.

HJR 51 Author: Christian | Howard, Charlie | King, Phil | Cain | Flynn
Coauthor: Aliseda | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action: 02/21/2011 H Referred to State Sovereignty, Select
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the rights of individuals to choose or decline to choose to purchase health insurance coverage.

HJR 52 Author: McClendon
Coauthor: Gooden | Legler | Miller, Sid
Last Action: 05/02/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation 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 on the same property.

HJR 56 Author: Solomons | Callegari | King, Susan | Kolkhorst | Truitt
Coauthor: Aliseda | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | et al.
Last Action: 04/21/2011 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to restrict the power of the legislature to mandate requirements on local governments.

HJR 58 Author: Hancock | Creighton | Solomons
Coauthor: Frullo | Geren | Gooden | Huberty | Landtroop | et al.
Last Action: 04/28/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning the limitation on the rate of growth of state appropriations.

HJR 62 Author: Zerwas
Coauthor: Geren | Gooden | Huberty | Legler | Miller, Sid | et al.
Last Action: 02/18/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to 105 percent or more of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year.

HJR 70 Author: Paxton | Hughes | Weber | Aliseda | Flynn
Coauthor: Berman | Cain | Carter | Chisum | Christian | et al.
Last Action: 04/28/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the maximum rate of growth of appropriations and the use of unencumbered surplus general revenues to fund the state's rainy day fund and a public school property tax relief fund.

HJR 74 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Frullo | Gooden | Legler | Miller, Sid | Shelton | et al.
Last Action: 02/23/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to 105 percent or more of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year.

HJR 75 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: Gooden | Laubenberg | Legler | Miller, Sid | White
Last Action: 02/23/2011 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment prescribing the purposes for which revenue from motor vehicle registration fees, certain motor vehicle-related taxes, and certain revenues received from the federal government may be used.

HJR 79 Author: Howard, Charlie
Coauthor: Gooden | Legler | Miller, Sid | White
Last Action: 02/24/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to 105 percent or more of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year.

HJR 124 Author: Landtroop | Laubenberg
Coauthor: Chisum | Geren | Gooden | Huberty | Legler | et al.
Last Action: 03/15/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a four-fifths vote by the house of representatives to increase taxes.

HJR 135 Author: Phillips | Callegari | Hancock | Fletcher | Aliseda
Coauthor: Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Aycock | Beck | Berman | Bohac | et al.
Last Action: 05/13/2011 H Failed of adoption
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to an individual's or a religious organization's freedom of religion.

HR 19 Author: Johnson | Branch
Coauthor: Anchia | Anderson, Rodney | Burkett | Gooden | Laubenberg | et al.
Last Action: 02/16/2011 H Reported enrolled: Feb 16 2011 8:14AM
Caption: Congratulating Tod Robberson, Colleen McCain Nelson, and William McKenzie of the Dallas Morning News on earning the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing.

HR 288 Author: Harless | Kolkhorst | Crownover | Truitt | Woolley
Coauthor: Aliseda | Alonzo | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Aycock | Beck | et al.
Last Action: 03/16/2011 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2011 11:00AM
Caption: Recognizing March 3, 2011, as Texas Federation of Republican Women Day at the Capitol.

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