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Texas Legislature Bills Coauthored Rep. Charlie F. Howard 82nd Legislature Regular Session Report Date: 4/17/2024
Number of Bills: 58

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 12	Author:	Solomons \| Bohac \| Harless
	Coauthor:	Aliseda \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Berman \| Burkett \| Button \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Williams
	Last Action:	05/24/2011 S Motion to suspend regular order fails
	Caption:	Relating to the enforcement of state and federal laws governing immigration by certain governmental entities.

HB 15	Author:	Miller, Sid \| Callegari \| Harless \| Kolkhorst \| Patrick, Diane
	Coauthor:	Aliseda \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Anderson, Rodney \| Aycock \| Beck \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Patrick
	Last Action:	05/19/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
	Caption:	Relating to informed consent to an abortion.

HB 17	Author:	Riddle \| Fletcher \| Callegari \| Smithee \| Creighton
	Coauthor:	Beck \| Brown \| Cain \| Chisum \| Christian \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/19/2011 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the creation of the offense of criminal trespass by an illegal alien and to certain procedures for arresting illegal aliens for committing that criminal offense.

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 75	Author:	Flynn \| Simpson \| Bonnen \| Rodriguez, Eddie \| Laubenberg
	Coauthor:	Aliseda \| Aycock \| Beck \| Burkett \| Chisum \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/20/2011 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the regulation of raw milk and raw milk products.

HB 85	Author:	Simpson \| Chisum \| Guillen \| King, Phil \| Morrison
	Coauthor:	Aliseda \| Anderson, Rodney \| Beck \| Berman \| Bonnen \| et al.
	Last Action:	02/09/2011 H Referred to State Affairs
	Caption:	Relating to the state's or a state governmental entity's provision of support for the performance of an abortion or abortion-related services.

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 174	Author:	Jackson, Jim \| Burkett \| Branch \| Bohac \| Patrick, Diane
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Beck \| Button \| Carter \| Christian \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Duncan
	Last Action:	06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
	Caption:	Relating to the cancellation of the voter registration and to the eligibility to vote of persons who are deceased or not citizens of the United States.

HB 175	Author:	Jackson, Jim \| Flynn \| Creighton \| Hochberg \| Pitts
	Coauthor:	Alvarado \| Anchia \| Anderson, Rodney \| Aycock \| Beck \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Lucio
	Last Action:	05/17/2011 S Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the on-premises consumption of certain alcoholic beverages; providing a penalty.

HB 198	Author:	Parker \| Callegari \| Harper-Brown \| Darby \| Carter
	Coauthor:	Aycock \| Cain \| Driver \| Fletcher \| Garza \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/19/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to the use of private procurement specialists for certain state agency contracts.

HB 201	Author:	Morrison \| Fletcher \| Harless \| Weber \| Cook
	Coauthor:	Aliseda \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Anderson, Rodney \| Beck \| Berman \| et al.
	Last Action:	02/23/2011 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to informed consent to an abortion.

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 272	Author:	Smithee \| Chisum \| Hancock \| Margo \| Sheets
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Rodney \| Berman \| Burkett \| Carter \| Crownover \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Carona
	Last Action:	05/27/2011 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
	Caption:	Relating to the operation of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and to the resolution of certain disputes concerning claims made to that association; providing penalties.

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 335	Author:	Shelton \| Kolkhorst \| Schwertner \| Zerwas \| Creighton
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Beck \| Bohac \| Button \| Carter \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Birdwell
	Last Action:	06/17/2011 E Vetoed by the Governor
	Caption:	Relating to implementation and requirements of certain health care reform laws.

HB 400	Author:	Eissler \| Aycock \| Crownover \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Garza
	Coauthor:	Aliseda \| Anderson, Rodney \| Beck \| Berman \| Branch \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/12/2011 H Postponed
	Caption:	Relating to flexibility for public schools to administer primary and secondary education efficiently.

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 561	Author:	Christian \| Huberty \| Craddick \| Hilderbran \| Cook
	Coauthor:	Aliseda \| Berman \| Bonnen \| Carter \| Chisum \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/04/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to a hospital district's use of tax revenue to finance the performance of an abortion.

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 684	Author:	Larson \| Lavender \| Fletcher \| Bonnen
	Coauthor:	Geren \| Howard, Charlie \| Kuempel \| Landtroop \| Laubenberg \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/10/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to housing prisoners in a tent or other facility in lieu of a county jail.

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 804	Author:	Lewis \| Aliseda \| Branch \| Harless \| Pena
	Coauthor:	Bohac \| Carter \| Davis, John \| Driver \| Flynn \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/16/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
	Caption:	Relating to the offense of illegal voting by a person who is not a United States citizen.

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 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 1354	Author:	Davis, Sarah
	Coauthor:	Howard, Charlie
	Last Action:	05/09/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
	Caption:	Relating to liability of certain certified municipal inspectors for services rendered during an emergency or disaster.

HB 1559	Author:	Davis, Sarah \| Bohac \| Sheets \| Garza
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Rodney \| Beck \| Castro \| Elkins \| Hancock \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Huffman
	Last Action:	05/30/2011 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the retention, storage, and destruction of certain court documents.

HB 1602	Author:	Zedler \| White \| Kolkhorst \| Morrison
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Berman \| Bonnen \| Cain \| Chisum \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/24/2011 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to reporting requirements regarding the provision of an abortion or treatment for complications resulting from the provision of an abortion; creating criminal offenses; providing penalties.

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 1938	Author:	Simpson \| Rodriguez, Eddie \| Menendez \| Kolkhorst \| Chisum
	Coauthor:	Aliseda \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Anderson, Rodney \| Beck \| Berman \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/09/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to the regulation of body imaging scanning equipment in airports; providing criminal and civil penalties.

HB 2115	Author:	Coleman \| Woolley \| Turner \| Callegari \| Bonnen
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Alvarado \| Bohac \| Creighton \| Davis, John \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/23/2011 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the distribution of money appropriated from the national research university fund.

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 2483	Author:	Pena
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Berman \| Bonnen \| Burkett \| Cain \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/26/2011 H Subcommittee members named
	Caption:	Relating to certain do-not-resuscitate orders and advance directives; providing penalties.

HB 2491	Author:	Flynn \| Christian \| Zedler \| Chisum \| Bonnen
	Coauthor:	Aliseda \| Berman \| Brown \| Callegari \| Elkins \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/12/2011 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to a moratorium on certain testing and assessments of certain public school students under the public school accountability system.

HB 2493	Author:	Torres
	Coauthor:	Howard, Charlie
	Last Action:	05/16/2011 S Referred to Economic Development
	Caption:	Relating to authorizing enterprise project half designations and quarter designations under the enterprise zone program.

HB 2555	Author:	Brown
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Berman \| Bonnen \| Cain \| Chisum \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/20/2011 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the regulation of abortion procedures; providing penalties.

HB 2557	Author:	Brown \| Burkett \| Phillips \| Madden \| Raymond
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bonnen \| Cain \| Chisum \| Christian \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/12/2011 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to a suit for possession of or access to a child by a grandparent.

HB 2646	Author:	Orr \| Aycock \| Hochberg \| Pitts \| Otto
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Anderson, Rodney \| Beck \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/02/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to distribution by the School Land Board of revenue derived from permanent school fund land or other properties to the available school fund.

HB 2804	Author:	Cain \| Strama \| Morrison \| Schwertner \| Torres
	Coauthor:	Anchia \| Anderson, Rodney \| Berman \| Burkett \| Callegari \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/28/2011 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the format of the general appropriations bill.

HB 2828	Author:	Callegari
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Berman \| Bonnen \| Burkett \| Cain \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/12/2011 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to the offense of coercing a person to have or seek an abortion and informed and voluntary consent for an abortion; providing penalties.

HB 3027	Author:	Weber \| Hilderbran \| King, Phil \| Chisum
	Coauthor:	Harper-Brown \| Howard, Charlie \| Landtroop
	Last Action:	04/04/2011 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the application of foreign laws and foreign forum selection in this state.

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 3520	Author:	Hughes \| Hunter
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Berman \| Burkett \| Cain \| Chisum \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/20/2011 H Left pending in subcommittee
	Caption:	Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients.

HB 3802	Author:	Davis, Sarah
	Coauthor:	Howard, Charlie
	Last Action:	04/28/2011 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.

HCR 50	Author:	Creighton \| Taylor, Larry \| Gonzales, Larry \| Bonnen \| Hilderbran
	Coauthor:	Aliseda \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Anderson, Rodney \| Aycock \| Berman \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Patrick
	Last Action:	05/25/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar
	Caption:	Affirming the pride of all Texans in both our one and indivisible national union and our one and indivisible state, claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist from certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.

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 80	Author:	Simpson \| Menendez \| Kolkhorst \| Chisum
	Coauthor:	Aliseda \| Beck \| Berman \| Burnam \| Cain \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/27/2011 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
	Caption:	Expressing strong opposition to unwarranted and unreasonable searches of air passengers by the Transportation Security Administration and urging the administration to cease such searches immediately.

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 22	Author:	Simpson \| Chisum \| Guillen \| King, Phil \| Morrison
	Coauthor:	Aliseda \| Anderson, Rodney \| Beck \| Berman \| Bonnen \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/24/2011 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit the state or a governmental entity in the state from providing support for the performance of an abortion or abortion-related services.

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 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 109	Author:	Orr \| Aycock \| Hochberg \| Pitts \| Otto
	Coauthor:	Aliseda \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Anderson, Rodney \| Beck \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Ogden
	Last Action:	05/27/2011 E Filed with the Secretary of State
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment to clarify references to the permanent school fund, to allow the General Land Office to distribute revenue derived from permanent school fund land or other properties to the available school fund, and to provide for an increase in the market value of the permanent school fund for the purpose of allowing increased distributions from the available school fund.

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.

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