Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Diane Patrick
82nd Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/20/2024

Number of Bills: 39

HB 4 Author: Pitts | Aycock | Darby | Zerwas | Otto
Coauthor: Patrick, Diane
Sponsor: Ogden
Last Action: 06/16/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.

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 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 34 Author: Branch | Lewis
Coauthor: Miller, Sid | Patrick, Diane
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to including in the public high school curriculum instruction in methods of paying for postsecondary education and training.

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 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 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 243 Author: Craddick | Martinez Fischer | Brown | Cook | Menendez
Coauthor: Coleman | Frullo | Harless | Jackson, Jim | King, Susan | et al.
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/16/2011 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption: Relating to the creation of an offense for certain uses of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle.

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 275 Author: Pitts | Giddings | Otto | Riddle | Aycock
Coauthor: Darby | Hardcastle | Lozano | Madden | Patrick, Diane | et al.
Sponsor: Ogden
Last Action: 06/01/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to making an appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund for expenditure during the current state fiscal biennium.

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 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 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 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 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 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 597 Author: Madden | Bonnen | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Hopson | Paxton
Coauthor: Driver | Eiland | Gonzales, Larry | King, Phil | Miles | et al.
Last Action: 05/12/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to designating certain synthetic cannabinoids as controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; providing penalties and establishing certain criminal consequences or procedures.

HB 670 Author: Crownover | Zerwas | Pitts | Otto | Alvarado
Coauthor: Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Aycock | Berman | et al.
Last Action: 05/12/2011 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to the elimination of smoking in certain workplaces and public places; providing penalties.

HB 916 Author: Allen | Nash
Coauthor: Burnam | Farrar | Miles | Patrick, Diane | Reynolds | et al.
Last Action: 03/15/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to corporal punishment in public schools.

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 1548 Author: Sheets | Taylor, Larry
Coauthor: Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Carter | Driver | et al.
Last Action: 03/15/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to adding certain synthetic substances to Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

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 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 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 18 Author: Creighton | Raymond | Pitts | Truitt | Pena
Coauthor: Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/17/2011 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states an amendment to the United States Constitution providing for a federal balanced budget.

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 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.

HCR 158 Author: Hartnett | Sheets | Aliseda | Riddle | Anchia
Coauthor: Allen | Anderson, Rodney | Berman | Bonnen | Branch | et al.
Last Action: 05/23/2011 S Received from the House
Caption: Urging the federal government to grant a conditional green card to certain noncitizens to allow them to enlist in the United States armed forces and urging the federal government to award citizenship to these immigrants upon the completion of four years of honorable military service.

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 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 100 Author: Creighton | Taylor, Larry
Coauthor: Aliseda | Bohac | Bonnen | Brown | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 03/03/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to require a balanced federal budget.

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.

HR 1373 Author: Brown | Workman | Cook | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Otto
Coauthor: Bonnen | Burkett | Callegari | Gonzales, Veronica | Harless | et al.
Last Action: 04/19/2011 H Referred to Rules & Resolutions
Caption: Congratulating the Texas A&M University women's basketball team on winning the NCAA Division I national championship.

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