Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Dennis Bonnen
76th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/8/2026

Number of Bills: 24

HB 48 Author: Clark | Reyna, Arthur | Garcia | Wise | Green
Coauthor: Bailey | Bonnen | Brown, Fred | Christian | Homer | et al.
Last Action: 04/27/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the punishment for theft committed against elderly individuals.

HB 86 Author: Gutierrez | Oliveira | Hilderbran | Craddick | Cuellar
Coauthor: Alvarado | Averitt | Berman | Bonnen | Bosse | et al.
Last Action: 03/03/1999 H Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to sales tax exemptions.

HB 140 Author: Reyna, Arthur | Farrar | Coleman | Edwards
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bonnen | Brimer | Corte | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 04/06/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the state's support of certain municipalities' bids to host the 2007 Pan American Games and the 2012 Summer Olympic Games and agreements relating to the hosting of those international sporting events.

HB 455 Author: Clark | Uresti | Christian | Edwards
Coauthor: Bailey | Berman | Bonnen | Denny | Hardcastle | et al.
Last Action: 02/04/1999 H Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to regulation of certain body piercing facilities.

HB 623 Author: Delisi | Christian | Turner, Sylvester | Culberson | Junell
Coauthor: Green | Wohlgemuth | Brown, Betty | Berman | Denny | et al.
Last Action: 04/19/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to parental notification before an abortion may be performed on certain minors; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 713 Author: Cuellar | Rangel | Capelo | Uresti | Brown, Fred
Coauthor: Hinojosa | Alexander | Alvarado | Averitt | Bonnen | et al.
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the establishment and operation of the Toward EXcellence, Access, & Success (TEXAS) grant program and the Teach for Texas Grant Program; consolidating and revising financial aid, grant, and scholarship programs; and providing for the education, certification, and recruitment of teachers and faculty instructors.

HB 1195 Author: Hodge | Smith | Grusendorf
Coauthor: Alvarado | Averitt | Bailey | Berman | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/1999 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to authorizing school districts to offer drug testing programs.

HB 1200 Author: Crabb | Keel | Talton
Coauthor: Allen | Averitt | Bailey | Bonnen | Bosse | et al.
Sponsor: Lindsay
Last Action: 05/14/1999 S Tagged in committee
Caption: Relating to the disannexation of certain areas annexed on or after December 1, 1996, by certain municipalities.

HB 1347 Author: Green | McClendon | Burnam | Hupp
Coauthor: Howard | Janek | Bonnen
Last Action: 04/27/1999 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to exemptions from the immunization requirements for students and children.

HB 1418 Author: Seaman | Yarbrough | Solis, Jim | Cuellar | McReynolds
Coauthor: Alexander | Allen | Averitt | Berman | Bonnen | et al.
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/20/1999 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to optional career and technology education programs offered by public school districts and a study of career and technology education programs.

HB 1561 Author: Green | Hupp | Wilson | Nixon, Joe | Turner, Bob
Coauthor: Allen | Averitt | Bailey | Berman | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action: 04/07/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of governmental entities to bring suit against a firearms or ammunition manufacturer, trade association, or seller.

HB 1683 Author: Williams | Oliveira | Goodman | Dutton | Van de Putte
Coauthor: Brimer | Hope | King, Phil | Hamric | Denny | et al.
Last Action: 04/22/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to funding for school districts that open new schools or expand existing schools.

HB 1685 Author: Williams | Oliveira | Goodman | Dutton | Van de Putte
Coauthor: Brimer | Hope | Denny | King, Phil | Hamric | et al.
Last Action: 04/22/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to state assistance for school facilities in certain fast-growth school districts.

HB 2117 Author: Nixon, Joe
Coauthor: Alexander | Allen | Alvarado | Averitt | Bailey | et al.
Last Action: 05/10/1999 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the authority of a school district to permit certain persons to perform teaching services or to provide teachers for the district in lieu of paying ad valorem taxes owed to the district.

HB 2235 Author: Truitt
Coauthor: Bonnen | Marchant
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 05/29/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the issuance of installment sale obligations or lease-purchase obligations by certain municipalities.

HB 2482 Author: Lewis, Glenn | Chavez
Coauthor: Bonnen | Ellis, Dan
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 05/14/1999 S Testimony taken in committee
Caption: Relating to equal access to places of public accommodation.

HB 2680 Author: Sadler | Christian | McReynolds | Staples | Ellis, Dan
Coauthor: Ritter | Berman | Telford | Pitts | Hope | et al.
Last Action: 04/28/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to exemptions from ad valorem and sales and use taxation of certain timber and certain items used in timber operations and the valuation of certain timber land for ad valorem tax purposes.

HB 2865 Author: Farrar | Thompson | Coleman | Davis, John
Coauthor: Bailey | Bonnen | Bosse | Brimer | Danburg | et al.
Last Action: 03/30/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation and administration of the research university fund.

HB 2869 Author: Capelo | Goodman | Uresti
Coauthor: Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Chavez | et al.
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the requirement that a child provide certain information to a juvenile probation officer as a condition of probation for certain offenses involving a handgun.

HB 3135 Author: Reyna, Arthur | Van de Putte | Siebert | McClendon
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bonnen | Brimer | Chavez | Corte | et al.
Last Action: 05/13/1999 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to state and local funding and agreements supporting the bids of certain municipalities to host the 2007 Pan American Games; providing a penalty.

HJR 21 Author: Wohlgemuth | Davis, John | Christian | Brown, Betty | Jones, Charles
Coauthor: Hartnett | Allen | Averitt | Berman | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action: 04/06/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds vote of the membership of each house of the legislature to enact certain tax bills.

HR 511 Author: Merritt
Coauthor: Bonnen | Pitts | Staples | Krusee | Laney
Last Action: 03/24/1999 H Reported enrolled: Mar 24 1999 7:15PM
Caption: Honoring Turn Around Texas drugfighters.

HR 558 Author: Wohlgemuth
Coauthor: Allen | Averitt | Berman | Bonnen | Brimer | et al.
Last Action: 04/15/1999 H Reported enrolled: Apr 15 1999 6:34PM
Caption: Honoring Pulitzer Prize winner Ken Towery of Austin.

HR 573 Author: Shields | Talton | Heflin | Culberson | Craddick
Coauthor: Alexander | Allen | Berman | Bonnen | Brimer | et al.
Last Action: 04/06/1999 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Memorializing the Congress of the United States to propose and submit to the states for ratification an amendment to the United States Constitution to prohibit federal courts from ordering or instructing any state or political subdivision thereof, or an official of any state or political subdivision, to levy or increase taxes.

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