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

Number of Bills: 28

HB 181 Author: Longoria
Coauthor: Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Christian
Last Action: 04/19/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the time at which life begins.

HB 382 Author: Chisum
Coauthor: Berman | Hardcastle | Swinford | Howard | Counts | et al.
Last Action: 05/03/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to placing a child in a foster home or adoptive home.

HB 383 Author: Chisum
Coauthor: Berman | Hardcastle | Swinford | Christian | Wohlgemuth | et al.
Last Action: 05/03/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the recognition of a same-sex marriage.

HB 415 Author: Talton
Coauthor: Counts | Brown, Betty
Last Action: 05/03/1999 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to disqualifying certain persons from serving as foster parents.

HB 423 Author: Turner, Bob | Dukes | Krusee | Greenberg | Walker
Coauthor: Brown, Betty | Ellis, Dan | Brown, Fred | Hardcastle | Davis, John | et al.
Last Action: 04/26/1999 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the subdivision of land outside a municipality.

HB 601 Author: Hochberg | Christian | Wolens | Chisum | Cuellar
Coauthor: Farabee | Turner, Bob | Yarbrough | Berman | Telford | et al.
Last Action: 04/26/1999 H Companion considered in lieu of in committee
Caption: Relating to government restrictions on the exercise of religion.

HB 605 Author: Greenberg
Coauthor: Brown, Betty | Clark | Truitt | King, Phil
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 05/24/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to reports regarding a missing child or missing person and to the responsibility of local law enforcement to investigate certain missing person reports; creating an offense.

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 690 Author: Wohlgemuth | King, Phil | Hardcastle | Homer
Coauthor: Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Christian | Green | Hupp | et al.
Sponsor: Sibley
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the penalty for cutting a fence used for certain animals.

HB 704 Author: Shields | Hawley | Green | Berman | Christian
Coauthor: Hope | Ehrhardt | Allen | Averitt | Bailey | et al.
Last Action: 03/29/1999 H Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to a teacher's right of refusal following an assault by a student and allowing school districts the option of expelling students for assaulting school district employees.

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 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 1638 Author: King, Phil | Brown, Fred | Brimer | Longoria
Coauthor: Berman | Brown, Betty | Crabb | Craddick | Culberson | et al.
Last Action: 04/19/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to parental consent before an abortion may be performed on a minor.

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 1812 Author: Counts
Coauthor: King, Phil | Isett | Hupp | Clark | Brown, Betty
Last Action: 04/26/1999 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to administration of bond and other programs by the Veterans' Land Board.

HB 1821 Author: Dukes | Hamric | Pickett | Danburg | Greenberg
Coauthor: Allen | Averitt | Brimer | Brown, Betty | Capelo | et al.
Last Action: 03/10/1999 H Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to a franchise tax credit for a corporation that establishes and operates a day-care center for children of employees or purchases services for employees.

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 2290 Author: Isett | Gallego | Clark
Coauthor: Berman | Brimer | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Christian | et al.
Last Action: 04/14/1999 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption: Relating to a review that health care benefits be provided under certain health benefit plans.

HB 2591 Author: Rangel | West, George "Buddy" | Davis, Yvonne | Luna, Vilma | Seaman
Coauthor: Hawley | Brown, Betty | Uresti
Sponsor: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/20/1999 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to skills assessment and placement testing of undergraduate students entering public institutions of higher education.

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 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 3851 Author: Christian | Ellis, Dan | Zbranek
Coauthor: Brown, Betty
Last Action: 05/05/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to impose a sales and use tax to retire the debt of a municipal power agency created by the municipalities.

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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