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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Rep. Jeff Leach
86th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/25/2026

Number of Bills: 34

Author:
Burrows
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to ad valorem taxation; authorizing fees.
Author:
Huberty | Bernal | Zerwas | King, Ken | Allen
Coauthor:
Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Sponsor:
Taylor
Last Action:
06/12/2019 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee.
Author:
Neave | Howard | Minjarez | Button | Lang
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Ashby | Bernal | et al.
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
06/04/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the criminal statute of limitations for certain sex offenses and the collection, analysis, and preservation of evidence of sexual assault and other sex offenses.
Author:
Bonnen, Greg | Murphy | González, Mary | Meyer | Walle
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the contributions to and benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Phelan | Larson | Longoria | Guerra | Zerwas
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | et al.
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
05/16/2019 S No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to flood planning, mitigation, and infrastructure projects; making an appropriation.
Author:
Stucky | Thompson, Senfronia | King, Phil | Meyer | Minjarez
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Blanco | Bohac | Buckley | et al.
Last Action:
04/25/2019 S Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to a student loan repayment assistance program for certain full-time peace officers in this state.
Author:
Romero, Jr. | Neave | Burns
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bailes | Beckley | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2019 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to increasing criminal penalties for certain family violence offenses committed when a child is or may be present during the commission of the offense.
Author:
Krause | Oliverson | Hernandez | Blanco | Shaheen
Coauthor:
Cain | Canales | Goldman | Guillen | Harris | et al.
Last Action:
04/16/2019 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the abolition of student loan default or breach of a student loan repayment or scholarship contract as a ground for nonrenewal or other disciplinary action in relation to a professional or occupational license and to certain duties of state agencies and political subdivisions in relation to delinquent or defaulted student loans.
Author:
Thompson, Ed | Bonnen, Greg | Johnson, Julie | Turner, Chris | Paul
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bohac | Capriglione | Clardy | et al.
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
06/05/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to named driver insurance policies and certain related exclusions.
Author:
Middleton | Phelan | Metcalf | Longoria | Burrows
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Biedermann | Bonnen, Greg | Burns | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
04/11/2019 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public money for lobbying activities.
Author:
Shine | Darby | Murphy | Stephenson | Raney
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bohac | Buckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Taylor
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain property damaged by a disaster.
Author:
Patterson | Canales | Thierry | Toth | Krause
Coauthor:
Buckley | Burns | Button | Cain | Capriglione | et al.
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to financial reporting requirements of a toll project entity.
Author:
Landgraf | Phelan | Holland | Noble | Button
Coauthor:
Allison | Ashby | Bell, Keith | Bohac | Bonnen, Greg | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault of a pregnant woman.
Author:
Davis, Sarah | Deshotel | Zerwas | Meyer | Rose
Coauthor:
Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Beckley | Blanco | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women after a pregnancy.
Author:
Davis, Sarah | Springer | Guerra | Thompson, Senfronia | Turner, Chris
Coauthor:
Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bailes | Beckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/22/2019 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to maternal and newborn health care.
Author:
Cyrier | Zerwas | Price | Turner, Chris | Rose
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | et al.
Last Action:
04/23/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the allocation to and use by the Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Historical Commission of certain proceeds from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on sporting goods.
Author:
VanDeaver | Ashby | Bernal | Tinderholt | Metcalf
Coauthor:
Allison | Buckley | Clardy | Goldman | Guillen | et al.
Sponsor:
Taylor
Last Action:
05/22/2019 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to assessment of public school students, providing accelerated instruction, appropriately crediting certain student performance, and eliminating requirements based on performance on certain assessment instruments.
Author:
Cain | King, Phil | Flynn | Parker | Miller
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
02/27/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 27 2019 12:47PM
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting abortions after detection of an unborn child's heartbeat and to requirements for performing or inducing an abortion; authorizing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Phelan | Paddie | Springer | González, Mary | Rose
Coauthor:
Allison | Anchia | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor:
Buckingham
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the delivery of certain transportation services under Medicaid and certain other health and human services programs.
Author:
Howard | Morrison | Neave | Hunter | Miller
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Beckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/04/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to statewide policies and practices, personnel training, evidence collection and preservation, and data collection and analysis regarding the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of sexual assault and other sex offenses.
Author:
Stickland | Collier | Burrows | Thompson, Senfronia
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
06/02/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the use of photographic traffic signal enforcement systems.
Author:
Button | Thompson, Senfronia | Morrison | Johnson, Julie | Ortega
Coauthor:
Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bell, Cecil | Collier | et al.
Last Action:
05/03/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the provision of information to certain women enrolled in the Healthy Texas Women program.
Author:
Noble | Morrison | Klick | King, Phil | Springer
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
04/08/2019 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition of certain transactions between a governmental entity and an abortion provider or affiliate of the provider.
Author:
Button | Price | Shaheen | Goodwin | Guerra
Coauthor:
Anchia | Bell, Cecil | Bowers | Burrows | Collier | et al.
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the system by which an application for a low income housing tax credit is scored.
Author:
Turner, Chris | Zerwas | Price | Thompson, Senfronia | Walle
Coauthor:
Anchia | Beckley | Bernal | Blanco | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2019 S Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at certain public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Cain | Oliverson | Goldman | Phelan | Wilson
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2019 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the protection of expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Goldman | Krause | Tinderholt | Howard | Neave
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Biedermann | Bohac | Dean | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
05/29/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to a requirement that law enforcement agencies enter into a certain database information related to investigations of sexual assault or other sex offenses.
Author:
Krause | Sanford | Phelan | Oliverson
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2019 H Returned to committee: May 9 2019 7:33PM
Caption:
Relating to the protection of membership in and support to religious organizations.
Author:
Patterson | Parker | Shaheen | Geren | Phelan
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Biedermann | Bohac | et al.
Last Action:
05/08/2019 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to require a labor peace agreement as a condition of engaging in a commercial transaction with the municipality or county.
Author:
Springer | Raymond | Phelan | Metcalf | Longoria
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bell, Cecil | Bohac | Bonnen, Greg | Buckley | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate statewide commerce.
Author:
Bernal | Talarico | Lopez | Ramos | Raymond
Coauthor:
Bucy | Capriglione | Leach | Martinez Fischer | Patterson | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2019 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the consideration of reading level in the adoption of certain assessment instruments and associated student performance levels and to the temporary suspension of accountability sanctions for public schools.
Author:
Schaefer | Guillen | Phelan | Morrison | King, Phil
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Biedermann | Buckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/14/2019 S No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of plumbing, including the requirements to obtain a tradesman plumber-limited license.
Author:
Shine | Darby | Stephenson
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Blanco | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
05/29/2019 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain property damaged by a disaster.
Author:
Cyrier | Price | Zerwas | Turner, Chris | Rose
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | et al.
Last Action:
04/23/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the appropriation of the net revenue received from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on sporting goods.
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