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

Number of Bills: 21

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 209 Author: Cuellar | Gutierrez | Craddick | Hilderbran | Flores
Coauthor: Crabb | Hinojosa | Capelo | Chavez | Culberson
Last Action: 05/10/1999 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to exempting the purchase of certain school supplies, school books, and other school materials from the sales tax.

HB 551 Author: Goolsby | Oliveira | Culberson
Coauthor: Crownover, Ronny | Smith | Denny | Davis, John | Clark | et al.
Sponsor: Fraser
Last Action: 05/28/1999 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to exempting certain small corporations from the franchise tax and to the reporting requirements for those corporations.

HB 938 Author: Thompson | Haggerty | Danburg | Puente | Hochberg
Coauthor: Deshotel | Ehrhardt | Noriega | McClendon | Naishtat | et al.
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 05/13/1999 S Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Relating to the investigation and prosecution of an offense motivated by bias or prejudice and to other remedies for and protections against certain hateful acts.

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 1294 Author: Ehrhardt | Salinas | Thompson | Clark | Tillery
Coauthor: Burnam | Danburg | Davis, Yvonne | Edwards | Farrar | et al.
Last Action: 03/24/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a statewide group insurance program for employees and retirees of school districts.

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 1434 Author: Counts | Cuellar | Turner, Bob | Wise | Noriega
Coauthor: Averitt | Bailey | Berman | Bosse | Capelo | et al.
Last Action: 05/04/1999 H Companion considered in lieu of in committee
Caption: Relating to providing tuition payment assistance to certain members of the state military forces attending public institutions of higher education.

HB 1918 Author: Oliveira
Coauthor: Chavez | Capelo
Sponsor: Shapleigh
Last Action: 05/24/1999 S Withdrawn from intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the Texas Department of Transportation planning of multimodal and intermodal transportation.

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 2280 Author: Dutton | Maxey | Dukes
Coauthor: Crabb | Capelo | Chavez
Last Action: 05/06/1999 H Record vote
Caption: Relating to a sales tax exemption for clothing and footwear.

HB 2371 Author: Gutierrez | Craddick | Hilderbran | Cuellar
Coauthor: Danburg | Clark | Crabb | Homer | Olivo | et al.
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 05/17/1999 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 17 1999 9:34AM
Caption: Relating to exempting diapers from the sales tax.

HB 2372 Author: Gutierrez | Craddick | Hilderbran | Cuellar
Coauthor: Danburg | Clark | Crabb | Homer | Olivo | et al.
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 05/27/1999 H Senate Amendments printed and distributed: May 27 1999 12:31AM
Caption: Relating to exempting certain drugs, medicines, and medical devices from the sales tax.

HB 2401 Author: Keffer | Christian | Zbranek | Solis, Jim | King, Phil
Coauthor: Greenberg | McClendon | Chavez | Seaman | Reyna, Arthur
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the establishment of voluntary workforce training programs for certain students.

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 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.

HB 3596 Author: McClendon | Oliveira | Luna, Vilma | Keffer | Seaman
Coauthor: Chavez | Greenberg
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 05/25/1999 S Withdrawn from intent calendar
Caption: Relating to workforce development services provided by the Texas Workforce Commission or a private vendor under a contract with a local workforce development board.

HJR 72 Author: Hamric | Allen | Turner, Bob | Van de Putte | Davis, Yvonne
Coauthor: Denny | Jones, Delwin | Hunter | Mowery | Davis, John | et al.
Last Action: 04/22/1999 H Companion considered in lieu of in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain leased motor vehicles not held primarily for the production of income.

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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