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

Number of Bills: 40

HB 84 Author: Goolsby
Coauthor: Howard | Smith | Davis, John
Last Action: 02/08/1999 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to exempting certain small corporations from payment of the franchise tax.

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 341 Author: McCall | Junell | Brimer | Keffer | Luna, Vilma
Coauthor: Van de Putte | Davis, John | Christian | Smith | Farabee | et al.
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 05/28/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the use of certain information regarding a current or former employee.

HB 350 Author: Wohlgemuth | Lewis, Glenn | Christian | Howard | Van de Putte
Coauthor: Berman | Davis, John | Clark | Corte | Shields | et al.
Last Action: 03/15/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to creating a covenant marriage.

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 424 Author: Turner, Bob | Christian | Keffer | Gallego | Counts
Coauthor: Greenberg | Ramsay | Davis, John | Hawley | Homer | et al.
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the distribution of money to certain counties for the payment of extraordinary costs of prosecution.

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 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 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 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 801 Author: Uher | Keffer | Bonnen | Culberson | Hawley
Coauthor: Williams | Davis, John | Corte | Cook | Jones, Charles | et al.
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to public participation in certain environmental permitting procedures of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.

HB 1050 Author: Sadler
Coauthor: Christian | Davis, John
Last Action: 03/10/1999 H Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to exempting certain small corporations from the franchise tax.

HB 1063 Author: Pickett
Coauthor: Davis, John | Seaman
Sponsor: Shapleigh
Last Action: 05/21/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the imposition of a graffiti eradication fee on certain persons in juvenile court.

HB 1152 Author: Driver | Madden | Hinojosa | Berman | Gutierrez
Coauthor: Pitts | Davis, John
Last Action: 04/22/1999 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality to implement a photographic traffic-control system; providing for imposition of a civil penalty.

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 1269 Author: Goodman
Coauthor: Seaman | Davis, John
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 05/25/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the mandatory detention of a juvenile for allegedly engaging in certain conduct.

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 1471 Author: Hilbert
Coauthor: Davis, John
Last Action: 05/12/1999 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to requiring a small business impact statement for bills and resolutions.

HB 1522 Author: Siebert | Seaman
Coauthor: Davis, John
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to prompt payment requirements for work performed by contractors and subcontractors on certain real property.

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 1701 Author: Van de Putte | Goodman | Lewis, Ron | Turner, Sylvester | Cook
Coauthor: Berman | Keel | Siebert | West, George "Buddy" | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action: 04/13/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of telecommunications utilities and to the provision of telecommunications and related services.

HB 1713 Author: Ellis, Dan
Coauthor: Moreno, Joe | Berman | Hardcastle | Ritter | Hunter | et al.
Sponsor: Ogden
Last Action: 05/29/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the harassment of persons by individuals imprisoned or confined in adult or juvenile correctional facilities; creating an offense.

HB 1716 Author: Hupp | Clark | Turner, Bob | Green | Wilson
Coauthor: Shields | Jones, Charles | Berman | Krusee | Davis, John | et al.
Last Action: 04/07/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to certain suits against firearms or ammunition manufacturers, trade associations, or sellers.

HB 2017 Author: Christian
Coauthor: Davis, John
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/10/1999 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99
Caption: Relating to the designation of certain state employees as liaisons to faith-based organizations for the purpose of promoting community services for the needy and to the promotion of cooperation and coordination among certain organizations by local workforce development boards.

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 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 2701 Author: Greenberg | Telford | Walker | McClendon | Clark
Coauthor: Hope | Christian | Davis, John | Staples
Last Action: 05/13/1999 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to systems and programs administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

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 3050 Author: Counts | Swinford | Junell
Coauthor: Davis, John
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the administration of certain loan programs by the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority, to limiting certain liability for activities in programs funded by the authority, to establishing the agricultural technology program, and to the promotion of the development of agriculture-related rural businesses.

HB 3461 Author: Madden | Denny | Marchant | Swinford | Hupp
Coauthor: Allen | Clark | Corte | Crabb | Craddick | et al.
Last Action: 04/07/1999 H Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain political contributions and political expenditures; providing civil and criminal penalties.

HCR 23 Author: Clark | Cook | Ellis, Dan | Crownover, Ronny
Coauthor: Davis, John | Hope | Homer | Berman
Sponsor: Haywood
Last Action: 05/24/1999 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Requesting the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to consider the economic impact of the double-crested cormorant on sport fishing.

HJR 11 Author: Corte | Gutierrez
Coauthor: Denny | Hill | Davis, John
Last Action: 05/10/1999 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the tax rate on the income component of the franchise tax.

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 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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