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

Number of Bills: 27

HB 5 Author: Gray
Coauthor: Telford | Merritt | Homer | Hodge | Deshotel | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/1999 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to parental notification before an abortion may be performed on certain minors.

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 91 Author: Giddings | Thompson | Chavez | Clark | Danburg
Coauthor: Hodge | Hamric | Woolley | Denny | Reyna, Elvira | et al.
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99
Caption: Relating to prohibiting female genital mutilation; imposing a penalty.

HB 316 Author: Chavez | Oliveira | Wise | Wilson
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bailey | Burnam | Capelo | Cuellar | et al.
Last Action: 04/06/1999 H Companion considered in lieu of in committee
Caption: Relating to the declaration of the birthday of Cesar Chavez as a legal holiday.

HB 537 Author: Danburg | Woolley | Homer | Merritt | Ramsay
Coauthor: Noriega | Reyna, Elvira | Salinas | Puente | Lengefeld | et al.
Sponsor: Barrientos
Last Action: 05/14/1999 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to telephone solicitation; providing penalties.

HB 616 Author: Greenberg | Solis, Jim | Danburg
Coauthor: Deshotel
Last Action: 05/10/1999 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits for certain individuals who voluntarily leave their last work.

HB 628 Author: Hope
Coauthor: Berman | Haggerty | Christian | Deshotel | Madden | et al.
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of failing to stop or report the aggravated sexual assault of a child.

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 827 Author: Telford | Cuellar | Cook | McCall | Ramsay
Coauthor: Homer | Salinas | Pickett | Deshotel | Ellis, Dan | et al.
Last Action: 03/10/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to computation of benefits payable by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

HB 889 Author: Lewis, Glenn | Williams | Coleman | Rangel | Cuellar
Coauthor: Deshotel | McClendon
Sponsor: Ogden
Last Action: 05/29/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to establishing an institute for the preservation of history and culture at Prairie View A&M University.

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 1258 Author: Najera | Brown, Betty | Jones, Jesse | Berman | Flores
Coauthor: Uresti | McClendon | Deshotel | Turner, Bob
Last Action: 04/07/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to exempting certain congressional medal of honor winners from certain taxes.

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 1297 Author: Lewis, Ron
Coauthor: Deshotel | Ritter | Zbranek
Sponsor: Bernsen
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to changing the names of Lamar University at Orange, Lamar University at Port Arthur, and Lamar University Institute of Technology.

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 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 1971 Author: Zbranek | Gray | Eiland | Crabb
Coauthor: Deshotel | Hardcastle | Janek | Seaman
Last Action: 05/10/1999 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the regulation and promotion of the oyster industry in this state.

HB 2544 Author: Smith
Coauthor: Yarbrough | Deshotel | Williams | Hope | Truitt | et al.
Last Action: 04/20/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the residential homestead property tax exemption and the calculation of state aid.

HB 2560 Author: Gray | Eiland | Seaman | Luna, Vilma
Coauthor: Capelo | Deshotel
Last Action: 05/11/1999 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to coastal erosion.

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 2702 Author: Chavez | Coleman | Naishtat
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bailey | Burnam | Capelo | Cuellar | et al.
Last Action: 05/10/1999 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to nutritional assistance for certain legal immigrants.

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 3552 Author: Giddings | Turner, Sylvester | Dukes | Chavez | McCall
Coauthor: Deshotel
Last Action: 05/14/1999 S Referred to Administration
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the legislature from meeting on Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.

HCR 117 Author: Keffer | Christian | Zbranek | Seaman | Coleman
Coauthor: Luna, Vilma | Homer | Deshotel
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 06/20/1999 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Supporting and encouraging the future development and expansion of career and technology academic programs throughout Texas high schools.

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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