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

Number of Bills: 31

HB 2 Author: Swinford | Hawley | Hilderbran | Turner, Bob | Flores
Coauthor: Chisum | Christian | Isett | Keffer | Walker | et al.
Sponsor: Ogden
Last Action: 05/29/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to agriculture and state agricultural policy.

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 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 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 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 687 Author: Bosse | Crabb | Zbranek | Telford
Coauthor: Ellis, Dan | McReynolds | Christian | Hochberg | Seaman
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 05/13/1999 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the application of the fishing license requirement to a person who is at least 65 years of age.

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 722 Author: Staples
Coauthor: Ellis, Dan
Sponsor: Nixon, Drew
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the number of certified peace officers employed by the Texas Forest Service.

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 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 989 Author: Craddick | Junell | Hawley | West, George "Buddy" | Chisum
Coauthor: Capelo | Cook | Counts | Culberson | George | et al.
Last Action: 02/10/1999 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to a temporary exemption from the severance tax for oil and gas produced from wells under certain market conditions.

HB 1120 Author: Najera
Coauthor: Berman | Brown, Fred | Davis, Yvonne | Ehrhardt | Ellis, Dan | et al.
Last Action: 05/08/1999 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to exceptions to public school class size limits granted by the commissioner of education.

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 1313 Author: Zbranek | Hope | Ritter | Lewis, Ron | Deshotel
Coauthor: Ellis, Dan
Last Action: 03/15/1999 H Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to the composition of the 1st, 9th, and 14th court of appeals 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 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 1621 Author: Turner, Bob | Lengefeld | Hupp
Coauthor: Ellis, Dan | Uresti
Last Action: 02/23/1999 H Referred to Public Safety
Caption: Relating to providing to honorably discharged veterans an exemption from the fee required for a license to carry a concealed handgun.

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 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 1776 Author: Uher
Coauthor: Ellis, Dan
Last Action: 04/27/1999 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to certain eligibility requirements for a license to carry a concealed handgun and to the procedures for denial, suspension, or revocation of a license.

HB 2000 Author: Turner, Bob | Telford | Brimer | Walker | Ramsay
Coauthor: Christian | Cook | Crabb | Hardcastle | Homer | et al.
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 05/13/1999 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the ratification of the Southern Dairy Compact; providing civil penalties.

HB 2107 Author: Cook | Salinas | Turner, Bob | Counts | McReynolds
Coauthor: Ellis, Dan | Homer
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 05/28/1999 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to assistance to certain volunteer fire departments and to the imposition of a tax to finance that assistance.

HB 2323 Author: Jones, Charles
Coauthor: Ellis, Dan
Last Action: 05/10/1999 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the applicability of the offense of unlawfully carrying a weapon to certain persons carrying a handgun in a motor vehicle.

HB 2482 Author: Lewis, Glenn | Chavez
Coauthor: Bonnen | Ellis, Dan
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 05/14/1999 S Testimony taken in committee
Caption: Relating to equal access to places of public accommodation.

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.

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 157 Author: Seaman
Coauthor: Pickett | Kuempel | Ramsay | Ellis, Dan
Last Action: 02/10/1999 H Reported enrolled: Feb 10 1999 8:00PM
Caption: Declaring February 10, 1999, Rotary International Day at the Capitol.

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