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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Briscoe Cain
85th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/27/2026
Number of Bills: 51

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (42):
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
03/07/2017 H Referred to General Investigating & Ethics: Mar 7 2017 3:59PM
Caption:
Relating to the use of legislatively produced audio or visual materials in political advertising.
Author:
Cain | Lang | Keough | Bell
Last Action:
02/27/2017 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 27 2017 3:33PM
Caption:
Relating to protection for reporting the existence of certain immigration policies of a governmental entity.
Author:
Cain | Villalba | Stickland | Collier
Last Action:
02/27/2017 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 27 2017 3:33PM
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a county or municipality to adopt or enforce a smoking ban on the premises of certain businesses.
Author:
Cain | Deshotel | Dutton
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02/27/2017 H Referred to Transportation: Feb 27 2017 3:38PM
Caption:
Relating to pedestrian use of a sidewalk.
Author:
Cain | Swanson
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03/14/2017 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 14 2017 4:01PM
Caption:
Relating to the elimination of the taxing authority of certain county boards of education and boards of county school trustees.
Author:
Cain | King, Phil | Wilson | Lambert | Blanco
Last Action:
05/02/2017 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Medal for the Defense of Freedom award.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
03/13/2017 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 13 2017 3:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of a citation for the offense of trespass by certain persons carrying handguns.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
03/13/2017 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Mar 13 2017 3:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or educational institutions.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
05/11/2017 H Transferred to Calendars Committee
Caption:
Relating to jurisdiction in a suit for adoption of a child and the mandatory transfer of certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship to the court in which a suit for adoption is pending.
Author:
Cain | Shaheen | Paul
Last Action:
03/23/2017 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 23 2017 4:10PM
Caption:
Relating to the protection of expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
03/23/2017 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Mar 23 2017 11:29AM
Caption:
Relating to access to criminal history record information by certain fire departments.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
03/29/2017 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 29 2017 5:44PM
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct to discipline judges.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
03/31/2017 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 31 2017 11:45AM
Caption:
Relating to the withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment from a pregnant patient; affecting the prosecution of a criminal offense.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
03/31/2017 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 31 2017 11:45AM
Caption:
Relating to prohibited state contracts with vendors that perform elective abortions, destructive embryonic stem cell research, or human cloning or that conduct research on human fetal tissue.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
04/03/2017 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 3 2017 3:34PM
Caption:
Relating to prohibition of certain regulations by a county, municipality, or other political subdivision.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
03/31/2017 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 31 2017 11:45AM
Caption:
Relating to reducing the limitation on the maximum amount of gross receipts taxes collected for combative sports events.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
03/31/2017 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Mar 31 2017 4:30PM
Caption:
Designating the third week of September as Towing Industry Awareness Week for a 10-year period beginning in 2017.
Author:
Cain | Biedermann
Last Action:
03/20/2017 H Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select: Mar 20 2017 3:24PM
Caption:
Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing an amendment to the constitution to limit the terms of office of members of Congress.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
02/16/2017 H Reported enrolled: Feb 16 2017 12:52PM
Caption:
Commemorating Texas Homemade Pie Day on February 16, 2017.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
03/08/2017 H Reported enrolled: Mar 8 2017 5:43PM
Caption:
Congratulating the Mendoza Debate Society at Lee College for winning the 2016 IPDA National Community College Debate Championship.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
03/06/2017 H Reported enrolled: Mar 6 2017 6:20PM
Caption:
Congratulating the Goose Creek CISD students who won awards at the 2016 National History Day competition.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
03/27/2017 H Reported enrolled: Mar 27 2017 7:12PM
Caption:
Congratulating Nelly and Mariselle Quijano and their McDonald's teams on being named 2017 Business of the Year by the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce.
Author:
Cain
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04/21/2017 H Reported enrolled: Apr 21 2017 6:02PM
Caption:
Recognizing the 2017 National Night Out Against Crime in Crosby.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
04/21/2017 H Reported enrolled: Apr 21 2017 6:04PM
Caption:
Recognizing the 2017 National Night Out Against Crime in Highlands.
Author:
Cain
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04/21/2017 H Reported enrolled: Apr 21 2017 6:05PM
Caption:
Recognizing the 2017 National Night Out Against Crime in Baytown.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
04/23/2017 H Reported enrolled: Apr 23 2017 6:27PM
Caption:
Recognizing the 2017 National Night Out Against Crime in Morgan's Point.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
04/21/2017 H Reported enrolled: Apr 21 2017 5:49PM
Caption:
Recognizing the 2017 National Night Out Against Crime in La Porte.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
04/21/2017 H Reported enrolled: Apr 21 2017 5:54PM
Caption:
Recognizing the 2017 National Night Out Against Crime in Deer Park.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
04/21/2017 H Reported enrolled: Apr 21 2017 5:54PM
Caption:
Recognizing the 2017 National Night Out Against Crime in Pasadena.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
05/15/2017 H Reported enrolled: May 15 2017 3:00PM
Caption:
Congratulating the Team Name Wanted: Dead or Alive robotics team on its 2016-2017 season.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
05/17/2017 H Reported enrolled: May 17 2017 10:42PM
Caption:
Congratulating Thomas and Suzanne Fraser of Baytown on their 50th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
05/29/2017 H Reported enrolled: May 29 2017 1:36PM
Caption:
Recognizing the third week of September 2017 as Towing Industry Awareness Week.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
05/30/2017 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2017 2:07PM
Caption:
Congratulating Savannah Cushman of Sea Scout Ship 208, SSS Red Skies, in Baytown on her appointment as the 2017-2018 regional boatswain for the Sea Scouts Southern Region.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
05/31/2017 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2017 12:48PM
Caption:
In memory of Linda Cottar of Baytown.
Author:
Cain
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05/30/2017 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2017 1:00PM
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Honoring the La Porte Lions Club on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Lions Clubs International.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
05/31/2017 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2017 12:14PM
Caption:
Honoring the Baytown Lions Club on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Lions Clubs International.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
05/31/2017 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2017 12:02PM
Caption:
Honoring the Crosby Lions Club on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Lions Clubs International.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
05/31/2017 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2017 9:20AM
Caption:
Honoring the Deer Park Lions Club on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Lions Clubs International.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
05/31/2017 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2017 11:49AM
Caption:
Honoring the Pasadena Lions Club on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Lions Clubs International.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
05/31/2017 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2017 9:21AM
Caption:
Honoring the Leo Club at Goose Creek Memorial High School on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Lions Clubs International.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
05/31/2017 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2017 9:20AM
Caption:
Honoring the Leo Club at Crosby High School on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Lions Clubs International.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
05/31/2017 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2017 10:40AM
Caption:
In memory of Myriam Silvana Chavez of Houston.
Joint Author (9):
Author:
Lozano | Cain
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
05/29/2017 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to allowing individuals appointed to state office to file required financial statements by certified mail.
Author:
Raymond | Cain
Last Action:
02/23/2017 H Referred to Ways & Means: Feb 23 2017 11:53AM
Caption:
Relating to honesty in state taxation.
Author:
Ortega | Wu | Frank | Cain
Sponsor:
Rodríguez
Last Action:
06/01/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17
Caption:
Relating to the ability of foster parents to intervene in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
Author:
Bohac | Cain | Johnson, Jarvis | Capriglione | Guillen
Last Action:
03/22/2017 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.
Author:
Phelan | Fallon | Simmons | Cain
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/15/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17
Caption:
Relating to indemnification and duties of engineers and architects under certain governmental contracts.
Author:
Bohac | Cain
Sponsor:
Taylor, Larry
Last Action:
06/15/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17
Caption:
Relating to criminal background checks for persons employed by certain public school contractors.
Author:
Biedermann | Lang | Cain
Last Action:
04/25/2017 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a temporary exemption for a school district from the obligation to comply with certain unfunded state educational mandates.
Author:
Goldman | Cain
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
06/15/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17
Caption:
Relating to nonlawyer representation in an appeal of an eviction suit.
Author:
Deshotel | Perez | Faircloth | Roberts | Cain
Sponsor:
Taylor, Larry
Last Action:
06/12/2017 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Urging Congress to provide sufficient federal funding for the construction of a storm surge barrier along the Texas coast.
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