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

Number of Bills: 30

HB 351 Author: Denny
Coauthor: Pickett | Hope
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the civil liability of a county tax assessor-collector.

HB 382 Author: Chisum
Coauthor: Berman | Hardcastle | Swinford | Howard | Counts | et al.
Last Action: 05/03/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to placing a child in a foster home or adoptive home.

HB 455 Author: Clark | Uresti | Christian | Edwards
Coauthor: Bailey | Berman | Bonnen | Denny | Hardcastle | et al.
Last Action: 02/04/1999 H Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to regulation of certain body piercing facilities.

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 907 Author: Siebert
Coauthor: Hope
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to attendance in public schools of persons over 18 years of age.

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 1242 Author: Hochberg | Cuellar | Flores | Hilbert | Williams
Coauthor: Hope | Luna, Vilma | Denny | Garcia | King, Phil | et al.
Last Action: 04/20/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the state funding for school district debt service.

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 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 2062 Author: Goolsby
Coauthor: Keel | Coleman | Walker | McClendon | Noriega | et al.
Last Action: 03/23/1999 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the Texas State History Museum.

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 2140 Author: Williams | Marchant | Craddick
Coauthor: Hope
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the tax on motor vehicles purchased or leased outside this state and brought into this state by new residents.

HB 2290 Author: Isett | Gallego | Clark
Coauthor: Berman | Brimer | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Christian | et al.
Last Action: 04/14/1999 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption: Relating to a review that health care benefits be provided under certain health benefit plans.

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 2579 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Coauthor: Capelo | Hope | Clark
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 05/14/1999 S Testimony taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the liability of certain persons providing facilities or other property for use for certain school activities.

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 2761 Author: Williams | Coleman | Woolley
Coauthor: Hope
Last Action: 05/11/1999 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the establishment of regional development agreements between certain municipalities and special districts.

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 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 21 Author: Wohlgemuth | Davis, John | Christian | Brown, Betty | Jones, Charles
Coauthor: Hartnett | Allen | Averitt | Berman | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action: 04/06/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds vote of the membership of each house of the legislature to enact certain tax bills.

HR 50 Author: Hilbert
Coauthor: Hope | Crabb | Williams
Last Action: 02/03/1999 H Reported enrolled: Feb 3 1999 7:00PM
Caption: Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the North Harris Montgomery County Community College District.

HR 82 Author: Cuellar
Coauthor: Hodge | Hunter | Berman | Clark | Hardcastle | et al.
Last Action: 02/02/1999 H Reported enrolled: Feb 2 1999 7:45PM
Caption: Designating February 3, 1999, as United Way Day at the Capitol.

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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