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

Number of Bills: 35

HB 49 Author: Cuellar | Solomons | Siebert | Culberson
Coauthor: Shields | Denny
Last Action: 05/07/1999 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to a misdemeanant's liability for the cost of confinement in a county jail.

HB 63 Author: Greenberg | McCall | Siebert | Hill
Coauthor: Denny | Ehrhardt
Last Action: 03/10/1999 H Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to a franchise tax exemption for certain research and development activities.

HB 65 Author: Greenberg | Tillery | Keffer | Coleman | Allen
Coauthor: Christian | Denny | Ehrhardt | Salinas | Luna, Vilma | et al.
Last Action: 03/10/1999 H Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to a franchise tax credit for an employer that purchases or subsidizes child-care services for employees.

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 343 Author: Wohlgemuth | Christian | Green | Brown, Betty | King, Phil
Coauthor: Berman | Denny | Jones, Charles | Howard
Last Action: 02/03/1999 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to parental consent before an abortion may be performed on a minor; providing a criminal penalty.

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 383 Author: Chisum
Coauthor: Berman | Hardcastle | Swinford | Christian | Wohlgemuth | et al.
Last Action: 05/03/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the recognition of a same-sex marriage.

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 498 Author: Corte | West, George "Buddy"
Coauthor: Denny
Last Action: 03/29/1999 H Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the expulsion of students for assault of school employees.

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 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 1026 Author: Coleman | Pickett | Hodge
Coauthor: Denny | Haggerty | Nixon, Joe | Seaman | Hill | et al.
Last Action: 05/10/1999 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to participation by private school students in University Interscholastic League sponsored activities.

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 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 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 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 1937 Author: Truitt
Coauthor: Denny | Madden
Last Action: 04/15/1999 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Relating to a local option election for the sale of alcoholic beverages in a city or town located in more than one county.

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 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 2611 Author: Greenberg | Gallego | Madden | Uher | Danburg
Coauthor: Smith | Averitt | Berman | Denny | Hodge | et al.
Sponsor: Moncrief
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to electronic reporting of certain political contributions and political expenditures.

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 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 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 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.

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 246 Author: Carter
Coauthor: Brimer | Burnam | Denny | King, Phil | Lewis, Glenn | et al.
Last Action: 02/24/1999 H Reported enrolled: Feb 24 1999 8:00PM
Caption: Declaring February 24, 1999, Tarrant County Chambers of Commerce Day.

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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