Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Terry Keel
76th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/8/2026

Number of Bills: 82

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (56):
HB 6 Author: Keel | Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/10/1999 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the regulation of controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act, to the accessibility of certain information collected under that Act, and to the punishment for certain offenses under that Act.

HB 117 Author: Keel | Allen | Christian | Keffer | Bonnen
Last Action: 04/07/1999 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the forfeiture of commutation of time for good conduct by an inmate of a county jail who files a frivolous or malicious lawsuit.

HB 118 Author: Keel | Bonnen | Culberson | Reyna, Arthur | Jones, Jesse
Last Action: 04/27/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the punishment for certain offenses committed against elderly individuals.

HB 119 Author: Keel | King, Phil | Christian | Hilbert
Last Action: 03/31/1999 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the taking of a specimen of a person's breath or blood in connection with certain alcohol-related offenses.

HB 120 Author: Keel
Last Action: 02/01/1999 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the offense of money laundering.

HB 121 Author: Keel | King, Phil
Last Action: 03/31/1999 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to permitting an arrest without warrant for certain intoxication offenses.

HB 122 Author: Keel
Last Action: 05/04/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of a peace officer to make a warrantless arrest.

HB 123 Author: Keel
Last Action: 02/01/1999 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the statute of limitations for the purpose of prosecuting certain offenses under the Tax Code.

HB 124 Author: Keel | Hilderbran
Last Action: 05/14/1999 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the promotion of Texas agricultural products and the sale of wine.

HB 142 Author: Keel | Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/07/1999 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the right of a defendant to request and receive a pretrial hearing in a criminal case tried before a jury.

HB 149 Author: Keel | Hinojosa
Sponsor: Barrientos
Last Action: 05/31/1999 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99
Caption: Relating to fees assessed on the filing of certain applications or petitions for a writ of habeas corpus.

HB 234 Author: Keel | Hinojosa
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/21/1999 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99
Caption: Relating to making certain affidavits required for the issuance of search warrants available for public inspection.

HB 657 Author: Keel
Last Action: 03/02/1999 H Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to compensation under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act for necessary costs incurred in witnessing an execution.

HB 658 Author: Keel
Last Action: 05/12/1999 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the exclusion of certain criminal proceedings from the proceedings that may be referred to a criminal law magistrate in Travis County.

HB 1059 Author: Keel | Siebert | Dukes | Greenberg | Naishtat
Sponsor: Barrientos
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 1/1/00
Caption: Relating to the regulation of amusement rides; providing penalties.

HB 1219 Author: Keel
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99
Caption: Relating to the accounting system in certain counties.

HB 1220 Author: Keel
Last Action: 03/29/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the exception to disclosure under the public information law of audit working papers and draft audit reports.

HB 1246 Author: Keel | Hinojosa
Last Action: 02/11/1999 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to making arrest warrants and certain affidavits made in connection with the issuance of arrest warrants available for public inspection.

HB 1279 Author: Keel
Last Action: 02/15/1999 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to enhancement of the penalty for an offender who manufactures or delivers a controlled substance causing death or serious bodily injury.

HB 1319 Author: Keel
Last Action: 05/10/1999 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to visibility of vehicle license plates; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 1320 Author: Keel
Last Action: 02/15/1999 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the admissibility of certain evidence in a criminal proceeding.

HB 1565 Author: Keel
Last Action: 02/22/1999 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to a crime victim reporting the commission of an offense to a grand jury.

HB 1618 Author: Keel | Hunter | Danburg
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the creation of library districts.

HB 1690 Author: Keel | McCall
Last Action: 04/13/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the criminal offenses applicable to gambling and gambling devices.

HB 1693 Author: Keel
Last Action: 03/29/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the designation of water quality protection zones in certain areas.

HB 1896 Author: Keel | Naishtat
Sponsor: Barrientos
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the compensation of criminal law magistrates in Travis County.

HB 2274 Author: Keel
Sponsor: Barrientos
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the administration, powers, duties, operation and financing of Wells Branch Municipal Utility District in Travis and Williamson counties.

HB 2275 Author: Keel
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the board of directors, boundaries, and financing of the Southwest Travis County Water District.

HB 2672 Author: Keel
Last Action: 03/11/1999 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the forfeiture of substitute property in a criminal asset forfeiture proceeding.

HB 2673 Author: Keel
Last Action: 05/14/1999 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to continuing education programs for peace officers and county jailers.

HB 2674 Author: Keel
Last Action: 04/22/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the basic allotment under the Foundation School Program for mid-sized school districts.

HB 2675 Author: Keel
Last Action: 03/11/1999 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the discovery of expert witnesses in a criminal trial.

HB 2676 Author: Keel
Last Action: 04/19/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to law enforcement procedures for electronically obtaining data from pawn shops, recording thumbprints on transaction records, and holding hearings for recovery of stolen property.

HB 2773 Author: Keel
Last Action: 04/21/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to conditions of employment for peace officers and detention officers employed by certain sheriff departments.

HB 2774 Author: Keel
Last Action: 04/22/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the penalty for practicing chiropractic without a license.

HB 2775 Author: Keel
Last Action: 03/15/1999 H Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the division of water control and improvement districts.

HB 3165 Author: Keel
Last Action: 05/11/1999 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to the invalid annexation of a water or sewer district.

HB 3166 Author: Keel
Last Action: 03/16/1999 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of a defendant convicted of soliciting a minor to commit certain offenses involving controlled substances.

HB 3167 Author: Keel | Greenberg | Bonnen
Last Action: 05/10/1999 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to benefits from the Employees Retirement System of Texas for certain persons employed by the Board of Pardons and Paroles or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 3168 Author: Keel
Last Action: 05/11/1999 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to the duration of a default on a bond forfeiture judgment.

HB 3445 Author: Keel
Last Action: 05/06/1999 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to authorizing certain counties to provide emergency communication service in the unincorporated area of the county.

HB 3589 Author: Keel
Last Action: 04/13/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the issuance of special license plates for emergency medical services personnel.

HB 3590 Author: Keel
Last Action: 05/12/1999 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to an exception for peace officers from private security consultant registration requirements.

HB 3591 Author: Keel | King, Tracy
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/24/1999 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99
Caption: Relating to the addition of land to a defined area of a water control and improvement district.

HB 3728 Author: Keel
Last Action: 04/27/1999 H Companion considered in lieu of in committee
Caption: Relating to the duties and authority of the Crime Stoppers Advisory Council; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 3729 Author: Keel | Naishtat
Last Action: 04/06/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the reporting of costs related to eligibility determination functions of the Texas Department of Human Services.

HR 13 Author: Keel
Last Action: 02/02/1999 H Referred to Rules & Resolutions
Caption: Congratulating Ricky Williams of The University of Texas at Austin on his athletic achievements.

HR 328 Author: Keel
Last Action: 04/07/1999 H Reported enrolled: Apr 7 1999 4:33PM
Caption: Granting the Texas Region of Phi Theta Kappa permission to use the house chambers on April 10, 1999, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m..

HR 384 Author: Keel
Last Action: 03/18/1999 H Reported enrolled: Mar 18 1999 7:43AM
Caption: In memory of James Harrison "Jim" Cowman, Jr.

HR 556 Author: Keel
Last Action: 04/07/1999 H Reported enrolled: Apr 7 1999 4:33PM
Caption: In memory of Arthur Edward Geil.

HR 589 Author: Keel
Last Action: 04/30/1999 H Reported enrolled: Apr 30 1999 4:53PM
Caption: Honoring the 30th anniversary of the CE-Bar Volunteer Fire Department.

HR 809 Author: Keel
Last Action: 05/14/1999 H Reported enrolled: May 14 1999 5:08PM
Caption: Congratulating Peter A. Bourell and Amanda L. Carroll on their upcoming wedding.

HR 810 Author: Keel
Last Action: 05/05/1999 H Reported enrolled: May 5 1999 5:18PM
Caption: Congratulating the Lake Travis High School Cavalette Dance Team on winning the American Dance/Drill Team Class 4A national championship.

HR 811 Author: Keel
Last Action: 05/05/1999 H Reported enrolled: May 5 1999 5:18PM
Caption: Congratulating the Westlake High School Concert Band on its receipt of the Sudler Flag of Honor award for 1998.

HR 950 Author: Keel
Last Action: 05/14/1999 H Reported enrolled: May 14 1999 7:00PM
Caption: Congratulating Tracie Rhesean Davis on her outstanding academic accomplishments.

HR 1344 Author: Keel
Last Action: 05/31/1999 H Reported enrolled: May 31 1999 8:10AM
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. 1059.

Joint Author (26):
HB 261 Author: Allen | Keel | Jones, Charles | Culberson
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the forfeiture of good conduct time of an inmate who files a frivolous or malicious lawsuit while confined in county jail awaiting transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 262 Author: Allen | Keel
Last Action: 04/23/1999 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the payment of fees and costs by an inmate who has filed a frivolous lawsuit.

HB 318 Author: Driver | Keel
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the penalty for a false application for a driver's license or a certificate issued by the Department of Public Safety.

HB 374 Author: Culberson | Keel
Sponsor: Lindsay
Last Action: 05/26/1999 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to the deferral or abatement of a suit to collect delinquent taxes on the homestead of an elderly person.

HB 430 Author: Turner, Bob | Keel
Last Action: 05/05/1999 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to prepare and implement a regional habitat conservation plan or habitat conservation plan or to enter into a conservation agreement.

HB 602 Author: Naishtat | Maxey | Dukes | Keel | Greenberg
Last Action: 04/12/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of two judicial districts in Travis County.

HB 942 Author: Wilson | Keel
Last Action: 02/09/1999 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to applying traffic laws to private roads or parking lots generally used by the public.

HB 1052 Author: Brimer | Reyna, Arthur | Keel
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 06/20/1999 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99
Caption: Relating to creating a real estate broker's and appraiser's lien on commercial real estate; providing a penalty.

HB 1075 Author: Craddick | Keel
Sponsor: Bivins
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to raising the speed limit for vehicles towing certain trailers.

HB 1200 Author: Crabb | Keel | Talton
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 1554 Author: Krusee | Keel | Cook | Hilderbran | Green
Last Action: 02/18/1999 H Referred to Urban Affairs
Caption: Relating to a referendum on the dedication of revenue of certain mass transit authorities.

HB 1697 Author: Greenberg | Maxey | Dukes | Keel | Naishtat
Sponsor: Barrientos
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to eligibility and benefits under public retirement systems for employees of certain municipalities.

HB 1983 Author: Bosse | Gray | McCall | Turner, Bob | Keel
Sponsor: Madla
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the functions of the Advisory Commission on State Emergency Communications and emergency communication districts and to the continuation of the Advisory Commission on State Emergency Communications.

HB 2138 Author: Krusee | Keel | Hilderbran | Cook | Green
Last Action: 05/10/1999 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the sales and use tax in certain metropolitan transit authorities.

HB 2167 Author: Naishtat | Keel
Last Action: 04/23/1999 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the right of junior college district employees to voluntarily designate a portion of their earned income to certain organizations.

HB 2227 Author: Homer | Keel
Last Action: 04/13/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the punishment for certain offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act by a person using a minor to facilitate the commission of the offense.

HB 2306 Author: Maxey | Danburg | Keel
Last Action: 04/23/1999 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of prostitution and requiring treatment of persons convicted of that offense.

HB 2734 Author: Cook | Keel
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 05/14/1999 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the filing of an affidavit supporting a criminal charge based on the use of a check or similar sight order.

HB 3517 Author: Goodman | Keel
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the detention, adjudication, and disposition of certain persons within the juvenile justice system and the funding of certain facilities of the system.

HB 3660 Author: Maxey | Keel
Sponsor: Barrientos
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to service credit under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for certain work experience of certified career and technology education teachers.

HB 3773 Author: Greenberg | Naishtat | Maxey | Dukes | Keel
Sponsor: Barrientos
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to credit in and benefits and administration of retirement systems for police officers in certain municipalities.

HCR 1 Author: Solomons | Keel
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 01/27/1999 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Inviting the governor to address a joint session of the legislature on Wednesday, January 27, 1999 at 11:00 a.m.

HR 34 Author: Dukes | Naishtat | Greenberg | Maxey | Keel
Last Action: 01/28/1999 H Reported enrolled: Jan 28 1999 1:20PM
Caption: Congratulating Ricky Williams of The University of Texas at Austin on his athletic achievements.

HR 49 Author: Naishtat | Keel
Last Action: 01/28/1999 H Reported enrolled: Jan 28 1999 8:10PM
Caption: Designating Ricky Williams as an honorary Texan.

HR 60 Author: Greenberg | Dukes | Keel | Maxey | Naishtat
Last Action: 01/27/1999 H Reported enrolled: Jan 27 1999 7:58AM
Caption: In memory of Houston educator Dr. Joe H. Martel.

HR 849 Author: Glaze | Keel
Last Action: 05/12/1999 H Reported enrolled: May 12 1999 2:00PM
Caption: Honoring Travis Scott Banks on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.

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