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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Rep. Jon E. Rosenthal
86th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/6/2026

Number of Bills: 64

Author:
Huberty | Bernal | Zerwas | King, Ken | Allen
Coauthor:
Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Sponsor:
Taylor
Last Action:
06/12/2019 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee.
Author:
Phelan | Bonnen, Greg | Harless | Morrison | Deshotel
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to debris management and other disaster recovery efforts.
Author:
Morrison | Zerwas | Hunter | Huberty | Phelan
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to disaster relief and recovery.
Author:
Neave | Howard | Minjarez | Button | Lang
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Ashby | Bernal | et al.
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
06/04/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the criminal statute of limitations for certain sex offenses and the collection, analysis, and preservation of evidence of sexual assault and other sex offenses.
Author:
Bonnen, Greg | Murphy | González, Mary | Meyer | Walle
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the contributions to and benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Phelan | Larson | Longoria | Guerra | Zerwas
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | et al.
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
05/16/2019 S No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to flood planning, mitigation, and infrastructure projects; making an appropriation.
Author:
Romero, Jr. | Neave | Burns
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bailes | Beckley | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2019 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to increasing criminal penalties for certain family violence offenses committed when a child is or may be present during the commission of the offense.
Author:
Metcalf | Larson | Phelan | Huberty | Oliverson
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Ashby | Beckley | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the notification of affected persons of certain releases of water from certain dams.
Author:
Minjarez | Klick | Moody | Coleman | Parker
Coauthor:
Bernal | Biedermann | Darby | Deshotel | Farrar | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of the practice of physical therapy.
Author:
Hinojosa | Allen | Bailes | Dutton | VanDeaver
Coauthor:
Allison | Bernal | Cole | Collier | Cortez | et al.
Last Action:
04/29/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the admission policy of an open-enrollment charter school.
Author:
Moody | Collier | White | Dutton | Phelan
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Beckley | Bernal | Biedermann | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2019 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain marihuana possession and drug paraphernalia possession offenses; imposing a fee.
Author:
Hinojosa | Lucio III | Lozano | Thierry | Phelan
Coauthor:
Bell, Keith | Blanco | Capriglione | Clardy | Israel | et al.
Last Action:
04/17/2019 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to school district notification to a parent or guardian of physical fitness assessment results of the parent's or guardian's child.
Author:
Israel | Zerwas | Wilson | Ashby
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Beckley | Bernal | Blanco | et al.
Last Action:
02/19/2019 H Referred to Elections: Feb 19 2019 1:41PM
Caption:
Relating to electronic voter registration.
Author:
Israel | Coleman | Turner, Chris | Thompson, Senfronia
Coauthor:
Allen | Beckley | Bernal | Blanco | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
02/20/2019 H Referred to Appropriations: Feb 20 2019 12:02PM
Caption:
Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Author:
Rodriguez | Morrison | Deshotel | Stucky | Oliverson
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Beckley | Bell, Cecil | Bernal | et al.
Last Action:
02/21/2019 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Feb 21 2019 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to the sale of ale and beer by certain brewers and manufacturers to ultimate consumers for consumption off the brewers' or manufacturers' premises.
Author:
Bucy | Israel
Coauthor:
Bowers | Cole | Dominguez | Gervin-Hawkins | González, Jessica | et al.
Last Action:
03/06/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the designation of certain election days as state holidays.
Author:
Davis, Sarah | Minjarez | Meyer | Moody | Collier
Coauthor:
Allison | Bohac | Button | Calanni | Cole | et al.
Last Action:
04/11/2019 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the unlawful restraint of a dog; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Gutierrez | Canales | Martinez | Raymond | Guillen
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Beckley | Bernal | Blanco | et al.
Last Action:
04/02/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the effects of the construction of a border wall on storm drainage and other environmental matters in this state.
Author:
Guillen
Coauthor:
Allen | Canales | Capriglione | Cyrier | Deshotel | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain offenses committed in a disaster area or an evacuated area.
Author:
Zwiener | Nevárez | Oliverson
Coauthor:
Bucy | Cyrier | Dominguez | Goodwin | Ramos | et al.
Last Action:
04/15/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to permits for certain injection wells that transect a portion of the Edwards Aquifer.
Author:
White | Minjarez | Klick | Moody | Coleman
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Darby | Deshotel | Israel | Krause | et al.
Last Action:
04/22/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of the practice of physical therapy.
Author:
Davis, Sarah | Deshotel | Zerwas | Meyer | Rose
Coauthor:
Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Beckley | Blanco | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women after a pregnancy.
Author:
Davis, Sarah | Springer | Guerra | Thompson, Senfronia | Turner, Chris
Coauthor:
Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bailes | Beckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/22/2019 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to maternal and newborn health care.
Author:
Goodwin | Talarico | Beckley | Capriglione
Coauthor:
Allison | Cortez | Farrar | Gervin-Hawkins | Guillen | et al.
Sponsor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
05/14/2019 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to personal financial literacy courses for high school students in public schools.
Author:
Cyrier | Zerwas | Price | Turner, Chris | Rose
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | et al.
Last Action:
04/23/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the allocation to and use by the Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Historical Commission of certain proceeds from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on sporting goods.
Author:
Phelan
Coauthor:
Allen | Bucy | Cain | Canales | Capriglione | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/28/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to access by certain persons to a first responder's immunization history.
Author:
Israel | Phelan | Meyer | Murphy | Martinez
Coauthor:
Allen | Bernal | Bucy | Calanni | Cole | et al.
Last Action:
04/26/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the prima facie speed limit on certain streets and highways.
Author:
Wu | King, Phil | Davis, Sarah | Longoria
Coauthor:
Allison | Anchia | Bernal | Blanco | Button | et al.
Last Action:
05/01/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to an attorney identification card for entrance into a building that houses a court; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Lucio III | Zerwas | Thompson, Senfronia | Anchia | Larson
Coauthor:
Allen | Beckley | Bernal | Blanco | Bowers | et al.
Last Action:
05/15/2019 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, processing, distribution, transportation, research, testing, and delivery of low-THC cannabis for medical use by patients with certain debilitating medical conditions and the licensing of cannabis dispensing organizations, cannabis research organizations, and cannabis testing facilities; establishing the cannabis therapeutic research review board; authorizing fees.
Author:
Gutierrez | Lucio III | Nevárez | Walle | González, Jessica
Coauthor:
Bernal | Bowers | Calanni | Canales | Cole | et al.
Last Action:
02/27/2019 H Referred to Elections: Feb 27 2019 12:47PM
Caption:
Relating to the disclosure of certain personal information provided on a driver's license application or in connection with a motor vehicle record.
Author:
Phelan | Paddie | Springer | González, Mary | Rose
Coauthor:
Allison | Anchia | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor:
Buckingham
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the delivery of certain transportation services under Medicaid and certain other health and human services programs.
Author:
Howard | Morrison | Neave | Hunter | Miller
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Beckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/04/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to statewide policies and practices, personnel training, evidence collection and preservation, and data collection and analysis regarding the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of sexual assault and other sex offenses.
Author:
Bell, Keith | VanDeaver | González, Mary | Meyer | Bernal
Coauthor:
Allison | Ashby | Buckley | Canales | Guillen | et al.
Last Action:
04/25/2019 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to students eligible to receive compensatory, intensive, and accelerated instructional services.
Author:
Geren | Davis, Yvonne | Shine | Leach | Kuempel
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Ashby | Beckley | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2019 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to recovery under uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance coverage.
Author:
Cole | Israel | Rodriguez | Bucy | Talarico
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bernal | Blanco | Bowers | et al.
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
05/24/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a portion of State Loop 111 in Travis County as the Richard Overton Memorial Highway.
Author:
Murphy | Zerwas | Phelan | Thompson, Senfronia | Bonnen, Greg
Coauthor:
Allen | Bohac | Calanni | Collier | Cortez | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2019 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the disaster response loan fund and the permissible uses of that fund; making an appropriation; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Zwiener | Cole | Talarico | Bowers
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Bernal | Blanco | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
03/05/2019 H Referred to Elections: Mar 5 2019 12:19PM
Caption:
Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting.
Author:
Turner, Chris | Zerwas | Price | Thompson, Senfronia | Walle
Coauthor:
Anchia | Beckley | Bernal | Blanco | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2019 S Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at certain public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Lambert | Sheffield | Zerwas | Oliverson | Lucio III
Coauthor:
Allison | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor:
Campbell
Last Action:
05/15/2019 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption:
Relating to modification of certain prescription drug benefits and coverage offered by certain health benefit plans.
Author:
Zwiener | Anchia | Button | Davis, Sarah | Morrison
Coauthor:
Allen | Bernal | Blanco | Bowers | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
05/01/2019 H Corrected committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition against sexual harassment in the workplace.
Author:
Morrison | Lozano | Stephenson | Herrero | Murr
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Ashby | Beckley | Bernal | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to a work group on enhancing the training and credentialing of emergency management personnel.
Author:
Vo | Thierry
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Beckley | Blanco | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
05/21/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the information necessary to appropriately title certain flood damaged vehicles that have been repaired with federal financial assistance.
Author:
Thompson, Ed
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Beckley | Blanco | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to evidence of ownership of temporary housing provided by a government agency in response to a natural disaster or other declared emergency.
Author:
Paul
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Beckley | Bell, Cecil | Bernal | et al.
Sponsor:
Taylor
Last Action:
05/29/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to services provided during and following a disaster.
Author:
Walle | Hernandez | Raymond
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Ashby | Beckley | Bernal | et al.
Sponsor:
Lucio
Last Action:
05/24/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a study of an intake system and state case management system for state and federal disaster assistance.
Author:
Walle | Hernandez | Raymond
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Beckley | Bernal | Blanco | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the disaster supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Author:
Dominguez | Murphy | Calanni | Bucy | Guillen
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Beckley | Blanco | et al.
Sponsor:
Johnson
Last Action:
05/29/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to emergency and disaster management, response, and recovery.
Author:
Walle | Paul | Hernandez
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Beckley | Blanco | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas.
Author:
Noble | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | González, Mary | Collier | Buckley
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Minjarez | Rodriguez | Rosenthal | Shaheen
Last Action:
05/09/2019 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to a microchip scan of animals in the custody of an animal shelter or releasing agency, including an animal rescue organization.
Author:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | King, Tracy O. | Nevárez | Leman | Price
Coauthor:
Allen | Bell, Cecil | Buckley | Burrows | Dominguez | et al.
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the coordination of certain broadband projects by the Texas Department of Transportation.
Author:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | King, Tracy O. | Nevárez | Price | Cyrier
Coauthor:
Allen | Buckley | Burrows | Dominguez | Flynn | et al.
Last Action:
04/29/2019 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the broadband office within the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the establishment of a broadband service investment grant program.
Author:
Allison | Pacheco | Nevárez | Lambert | Bernal
Coauthor:
Allen | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bailes | Beckley | et al.
Last Action:
03/11/2019 H Referred to Appropriations: Mar 11 2019 6:06PM
Caption:
Relating to an appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Calanni | Deshotel | Howard | Metcalf | Harris
Coauthor:
Allison | Bernal | Biedermann | Bowers | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2019 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to birth records of adopted persons; authorizing a fee.
Author:
White | Thompson, Senfronia | Toth | Krause | Coleman
Coauthor:
Allen | Bucy | Cain | Collier | Israel | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2019 H Motion fails
Caption:
Relating to a limitation on the authority to arrest a person for certain misdemeanors punishable by fine only.
Author:
Miller | Capriglione | Phelan | Howard | Longoria
Coauthor:
Bohac | Minjarez | Rosenthal | Toth
Last Action:
05/09/2019 H Failed to pass to engrossment
Caption:
Relating to statewide technology centers and cloud computing services.
Author:
Perez | Thompson, Senfronia | Longoria | Price | Goldman
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to payment card skimmers on motor fuel dispensers and to creating a payment fraud fusion center; imposing civil penalties; creating criminal offenses.
Author:
Oliverson | Martinez Fischer | Lucio III | Bonnen, Greg | Zerwas
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
04/02/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prohibited balance billing and an independent dispute resolution program for out-of-network coverage under certain managed care plans; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Miller | Reynolds | Raymond | Schaefer | Cyrier
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Beckley | Blanco | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/15/2019 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to emergency warning systems operated by municipalities and counties.
Author:
González, Jessica | Thompson, Senfronia | Collier | White | Moody
Coauthor:
Bucy | Calanni | Farrar | González, Mary | Goodwin | et al.
Last Action:
04/26/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of prostitution and to a court cost imposed on conviction of certain trafficking of persons and prostitution offenses.
Author:
Klick | Zerwas | Oliverson | Sheffield | Coleman
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Beckley | Blanco | Bucy | et al.
Sponsor:
Campbell
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the prescription of low-THC cannabis for medical use by certain qualified physicians to patients with certain medical conditions.
Author:
Cyrier | Price | Zerwas | Turner, Chris | Rose
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | et al.
Last Action:
04/23/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the appropriation of the net revenue received from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on sporting goods.
Author:
Thierry | Hernandez | Walle | Farrar | Moody
Coauthor:
Bernal | Bucy | Canales | Collier | Cortez | et al.
Last Action:
03/26/2019 H Reported enrolled: Mar 26 2019 8:08PM
Caption:
In memory of John Steven Mostyn of Houston.
Author:
Coleman
Coauthor:
Beckley | Bowers | Bucy | Calanni | Goodwin | et al.
Last Action:
05/28/2019 H Reported enrolled: May 28 2019 10:00AM
Caption:
Honoring the University of Houston Hobby Fellows for their contributions to the 86th Texas Legislative Session.
Author:
Coleman
Coauthor:
Beckley | Bowers | Bucy | Calanni | Goodwin | et al.
Last Action:
05/28/2019 H Reported enrolled: May 28 2019 6:32PM
Caption:
Honoring the Laney and Laney Hobby Fellows for their contributions to the 86th Texas Legislative Session.
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