Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Ken Paxton
80th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/21/2025

Number of Bills: 62

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (43):
HB 39 Author: Paxton | Bonnen
Last Action: 04/19/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education.

HB 40 Author: Paxton | Flynn | Bonnen
Last Action: 04/16/2007 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to requiring certain applicants for and recipients of medical assistance to provide proof of citizenship or nationality and of identity.

HB 41 Author: Paxton | Madden | Hughes
Sponsor: Seliger
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of home address information of certain public officials and their spouses and to the immunity from liability of certain agencies.

HB 42 Author: Paxton
Sponsor: Hegar
Last Action: 05/18/2007 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 18 2007 5:40PM
Caption: Relating to the electronic database of major state contracts.

HB 224 Author: Paxton | Gattis | Harper-Brown | Taylor | Hughes
Last Action: 04/10/2007 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption: Relating to the issuance of "Choose Life" license plates and to the creation of the Choose Life account in the general revenue fund.

HB 225 Author: Paxton | Olivo | Escobar | Chisum | Parker
Last Action: 04/16/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the use of state money for certain biomedical research.

HB 394 Author: Paxton
Last Action: 02/01/2007 H Referred to Judiciary
Caption: Relating to changing the name of the procedure for probating a will as a muniment of title.

HB 692 Author: Paxton | Flynn
Last Action: 04/23/2007 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption: Relating to regulation of persons making certain loans secured by real property.

HB 693 Author: Paxton
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the form of "Welcome to Texas" signs along certain highways.

HB 818 Author: Paxton | McCall | Madden | Laubenberg
Last Action: 04/26/2007 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in Collin County.

HB 819 Author: Paxton
Last Action: 02/07/2007 H Referred to Judiciary
Caption: Relating to the supreme court's adoption of rules on the electronic filing of documents in justice of the peace courts.

HB 860 Author: Paxton | Cook, Byron
Sponsor: Williams
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to the management, investment, and expenditure of state funds and institutional funds and the adoption of the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act.

HB 990 Author: Paxton
Last Action: 02/12/2007 H Referred to Judiciary
Caption: Relating to the statutory probate court of Collin County.

HB 1104 Author: Paxton
Last Action: 04/03/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the duration of judgment liens in favor of the state.

HB 1352 Author: Paxton
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to the operation of a farm, ranch, factory, or other business by the personal representative of a decedent's estate.

HB 1353 Author: Paxton
Last Action: 03/12/2007 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the contents and effect of a deed conveying property sold at an ad valorem tax sale.

HB 1517 Author: Paxton | Bailey | Flynn | Eiland
Last Action: 05/08/2007 H Returned to committee
Caption: Relating to the reporting of expenditures for lobbying and legislative communication by local governmental entities.

HB 1518 Author: Paxton
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/04/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to circumstances under which court reporting firms, shorthand reporting firms, and affiliate offices are considered to provide services in this state.

HB 2137 Author: Paxton | Orr
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/16/2007 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to ad valorem tax lien transfers.

HB 2138 Author: Paxton
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to regulation of property tax lenders; providing a penalty.

HB 2188 Author: Paxton
Sponsor: Williams
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the exception of certain ad valorem tax appraisal information from required disclosure under the public information law.

HB 2299 Author: Paxton | Cook, Byron | Gallego | O'Day
Last Action: 05/08/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to equipment used for irrigation systems.

HB 2300 Author: Paxton | Lucio III
Sponsor: Hegar
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the carrying of weapons by certain judges and justices and district and county attorneys.

HB 2718 Author: Paxton | Turner | Smith, Todd
Sponsor: Ellis
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to treatment of retrospective premiums for group life insurance issued through certain nonprofit membership associations.

HB 2785 Author: Paxton | Hughes | Eissler | Keffer, Jim | Bonnen
Last Action: 05/15/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to school district property tax rate reductions.

HB 2786 Author: Paxton
Last Action: 05/08/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the preparation by the Legislative Budget Board of a dynamic fiscal impact statement for certain bills and joint resolutions affecting taxes and fees.

HB 2787 Author: Paxton
Last Action: 04/04/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for certain telecommunications equipment.

HB 3458 Author: Paxton
Last Action: 04/18/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of the comptroller of public accounts to sue an appraisal district to compel compliance with the Tax Code, rules of the comptroller, or other applicable law.

HB 3459 Author: Paxton
Last Action: 05/07/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to procedures relating to placement of a public school student in a disciplinary alternative education program.

HB 3460 Author: Paxton
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 05/23/2007 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to the statutory probate court of Collin County.

HB 3461 Author: Paxton | Harless
Last Action: 05/09/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the collection of motor vehicle sales taxes on seller-financed sales by dealers.

HB 3462 Author: Paxton
Last Action: 04/04/2007 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to excepting certain information from required disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

HB 3463 Author: Paxton
Last Action: 04/03/2007 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption: Relating to the application of the franchise tax to a combined group.

HB 3867 Author: Paxton
Last Action: 03/22/2007 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to a scholarship program for certain students in foster care.

HB 3868 Author: Paxton | Zedler | Delisi
Last Action: 05/04/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the public education grant program.

HB 4054 Author: Paxton
Last Action: 04/25/2007 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Stover Creek Municipal Utility District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.

HJR 13 Author: Paxton | Flynn
Last Action: 04/03/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a franchise tax rate to be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.

HJR 46 Author: Paxton
Last Action: 02/06/2007 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governor to reduce the amount of an item of appropriation in an appropriations bill.

HJR 53 Author: Paxton | Hughes | Taylor | Harper-Brown | Van Arsdale
Last Action: 04/18/2007 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding limitations on taxation and expenditures by the state government and local governments.

HR 219 Author: Paxton
Last Action: 02/26/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 26 2007 11:00AM
Caption: Congratulating 10 schools in the McKinney Independent School District for being recognized by Texas Monthly magazine as among the best public schools in the state for 2006.

HR 229 Author: Paxton
Last Action: 02/26/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 26 2007 2:19PM
Caption: Honoring Wolford Elementary School in McKinney on its selection as a No Child Left Behind--Blue Ribbon School.

HR 230 Author: Paxton
Last Action: 02/26/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 26 2007 2:19PM
Caption: Congratulating Glen Oaks Elementary School in McKinney on its designation as a No Child Left Behind--Blue Ribbon School.

HR 396 Author: Paxton | Farabee
Last Action: 03/13/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 13 2007 9:33AM
Caption: Honoring Sam Ehmke of Frisco for saving the life of a fellow student.

Joint Author (19):
HB 11 Author: Cook, Byron | Chisum | Rose | Paxton | Keffer, Jim
Sponsor: Eltife
Last Action: 05/18/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to the filing of sales reports with the comptroller by wholesalers and distributors of certain alcohol and tobacco products.

HB 498 Author: Madden | Paxton | Phillips
Last Action: 05/02/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of home address information of certain federal judges and their spouses.

HB 626 Author: King, Phil | Christian | Macias | Paxton | Crabb
Sponsor: Williams
Last Action: 05/17/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the procedures for registering to vote.

HB 842 Author: Raymond | Hughes | Paxton | Smithee | Rodriguez
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to public access to personal financial statements filed by judges and justices.

HB 871 Author: Smithee | Paxton | Bonnen
Last Action: 04/03/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax.

HB 905 Author: Zedler | Flynn | Paxton
Last Action: 05/03/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to verifying the immigration status of certain defendants confined in correctional facilities.

HB 1384 Author: Taylor | Van Arsdale | Paxton | Harper-Brown | Riddle
Last Action: 04/03/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to franchise tax rates.

HB 1528 Author: Jackson, Jim | Berman | Harper-Brown | Laubenberg | Paxton
Last Action: 03/28/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to prohibiting a grant from the Texas Enterprise Fund to an employer who employs one or more persons who are not lawfully entitled to be present and employed in the United States.

HB 1536 Author: Flynn | Paxton
Last Action: 03/05/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to job order contracts entered into by school districts, public institutions of higher education, navigation districts, and certain other governmental entities.

HB 1604 Author: Zedler | Flynn | Paxton
Last Action: 05/02/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the identification information required of applicants for a driver's license or for certain public benefits, public services, or governmental employment.

HB 2038 Author: Laubenberg | Paxton | Harper-Brown | Latham | Flynn
Last Action: 05/10/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the imposition of impact fees on the property of a school district.

HB 2317 Author: Hartnett | Paxton
Last Action: 04/04/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to exempting property used or consumed by a manufacturer in certain research and development activities from the sales and use tax.

HB 2882 Author: Hughes | Gonzalez Toureilles | Paxton | Leibowitz
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to the service retirement annuity of certain members of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One and the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.

HB 3430 Author: Strama | Hughes | Van Arsdale | Garcia | Paxton
Sponsor: Hegar
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the availability of information about state expenditures and rules, including the creation of a state database containing information on state expenditures, and to certain comptroller reports, and to certain amounts received by institutions of higher education.

HB 3707 Author: Laubenberg | Paxton
Last Action: 04/04/2007 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption: Relating to the designation of a site for the development of the Lower Bois d'Arc Creek Reservoir as a regional water supply reservoir project.

HB 3928 Author: Keffer, Jim | Ritter | Otto | Paxton | Pitts
Sponsor: Ogden
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to technical changes to the revised franchise tax.

HJR 44 Author: Branch | Paxton | Anderson | Raymond | Cook, Robby
Last Action: 05/07/2007 H Failed of adoption
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a franchise tax rate to be approved by three-fourths of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.

HR 478 Author: McCall | Madden | Paxton | Laubenberg
Last Action: 02/22/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 22 2007 8:00AM
Caption: Recognizing February 20, 2007, as Collin County Day at the State Capitol.

HR 615 Author: Madden | Paxton | Laubenberg | Hartnett
Last Action: 04/24/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 24 2007 7:37PM
Caption: Congratulating Shilah Phillips on being named first runner-up to Miss America.

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