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

Number of Bills: 24

HB 2 Author: Swinford | Hawley | Hilderbran | Turner, Bob | Flores
Coauthor: Chisum | Christian | Isett | Keffer | Walker | et al.
Sponsor: Ogden
Last Action: 05/29/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to agriculture and state agricultural policy.

HB 8 Author: Hochberg | Telford | Coleman | Turner, Sylvester | Cuellar
Coauthor: Mowery | Farabee | Luna, Vilma | Brown, Fred | Keffer | et al.
Last Action: 04/20/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to compensation and preparation of public school teachers and the financing thereof.

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 500 Author: Averitt | Corte | Christian
Coauthor: Pitts
Last Action: 05/13/1999 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the liability of certain health care providers.

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 690 Author: Wohlgemuth | King, Phil | Hardcastle | Homer
Coauthor: Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Christian | Green | Hupp | et al.
Sponsor: Sibley
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the penalty for cutting a fence used for certain animals.

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 801 Author: Uher | Keffer | Bonnen | Culberson | Hawley
Coauthor: Williams | Davis, John | Corte | Cook | Jones, Charles | et al.
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to public participation in certain environmental permitting procedures of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.

HB 1152 Author: Driver | Madden | Hinojosa | Berman | Gutierrez
Coauthor: Pitts | Davis, John
Last Action: 04/22/1999 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality to implement a photographic traffic-control system; providing for imposition of a civil penalty.

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 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 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 1638 Author: King, Phil | Brown, Fred | Brimer | Longoria
Coauthor: Berman | Brown, Betty | Crabb | Craddick | Culberson | et al.
Last Action: 04/19/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to parental consent before an abortion may be performed on a minor.

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 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 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.

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 511 Author: Merritt
Coauthor: Bonnen | Pitts | Staples | Krusee | Laney
Last Action: 03/24/1999 H Reported enrolled: Mar 24 1999 7:15PM
Caption: Honoring Turn Around Texas drugfighters.

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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