Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Leticia Van de Putte
76th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/8/2026

Number of Bills: 28

HB 25 Author: Goolsby | Allen
Coauthor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/07/1999 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of fraudulent use of identifying information and to the recovery of damages resulting from conduct described by that offense.

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 126 Author: McClendon | Danburg | Wilson | McCall | Lewis, Glenn
Coauthor: Van de Putte | Williams | Greenberg
Last Action: 05/06/1999 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Caption: Relating to liability for false disparagement of perishable food products.

HB 210 Author: Hochberg | Gutierrez
Coauthor: Berman | Van de Putte | Hawley | Truitt | Smith | et al.
Last Action: 03/31/1999 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the standard of alcohol concentration used in defining the term "intoxicated" for the purposes of certain offenses involving intoxication.

HB 316 Author: Chavez | Oliveira | Wise | Wilson
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bailey | Burnam | Capelo | Cuellar | et al.
Last Action: 04/06/1999 H Companion considered in lieu of in committee
Caption: Relating to the declaration of the birthday of Cesar Chavez as a legal holiday.

HB 341 Author: McCall | Junell | Brimer | Keffer | Luna, Vilma
Coauthor: Van de Putte | Davis, John | Christian | Smith | Farabee | et al.
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 05/28/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the use of certain information regarding a current or former employee.

HB 537 Author: Danburg | Woolley | Homer | Merritt | Ramsay
Coauthor: Noriega | Reyna, Elvira | Salinas | Puente | Lengefeld | et al.
Sponsor: Barrientos
Last Action: 05/14/1999 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to telephone solicitation; providing penalties.

HB 642 Author: Christian | Keffer | Wohlgemuth
Coauthor: Howard | Berman | Jones, Charles | Allen | Van de Putte | et al.
Last Action: 03/30/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the review of proposed rules of health and human services agencies.

HB 673 Author: Carter | Ehrhardt | Naishtat
Coauthor: Danburg | Van de Putte | Luna, Vilma
Sponsor: Lindsay
Last Action: 05/30/1999 H S. refuses to adopt conf comm rept.-reported
Caption: Relating to requiring the use of protective helmets for bicycle safety.

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 938 Author: Thompson | Haggerty | Danburg | Puente | Hochberg
Coauthor: Deshotel | Ehrhardt | Noriega | McClendon | Naishtat | et al.
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 05/13/1999 S Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Relating to the investigation and prosecution of an offense motivated by bias or prejudice and to other remedies for and protections against certain hateful acts.

HB 1089 Author: Eiland
Coauthor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/08/1999 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to fraternal benefit societies.

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 1294 Author: Ehrhardt | Salinas | Thompson | Clark | Tillery
Coauthor: Burnam | Danburg | Davis, Yvonne | Edwards | Farrar | et al.
Last Action: 03/24/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a statewide group insurance program for employees and retirees of school districts.

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 1434 Author: Counts | Cuellar | Turner, Bob | Wise | Noriega
Coauthor: Averitt | Bailey | Berman | Bosse | Capelo | et al.
Last Action: 05/04/1999 H Companion considered in lieu of in committee
Caption: Relating to providing tuition payment assistance to certain members of the state military forces attending public institutions of higher education.

HB 1821 Author: Dukes | Hamric | Pickett | Danburg | Greenberg
Coauthor: Allen | Averitt | Brimer | Brown, Betty | Capelo | et al.
Last Action: 03/10/1999 H Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to a franchise tax credit for a corporation that establishes and operates a day-care center for children of employees or purchases services for employees.

HB 1846 Author: Swinford
Coauthor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 03/01/1999 H Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to the definitions of "dangerous drug" under the Texas Dangerous Drug Act and the Texas Pharmacy Act.

HB 1876 Author: Hinojosa
Coauthor: Van de Putte
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to theft of or tampering with multichannel video or information services; providing penalties.

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 2171 Author: Luna, Vilma | Seaman | Capelo
Coauthor: Van de Putte | Coleman
Sponsor: Truan
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the establishment and operation of a medical committee or medical peer review committee by certain public and private entities.

HB 2290 Author: Isett | Gallego | Clark
Coauthor: Berman | Brimer | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Christian | et al.
Last Action: 04/14/1999 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption: Relating to a review that health care benefits be provided under certain health benefit plans.

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 2702 Author: Chavez | Coleman | Naishtat
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bailey | Burnam | Capelo | Cuellar | et al.
Last Action: 05/10/1999 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to nutritional assistance for certain legal immigrants.

HB 3092 Author: Siebert
Coauthor: Alexander | Averitt | Brimer | Cuellar | Driver | et al.
Sponsor: Cain
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the operation of the Texas Motor Vehicle Board and the regulation of motor vehicle dealers, manufacturers, and distributors.

HCR 26 Author: Glaze | Coleman
Coauthor: Cuellar | Delisi | Van de Putte
Last Action: 03/18/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Requesting the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house to establish a Blue Ribbon Task Force to study the uninsured issue.

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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