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

Number of Bills: 48

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (45):
HB 554 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 02/04/1999 H Referred to Judicial Affairs
Caption: Relating to including disputes between property owners and property owners' associations within the jurisdiction of justice and small claims courts.

HB 567 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 02/04/1999 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the erection of sound barrier walls along certain parts of Interstate Highway 610 in Houston.

HB 647 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 03/17/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a deferred retirement option for certain law enforcement and custodial officer members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

HB 904 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 02/09/1999 H Referred to Business & Industry
Caption: Relating to restrictive covenants requiring membership in a property owners' association.

HB 1017 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 03/30/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the disclosure of certain information by a property owners' association.

HB 1053 Author: Yarbrough
Sponsor: Bernsen
Last Action: 05/29/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to requiring a voting system to be accessible by persons with physical disabilities.

HB 1173 Author: Yarbrough
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 05/26/1999 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to a firefighters' relief and retirement fund in certain municipalities.

HB 1206 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 02/11/1999 H Referred to Business & Industry
Caption: Relating to providing an informal method of dispute resolution for members of property owners' associations.

HB 1214 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 03/03/1999 H Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to contributions of and benefits for certain members of municipality retirement systems for fire fighters.

HB 1238 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 02/11/1999 H Referred to Urban Affairs
Caption: Relating to classification of the position of fire marshal in certain municipal fire departments.

HB 1299 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 04/12/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to prohibiting an encumbrance to be fixed on or executed against homestead property for an obligation to pay certain property owners' association fees.

HB 1505 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 03/17/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to classification of the position of fire marshal in certain municipal fire departments.

HB 1509 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 04/28/1999 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Relating to the manual counting of electronic voting system ballots.

HB 1684 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 04/07/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the disciplinary and indefinite suspensions of certain fire fighters and police officers.

HB 1822 Author: Yarbrough
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the regulation of air conditioning and refrigeration contractors; providing penalties.

HB 1823 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 04/12/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the establishment and operation of a scrap tire recycling program; providing civil, criminal, and administrative penalties.

HB 1923 Author: Yarbrough | Wohlgemuth
Last Action: 05/08/1999 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to the imposition of court costs on persons convicted of certain traffic offenses in certain municipalities.

HB 2056 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 05/10/1999 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the security for costs in a legislative election contest.

HB 2057 Author: Yarbrough
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the form for an application for an early voting ballot to be voted by mail.

HB 2155 Author: Yarbrough
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/20/1999 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation and operation of the Texas State Board of Mechanical Industries and the regulation of plumbing and mechanical laws and programs by that board; providing penalties.

HB 2457 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 05/04/1999 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to certain promotional activities for certain alcoholic beverage permit holders and licensees.

HB 2458 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 05/05/1999 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to certain promotional activities for certain alcoholic beverage permit holders.

HB 2459 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 03/10/1999 H Referred to Business & Industry
Caption: Relating to applying the open meetings and open records laws to certain property owners' associations.

HB 2460 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 04/20/1999 H Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to the governance of property owners' associations, to certain procedures involving the relationship between property owners and property owners' associations, and to property owners' association liens for assessments.

HB 2491 Author: Yarbrough | Gray
Sponsor: Gallegos
Last Action: 05/16/1999 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 16 1999 1:58PM
Caption: Relating to the inspection of the premises of sexually oriented businesses for a violation of law.

HB 2856 Author: Yarbrough
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the quantity of alcoholic beverages which may be sold by package store and wine only package store permittees in a single transaction.

HB 3545 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 03/17/1999 H Referred to Business & Industry
Caption: Relating to business competition, economic development and prohibiting the sale or purchase of toner cartridges with restrictions on the recycling or remanufacturing.

HB 3546 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 04/26/1999 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to restrictive covenants in certain residential real estate subdivisions.

HB 3547 Author: Yarbrough
Sponsor: Barrientos
Last Action: 05/14/1999 S Testimony taken in committee
Caption: Relating to elevators, escalators, and related equipment.

HB 3647 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 03/18/1999 H Referred to Business & Industry
Caption: Relating to the uniform condominium act.

HB 3648 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 05/11/1999 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of evading arrest or detention.

HB 3649 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 03/18/1999 H Referred to Licensing & Admin. Procedures
Caption: Relating to authorizing certain charitable organizations to serve as commercial bingo lessors.

HCR 120 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 05/30/1999 S Received from the House
Caption: Granting Larry P. Shepherd permission to sue the State of Texas and the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.

HCR 136 Author: Yarbrough
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 03/30/1999 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Recognizing the St. Ambrose Catholic School rugby team.

HCR 290 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 05/21/1999 S Received from the House
Caption: Recognizing the rescue efforts of members of the Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Contractors Association.

HJR 46 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 04/12/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting an encumbrance to be fixed on or executed against homestead property for an obligation to pay certain property owners' association fees.

HR 298 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 04/15/1999 H Reported enrolled: Apr 15 1999 3:00PM
Caption: Honoring Derek Davis Taylor on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.

HR 574 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 03/31/1999 H Reported enrolled: Mar 31 1999 8:20PM
Caption: Honoring Patrick Meyer Renner on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.

HR 597 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 04/08/1999 H Reported enrolled: Apr 8 1999 7:58AM
Caption: Honoring the Volunteers in Public Schools at G. C. Scarborough High School in Houston.

HR 619 Author: Yarbrough | Edwards
Last Action: 04/12/1999 H Reported enrolled: Apr 12 1999 7:52PM
Caption: Honoring John Scott Gray, Sr., on his 90th birthday.

HR 620 Author: Yarbrough | Edwards
Last Action: 04/12/1999 H Reported enrolled: Apr 12 1999 7:52PM
Caption: Honoring the Reverend Donald Roy Dickson for his service to his church and community.

HR 814 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 05/14/1999 H Reported enrolled: May 14 1999 5:08PM
Caption: Honoring Nell Baham on the occasion of her retirement.

HR 911 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 05/23/1999 H Reported enrolled: May 23 1999 11:55AM
Caption: Honoring Ray and Betty Sager on their 50th wedding anniversary.

HR 1018 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 05/21/1999 H Reported enrolled: May 21 1999 12:34PM
Caption: Celebrating the birth of Katherine "Kate" Johnston Mumey.

HR 1358 Author: Yarbrough
Last Action: 05/31/1999 H Reported enrolled: May 31 1999 8:10AM
Caption: Congratulating Maria Garcia-Rameau on her receipt of a 1999 Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award from the Texas Council for the Humanities.

Joint Author (3):
HB 274 Author: West, George "Buddy" | Yarbrough
Last Action: 04/27/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of disorderly conduct involving unreasonable noise.

HB 1418 Author: Seaman | Yarbrough | Solis, Jim | Cuellar | McReynolds
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 3132 Author: Chisum | Yarbrough | Kuempel
Sponsor: Madla
Last Action: 05/14/1999 S Tagged in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the scrap tire enforcement fund and the regulation of scrap tire disposal.

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