Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Thomas "Tommy" Williams
76th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/8/2026

Number of Bills: 30

HB 48 Author: Clark | Reyna, Arthur | Garcia | Wise | Green
Coauthor: Bailey | Bonnen | Brown, Fred | Christian | Homer | et al.
Last Action: 04/27/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the punishment for theft committed against elderly individuals.

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 382 Author: Chisum
Coauthor: Berman | Hardcastle | Swinford | Howard | Counts | et al.
Last Action: 05/03/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to placing a child in a foster home or adoptive home.

HB 383 Author: Chisum
Coauthor: Berman | Hardcastle | Swinford | Christian | Wohlgemuth | et al.
Last Action: 05/03/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the recognition of a same-sex marriage.

HB 455 Author: Clark | Uresti | Christian | Edwards
Coauthor: Bailey | Berman | Bonnen | Denny | Hardcastle | et al.
Last Action: 02/04/1999 H Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to regulation of certain body piercing facilities.

HB 601 Author: Hochberg | Christian | Wolens | Chisum | Cuellar
Coauthor: Farabee | Turner, Bob | Yarbrough | Berman | Telford | et al.
Last Action: 04/26/1999 H Companion considered in lieu of in committee
Caption: Relating to government restrictions on the exercise of religion.

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 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 989 Author: Craddick | Junell | Hawley | West, George "Buddy" | Chisum
Coauthor: Capelo | Cook | Counts | Culberson | George | et al.
Last Action: 02/10/1999 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to a temporary exemption from the severance tax for oil and gas produced from wells under certain market conditions.

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 1520 Author: Junell
Coauthor: Hilbert | Williams
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/28/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to public notice of ad valorem tax rates for certain taxing units with low tax levies.

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 1704 Author: Kuempel | Bosse
Coauthor: Berman | Williams | Siebert | Ehrhardt
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 05/11/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the approval of certain permit applications by local governments.

HB 1713 Author: Ellis, Dan
Coauthor: Moreno, Joe | Berman | Hardcastle | Ritter | Hunter | et al.
Sponsor: Ogden
Last Action: 05/29/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the harassment of persons by individuals imprisoned or confined in adult or juvenile correctional facilities; creating an offense.

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 1877 Author: Hope
Coauthor: Williams
Sponsor: Nixon, Drew
Last Action: 05/29/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the Montgomery County Juvenile Board.

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 2152 Author: King, Phil
Coauthor: Williams | Hupp
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to a partial lump-sum distribution on retirement from the Texas County and District Retirement System.

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 2544 Author: Smith
Coauthor: Yarbrough | Deshotel | Williams | Hope | Truitt | et al.
Last Action: 04/20/1999 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the residential homestead property tax exemption and the calculation of state aid.

HB 2693 Author: Hope
Coauthor: Williams
Last Action: 05/04/1999 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the operation of the East Montgomery County Improvement District.

HB 2869 Author: Capelo | Goodman | Uresti
Coauthor: Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Chavez | et al.
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the requirement that a child provide certain information to a juvenile probation officer as a condition of probation for certain offenses involving a handgun.

HB 3461 Author: Madden | Denny | Marchant | Swinford | Hupp
Coauthor: Allen | Clark | Corte | Crabb | Craddick | et al.
Last Action: 04/07/1999 H Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain political contributions and political expenditures; providing civil and criminal penalties.

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.

HR 50 Author: Hilbert
Coauthor: Hope | Crabb | Williams
Last Action: 02/03/1999 H Reported enrolled: Feb 3 1999 7:00PM
Caption: Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the North Harris Montgomery County Community College District.

HR 82 Author: Cuellar
Coauthor: Hodge | Hunter | Berman | Clark | Hardcastle | et al.
Last Action: 02/02/1999 H Reported enrolled: Feb 2 1999 7:45PM
Caption: Designating February 3, 1999, as United Way Day at the Capitol.

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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