Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Gina Hinojosa
86th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/28/2024

Number of Bills: 81

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (60):
HB 30 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/06/2019 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption: Relating to the transfer of unused long-acting reversible contraceptive products under Medicaid and the Healthy Texas Women program.

HB 43 Author: Hinojosa | Allen | Bailes | Dutton | VanDeaver
Last Action: 04/29/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the admission policy of an open-enrollment charter school.

HB 52 Author: Hinojosa | Wray | Martinez Fischer | Guillen | Cole
Last Action: 04/29/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to a franchise tax credit pilot program for taxable entities that contribute to an employee dependent care flexible spending account.

HB 74 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/08/2019 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to requiring a public employer to give notice to new employees of the ability of certain employees to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

HB 95 Author: Hinojosa | Goodwin
Last Action: 05/06/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the criminal offense of acquisition or attempted acquisition of a firearm by a person prohibited from possessing a firearm.

HB 122 Author: Hinojosa | Johnson, Julie | Guillen
Last Action: 04/11/2019 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the medical use of marihuana; providing an affirmative defense to prosecution for possession of marihuana.

HB 128 Author: Hinojosa | Lucio III | Lozano | Thierry | Phelan
Last Action: 04/17/2019 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to school district notification to a parent or guardian of physical fitness assessment results of the parent's or guardian's child.

HB 137 Author: Hinojosa | Metcalf | Phelan | Cyrier | Zwiener
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption: Relating to reports by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality about dams that have certain hazard classifications.

HB 375 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 02/19/2019 H Referred to Elections: Feb 19 2019 1:41PM
Caption: Relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of certain institutions of higher education.

HB 514 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 02/20/2019 H Referred to Environmental Regulation: Feb 20 2019 12:02PM
Caption: Relating to clarifying the law regarding local government prohibitions or restrictions on the sale or use of a container or package.

HB 571 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 02/20/2019 H Referred to Public Education: Feb 20 2019 12:02PM
Caption: Relating to rules and policies of the Texas Education Agency regarding public involvement, complaints, negotiated rulemaking, alternative dispute resolution, and advisory committees.

HB 856 Author: Hinojosa | Zwiener
Last Action: 02/25/2019 H Referred to Environmental Regulation: Feb 25 2019 6:10PM
Caption: Relating to local government prohibitions or restrictions on the sale or use of a container or package.

HB 1071 Author: Hinojosa | Howard
Last Action: 04/15/2019 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Relating to an advance directive and do-not-resuscitate order of a pregnant woman and information provided for an advance directive.

HB 1130 Author: Hinojosa
Sponsor: Alvarado
Last Action: 06/07/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption: Relating to the issuance of Register to Vote specialty license plates.

HB 1150 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 02/26/2019 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Feb 26 2019 12:44PM
Caption: Relating to the standard service retirement annuity for members of the legislature and the lieutenant governor.

HB 1151 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 02/26/2019 H Referred to Public Education: Feb 26 2019 12:44PM
Caption: Relating to a transportation allotment credit for school districts required to take action to reduce wealth per student.

HB 1255 Author: Hinojosa | Rose | Wray | Walle | Longoria
Last Action: 04/05/2019 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to patient records regarding maternal death.

HB 1307 Author: Hinojosa | Huberty | Deshotel | Phelan
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption: Relating to the creation of a disaster case management system by the Texas Division of Emergency Management.

HB 1564 Author: Hinojosa | Howard
Last Action: 04/16/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the provision of certain support services to persons who are deaf-blind.

HB 2208 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/06/2019 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 6 2019 1:29PM
Caption: Relating to an adjustment under the foundation school program of the taxable value of property for school districts required to provide social security coverage for district employees.

HB 2225 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/06/2019 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 6 2019 1:29PM
Caption: Relating to the cost of attendance credits to achieve the equalized wealth level for school districts that provide social security coverage for employees.

HB 2281 Author: Hinojosa | Kuempel | Longoria | Deshotel | Harris
Last Action: 04/12/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the consumption, possession, or sale of an alcoholic beverage at a stadium or athletic facility leased to a nonprofit or private entity by a school district.

HB 2283 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/25/2019 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption: Relating to the placement and construction of a memorial plaza commemorating the Bill of Rights on the Supreme Court Building plaza.

HB 2411 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/06/2019 H Referred to Elections: Mar 6 2019 1:29PM
Caption: Relating to an early voting ballot voted by mail.

HB 2412 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/06/2019 H Referred to Elections: Mar 6 2019 1:29PM
Caption: Relating to early voting by certain persons who are caretakers of persons with certain disabilities.

HB 2506 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/03/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 734 in Austin as the Master Sergeant Jonathan J. Dunbar Memorial Parkway.

HB 2510 Author: Hinojosa | Wu | White | Lambert | Sherman, Sr.
Last Action: 04/09/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the suspension and expulsion of a student attending an open-enrollment charter school.

HB 2616 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/23/2019 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption: Relating to Texas Community Schools.

HB 2797 Author: Hinojosa | Gutierrez | Moody | Rose | Wray
Last Action: 05/10/2019 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to evaluation under the state accountability system of school district campuses that enroll certain students who receive special education services.

HB 2800 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/12/2019 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 12 2019 12:07PM
Caption: Relating to funding for open-enrollment charter schools.

HB 2848 Author: Hinojosa | Moody | González, Mary | Meyer | Krause
Last Action: 03/12/2019 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 12 2019 12:07PM
Caption: Relating to the review under the Texas Sunset Act of the Texas Education Agency's functions relating to special education services.

HB 2926 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/12/2019 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 12 2019 12:07PM
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the family first prevention services task force.

HB 2930 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/12/2019 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 12 2019 12:07PM
Caption: Relating to the enforcement activities of the Health and Human Services Commission against certain child-care facilities; authorizing administrative penalties.

HB 2933 Author: Hinojosa | Raymond
Last Action: 03/12/2019 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 12 2019 12:07PM
Caption: Relating to timely claims payments in the Medicaid managed care program.

HB 2935 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/12/2019 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 12 2019 12:07PM
Caption: Relating to the public school finance system.

HB 2936 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/29/2019 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption: Relating to certain notice requirements and filing requirements in court proceedings involving persons with mental illness.

HB 2938 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/23/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of the commissioners court of a county to employ attorneys as mental health public defenders and to the reimbursement of an attorney who represents an indigent proposed patient in certain mental health proceedings.

HB 2960 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/29/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to a prohibition against covenants not to compete for certain low-wage employees.

HB 3050 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/13/2019 H Referred to Land & Resource Management: Mar 13 2019 12:36PM
Caption: Relating to the authority of municipalities to enact a requirement that establishes the sales price for certain housing units or residential lots.

HB 3190 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/13/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 13 2019 12:36PM
Caption: Relating to the administration of psychoactive medication to certain patients.

HB 3192 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/09/2019 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to standards for expulsion policies of certain child-care facilities.

HB 3193 Author: Hinojosa | Raymond | Muñoz, Jr. | Guillen
Sponsor: Johnson
Last Action: 06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption: Relating to the licensing of a home and community support services agency; increasing fees.

HB 3281 Author: Hinojosa | Anchia | Israel | Howard | Moody
Last Action: 04/15/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a limitation on the use of a victim's gender identity or sexual orientation as the basis for a defense in the trial of a criminal offense.

HB 3282 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/13/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 13 2019 12:36PM
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in ad valorem tax appraisal records.

HB 3464 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/25/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to civil service commission hearings for certain disciplinary actions against police officers in certain municipalities.

HB 3649 Author: Hinojosa | Rodriguez
Last Action: 04/29/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by a certain hospital district.

HB 3653 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/10/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to authorizing the sale of certain real property by the Texas Facilities Commission on behalf of the state.

HB 3664 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/19/2019 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 19 2019 12:58PM
Caption: Relating to the time certain licensed child-care facilities may detain unaccompanied children.

HB 3801 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/19/2019 H Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues: Mar 19 2019 12:58PM
Caption: Relating to authorizing a petitioner for a protective order to separate the petitioner's wireless telephone number from the respondent's wireless telephone service account.

HB 3804 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/19/2019 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 19 2019 12:58PM
Caption: Relating to an annual cost-of-living adjustment for school district employees and an annual adjustment to the basic allotment under the public school finance system to reflect inflation.

HB 4127 Author: Hinojosa | Cole | Ortega | Gervin-Hawkins
Last Action: 04/09/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the Healthy Texas Program; authorizing a fee.

HB 4496 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/26/2019 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 26 2019 1:36PM
Caption: Relating to the criminal offense of acquisition or attempted acquisition of a firearm by a person prohibited from possessing a firearm; creating a criminal offense.

HCR 57 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/12/2019 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Mar 12 2019 12:07PM
Caption: Designating tacos as the official state food of Texas.

HJR 57 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 02/25/2019 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 25 2019 6:10PM
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to set the salaries of members of the legislature and the lieutenant governor based on the average public school teacher salary in this state.

HR 96 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 02/28/2019 H Reported enrolled: Feb 28 2019 9:29AM
Caption: In memory of Bishop John E. McCarthy of Austin.

HR 216 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 02/19/2019 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 19 2019 1:41PM
Caption: Recognizing Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America for the organization's efforts to prevent gun violence.

HR 776 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/19/2019 H Referred to Environmental Regulation: Mar 19 2019 12:58PM
Caption: Urging the Texas delegation of Congress to support bipartisan climate action policy initiatives.

HR 1260 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/29/2019 H Reported enrolled: Apr 29 2019 1:30PM
Caption: Congratulating Randall and Nancy Alexis of Austin on their 50th wedding anniversary.

HR 1415 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/13/2019 H Reported enrolled: May 13 2019 12:20PM
Caption: Congratulating Robert A. Jackson on his retirement as director of AARP Texas.

HR 1545 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/17/2019 H Reported enrolled: May 17 2019 7:56PM
Caption: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Austin Junior Forum.

Joint Author (21):
HB 295 Author: Cain | Miller | Hinojosa
Sponsor: Watson
Last Action: 06/02/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption: Relating to designating March 30 as Master Sergeant Jonathan J. Dunbar Day.

HB 405 Author: Minjarez | Howard | Hinojosa | Ortega | Bell, Cecil
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Last Action: 05/24/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption: Relating to designating June as Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Awareness Month.

HB 570 Author: Capriglione | Hinojosa | VanDeaver
Last Action: 05/07/2019 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to open meetings of the governing body of a charter holder and the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school.

HB 759 Author: Wu | Miller | Klick | Hinojosa | Rose
Sponsor: Paxton
Last Action: 05/20/2019 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 20 2019 1:31AM
Caption: Relating to the availability of personal information of a child protective services caseworker, adult protective services caseworker, or investigator.

HB 785 Author: Shaheen | Thierry | Goldman | Miller | Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/04/2019 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the execution of a warrant issued for certain individuals who violate a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision.

HB 1357 Author: Wu | King, Ken | Hinojosa | Metcalf
Last Action: 05/09/2019 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the criminal offense of failure to report certain sexual offenses committed against a child; increasing criminal penalties.

HB 1362 Author: Wu | Frank | Hinojosa | Miller | Walle
Sponsor: Watson
Last Action: 05/22/2019 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the caseloads of child protective services caseworkers.

HB 1682 Author: Raney | Hinojosa | Clardy | Meza | Meyer
Last Action: 04/30/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to collection and use of child safety data for licensed day-care centers.

HB 1879 Author: Davis, Sarah | Zerwas | Hinojosa | Thompson, Senfronia | Miller
Last Action: 05/06/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the automatic enrollment of certain women in Medicaid and the Healthy Texas Women program.

HB 2162 Author: Cole | Talarico | Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/01/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a study on the suitability of unused and underused public facilities for joint use by state and local governmental entities.

HB 2210 Author: Bell, Keith | Hinojosa | Darby | Clardy | Springer
Sponsor: Powell
Last Action: 06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the consideration for public school accountability purposes of certain students who reside in a state hospital and receive educational services provided by a school district.

HB 2490 Author: Wu | Frank | Hinojosa | Goodwin | Bucy
Last Action: 05/10/2019 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the system for maintaining records relating to children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

HB 2621 Author: Bailes | Allen | Ashby | Hinojosa | VanDeaver
Last Action: 05/09/2019 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to open-enrollment charter school admission procedures and reporting requirements for certain admission information.

HB 2786 Author: Button | Perez | Burrows | Hinojosa | Leach
Sponsor: Buckingham
Last Action: 05/17/2019 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to employee turnover reporting during a day-care center's, group day-care home's, or registered family home's license or registration renewal.

HB 2798 Author: Klick | Deshotel | Clardy | Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/09/2019 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the reimbursement of certain urban teaching hospitals for the provision of inpatient hospital care under Medicaid.

HB 2976 Author: Howard | Israel | Rodriguez | Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/24/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to authority of the Travis County Healthcare District to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians.

HB 2997 Author: Talarico | Thierry | Bernal | Hinojosa | Lopez
Last Action: 04/29/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to suicide prevention training for certain public school employees and public school mental health related programs and the applicability of related immunity provisions.

HB 3712 Author: Bucy | Allen | González, Mary | Talarico | Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/22/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of information about the process of voting as part of the social studies curriculum requirements for public high school students.

HR 358 Author: Johnson, Eric | Turner, Chris | Meyer | Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/14/2019 H Reported enrolled: Mar 14 2019 5:38PM
Caption: Congratulating Mike A. Myers on his receipt of the Santa Rita Award from The University of Texas System Board of Regents.

HR 373 Author: Rodriguez | Hinojosa
Last Action: 02/22/2019 H Reported enrolled: Feb 22 2019 7:59PM
Caption: Commemorating the 2nd Austin Women in Culinary Dinner.

HR 1072 Author: Howard | Israel | Hinojosa | Ortega | Rosenthal
Last Action: 04/05/2019 H Reported enrolled: Apr 5 2019 10:22AM
Caption: Honoring six nonprofit workforce development organizations participating in the Texas Innovative Adult Career Education Grant Program.

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