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Texas Legislature Bills Coauthored Rep. James White 86th Legislature Regular Session Report Date: 4/18/2024
Number of Bills: 93

HB 2	Author:	Burrows
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/30/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to ad valorem taxation; authorizing fees.

HB 3	Author:	Huberty \| Bernal \| Zerwas \| King, Ken \| Allen
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bailes \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Taylor
	Last Action:	06/12/2019 E See remarks for effective date
	Caption:	Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee.

HB 5	Author:	Phelan \| Bonnen, Greg \| Harless \| Morrison \| Deshotel
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to debris management and other disaster recovery efforts.

HB 6	Author:	Morrison \| Zerwas \| Hunter \| Huberty \| Phelan
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to disaster relief and recovery.

HB 9	Author:	Bonnen, Greg \| Murphy \| González, Mary \| Meyer \| Walle
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bailes \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/24/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to the contributions to and benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

HB 13	Author:	Phelan \| Larson \| Longoria \| Guerra \| Zerwas
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Creighton
	Last Action:	05/16/2019 S No action taken in committee
	Caption:	Relating to flood planning, mitigation, and infrastructure projects; making an appropriation.

HB 16	Author:	Leach \| Bonnen, Greg \| Klick \| Oliverson \| Morrison
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to the enforcement of the rights of a living unborn child after an abortion; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

HB 24	Author:	Romero, Jr. \| Neave \| Burns
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bailes \| Beckley \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/10/2019 S Referred to Criminal Justice
	Caption:	Relating to increasing criminal penalties for certain family violence offenses committed when a child is or may be present during the commission of the offense.

HB 26	Author:	Metcalf \| Larson \| Phelan \| Huberty \| Oliverson
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Ashby \| Beckley \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Nichols
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to the notification of affected persons of certain releases of water from certain dams.

HB 29	Author:	Minjarez \| Klick \| Moody \| Coleman \| Parker
	Coauthor:	Bernal \| Biedermann \| Darby \| Deshotel \| Farrar \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hughes
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to the regulation of the practice of physical therapy.

HB 39	Author:	Zerwas \| Davis, Sarah \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Morrison \| Turner, Chris
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Ashby \| Bailes \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Nelson
	Last Action:	05/24/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the repeal of certain time limitations on the award of grants by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee.

HB 82	Author:	Minjarez \| Miller \| Buckley \| Wilson \| Ramos
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Bucy \| Calanni \| Capriglione \| Cortez \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/10/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to designating May 8 as Military Spouse Appreciation Day.

HB 134	Author:	Swanson
	Coauthor:	Biedermann \| Cain \| Lang \| Middleton \| Shaheen \| et al.
	Last Action:	02/19/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the form of ballot propositions in an election seeking authorization for the issuance of school district bonds supported by property taxes.

HB 170	Author:	Bernal \| Guillen \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Davis, Sarah \| Zerwas
	Coauthor:	Johnson, Julie \| Meyer \| White
	Sponsor:	Alvarado
	Last Action:	06/15/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to coverage for mammography under certain health benefit plans.

HB 275	Author:	Miller \| Flynn \| Blanco \| Shine \| Minjarez
	Coauthor:	Bell, Cecil \| Capriglione \| Lopez \| Thompson, Ed \| White \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/24/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty.

HB 277	Author:	Oliverson \| Button \| Murphy
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Schaefer \| Toth \| White \| Wilson
	Sponsor:	Creighton
	Last Action:	06/10/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to a requirement that online admission application forms for public institutions of higher education include a link to certain comparative gainful employment data.

HB 281	Author:	Middleton \| Phelan \| Metcalf \| Longoria \| Burrows
	Coauthor:	Bell, Cecil \| Biedermann \| Bonnen, Greg \| Burns \| Cain \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/11/2019 H Considered in Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public money for lobbying activities.

HB 302	Author:	Paul \| Nevárez \| Burns \| King, Phil \| Guillen
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hughes
	Last Action:	05/16/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to the carrying, storage, or possession of a firearm or firearm ammunition by certain persons on certain residential or commercial property.

HB 311	Author:	Howard \| Cole \| Minjarez \| Springer \| Wu
	Coauthor:	Lopez \| White
	Last Action:	05/01/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain feminine hygiene products.

HB 342	Author:	Cortez \| Rose \| Davis, Sarah \| Bernal \| Sheffield
	Coauthor:	Anchia \| Bucy \| Calanni \| Dominguez \| Farrar \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/01/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to eligibility for the medical assistance program and enrollment in the child health plan program.

HB 361	Author:	Israel \| Zerwas \| Wilson \| Ashby
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Anchia \| Beckley \| Bernal \| Blanco \| et al.
	Last Action:	02/19/2019 H Referred to Elections: Feb 19 2019 1:41PM
	Caption:	Relating to electronic voter registration.

HB 367	Author:	Cain
	Coauthor:	Biedermann \| Cortez \| Lang \| Middleton \| Pacheco \| et al.
	Last Action:	02/19/2019 H Referred to Higher Education: Feb 19 2019 1:41PM
	Caption:	Relating to tuition and fee bills or billing statements provided to students by public institutions of higher education.

HB 411	Author:	Thierry
	Coauthor:	White
	Last Action:	02/20/2019 H Referred to Human Services: Feb 20 2019 12:02PM
	Caption:	Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women after a pregnancy.

HB 446	Author:	Moody \| Stickland \| Oliverson \| Frullo
	Coauthor:	Toth \| White \| Wray
	Sponsor:	Perry
	Last Action:	05/25/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to the criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct with respect to certain instruments designed, made, or adapted for use in striking a person.

HB 516	Author:	Springer \| Bell, Cecil
	Coauthor:	Flynn \| Oliverson \| White \| Wilson
	Last Action:	04/25/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to the liability of a person who allows handguns to be carried on property owned, leased, or managed by the person.

HB 539	Author:	Leman \| Springer \| Nevárez \| Stucky \| Ashby
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bailes \| Bell, Keith \| Bernal \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	06/10/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the automatic admission to general academic teaching institutions and eligibility for certain scholarships of a student who is the valedictorian of the student's high school graduating class.

HB 793	Author:	King, Phil \| Goldman \| Davis, Sarah \| Parker \| Oliverson
	Coauthor:	Buckley \| Harless \| Harris \| Hefner \| Leman \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Creighton
	Last Action:	05/07/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to certain government contracts with companies that boycott Israel.

HB 846	Author:	Oliverson \| Krause \| Blanco
	Coauthor:	Bonnen, Greg \| Cain \| Lambert \| Toth \| White
	Last Action:	02/25/2019 H Referred to Higher Education: Feb 25 2019 6:10PM
	Caption:	Relating to the abolition of student loan default or breach of a student loan repayment or scholarship contract as a ground for nonrenewal or other disciplinary action in relation to a professional or occupational license and to certain duties of state agencies and political subdivisions in relation to delinquent or defaulted student loans.

HB 869	Author:	Hefner \| Collier \| Moody \| Perez \| Springer
	Coauthor:	Ashby \| Bell, Keith \| Bohac \| Buckley \| Burrows \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hughes
	Last Action:	05/28/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to the prosecution of organized criminal activity involving the interception, use, or disclosure of certain communications.

HB 880	Author:	Calanni \| Dominguez \| Toth \| Sherman, Sr.
	Coauthor:	Anchia \| Cain \| Canales \| Cole \| Davis, Sarah \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/13/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to a severance payment to a superintendent of a school district.

HB 885	Author:	Raney \| Stucky \| Anchia \| Harless \| Lambert
	Coauthor:	Bucy \| Calanni \| Canales \| Deshotel \| Fierro \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/29/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to wage requirements for community rehabilitation programs participating in the purchasing from people with disabilities program.

HB 901	Author:	Hefner \| Krause \| Thierry \| Leman \| Thompson, Senfronia
	Coauthor:	Frank \| Geren \| Gervin-Hawkins \| Guillen \| Harris \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/17/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to registration of a motor vehicle alleged to have been involved in a violation detected by a photographic traffic signal enforcement system.

HB 948	Author:	Metcalf
	Coauthor:	Bell, Cecil \| Bonnen, Greg \| Hefner \| King, Phil \| Landgraf \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/09/2019 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to the period for which certain land owned by a religious organization for the purpose of expanding a place of religious worship or constructing a new place of religious worship may be exempted from ad valorem taxation.

HB 991	Author:	Burns \| Phelan \| Burrows
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/26/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority.

HB 1028	Author:	Guillen
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Canales \| Capriglione \| Cyrier \| Deshotel \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Huffman
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain offenses committed in a disaster area or an evacuated area.

HB 1035	Author:	Zedler \| Flynn
	Coauthor:	Biedermann \| Bonnen, Greg \| Burns \| Cain \| Clardy \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/18/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to protecting freedom of conscience from government discrimination.

HB 1111	Author:	Davis, Sarah \| Springer \| Guerra \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Turner, Chris
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bailes \| Beckley \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	05/22/2019 S Not again placed on intent calendar
	Caption:	Relating to maternal and newborn health care.

HB 1113	Author:	Davis, Sarah \| Price \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Leach \| Coleman
	Coauthor:	Anchia \| Clardy \| Dean \| Dutton \| Gervin-Hawkins \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Alvarado
	Last Action:	05/21/2019 S Placed on intent calendar
	Caption:	Relating to state contract limitations and programs for sex trafficking prevention and victim treatment.

HB 1214	Author:	Cyrier \| Zerwas \| Price \| Turner, Chris \| Rose
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/23/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to the allocation to and use by the Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Historical Commission of certain proceeds from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on sporting goods.

HB 1256	Author:	Phelan
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Bucy \| Cain \| Canales \| Capriglione \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	05/28/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to access by certain persons to a first responder's immunization history.

HB 1325	Author:	King, Tracy O. \| Larson \| Gutierrez \| Rodriguez \| Burrows
	Coauthor:	Dominguez \| Fierro \| Guillen \| Herrero \| Lambert \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Perry
	Last Action:	06/10/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the production and regulation of hemp; requiring occupational licenses; authorizing fees; creating criminal offenses; providing civil and administrative penalties.

HB 1365	Author:	Lucio III \| Zerwas \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Anchia \| Larson
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Beckley \| Bernal \| Blanco \| Bowers \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/15/2019 S Referred to Health & Human Services
	Caption:	Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, processing, distribution, transportation, research, testing, and delivery of low-THC cannabis for medical use by patients with certain debilitating medical conditions and the licensing of cannabis dispensing organizations, cannabis research organizations, and cannabis testing facilities; establishing the cannabis therapeutic research review board; authorizing fees.

HB 1397	Author:	Phelan \| Metcalf \| Paddie \| Price \| Moody
	Coauthor:	Ashby \| Bailes \| Bell, Cecil \| Burrows \| Cain \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Nichols
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the establishment of rates for certain non-ERCOT utilities.

HB 1500	Author:	Cain \| King, Phil \| Flynn \| Parker \| Miller
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Last Action:	02/27/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 27 2019 12:47PM
	Caption:	Relating to prohibiting abortions after detection of an unborn child's heartbeat and to requirements for performing or inducing an abortion; authorizing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense.

HB 1536	Author:	Miller \| Raymond \| Parker \| Davis, Sarah \| Zerwas
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bucy \| Guillen \| Johnson, Jarvis \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/09/2019 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to trauma-informed care for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services, trauma-informed care training for certain department employees, and the establishment of the Trauma-Informed Care Task Force.

HB 1576	Author:	Phelan \| Paddie \| Springer \| González, Mary \| Rose
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anchia \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Buckingham
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the delivery of certain transportation services under Medicaid and certain other health and human services programs.

HB 1590	Author:	Howard \| Morrison \| Neave \| Hunter \| Miller
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Beckley \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Watson
	Last Action:	06/04/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to statewide policies and practices, personnel training, evidence collection and preservation, and data collection and analysis regarding the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of sexual assault and other sex offenses.

HB 1631	Author:	Stickland \| Collier \| Burrows \| Thompson, Senfronia
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hall
	Last Action:	06/02/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to prohibiting the use of photographic traffic signal enforcement systems.

HB 1685	Author:	Capriglione \| Miller
	Coauthor:	Burns \| Dean \| Leman \| Parker \| Paul \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/04/2019 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 4 2019 5:43PM
	Caption:	Relating to prohibition of abortion; creating a criminal offense.

HB 1755	Author:	Thompson, Ed \| Wu \| VanDeaver \| Krause \| Flynn
	Coauthor:	Burns \| Lambert \| Lang \| Martinez \| Oliverson \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hughes
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to assembled vehicles and former military vehicles, including the titling and registration of those vehicles.

HB 1792	Author:	Klick \| Howard \| Coleman \| Moody \| Frank
	Coauthor:	Bell, Cecil \| Blanco \| Cain \| Clardy \| Darby \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/04/2019 H Left pending in subcommittee
	Caption:	Relating to the authority of certain advanced practice registered nurses.

HB 1798	Author:	Goldman \| Rodriguez \| Phelan \| Longoria \| Flynn
	Coauthor:	Dean \| Howard \| Krause \| Landgraf \| Middleton \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/13/2019 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
	Caption:	Relating to the practice of therapeutic optometry; requiring an occupational certificate to perform certain surgical procedures.

HB 1821	Author:	Cole \| Israel \| Rodriguez \| Bucy \| Talarico
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bernal \| Blanco \| Bowers \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Watson
	Last Action:	05/24/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the designation of a portion of State Loop 111 in Travis County as the Richard Overton Memorial Highway.

HB 1836	Author:	Biedermann \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Stickland
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Kacal \| Lang \| Middleton \| Miller \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/02/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the preservation, maintenance, and restoration of the Alamo Cenotaph; granting the power of eminent domain.

HB 1929	Author:	Noble \| Morrison \| Klick \| King, Phil \| Springer
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/08/2019 H Reported favorably as substituted
	Caption:	Relating to the prohibition of certain transactions between a governmental entity and an abortion provider or affiliate of the provider.

HB 2048	Author:	Zerwas \| Darby \| Krause \| Davis, Sarah \| Howard
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Blanco \| Gervin-Hawkins \| Guillen \| Israel \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Huffman
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to the repeal of the driver responsibility program and the amount and allocation of state traffic fine funds; eliminating program surcharges; authorizing and increasing criminal fines; increasing a fee.

HB 2099	Author:	Lambert \| Sheffield \| Zerwas \| Oliverson \| Lucio III
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Bell, Cecil \| Bohac \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Campbell
	Last Action:	05/15/2019 S Co-sponsor authorized
	Caption:	Relating to modification of certain prescription drug benefits and coverage offered by certain health benefit plans.

HB 2100	Author:	Cain \| Oliverson \| Goldman \| Phelan \| Wilson
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| Biedermann \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/30/2019 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Relating to the protection of expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.

HB 2109	Author:	Flynn \| Miller
	Coauthor:	Bonnen, Greg \| Dean \| Hefner \| Landgraf \| Paddie \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/02/2019 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
	Caption:	Relating to the right of recusal from the performance of certain marriage ceremonies.

HB 2305	Author:	Morrison \| Lozano \| Stephenson \| Herrero \| Murr
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Ashby \| Beckley \| Bernal \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to a work group on enhancing the training and credentialing of emergency management personnel.

HB 2310	Author:	Vo \| Thierry
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Beckley \| Blanco \| Bohac \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Alvarado
	Last Action:	05/21/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to the information necessary to appropriately title certain flood damaged vehicles that have been repaired with federal financial assistance.

HB 2315	Author:	Thompson, Ed
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Beckley \| Blanco \| Bohac \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to evidence of ownership of temporary housing provided by a government agency in response to a natural disaster or other declared emergency.

HB 2320	Author:	Paul
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Beckley \| Bell, Cecil \| Bernal \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Taylor
	Last Action:	05/29/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to services provided during and following a disaster.

HB 2330	Author:	Walle \| Hernandez \| Raymond
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Ashby \| Beckley \| Bernal \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Lucio
	Last Action:	05/24/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to a study of an intake system and state case management system for state and federal disaster assistance.

HB 2335	Author:	Walle \| Hernandez \| Raymond
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Beckley \| Bernal \| Blanco \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the disaster supplemental nutrition assistance program.

HB 2345	Author:	Walle \| Paul \| Hernandez
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Beckley \| Blanco \| Bohac \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hinojosa
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the creation of the Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas.

HB 2363	Author:	Harris \| Noble \| Hefner \| Longoria \| Canales
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Flynn \| Lambert \| Leman \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Birdwell
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to permitting certain foster homes to store firearms and ammunition in the same locked location.

HB 2434	Author:	Schaefer \| Swanson \| Oliverson
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bell, Cecil \| Biedermann \| Bohac \| Burns \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/18/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care and prohibiting discriminatory abortions; creating an administrative penalty, a civil remedy, and a criminal offense.

HB 2447	Author:	Swanson
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Lang \| Oliverson \| Stickland \| White \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/11/2019 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 11 2019 6:06PM
	Caption:	Relating to prohibited actions regarding health benefit plan coverage for enrollees who refuse to have an abortion.

HB 2496	Author:	Cyrier \| Cole \| Gervin-Hawkins \| Johnson, Jarvis
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Harris \| Holland \| Lang \| Leman \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Buckingham
	Last Action:	05/25/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the designation of a property as a historic landmark by a municipality.

HB 2725	Author:	Calanni \| Deshotel \| Howard \| Metcalf \| Harris
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Bernal \| Biedermann \| Bowers \| Bucy \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/09/2019 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to birth records of adopted persons; authorizing a fee.

HB 2733	Author:	Stephenson \| Raymond \| Lang \| Flynn
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Biedermann \| Bucy \| Cain \| Clardy \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/04/2019 H Left pending in subcommittee
	Caption:	Relating to the scope of practice for chiropractors.

HB 2826	Author:	Bonnen, Greg \| Leach \| Goldman \| Gervin-Hawkins \| Longoria
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Huffman
	Last Action:	06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to procurement of a contingent fee contract for legal services by certain governmental entities.

HB 2827	Author:	King, Phil
	Coauthor:	Bell, Cecil \| Bonnen, Greg \| Dean \| Hefner \| Landgraf \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/12/2019 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 12 2019 12:07PM
	Caption:	Relating to discrimination by a state agency against an applicant for or holder of an occupational license.

HB 2892	Author:	Oliverson
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bell, Keith \| Biedermann \| Bohac \| Bonnen, Greg \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/12/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 12 2019 12:07PM
	Caption:	Relating to the right of conscientious refusal of a health care service.

HB 2967	Author:	Oliverson \| Martinez Fischer \| Lucio III \| Bonnen, Greg \| Zerwas
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/02/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to prohibited balance billing and an independent dispute resolution program for out-of-network coverage under certain managed care plans; authorizing a fee.

HB 3016	Author:	Schaefer \| Oliverson \| Lang \| Middleton \| Krause
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Keith \| Biedermann \| Burns \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/10/2019 S Referred to State Affairs
	Caption:	Relating to the carrying of a handgun by a license holder in a motor vehicle.

HB 3158	Author:	Raymond \| Toth \| Miller
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Biedermann \| Bohac \| Bonnen, Greg \| Cain \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/13/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 13 2019 12:36PM
	Caption:	Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients.

HB 3172	Author:	Krause \| Sanford \| Phelan \| Oliverson
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/09/2019 H Returned to committee: May 9 2019 7:33PM
	Caption:	Relating to the protection of membership in and support to religious organizations.

HB 3342	Author:	Sheffield \| Zerwas \| Oliverson \| Raymond \| Guillen
	Coauthor:	Calanni \| Kuempel \| Lambert \| Miller \| Springer \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/18/2019 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 18 2019 4:58PM
	Caption:	Relating to the creation and operation of a health care quality provider participation program; authorizing an administrative penalty.

HB 3405	Author:	Johnson, Jarvis \| Collier \| Reynolds \| Sherman, Sr. \| Dominguez
	Coauthor:	Davis, Yvonne \| Swanson \| White
	Sponsor:	Miles
	Last Action:	06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to the establishment of a sickle cell task force.

HB 3439	Author:	Patterson \| Parker \| Shaheen \| Geren \| Phelan
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Biedermann \| Bohac \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/08/2019 H Postponed
	Caption:	Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to require a labor peace agreement as a condition of engaging in a commercial transaction with the municipality or county.

HB 3703	Author:	Klick \| Zerwas \| Oliverson \| Sheffield \| Coleman
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Anchia \| Beckley \| Blanco \| Bucy \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Campbell
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the prescription of low-THC cannabis for medical use by certain qualified physicians to patients with certain medical conditions.

HB 3753	Author:	Harless \| Davis, Sarah \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Murphy \| Hernandez
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Bell, Cecil \| Bohac \| Burns \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Alvarado
	Last Action:	06/02/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the authority of a county fire marshal to provide fire-related training programs for first responders.

HB 3830	Author:	Sherman, Sr.
	Coauthor:	González, Mary \| Howard \| Miller \| Morales \| White \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/28/2019 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to a study on the adequacy of resources provided to foster parents by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

HB 4357	Author:	Sanford \| Springer
	Coauthor:	Bonnen, Greg \| Hefner \| Landgraf \| Paddie \| Schaefer \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/25/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 25 2019 1:06PM
	Caption:	Relating to the authority of a mental health provider to offer services or counseling based on the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs.

HCR 19	Author:	Herrero \| Neave \| Capriglione \| Blanco \| Clardy
	Coauthor:	Ashby \| Bohac \| Bucy \| Burns \| Canales \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Huffman
	Last Action:	05/27/2019 E Signed by the Governor
	Caption:	Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.

HCR 126	Author:	Swanson \| Oliverson \| Thierry \| Frank \| Farrar
	Coauthor:	Dean \| Hefner \| King, Phil \| Paddie \| Sanford \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/29/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Recognizing pornography as a public health hazard.

HCR 147	Author:	Landgraf \| Zerwas \| Canales \| Goldman \| Thierry
	Coauthor:	Krause \| Leman \| Lopez \| Noble \| Ortega \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/29/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Urging Congress to work collectively toward a fair, equitable, and logical approach to federal transportation funding in any new federal transportation legislation considered.

HJR 11	Author:	González, Mary \| Guillen \| Sheffield \| Murr \| Walle
	Coauthor:	Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Keith \| Blanco \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/16/2019 S Referred to Water & Rural Affairs
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas.

HJR 12	Author:	Zerwas \| Davis, Sarah \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Morrison \| Coleman
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Ashby \| Bailes \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Nelson \| Watson
	Last Action:	05/14/2019 E Filed with the Secretary of State
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the maximum bond amount authorized for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

HJR 38	Author:	Leach \| Metcalf \| Burrows \| Cain
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Fallon
	Last Action:	05/24/2019 E Filed with the Secretary of State
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of an individual income tax.

HJR 39	Author:	Cyrier \| Price \| Zerwas \| Turner, Chris \| Rose
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/23/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the appropriation of the net revenue received from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on sporting goods.

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