Legislation authored by Charlie Howard

Includes legislation with Charlie Howard as the primary author for the 74th through 82nd Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

82nd Regular Session
HB 874	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the provision of information by tax officials related to ad valorem tax rates.
HB 875	Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. Caption: Relating to the identification of certain defendants as foreign nationals who were not lawfully admitted to the United States or whose lawful status has expired and to their release on bail.
HB 876	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the filing of personal financial disclosure statements by municipal officers and candidates, members of the boards of trustees of school districts, and directors of sports and community venue districts.
HB 877	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the definition of controlling interest for purposes of the franchise tax.
HB 878	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the participation of governmental entities and other employers in a federal work authorization verification program; establishing an unlawful employment practice.
HB 879	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.
HB 890	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to certain custom vehicles and street rods.
HB 891	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the computation of cost of goods sold for purposes of the franchise tax by certain affiliated taxable entities.
HB 892	Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of unlawful transport of an illegal alien.
HB 893	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the meetings of certain property owners' associations.
HB 894	Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Speaker Caption: Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Gulf Coast Water Authority.
HB 895	Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Speaker Caption: Relating to certain project powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 7.
HB 896	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to auxiliary members of an appraisal review board.
HB 897	Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to restrictions on the automatic renewal of contracts.
HB 898	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to certain requirements relating to the issuance of a marriage license or the recording of a declaration of informal marriage and to the maintenance of marriage and divorce indexes by the bureau of vital statistics.
HB 1088	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to appraisal review board members.
HB 1186	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to documentary evidence of citizenship or other status as a requirement for issuance of certain identification documents.
HB 1187	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the retention of the $1 million total revenue exemption for the franchise tax.
HB 1358	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the exclusion of certain flow-through funds by qualified courier and logistics companies in determining total revenue for purposes of the franchise tax.
HB 1549	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to certification and continuing education requirements for certain public education administrators.
HB 1778	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the transfer of the assets of and the dissolution of the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.
HB 1816	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the vaccination against bacterial meningitis of first-time students at public and private or independent institutions of higher education.
HB 2161	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the allocation of taxes and revenue after a city consents to the creation of a municipal utility district.
HB 2321	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to requiring the full cash value of property, calculated only when property is purchased, constructed, or exchanged, be used for purposes of ad valorem taxation.
HB 2855	Last Action: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to marriage education courses for certain couples filing for divorce on the grounds of insupportability.
HB 3812	Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Imperial Redevelopment District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
HJR 79	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to 105 percent or more of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year.
HJR 156	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to require that taxation be fair and equal and that the full cash value of property, calculated only when property is purchased, constructed, or exchanged, be used for purposes of ad valorem taxation.
HR 243	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Expressing opposition to H.R. 3424 and to any other tax proposal that would limit the use of reinsurance by non-U.S.-based insurance companies.
HR 928	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Houston businessman and community leader Gilbert Manly Turner.
HR 929	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China in Taiwan.
HR 930	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Endorsing Taiwan's participation as an observer in the International Civil Aviation Organization and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
HR 946	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Nicolis "Nico" Terrel Williams of Sugar Land.
HR 1742	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Chinese American Citizens Alliance on the occasion of its 51st Biennial National Convention.
81st Regular Session
HB 1211	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.
HB 1212	Last Action: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to certain requirements relating to the issuance of a marriage license or the recording of a declaration of informal marriage and to the maintenance of marriage and divorce indexes by the bureau of vital statistics.
HB 1217	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to estimating the rate of growth of the state's economy for purposes of the constitutional spending limit.
HB 1221	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the provision of information by tax officials related to ad valorem tax rates.
HB 1229	Last Action: Tagged Caption: Relating to the governance and operation of appraisal districts; providing a penalty.
HB 2324	Last Action: Referred to Administration Caption: Relating to authorizing the Texas Board of Criminal Justice to sell certain real property for municipal airport expansion.
HB 2412	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the registration and compulsory inspection of certain street rods and custom vehicles.
HB 2482	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the display of emergency lighting on the personal vehicle of a reserve peace officer.
HB 2484	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the creation of the Aliana Management District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
HB 2550	Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures Caption: Relating to the regulation of property tax consultants.
HB 2631	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the filing of personal financial disclosure statements by municipal officers and candidates, members of the boards of trustees of school districts, and directors of sports and community venue districts.
HB 2672	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to restrictions on the automatic renewal of contracts.
HB 2728	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Department of Aging and Disability Services to the Veterans' Land Board.
HB 3328	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to immunization requirements for children.
HB 3397	Last Action: Referred to Land & Resource Management Caption: Relating to authorizing a change in a municipal zoning classification under certain circumstances.
HB 3516	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the rate and calculation of the franchise tax for certain oil and gas related entities.
HB 3622	Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to the meetings of certain property owners' associations.
HB 3778	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the exclusion of certain flow-through funds in determining total revenue for purposes of the franchise tax.
HB 3779	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to requiring the full cash value of property, calculated only when property is purchased, constructed, or exchanged, be used for purposes of ad valorem taxation.
HB 3943	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the requirement to post notice of the subject of a meeting under the open meetings law as the requirement relates to reports about items of community interest at a city council meeting.
HB 3944	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to an exemption from the franchise tax for certain taxable entities during an initial period of operation.
HB 4005	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the franchise tax liability of certain taxable entities.
HB 4077	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to administration of the municipal sales and use tax; providing a criminal penalty.
HB 4078	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the administration of the municipal sales and use tax.
HB 4264	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the determination of cost of goods sold for purposes of computing the franchise tax.
HB 4265	Last Action: Placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the definition of controlling interest for purposes of the franchise tax.
HB 4266	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the computation of taxable margin for purposes of the franchise tax by tier partnerships.
HB 4267	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the determination of ownership of goods for the purpose of deducting the cost of goods sold under the franchise tax.
HB 4268	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the determination of cost of goods sold for purposes of computing the franchise tax.
HB 4269	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the definition of passive entity for purposes of the franchise tax.
HB 4270	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the computation of cost of goods sold for purposes of the franchise tax by certain affiliated taxable entities.
HB 4274	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the sale of certain goods and services by a political subdivision.
HB 4480	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to documentary evidence of citizenship or other status as a requirement for issuance of certain identification documents.
HB 4481	Last Action: Referred to Public Safety Caption: Relating to the establishment of a fraudulent identification unit to be operated by the Department of Public Safety.
HB 4482	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to a requirement of lawful presence in the United States for receipt of state educational benefits and to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education.
HB 4483	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to verifying the eligibility of applicants for federal, state, and local public benefits; providing a criminal penalty.
HB 4484	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of unlawful transport or concealment of an illegal alien.
HB 4485	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the identification of certain defendants as foreign nationals who were not lawfully admitted to the United States or whose lawful status has expired and to their release on bail.
HB 4486	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the participation of governmental entities and other employers in a federal work eligibility verification program; establishing an unlawful employment practice.
HB 4487	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to state and local activities concerning and enforcement of federal immigration and custom laws.
HB 4488	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to an alternative graduation plan for students planning to attend certain postsecondary educational institutions.
HCR 30	Last Action: Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism Caption: Declaring February 6, 2009, as Ronald Reagan Day.
HJR 61	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to 105 percent or more of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year.
HJR 121	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to require that taxation be fair and equal and that the full cash value of property, calculated only when property is purchased, constructed, or exchanged, be used for purposes of ad valorem taxation.
HR 120	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Missouri City Police Chief Ron R. Echols on his retirement.
HR 432	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Derek Schottle of Sugar Land on being named the 2008 Male Athlete of the Year by Special Olympics Texas.
HR 1632	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the band of Fort Settlement Middle School in Sugar Land on its receipt of the 2009 Sudler Silver Cup from the John Philip Sousa Foundation.
HR 2549	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Glenda Albertson for her service in the office of State Representative Charlie Howard.
HR 2550	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Zachary D. Almandoz for his service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Charlie Howard.
HR 2551	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Kimbell E. Sadler for her service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Charlie Howard.
80th Regular Session
HB 354	Last Action: Subcommittee members named Caption: Relating to estimating the rate of growth of the state's economy for purposes of the constitutional spending limit.
HB 877	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to suspending a public school student from participating in extracurricular activities under certain circumstances.
HB 878	Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to the filing of personal financial disclosure statements by municipal officers and candidates, members of the boards of trustees of school districts, and directors of sports and community venue districts.
HB 879	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to certification and continuing education requirements for certain public education administrators.
HB 880	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to a sign advertising or identifying a sexually oriented business; providing civil and criminal penalties.
HB 881	Last Action: Referred to Local Government Ways and Means Caption: Relating to the limitation on the maximum average annual percentage increase in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.
HB 1115	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to prohibiting immunization against human papilloma virus as a condition for admission to public school.
HB 1250	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to prohibiting discrimination based on a student's secondary school in awarding certain financial aid for higher education.
HB 1377	Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Caption: Relating to certain requirements relating to an application for a marriage license and an affidavit of an absent applicant for a marriage license and to the maintenance of marriage and divorce indexes by the bureau of vital statistics; providing penalties.
HB 1397	Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to providing notice of residence homestead exemptions from ad valorem taxation to owners of certain residential real property.
HB 1544	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to educator preparation and certification requirements concerning reading instruction in public schools.
HB 1665	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to certain requirements relating to public school reading instruction and textbooks.
HB 1702	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to restrictions on the automatic renewal of contracts.
HB 1703	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to prohibiting the transfer of an embryo except in an adoption proceeding; providing a penalty.
HB 1844	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the administration of certain tests to home-schooled students by school districts.
HB 2326	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to immunization requirements for children.
HB 2436	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the duty of certain persons who conduct a closing to provide information to the purchaser or other transferee of a single-family residential structure regarding the exemption from ad valorem taxation applicable to a residence homestead.
HB 3075	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the transfer of course credit between public and private institutions of higher education.
HB 3093	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to verification of a customer's zip code in a credit card transaction.
HB 3188	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to granting a change in the zoning classification of property based on an inability to market or develop the property under that classification.
HB 3189	Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the notice of the public hearings to be held on a proposal to increase the total ad valorem tax revenues of a taxing unit.
HB 3580	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the rights of owners of land located in a groundwater conservation district and their lessees and assigns in groundwater.
HB 3581	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to county authority to abate nuisances.
HB 3678	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to voluntary student expression of religious viewpoints in public schools.
HB 4038	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 473; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
HB 4106	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the adoption of a residential building code in certain counties; providing a civil penalty.
HJR 52	Last Action: Referred to Local Government Ways and Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to three percent or more.
HR 506	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Harry Lee Westmoreland, Jr., of Sugar Land.
HR 824	Last Action: Referred to Rules & Resolutions Caption: Congratulating members of the Chisum family on the adoption of Isaiah Cole Tong Chisum.
HR 913	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating members of the Chisum family on the adoption of Isaiah Cole Tong Chisum.
HR 1606	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sugar Land Regional Airport for being named the 2007 Reliever Airport of the Year.
HR 2560	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring A. J. Foyt on his 50 years of racing Indy cars.
79th Regular Session
HB 218	Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate certain property with historical, cultural, or architectural importance.
HB 219	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to a sign advertising or identifying a sexually oriented business; providing civil and criminal penalties.
HB 220	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the State Board of Education review of public school textbooks.
HB 221	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the reading curriculum used in public schools and to reading textbooks for public school students.
HB 529	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to parental notice of supplemental presentations at public schools.
HB 530	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to prohibiting discrimination based on a student's primary or secondary school in awarding state scholarships or other financial aid for higher education.
HB 531	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to protection of private family information of children attending public schools.
HB 532	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to certain investments by title insurance companies.
HB 533	Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to restrictions on the automatic renewal of contracts.
HB 776	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the Wharton County Junior College District service area.
HB 1105	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the imposition of a tax on certain beverages and snack foods and to the use of the revenue from the tax for public education.
HB 1106	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the repeal of the Public School Facilities Funding Act.
HB 1265	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to restrictions on the issuance of public securities.
HB 1266	Last Action: Referred to Local Government Ways and Means Caption: Relating to the selection of the board of directors of an appraisal district.
HB 1452	Last Action: Referred to County Affairs Caption: Relating to the establishment of auxiliary county facilities outside the county seat of certain counties.
HB 1672	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to costs imposed in connection with the collection and enforcement of certain tolls.
HB 2311	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to prohibiting the transfer of an embryo except in an adoption proceeding; providing a penalty.
HB 2312	Last Action: Referred directly to subcommittee by chair Caption: Relating to the filing of personal financial disclosure statements by municipal officers and candidates, members of the boards of trustees of school districts, and directors of sports and community venue districts.
HB 3056	Last Action: Referred to Law Enforcement Caption: Relating to the peace officers authorized to operate an authorized emergency vehicle used to provide police escort services.
HB 3057	Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the number of hours worked by a part-time fire protection employee.
HB 3058	Last Action: Referred to Local Government Ways and Means Caption: Relating to the eligibility of persons to participate in the public sale of certain real property.
HB 3059	Last Action: Referred to Energy Resources Caption: Relating to the regulation of structural clay and brick raw materials extraction operations; providing an administrative penalty.
HB 3395	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the planning, construction, and operation of toll road projects by certain counties.
HB 3551	Last Action: Withdrawn from calendar Caption: Relating to the addition of road district powers to the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 134.
HB 3554	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Imperial Redevelopment District; providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.
HJR 33	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of county treasurer of Fort Bend County.
HR 134	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Chief Henry "Hank" Stokes Howell, Jr., on his retirement from the Missouri City Police Department.
HR 1058	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dr. Don K. Hamblen and Beverly Hamblen of Richmond on their 50th wedding anniversary.
HR 1761	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Texas MATHCOUNTS team on winning first place at the 2005 National MATHCOUNTS competition.
79th 1st Called Session
HB 98	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to prohibiting discrimination based on a student's secondary school in awarding certain financial aid for higher education.
HJR 14	Last Action: Referred to County Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of county treasurer of Fort Bend County.
HR 215	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Gene Dinges of Houston.
HR 216	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Rufus Paul King of Houston.
79th 2nd Called Session
HB 23	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to prohibiting discrimination based on a student's secondary school in awarding certain financial aid for higher education.
HB 48	Last Action: Referred to Property Tax Relief, Select Caption: Relating to the establishment by the commissioners court of a county for purposes of ad valorem taxation of a limit of less than 10 percent but not less than three percent on the maximum average annual percentage increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads in the county.
HCR 12	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Honoring U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel A. Bentley Nettles of College Station for his service to his country.
HJR 21	Last Action: Referred to Property Tax Relief, Select Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit the commissioners court of a county to establish for purposes of ad valorem taxation a limit of less than 10 percent but not less than three percent on the maximum average annual percentage increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads in the county.
79th 3rd Called Session
HB 134	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
HB 165	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the reading curriculum used in public schools and to reading textbooks for public school students.
HB 166	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to certification and continuing education requirements for certain public education administrators.
HB 167	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the State Board of Education review of public school textbooks.
HJR 34	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to three percent or more.
78th Regular Session
HB 174	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to benefits for members of the state military forces called to active state duty.
HB 175	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the creation of an offense prohibiting the unsolicited transmission of depictions of sexual conduct.
HB 839	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to a limitation on the future employment of a board member of certain water-related districts.
HB 840	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct with respect to an illegal knife, switchblade knife, or club.
HB 841	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the public education grant program.
HB 842	Last Action: Meeting cancelled Caption: Relating to limiting the liability of a person for certain damages arising out of the person's use of force.
HB 843	Last Action: Subcommittee members named Caption: Relating to the issuance of a license to a firm to practice public accountancy.
HB 844	Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to a restrictive covenant prohibiting a homeowner from displaying the United States flag.
HB 845	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to preferences in state purchasing.
HB 846	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the limitation on the maximum average annual percentage increase in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.
HB 1068	Last Action: Companion considered in lieu of in committee Caption: Relating to a challenge of a voter's registration.
HB 1069	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the regulation of fireworks by counties in a residential subdivision; providing a criminal penalty.
HB 1070	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to a parent's refusal to authorize the psychological or psychiatric testing or treatment of a child.
HB 1071	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to protection of private family information of children attending public schools.
HB 1072	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to exclusion of land from certain water districts for failure to provide facilities and services.
HB 1073	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to parental notice of supplemental presentations at public schools.
HB 1447	Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to the authority of the State Board of Education regarding public school curriculum and textbooks.
HB 1448	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to State Board of Education rules concerning textbooks and to adoption of textbooks by the board.
HB 1449	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to prohibiting discrimination in awarding state scholarships or other financial aid for higher education based on a person's high school attendance or achievement.
HB 1914	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to certain requirements relating to public school reading and mathematics instruction and textbooks.
HB 1915	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the reading curriculum used in public schools and to reading textbooks for public school students.
HB 1916	Last Action: Referred to Financial Institutions Caption: Relating to a prepayment penalty on a commercial loan.
HB 1917	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to adoption of textbooks by the State Board of Education and to selection of textbooks by school districts.
HB 1918	Last Action: Referred to Local Government Ways and Means Caption: Relating to limiting the annual percentage increase in the appraised value of a residence homestead and certain other residential property for ad valorem tax purposes.
HB 1943	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the payment of postage on voter registration applications.
HB 2249	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to sale and lease of public school land.
HB 2302	Last Action: Referred to State Cultural & Recreational Res Caption: Relating to zoning regulations applicable to places of historical, cultural or architectural significance.
HB 2305	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the regulation of structural clay and brick raw materials extraction operations; providing an administrative penalty.
HB 2674	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to municipal regulation of certain building matters in areas of historical, cultural, or architectural importance.
HB 2771	Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the acceleration of energy research and development.
HB 2964	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to the operation of municipal school districts and the levy of municipal school district taxes.
HB 3571	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the assumption of road utility district authority by the Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 15, including the authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.
HJR 9	Last Action: Referred to Local Government Ways and Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a limit of two percent on the annual percentage increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads and certain other residential property.
HJR 20	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring certain complaints and reports received by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct to be sworn.
HJR 45	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum average annual percentage increase in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.
HR 562	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Robert Harold "Tim" Phillips on his distinguished career with the Missouri City Police Department.
HR 563	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring William Michael Morgan, retired Missouri City Police Department community liaison officer.
HR 564	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Sergeant Kenneth Joseph Crissman on his retirement from the Missouri City Police Department.
HR 565	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Brian Allen Norwood on his retirement from the Missouri City Police Department.
HR 566	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jose Luis Falcon for his many years of service with the Missouri City Police Department.
HR 567	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Richard A. Wiley on his service with the Missouri City Police Department.
HR 568	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Ronnie Joe Hornischer on his distinguished career with the Missouri City Police Department.
HR 667	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Laura Elena Van Wagoner and Andrew James Morris on their recent wedding.
78th 2nd Called Session
HR 105	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Judge James C. "Jim" Adolphus of Fort Bend County.
78th 3rd Called Session
HB 52	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the filing of personal financial disclosure statements by municipal officers and candidates, members of the boards of trustees of school districts, and directors of sports and community venue districts.
78th 4th Called Session
HB 55	Last Action: Referred to Public School Finance, Select Caption: Relating to the imposition of a tax on certain beverages and snack foods and to the use of the revenue from the tax for public education.
HR 203	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Newton and Evelyn Meyer on their 50th wedding anniversary.
HR 204	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Soula Molho of Sugar Land on her 80th birthday.
77th Regular Session
HB 1823	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to damages in an action for interception of communications.
HB 2271	Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain facilities as solid waste facilities.
HB 2539	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to lobbyist registration.
HB 3194	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District Number 16 and to the authorization of bonds and the levy of taxes; providing civil penalties.
HB 3195	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District Number 134 and to the authorization of bonds and the levy of taxes; providing civil penalties.
HB 3541	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the repair of damage to facilities of water districts within public rights-of-way.
HJR 79	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a person may serve in legislative office or in certain elective executive offices.
HR 97	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming Leadership Fort Bend to the State Capitol on February 7, 2001.
HR 305	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 21, 2001, as Fort Bend County Day at the State Capitol.
HR 320	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 6, 2001, as Tartan Day in Texas.
HR 323	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Detective Elmo C. Cepeda on his retirement from the Missouri City Police Department.
HR 324	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Assistant Chief of Police Robert Neil "Bob" Rack of Missouri City on his retirement.
HR 338	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Corporal Afton Lamar Lawson, Jr., on his retirement from the Missouri City Police Department.
HR 708	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Samantha Brooks of Sugar Land for being named a Distinguished Finalist in the 2001 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program.
76th Regular Session
HB 99	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a franchise tax credit for certain contributions to a public school or a nonprofit scholarship funding organization.
HB 100	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of two judicial districts in Fort Bend County.
HB 572	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the creation of a county court at law in Fort Bend County.
HB 641	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to requiring a municipal utility district to disclose to the purchaser of residential real property whether the property is located in a municipality's corporate boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction.
HB 646	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to selection of textbooks by school districts.
HB 894	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a payment to a family violence shelter center by a defendant made as a condition of community supervision.
HB 1794	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the offense of employment harmful to certain persons.
HB 1963	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the disposition of certain municipal sales and use tax that is erroneously collected.
HB 1964	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to certain state-adopted assessment instruments used in public schools.
HB 1965	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the reading curriculum used in public schools and to reading textbooks for public school students.
HB 1966	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to certification and training of teachers who teach at elementary grade levels.
HJR 14	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a person may serve in legislative office or in certain elective executive offices.
75th Regular Session
HB 199	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to State Board of Education rules concerning textbooks.
HB 200	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to selection of textbooks by school districts.
HB 467	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to excused absences from public school attendance.
HB 468	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to certain parental rights concerning children attending public schools.
HB 469	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to review of criminal history records of public school employees.
HB 470	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the public education grant program.
HB 471	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the composition of the Texas Education Agency.
HB 472	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the composition and powers and duties of the Texas Education Agency.
HB 473	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the licensing of waste haulers by certain counties.
HB 575	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to certain requirements relating to public school reading and mathematics instruction and textbooks and to the minimum number of days of service for certain public school educators.
HB 576	Last Action: Referred directly to subcommittee by chair Caption: Relating to associate judges appointed by the district courts and county courts at law of Fort Bend County.
HB 675	Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Caption: Relating to the selection of the chairman of the juvenile board in Fort Bend County.
HB 738	Last Action: Subcommittee members named Caption: Relating to the creation of two judicial districts in Fort Bend County.
HB 759	Last Action: Subcommittee members named Caption: Relating to associate judges appointed by the district courts and county courts at law of Fort Bend County.
HB 1095	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to open-enrollment charter schools.
HB 1369	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to one-stop permitting for solid waste management facilities.
HB 1380	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the enforcement of certain traffic laws by private institutions of higher education.
HB 1712	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to rules of the State Board for Educator Certification.
HB 1960	Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 9/01/97 Caption: Relating to abolishing the pollution prevention council.
HB 1961	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Transportation to certain governmental entities.
HB 1962	Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to alternative dispute resolution systems established by counties.
HB 1979	Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 9/01/97 Caption: Relating to the selection of the chairman of the juvenile board in Fort Bend County.
HB 2730	Last Action: Referred to Corrections Caption: Relating to the availability of certain material to inmates in correctional facilities operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
HB 2731	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the First Colony Management District.
HB 3273	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to certain bilingual education programs in public schools.
HB 3274	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the regulation of used oil filters.
HJR 81	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a person may serve in legislative office or in certain elective executive offices.
HJR 82	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting private schools from state and local regulation.
HR 10	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 26, 1997, as Fort Bend County Day at the Capitol.
HR 343	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Tara Lipinski.
HR 870	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Matthew and Melissa Morris on the occasion of their first wedding anniversary.
HR 894	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Declaring May 30, 1997, Tom DeLay Day in Texas.
HR 1283	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Celebrating the first birthday of Austin David Howell.
74th Regular Session
HB 2577	Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to collection and recycling of used oil and oil filters.
HB 2578	Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to abolishing the fee on the sale of automotive oil.
HB 2579	Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95 Caption: Relating to the abolition of the interagency coordination council.
HB 2580	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the use of certain sales and use tax revenue to support a public junior college.
HB 2581	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a substantive revision of Titles 1 and 2, Education Code, governing public education.
HB 2618	Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95 Caption: Relating to the repeal of the separate reporting requirement for the Texas irrigators fund.
HB 3217	Last Action: Referred to Judicial Affairs Caption: Relating to associate judges appointed by the county courts at law of Fort Bend County.
HB 3220	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the collection, management, and recycling of used oil and used oil filters.
HB 3224	Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Speaker Caption: Relating to the board of directors of the Fort Bend Subsidence District.
HR 373	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Horace and Janice Catley on the birth of Leah Rachell Catley.
HR 402	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Courtney Culver on winning the 1995 Miss Teenage Texas Pageant.
HR 456	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring State Representative Bob Rabuck on his birthday.
HR 638	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Reverend Gerald B. Ray on his 25th anniversary as minister of music at Houston's First Baptist Church.
HR 846	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Clements Senior High School Concert Band.
HR 847	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Richard Chad Bruns on his achievement in being named the Texas Junior Chess Champion for 1995.