Legislation authored by Chuck Hopson
Includes legislation with Chuck Hopson as the primary author for the 77th through 82nd Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.
| 82nd Regular Session | |
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| HB 612 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to the criminal penalty for failure of a trustee to pay the beneficiaries of the trust the purchase price for timber sold by the trustee. |
| HB 613 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to the unauthorized harvesting of standing timber; providing for the imposition of a criminal penalty. |
| HB 614 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to allowing health care providers to provide services across state lines in catastrophic circumstances. |
| HB 731 |
Last Action: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Caption: Relating to the state contribution to and certain annuities under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. |
| HB 732 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district from $15,000 to $30,000, providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount, and protecting school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue. |
| HB 1003 |
Last Action: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Caption: Relating to a deferred retirement option for certain members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas. |
| HB 1004 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the hotel occupancy tax rate in certain municipalities. |
| HB 1005 |
Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the procedures for registering to vote and accepting a voter at a polling place; providing a criminal penalty. |
| HB 1230 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to reimbursement under the Medicaid vendor drug program for pharmacy care management services provided in connection with specialty pharmacy products. |
| HB 1231 |
Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures Caption: Relating to the exemption from certain construction requirements for volunteer fire departments in certain counties. |
| HB 1388 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the prohibition of certain regulations by a municipality in its extraterritorial jurisdiction involving trees and vegetation. |
| HB 1389 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the criminal penalties for the owner of a dog that attacks another person. |
| HB 1650 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a preference in governmental purchasing for building materials offered by resident bidders. |
| HB 2359 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to direct campaign expenditures. |
| HB 2827 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to coverage for certain pharmaceutical services by a workers' compensation insurance carrier. |
| HCR 69 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the Department of State Health Services Laboratory Services Section building in Austin in honor of former state representative Dr. Bob Glaze. |
| HJR 68 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes from $15,000 to $30,000 and providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount. |
| HR 110 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Cecil Alvis Staples of Palestine. |
| HR 365 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 12, 2011, as Panola County Day at the State Capitol. |
| HR 563 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Carthage High School football team for winning its third consecutive UIL 3A Division 2 state championship. |
| HR 788 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Katelyn Standley of Jacksonville for making a verbal commitment to play softball for Stephen F. Austin State University. |
| HR 789 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Floyd W. Stiefer, former Jacksonville chief of police and city council member. |
| HR 1116 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Henderson High School Lions football team on winning the 2010 UIL 3A Division 1 state championship. |
| HR 1117 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Norma Dell Jones of Lovelady on her selection as Person of the Year for 2010 by Houston County Life magazine. |
| HR 1118 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Carol Vincent of Carthage on being named the 2011 Citizen of the Year by the Panola County Chamber of Commerce. |
| HR 1345 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 14, 2011, as Houston County Day at the State Capitol. |
| HR 1657 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Lafonda Ann Davis of Austin. |
| HR 1844 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Cord Fletcher of Henderson High School on winning the UIL state wrestling championship in the 215-pound weight class. |
| HR 2115 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of James Edgar Brown of Jacksonville. |
| 81st Regular Session | |
| HB 427 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the authority of physicians to delegate to certain pharmacists the implementation and modification of a patient's drug therapy. |
| HB 448 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to requiring the Department of State Health Services to implement a provider choice system for certain vaccines. |
| HB 668 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district to $30,000, providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount, and protecting school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue. |
| HB 1260 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a registration program for persons who commit certain intoxication offenses; providing criminal penalties. |
| HB 1408 |
Last Action: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Caption: Relating to the state contribution to and certain annuities under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. |
| HB 1409 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the minimum patient age for administration of an influenza vaccination by a pharmacist. |
| HB 1639 |
Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to certain peace officers commissioned by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. |
| HB 2108 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the deadlines for commencement and completion of the Lake Columbia reservoir project. |
| HB 2513 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the procedures for registering to vote and accepting a voter at a polling place; providing a criminal penalty. |
| HB 2514 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to creating an offense for impersonating a United States citizen. |
| HB 2832 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to reimbursement under the Medicaid vendor drug program for pharmacy care management services provided in connection with specialty pharmacy products. |
| HB 3067 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of test results of samples of compounded products. |
| HB 3336 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the requirement that an orthotist or a prosthetist be licensed as a device manufacturer if fabricating or assembling without an order from certain health care professionals. |
| HB 3337 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the suspension of a lobbyist registration for failure to pay child support obligations. |
| HB 3338 |
Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to debt cancellation agreements offered in connection with motor vehicle retail installment contracts. |
| HB 3339 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the tax on cigarettes. |
| HB 3340 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the conveyance of certain state forest land in Cherokee County under the control of the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System. |
| HB 3667 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to allowing health care providers to provide services across state lines in catastrophic circumstances. |
| HB 3668 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the injunction of municipal purchasing contracts. |
| HB 3669 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax. |
| HB 3670 |
Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar Caption: Relating to the regulation of the practice of dental assistants, including the delegation of certain dental acts. |
| HB 3861 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the financing by the Texas Water Development Board of the proposed Lake Columbia reservoir project. |
| HB 4417 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the cigars and tobacco products tax. |
| HJR 41 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes to $30,000 and providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount. |
| HR 267 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jeana Renee' Pierce Brooks and Richard Allen Culp of Crockett on their wedding. |
| HR 577 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 26, 2009, as Panola County Day at the State Capitol. |
| HR 578 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Austin Bank on its selection as one of the Best Companies to Work for in Texas in 2009. |
| HR 684 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Panola College nursing programs. |
| HR 835 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Charles Knox Alford of Houston. |
| HR 836 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Jacksonville Middle School Maidens basketball team on winning the District 14-4A basketball championship. |
| HR 837 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 15, 2009, as Crockett Day at the State Capitol. |
| HR 1178 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Beta Alpha Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International on its 75th anniversary. |
| HR 1234 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Mayor Robert Lee Young of Overton. |
| HR 1235 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Helen Ann Wade of Jacksonville. |
| HR 1236 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Tommie Fay Holcomb Darby of Jacksonville. |
| HR 1237 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Richard P. "Dick" Sheffield of Jacksonville. |
| HR 1238 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Lois Boles of Jacksonville. |
| HR 1306 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Susan Irene Thompson of Jacksonville. |
| HR 1388 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Thomas L. Johnson and Katherine P. Miller of Austin on their wedding. |
| HR 1389 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 22, 2009, as Rusk County Day at the State Capitol. |
| HR 1743 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Lewis Murl "Shorty" Allen of Jacksonville. |
| HR 1873 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jimmy Goolsbee of Arlington on his receipt of a Cherokee County Soil and Water Conservation District award. |
| HR 1874 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Bruce Mehlenbacher of Jacksonville on his receipt of a Cherokee County Soil and Water Conservation District award. |
| HR 1931 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Doyle Buckley of Cherokee County on his award from the Cherokee County Soil and Water Conservation District. |
| HR 1932 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Carolyn Cornelius of Jacksonville on her receipt of a conservation education award from the Cherokee County Soil and Water Conservation District. |
| HR 2053 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Paul Hart of Jacksonville. |
| HR 2054 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Phillip Power of Lone Oak for his achievements in maintaining sustainable forest land. |
| HR 2338 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of U.S. Army Specialist James Lee Adair of Carthage. |
| HR 2342 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of U.S. Army Sergeant Samuel E. Kelsey of Troup. |
| HR 2474 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Susan Weaver on her retirement as director of the Depot Museum in Henderson. |
| HR 2771 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing August 21, 2009, as Moe Bandy Day in Lovelady. |
| 80th Regular Session | |
| HB 475 |
Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Speaker Caption: Relating to the creation of the Panola County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. |
| HB 529 |
Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to the definition of criminally injurious conduct for purposes of the Crime Victims' Compensation Act. |
| HB 725 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to eligibility for and the administration of the child health plan program. |
| HB 726 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to prohibiting informal marriage and repealing procedures for recognition of those marriages. |
| HB 727 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the wearing of protective headgear by certain motorcycle operators and passengers. |
| HB 1016 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to allowing recreational metal detecting in designated areas of state parks. |
| HB 1050 |
Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Admin. Procedures Caption: Relating to the regulation of barbering and cosmetology. |
| HB 1498 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Panola County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. |
| HB 1583 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district to $45,000, providing for an adjustment of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount and changes in the school district's ad valorem tax rate, and protecting school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue. |
| HB 1584 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district to $22,500, providing for an adjustment of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount and changes in the school district's ad valorem tax rate, and protecting school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue. |
| HB 1683 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the repeal of the requirement of a ratio of pharmacists to pharmacy technicians in a Class A pharmacy. |
| HB 1983 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the number of people riding on a motorcycle; providing a penalty. |
| HB 2881 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the definition of compounding in the preparation of a drug or device by a pharmacist. |
| HB 2953 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to enhancing the penalty for online solicitation of a minor. |
| HB 2954 |
Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to reporting of medical loss ratios by certain managed care organizations under the Medicaid program. |
| HB 3237 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to requiring the Department of State Health Services to provide to health care providers certain equivalent vaccines in the vaccines for children program. |
| HB 3238 |
Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the removal of a political advertising sign after an election; providing a civil penalty. |
| HB 3608 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to persons placed on community supervision and drivers license revocation requiring electronic monitoring of driving activity. |
| HCR 55 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating February 7, 2007, as Rusk County Day at the State Capitol. |
| HCR 85 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Declaring February 20, 2007, as Panola County Day at the State Capitol. |
| HJR 65 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes to $45,000 and providing for an adjustment of the limitation on the total amount of taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount and changes in the rate of the tax imposed for those purposes. |
| HJR 66 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes to $22,500 and providing for an adjustment of the limitation on the total amount of taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount and changes in the rate of the tax imposed for those purposes. |
| HR 97 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Expressing its support for the enforcement of current immigration laws. |
| HR 163 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from calendar Caption: Recognizing February 20, 2007, as Panola County Day at the Capitol. |
| HR 470 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 21, 2007, as "Texas Pharmacy Day at the Dome.". |
| HR 577 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Crawford Duane Parker III of Carthage. |
| HR 707 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the city of Carthage for its contributions to country music. |
| HR 783 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Florence "Flossie" Smith Rousseau and Lewis "Buddy" Marlin Barker of Auburn, Alabama, on their impending nuptials. |
| HR 1041 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming the Jacksonville Leadership Institute to the State Capitol on March 29, 2007. |
| HR 1528 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Lynn Cardwell Vincent for 50 years of service to First State Bank & Trust Company of Carthage. |
| HR 1964 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agent Clinton Brady Thrasher of McAllen. |
| HR 1983 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Rosa Jane Cigainero of Jacksonville. |
| HR 2002 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dennis and Emily Speight on the birth of their son, Evan Walker Speight. |
| HR 2267 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of U.S. Marine Corporal Jacob H. Neal of San Marcos. |
| HR 2268 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of U.S. Army Specialist Dominic J. Hinton of Jacksonville. |
| HR 2459 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Carthage Book Club. |
| HR 2460 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Charles and Oma Geraldine Flewellen of Beach City on their 50th wedding anniversary. |
| HR 2461 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Lieutenant Rickey Turner on his retirement from the Henderson Police Department. |
| 79th Regular Session | |
| HB 52 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to health coverage or compensation supplementation for certain education employees. |
| HB 138 |
Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to the amount of hazardous duty pay for certain state employees. |
| HB 139 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the hazardous duty performed by certain custodial officers of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
| HB 256 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to investments in certificates of deposit by certain governmental entities. |
| HB 519 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the exemption of volunteer fire departments from the gasoline tax. |
| HB 520 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the tax on gasoline sold to volunteer fire departments for their exclusive use. |
| HB 604 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to participation as an annuitant under the Texas Employees Group Benefits Act. |
| HB 690 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the definition of criminally injurious conduct for purposes of the Crime Victims' Compensation Act. |
| HB 1241 |
Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Speaker Caption: Relating to the creation of the Houston County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. |
| HB 1242 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the harassment of persons by individuals under arrest or detained by a peace officer; creating an offense. |
| HB 1243 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to venue for the prosecution of certain offenses involving health professions. |
| HB 1244 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to specialty license plates for classic travel trailers. |
| HB 1245 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the enforcement of the condition for release on bond of a defendant charged with certain intoxication offenses that requires the use of a motor vehicle ignition interlock device; providing penalties. |
| HB 1665 |
Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to a study of the effectiveness of rate regulation for medical malpractice insurance. |
| HB 1666 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a tax credit for certain corporations obtaining coverage for their employees under a health benefit plan. |
| HB 1667 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler. |
| HB 2053 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the authority of a pharmacist to dispense a Schedule II controlled substance pursuant to a facsimile copy of an official prescription. |
| HB 3048 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to insurance coverage for certain structures. |
| HB 3049 |
Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to the closure or change in operation of certain local offices providing health services, including prohibiting the closure or consolidation of services of a state school or hospital for a term of five years. |
| HB 3050 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of an economic development plan for local communities affected by the closure or change in operation of a state school or hospital. |
| HB 3051 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to boating and water safety. |
| HB 3052 |
Last Action: Referred to Financial Institutions Caption: Relating to the enforcement of a buyer's obligation under a retail installment transaction; providing a criminal penalty. |
| HCR 40 |
Last Action: Referred to Culture, Recreation, and Tourism Caption: Designating Carthage the Country Music Capital of Texas. |
| HCR 61 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating February 10, 2005, Rusk County Day at the Capitol. |
| HCR 72 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating February 22, 2005, as Panola County Day at the Capitol. |
| HCR 110 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the discovery of the East Texas Oil Field on October 3, 1930. |
| HCR 111 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Honoring the silver anniversary of the East Texas Oil Museum in Kilgore and the diamond anniversary of the discovery of the East Texas Oil Field. |
| HJR 31 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to allocate an amount greater than one-fourth of the net revenue from the tax on motor fuels sold to volunteer fire departments to the available school fund. |
| HJR 67 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the homestead exemption to forty-five thousand dollars. |
| HR 469 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Ouida Jane Boyd Wall of Carthage on her centennial. |
| HR 525 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Afton Lynn Smith and Jeremy Grant Barber of Jacksonville on their marriage. |
| HR 526 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Master M. J. Hughes of Jacksonville for his contributions to his community. |
| HR 555 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Paying tribute to the life and sacrifice of Lieutenant Colonel Lance C. Wade, a true American hero. |
| HR 598 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Lena Robertson. |
| HR 758 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Marion Jackson "Jack" Maxwell of Tyler. |
| HR 759 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Floyd Verheyden on receiving the 2004 Jacksonville Outstanding Citizen Award. |
| HR 760 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Crawford Godfrey of Jacksonville. |
| HR 761 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Norris Starkey of Jacksonville. |
| HR 762 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Barbara Greig of Jacksonville. |
| HR 943 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Eliza Bishop on her receipt of the Crockett Area Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Award. |
| HR 1019 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Janie and Troy Brown of Longview on the birth of their daughter, Emma Grace Brown. |
| HR 1045 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming members of the Texas Pharmacy Association on April 7, 2005, Pharmacy Day at the State Capitol, and commemorating the association's more than 125 years of exemplary service to its membership. |
| HR 1057 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Charles Pierce Brooks on his first birthday. |
| HR 1120 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming the Jacksonville Leadership Institute to the State Capitol on April 28, 2005. |
| HR 1252 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Ennis and Mildred Bolton of Jacksonville on the occasion of their 63rd wedding anniversary. |
| HR 1271 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Harold and Anita Small of Jacksonville on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. |
| HR 1341 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Lauren Pierce on being named the 2005 Cherokee County Junior Livestock Show Queen. |
| HR 1342 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Kyle Stacy of Jacksonville for his heroism. |
| HR 1343 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Faith Smith of Jacksonville for her heroism. |
| HR 1360 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Larry Morgan on his service to the Jacksonville community as president of the city's chamber of commerce and chief executive officer of economic development. |
| HR 1361 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Eleanor Helen Liebscher Nau of Austin. |
| HR 1362 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the David Crockett Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas on May 5, 2005. |
| HR 1619 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the city of Carthage for its contributions to country music. |
| HR 1796 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the 55th anniversary of the oldest operating Dairy Queen in Texas. |
| HR 1816 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Rodney Williams of Carthage for his work with the March of Dimes WalkAmerica event. |
| HR 2015 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Larry Delbert Jacobs and Dorothy Jean LeMarie Jacobs of Beaumont on their 50th anniversary. |
| HR 2122 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of the Honorable Travis A. Peeler of Corpus Christi. |
| 79th 1st Called Session | |
| HB 71 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes to $45,000, correspondingly adjusting the limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for public school purposes on the homesteads of certain persons, and protecting school districts against resulting loss in local revenue. |
| HJR 11 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the school district residence homestead property tax exemption to $45,000 and providing for a corresponding adjustment of the limitation on school taxes on residence homesteads of elderly and disabled persons. |
| HR 257 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Robert Nichols for his exemplary service on the Texas Transportation Commission. |
| HR 291 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Floyd Verheyden of Jacksonville on his 90th birthday. |
| 79th 2nd Called Session | |
| HB 14 |
Last Action: Referred to Property Tax Relief, Select Caption: Relating to increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes to $45,000, providing for an adjustment of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount and changes in school district ad valorem tax rates, and protecting school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue. |
| HJR 14 |
Last Action: Referred to Property Tax Relief, Select Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes to $45,000 and providing for an adjustment of the limitation on the total amount of taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount and changes in school district ad valorem tax rates. |
| HR 132 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the First United Methodist Church of Carthage on the sesquicentennial of its founding. |
| HR 224 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring members of OJEMM, or Red Team, on their accomplishments in the Texas High School Aerospace Scholars Program. |
| 79th 3rd Called Session | |
| HB 25 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to compensation supplementation for certain educational employees. |
| HB 41 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district to $22,500, providing for an adjustment of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount and changes in the school district's ad valorem tax rate, and protecting school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue. |
| HB 78 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools. |
| HB 146 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to making an appropriation to the Parks and Wildlife Department for the operation and maintenance of the Texas State Railroad. |
| HCR 30 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Urging Congress to pass meaningful immigration reform legislation. |
| HJR 17 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes to $22,500 and providing for an adjustment of the limitation on the total amount of taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount and changes in the rate of the tax imposed for those purposes. |
| HR 446 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dino Sebastian Hunter on the occasion of his first visit to Austin and the State Capitol of Texas. |
| HR 478 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Brady Eugene Brooks of Jacksonville. |
| HR 617 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Paul Moore on the occasion of his retirement as superintendent of the Mount Enterprise Independent School District. |
| 78th Regular Session | |
| HB 277 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the contents of a receipt or other document issued for payment by debit or credit card; providing a civil penalty. |
| HB 464 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the hazardous duty performed by certain custodial officers of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
| HB 737 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the issuance of Native Texan license plates to benefit the Texas Department of Public Safety. |
| HB 1236 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to information required to be placed in a pen packet accompanying a defendant on transfer from county jail to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
| HB 1237 |
Last Action: Referred to Infrastructure Dev & Security Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 21 between Weches and Crockett as the Representative James Lacey Lovell Highway. |
| HB 1238 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the prompt payment of certain pharmacy claims by health maintenance organizations and preferred provider benefit plans. |
| HB 1373 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the penalties for making a false bomb threat and committing an offense involving a hoax bomb. |
| HB 2138 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to the use of certain electronic devices for the purpose of committing identity theft; providing criminal penalties. |
| HB 2413 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the tax on gasoline sold to volunteer fire departments for their exclusive use. |
| HB 2415 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the postjudgment interest rate. |
| HB 3569 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Rusk County Groundwater Conservation District. |
| HB 3601 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Houston County Groundwater Conservation District. |
| HCR 34 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating the Texas State Railroad as the official State Railroad of Texas. |
| HJR 83 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to allocate an amount greater than one-fourth of the net revenue from the tax on motor fuels sold to volunteer fire departments to the available school fund. |
| HR 96 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Houston County Sheriff's Deputy Bobby Franks. |
| HR 97 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Designating February 12, 2003, as Panola County Day at the Capitol. |
| HR 98 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 11 and 12, 2003, as Rusk County Days at the State Capitol. |
| HR 316 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from calendar Caption: Recognizing March 13, 2003, as Lee Ann Womack Day at the State Capitol. |
| HR 424 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 13, 2003, as Lee Ann Womack Day at the State Capitol. |
| HR 508 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 18, 2003, as Pharmacy Day at the State Capitol. |
| HR 895 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming the Jacksonville Leadership Institute to the Capitol. |
| HR 1127 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mittie Mae Wiley Williams on her retirement from the Kennard Independent School District. |
| HR 1210 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the life of Rick Watson of Jacksonville. |
| HR 1211 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Christopher family on the occasion of its 2003 reunion in Austin. |
| HR 1212 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of the Honorable Emmett H. Whitehead of Rusk. |
| HR 1264 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Davy Crockett Charity Ride and honoring event organizer Phil Thomas. |
| HR 1483 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring J. N. Grimes and the late Ray Morrow, creators of the Dairy Queen "Dude" and "Country Basket." |
| HR 1760 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the 2003 Jacksonville Tomato Festival. |
| HR 2022 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Jacksonville High School Class of 1953 on its 50th reunion. |
| 78th 1st Called Session | |
| HB 1 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Houston County Groundwater Conservation District. |
| HCR 17 |
Last Action: Adopted Caption: Designating Kilgore as the official Texas City of Stars. |
| HR 52 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring James E. Abell of Jacksonville for his 50 years of service in the pharmacy industry. |
| HR 124 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Don Tullos on his upcoming induction into the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame. |
| HR 125 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kilgore for its contributions to the Holiday Trail of Lights. |
| 78th 2nd Called Session | |
| HCR 6 |
Last Action: Adopted Caption: Designating Kilgore as the official Texas City of Stars. |
| 78th 3rd Called Session | |
| HCR 6 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating Kilgore as the official Texas City of Stars. |
| HR 229 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Henderson Memorial Hospital in Rusk County. |
| HR 296 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the 150th anniversary of Masonic Lodge No. 108 in Jacksonville. |
| 78th 4th Called Session | |
| HB 29 |
Last Action: Referred to Public School Finance, Select Caption: Relating to a health coverage or compensation supplementation program for active school employees. |
| HR 49 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Brady Eugene and Jeana Renee' Brooks on the birth of their son, Charles Pierce "Chase" Brooks. |
| HR 125 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Robert J. Parker and the staff of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region II Golf Tournament. |
| 77th Regular Session | |
| HB 1139 |
Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to the compensation of employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
| HB 1313 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of unlawful restraint. |
| HB 1314 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to requiring certain inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to participate in treatment programs. |
| HB 1315 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the dismissal of a claim brought by an inmate. |
| HB 2128 |
Last Action: Companion considered in lieu of in committee Caption: Relating to the regulation of the practice of pharmacy and the dispensing of certain drugs. |
| HR 280 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 22, 2001, as Palestine Day at the Capitol. |
| HR 617 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 29, 2001, as Jacksonville Day at the State Capitol and welcoming the visiting members of the Jacksonville Leadership Group. |
| HR 879 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Leon County Deputy Loutricia Bonfanti. |
| HR 918 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the marriage of Lisa Hopson Cohen and Anthony Lee Harris on July 14, 2001. |
| HR 1385 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Texas Pharmacy Foundation and the Texas Institute for Health Policy Research. |