Legislation authored by Wayne Peveto

Includes legislation with Wayne Peveto as the primary author for the 63rd through 68th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

68th Regular Session
HB 499	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the disposition of persons determined to be incompetent to stand trial.
HB 500	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the appointment of persons to serve on the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation review board which determines manifest dangerousness.
HB 530	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a coin-operated machine.
HB 531	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of entry into a coin-operated machine with the intent to steal and the punishment for the possession of certain criminal instruments.
HB 532	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the time at which the board of directors of an appraisal district receives the proposed budget for the district.
HB 533	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to alternate jurors.
HB 534	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the date by which rendition statements and property reports must be delivered to the chief appraiser.
HB 535	Last Action: Subcommittee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to the power of an appraisal district to own property.
HB 536	Last Action: Subcommittee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to a rehearing of certain challenges and protests made to an appraisal review board.
HB 537	Last Action: Subcommittee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of recreational vehicles.
HB 538	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the increase in minimum automobile liability coverage for motor vehicles.
HB 539	Last Action: Committee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to conviction of a sexual offense on the testimony of a child.
HB 540	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Law Enforcement Caption: Relating to the authority of a jailer or a guard of a county jail to carry a firearm.
HB 752	Last Action: Subcommittee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to property tax appraisal studies conducted by the State Property Tax Board.
HB 753	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the reproduction and maintenance of the records of adoption proceedings.
HB 931	Last Action: Reported from subcommittee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to property tax appraisal studies conducted by the State Property Tax Board.
HB 932	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to six-person juries in district court civil cases.
HB 967	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Ways & Means Caption: Relating to judicial review of determinations concerning the situs of personal property for ad valorem taxation.
HB 1005	Last Action: Reported from subcommittee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to the calculation of the effective tax rate for a taxing unit.
HB 1203	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to revision of the Tax Code to conform to recent constitutional amendments concerning property taxation.
HB 1250	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the election, terms of office, and compensation of directors of the Orange County Drainage District of Orange County.
HB 1251	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: To establish and implement an energy management loan fund for cities, counties and Independent School Districts.
HB 1252	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to extensions of time in which to file a petition for discretionary review.
HB 1498	Last Action: Subcommittee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to rehearing of certain challenges and protests made to an appraisal review board.
HB 1499	Last Action: Subcommittee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to the exemption of implements of husbandry from ad valorem taxation.
HB 1500	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the correction of a tax roll prepared by a tax assessor for a taxing unit prior to the participation of the taxing unit in an appraisal district.
HB 1501	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to salaries of the veterans county service officer and assistants.
HB 1502	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to proration of property taxes because of loss of an exemption during a tax year.
HB 1503	Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to offenses of driving while intoxicated, allowing a dangerous driver to borrow a motor vehicle, and involuntary manslaughter involving the use of a motor vehicle and the criminal and civil consequences of a conviction of those offenses, including forfeiture of a motor vehicle.
HB 1504	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the grounds for the transfer of a child from a juvenile court to a court having jurisdiction of criminal offenses for prosecution as an adult.
HB 1830	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Urban Affairs Caption: Relating to collective bargaining for firemen and policemen.
HB 1831	Last Action: Record vote Caption: Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem taxation of property reported to have decreased in value.
HB 1832	Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to the service of process of an appraisal district or an appraisal review board for purposes of judicial review of a property tax determination.
HB 2293	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the revocation of probation for a failure to pay certain fees.
HB 2352	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the elements of and punishment for the offense of commercial bribery.
HCR 13	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Inviting The Honorable Jack Pope, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, to deliver the "state of the judiciary" message at 2:30 p.m. Monday, January 17, 1983.
HCR 42	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Proclaiming Mauriceville as "The Crawfish Capital of Texas".
HJR 31	Last Action: Subcommittee laid on table subject to call Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of boats and recreational vehicles owned by individuals.
HJR 32	Last Action: Subcommittee laid on table subject to call Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the optional exemption of residence homesteads from property taxation.
HJR 33	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Higher Education Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the issuance of bonds secured by the permanent university fund.
HJR 53	Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize six-person juries in civil cases.
HJR 99	Last Action: Subcommittee laid on table subject to call Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit political subdivisions to exempt from property taxation a portion of the value of property of fraternal organizations that perform charitable and benevolent services.
HR 247	Caption: Creating a special interim committee to study flooding, erosion, and associated natural hazards in the lower Sabine River Basin.
HR 497	Caption: Commending Michael Bryan.
HR 553	Caption: In memory of Fred James Early, Jr.
67th Regular Session
HB 295	Last Action: Committee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to the competency and certification of public school teachers.
HB 296	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to salary step credit for vocational teachers' work experience.
HB 297	Last Action: Committee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to fees for the issuance of teaching certificates.
HB 298	Last Action: Committee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to the annual audit of funds appropriated for adult apprenticeship training programs.
HB 423	Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to the authority of a court to reduce a term of imprisonment on denying a motion for shock probation.
HB 424	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to alternate jurors.
HB 425	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to tax refunds paid, credited, or recovered by the comptroller.
HB 480	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the compensation of the judges of the district courts in Orange County.
HB 481	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the compensation and duties of the Orange County Juvenile Board, and making provisions for the juvenile court and the Orange County Child Support office, and providing for certain services relating to children.
HB 576	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the application of the Parks and Wildlife Code to crayfish.
HB 723	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the persons classified as peace officers.
HB 935	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to reimbursement of school districts for taxes lost due to reductions in tax base.
HB 1009	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Ways & Means Caption: Relating to motor vehicle sales and use tax on motor carriers.
HB 1303	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to working overtime by policemen in certain cities.
HB 1353	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to an exemption of ecological laboratories used by institutions of higher education from property taxation.
HB 1363	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the certification of public school teachers.
HB 1465	Last Action: Rules suspended Caption: Relating to revising various provisions of law governing the property tax and its adminstration.
HB 1633	Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars Caption: Relating to the administrative procedures followed in a hearing on the market value and index value of a school district.
HB 1716	Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to periods in which political contributions to certain officeholders are prohibited.
HB 2069	Last Action: Subcommittee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to reductions or limitations on property tax rates adopted by taxing units.
HB 2223	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Ways & Means Caption: Relating to taxing residence homesteads at a lesser rate than that imposed on other property.
HB 2356	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the payment to the state by a retailer of a portion of the amount of the interest received from credit extended sales subject to the sales and use tax and to the disposition of the resulting revenue.
HCR 124	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Education Caption: Creating a Special Committee on Higher Education Building Needs and Potential Funding Sources.
HJR 109	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to taxing residence homesteads at a lesser rate than that imposed on other property.
HR 25	Caption: Extending best wishes to the citizens of Orange County.
HR 329	Caption: Commending May Rains, mother of Representative Don Rains.
HR 341	Caption: Congratulating the Levingston Shipbuilding Company.
67th 1st Called Session
HB 30	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to revising various provisions of law governing the property tax and its administration.
HB 109	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the taxation of implements of farming or ranching and valuation of open-space land.
HB 114	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Ways & Means Caption: Relating to remedies for unequal appraisal.
66th Regular Session
HB 455	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the requirement that school bus drivers give bond.
HB 770	Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the rate of interest on delinquent ad valorem taxes.
HB 771	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to county school administration; concerning abolition of certain offices; concerning appeals to the county superintendent; concerning change to independent status; concerning powers of common school districts; concerning sale of school property.
HB 1017	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Ways & Means Caption: Relating to implementation of the parts of the Tax Relief Amendmentto the constitution involving residence homestead exemptions, appraisal of agricultural land for taxation, and payments to school districts to replace reductions in their tax bases.
HB 1168	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the number of hours a policeman may work during a month.
HB 1254	Last Action: Scheduled for future calendar placement Caption: Relating to the persons classified as peace officers.
HB 1270	Last Action: Reported from subcommittee favorably with amendments Caption: Relating to ad valorem taxation of property.
HB 1911	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Natural Resources Caption: Relating to boundaries of the Lower Neches Valley Authority.
HB 1912	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the regulation of retail installment transactions.
HB 1913	Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting Caption: Relating to public school education.
HB 2045	Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee on Revenue Administration Caption: Relating to the creation and to the use of a state higher education assistance fund.
HJR 130	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments Caption: Relating to state ad volorem taxes and funding for land acquisition and construction at public institutions of higher education.
HR 33	Caption: Extending best wishes for the celebration of Orange County Day.
65th Regular Session
HB 541	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the termination of state fiscal support for county school administration.
HB 661	Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to dissolution of rural fire prevention districts.
HB 788	Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the establishment of an apprenticeship system of adult vocational education to train craftsment.
HB 846	Last Action: Motion lost Caption: Adopting a property tax code and conforming provisions, amendments, and repeals.
HB 871	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Higher Education Caption: Relating to the exemption of law enforcement officers enrolled in certain courses from the payment of tuition and fees.
HB 969	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to compensation of workmen engaged in public construction work.
HB 1150	Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the disposition of assets of a water district dissolved by the Texas Water Rights Commission.
HB 1405	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to expert testimony concerning the insanity defense and a defendant's competency to stand trial.
HB 1406	Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting Caption: Relating to admissibility of an accused's oral confession that is electronically recorded.
HB 1705	Last Action: Assigned to General State Calendar Caption: Relating to interest rates on certain public securities.
HB 1795	Last Action: Reported from subcommittee with substitute Caption: Relating to the ratemaking authority of the Texas Water Rights Commission.
HB 1920	Last Action: Reported from subcommittee favorably with amendments Caption: Relating to validation of certain acts and proceedings of conservation and reclamation districts.
HB 2133	Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the compensation of the directors of the Orange County Drainage District of Orange County, Texas.
HCR 159	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Authorizing the Chief Clerk of the House to make correction in HB788.
65th 1st Called Session
HB 2	Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Adopting a property tax code and conforming provisions, amendments, and repeals.
65th 2nd Called Session
HB 37	Last Action: Votes recorded Caption: Relating to property taxation.
HB 51	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Ways and Means Caption: Providing exemptions of certain property from ad valorem taxation for school district purposes; providing alternative procedures for the valuation of open-space land for school ad valorem tax purposes; providing for payments by the state to school districts to reimburse for the revenues lost as a result of granting such exemptions and alternative valuation procedures for open-space land; and, providing for administration of the exemptions and alternative valuation procedures and the reimbursement payments by the School Tax Assessment Practices Board.
HB 53	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to county school administration.
HCR 19	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Congratulating Texas Legislative Council Softball Team.
64th Regular Session
HB 162	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to keeping records of posting of notices of certain meetings.
HB 226	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to county school administration; prohibiting state support for certain county school administrative offices after a date certain and expanding authority for local support of the administration; relating to the abolition of certain county school administrative offices; transferring in counties that contain no common school districts, rural high school districts, or independent districts with less than one hundred fifty (150) ADA certain powers, duties, records, and funds of certain county school administrative offices; reclassifying certain school districts under the supervision of county school administrative offices.
HB 279	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to access to a patient's medical records.
HB 1149	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the compensation of river authority directors.
HB 1150	Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to the taxes imposed on receipts from fees for Admissions.
HB 1463	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the establishment, administration, and enforcement of a system of single, countywide appraisals of proerpty for all property tax purposes.
HB 1554	Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the southern boundary of Orange County.
HB 1555	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Public Education Caption: Relating to the establishment of an apprenticeship system of adult vocational education to train craftsmen.
HB 1580	Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to county parks.
HB 1978	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Revenue and Taxation Caption: Levying a limited sales and use tax upon the receipts from the admission price to all places of amusement; providing an effective date.
HB 1979	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Revenue and Taxation Caption: Relating to the assessment ratio for calculating ad valorem taxes for state purposes.
HB 1980	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Revenue and Taxation Caption: Relating to the admissibility into evidence of a certificate of the Comptroller to prove assessment of any property for taxes, or the payment of such taxes.
HB 1981	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Revenue and Taxation Caption: Providing for the weekly forwarding by the Tax Assessor and Collector to the Comptroller of Public Accounts monies collected from taxes imposed by Motor Vehicle Retail Sales and Use Tax; providing an effective date.
HB 2002	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Economic Development Caption: The "Bond Registration Act": Authorizing the issuance by the State of Texas, any department, board, agency, or instrumentality of the State of Texas, any municipal corporation, any political subdivision, any district, authority, or other political corporation of the State of Texas having authority to issue public securities in a form having appertaining thereto coupons and being unregistrable, having appertaining thereto coupons and being registrable as to principal only or being fully registrable; defining public securities, defining fully registrable, providing for the exchange of such securities, providing that the registrar of fully registrable securities may be the comptroller of public accounts or any banking corporation or association at which the principal of such public securities shall be payable; eliminating the necessity for approval by the attorney general or registration by the comptroller of public accounts upon exchange or upon change in form of such securities; providing other matters in the premises; providing for severability.
63rd Regular Session
HB 135	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Relating to subrogation by a county to a claim for personal injuries by certain precinct and county law enforcement officials against a third party to the extent of payments made for medical expenses and salary under Article III, Section 52e, Constitution of the State of Texas; and declaring an emergency.
HB 337	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the expansion of rural fire prevention districts.
HB 698	Last Action: Sent to Calendar Committee Caption: Relating to the repeal of Section 1.22, Family Code; and declaring an emergency.
HB 701	Last Action: Committee hearing date Caption: Relating to the powers of the Sabine River Authority of Texas.
HB 1241	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Revenue and Taxation Caption: Relating to the assessment, collection, and equalization of property taxes.
HB 1583	Last Action: Reported favorably Caption: Relating to the abolition of the county school superintendent in Orange County; and declaring an emergency.
HB 1588	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Relating to pollution abatement and salt water intrusion under the Sabine River Compact; amending the Preamble to the Sabine River Compact (included in Article 44.010, Water Code); providing notice; and declaring an emergency.
HB 1632	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the reporting and control of venereal disease; amending Article 4445, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended; providing a severability clause and declaring an emergency.
HB 1645	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the salaries of commissioners and elections held in the Orange County Navigation and Port District; amending Sections 10 and 17, Chapter 370, Acts of the 53rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1953, as amended; and declaring an emergency.