Legislation authored by Chris V. Semos
Includes legislation with Chris V. Semos as the primary author for the 60th through 67th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.
| 67th Regular Session | |
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| HB 228 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the location of meetings of the Metric System Advisory Council. |
| HB 366 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the penalties for certain offenses committed against children. |
| HB 560 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to special elections to fill vacancies in the office of school trustee in certain school districts. |
| HB 563 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the authority of commissioners courts in certain counties to charge admission fees to county-operated museums, historical sites, or historical buildings and to the disposition and use of the fees. |
| HB 564 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars Caption: Relating to the filing of candidates' contribution and expenditure statements. |
| HB 600 |
Last Action: Subcommittee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to the participation by cities and unincorporated areas in a regional transportation authority in metropolitan areas. |
| HB 748 |
Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to the creation of nine judicial districts composed of Dallas County. |
| HB 749 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to liability permitted on real property for recreational purposes. |
| HB 1438 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars Caption: Relating to small business loan guarantee program. |
| HB 1570 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the escheat of abandoned travelers checks. |
| HB 1571 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judicial Affairs Caption: Relating to creation of eight judicial districts composed of Dallas County. |
| HB 1572 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to unmanned teller machines and remote facilities and drive-in/walk-up facilities for banks. |
| HB 1823 |
Last Action: Reported from subcommittee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to creation of a state agency to promote industrial development, small business development, travel, and film production in this state. |
| HB 1974 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Transportation Caption: Relating to a driving safety course as an alternative to prosecution for certain traffic offenses. |
| HB 1986 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the construction and operation of a museum and to the allocation of certain cigarette taxes. |
| HB 2345 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the authority to create municipal courts of record in the city of Dallas and to provisions for the operation of the courts and appeals from the municipal courts of record. |
| HB 2348 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Liquor Regulation Caption: Amending the Alcoholic Beverage Code by permitting manufacturers to serve free samples of their product at convention or trade shows. |
| HCR 46 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Requesting Texas Congressional delegation to seek issuance of a stamp commemorating the Texas Sesquicentennial. |
| HCR 47 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Requesting U.S. Postal Service to issue a stamp commemorating Texas Sesquicentennial. |
| HCR 117 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judicial Affairs Caption: Granting Boston Cook Company permission to sue the state. |
| HCR 204 |
Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Commending the partnership between the state and private businesses and professional individuals who support the arts. |
| HJR 71 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the guarantee of small business loans by the state. |
| HR 11 | Caption: Relating to nomination procedure for Speaker. |
| HR 63 | Caption: In memory of James R. Temple. |
| HR 246 | Caption: Welcoming the Pro-line Corporation to Texas. |
| HR 366 | Caption: Congratulating Roy Orr. |
| 67th 1st Called Session | |
| HR 22 | Caption: In memory of Walter Lewis "Lew" Sterrett. |
| 67th 2nd Called Session | |
| HB 5 |
Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to the Texas 1986 Sesquicentennial Commission. |
| 66th Regular Session | |
| HB 169 |
Last Action: Motion lost to suspend reg order (to consider on 2nd reading) Caption: Relating to compensation of certain resident physicians. |
| HB 378 |
Last Action: Laid on the table Caption: Expressly repealing an Act relating to district clerk fees that previously was impliedly repealed. |
| HB 788 |
Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the age of criminal responsibility. |
| HB 940 |
Last Action: Read third time Caption: Relating to the taxation of certain buses and repair and replacement parts for certain buses. |
| HB 1379 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to creation of a commission to coordinate celebrations of the 150th anniversary of Texas' independence as a republic and progress as a state. |
| HB 1449 |
Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to retention of certain advertising along highways in the interstate or primary system. |
| HB 1450 |
Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in public hearing Caption: Relating to creation of the 286th and 287th Judicial Districts, composed of Dallas County. |
| HB 1652 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to public membership on governing boards of certain state regulatory agencies. |
| HB 1687 |
Last Action: Reported from subcommittee with substitute Caption: Relating to the creation of a regional transportation authority in metropolitan areas; providing for elections; providing for subregional boards and an executive committee; authorizing the issuance of bonds; authorizing the levy and collection of a sales and use tax; providing for security personnel commissioned as peace officers; authorizing the adoption of rules and regulations. |
| HB 1867 |
Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the creation of certain new judicial districts. |
| HB 2018 |
Last Action: Posting rule suspended Caption: Relating to the definition of the term "religious worship" for purposes of determining property exempt taxation. |
| HB 2019 |
Last Action: Posting rule suspended Caption: Relating to the exemption of property tax of an actual place of religious worship. |
| HB 2188 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judicial Affairs Caption: Relating to creation of the County Criminal Courts Nos.8,9,10, and 11 of Dallas County. |
| HCR 29 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Commending the Dallas Cowboys. |
| HCR 51 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Granting Library Bureau permission to sue the state. |
| HCR 69 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: In memory of the Honorable Tom King, former member of the Texas House. |
| HR 42 | Caption: Congratulating Representative Clay Smothers. |
| 65th Regular Session | |
| HB 220 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Adding the president of North Texas State University to the membership of the Natural Fiber and Protein Commission. |
| HB 221 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to bail pending appeal. |
| HB 290 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to inclusion of judges of statutory county courts in the state judicial retirement system and credit for prior service as a judge of these courts. |
| HB 341 |
Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting Caption: Relating to the admission in evidence of statements of an accused. |
| HB 770 |
Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the operation of vehicles used to transport ready-mixed concrete. |
| HB 794 |
Last Action: Assigned to General State Calendar Caption: Relating to increasing the maximum hotel occupancy tax for cities to four percent. |
| HB 857 |
Last Action: Assigned to Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to persons authorized to conduct marriage ceremonies. |
| HB 1159 |
Last Action: Assigned to General State Calendar Caption: Relating to enacting the Southern Growth Policies Agreement. |
| HB 1302 |
Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to commissioning certain housing security officers as peace officers. |
| HB 1407 |
Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting Caption: Relating to qualifications for membership on the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers. |
| HB 2139 |
Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee on Judicial Districts Caption: Relating to the creation, jurisdiction, administration, and procedures of the Courts of Domestic Relations Nos. 5, 6, 7, and 8 of Dallas County; making other provisions relative to the courts of Dallas County. |
| HB 2140 |
Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee on Judicial Districts Caption: Relating to the creation, jurisdiction, administration, and procedures of the Juvenile Court No. 3 of Dallas County; making other provisions relative to the courts of Dallas County. |
| HB 2141 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to creation, jurisdiction, administration, and procedures of the County Criminal Courts Nos. 6 and 7 of Dallas County and making other provisions relative to the County Criminal Courts of Dallas County. |
| HB 2142 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the creation, jurisdiction, administration, and procedures of the County Court of Dallas County at Law No. 5; making other provisions relative to the County Court of Dallas County at Law. |
| HB 2143 |
Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee on Judicial Districts Caption: Relating to the creation of two judicial districts, each composed of Dallas County. |
| HB 2256 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Caption: Relating to the issuance of certificates of indebtedness by Dallas County. |
| HCR 169 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Creating an interim comittee to study possible scope and character of a Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration in 1986. |
| HCR 193 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Instructing the chief clerk to correct an error in HB2141. |
| HJR 19 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments Caption: Proposing an amendment to Article V of the Texas Constitution by adding Section 1-c to authorize the Legislature to provide for retirement and compensation paid by the state for judges of statutory county courts and for automatic retirement at a certain age. |
| HR 113 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the Committee on Business and Industry to study programs of the Texas Tourist Development Agency. |
| HR 124 | Caption: Relating to directing a subcommittee of the Committee on Consumer Protection to study fire protection and prevention laws. |
| 65th 2nd Called Session | |
| HR 41 | Caption: Commending Representative Fred Orr. |
| HR 42 | Caption: Commending Representative T. H. McDonald, Sr. |
| 64th Regular Session | |
| HB 532 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the practice of engineering. |
| HB 597 |
Last Action: Reported from subcommittee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to the offense of failing to report child abuse or neglect. |
| HB 650 |
Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to allowing recovery of costs by certain hospital districts for care of nonresident, indigent, and needy persons. |
| HB 651 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Providing an administrative assistant to each of the judges of the County Criminal Court of Dallas County, the County Criminal Court No. 2 of Dallas County, the County Criminal Court No. 3 of Dallas county, the County Criminal Court No. 4 of Dallas County, the County Criminal Court No. 5 of Dallas County, and the County Criminal Court of Appeals of Dallas County. |
| HB 652 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the penalty imposed for a deceptive business practice. |
| HB 882 |
Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to disposition of animals found to have been cruelly treated. |
| HB 912 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to bail pending appeal; providing for the denial or revocation of bail and cancellation of bonds in certain instances. |
| HB 925 |
Last Action: Motion to reconsider spread on the Journal Caption: Relating to the powers and employees of, and the disposition of funds held by, the Private Employment Agency Board. |
| HB 1289 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Caption: Relating to pension systems for firemen, policemen, and fire alarm operators in certain cities in the State. |
| HB 1399 |
Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to military service credit for members of the Texas County and District Retirement System. |
| HB 1464 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to establishment, operation, and financing of public transportation systems in certain metropolitan areas. |
| HB 1669 |
Last Action: Reported from committee favorably with amendments Caption: Authorizing the State Board of Control to convey certain land in Dallas County to the City of Dallas for public museum purposes with provision for reversion of title to the State of Texas under certain conditions. |
| HB 1670 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the election of members of the governing board of certain countywide community college districts from single-member trustee districts and to the dates and manner of conducting the elections. |
| HB 1671 |
Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Providing a sales and use tax ememption for the receipts from the sale of, or the storage, use, or other consumption of tangible personal property that becomes an ingredient or component part of certain defined newspapers, and to provide a sales and use tax exemption for the receipts from the printing and sales of certain defined newspapers, or components thereof, under certain limited circumstances. |
| HB 1720 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Revenue and Taxation Caption: Relating to the date of each month on which every distributor shall make and deliver a report to the Comptroller. |
| HB 1721 |
Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to the date on which payment for stamps and meters received in August of each year shall be paid in full. |
| HJR 55 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Revision Caption: Relating to requiring all hospital districts to operate pursuant to the federal constitutional authorization. |
| HJR 84 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Revision Caption: Relating to the denial of bail to certain persons charged with a felony offense. |
| HR 172 | Caption: Relating to requesting the Committee on Business and Industry to conduct an interim study regarding the expansion of the international division of the Texas Industrial Commission. |
| HR 173 | Caption: Relating to requesting the Committee on Business and Industry to conduct an interim study relating to consumer protection on automobile repair. |
| HR 174 | Caption: Relating to requesting the Committee on Business and Industry to conduct an interim study on the Texas Tourist Development Agency. |
| HR 188 | Caption: Requesting the Committee on Business and Industry to study implementation of the metric system. |
| 63rd Regular Session | |
| HB 326 |
Last Action: Considered in public hearing Caption: Relating to admission in evidence of statements of an accused. |
| HB 361 |
Last Action: Filed without Governor's signature Caption: Relating to exemption from the property tax and from the franchise tax for certain nonprofit corporations providing homes for the handicapped or elderly persons. |
| HB 461 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Relating to service of process on foreign corporations, joint stock companies or associations, or acting corporations or associations. |
| HB 594 |
Last Action: Considered in public hearing Caption: Relating to changing the name of a junior college district to community college district. |
| HB 595 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to removing the exemption from the Limited Sales, Excise and Use Tax for certain machinery and equipment used on farms and ranches. |
| HB 813 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Elections Caption: Relating to primary elections and conventions held by political parties; changing the dates of the primaries and conventions and related actions; making procedural changes incidental to the change in dates; also making certain changes in addition to those necessitated by the change in dates; prescribing criminal penalties. |
| HB 1195 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Appropriations Caption: Relating to allocation of funds in the Omnibus Tax Clearance Fund for construction of trails for hiking, bicycling, and horseback riding. |
| HB 1196 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the application of certain motor vehicle laws to motor-assisted bicycles. |
| HB 1201 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Relating to fraudulently obtaining telecommunications services; providing penalties; and declaring an emergency. |
| HB 1328 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Relating to foot health care services and procedures under the Medical Assistance Act of 1967; providing for severability. |
| HB 1334 |
Last Action: Committee hearing date Caption: Relating to the penalty for failing to file certain reports with the Texas Water Rights Commission. |
| HB 1414 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the penalty for failure to report suspected or known child abuse or neglect. |
| HR 23 | Caption: Naming House Committee Room G-13 the Lyndon Baines Johnson Committee Room. |
| 63rd 1st Called Session | |
| HCR 5 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: In memory of the Honorable Joseph P. Hawn. |
| 62nd Regular Session | |
| HB 502 | Caption: Relating to providing an exemption from the franchise tax for certain nonprofit corporations engaged in the business of owning residential property used as cooperative housing. |
| HB 503 | Caption: Relating to the lane in which traffic shalll proceed in certain conditions on certain highways. |
| HB 504 | Caption: Relating to the appointment, powers, and duties of certain reserve police officers. |
| HB 578 | Caption: Relating to making appropriations for and directing payment of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments out of Special Funds designated herein. |
| HB 708 | Caption: Relating to defining certain deceptive practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce, making unlawful the conduct of certain sales operations in which certain conditional promises of rebate or payment are made. |
| HB 709 | Caption: Relating to the Texas Franchise Association Act. |
| HB 710 | Caption: Relating to the Texas Franchise Investment and Association Act. Establishing the State Securities Commissioner as the administrator, setting penalties, providing certain fees. |
| HB 909 | Caption: Relating to discriminatory action by state or local government officers or employees. |
| HB 952 | Caption: Relating to making appropriations for and directing payment of miscellaneous claims out of General Revenue Fund as designated herein. |
| HB 1090 | Caption: Relating to a campus of Texas State Technical Institute in Grand Prairie. |
| HCR 50 | Caption: In memory of Deputy William Don Reese. |
| HCR 76 | Caption: Inviting the Honorable Lyndon B. Johnson to address a Joint Session. |
| HCR 108 | Caption: In memory of Albert N. Jackson. |
| HR 130 | Caption: Honoring Christodoulos Kallos on his consecration as Bishop John of Thermon. |
| HR 308 | Caption: Congratulating Six Flags Over Texas on its tenth anniversary. |
| 62nd 3rd Called Session | |
| HCR 29 | Caption: Welcoming the Twenty-first Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Church in North and South America and congratulating the Archdiocese upon its 50th Anniversary. |
| HR 76 | Caption: Welcoming the Twenty-First Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Church. |
| 61st Regular Session | |
| HB 15 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to provide hospital facilities for hospital districts; prescribing a severability provision. |
| HB 366 | Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to provide hospital facilities for any hospital district in certain counties; providing for the levy of taxes for hospital district operation and maintenance expenses. |
| HB 1006 | Caption: Relating to defining offenses relating to theft, use, possession, purchase, sale, retention, forgery, fraud, possession of equipment or materials, and other activities connected with credit cards; prescribing penalties. |
| HB 1052 | Caption: Relating to the determination of the salaries of court reporters. |
| HCR 180 | Caption: Recalling H.B. No. 1052 from the Governor's Office. |
| HR 481 | Caption: Congratulating Mrs. Leon S. Price of Dallas, Texas, on her election to the presidency of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. |
| 61st 2nd Called Session | |
| HR 76 | Caption: Commending Walter Schaefer, Sergeant at Arms, and his Staff. |
| 60th Regular Session | |
| HB 620 | Caption: Relating to amending certain acts so as to authorize the county to make further provision for the security and payment of bonds issued thereunder by the levy of a limited ad valorem tax. |
| HCR 12 | Caption: Welcoming Her Royal Highness, Princess Irene of Greece to Dallas. |
| HCR 102 | Caption: Commending Second Driver E. D. Everitt of the Dallas Fire Department for courageous acts that resulted in him being awarded the Department's Medal of Valor. |
| 60th 1st Called Session | |
| HR 25 | Caption: In memory of J. Alvin Gardner. |
| HR 46 | Caption: Recognizing the Texas Philatelic Association during its 72nd annual convention in Dallas. |