Legislation authored by Debbie Riddle

Includes legislation with Debbie Riddle as the primary author for the 77th through 84th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

84th Regular Session
HB 372 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
Caption: Relating to the monitoring of the Internet access of certain sex offenders placed on community supervision or released on parole or to mandatory supervision.
HB 415 Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety
Caption: Relating to the authority of a person who is licensed to carry a handgun to openly carry the handgun; providing penalties.
HB 416 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to requiring personnel of abortion facilities and certain other facilities performing abortions to complete training on human trafficking.
HB 525 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to a franchise tax credit for wages paid to certain employees.
HB 526 Last Action: Referred to Human Services
Caption: Relating to financial eligibility for the Texas home living (TxHmL) waiver program.
HB 776 Last Action: Referred to General Investigating & Ethics
Caption: Relating to the creation of a public integrity unit in the office of the attorney general to prosecute offenses against public administration, including ethics offenses, and offenses involving insurance fraud or the imposition of the motor fuels tax.
HB 777 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of indecent exposure.
HB 1568 Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs
Caption: Relating to the evaluation of applications for certain financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
HB 1643 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to abatement of public nuisances on certain undeveloped land; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.
HB 1747 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of entry of a person into a public restroom designated for the opposite sex as disorderly conduct.
HB 1748 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the use of public locker rooms, shower facilities, and toilet facilities; creating a criminal offense.
HB 2299 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain laws concerning community supervision granted in criminal cases, including conforming amendments.
HB 2300 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
Caption: Relating to eliminating telegraph transmission as a method to communicate certain information in a criminal case.
HB 2301 Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed
Caption: Relating to time credits awarded against the cumulative period of commitment or treatment of certain defendants determined to be incompetent to stand trial.
HB 2302 Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed
Caption: Relating to the mandatory dismissal of misdemeanor charges against certain defendants determined to be incompetent to stand trial.
HB 2711 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to transportation of an individual with a mental illness by emergency medical services personnel.
HB 3436 Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs
Caption: Relating to the system by which an application for a low income housing tax credit is scored.
HB 3437 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to application requirements for low income housing tax credits.
HB 3438 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
Caption: Relating to the transfer of surplus or salvage state agency property.
HB 3439 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
Caption: Relating to the donation of property from a state agency to an assistance organization or a local governmental entity.
HB 3441 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the date of the election for trustees of an independent school district.
HB 4197 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Pine Forest Municipal Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds and impose a tax.
HB 4206 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Dowdell Public Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.
HCR 102 Last Action: Referred to International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
Caption: Congratulating Benjamin Netanyahu on his reelection as prime minister of Israel.
HJR 65 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the prohibition of government interference with certain speech by religious leaders and students.
HJR 69 Last Action: Filed
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit the attorney general to prosecute offenses against public administration, including ethics offenses, and offenses involving insurance fraud or the imposition of the motor fuels tax.
HR 453 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Dr. Bruce D. Krutsinger of Houston.
HR 518 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Regina Boutte on her retirement from the Spring Independent School District.
HR 605 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the tribute to veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima that is being hosted by the Marine Corps Coordinating Council of the Houston-Galveston area on the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima.
HR 791 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Spencer Paul Golvach of Houston.
HR 1176 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Alex Elliott of Plano on his Bar Mitzvah.
HR 1260 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of former Ponderosa Fire Department fire chief John Peter O'Gorman.
HR 1511 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Sanah Jivani of Spring for being named a Distinguished Finalist in the 2015 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program.
HR 1703 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Daniel D. Groover of the Houston Fire Department.
83rd Regular Session
HB 235 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the punishment prescribed for burglary of a vehicle and to grants of community supervision to persons who commit that offense.
HB 236 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain peace officers for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the officers' residence homestead.
HB 330 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the admissibility of evidence of other similar offenses in the prosecution of certain sexual offenses.
HB 430 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an exemption from the motor vehicle use tax for certain motor vehicles brought into this state by certain military personnel.
HB 431 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to reconsideration of parole eligibility for certain inmates convicted of injury to a child, elderly person, or disabled person.
HB 432 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to charitable contributions by state employees to assist domestic victims of human trafficking.
HB 433 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that pay employees during jury selection or jury service.
HB 434 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13
Caption: Relating to the persons authorized to take a blood specimen from a vehicle operator to test for alcohol concentration or other intoxicating substances.
HB 943 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the waiver of penalties and interest on a delinquent ad valorem tax on property owned by an individual diagnosed with certain forms of dementia.
HB 944 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13
Caption: Relating to an exemption from license requirements for a limited number of sales of manufactured housing.
HB 945 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to abolishing certain county boards of education, boards of county school trustees, and offices of county school superintendent.
HB 1120 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the duties of the Texas Crime Stoppers Council to encourage individuals to report criminal activity related to trafficking of persons.
HB 1255 Last Action: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the acceptance of private donations by a district clerk to fund promotion of effective jury service.
HB 1581 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the designation of an agent or office for service of process, notice, or demand by a person doing business under an assumed name.
HB 1582 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the drug screening and testing of certain persons seeking and receiving financial assistance benefits and the application requirements for those benefits; creating an offense.
HB 1583 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to drug use by and drug testing for applicants and recipients of unemployment compensation benefits; providing a criminal penalty.
HB 1645 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the monitoring of the Internet access of certain sex offenders placed on community supervision or released on parole or to mandatory supervision.
HB 2144 Last Action: Referred to Appropriations
Caption: Relating to authorizing a fee increase for a compulsory inspection of a motor vehicle.
HB 2654 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the administration of certain federal housing funds by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
HB 3406 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to creating an offense for persons imprisoned or confined in correctional facilities to threaten to harm certain other persons by certain means of communication.
HB 3407 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the assessment of juveniles who are victims of sex trafficking.
HB 3876 Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 530; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.
HB 3885 Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Speaker
Caption: Relating to powers of the North Harris County Regional Water Authority relating to certain wells.
HB 3934 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to powers of the North Harris County Regional Water Authority relating to certain wells.
HR 912 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Emma Catherine Grace Thompson.
HR 1119 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Texas Tea Party Republican Women.
HR 1120 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Henrietta Haessly for her work with the Republican Party.
HR 2685 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jonathan and Melissa English on the birth of their daughter, Sarah Rose English.
82nd Regular Session
HB 16 Last Action: Referred to Elections
Caption: Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification.
HB 17 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of criminal trespass by an illegal alien and to certain procedures for arresting illegal aliens for committing that criminal offense.
HB 18 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the enforcement by certain governmental entities of laws governing immigration.
HB 19 Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of a person operating a motor vehicle without a license.
HB 20 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the punishment prescribed for burglary of a vehicle and to grants of community supervision to persons who commit that offense.
HB 21 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to reporting by state agencies on the financial effect of providing services to illegal immigrants.
HB 22 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to information regarding the citizenship and immigration status of public school students.
HB 23 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to a local option election in a county to set a limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes of less than 110 percent but not less than 103 percent of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year.
HB 772 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the applicability of certain laws to certain sex offenders.
HB 922 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the penalty for theft of an automated teller machine or the contents or components of an automated teller machine.
HB 1065 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the murder of a child as a capital offense.
HB 1150 Last Action: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to an affidavit required to be filed in a cause of action against a licensed attorney.
HB 1173 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to the release on bond of certain persons arrested for a misdemeanor without a warrant in certain counties.
HB 1202 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of employing or contracting with an unauthorized alien.
HB 1406 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the persons authorized to take a blood specimen from a vehicle operator to test for alcohol concentration or other intoxicating substances.
HB 1476 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to the grounds for revocation of an emergency medical services personnel certification.
HB 3555 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the payment of impact fees by school districts and institutions of higher education.
HJR 16 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a local option election in a county to set a limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes of less than 110 percent but not less than 103 percent of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year.
HR 266 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Fred and Mary Jane Parrow of Spring on their 50th wedding anniversary.
HR 619 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of John L. Kingston of Spring.
HR 1804 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Lawrence J. "Doc" Cohen on being inducted into the International Franchise Association Hall of Fame.
HR 2337 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Michael Christopher Riddle, Jr., on his graduation from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
HR 2385 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Joshua Santo for his service as an intern in the office of State Representative Debbie Riddle.
HR 2607 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Frederick Cordingley "Bud" Hadfield.
HR 2705 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Lawrence Bush on the occasion of his retirement as chair of Senatorial District No. 7 of the Harris County Republican Party.
HR 2729 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dr. Priscilla W. Morris and Marvin W. Morris of Houston on their 42nd wedding anniversary.
82nd 1st Called Session
HB 57 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of criminal trespass by an illegal alien and to certain procedures for arresting illegal aliens for committing that criminal offense.
HB 58 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of employing or contracting with an unauthorized alien.
HB 59 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to reporting by state agencies on the financial effect of providing services to illegal immigrants.
HR 289 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commemorating the dedication of the Spring Fire Department's new fire station and administration building.
81st Regular Session
HB 46 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a local option election in a county to set a limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes of less than 110 percent but not less than 103 percent of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year.
HB 47 Last Action: Referred to Elections
Caption: Relating to the procedures for registering to vote and accepting a voter at a polling place.
HB 48 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the suspension of certain licenses held by employers for the knowing employment of persons not lawfully present in the United States.
HB 49 Last Action: Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of criminal trespass by illegal aliens and to certain procedures for arresting illegal aliens suspected of committing criminal offenses.
HB 50 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to information required to establish resident status in connection with tuition and fees charged by public institutions of higher education.
HB 509 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the persons authorized to draw a blood specimen from a vehicle operator to test for alcohol concentration or other intoxicating substances.
HB 510 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the registration of certain assisted living facilities; providing penalties.
HB 716 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to a school choice program for certain students with disabilities.
HB 717 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain sex offenders for parole.
HB 718 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the applicability of certain laws to certain sex offenders.
HB 2837 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to correspondence real estate and real estate inspection courses.
HB 2838 Last Action: Referred to County Affairs
Caption: Relating to the regulation of massage parlors by certain counties; providing penalties.
HB 2839 Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption: Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of racing a motor vehicle on a highway.
HB 2841 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the disposition of a decedent's remains by a beneficiary named in the decedent's will.
HB 2842 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the reimbursement of expenses from a decedent's estate for certain court proceedings.
HB 2843 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to certain joint accounts with rights of survivorship.
HB 2844 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the characterization of certain property on the death of a spouse.
HB 2845 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the certification of and disciplinary actions against emergency medical services personnel.
HB 2846 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements made by a child abuse victim.
HB 2847 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to using county election precincts for any election held on the November uniform election date.
HB 3243 Last Action: Referred to County Affairs
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the sale and use of fireworks by certain counties; providing penalties.
HB 3244 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a centralized sex offender registration authority in certain counties in this state.
HB 3520 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the punishment prescribed for burglary of a vehicle and to grants of community supervision to persons who commit that offense.
HB 3679 Last Action: Referred to Elections
Caption: Relating to the registration of certain voters at a polling place and related procedures.
HB 3680 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to creating the offense of contributing to the delinquency of a child.
HB 3681 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of metal recycling entities; providing penalties.
HB 3682 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to the regulation of uninhabitable, unsafe, or abandoned structures by certain counties.
HB 3683 Last Action: Referred to Public Safety
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Department of Public Safety to prohibit sex offenders from participating in certain holiday activities.
HB 3684 Last Action: Referred to Public Safety
Caption: Relating to the carrying of a handgun by a disabled person.
HB 3990 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the name, powers, and duties of the Northampton Municipal Utility District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
HB 4366 Last Action: Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Medical Board.
HB 4787 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 18; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.
HJR 15 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a local option election in a county to set a limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes of less than 110 percent but not less than 103 percent of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year.
HR 170 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring James Vincent Morrison III of Spring on attaining the rank of private first class in the United States Marine Corps.
HR 250 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Lisa Stoyak and the Ultimate Gift program at Northpointe Intermediate School in Tomball.
HR 255 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Eva Lee Perry Jatho of Austin on the occasion of her 80th birthday.
HR 528 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Rodney Dale Waters of Spring.
HR 838 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Veronica R. Kloss on receiving the Girl Scout Gold Award.
HR 839 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Sarah L. Williams of Spring on earning the Girl Scout Gold Award.
HR 963 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring U.S. Marine First Lieutenant Clinton L. Eubanks of Houston for his outstanding service to this country.
HR 964 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Sydney Drain of Spring on her selection as a 2009 Distinguished Finalist in the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.
HR 965 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Lawrence Edward Fogarty of Bellville.
HR 1348 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Kevin Petroff of the Harris County District Attorney's Office on his 36th birthday.
HR 1896 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring the National Foundation for Women Legislators for its assistance with Hurricane Ike relief efforts.
HR 1897 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Office Depot for its assistance with Hurricane Ike relief efforts.
HR 1898 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Nourish America for its assistance with Hurricane Ike relief efforts.
HR 2039 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Dr. Donald R. Butts on his selection as the Distinguished Houston Surgeon for 2009 by the Houston Surgical Society.
HR 2111 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Danté Nicole Johnson on her graduation from Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law.
HR 2726 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Fiona Prendergast on her service as an intern in the office of State Representative Debbie Riddle.
HR 2727 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Meredith Meyer on her service as an intern in the office of State Representative Debbie Riddle.
HR 2728 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Juan Garcia-Lascurain on his service as an intern in the office of State Representative Debbie Riddle.
HR 2729 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Katherine Butler on her service as an intern in the office of State Representative Debbie Riddle.
HR 2730 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Katie-Rose Newton on her service as an intern in the office of State Representative Debbie Riddle.
HR 2731 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Adam Kowis on his service as an intern in the office of State Representative Debbie Riddle.
HR 2732 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Natalie Myers on her service as an intern in the office of State Representative Debbie Riddle.
HR 2733 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Rianna Richardson on her service as an intern in the office of State Representative Debbie Riddle.
HR 2737 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Brendon Chase Mooney of Spring.
HR 2901 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Lance Edison Lee of Houston on becoming an Eagle Scout.
HR 2948 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commemorating the time Joey Morales and Jon English have spent together in the Buda Elementary School Buda Buddies program.
81st 1st Called Session
HR 106 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commemorating the 65th wedding anniversary of Sam and Strelsa Burks of Austin.
80th Regular Session
HB 8 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to the prosecution, punishment, and supervision of certain sex offenders and to certain crimes involving sex offenders.
HB 101 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the procedures for registering to vote and accepting a voter at a polling place.
HB 102 Last Action: Referred to Local Government Ways and Means
Caption: Relating to a local option election in a county to set a limit of less than 10 percent but not less than three percent on the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem tax purposes.
HB 103 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the use of force or deadly force in defense of a person.
HB 104 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to information required to establish resident status in connection with tuition and fees charged by public institutions of higher education.
HB 105 Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule
Caption: Relating to a central database containing information about violent offenders.
HB 106 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to disclosure by a violent offender who operates an online business; providing a criminal penalty.
HB 250 Last Action: Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of state appropriations.
HB 357 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the interception of or the collection of other information from certain communications in an investigation of criminal conduct.
HB 1011 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the temporary sealing of certain affidavits on which search warrants are based.
HB 1012 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of immigration laws by local governments.
HB 1034 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the pledge of allegiance to the state flag.
HB 1035 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements made by a victim of abuse who is a child or a disabled individual.
HB 1654 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the registration of certain assisted living facilities.
HB 1832 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to specialized license plates and parking placards for vehicles of persons with disabilities.
HB 3247 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the punishment for certain misdemeanor thefts.
HB 3248 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to the transfer or exclusion of territory in emergency services districts.
HB 3653 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to contracts between the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and private vendors for the use of inmate labor to construct fences along the Texas-Mexico border.
HB 3654 Last Action: Postponed
Caption: Relating to the placement of certain releasees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in treatment centers, residential facilities, or halfway houses.
HJR 21 Last Action: Referred to Local Government Ways and Means
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a local option election in a county to set a limit of less than 10 percent but not less than three percent on the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem tax purposes.
HJR 33 Last Action: Subcommittee members named
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning the restriction on the rate of growth of state appropriations.
HR 415 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Paul Sarvadi on his 50th birthday.
HR 609 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Thomas and Thelma Reynolds of Houston on their 65th anniversary.
HR 999 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Richard Daniel Howard of Austin for his service to his country as a member of the United States Army Reserve.
HR 1000 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Joseph Edmund Touchet of Austin for his service to his country as a member of the Texas Army National Guard.
HR 1001 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Ronald R. Carvalho of New Braunfels for his service to his country as a member of the United States Air Force Reserve.
HR 1002 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Cristobal Pedro Flores of Austin for his service to his country as a member of the United States Army Reserve.
HR 1003 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Anthony Marqui Hester of Austin for his service to his country as a member of the United States Air Force Reserve.
HR 1004 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Eric Shelton Sims of Georgetown for his service to his country as a member of the Texas Army National Guard.
HR 1005 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Desira L. Glenn of Austin for her service to her country as a member of the Texas Army National Guard.
HR 1701 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Melissa English on being named the Buda Elementary School Teacher of the Year for 2007.
HR 1897 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Bryan Crail and Amy Sumner on their impending nuptials.
HR 2263 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring drama teacher Joe Fullen of Houston on his retirement from Langham Creek High School.
HR 2491 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Kelsey Brett, legislative intern for Representative Debbie Riddle.
HR 2492 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring June Koo, legislative intern for Representative Debbie Riddle.
HR 2493 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Jeffrey Chiang, legislative intern for Representative Debbie Riddle.
HR 2494 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring William Owen, legislative intern for Representative Debbie Riddle.
HR 2495 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Eric Marfin, legislative intern for Representative Debbie Riddle.
79th Regular Session
HB 77 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the operation of public schools on Memorial Day.
HB 78 Last Action: Companion considered in lieu of in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of a peace officer to make a warrantless arrest for the commission of family violence.
HB 79 Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of making a false report regarding a missing child or missing person.
HB 80 Last Action: Referred to Law Enforcement
Caption: Relating to the persons authorized to draw a blood specimen from a vehicle operator to test for alcohol concentration or other intoxicating substances.
HB 81 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to release by the comptroller of unclaimed property subject to a child support lien.
HB 82 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to service of public school superintendents, principals, assistant principals, and other senior administrators as substitute teachers.
HB 83 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for release on community supervision.
HB 84 Last Action: Meeting cancelled
Caption: Relating to criminal history records searches for volunteers in children's organized sports; imposing civil liability on certain persons and organizations.
HB 85 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the release on bond of certain criminal defendants.
HB 93 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05
Caption: Relating to showing the manner of death on the death certificate of an inmate of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice who is lawfully executed.
HB 94 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the punishment imposed on certain defendants charged with the offense of assault.
HB 379 Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule
Caption: Relating to the use of the credit score of a consumer who does not have debt for certain purposes; providing penalties.
HB 838 Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the elimination of the statute of limitations for certain sexual offenses committed against children.
HB 839 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05
Caption: Relating to the disposition of certain obscene material and child pornography.
HB 840 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05
Caption: Relating to the forfeiture of contraband used to facilitate or intended to be used to facilitate the commission of certain criminal offenses.
HB 847 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the board of directors of a regional mobility authority.
HB 875 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to written notification to a parent of a minor who is issued a citation for a traffic offense.
HB 980 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to limiting the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
HB 1159 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to community support for applications for the issuance of private activity bonds and low income housing tax credits.
HB 1334 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the election of the members of an appraisal review board.
HB 1360 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of criminal trespass.
HB 1506 Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs
Caption: Relating to community support for applications for the issuance of multifamily housing bonds by housing finance corporations.
HB 1700 Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs
Caption: Relating to the regulation of emergency services providers in municipalities or certain counties.
HB 1753 Last Action: Referred to Defense Affairs & State-Fed Rel
Caption: Relating to supplemental pay for members of the Texas National Guard who suffer economic hardship when called to active military duty.
HB 1776 Last Action: Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption: Relating to choice of physicians in certain managed care health benefit plans.
HB 2088 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to service and disability benefits for certain state-employed fire fighters.
HB 2270 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the notification of persons affected by a construction project.
HB 2271 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offense of failure to identify.
HB 3042 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a public education voucher program for elementary and secondary students.
HB 3044 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the interception of or the collection of other information from certain communications in an investigation of criminal conduct.
HB 3055 Last Action: Referred to Financial Institutions
Caption: Relating to consolidation of state financial regulatory agencies.
HB 3224 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to benefits for certain members of the United States armed forces and the Texas National Guard and their survivors.
HJR 2 Last Action: Referred to Appropriations
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the state highway fund to be used to pay death benefits to the survivors of veterans and to allow the retroactive payment of death benefits to the survivors of certain veterans.
HJR 37 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a six-year term for a board member of a regional mobility authority.
HJR 40 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to limit the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes to three percent or more.
HR 360 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring the members of Harvest Christian Schools in Houston on their visit to the State Capitol.
HR 1434 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Melissa Miller on being named Miss San Antonio.
HR 1509 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Chaplain J. C. Straus for his service to the Fire Department of the City of New York following September 11, 2001.
HR 1704 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Jennifer Fuller for her outstanding service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Debbie Riddle.
HR 1705 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Matthew McRoberts for his outstanding service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Debbie Riddle.
HR 1706 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Lauren Williams for her outstanding service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Debbie Riddle.
HR 1707 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Lauren Madera for her outstanding service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Debbie Riddle.
HR 1708 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Travis Horne for his outstanding service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Debbie Riddle.
HR 1709 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Maria Aldeguer for her outstanding service as a legislative assistant in the office of State Representative Debbie Riddle.
HR 1710 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Kristen Blank for her outstanding service as a legislative assistant in the office of State Representative Debbie Riddle.
HR 1763 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Deborah Mary Folsom on the occasion of her 60th birthday.
HR 1764 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Leslie Gray for her outstanding service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Debbie Riddle.
HR 1842 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Curtis J. Cook of Harris County.
HR 1879 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Lieutenant General Norton A. Schwartz, director of the Joint Staff at the Pentagon, for his outstanding service to this country and welcoming him to the Lone Star State.
79th 1st Called Session
HB 97 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the authorization of a local option election in a county to set a limit of less than 10 percent but not less than three percent on the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem tax purposes.
HJR 23 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a local option election in a county to set a limit of less than 10 percent but not less than three percent on the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem tax purposes.
79th 2nd Called Session
HB 19 Last Action: Referred to Property Tax Relief, Select
Caption: Relating to the authorization of a local option election in a county to set a limit of less than 10 percent but not less than three percent on the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem tax purposes.
HJR 15 Last Action: Referred to Property Tax Relief, Select
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a local option election in a county to set a limit of less than 10 percent but not less than three percent on the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem tax purposes.
79th 3rd Called Session
HB 14 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the appraisal of property for ad valorem tax purposes.
HJR 11 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a local option election in a county to set a limit of less than 10 percent but not less than three percent on the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem tax purposes.
HR 722 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Honorable Robert D. "Bob" Hunter for his 20 years of dedicated service in the Texas House of Representatives.
78th Regular Session
HB 259 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the use of certain insurance underwriting guidelines based on credit scores; providing penalties.
HB 260 Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Admin. Procedures
Caption: Relating to posting requirements for certain personal fitness instructors.
HB 430 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to service of public school superintendents, principals, assistant principals, and other senior administrators as substitute teachers.
HB 505 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to erecting an off-premise sign adjacent to and visible from certain roads.
HB 828 Last Action: Meeting cancelled
Caption: Relating to criminal history records searches for volunteers in children's organized sports; imposing civil liability on certain persons and organizations.
HB 938 Last Action: Referred to Civil Practices
Caption: Relating to the right to file suit in this state.
HB 1044 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property used to provide low-income or moderate-income housing.
HB 1141 Last Action: Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the persons authorized to draw a blood specimen from a vehicle operator to test for alcohol concentration or other intoxicating substances.
HB 1246 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault.
HB 1298 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the ability of a court to retain jurisdiction over a person placed on community supervision who absconds.
HB 1299 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for release on community supervision.
HB 1300 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the release on bond of certain criminal defendants.
HB 1608 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of making a false report regarding a missing child or missing person.
HB 1609 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to administration of certain oaths by an employee of a personal bond office.
HB 1610 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of a constable to fill a vacancy in an existing office of deputy constable.
HB 1611 Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of a person's refusal to consent to the taking of a blood or breath specimen to test for intoxication.
HB 1612 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the use of alternate grand jurors.
HB 1613 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the offense of aggravated sexual assault against a disabled individual.
HB 1870 Last Action: Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to the rental or sale of adult video games; providing penalties.
HB 1871 Last Action: Referred to Financial Institutions
Caption: Relating to the date for a sale of real property under a contract lien.
HB 1872 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of criminal trespass.
HB 1873 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the placement of signs on certain public rights-of-way.
HB 1874 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the admissibility in a criminal proceeding of certain laboratory analyses of physical evidence or statements as to the chain of custody of physical evidence.
HB 2090 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to showing the cause of death on the death certificate of an inmate of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice who is lawfully executed.
HB 2407 Last Action: Referred to Financial Institutions
Caption: Relating to the prevention of, and to assistance provided to certain victims of, identity theft; providing civil penalties.
HB 2408 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual.
HB 2795 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the release on bond of certain persons arrested without a warrant.
HR 478 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Welcoming His Excellency Andras Simonyi, Hungary's ambassador to the United States, to the State Capitol.
HR 780 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Klein Oak High School girls' soccer team on winning the 2003 UIL Class 5A state championship.
HR 896 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dr. Damon Shook on his 25th pastoral anniversary at Champion Forest Baptist Church in Houston.
HR 1262 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring the life of Dalton Eugene Billings of Houston.
HR 1717 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Jeffrey Lee Royal of Houston.
HR 1883 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Dwight "Clint" Moore.
HR 1884 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair F. James Wunderlich.
HR 1885 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Ron Crier.
HR 1886 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Rudy Zoch.
HR 1887 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair John G. Haessly.
HR 1894 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Alan Fritsche.
HR 1895 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Peggy Hensley.
HR 1896 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Zina H. Holland.
HR 1897 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Sue Gerhart Kikis.
HR 1945 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Emily P. Redditt.
HR 1946 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Bobby E. Kelley.
HR 1947 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Tom Smith.
HR 1993 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring the faculty, staff, and students of Klein Forest High School on receiving the Blue Ribbon School Award.
HR 1994 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Richard E. Read.
HR 1995 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair John D. Harris.
HR 1996 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Dina Bell.
HR 1997 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Thomas A. Guyton.
HR 1998 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair W. H. "Bill" Lawrence.
HR 1999 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Donna Olsen.
HR 2000 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Craig Kovach.
HR 2001 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Steven J. Driver.
HR 2002 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Clovis Archer.
HR 2003 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Scott W. Swetnam.
HR 2004 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Tom Zakes.
HR 2005 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Mark S. Garrett.
HR 2006 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Randy Templeton.
HR 2007 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Allen Hartman.
HR 2008 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair James M. Artis.
HR 2009 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Harris County Republican Party precinct chair Bryan P. Scoggins.
78th 1st Called Session
HR 183 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Misty Smith and David Riddle of Houston on their impending nuptials.
78th 2nd Called Session
HR 4 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring U.S. Marine Brett A. Bohne for his service during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
HR 167 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Stephen Magness for his exemplary high school track career and record-setting performances.
78th 3rd Called Session
HR 71 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Spring Tabernacle on the opening of its new worship center.
HR 148 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring the Spring Volunteer Fire Department on its 50th anniversary.