Legislation authored by Kenneth Sheets
Includes legislation with Kenneth Sheets as the primary author for the 82nd through 84th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.
84th Regular Session | |
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HB 25 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting for judicial offices. |
HB 681 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the eligibility for service retirement annuities of certain persons, including elected officials convicted of certain crimes. |
HB 682 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to an exemption from the motor vehicle sales and use tax for certain military servicemembers serving on active duty. |
HB 683 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of a percentage of the assessed value of a property owned by certain disabled veterans and the amount of the exemption for the surviving spouses and children of certain disabled veterans. |
HB 684 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the authority of a county to adopt a fire code. |
HB 685 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the production of public information under the public information law. |
HB 686 |
Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to insurance agents' ownership and use of certain information related to general property and casualty insurance policies; authorizing administrative penalties. |
HB 687 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to confidential communications between an insurance carrier and a covered employer under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act. |
HB 821 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the requirements of certain minors applying for a hunting or fishing license. |
HB 822 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to increasing the punishment for the offense of fraudulent or fictitious military record. |
HB 911 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the composition of the Public Utility Commission of Texas. |
HB 920 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to additional primary election ballot information for judicial candidates. |
HB 1129 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to an exemption from the attorney occupation tax for attorneys exclusively offering pro bono legal services. |
HB 1130 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule Caption: Relating to the removal of a disabled vehicle from a roadway or right-of-way. |
HB 1342 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault committed against certain victims. |
HB 1343 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault committed against certain victims. |
HB 1344 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to credit to certain ceding insurers for reinsurance ceded to certain assuming insurers. |
HB 1357 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to certain title insurance policy liability and reinsurance requirements. |
HB 1379 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the standard valuation for life insurance, accident and health insurance, and annuities and the nonforfeiture requirements of certain life insurance policies; amending provisions that may be subject to a criminal penalty. |
HB 1403 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the definition of health care liability claim for the purposes of certain laws governing those claims. |
HB 1406 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the liability of a political subdivision of this state for certain claims relating to land acquired by the political subdivision under certain circumstances. |
HB 1448 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the provision of a voter's thumbprint with a mailed ballot. |
HB 1482 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to public information regarding workers' compensation insurance rate filings. |
HB 1488 |
Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to voluntary registration and regulation of roofing contractors; providing criminal penalties; authorizing a fee. |
HB 1509 |
Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of unlawful carrying of weapons. |
HB 1662 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the exemption of certain property from municipal drainage service charges. |
HB 1670 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the possession and removal of a placenta from a hospital or birthing center. |
HB 1692 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the doctrine of forum non conveniens. |
HB 2011 |
Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures Caption: Relating to food service requirements applicable to brewpubs under the Alcoholic Beverage Code. |
HB 2012 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to occupational license application and examination fees for certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses. |
HB 2013 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to recovery of attorney's fees against veterinarians for certain claims. |
HB 2014 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the authority of military personnel to obtain certification to teach career and technology education classes in public schools. |
HB 2015 |
Last Action: Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs Caption: Relating to employment termination for falsification of military record in obtaining employment or employment benefits. |
HB 2043 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of real property of a business that employs honorably discharged veterans. |
HB 2111 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to an exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for certain businesses owned by veterans during an initial period of operation in the state. |
HB 2562 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the care and unlawful restraint of a dog. |
HB 3203 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to a named driver policy. |
HB 3204 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a depopulation program for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. |
HB 3205 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to repealing the maintenance tax and creating an overhead assessment for certain insurers participating in the workers' compensation system; imposing an assessment. |
HB 3207 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to approve certain payments by municipally owned utilities for transmission facilities in lieu of ad valorem taxes. |
HB 3734 |
Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Caption: Relating to the application for and issuance of a marriage license and the marriage of a minor. |
HB 3806 |
Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to certain documents related to policy and endorsement forms for personal automobile insurance coverage and residential property insurance coverage. |
HCR 83 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to rename the State Insurance Building Annex in the Capitol Complex the John G. Tower State Office Building. |
HCR 104 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating #txlege as the official hashtag of the Texas Legislature. |
HCR 105 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating #Texas as the official hashtag of Texas. |
HCR 106 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating #TexasToDo as the official state hashtag of Texas Tourism. |
HJR 67 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a percentage of the assessed value of property owned by certain disabled veterans. |
HJR 100 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision to adopt a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the market value of real property of a business that employs honorably discharged veterans. |
HR 175 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the 125th anniversary of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas. |
HR 613 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Woodrow Wilson High School Community Foundation on its fifth anniversary. |
HR 616 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mesquite ISD superintendent Dr. Linda Henrie on her retirement. |
HR 942 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jennifer and Mike King on their 20th wedding anniversary. |
HR 1477 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Bishop Lynch High School volleyball team on winning the 2014 TAPPS 5A state championship. |
HR 1551 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 31 and April 1, 2015, as Leadership Mesquite Days at the State Capitol. |
HR 1752 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 23, 2015, as Texas Young Republican Federation and Texas Federation of College Republicans Legislative Day at the State Capitol. |
HR 1834 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mesquite native Craig Wayne Boyd for winning Season 7 of The Voice. |
HR 2498 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Officers Ryan Nielson and Autumn Soto of the Mesquite Police Department and private citizen Zachary Shipman for rescuing a driver from a burning car. |
HR 2926 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Mackenzie Marquis for the perseverance she has demonstrated while living with cystic fibrosis. |
HR 3154 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Sheffield A. Kadane for his service to the City of Dallas. |
HR 3155 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Honorable John Monaco on his service as mayor of Mesquite. |
HR 3375 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett as the Tweeter Laureate of Texas. |
83rd Regular Session | |
HB 658 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to certain lawsuits seeking damages. |
HB 678 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the use of a wireless communication device to provide evidence of motor vehicle financial responsibility. |
HB 859 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to an exemption from the motor vehicle sales and use tax for certain military servicemembers serving on active duty. |
HB 888 |
Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of roofing contractors; authorizing a fee and providing penalties. |
HB 930 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the effect of certain claims made under certain insurance policies. |
HB 1047 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain surety companies. |
HB 1097 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the amount of a fine for certain traffic offenses committed in a construction or maintenance work zone. |
HB 1181 |
Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the preparation of certain election forms. |
HB 1304 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the intentional display of a handgun. |
HB 1305 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the criminal penalty for acting as an agent after suspension or revocation of the agent's license. |
HB 1335 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic & Small Business Development Caption: Relating to prohibiting a municipality from mandating the compensation paid to workers under a project financed by an economic development corporation receiving municipal money. |
HB 1467 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the eligibility for service retirement annuities of certain elected officials convicted of certain crimes. |
HB 1468 |
Last Action: Placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to confidential communications between an insurance carrier and a covered employer under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act. |
HB 1833 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the residual market for workers' compensation insurance in this state and to the operation, governance, and organization of the Texas Mutual Insurance Company; authorizing administrative penalties; imposing fees. |
HB 1936 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association. |
HB 2030 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to requirements regarding certain shareholder and policyholder dividends. |
HB 2031 |
Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to payments made to certain voter registrars for certain voter registration activities. |
HB 2557 |
Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to the applicability of the insurance laws of this state to certain conduct. |
HB 2558 |
Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of information obtained by or disclosed to the Texas Department of Insurance. |
HB 2671 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to security deposit requirements for certain insurance companies. |
HB 2693 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to voluntary registration and regulation of roofing contractors; providing criminal penalties; authorizing a fee. |
HB 2843 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to an objection of a defendant physician or health care provider to an expert report filed in a health care liability claim. |
HB 2923 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule Caption: Relating to the establishment of a program for the collection, transportation, and recycling of architectural paint. |
HB 2924 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to military leave time accounts for police and fire departments. |
HB 2925 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to alternative dispute resolution of certain insurance payment disputes with chiropractors. |
HB 2926 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the standard valuation for life insurance, accident and health insurance, and annuities. |
HB 2927 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the nonforfeiture requirements of certain life insurance policies. |
HB 2928 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to the expedited foreclosure of a property owners' association's assessment lien. |
HB 2929 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for brain injury. |
HB 3138 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of money laundering and to the forfeiture of certain contraband. |
HB 3139 |
Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to reducing coverage for certain insurance policies. |
HB 3883 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of Mesquite Medical Center Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. |
HR 661 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the volunteer organization For the Love of the Lake on its work to preserve and enhance White Rock Lake Park in Dallas. |
HR 662 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Republic Group of Dallas on its 110th anniversary. |
HR 663 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 60th anniversary of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Dallas. |
HR 867 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of George D. Thurman, Jr., of Dallas. |
HR 1039 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Dr. Ralph Harris Poteet, the former superintendent of the Mesquite Independent School District. |
HR 1065 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Elizabeth Moreland and Grace Cardenas on qualifying for the 2012 Amateur Athletic Union West Coast Junior Olympic Games beach volleyball tournament. |
HR 1518 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 17, 2013, as Leadership Mesquite Day at the State Capitol. |
HR 1569 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Ethyel Stallings, founder of First Republican Women's Club of Dallas. |
HR 1866 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Isai Velasquez of the West Mesquite High School boys' soccer team on scoring more than 100 career goals. |
83rd 1st Called Session | |
HB 38 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the application of certain concealed handgun license laws to the attorney general and to assistant attorneys general, United States attorneys, assistant United States attorneys, special assistant United States attorneys, and certain associate judges and other judicial personnel, and to the authority of those persons to carry certain weapons. |
HR 50 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dalton Roberts, valedictorian of the West Mesquite High School Class of 2013. |
HR 51 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Helen Z. Alfaro, salutatorian of the West Mesquite High School Class of 2013. |
HR 52 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Marielle Bugayong, valedictorian of the Horn High School Class of 2013. |
HR 53 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jacob Arie, salutatorian of the Horn High School Class of 2013. |
HR 54 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Rocio Diaz, valedictorian of the Mesquite High School Class of 2013. |
HR 55 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Joshua Jacob Makkappallil, salutatorian of the Mesquite High School Class of 2013. |
HR 56 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Suchita Patel, valedictorian of the Poteet High School Class of 2013. |
HR 57 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Kiaria Sewell, salutatorian of the Poteet High School Class of 2013. |
HR 58 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Aimee Bautista, valedictorian of the North Mesquite High School Class of 2013. |
HR 59 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Bianca Virginia Rubalcaba, salutatorian of the North Mesquite High School Class of 2013. |
HR 75 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Kent Shields on his retirement as president and CEO of C. C. Young. |
82nd Regular Session | |
HB 640 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to an exemption from the motor vehicle sales and use tax for military servicemembers serving on active duty. |
HB 1303 |
Last Action: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Caption: Relating to retirement benefits for state employees who return to work with the state. |
HB 1548 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to adding certain synthetic substances to Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act. |
HB 1974 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to creating a defined contribution retirement plan for persons eligible to participate in a public statewide retirement system. |
HB 2011 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the admission of persons who are not legal residents of the United States to public institutions of higher education. |
HB 2437 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to an award of litigation costs after the rejection of certain settlement offers. |
HB 2438 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to interest on damages subject to Medicare subrogation. |
HB 2654 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to an exclusion from unemployment compensation chargebacks for certain employers of uniformed service members. |
HB 2655 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to notice of coverage reduction on renewal of a property and casualty insurance policy. |
HB 2891 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the provision of a voter's fingerprints with a mailed ballot. |
HB 2892 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to prima facie speed limits. |
HR 764 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dallas Realtor Ebby Halliday on the occasion of her 100th birthday. |
HR 1259 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the creation of White Rock Lake in Dallas. |
HR 1582 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Lake Highlands Military Moms for its work in behalf of area men and women serving in the U.S. military and for its support of Lake Highlands military families. |
HR 1982 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sarah Mason Thomas, Ashley Stallard, Nicole Johnson, and Savannah Still of Faith Academy in Marble Falls on winning titles at the 2010 and 2011 TAPPS Tennis State Championships. |