Legislation authored by Erin Zwiener

Includes legislation with Erin Zwiener as the primary author for the 86th through 87th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System. Author information is not available for the 87th Legislature.

87th Regular Session
HB 37	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the issuance of a permit by the Public Utility Commission of Texas for the routing of certain oil or gas pipelines; authorizing administrative penalties.
HB 48	Last Action: Companion considered in lieu of Caption: Relating to the prohibition against sexual harassment in the workplace.
HB 160	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting.
HB 176	Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to local government prohibitions or restrictions on the sale or use of a container or package.
HB 186	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the portion of the appraised value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of certain water conservation systems.
HB 242	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to require water pollution abatement plans from certain facilities regulated by the Railroad Commission of Texas.
HB 298	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to regulation of outdoor lighting by certain municipalities; authorizing the imposition of a civil penalty.
HB 348	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to a requirement to make certain environmental and water use permit applications available online.
HB 441	Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain marihuana possession and drug paraphernalia possession offenses; imposing a fee.
HB 1506	Last Action: Referred to Land & Resource Management Caption: Relating to the possession of condemned property by the condemnor pending the results of further litigation.
HB 1512	Last Action: Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. Caption: Relating to commercial signs along certain roads in certain counties.
HB 1513	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to law enforcement policies prohibiting a peace officer from using less lethal projectiles for the purpose of controlling the activity or movement of a gathering of people.
HB 1820	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the regulation, monitoring, and enforcement of matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; authorizing the assessment or increase of civil and administrative penalties.
HB 1821	Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to climate change planning and reporting.
HB 1822	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the conduct of early voting by mail.
HB 1823	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the instruction about bullying and harassment in the required health curriculum for public school students.
HB 2275	Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Relating to the creation and uses of the critical infrastructure resiliency fund and the eligibility of certain water-related projects for state financial assistance.
HB 2342	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to installment payments of ad valorem taxes imposed on residence homesteads.
HB 2344	Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Relating to authorizing the use of a writing portfolio assessment to assess writing performance for public school students.
HB 2345	Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.
HB 2350	Last Action: Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs Caption: Relating to financial assistance provided to political subdivisions by the Texas Water Development Board for water resource restoration projects.
HB 2422	Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to the regulation of aggregate production operations by the commissioners court in certain counties.
HB 2433	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.
HB 3223	Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to the use by certain municipalities of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for the enhancement and maintenance of public parks.
HB 3539	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to requirements for onsite power generation.
HB 3560	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the interruption of utility service by a residential landlord.
HB 3722	Last Action: Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm. Caption: Relating to training materials for contact tracers and case investigators for public health disasters and other public health emergencies.
HB 3843	Last Action: Referred to Land & Resource Management Caption: Relating to the authority of a county to regulate impervious cover around certain floodplains.
HB 3958	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to state acknowledgment of Native American tribes.
HB 4332	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to distributed renewable generation and energy storage resources.
HB 4348	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district, a reduction in the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount, and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue.
HB 4425	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to repealing the prohibition on promoting homosexuality in certain educational materials and instruction.
HB 4489	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to a restriction on permits authorizing direct discharges of waste or pollutants into water in certain areas associated with the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer.
HB 4491	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to measures to facilitate the successful completion of degree and certificate programs by certain adult learners at public institutions of higher education.
HB 4499	Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to a study of the feasibility of establishing a regional connected trails system.
HB 4523	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to license examination attempt limits for physicians.
HB 4524	Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to the adoption of rules by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the discharge into water in this state of produced water resulting from certain oil and gas activities.
HB 4618	Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing a fee.
HCR 12	Last Action: Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism Caption: Designating Kyle as the official Pie Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.
HCR 13	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Designating San Marcos as the official Mermaid Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.
HJR 17	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the portion of the assessed value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of a rainwater harvesting or graywater system.
HJR 103	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the water infrastructure resiliency fund and the critical infrastructure resiliency fund to assist in the financing of certain infrastructure projects.
HR 421	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Manuel Phillipe De la Rosa of San Marcos.
HR 1979	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Cheryl Brandner Archer of San Marcos.
HR 1980	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of William Douglas Payea Rios of San Marcos.
87th 1st Called Session
HB 118	Last Action: Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies Caption: Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting.
HB 121	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to campaign contribution limits for certain offices.
HB 236	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the creation and uses of the critical infrastructure resiliency fund and the eligibility of certain water-related projects for state financial assistance.
HB 242	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the use of demand response technology to reduce energy consumption in state-owned buildings.
87th 2nd Called Session
HB 84	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the creation and uses of the critical infrastructure resiliency fund and the eligibility of certain water-related projects for state financial assistance.
HB 85	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the use of demand response technology to reduce energy consumption in state-owned buildings.
HB 86	Last Action: Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies Caption: Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting.
HB 87	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to campaign contribution limits for certain offices.
HB 123	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district, a reduction in the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount, and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue.
HB 170	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to providing notice to a parent or guardian regarding a positive coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test of a person assigned to a student's classroom.
HB 237	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the governor's issuance of executive orders, proclamations, and regulations under the Texas Disaster Act of 1975 regarding the wearing of face masks or coverings in certain schools.
HJR 6	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and to reduce the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount.
HJR 7	Last Action: Filed Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and to reduce the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount.
HR 179	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Central Texas Veterans Service Organization Alliance for its service during the COVID-19 pandemic and the February 2021 winter storm.
HR 180	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week in September 2021.
HR 181	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the reopening of the Calaboose African American History Museum in San Marcos.
HR 183	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Sharon Ann Thompson of Kyle.
87th 3rd Called Session
HB 11	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the creation and uses of the critical infrastructure resiliency fund and the eligibility of certain water-related projects for state financial assistance.
HB 12	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the use of demand response technology to reduce energy consumption in state-owned buildings.
HB 115	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district, a reduction in the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount, and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue.
HJR 14	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and to reduce the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount.
HR 61	Last Action: Referred to Resolutions Calendars Caption: Congratulating Bobbie Garza-Hernandez on her receipt of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center.
HR 94	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Stephanie Goodman on her retirement as deputy commissioner for public affairs with the Texas Department of Insurance.
HR 131	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Bobbie Garza-Hernandez on her receipt of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center.
HR 284	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Kai Shappley for her advocacy work in behalf of the transgender youth community in Texas.
HR 285	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Kimberly Shappley for her advocacy in behalf of the transgender youth community in Texas.
86th Regular Session
HB 1044	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to permits for certain injection wells that transect a portion of the Edwards Aquifer.
HB 1303	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to signs along certain roads in Hays County.
HB 1304	Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Speaker Caption: Relating to the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing a fee.
HB 1950	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting.
HB 2033	Last Action: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Caption: Relating to enrollment of certain retirees in the Texas Public School Employees Group Insurance Program.
HB 2274	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the period during which certain voters receive ballots to be voted by mail for each election held in that period.
HB 2276	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to public notice of the time for voting at an early voting polling place.
HB 2277	Last Action: Referred to Energy Resources Caption: Relating to requirements for the construction of a natural gas pipeline.
HB 2278	Last Action: Referred to International Relations & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the statute of limitations applicable to a sexual harassment complaint filed with the Texas Workforce Commission.
HB 2279	Last Action: Corrected committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the prohibition against sexual harassment in the workplace.
HB 2544	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the authority of certain tier 1 general-law municipalities to annex certain areas on petition by the area's property owners.
HB 2558	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to prohibited retaliation against state employees for referring to climate change or global warming.
HB 2672	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to a study conducted by the Department of Public Safety on the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault offenses.
HB 2678	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the compilation and reporting of statistics involving sexual assault victims who receive a forensic medical examination before reporting the assault to law enforcement.
HB 2880	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to a study of the effects of building requirements on the use of water conservation technology.
HB 2934	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the assessment of public school students in writing under an alternative method.
HB 2939	Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to the operation of certain aggregate production operations.
HB 2956	Last Action: Referred to Land & Resource Management Caption: Relating to the authority of a county to regulate impervious cover in certain floodplains.
HB 2957	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to a requirement that certain recipients of financial assistance from the Texas Water Development Board adopt certain restrictions on water use by their customers.
HB 3033	Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to the regulation of aggregate production operations by the commissioners court in certain counties.
HB 3034	Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to the requirements for aggregate production operation air permits.
HB 3035	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the relationship between the amount of an administrative penalty imposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the economic benefit of the violation to the alleged violator.
HB 3083	Last Action: Referred to Agriculture & Livestock Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain low-volume poultry processing establishments.
HB 3115	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the establishment of an agriculture and rural ombudsman office.
HB 3320	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to require water pollution abatement plans from certain facilities regulated by the Railroad Commission of Texas.
HB 3324	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to groundwater impact contingency planning by pipeline operators.
HB 3326	Last Action: Referred to Energy Resources Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality to require that an intrastate pipeline be buried to a certain depth.
HB 3327	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the acquisition of real property for a proposed oil and gas pipeline through eminent domain by a common carrier.
HB 3591	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons who are younger than 26 years of age.
HB 3592	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to qualifying projects for public-private partnerships.
HB 4027	Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures Caption: Relating to the authority of certain holders of winery permits to sell liquor for on-premises consumption.
HB 4029	Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures Caption: Relating to the authority of certain holders of a wine and beer retailer's permit to manufacture and sell wine and engage in certain related activities.
HB 4058	Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures Caption: Relating to the authority of certain holders of a wine and beer retailer's permit or mixed beverage permit to manufacture and sell wine and engage in certain related activities.
HB 4059	Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures Caption: Relating to the amount of wine certain wineries may sell directly to consumers.
HB 4060	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a program administered by the Railroad Commission of Texas to provide grants to promote pipeline emergency preparedness; authorizing a fee.
HB 4110	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to a study evaluating and making recommendations for the regulation of on-site sewage disposal systems in the recharge zone of the Edwards Aquifer.
HB 4116	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to a voluntary financial assurance program for permit holders under the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
HB 4145	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the prescription of a controlled substance to certain patients for the treatment of pain.
HB 4148	Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs Caption: Relating to municipal regulation of outdoor lighting; creating a criminal offense.
HB 4154	Last Action: Referred to Land & Resource Management Caption: Relating to the possession of condemned property by the condemnor pending the results of further litigation.
HB 4156	Last Action: Referred to Land & Resource Management Caption: Relating to the exercise of power of eminent domain by private pipeline companies for the construction of common carrier pipelines.
HB 4158	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities.
HB 4382	Last Action: Referred to Energy Resources Caption: Relating to the issuance by the Railroad Commission of Texas of a certificate of convenience and necessity for certain common carrier pipelines.
HB 4423	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to surface remediation and the restoration of land disturbed by the installation of a pipeline.
HB 4488	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the portion of the appraised value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of certain water conservation systems.
HB 4573	Last Action: Referred to Land & Resource Management Caption: Relating to best management practices for landowners regarding the exercise of power of eminent domain for landowners.
HB 4581	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities.
HB 4647	Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Speaker Caption: Relating to boundaries of the Anthem Municipal Utility District.
HCR 89	Last Action: Companion considered in lieu of in committee Caption: Designating Kyle as the official Pie Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2019.
HCR 176	Last Action: Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism Caption: Designating San Marcos as the official Mermaid Capital of Texas.
HJR 99	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to require the legislature to appropriate funds to state institutions of higher education to fund certain education programs for veterans.
HJR 146	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the portion of the assessed value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of a rainwater harvesting or graywater system.
HR 124	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Wimberley Lions Club.
HR 486	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Wood & Wire on its nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.
HR 519	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating Buda Legacy Day and the history of Buda Elementary School.
HR 525	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 27, 2019, as Buda Day at the State Capitol.
HR 809	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 25, 2019, as Texas DNA and Adoptee Search Support Day at the State Capitol.
HR 845	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Officer Kenneth Malcolm Copeland of the San Marcos Police Department.
HR 1199	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 25, 2019, as San Marcos Day at the State Capitol.
HR 1299	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Mountain City mayor Phillip Lee Taylor.
HR 1402	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the significance of the Texas Hill Country American Viticultural Area.
HR 1435	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of William Cunningham of San Marcos.
HR 1812	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dawn Capra for her service as mayor of Johnson City.
HR 2030	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the residents of San Marcos for their efforts to promote environmental stewardship and to showcase the iconic mermaid that is so closely identified with the city.