Texas Legislature
Bills Vetoed by the Governor
77th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/8/2025

Number of Bills: 82
HB 106 Author: Gutierrez
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to restricting written reports required of public school classroom teachers.

HB 141 Author: Wise
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offenses of kidnapping and aggravated kidnapping.

HB 236 Author: Hinojosa | Gallego | Keel | Chavez
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with mental retardation.

HB 259 Author: Lewis, Glenn | Chavez
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to equal access to places of public accommodation.

HB 393 Author: Maxey | Kitchen
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to certain nonprofit entities that provide health or long-term care or health benefit plans; providing a penalty.

HB 396 Author: Wise | Chavez | Keel | Garcia
Sponsor: Gallegos
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the requirement that an applicant for a driver's license provide certain identification information to the Department of Public Safety and to the duty of the department to provide a voter registration application form to an applicant.

HB 546 Author: Noriega | Uresti
Sponsor: Gallegos
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to judicial training.

HB 660 Author: Seaman | Solis, Jim | Keffer | Zbranek | Yarbrough
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to career and technology education and training.

HB 674 Author: Elkins | Solis, Jim
Sponsor: Lindsay
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle on a sidewalk.

HB 947 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the survival of a wrongful death suit on the death of the plaintiff.

HB 964 Author: Dunnam
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the release of certain confidential information of a patient by the patient's physician.

HB 1001 Author: Naishtat | Wohlgemuth
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the review of the reimbursement methodology for and resource needs of nursing facilities.

HB 1004 Author: Naishtat
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the work or employment activities required under the temporary assistance for needy families program.

HB 1006 Author: Naishtat
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to exemptions and exceptions from work or employment activity requirements under the temporary assistance for needy families program.

HB 1047 Author: Cook
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 05/28/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the authority of electric cooperative corporations to receive indemnity from certain persons involved in mining lignite.

HB 1113 Author: Goolsby
Sponsor: West, Royce
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to legislative leave time accounts for police officers in certain municipalities.

HB 1117 Author: Goodman
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to petition requirements for an application for a place on the general primary election ballot for certain judicial candidates.

HB 1148 Author: Cook
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to notice of proposed construction sent to the county commissioners court and others regarding, and the marking, location, and removal of, certain wireless communication facilities.

HB 1415 Author: Farrar | Grusendorf
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the duty of law enforcement agencies regarding records associated with certain defendants receiving deferred adjudication.

HB 1506 Author: Yarbrough
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to security costs required of a person who contests certain alcoholic beverage license applications.

HB 1514 Author: Junell
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the operation of certain commercial enterprises.

HB 1515 Author: Janek
Sponsor: Bernsen
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the recovery of damages by a parent, managing conservator, or guardian in a suit brought by a person who was younger than 18 at the time the cause of action accrued.

HB 1585 Author: Gallego | Hinojosa | Haggerty | Menendez
Sponsor: Staples
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the completion of a sentence in a felony after revocation of parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon and to the restoration of forfeited good conduct time.

HB 1678 Author: Bosse
Sponsor: Cain
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to nonrepairable and salvage motor vehicles.

HB 1680 Author: Bosse | King, Phil
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain extra job coordinators by the Texas Commission on Private Security.

HB 1723 Author: Seaman | Keffer | Turner, Bob | Counts | Ramsay
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation of a county employment development board in certain counties to develop programs for rural economic assistance for career training; authorizing a tax.

HB 1862 Author: Eiland | Janek | Lewis, Glenn | Jones, Elizabeth | Smithee
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the regulation and prompt payment of health care providers under certain health benefit plans; providing penalties.

HB 1913 Author: Capelo
Sponsor: Shapleigh
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to termination of certain contracts by a preferred provider organization or health maintenance organization.

HB 1994 Author: Marchant
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 05/28/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to certain charges included in a retail installment agreement.

HB 2111 Author: Gallego
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System, the Judicial Committee on Information Technology, and the Texas Judicial Council.

HB 2119 Author: Haggerty
Sponsor: Madla
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the authorization and regulation of progressive bingo games.

HB 2139 Author: Marchant
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to certain agreements under a retail installment contract for the purchase of a motor vehicle.

HB 2265 Author: Villarreal, Mike
Sponsor: Shapleigh
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the funding of child-care subsidies by the Texas Workforce Commission.

HB 2273 Author: Davis, Yvonne
Sponsor: Cain
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the hours worked during a week by police officers in certain municipalities.

HB 2287 Author: Edwards
Sponsor: Moncrief
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the authority of a hospital to share with certain attending physicians reimbursements for services provided to patients under the medical assistance program.

HB 2312 Author: Bosse
Sponsor: Cain
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the resolution of certain contract claims against the state.

HB 2313 Author: Bosse
Sponsor: Gallegos
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the disposing of abandoned motor vehicles.

HB 2430 Author: Naishtat | Averitt | Kitchen
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to a consumer assistance program for health benefit plan consumers.

HB 2436 Author: Merritt
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to a requirement that the Bureau of Economic Geology of The University of Texas at Austin conduct a study of the East Texas Oil Field.

HB 2484 Author: Wilson
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the regulation of racing.

HB 2495 Author: Haggerty
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to requiring a valet parking service to maintain financial responsibility; creating an offense.

HB 2558 Author: Maxey | Janek
Sponsor: Shapleigh
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the amount of the fees established by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners.

HB 2676 Author: Truitt
Sponsor: Madla
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a domestic violence fatality review team in certain counties; providing a penalty.

HB 2677 Author: Bailey | Edwards
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the right of certain municipalities to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms of employment of certain municipal employees.

HB 2706 Author: Reyna, Arthur
Sponsor: Madla
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to a legislative leave time bank for certain peace officers and firefighters.

HB 2723 Author: Raymond
Sponsor: Shapleigh
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to civil actions involving persons who file complaints with governmental agencies.

HB 2786 Author: Noriega
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to requiring the Texas Workforce Commission to assist the Texas National Guard in the implementation of certain youth job-training and mentoring programs.

HB 2807 Author: Kitchen | Chavez | Naishtat | Maxey
Sponsor: Barrientos
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to a demonstration project to extend Medicaid coverage to certain low-income individuals.

HB 2809 Author: Wolens
Sponsor: Cain
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to statutory revision and statutory construction.

HB 2839 Author: Dukes
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to energy efficiency programs developed by the energy office.

HB 2853 Author: Bosse
Sponsor: Cain
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to information gathered and analyzed by the legislative council.

HB 2878 Author: Goolsby
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to requirements for a private club registration permit under the Alcoholic Beverage Code.

HB 3184 Author: Danburg
Sponsor: Lindsay
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the contents of an application for an exemption from ad valorem taxation.

HB 3185 Author: Turner, Bob | Ellis, Dan | Turner, Sylvester | Hopson | Geren
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to certain personnel policies of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 3194 Author: Howard
Sponsor: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District Number 16 and to the authorization of bonds and the levy of taxes; providing civil penalties.

HB 3305 Author: Martinez Fischer
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to changing the deadlines and authority for ordering the election and filing for candidacy in political subdivision elections.

HB 3348 Author: Counts
Sponsor: Haywood
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the Texas Energy Resource Council; authorizing the imposition of an assessment on producers of oil, gas, and condensate.

HB 3441 Author: Gallego
Sponsor: Madla
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to special license plates for certain government officials.

HB 3483 Author: Ramsay
Sponsor: Sibley
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation, powers, and duties of the Clean Coal Technology Council.

HB 3670 Author: Jones, Delwin
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the election and qualifications of directors of the Lubbock County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.

SB 144 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Gray
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the qualifications for a provisional license to practice chiropractic.

SB 161 Author: Zaffirini
Sponsor: Naishtat
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to authorizing transitional support services to former recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits.

SB 173 Author: Carona
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the deposit and refund of cash with regard to a bond in a criminal case.

SB 279 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Gray
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to sanctions imposed against, and confidential information regarding, certain facilities regulated by the Texas Department of Health.

SB 350 Author: Truan
Sponsor: Oliveira
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to wage rates paid by or on behalf of certain school districts on public works projects.

SB 354 Author: Lindsay
Sponsor: Coleman
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the powers of a local government corporation.

SB 424 Author: Shapleigh
Sponsor: Coleman
Last Action: 05/26/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to a state strategic health plan.

SB 512 Author: Duncan
Sponsor: Gallego | Keel
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the investment and management of the permanent school fund.

SB 516 Author: Madla
Sponsor: Hawley
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to creating the rural physician relief program and to licensing of physicians intending to practice in rural areas or other underserved or shortage areas.

SB 575 Author: Staples
Sponsor: Sadler
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to applicability of the Texas Youth Camp Safety and Health Act to facilities or programs operated by or on the campus of an institution of higher education.

SB 697 Author: Wentworth
Sponsor: Haggerty
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the practice of professional engineering.

SB 730 Author: Harris
Sponsor: Thompson | Talton
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the issuance of citations to persons arrested for certain misdemeanors and to the suspension of sentence and the deferral of adjudication in cases involving certain misdemeanor traffic offenses.

SB 769 Author: Harris
Sponsor: Reyna, Arthur | Menendez
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the requirement that certain information be provided in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

SB 791 Author: Nelson
Sponsor: Gray
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the imposition of administrative, civil, and criminal penalties and the authorization of emergency license suspension for certain licensing programs regulated by the Texas Department of Health.

SB 846 Author: Cain
Sponsor: Naishtat
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to municipal payroll deductions.

SB 904 Author: Bernsen
Sponsor: Ritter
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of criminal offenses relating to making certain false statements or reports.

SB 1156 Author: Zaffirini
Sponsor: Coleman | Gray | Janek | Eiland | Junell
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the state Medicaid program.

SB 1210 Author: West, Royce
Sponsor: Dunnam | Goodman
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to certain attorneys and law clerks employed by a court.

SB 1224 Author: Harris
Sponsor: Turner, Bob
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to occupations regulated by the Texas Commission on Private Security.

SB 1411 Author: Moncrief
Sponsor: Maxey | Gallego | Eiland | Keel
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to dental services provided under the medical assistance program.

SB 1654 Author: Bernsen
Sponsor: Dunnam
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the provision of defense counsel to insureds by liability insurers; providing a civil penalty.

SB 1713 Author: Van de Putte
Sponsor: Garcia
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the carrying of weapons by peace officers and by special investigators.

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