Texas Legislature
Bills Sponsored / Joint Sponsored
Sen. Chris Harris
76th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 11/8/2025

Number of Bills: 74

Sponsor (74):
HB 115 Author: Smith
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/10/1999 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99
Caption: Relating to certain rights of a trustee and settlor concerning a charitable trust.

HB 116 Author: Smith
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99
Caption: Relating to judicial review of a decision by a municipal board of adjustment.

HB 145 Author: Thompson | Hill
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/29/1999 E Effective on adoption of const. amendment
Caption: Relating to garnishment of wages for the enforcement of court-ordered spousal maintenance.

HB 624 Author: Reyna, Arthur
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/18/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties to contract with a private entity for child support and other services.

HB 734 Author: Goodman
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the conversion of separate property to community property and to equitable and ownership interests in marital estates.

HB 797 Author: Thompson | Wise | Naishtat
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/06/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.

HB 869 Author: Goodman
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99
Caption: Relating to authorizing the appointment of certain visiting associate judges.

HB 870 Author: Goodman
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/18/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to county fees for handling certain registry funds.

HB 871 Author: Goodman
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/28/1999 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to exempting animals sold by certain animal shelters from the sales tax.

HB 947 Author: Palmer
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the criminal penalty for a violation of law relating to the regulation of fireworks.

HB 1068 Author: McReynolds
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the wording of certain political advertising and campaign communications.

HB 1193 Author: Telford
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of manufactured housing.

HB 1209 Author: Goodman
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/21/1999 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99
Caption: Relating to the clarification of certain provisions and other technical corrections in the Family Code.

HB 1244 Author: Crownover, Ronny
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to control of animal diseases.

HB 1291 Author: Brimer
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99
Caption: Relating to the single certification of a water or sewer utility in an area incorporated or annexed by a municipality.

HB 1321 Author: King, Phil | Green | Morrison
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the authority of a magistrate to impose certain reasonable conditions of bond and to revoke a bond for violation of one of those conditions.

HB 1348 Author: Goodman
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/10/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the classification of certain child support claims against the estate of a decedent.

HB 1368 Author: Edwards
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/18/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the site of the Emancipation Juneteenth memorial monument.

HB 1401 Author: Gray | Bosse | McCall | Naishtat
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/18/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

HB 1461 Author: Dunnam
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/12/1999 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to oversight of and public access to the supreme court and the court of criminal appeals.

HB 1475 Author: Thompson
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to management and investment of trust assets.

HB 1477 Author: Oliveira
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/29/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the amount of court costs imposed for the support of the county law library.

HB 1503 Author: Gray | Bosse | McCall
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/05/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Interagency Council on Early Childhood Intervention.

HB 1504 Author: Goolsby
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a consortium of Alzheimer's disease centers.

HB 1521 Author: Siebert
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to penalties for violating certain statutes relating to real property.

HB 1571 Author: Grusendorf
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99
Caption: Relating to the name of a decedent on a grave marker.

HB 1594 Author: Talton
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/14/1999 S Tagged in committee
Caption: Relating to the penalty for certain intoxication offenses and the conditions for release of a defendant charged with or convicted of those offenses, including the use of an ignition interlock device.

HB 1603 Author: Thompson
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the deferred disposition of certain misdemeanor offenses.

HB 1622 Author: Goodman | Naishtat | Reyna, Arthur | Zbranek
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the parent-child relationship and to suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

HB 1732 Author: Crownover, Ronny
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/28/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to testing of certain equine animals for equine infectious anemia; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 1767 Author: Lewis, Glenn
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/29/1999 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the legal representation of county officials and employees by district and county attorneys.

HB 1798 Author: King, Phil | Morrison
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of theft of services provided at certain service establishments.

HB 1814 Author: Brimer
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to a local option election for the sale of mixed beverages by a food and beverage certificate holder.

HB 1851 Author: Thompson
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/20/1999 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to guardianships and other related matters concerning incapacitated persons.

HB 1852 Author: Thompson
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the administration of and other matters relating to decedents' estates.

HB 1878 Author: Averitt | Lewis, Glenn | Gutierrez
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the regulation of pawnbrokers and pawnshop employees.

HB 1884 Author: Grusendorf
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the collection and enforcement of child support.

HB 1919 Author: Gallego | Isett | Farabee | Eiland | Clark
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99
Caption: Relating to legislative review of health care benefits that are mandated to be provided by health benefit plans.

HB 1939 Author: Grusendorf | Goodman | Hinojosa
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to requirements and procedures concerning driver's licenses or personal identification certificates for persons subject to sex offender registration.

HB 2009 Author: Palmer
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99
Caption: Relating to the qualifications for service as constable.

HB 2045 Author: Brimer
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/20/1999 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to financing capital improvements and facility expansions through the assessment of impact fees.

HB 2135 Author: Solomons
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to establishing a mechanic's lien for landscaping installations.

HB 2146 Author: Allen
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the application of the sales tax to certain items sold through coin-operated vending machines.

HB 2155 Author: Yarbrough
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/20/1999 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation and operation of the Texas State Board of Mechanical Industries and the regulation of plumbing and mechanical laws and programs by that board; providing penalties.

HB 2238 Author: Cook
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/29/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to exempting certain persons from requirements related to the sale, exchange, or lease-purchase of a manufactured home.

HB 2353 Author: Goodman | Naishtat
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the designation of the primary residence of certain children.

HB 2354 Author: Goodman | Naishtat
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/28/1999 H Returned from the Governor
Caption: Relating to the liability of the Title IV-D agency for certain costs incurred in providing child support services.

HB 2439 Author: Goodman
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/03/1999 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the modification of an order that designates a sole managing conservator for a child.

HB 2617 Author: Bosse | Wise
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the continuation of the Texas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies as the Texas Commission on Private Security, to the functions performed by that agency, and to certain powers of political subdivisions relating to alarm systems; providing a penalty.

HB 2626 Author: Palmer
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/29/1999 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99
Caption: Relating to construction and renovation work on county-owned improvements in certain counties.

HB 2691 Author: Counts
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/12/1999 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the sale, assignment, or transfer of structured settlements.

HB 2846 Author: Brimer
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99
Caption: Relating to the operation of a commissary in the county jail in certain counties.

HB 2947 Author: Goodman | Naishtat
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the disposition of children adjudicated as having engaged in delinquent conduct.

HB 2990 Author: Davis, John
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of an order for possession of or access to a child.

HB 3155 Author: Wolens
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/28/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the adoption of a nonsubstantive revision of statutes relating to the licensing and regulation of certain professions and business practices including conforming amendments, repeals, and penalties.

HB 3157 Author: Wolens
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/24/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the adoption of a nonsubstantive revision of statutes relating to public securities, including conforming amendments, repeals, and penalties.

HB 3182 Author: Grusendorf
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to procedures applicable in a suit filed by a landlord to evict a tenant and recover unpaid rent.

HB 3271 Author: Goodman
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/24/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the coordination of child support collection and parent location functions of certain state agencies.

HB 3272 Author: Goodman | Naishtat
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the enforcement and collection of child support.

HB 3418 Author: Gallego
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the administration of teleconferencing technology within the judiciary.

HB 3442 Author: Isett
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/26/1999 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to a Texas Historical Commission program for the identification and preservation of abandoned cemeteries.

HB 3517 Author: Goodman | Keel
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the detention, adjudication, and disposition of certain persons within the juvenile justice system and the funding of certain facilities of the system.

HB 3555 Author: Wilson
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/14/1999 S Tagged in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the manufacture, distribution, sale, use, possession, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the state; providing penalties.

HB 3650 Author: Hartnett
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to reimbursement of expenses of jurors.

HB 3836 Author: Truitt
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/20/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the removal of a member of the governing body of a general-law municipality.

HB 3838 Author: Goodman | Naishtat
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the protection of certain children.

HCR 276 Author: Grusendorf
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of William D. Morgan.

HCR 292 Author: Goodman
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/28/1999 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Recalling H.B. No. 2354 from the governor.

HCR 295 Author: Bosse
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make corrections in H.B. No. 2617.

HCR 310 Author: Brimer
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/20/1999 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make technical corrections in H.B. No. 2045.

HCR 314 Author: Telford
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/1999 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make corrections in H.B. No. 1193.

HJR 16 Author: Thompson | Hill
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/20/1999 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize garnishment of wages for the enforcement of court-ordered spousal maintenance.

HJR 36 Author: Goodman
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/24/1999 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment permitting the conversion of separate property to community property.

HJR 69 Author: Lewis, Glenn
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/19/1999 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment permitting a political subdivision to purchase property and casualty insurance from certain mutual insurance companies.

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