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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Rep. Charles "Doc" Anderson
86th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/26/2026

Number of Bills: 59

Author:
Burrows
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to ad valorem taxation; authorizing fees.
Author:
Huberty | Bernal | Zerwas | King, Ken | Allen
Coauthor:
Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Sponsor:
Taylor
Last Action:
06/12/2019 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to public school finance and public education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing the imposition of a fee.
Author:
Phelan | Bonnen, Greg | Harless | Morrison | Deshotel
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to debris management and other disaster recovery efforts.
Author:
Morrison | Zerwas | Hunter | Huberty | Phelan
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to disaster relief and recovery.
Author:
Bonnen, Greg | Murphy | González, Mary | Meyer | Walle
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the contributions to and benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Phelan | Larson | Longoria | Guerra | Zerwas
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | et al.
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
05/16/2019 S No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to flood planning, mitigation, and infrastructure projects; making an appropriation.
Author:
Stucky | Thompson, Senfronia | King, Phil | Meyer | Minjarez
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Blanco | Bohac | Buckley | et al.
Last Action:
04/25/2019 S Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to a student loan repayment assistance program for certain full-time peace officers in this state.
Author:
Leach | Bonnen, Greg | Klick | Oliverson | Morrison
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the enforcement of the rights of a living unborn child after an abortion; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Capriglione | Zerwas | Longoria | Howard | Bonnen, Greg
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Beckley | Bell, Cecil | Buckley | et al.
Last Action:
04/25/2019 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the allocation of certain constitutional transfers of money to the economic stabilization fund, the Texas legacy fund, and the state highway fund and to the management and investment of the economic stabilization fund, the Texas legacy fund, and the Texas legacy distribution fund.
Author:
Romero, Jr. | Neave | Burns
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bailes | Beckley | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2019 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to increasing criminal penalties for certain family violence offenses committed when a child is or may be present during the commission of the offense.
Author:
Thompson, Ed | Bonnen, Greg | Johnson, Julie | Turner, Chris | Paul
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bohac | Capriglione | Clardy | et al.
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
06/05/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to named driver insurance policies and certain related exclusions.
Author:
Murr | Burrows | Burns | Canales | Darby
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bailes | Buckley | Cain | Dean | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2019 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the public school finance system, the elimination of school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, and the creation of a joint interim committee on the elimination of those taxes.
Author:
Paul | Nevárez | Burns | King, Phil | Guillen
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/16/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the carrying, storage, or possession of a firearm or firearm ammunition by certain persons on certain residential or commercial property.
Author:
Shine | Darby | Murphy | Stephenson | Raney
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bohac | Buckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Taylor
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain property damaged by a disaster.
Author:
Leman | Springer | Nevárez | Stucky | Ashby
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bailes | Bell, Keith | Bernal | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the automatic admission to general academic teaching institutions and eligibility for certain scholarships of a student who is the valedictorian of the student's high school graduating class.
Author:
Burns | Phelan | Burrows
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
04/26/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority.
Author:
Davis, Sarah | Deshotel | Zerwas | Meyer | Rose
Coauthor:
Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Beckley | Blanco | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women after a pregnancy.
Author:
Davis, Sarah | Springer | Guerra | Thompson, Senfronia | Turner, Chris
Coauthor:
Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bailes | Beckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/22/2019 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to maternal and newborn health care.
Author:
Price | Clardy | Krause | King, Ken | Anchia
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Minjarez | Stucky
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to territory included in a common characteristic or use project in a public improvement district established by a municipality.
Author:
Phelan | White | Metcalf | Ashby | Toth
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bell, Cecil | Biedermann | Bohac | Bonnen, Greg | et al.
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to carrying a handgun during a state of disaster.
Author:
Cyrier | Zerwas | Price | Turner, Chris | Rose
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | et al.
Last Action:
04/23/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the allocation to and use by the Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Historical Commission of certain proceeds from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on sporting goods.
Author:
Bell, Keith | Nevárez | King, Ken | Paddie | Canales
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bailes | Buckley | Bucy | et al.
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/05/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the extended registration of certain vehicles not subject to inspection.
Author:
Cain | King, Phil | Flynn | Parker | Miller
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
02/27/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 27 2019 12:47PM
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting abortions after detection of an unborn child's heartbeat and to requirements for performing or inducing an abortion; authorizing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Miller | Raymond | Parker | Davis, Sarah | Zerwas
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bucy | Guillen | Johnson, Jarvis | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2019 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to trauma-informed care for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services, trauma-informed care training for certain department employees, and the establishment of the Trauma-Informed Care Task Force.
Author:
Frullo | Stucky | Zerwas | Walle
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Blanco | Clardy | Darby | Flynn | et al.
Last Action:
04/16/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the allocation and use of the annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher education.
Author:
Howard | Morrison | Neave | Hunter | Miller
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Beckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/04/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to statewide policies and practices, personnel training, evidence collection and preservation, and data collection and analysis regarding the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of sexual assault and other sex offenses.
Author:
Stickland | Collier | Burrows | Thompson, Senfronia
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
06/02/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the use of photographic traffic signal enforcement systems.
Author:
Button | Thompson, Senfronia | Morrison | Johnson, Julie | Ortega
Coauthor:
Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bell, Cecil | Collier | et al.
Last Action:
05/03/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the provision of information to certain women enrolled in the Healthy Texas Women program.
Author:
Cole | Israel | Rodriguez | Bucy | Talarico
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bernal | Blanco | Bowers | et al.
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
05/24/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a portion of State Loop 111 in Travis County as the Richard Overton Memorial Highway.
Author:
Miller | Zerwas | Howard | Meyer | Wu
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bucy | Lopez | Perez
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
05/19/2019 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 19 2019 8:52PM
Caption:
Relating to requiring trauma training for certain attorneys.
Author:
Noble | Morrison | Klick | King, Phil | Springer
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
04/08/2019 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition of certain transactions between a governmental entity and an abortion provider or affiliate of the provider.
Author:
Zerwas | Darby | Krause | Davis, Sarah | Howard
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Blanco | Gervin-Hawkins | Guillen | Israel | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the repeal of the driver responsibility program and the amount and allocation of state traffic fine funds; eliminating program surcharges; authorizing and increasing criminal fines; increasing a fee.
Author:
Cain | Oliverson | Goldman | Phelan | Wilson
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2019 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the protection of expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Oliverson | Sheffield | Hunter | Guerra
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bonnen, Greg | Cyrier | Davis, Sarah | Dean | et al.
Last Action:
04/02/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the practices and operation of pharmacy benefit managers; providing administrative penalties.
Author:
Capriglione | Toth
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bonnen, Greg | Burns | Dean | Flynn | et al.
Last Action:
04/01/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prohibition of abortion; creating a civil penalty offense; providing for a civil cause of action.
Author:
Harris | Noble | Hefner | Longoria | Canales
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Flynn | Lambert | Leman | et al.
Sponsor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to permitting certain foster homes to store firearms and ammunition in the same locked location.
Author:
Schaefer | Swanson | Oliverson
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bell, Cecil | Biedermann | Bohac | Burns | et al.
Last Action:
04/18/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care and prohibiting discriminatory abortions; creating an administrative penalty, a civil remedy, and a criminal offense.
Author:
Allison | Pacheco | Nevárez | Lambert | Bernal
Coauthor:
Allen | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bailes | Beckley | et al.
Last Action:
03/11/2019 H Referred to Appropriations: Mar 11 2019 6:06PM
Caption:
Relating to an appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Rosenthal | Allen | Talarico | Toth | Lopez
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Blanco | Bohac | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2019 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to an active shooter emergency protocol for public school districts and required active shooter response training for school district peace officers and school resource officers.
Author:
Button | Perez | Burrows | Hinojosa | Leach
Coauthor:
Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Collier | Darby | Geren | et al.
Sponsor:
Buckingham
Last Action:
05/17/2019 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to employee turnover reporting during a day-care center's, group day-care home's, or registered family home's license or registration renewal.
Author:
Bonnen, Greg | Leach | Goldman | Gervin-Hawkins | Longoria
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to procurement of a contingent fee contract for legal services by certain governmental entities.
Author:
Oliverson
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Bohac | Bonnen, Greg | et al.
Last Action:
03/12/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 12 2019 12:07PM
Caption:
Relating to the right of conscientious refusal of a health care service.
Author:
Perez | Thompson, Senfronia | Longoria | Price | Goldman
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to payment card skimmers on motor fuel dispensers and to creating a payment fraud fusion center; imposing civil penalties; creating criminal offenses.
Author:
Oliverson | Martinez Fischer | Lucio III | Bonnen, Greg | Zerwas
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
04/02/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prohibited balance billing and an independent dispute resolution program for out-of-network coverage under certain managed care plans; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Schaefer | Oliverson | Lang | Middleton | Krause
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Burns | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2019 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the carrying of a handgun by a license holder in a motor vehicle.
Author:
Lambert | Kacal | King, Ken | Shine | Bonnen, Greg
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc"
Last Action:
04/24/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to operating requirements for farm mutual insurance companies related to insurance in force on rural property.
Author:
Goldman | Krause | Tinderholt | Howard | Neave
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Biedermann | Bohac | Dean | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
05/29/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to a requirement that law enforcement agencies enter into a certain database information related to investigations of sexual assault or other sex offenses.
Author:
Raymond | Toth | Miller
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Biedermann | Bohac | Bonnen, Greg | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
03/13/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 13 2019 12:36PM
Caption:
Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients.
Author:
Krause | Sanford | Phelan | Oliverson
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2019 H Returned to committee: May 9 2019 7:33PM
Caption:
Relating to the protection of membership in and support to religious organizations.
Author:
Clardy | Krause | Hefner | Ashby
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Lambert | Oliverson | Swanson
Sponsor:
Fallon
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of firearms, air guns, knives, ammunition, or firearm or air gun supplies or accessories by a county or municipality.
Author:
Patterson | Parker | Shaheen | Geren | Phelan
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Biedermann | Bohac | et al.
Last Action:
05/08/2019 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to require a labor peace agreement as a condition of engaging in a commercial transaction with the municipality or county.
Author:
Springer | Raymond | Phelan | Metcalf | Longoria
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bell, Cecil | Bohac | Bonnen, Greg | Buckley | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate statewide commerce.
Author:
Schaefer | Guillen | Phelan | Morrison | King, Phil
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Biedermann | Buckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/14/2019 S No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of plumbing, including the requirements to obtain a tradesman plumber-limited license.
Author:
Biedermann | Nevárez | Cain | Miller | Murr
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bohac | Bonnen, Greg | Capriglione | et al.
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/21/2019 S Considered in public hearing
Caption:
Relating to border security infrastructure enhancement projects and the creation of a fund to pay for those projects; allocating the earnings on the balance of that fund and reimbursement of related expenditures; including a study on water retention infrastructure near the border.
Author:
Capriglione | Zerwas | Bonnen, Greg | Rose | Howard
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Beckley | Bell, Cecil | Buckley | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2019 S Received from the House
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas legacy fund and the Texas legacy distribution fund, dedicating the Texas legacy distribution fund to certain state infrastructure projects or the reduction of certain long-term obligations, and providing for the transfer of certain general revenues to the economic stabilization fund, the Texas legacy fund, and the state highway fund.
Author:
González, Mary | Guillen | Sheffield | Murr | Walle
Coauthor:
Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Keith | Blanco | et al.
Last Action:
04/16/2019 S Referred to Water & Rural Affairs
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas.
Author:
Shine | Darby | Stephenson
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Blanco | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
05/29/2019 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain property damaged by a disaster.
Author:
Leach | Metcalf | Burrows | Cain
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Fallon
Last Action:
05/24/2019 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of an individual income tax.
Author:
Cyrier | Price | Zerwas | Turner, Chris | Rose
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | et al.
Last Action:
04/23/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the appropriation of the net revenue received from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on sporting goods.
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