Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Fred Brown
77th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 1/19/2026

Number of Bills: 34

HB 6 Author: Dunnam | Smith | Olivo | Hardcastle | Dutton
Coauthor: Burnam | Hawley | Alexander | Averitt | Bailey | et al.
Sponsor: Bivins
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to open-enrollment charter schools.

HB 12 Author: Ehrhardt | Telford | Flores | Clark | Pitts
Coauthor: Turner, Bob | Zbranek | Kitchen | Menendez | Thompson | et al.
Last Action: 04/18/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a statewide group insurance program for employees and retirees of school districts.

HB 17 Author: Corte | Coleman
Coauthor: Berman | Allen | Averitt | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action: 04/23/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to regulation of abortion.

HB 181 Author: Turner, Bob
Coauthor: Yarbrough | Brown, Fred | Cook | Hawley
Last Action: 03/19/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the organizing of the house of representatives if the terms of house members are increased to four years.

HB 246 Author: Turner, Bob | Farabee | Telford | Hawley | Ramsay
Coauthor: Zbranek | Brown, Fred | Cook | Homer | Ehrhardt
Last Action: 02/28/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation and funding of the Rural Communities Health Care Investment Program to attract and retain rural health care professionals.

HB 496 Author: Chisum | Jones, Delwin | Telford | Howard | Counts
Coauthor: Averitt | Berman | Bonnen | Brimer | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action: 04/30/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the recognition of a same-sex marriage or civil union.

HB 515 Author: Wise | Uresti | Noriega | Turner, Bob | Hupp
Coauthor: Delisi | Homer | Farabee | Clark | Ellis, Dan | et al.
Last Action: 04/09/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to establishing a permanent fund for certain veterans' care purposes.

HB 686 Author: Hupp | Green | Turner, Bob | Hardcastle | West, George "Buddy"
Coauthor: Brown, Betty | Carter | Delisi | Jones, Elizabeth | Madden | et al.
Last Action: 04/23/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to designating September 25 as Bill of Rights Day.

HB 801 Author: Longoria | Howard | Olivo
Coauthor: Allen | Averitt | Bailey | Berman | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the implementation of a public education curriculum based on scientific research.

HB 825 Author: Gray | Naishtat | Keffer | Coleman
Coauthor: Alexander | Bailey | Bosse | Brown, Fred | Burnam | et al.
Last Action: 03/07/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to continuous eligibility of children for medical assistance.

HB 826 Author: Gray | Naishtat | Keffer | Coleman
Coauthor: Alexander | Bailey | Bosse | Brimer | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action: 03/07/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to consideration of assets and resources for purposes of determining eligibility of children for Medicaid.

HB 828 Author: Gray | Naishtat | Keffer | Coleman
Coauthor: Alexander | Bailey | Bosse | Brimer | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action: 03/07/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to application and eligibility for Medicaid.

HB 897 Author: McCall | Rangel | Junell | Chisum | Giddings
Coauthor: Madden | Alexander | Reyna, Elvira | Seaman | Carter | et al.
Last Action: 04/10/2001 H Companion considered in lieu of in committee
Caption: Relating to certain programs to develop the technology workforce in Texas by supporting and promoting higher education in electrical engineering and computer science.

HB 909 Author: Talton | Hinojosa | Keel | Turner, Bob | Crabb
Coauthor: Shields | Brown, Fred
Last Action: 04/30/2001 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the forfeiture of profits received from the sale of crime memorabilia.

HB 1200 Author: Brimer | Oliveira | Swinford | McCall | Telford
Coauthor: Geren | Turner, Bob | Woolley | Alexander | Allen | et al.
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the enactment of the Texas Economic Development Act, authorizing certain ad valorem tax incentives for economic development, including authorizing school districts to provide tax relief for certain corporations and limited liability companies that make large investments that create jobs in this state, to authorizing the imposition of certain impact fees, and to continuing the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act.

HB 1244 Author: Berman | Howard | Reyna, Elvira | Christian | Hupp
Coauthor: Chisum | Longoria | Swinford | Smith | Green | et al.
Last Action: 04/23/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to fetal pain during abortion; providing a penalty.

HB 1421 Author: Jones, Jesse | Chavez | Hunter | Hodge | Ehrhardt
Coauthor: Homer | Turner, Bob | Berman | Ellis, Dan | Hopson | et al.
Last Action: 03/05/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the continuation of the Texas Department on Aging.

HB 1455 Author: Shields | Reyna, Arthur | Jones, Elizabeth
Coauthor: Allen | Averitt | Bailey | Berman | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action: 02/28/2001 H Recommendations filed with the Speaker
Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operations, and financing of Cibolo Canyon Conservation and Improvement District No. 1; granting the authority to impose taxes and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.

HB 1600 Author: Jones, Elizabeth | Hinojosa | Martinez Fischer | Uresti | Menendez
Coauthor: Corte | Longoria | McClendon | Puente | Reyna, Arthur | et al.
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/24/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of taking or attempting to take a weapon from a peace officer, parole officer, or community supervision and corrections department officer.

HB 1723 Author: Seaman | Keffer | Turner, Bob | Counts | Ramsay
Coauthor: Bonnen | Brown, Fred | Christian | Davis, John | Deshotel | et al.
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 1776 Author: Green | Dutton
Coauthor: Allen | Averitt | Berman | Bonnen | Brimer | et al.
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/07/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the establishment of Celebrate Freedom Week in public schools.

HB 1806 Author: Menendez | Moreno, Joe E. | Martinez Fischer | Haggerty | Villarreal, Mike
Coauthor: Bailey | Brimer | Callegari | Denny | Deshotel | et al.
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the issuance of certain alcoholic beverage licenses and permits.

HB 1839 Author: Junell | Coleman | Thompson | Jones, Delwin | Crownover, Myra
Coauthor: Bonnen | Davis, John | Goolsby | Hochberg | Noriega | et al.
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to research and excellence funding at certain institutions of higher education.

HB 1862 Author: Eiland | Janek | Lewis, Glenn | Jones, Elizabeth | Smithee
Coauthor: Alexander | Averitt | Bonnen | Brown, Fred | Burnam | et al.
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 2215 Author: Crabb
Coauthor: Allen | Averitt | Bailey | Berman | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Posting rule suspended
Caption: Relating to the disannexation of certain areas by certain municipalities.

HB 2240 Author: Brown, Betty
Coauthor: Brown, Fred
Last Action: 05/10/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to limiting the transfer of the school district ad valorem tax freeze on the residence homesteads of the elderly to different homesteads in the same school district.

HB 2700 Author: Chavez | Puente | Wohlgemuth | Solis, Jim | Chisum
Coauthor: Averitt | Bailey | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 06/13/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to certain services provided through telemedicine.

HB 2800 Author: Hodge | Haggerty | Hawley | Crabb | Ritter
Coauthor: Bailey | Berman | Brimer | Brown, Fred | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor: Barrientos
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the restoration of forfeited good conduct time.

HB 3097 Author: Counts
Coauthor: Allen | Bonnen | Bosse | Brimer | Brown, Fred | et al.
Sponsor: Truan
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the security provided for revenue bonds issued by the Veterans' Land Board.

HB 3343 Author: Sadler
Coauthor: Delisi | Seaman | Hardcastle | Kitchen | Allen | et al.
Sponsor: Bivins
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the operation and funding of certain group coverage programs for certain school and educational employees and their dependents.

HCR 77 Author: Madden | Swinford | Walker | Homer | Uher
Coauthor: Berman | Turner, Bob | Danburg | Jones, Elizabeth | Denny | et al.
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Memorializing congress to revise certain provisions of Public Law 106-230.

HCR 207 Author: Grusendorf
Coauthor: Allen | Averitt | Berman | Brimer | Brown, Betty | et al.
Last Action: 04/18/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Requesting the Texas delegation to the U.S. Congress to support and work to pass the tax relief plan introduced by President Bush.

HJR 18 Author: Turner, Bob
Coauthor: Brown, Fred | Cook | Hawley | Yarbrough
Last Action: 03/19/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for four-year terms of office for members of the house of representatives.

HR 183 Author: Martinez Fischer
Coauthor: Brown, Fred | Shields
Last Action: 03/19/2001 H Reported enrolled: Mar 19 2001 6:44PM
Caption: Honoring Cenizo Park Elementary School for being awarded "exemplary" status by the Texas Education Agency.

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