Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Jaime Capelo
78th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 1/19/2026

Number of Bills: 30

HB 24 Author: Hodge
Coauthor: Allen | Alonzo | Bailey | Berman | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action: 04/16/2003 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the restoration of good conduct time forfeited during a term of imprisonment.

HB 59 Author: Wise | Riddle | West, George "Buddy" | Morrison | Van Arsdale
Coauthor: Capelo
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the offense of aggravated kidnapping, the punishment for the offense of kidnapping, and the definition of and punishment for the offense of trafficking in persons.

HB 235 Author: West, George "Buddy" | Allen | Crabb | Casteel | Wise
Coauthor: Berman | Brown, Fred | Smith, Todd | Swinford | Hardcastle | et al.
Last Action: 05/06/2003 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of obscene display or distribution and to certain consequences of a conviction for that offense.

HB 236 Author: West, George "Buddy" | Allen | Crabb | Casteel | Wise
Coauthor: Berman | Brown, Fred | Harper-Brown | Smith, Todd | Swinford | et al.
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of obscenity and to certain consequences related to convictions for certain sex offenses.

HB 242 Author: Seaman | Keffer, Jim | Dawson
Coauthor: Guillen | Geren | Casteel | Campbell | Chavez | et al.
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/16/2003 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to career and technology education and training.

HB 329 Author: Naishtat | Seaman | Raymond | Madden | Menendez
Coauthor: Capelo | Bohac | King | Riddle | Rose | et al.
Sponsor: Fraser
Last Action: 06/11/2003 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the regulation of mold assessors and remediators, civil liability for mold remediation, and insurance coverage on mold claims; providing civil and administrative penalties.

HB 336 Author: Olivo | Turner | Dutton | Allen | Oliveira
Coauthor: Rodriguez | Castro | Hardcastle | Telford | Wilson | et al.
Last Action: 04/30/2003 H Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to the requirements for a high school diploma.

HB 337 Author: Olivo | Turner | Dutton | Allen | Oliveira
Coauthor: Rodriguez | Davis, Yvonne | Farrar | Homer | Luna | et al.
Last Action: 04/30/2003 H Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to alternative compensatory criteria for promotion to certain grade levels in public school.

HB 392 Author: Seaman | Smithee | Eiland | Thompson | Naishtat
Coauthor: Bonnen | Campbell | Canales | Capelo | Christian | et al.
Last Action: 04/07/2003 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the licensing of public insurance adjusters; providing administrative and criminal penalties.

HB 498 Author: Isett | Hegar | Hupp | Driver | Ellis, Dan
Coauthor: Christian | Hughes | Capelo
Last Action: 05/13/2003 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to certain reduced fees for a license to carry a concealed handgun.

HB 809 Author: Keel | Chavez | Hupp | Thompson | Hodge
Coauthor: Alonzo | Bailey | Burnam | Canales | Capelo | et al.
Last Action: 05/13/2003 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to certain gaming activity conducted by an Indian tribe or tribal organization.

HB 814 Author: Gutierrez | Davis, John | Thompson | Taylor | Keffer, Bill
Coauthor: Allen | Alonzo | Bailey | Berman | Brown, Fred | et al.
Sponsor: Barrientos
Last Action: 05/27/2003 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to motor vehicle financial responsibility; providing penalties.

HB 1131 Author: Flores | Marchant | Driver | Ritter | Hardcastle
Coauthor: Harper-Brown | Keffer, Bill | Puente | Hodge | Guillen | et al.
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to insurer interests in certain motor vehicle repair facilities; providing a civil penalty.

HB 1191 Author: Allen | King | Flores | Geren | Baxter
Coauthor: Mabry | Capelo
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/08/2003 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of certain sensitive information.

HB 1658 Author: Goodman | Hamric | Truitt | Thompson | Solis
Coauthor: Allen | Brown, Fred | Canales | Castro | Corte | et al.
Last Action: 03/10/2003 H Referred to Regulated Industries
Caption: Relating to regulation of high-speed Internet access and broadband services.

HB 2496 Author: Branch | Denny | Marchant | Raymond | Turner
Coauthor: Allen | Baxter | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 06/18/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the date of the primary election.

HB 2911 Author: Homer | Phillips | Seaman
Coauthor: Allen | Alonzo | Bailey | Baxter | Berman | et al.
Last Action: 05/07/2003 S Referred to Infrastructure Dev & Security
Caption: Relating to designation of Farm-to-Market Road 68 in Fannin County as Speaker Jimmy Turman Road.

HB 3223 Author: Bohac | Hegar | Bonnen | Wong | Howard
Coauthor: Talton | Nixon | Elkins | Dawson | Crabb | et al.
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 05/28/2003 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to limiting the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

HB 3477 Author: Stick | Hupp | Bohac | Hopson | Driver
Coauthor: Allen | Baxter | Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | et al.
Sponsor: Estes
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the issuance of concealed handgun licenses to residents of certain other states and to reciprocity agreements with other states concerning concealed handgun licenses.

HCR 158 Author: Chavez | Rodriguez | Moreno, Paul | Alonzo | Wise
Coauthor: Burnam | Canales | Capelo | Castro | Davis, Yvonne | et al.
Last Action: 03/31/2003 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Urging Congress to enact legislation to designate March 31 as a national holiday honoring Cesar Chavez.

HJR 3 Author: Nixon
Coauthor: Allen | Baxter | Berman | Bohac | Branch | et al.
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 05/20/2003 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning civil lawsuits against doctors and health care providers, and other actions, authorizing the legislature to determine limitations on non-economic damages.

HJR 4 Author: Bohac | Hegar | Bonnen | Talton
Coauthor: Dawson | Crabb | Callegari | Gutierrez | Miller | et al.
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 05/28/2003 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to limit the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes to five percent or more.

HJR 16 Author: Brown, Fred | Brown, Betty | Gattis | Chavez | Baxter
Coauthor: Branch | Hunter | Jones, Elizabeth | Menendez | Noriega | et al.
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 05/30/2003 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize a county, a city or town, or a junior college district to establish an ad valorem tax freeze on residence homesteads of the disabled and of the elderly and their spouses.

HJR 57 Author: Elkins | Goodman
Coauthor: Capelo
Last Action: 05/08/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to require an annual adjustment of the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes for persons 70 years of age or older to correspond to the average market value of a single-family residence in this state.

HJR 61 Author: McReynolds
Coauthor: Allen | Alonzo | Bailey | Baxter | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 05/29/2003 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing municipalities to donate surplus fire-fighting equipment or supplies for the benefit of rural volunteer fire departments.

HJR 81 Author: Elkins
Coauthor: Capelo | Seaman
Last Action: 05/08/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to require automatic annual adjustments of the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes to correspond to annual increases in the market value of the residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.

HR 600 Author: Chavez | Olivo | Luna | Alonzo | Thompson
Coauthor: Burnam | Canales | Capelo | Castro | Davis, Yvonne | et al.
Last Action: 03/27/2003 H Reported enrolled: Mar 27 2003 9:50PM
Caption: Honoring Dolores Huerta for her labor activism.

HR 648 Author: Pena | Rodriguez | Naishtat | Guillen | Canales
Coauthor: Casteel | Dutton | Eissler | Allen | Alonzo | et al.
Last Action: 06/10/2003 H Reported enrolled: Jun 10 2003 1:44PM
Caption: Honoring Chief Clerk Robert Haney and the staff of the Chief Clerk's Office.

HR 691 Author: Van Arsdale | Merritt | Wong | Baxter | Keel
Coauthor: Alonzo | Berman | Bohac | Branch | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action: 04/04/2003 H Reported enrolled: Apr 4 2003 8:30AM
Caption: Congratulating the members of The University of Texas men's basketball team on earning a berth in the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Final Four and extending to them sincere best wishes for continued success.

HR 692 Author: Merritt | Van Arsdale | Rose | Pitts | Elkins
Coauthor: Alonzo | Berman | Bohac | Branch | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action: 04/03/2003 H Reported enrolled: Apr 3 2003 5:30PM
Caption: Congratulating the members of the University of Texas women's basketball team on advancing to the NCAA 2003 Final Four and extending to them sincere best wishes for continued success in their quest for the national championship.

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