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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Trent Ashby
87th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/23/2026
Number of Bills: 56

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (24):
Author:
Ashby | Anderson | Paddie | Price | Canales
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas.
Author:
Ashby | Price | Rose | Minjarez | Stucky
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/09/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the allocation of certain revenue from mixed beverage gross receipts and sales taxes.
Author:
Ashby
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/04/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the definition of personal property for purposes of removing personal property from a roadway or right-of-way.
Author:
Ashby | Anchia
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
06/09/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to data matching with financial institutions to facilitate the collection of certain delinquent tax liabilities.
Author:
Ashby
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to the definition of amusement ride for purposes of amusement ride regulation.
Author:
Ashby | Guillen
Last Action:
03/05/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 5 2021 1:21PM
Caption:
Relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas.
Author:
Ashby | Guillen
Last Action:
03/17/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume certain employment with a school district.
Author:
Ashby | White | Bailes | Anderson | Toth
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to a limitation on liability and sanctions in connection with certain prescribed burns.
Author:
Ashby
Last Action:
03/15/2021 H Referred to Energy Resources: Mar 15 2021 10:54AM
Caption:
Relating to the notice requirements for permits for the commercial surface disposal of oil and gas wastes.
Author:
Ashby | Guillen
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the location of pits used in the production of oil and gas.
Author:
Ashby
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the rate of interest on certain tax refunds.
Author:
Ashby | Landgraf | Muñoz, Jr.
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
06/04/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the knowledge test required for a commercial driver's license.
Author:
Ashby | Toth | Patterson
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
06/04/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a memorial monument dedicated to emergency medical services personnel on the Capitol grounds.
Author:
Ashby
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the qualifications of directors of certain municipal development districts.
Author:
Ashby
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to the career and technology education allotment and the formula transition grant under the Foundation School Program.
Author:
Ashby
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to Appropriations: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to the dedication to the state highway fund of certain permit fee revenue attributable to oversize or overweight vehicles.
Author:
Ashby
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to Appropriations: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to constitutionally dedicate certain revenue directed to the state highway fund for the purposes of acquiring, constructing, and maintaining public roadways.
Author:
Ashby
Last Action:
03/18/2021 H Reported enrolled: Mar 18 2021 4:34PM
Caption:
In memory of Jerry Lynn Bell of Leona.
Author:
Ashby
Last Action:
03/18/2021 H Reported enrolled: Mar 18 2021 4:52PM
Caption:
In memory of Wilson Hayne Huffman of Trinity.
Author:
Ashby
Last Action:
03/23/2021 H Reported enrolled: Mar 23 2021 4:21PM
Caption:
Congratulating Drew Ellen Stewart of Normangee on her world champion barrel racing performance at the 2020 Mike and Sherrylynn Johnson's Vegas Tuffest Jr. World Championship.
Author:
Ashby
Last Action:
04/20/2021 H Reported enrolled: Apr 20 2021 4:04PM
Caption:
Congratulating Barbara and Ted Ivy of Huntington on their 65th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Ashby
Last Action:
05/05/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 5 2021 12:55PM
Caption:
In memory of Patricia Evans Dickey.
Author:
Ashby
Last Action:
05/26/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 26 2021 3:49PM
Caption:
Congratulating Craig Thompson on his success as a horse trainer and in National Cutting Horse Association competitions.
Author:
Ashby
Last Action:
05/30/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2021 10:58AM
Caption:
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 5.
Joint Author (32):
Author:
Price | Oliverson | Coleman | Ashby | Guillen
Sponsor:
Buckingham
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the provision and delivery of certain health care services in this state, including services under Medicaid and other public benefits programs, using telecommunications or information technology and to reimbursement for some of those services.
Author:
Leach | Ashby | Meyer
Sponsor:
Taylor
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to civil liability of a commercial motor vehicle owner or operator, including the effect that changes to that liability have on commercial automobile insurance.
Author:
Allison | Ashby | Clardy | Bell, Keith | Murr
Last Action:
04/26/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving the damage or destruction of a public monument.
Author:
Bailes | Burns | Ashby | Harris | Leman
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to the provision of certain eminent domain information to property owners through a landowner's bill of rights.
Author:
VanDeaver | Ashby | Rogers
Sponsor:
Powell
Last Action:
05/28/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to indicators of achievement under the public school accountability system.
Author:
Price | Ashby | Coleman | Guillen
Last Action:
03/01/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Caption:
Relating to telemedicine, telehealth, and technology-related health care services.
Author:
Price | Leach | Ashby | Martinez | Moody
Last Action:
04/13/2021 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the appointment of a judge or magistrate to preside over a regional specialty court program and the authority of that judge or magistrate in cases referred to the program.
Author:
Lucio III | Ashby
Last Action:
03/04/2021 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 4 2021 4:17PM
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers and health benefit plan issuers in relation to prescription drug coverage.
Author:
Israel | Ashby | Oliverson | King, Ken
Last Action:
05/11/2021 H Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from registration fees of certain vehicles used by nonprofit disaster relief organizations.
Author:
Buckley | Ashby | Leman | Anderson
Last Action:
04/14/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to provision of broadband infrastructure and connectivity by the Lower Colorado River Authority.
Author:
Smithee | Rodriguez | Ashby | King, Tracy O. | Anderson
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to universal service fund assistance to high cost rural areas and the uniform charge that funds the universal service fund.
Author:
Rogers | Morrison | Lambert | Ashby | Fierro
Last Action:
05/10/2021 S Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a rural dual credit pilot program by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Author:
Muñoz, Jr. | Ashby
Last Action:
03/18/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Mar 18 2021 10:52AM
Caption:
Relating to the knowledge test required for a commercial driver's license.
Author:
VanDeaver | Ashby | Bailes | Darby | Stucky
Last Action:
03/19/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 19 2021 2:52PM
Caption:
Relating to the career and technology education allotment under the Foundation School Program.
Author:
Morrison | Ashby | Pacheco | Wilson | Coleman
Last Action:
05/11/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to financial support and incentives for comprehensive regional universities.
Author:
Ellzey | Ashby | Harris | Leman | Metcalf
Last Action:
03/19/2021 H Referred to Transportation: Mar 19 2021 2:52PM
Caption:
Relating to the acquisition of necessary real property for the construction of a high-speed rail project.
Author:
Ellzey | Ashby | Harris | Leman
Last Action:
03/19/2021 H Referred to Transportation: Mar 19 2021 2:52PM
Caption:
Relating to the composition of the statewide passenger rail system coordinated by the Texas Department of Transportation.
Author:
Rogers | Harris | Price | Ashby | Landgraf
Sponsor:
Springer
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to the authorization for certain land applications and disposal of dairy waste.
Author:
King, Phil | Stucky | Perez | Ashby
Last Action:
03/22/2021 H Referred to Transportation: Mar 22 2021 11:25AM
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Consumer Privacy Act Phase I; creating criminal offenses; increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense.
Author:
Guerra | Ashby | Guillen
Last Action:
03/22/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 22 2021 11:25AM
Caption:
Relating to personal financial literacy and career skills courses for high school students in public schools.
Author:
Murr | Krause | Allison | Burns | Ashby
Sponsor:
Buckingham
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to monuments, markers, medallions, and antiquities controlled by or in the custody of the Texas Historical Commission; authorizing civil penalties.
Author:
Metcalf | Button | Ashby | Guillen
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/04/2021 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from sales and use taxes for items sold by a nonprofit organization at a county fair.
Author:
Anderson | Guillen | King, Tracy O. | Ashby | King, Ken
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to middle mile broadband service provided by an electric utility.
Author:
King, Ken | Capriglione | Goodwin | Canales | Ashby
Last Action:
05/12/2021 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the placement of electric vehicle charging equipment in state parks.
Author:
Stephenson | Ashby | Parker | Stucky
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Supporting prayers, including the use of the word "God," at public gatherings and displays of the Ten Commandments in public educational institutions and other government buildings.
Author:
Darby | Ashby | Bailes | Howard | González, Mary
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
05/19/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
In memory of former state representative John Clifford Otto.
Author:
Shine | Ashby | Darby | Kacal | Spiller
Last Action:
03/01/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to restrict the power of the legislature to mandate requirements on a municipality or county.
Author:
Canales | Ashby | Kuempel | King, Ken | Geren
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/01/2021 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a county to finance the development or redevelopment of transportation or infrastructure in unproductive, underdeveloped, or blighted areas in the county; authorizing the issuance of bonds and notes.
Author:
White | Ashby
Last Action:
03/18/2021 H Reported enrolled: Mar 18 2021 4:35PM
Caption:
Congratulating Frances Ellen Wyche of Zavalla on her 100th birthday.
Author:
Kacal | Craddick | Ashby | King, Tracy O. | Morrison
Last Action:
05/31/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2021 11:34AM
Caption:
In memory of Charlotte Han Sharp of College Station.
Author:
Toth | Metcalf | Bell, Cecil | Bailes | Ashby
Last Action:
06/02/2021 H Reported enrolled: Jun 2 2021 9:02PM
Caption:
Congratulating Congressman Kevin Brady on his retirement from the United States House of Representatives.
Author:
Kacal | Raney | Ashby | Price | Minjarez
Last Action:
06/02/2021 H Reported enrolled: Jun 2 2021 8:25PM
Caption:
Congratulating Dr. M. Katherine Banks on her appointment as the new president of Texas A&M University.
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