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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Rep. Terry Canales
86th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/16/2026

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:
Neave | Howard | Minjarez | Button | Lang
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Ashby | Bernal | et al.
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
06/04/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the criminal statute of limitations for certain sex offenses and the collection, analysis, and preservation of evidence of sexual assault and other sex offenses.
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:
Thompson, Senfronia | Bonnen, Greg | Coleman | Phelan | Moody
Coauthor:
Blanco | Canales | Clardy | Dean | Dominguez | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/22/2019 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Texas Mental and Behavioral Health Research Institute.
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:
Thompson, Senfronia | Krause | Collier | White | Davis, Yvonne
Coauthor:
Canales | Cole | Frullo | Lopez | Minjarez | et al.
Last Action:
04/11/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the prevention of, prosecution of, penalties for, and other consequences of prostitution, trafficking of persons, and related criminal offenses and to orders of nondisclosure for persons who committed certain of those offenses; regulating occupations and property to prevent and respond to those criminal offenses, including requiring a student occupational permit for those purposes; authorizing fees; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.
Author:
Price | Huberty | Thompson, Senfronia | Coleman | Bonnen, Greg
Coauthor:
Allison | Blanco | Bucy | Button | Canales | et al.
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/02/2019 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to consideration of the mental health of public school students in training requirements for certain school employees, curriculum requirements, counseling programs, educational programs, state and regional programs and services, and health care services for students and to mental health first aid program training and reporting regarding local mental health authority and school district personnel.
Author:
Price | Huberty | Thompson, Senfronia | Coleman | Bonnen, Greg
Coauthor:
Blanco | Bucy | Button | Canales | Darby | et al.
Sponsor:
Watson
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to mental health and substance use resources for certain school districts.
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:
Metcalf | Larson | Phelan | Huberty | Oliverson
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Ashby | Beckley | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the notification of affected persons of certain releases of water from certain dams.
Author:
Zerwas | Davis, Sarah | Thompson, Senfronia | Morrison | Turner, Chris
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
05/24/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the repeal of certain time limitations on the award of grants by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee.
Author:
Moody | Collier | White | Dutton | Phelan
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Beckley | Bernal | Biedermann | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2019 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain marihuana possession and drug paraphernalia possession offenses; imposing a fee.
Author:
Krause | Oliverson | Hernandez | Blanco | Shaheen
Coauthor:
Cain | Canales | Goldman | Guillen | Harris | et al.
Last Action:
04/16/2019 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the abolition of student loan default or breach of a student loan repayment or scholarship contract as a ground for nonrenewal or other disciplinary action in relation to a professional or occupational license and to certain duties of state agencies and political subdivisions in relation to delinquent or defaulted student loans.
Author:
Herrero | Price | Lozano | Miller | Blanco
Coauthor:
Canales | Dominguez | Guerra | Minjarez | Zwiener
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
05/24/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the creation of an open burn pit registry for certain service members and veterans.
Author:
Israel | Zerwas | Wilson | Ashby
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Beckley | Bernal | Blanco | et al.
Last Action:
02/19/2019 H Referred to Elections: Feb 19 2019 1:41PM
Caption:
Relating to electronic voter registration.
Author:
Israel | González, Jessica | Johnson, Julie | Zwiener | González, Mary
Coauthor:
Allen | Beckley | Bucy | Calanni | Canales | et al.
Last Action:
05/01/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to unprofessional conduct by mental health providers who attempt to change the sexual orientation of a child; providing penalties.
Author:
Israel | Coleman | Turner, Chris | Thompson, Senfronia
Coauthor:
Allen | Beckley | Bernal | Blanco | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
02/20/2019 H Referred to Appropriations: Feb 20 2019 12:02PM
Caption:
Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Author:
Calanni | Dominguez | Toth | Sherman, Sr.
Coauthor:
Anchia | Cain | Canales | Cole | Davis, Sarah | et al.
Last Action:
03/13/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a severance payment to a superintendent of a school district.
Author:
Raney | Stucky | Anchia | Harless | Lambert
Coauthor:
Bucy | Calanni | Canales | Deshotel | Fierro | et al.
Last Action:
04/29/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to wage requirements for community rehabilitation programs participating in the purchasing from people with disabilities program.
Author:
Guillen
Coauthor:
Allen | Canales | Capriglione | Cyrier | Deshotel | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain offenses committed in a disaster area or an evacuated area.
Author:
Price
Coauthor:
Allison | Canales | Talarico
Last Action:
02/26/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 26 2019 12:44PM
Caption:
Relating to consideration of the mental health of public school students in training requirements for certain school employees, curriculum requirements, counseling programs, educational programs, state and regional programs and services, and health care services for students and to mental health first aid program training and reporting regarding local mental health authority and school district personnel.
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:
Phelan
Coauthor:
Allen | Bucy | Cain | Canales | Capriglione | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/28/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to access by certain persons to a first responder's immunization history.
Author:
Leach | Allen | Toth | Johnson, Jarvis | Rose
Coauthor:
Canales | Phelan | Schaefer | Swanson
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to a person's eligibility for an occupational license; providing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Wu | King, Phil | Davis, Sarah | Longoria
Coauthor:
Allison | Anchia | Bernal | Blanco | Button | et al.
Last Action:
05/01/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to an attorney identification card for entrance into a building that houses a court; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Dominguez | Guerra | Blanco | Lucio III
Coauthor:
Allison | Canales | Fierro | González, Mary | Guillen | et al.
Last Action:
04/22/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the composition and duties of the Public Health Funding and Policy Committee.
Author:
Guerra | Phelan | Deshotel | Burrows | Allison
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Canales | Davis, Sarah | Dutton | Hernandez | et al.
Last Action:
05/06/2019 H Failed to pass to engrossment
Caption:
Relating to mobile Internet service access in an area subject to a declared state of disaster.
Author:
Gutierrez | Lucio III | Nevárez | Walle | González, Jessica
Coauthor:
Bernal | Bowers | Calanni | Canales | Cole | et al.
Last Action:
02/27/2019 H Referred to Elections: Feb 27 2019 12:47PM
Caption:
Relating to the disclosure of certain personal information provided on a driver's license application or in connection with a motor vehicle record.
Author:
Burrows | Moody | Leach | Longoria | Meyer
Coauthor:
Ashby | Bailes | Blanco | Button | Calanni | et al.
Last Action:
04/09/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to liability of certain political subdivisions in certain workers' compensation actions.
Author:
Phelan | Paddie | Springer | González, Mary | Rose
Coauthor:
Allison | Anchia | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor:
Buckingham
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the delivery of certain transportation services under Medicaid and certain other health and human services programs.
Author:
Bell, Keith | VanDeaver | González, Mary | Meyer | Bernal
Coauthor:
Allison | Ashby | Buckley | Canales | Guillen | et al.
Last Action:
04/25/2019 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to students eligible to receive compensatory, intensive, and accelerated instructional services.
Author:
Geren | Davis, Yvonne | Shine | Leach | Kuempel
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Ashby | Beckley | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2019 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to recovery under uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance coverage.
Author:
Zwiener | Cole | Talarico | Bowers
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Bernal | Blanco | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
03/05/2019 H Referred to Elections: Mar 5 2019 12:19PM
Caption:
Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting.
Author:
Leman | Hefner | Raymond | Thierry
Coauthor:
Canales
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
06/15/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting telemarketers from transmitting misleading caller identification information or otherwise misrepresenting the origin of a telemarketing call.
Author:
Turner, Chris | Zerwas | Price | Thompson, Senfronia | Walle
Coauthor:
Anchia | Beckley | Bernal | Blanco | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2019 S Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at certain public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Landgraf | Craddick | Nevárez | Paddie | King, Tracy O.
Coauthor:
Burrows | Canales | Cyrier | Darby | Geren | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2019 H Point of order sustained
Caption:
Relating to a commission to study the needs of areas of the state significantly affected by oil and gas production.
Author:
Zwiener | Anchia | Button | Davis, Sarah | Morrison
Coauthor:
Allen | Bernal | Blanco | Bowers | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
05/01/2019 H Corrected committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition against sexual harassment in the workplace.
Author:
Morrison | Lozano | Stephenson | Herrero | Murr
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Ashby | Beckley | Bernal | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to a work group on enhancing the training and credentialing of emergency management personnel.
Author:
Vo | Thierry
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Beckley | Blanco | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
05/21/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the information necessary to appropriately title certain flood damaged vehicles that have been repaired with federal financial assistance.
Author:
Thompson, Ed
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Beckley | Blanco | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to evidence of ownership of temporary housing provided by a government agency in response to a natural disaster or other declared emergency.
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:
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:
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:
Klick | Zerwas | Oliverson | Sheffield | Coleman
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Beckley | Blanco | Bucy | et al.
Sponsor:
Campbell
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the prescription of low-THC cannabis for medical use by certain qualified physicians to patients with certain medical conditions.
Author:
Klick | Howard | Thompson, Senfronia | Button | Noble
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Beckley | Canales | Geren | et al.
Last Action:
03/19/2019 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 19 2019 12:58PM
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.
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:
Herrero | Neave | Capriglione | Blanco | Clardy
Coauthor:
Ashby | Bohac | Bucy | Burns | Canales | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
05/27/2019 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.
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:
Zerwas | Davis, Sarah | Thompson, Senfronia | Morrison | Coleman
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Sponsor:
Nelson | Watson
Last Action:
05/14/2019 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the maximum bond amount authorized for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
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.
Author:
Craddick | Landgraf | Nevárez | Paddie | Guillen
Coauthor:
Canales | Darby | Dean | Hunter | King, Ken | et al.
Sponsor:
Flores
Last Action:
05/17/2019 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of and use of money in the generate recurring oil wealth for Texas (GROW Texas) fund and allocating certain general revenues to that fund, the economic stabilization fund, and the state highway fund.
Author:
Thierry | Hernandez | Walle | Farrar | Moody
Coauthor:
Bernal | Bucy | Canales | Collier | Cortez | et al.
Last Action:
03/26/2019 H Reported enrolled: Mar 26 2019 8:08PM
Caption:
In memory of John Steven Mostyn of Houston.
Author:
Dominguez | Guerra | Muñoz, Jr. | Guillen | Lucio III
Coauthor:
Canales | Longoria | Martinez
Last Action:
05/08/2019 H Reported enrolled: May 8 2019 12:55PM
Caption:
Congratulating the chess team of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on winning the 2019 President's Cup.
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