Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Wayne Christian
78th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 1/14/2026

Number of Bills: 63

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (44):
HB 168 Author: Christian | Miller
Last Action: 02/06/2003 H Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to enforcement actions initiated by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission based on information received from a private individual.

HB 169 Author: Christian
Last Action: 02/06/2003 H Referred to Local Government Ways and Means
Caption: Relating to the capitalization rate used in the ad valorem tax appraisal of qualified timber land.

HB 423 Author: Christian
Last Action: 02/10/2003 H Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to restrictions on the transfer of groundwater from a rural county to another county.

HB 424 Author: Christian
Sponsor: Staples
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain housing authorities; providing a penalty.

HB 425 Author: Christian | Miller | Eissler | Bonnen | Ellis, Dan
Sponsor: West
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to procedures to help ensure that certain state agency actions are consistent with the meaning and intent of applicable legislative enactments.

HB 426 Author: Christian | Miller | Homer | Eissler | Isett
Sponsor: Deuell
Last Action: 05/07/2003 S Meeting cancelled
Caption: Relating to the adoption of state agency rules that impose certain costs on local governments or persons.

HB 427 Author: Christian
Last Action: 02/10/2003 H Referred to Business & Industry
Caption: Relating to leased property that is prone to flooding.

HB 882 Author: Christian
Sponsor: Staples
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to student center fees at Stephen F. Austin State University.

HB 932 Author: Christian
Last Action: 04/14/2003 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of a judicial district composed of Nacogdoches County.

HB 1410 Author: Christian
Last Action: 03/05/2003 H Referred to Environmental Regulation
Caption: Relating to a penalty assessed against a small county for a violation of an environmental law or regulation.

HB 1411 Author: Christian
Last Action: 03/05/2003 H Referred to Environmental Regulation
Caption: Relating to the disposition of a penalty imposed on a county by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

HB 1412 Author: Christian
Last Action: 04/08/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to procedures for establishing a public appointment list of attorneys from which to appoint counsel for indigent defendants.

HB 1413 Author: Christian
Last Action: 04/24/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the waiver of the 72-hour waiting period for a marriage ceremony.

HB 1414 Author: Christian
Last Action: 05/12/2003 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to commercial fishing of catfish in Toledo Bend Reservoir.

HB 1415 Author: Christian
Last Action: 03/31/2003 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption: Relating to an accreditation program for child-care facilities and child-placing agencies as an alternative to state licensure; providing a penalty.

HB 1416 Author: Christian
Last Action: 05/14/2003 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption: Relating to environmental standards applicable to certain small counties and fines or other penalties for violations of the standards.

HB 1417 Author: Christian
Last Action: 03/05/2003 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to requiring a state agency to notify a member of the legislature about certain expenditures that will affect the member's district.

HB 1418 Author: Christian
Last Action: 03/05/2003 H Referred to Environmental Regulation
Caption: Relating to notification of the state representatives and state senators of a proceeding to impose on a county with a population of less than 75,000 a penalty or fine for an alleged environmental violation.

HB 1419 Author: Christian
Last Action: 04/04/2003 H Recommendations filed with the Speaker
Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operations, and financing of the Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District.

HB 1595 Author: Christian
Last Action: 05/13/2003 H Meeting cancelled
Caption: Relating to access to certain telecommunications service in certain communities.

HB 1596 Author: Christian
Last Action: 04/14/2003 H Meeting cancelled
Caption: Relating to a requirement that recipients of public assistance enroll dependent children in a public health care program.

HB 2054 Author: Christian
Last Action: 03/17/2003 H Referred to Human Services
Caption: Relating to TANF and Medicaid benefits for additional children born to TANF recipients.

HB 2055 Author: Christian
Last Action: 04/30/2003 S Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to the requirements for issuance of a state security.

HB 2057 Author: Christian
Last Action: 03/17/2003 H Referred to Business & Industry
Caption: Relating to workers' compensation benefits for employees with multiple employment.

HB 2304 Author: Christian
Last Action: 03/18/2003 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to the use of a private person to provide marketing and brokering services for the state's college savings and prepaid tuition plans.

HB 2917 Author: Christian
Last Action: 03/27/2003 H Referred to Licensing & Admin. Procedures
Caption: Relating to a tax on certain imported alcoholic beverages.

HB 2918 Author: Christian
Last Action: 04/03/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the administration of the rural volunteer fire department assistance program.

HB 2919 Author: Christian
Last Action: 05/05/2003 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to the creation and operation of a Texas Certified Retirement Community Program.

HB 2920 Author: Christian
Last Action: 04/23/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to revision of Texas arbitration laws.

HB 2921 Author: Christian
Last Action: 03/27/2003 H Referred to Business & Industry
Caption: Relating to restricting the state from competing with private enterprise.

HB 3395 Author: Christian
Last Action: 05/10/2003 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to the ad valorem tax appraisal of qualified timber land.

HCR 269 Author: Christian
Last Action: 05/28/2003 S Received from the House
Caption: Designating the East Texas What-A-Melon Festival as the Official Watermelon Festival of the State of Texas.

HCR 293 Author: Christian
Sponsor: West
Last Action: 06/22/2003 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make corrections to H.B. No. 425.

HR 26 Author: Christian
Last Action: 01/22/2003 H Reported enrolled: Jan 22 2003 3:18PM
Caption: Recognizing January 22, 2003, as Nacogdoches County Day at the Capitol.

HR 27 Author: Christian
Last Action: 01/22/2003 H Reported enrolled: Jan 22 2003 3:18PM
Caption: In memory of Margaret Williams Hume of Nacogdoches.

HR 28 Author: Christian
Last Action: 03/04/2003 H Reported enrolled: Mar 4 2003 9:21AM
Caption: In memory of Adlai Travis Mast, Jr., of Nacogdoches.

HR 38 Author: Christian
Last Action: 01/22/2003 H Reported enrolled: Jan 22 2003 3:18PM
Caption: Recognizing January 22, 2003, as Stephen F. Austin State University Student Government Association and Alumni Association Day at the State Capitol.

HR 105 Author: Christian
Last Action: 02/12/2003 H Reported enrolled: Feb 12 2003 5:23PM
Caption: Honoring Jewel Samford of Center on the occasion of her 90th birthday.

HR 106 Author: Christian
Last Action: 02/28/2003 H Reported enrolled: Feb 28 2003 8:59AM
Caption: Recognizing February 27, 2003, as Shelby County Day at the State Capitol.

HR 214 Author: Christian
Last Action: 02/26/2003 H Reported enrolled: Feb 26 2003 3:26PM
Caption: Recognizing February 25, 2003, as Texas Heritage Trails Day at the State Capitol.

HR 546 Author: Christian
Last Action: 03/25/2003 H Reported enrolled: Mar 25 2003 6:34PM
Caption: Honoring Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim, chairman of the board of Pilgrim's Pride Corporation.

HR 547 Author: Christian
Last Action: 04/28/2003 H Reported enrolled: Apr 28 2003 7:20PM
Caption: Honoring Jewel Winder of Nacogdoches on her 96th birthday.

HR 957 Author: Christian
Last Action: 05/06/2003 H Reported enrolled: May 6 2003 8:00AM
Caption: Welcoming a delegation from Joaquin Junior High School to the State Capitol.

HR 1021 Author: Christian
Last Action: 05/19/2003 H Reported enrolled: May 19 2003 11:09AM
Caption: Honoring Charles Gee of Jasper for his many years of service to the State of Texas.

Joint Author (19):
HB 133 Author: Isett | Delisi | Bohac | Christian
Last Action: 04/23/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.

HB 238 Author: Miller | Swinford | Callegari | Christian | Guillen
Last Action: 03/31/2003 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in s/c
Caption: Relating to regulation of plumbing performed outside municipalities and inside municipalities of fewer than 5,000 people.

HB 245 Author: Keffer, Jim | Christian
Last Action: 04/09/2003 S Referred to Infrastructure Dev & Security
Caption: Relating to the disposition by counties of motor vehicle registration fees and sales tax revenue.

HB 649 Author: Keffer, Jim | Christian
Sponsor: Estes
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to creating an interagency work group on rural issues.

HB 1009 Author: Hardcastle | Christian | Keffer, Jim | Flores | Guillen
Last Action: 05/01/2003 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the acquisition and regulation of manufactured homes.

HB 1267 Author: Seaman | Christian
Sponsor: Staples
Last Action: 05/06/2003 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to small employer health benefit plans.

HB 1330 Author: McReynolds | Christian
Sponsor: Staples
Last Action: 05/27/2003 E Effective on 1/1/04
Caption: Relating to medical information on a driver's license.

HB 1420 Author: Hardcastle | Christian
Sponsor: Madla
Last Action: 06/18/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the use of a portion of medical school tuition for student loan repayment assistance for physicians.

HB 1844 Author: Grusendorf | Bohac | Christian | Stick | Madden
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/18/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a program under which classroom teachers are reimbursed for personal funds expended on classroom supplies.

HB 1877 Author: Hardcastle | Christian | Hughes
Sponsor: Madla
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to creating the rural physician relief program.

HB 2328 Author: McReynolds | Christian | Homer | Hughes | Hardcastle
Sponsor: Staples
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the registration of persons engaged in certain fowl operations; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 2405 Author: Miller | Taylor | Christian
Last Action: 04/07/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the prompt payment of claims to physicians and providers by insurers and health maintenance organizations.

HB 2832 Author: Zedler | Christian
Last Action: 03/26/2003 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to exempting certain institutions offering religious education from state regulation.

HB 3053 Author: Hughes | Telford | Christian
Last Action: 04/08/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to delay in the deregulation of certain electric utilities.

HB 3126 Author: Truitt | Capelo | McReynolds | Zedler | Christian
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to educating health professionals, the composition and authority of the statewide health coordinating council, and certain health planning data collected by the department of health.

HB 3325 Author: Keffer, Jim | Christian | Seaman
Sponsor: Staples
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the creation and administration of the community telecommunications alliance program.

HCR 15 Author: Woolley | Christian | Bohac | Crabb
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 06/22/2003 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Directing the State Board of Education to consider including personal finance knowledge among the essential knowledge and skills in the required public school curriculum.

HJR 15 Author: Isett | Delisi | Wohlgemuth | Bohac | Christian
Last Action: 04/24/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning the restriction on the rate of growth of appropriations.

HJR 40 Author: Eissler | Christian
Last Action: 04/08/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to unfunded mandates imposed on public school districts.

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