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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Drew Darby
87th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/10/2026
Number of Bills: 55

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (30):
Author:
Darby
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to local government and other political subdivision regulation of certain solid waste facilities.
Author:
Darby | Anchia | Geren | Craddick | Longoria
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/09/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of an advisory committee for the TexNet seismic monitoring program.
Author:
Darby | Geren | King, Tracy O. | Craddick | Leman
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to the treatment, recycling for beneficial use, or disposal of drill cuttings.
Author:
Darby
Last Action:
05/19/2021 S Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Relating to county road reports.
Author:
Darby
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/04/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to court reporter costs incurred in a hearing or proceeding for the involuntary detention of a person with mental illness.
Author:
Darby | Anderson | Stucky | Buckley | Rogers
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/09/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the rural veterinarian incentive program.
Author:
Darby | Lucio III | King, Phil | Hernandez | Hunter
Last Action:
05/03/2021 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to certificates of public convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects.
Author:
Darby | Swanson | Frank | Wu
Last Action:
05/03/2021 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the notice provided to certain individuals on termination of the parent-child relationship and on placement of a child in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Darby | Rogers | Johnson, Jarvis | Morales Shaw | Herrero
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to enrollment of certain retirees in the Texas Public School Employees Group Insurance Program.
Author:
Darby
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the general manager of the Upper Colorado River Authority.
Author:
Darby | Huberty | Murr | Dutton | Talarico
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to matters regarding educators, including the composition of the State Board for Educator Certification, the issuance of certain sanctions by the board, and requiring a school district to notify a teacher regarding the submission of certain complaints to the board.
Author:
Darby
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the performance of a real property evaluation for use by certain financial institutions.
Author:
Darby | Oliverson | Anderson | Howard | Coleman
Last Action:
05/10/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to newborn and infant hearing screenings.
Author:
Darby | Guillen | Price | Rogers
Sponsor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to a pilot project to provide emergency telemedicine medical services and telehealth services in rural areas.
Author:
Darby
Last Action:
03/18/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 18 2021 10:52AM
Caption:
Relating to a study and analysis by the comptroller on delivery methods used for certain projects of the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Water Development Board.
Author:
Darby
Last Action:
03/19/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 19 2021 2:52PM
Caption:
Relating to the membership and meetings of the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Author:
Darby
Sponsor:
Lucio
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to disclosures regarding indemnification obligations and insurance coverage in connection with provision of services pertaining to wells or mines by certain subcontractors.
Author:
Darby
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the release of a reversionary interest in certain real property by the Health and Human Services Commission and conditions related to that release.
Author:
Darby | Guillen | Howard
Last Action:
04/20/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to restoring electric service to certain vulnerable customers after a power outage.
Author:
Darby
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Designating San Angelo as the official Visual Arts Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.
Author:
Darby | Craddick | King, Tracy O. | Larson | Kuempel
Sponsor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
04/19/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
In memory of Stephen Henry Perry of Austin.
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:
Darby
Last Action:
04/27/2021 H Reported enrolled: Apr 27 2021 10:29AM
Caption:
Recognizing April 2021 as Alcohol Responsibility Month.
Author:
Darby
Last Action:
04/27/2021 H Reported enrolled: Apr 27 2021 10:40AM
Caption:
In memory of JoAnne Powell.
Author:
Darby
Last Action:
04/28/2021 H Referred to Resolutions Calendars: Apr 28 2021 2:02PM
Caption:
Commending the Texas Department of Public Safety for protecting the Capitol Complex in Austin and extending appreciation to all members of the agency.
Author:
Darby
Last Action:
05/11/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 11 2021 9:36PM
Caption:
In memory of Ronnie S. Jones of San Angelo.
Author:
Darby
Last Action:
05/11/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 11 2021 9:36PM
Caption:
In memory of Gary Womble Mitchell of Robert Lee.
Author:
Darby
Last Action:
05/18/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 18 2021 8:49AM
Caption:
Commending the Texas Department of Public Safety for protecting the Capitol Complex in Austin and extending appreciation to all members of the agency.
Author:
Darby
Last Action:
05/31/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2021 11:33AM
Caption:
In memory of Sergeant Stephen Jones of the Concho County Sheriff's Office.
Author:
Darby
Last Action:
05/31/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2021 11:33AM
Caption:
In memory of Deputy Samuel Alexander Leonard of the Concho County Sheriff's Office.
Joint Author (25):
Author:
Howard | Klick | Darby | Price | Minjarez
Last Action:
04/19/2021 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to workplace violence prevention in certain health care facilities.
Author:
Shine | Bell, Keith | Darby | Bell, Cecil
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to retainage requirements for certain public works construction projects.
Author:
Krause | Darby
Last Action:
03/01/2021 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Caption:
Relating to the compensation and professional representation of student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain public and private institutions of higher education.
Author:
Howard | Darby | Klick
Last Action:
03/01/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Caption:
Relating to an expedited licensing process for certain advanced practice registered nurses; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Guerra | Raney | Darby
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/21/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the requirements for an application for a permit to manage wildlife and exotic animals from aircraft; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Thierry | Thompson, Senfronia | Darby | Hunter | Patterson
Last Action:
04/30/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to restrictions on the age of persons employed by or allowed on the premises of a sexually oriented business; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Lambert | Darby | Dominguez | Raney | Rogers
Last Action:
03/22/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the expiration of the dry cleaner environmental response program.
Author:
Krause | Darby | Oliverson | Martinez | Morales, Eddie
Sponsor:
Powell
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to certain agreements by architects and engineers in or in connection with certain construction contracts.
Author:
Thompson, Senfronia | Darby | Hernandez | Guillen | Kuempel
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Real Estate Research Center, the Real Estate Research Advisory Committee, and the Texas Real Estate Commission; increasing a fee.
Author:
King, Phil | Harless | Slawson | Hernandez | Darby
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to utility facilities for restoring electric service after a widespread power outage.
Author:
Rogers | Darby | Frullo | Guillen
Last Action:
05/10/2021 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to a school security volunteer program in certain counties.
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:
Leman | Goldman | Landgraf | Darby | King, Tracy O.
Last Action:
05/03/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to contract for the treatment of and sell drill cuttings.
Author:
Lambert | Darby
Last Action:
05/10/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to organization of, meetings of, and voting by condominium unit owners' associations and property owners' associations.
Author:
Lambert | Darby
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to the correction or removal of certain obsolete provisions of the Property Code.
Author:
Lambert | Darby
Last Action:
05/12/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to repairs made pursuant to a tenant's notice of intent to repair and the refund of a tenant's security deposit.
Author:
Holland | Darby | Smithee | Bell, Keith | Spiller
Last Action:
05/04/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the use of securitization by electric cooperatives to address certain weather-related extraordinary costs and expenses.
Author:
Meyer | Darby
Last Action:
03/22/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 22 2021 11:25AM
Caption:
Relating to information regarding certain noncompliance by an appraisal district in the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation records of a professional property tax appraiser serving as chief appraiser for the district.
Author:
Geren | Darby | Kuempel | Minjarez | Goldman
Last Action:
04/21/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the adoption of a certain plumbing code by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners.
Author:
Buckley | Guillen | Bailes | Cyrier | Darby
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
06/08/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Texas youth livestock show grant program.
Author:
Spiller | Guillen | Darby
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a county to issue bonds to restore or maintain a county courthouse.
Author:
Kuempel | Darby | Fierro | Geren
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to operating agreements between holders of a distiller's and rectifier's permit and certain alcoholic beverage permit holders.
Author:
Morales, Eddie | Bucy | Darby | Landgraf | González, Mary
Sponsor:
Blanco
Last Action:
05/30/2021 H Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
Caption:
Relating to the use of certain tax revenue by certain municipalities.
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:
Craddick | Raymond | Darby | Landgraf | Paddie
Last Action:
05/14/2021 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of and use of money in the Grow Texas fund and allocating certain general revenues to that fund, the economic stabilization fund, and the state highway fund.
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