Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. David Farabee
78th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 1/19/2026

Number of Bills: 57

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (53):
HB 151 Author: Farabee
Sponsor: Estes
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to offenses involving dogs or coyotes that are a danger to livestock and other animals.

HB 222 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 03/12/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to lowering the use tax on vehicles brought into this state by certain military personnel.

HB 797 Author: Farabee | Crabb | Pena
Last Action: 05/13/2003 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the penalties for certain offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act committed within 1,000 feet of a youth center.

HB 798 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 05/01/2003 S Referred to Infrastructure Dev & Security
Caption: Relating to the issuance of disabled veteran license plates.

HB 799 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 02/17/2003 H Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to providing temporary community-based therapeutic foster care for certain children.

HB 937 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 02/19/2003 H Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to animal impoundment facilities operated by a small municipality.

HB 1375 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 03/03/2003 H Referred to Business & Industry
Caption: Relating to the workers' compensation insurance coverage requirements for certain construction contracts with governmental entities.

HB 1376 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 03/24/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the optional retirement program for certain employees of public institutions of higher education.

HB 1377 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 05/12/2003 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to fees imposed by certain counties for the preservation, restoration, and management of certain county records.

HB 1523 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 03/06/2003 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the number of license plates to be issued for and displayed on certain motor vehicles.

HB 1615 Author: Farabee
Sponsor: Fraser
Last Action: 06/21/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to requirements for door restrictors or firefighter's service applicable to certain elevators, escalators, or related equipment.

HB 1616 Author: Farabee | Jones, Elizabeth
Last Action: 04/28/2003 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to state energy conservation office cooperation with federal programs related to research on and development and demonstration of fuel cells.

HB 1721 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 04/09/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to denial of renewal of a driver's license.

HB 1722 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 03/31/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the use of the term "college" by certain educational institutions.

HB 1797 Author: Farabee
Sponsor: Averitt
Last Action: 06/18/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to group and blanket accident and health insurance.

HB 1798 Author: Farabee
Sponsor: Averitt
Last Action: 06/18/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to health maintenance organizations.

HB 1799 Author: Farabee
Sponsor: Averitt
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to group life insurance.

HB 1800 Author: Farabee
Sponsor: Averitt
Last Action: 06/18/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to health maintenance organizations.

HB 1801 Author: Farabee | Davis, John
Last Action: 05/01/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to local area service planning by local mental health or mental retardation authorities.

HB 1828 Author: Farabee
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the name and use of the graffiti eradication fund.

HB 2020 Author: Farabee | West, George "Buddy" | Keffer, Jim | Chisum | Canales
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 06/01/2003 S House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
Caption: Relating to financial security requirements for certain persons performing operations within the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas.

HB 2021 Author: Farabee
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the bankruptcy notice required to be filed by a regulated oil and gas entity.

HB 2193 Author: Farabee | Davis, John | Goodman
Last Action: 03/17/2003 H Referred to Insurance
Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain mental disorders in children.

HB 2194 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 04/30/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the name of political committees for supporting a candidate or assisting an officeholder.

HB 2195 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 04/30/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation and reporting of certain political contributions, political expenditures, and political advertising.

HB 2196 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 03/17/2003 H Referred to Elections
Caption: Relating to limits on political contributions to and direct expenditures made on behalf of legislative candidates, officeholders, and political committees supporting or opposing such candidates; providing civil penalties.

HB 2197 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 05/10/2003 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the disclosure of certain information to a cemetery organization or funeral establishment for the purpose of marking a grave.

HB 2654 Author: Farabee
Sponsor: Estes
Last Action: 06/21/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to clarification of certain exemptions from requirements of pipeline assessment and testing.

HB 2655 Author: Farabee | Brown, Fred
Last Action: 03/24/2003 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the quoting of price of a recreational vehicle at an authorized show or exhibition held on consecutive Saturdays and Sundays.

HB 2656 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 04/22/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a costs on conviction for indigent defense.

HB 2657 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 04/22/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to appointment of counsel for indigent defendants.

HB 2658 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 05/01/2003 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Relating to grants to counties for indigent criminal defense.

HB 2846 Author: Farabee
Sponsor: Fraser
Last Action: 06/18/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of the State Office of Administrative Hearings to conduct certain hearings over which the Railroad Commission of Texas has jurisdiction.

HB 2847 Author: Farabee
Sponsor: Jackson
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the transfer of the powers, duties, and functions under the Texas Aggregate Quarry and Pit Safety Act from the railroad commission to the department of transportation.

HB 2848 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 03/26/2003 H Referred to Government Reform
Caption: Relating to transferring power and authority over railroads from the Railroad Commission of Texas to the Texas Department of Transportation and renaming the Railroad Commission of Texas as the Texas Energy Commission.

HCR 52 Author: Farabee
Sponsor: Estes
Last Action: 06/22/2003 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of Minnie Rhea Wood of Wichita Falls.

HCR 149 Author: Farabee
Sponsor: Estes
Last Action: 06/22/2003 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Honoring Purple Heart recipient James Virdell of Wichita Falls.

HJR 64 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 04/30/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to include a constitutional county judge on the membership of State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

HR 76 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 03/20/2003 H Reported enrolled: Mar 20 2003 4:45PM
Caption: Recognizing Mickey Stoddard for his induction into the Western Swing Society's Hall of Fame.

HR 229 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 02/26/2003 H Reported enrolled: Feb 26 2003 12:15PM
Caption: Honoring Don Windham on his retirement as superintendent of Electra Independent School District.

HR 274 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 03/31/2003 H Reported enrolled: Mar 31 2003 2:40PM
Caption: Congratulating Elizabeth Perkins Prothro of Wichita Falls on her receipt of the Council for Independent Colleges Award for Philanthropy.

HR 389 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 04/03/2003 H Reported enrolled: Apr 3 2003 8:30PM
Caption: Honoring Dr. Philip Logan Stephenson of Wichita Falls on his 70th birthday.

HR 425 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 04/11/2003 H Reported enrolled: Apr 11 2003 8:13AM
Caption: Congratulating Renae Gonzalez-Murphy and Marchuetta Matthews of the Wichita Falls Independent School District on receiving five awards from the Texas School Public Relations Association.

HR 708 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 04/09/2003 H Reported enrolled: Apr 9 2003 8:04AM
Caption: Recognizing April 8, 2003, as Wichita Falls Day at the Capitol.

HR 709 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 05/11/2003 H Reported enrolled: May 11 2003 8:00PM
Caption: Honoring the Texoma Community Credit Union for its 50 years of service to North Texas.

HR 783 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 05/11/2003 H Reported enrolled: May 11 2003 8:00PM
Caption: Honoring the Episcopal School of Wichita Falls for 49 years of academic excellence.

HR 802 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 05/11/2003 H Reported enrolled: May 11 2003 8:00PM
Caption: Honoring the Zavala Hispanic Cultural Initiative and the Zavala Hispanic Cultural Center of Wichita Falls.

HR 1029 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 05/06/2003 H Reported enrolled: May 6 2003 4:08PM
Caption: Congratulating Patsy Shawver on the occasion of her retirement as principal of Holliday Elementary School.

HR 1030 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 05/06/2003 H Reported enrolled: May 6 2003 4:08PM
Caption: Congratulating Elwanda Stone on the occasion of her retirement from Holliday Elementary School.

HR 1714 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 06/04/2003 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2003 4:34PM
Caption: In memory of Richard "Dick" O. Harris of Wichita Falls.

HR 1715 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 06/04/2003 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2003 4:34PM
Caption: In memory of Severiana "Sevi" Perez Sanchez of Wichita Falls.

HR 1745 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 06/05/2003 H Reported enrolled: Jun 5 2003 10:33AM
Caption: In memory of Dr. Ruth Ann Huffhines of Wichita Falls.

HR 1876 Author: Farabee
Last Action: 06/03/2003 H Reported enrolled: Jun 3 2003 1:14PM
Caption: In memory of Bob Schleider of North Texas.

Joint Author (4):
HB 40 Author: Chisum | Swinford | Farabee | Ellis, Dan | Flores
Last Action: 03/31/2003 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the exemption of certain travel trailers from ad valorem taxation.

HJR 12 Author: Chisum | Swinford | Farabee | Ellis, Dan | Flores
Last Action: 03/31/2003 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt certain travel trailers from ad valorem taxation.

HR 403 Author: Hunter | Farabee
Last Action: 03/07/2003 H Reported enrolled: Mar 7 2003 10:10AM
Caption: Honoring Chris Kyker for her contributions and continuing service as Speaker of the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature.

HR 1612 Author: Jones, Jesse | Farabee
Last Action: 05/28/2003 H Reported enrolled: May 28 2003 7:27PM
Caption: Joining with the Booker T. Washington Alumni Association in honoring the contributions to education of the late Gwendolyn Jackson.

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