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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Matt Shaheen
86th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/25/2026
Number of Bills: 84

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (53):
Author:
Shaheen | Krause | Zedler | Cortez | Raymond
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/25/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the punishment for the offense of fraudulent destruction, removal, or concealment of a writing that is attached to tangible property; enhancing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Shaheen | Leach | Meyer | Gervin-Hawkins | Neave
Last Action:
04/02/2019 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the solicitation of pen pals by certain inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
04/16/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the state virtual school network and a study on digital learning.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
02/20/2019 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Feb 20 2019 12:02PM
Caption:
Relating to certain information included with ballot propositions for elections to authorize state and local general obligation bonds.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
05/10/2019 H Point of order sustained
Caption:
Relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
02/20/2019 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Feb 20 2019 12:02PM
Caption:
Relating to the abolishment of the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office in the office of the governor and the moving image industry incentive program.
Author:
Shaheen | Metcalf | Button | Bohac | Miller
Last Action:
04/08/2019 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the disclosure of public money spent by certain political subdivisions for lobbying activities in a comprehensive annual financial report.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
03/13/2019 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption:
Relating to the dispensing of certain medications by therapeutic optometrists.
Author:
Shaheen | Thierry | Smith
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/23/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the maintenance of information entered into a fee record.
Author:
Shaheen | Krause
Last Action:
04/17/2019 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the cessation of tolls by toll project entities in certain circumstances.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
02/20/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 20 2019 12:02PM
Caption:
Relating to allowing Medicaid managed care organizations to adopt their own drug formularies.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
02/20/2019 H Referred to Elections: Feb 20 2019 12:02PM
Caption:
Relating to the use of a mechanical or electronic device by a person occupying a voting station.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
04/02/2019 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a limitation on civil suits against persons reporting suspicious activity in good faith.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
04/16/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a county of a portion of the value of the residence homestead of a physician who provides health care services for which the physician agrees not to seek payment from any source, including the Medicaid program or otherwise from this state or the federal government, to county residents who are indigent or who are Medicaid recipients.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
03/06/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the dispensing of certain drugs by physicians.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
04/30/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to property owners' association fines.
Author:
Shaheen | Thierry | Goldman | Miller | Hinojosa
Last Action:
04/04/2019 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the execution of a warrant issued for certain individuals who violate a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
02/25/2019 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Feb 25 2019 6:10PM
Caption:
Relating to abolishing the regulation of auctioneers.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
02/25/2019 H Referred to Ways & Means: Feb 25 2019 6:10PM
Caption:
Relating to the calculation of the ad valorem rollback tax rate of a taxing unit other than a school district.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
04/11/2019 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the sale of fireworks during and before the Diwali holiday.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
05/01/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of trafficking of persons.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
02/26/2019 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 26 2019 12:44PM
Caption:
Relating to political subdivision regulations, including zoning rules, concerning the cultivation, production, dispensing, or possession of low-THC cannabis.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
02/26/2019 H Referred to County Affairs: Feb 26 2019 12:44PM
Caption:
Relating to the posting of required notice by a political subdivision on Internet websites.
Author:
Shaheen
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to correcting outdated references to the Texas Building and Procurement Commission.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
05/06/2019 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to abolishing the regulation of orthotic and prosthetic technicians.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
05/06/2019 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the posting of a boiler's certificate of operation.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
03/13/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of a person to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
03/13/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of a person for appointment as an arbitrator in a binding arbitration of an appraisal review board order.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
03/04/2019 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Mar 4 2019 5:43PM
Caption:
Relating to abolishing the regulation of the practices of barbering and cosmetology.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
03/05/2019 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 5 2019 12:19PM
Caption:
Relating to state funding for the implementation of teacher excellence initiative programs by school districts.
Author:
Shaheen | Buckley | Hernandez | Cyrier | Israel
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to state agency measurement and management of customer satisfaction.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
03/06/2019 H Referred to Transportation: Mar 6 2019 1:29PM
Caption:
Relating to the number of license plates to be issued for and displayed on certain motor vehicles.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
04/18/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the publication of required notice by a political subdivision by alternative media and on the Internet.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
04/15/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to creating the criminal offense of possession of an animal by a person who has been previously convicted of an offense involving animal cruelty.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
03/19/2019 H Referred to Appropriations: Mar 19 2019 12:58PM
Caption:
Relating to the allocation and deposit of certain surplus state revenue to the property tax relief fund for use in reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
05/13/2019 S Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Relating to a study on the improvement of driver's license issuance in this state.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
03/21/2019 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 21 2019 12:30PM
Caption:
Relating to a dog's restraint and shelter.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
03/21/2019 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 21 2019 12:30PM
Caption:
Relating to the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the effect of such exemptions on the provision of funding under the foundation school program.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
05/01/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the emergency detention of certain persons with a mental illness or cognitive disability.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
04/24/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the collecting of wages for child support payments.
Author:
Shaheen | Leach | Burns | González, Mary | Bernal
Last Action:
04/04/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the waiving academic assessment and testing for children in special education services.
Author:
Shaheen | Oliverson | Wray | Moody | Deshotel
Last Action:
04/25/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Urging Congress to allow health savings accounts to be used for direct primary care.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
02/12/2019 H Referred to Ways & Means: Feb 12 2019 12:38PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring certain tax bills to be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
04/16/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a county of a portion of the value of the residence homestead of a physician who provides health care services for which the physician agrees not to seek payment from any source, including the Medicaid program or otherwise from this state or the federal government, to county residents who are indigent or who are Medicaid recipients.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
03/19/2019 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 19 2019 12:58PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
02/06/2019 H Reported enrolled: Feb 6 2019 10:04PM
Caption:
Honoring the BAPS charitable organization on the occasion of its visit to the State Capitol for the Celebration of Indian American Culture in Texas.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
03/08/2019 H Reported enrolled: Mar 8 2019 9:53PM
Caption:
Congratulating Noah Timothy Platt of Boy Scouts of America Troop No. 226 in Plano on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
Author:
Shaheen | Leach | Noble | Sanford | Holland
Last Action:
03/08/2019 H Reported enrolled: Mar 8 2019 11:05PM
Caption:
Commending the Honorable John Payton for his 28 years of service as Collin County justice of the peace.
Author:
Shaheen | Leach | Noble
Last Action:
03/22/2019 H Reported enrolled: Mar 22 2019 2:03PM
Caption:
Congratulating Plano city manager Bruce D. Glasscock on his retirement.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
03/12/2019 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 12 2019 12:07PM
Caption:
Condemning the practice of state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting from prisoners in the People's Republic of China.
Author:
Shaheen | Noble | Leach
Last Action:
03/22/2019 H Reported enrolled: Mar 22 2019 6:30PM
Caption:
Congratulating Celeste Isabella Lay of Plano on being crowned Miss Junior Teen Texas United States 2018-2019.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
05/28/2019 H Reported enrolled: May 28 2019 10:04AM
Caption:
Congratulating Zinmar Win of Harmony Science Academy-Plano on her selection as the 2019 Elementary Teacher of the Year in the Harmony Public Schools Dallas/Fort Worth District.
Author:
Shaheen
Last Action:
05/28/2019 H Reported enrolled: May 28 2019 10:04AM
Caption:
Congratulating Frisco native Maelyn Jarmon for her victory on Season 16 of The Voice.
Joint Author (31):
Author:
Krause | Oliverson | Hernandez | Blanco | Shaheen
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:
Capriglione | Leach | Shaheen
Last Action:
03/06/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the information required to be included in or with a school district ad valorem tax bill.
Author:
Landgraf | Meyer | Shaheen
Last Action:
02/21/2019 H Referred to Public Education: Feb 21 2019 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to the payment by a school district for the purchase of attendance credits under the public school finance system.
Author:
Leach | Shaheen | Sanford | Noble
Last Action:
04/24/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a severely disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a severely disabled veteran based on the disability rating of the veteran.
Author:
Israel | Stucky | Leach | Buckley | Shaheen
Last Action:
04/25/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to civil liability for removing certain individuals or animals from a motor vehicle.
Author:
Holland | Shaheen | Guillen | Harris
Sponsor:
Fallon
Last Action:
05/21/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to information a municipality may consider in determining the amount of certain building permit and inspection fees.
Author:
Thierry | Dutton | Thompson, Senfronia | Shaheen | Miller
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/15/2019 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to a prohibition on prosecuting or referring to juvenile court certain persons for certain conduct constituting the offense of prostitution and to the provision of services to those persons.
Author:
Burns | Shaheen
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/16/2019 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to procedures for the alternative assessment of certain public school students that receive special education services and alternative accountability plans for certain campuses serving students that receive special education services.
Author:
Button | Price | Shaheen | Goodwin | Guerra
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the system by which an application for a low income housing tax credit is scored.
Author:
Capriglione | Rodriguez | Shaheen | Kacal | Lambert
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/31/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to information provided by a local health jurisdiction on food regulation.
Author:
Parker | Button | Shaheen | Leach | Meyer
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
05/24/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to designating January 28 as Sexual Assault Survivors Day.
Author:
Burrows | Springer | Ashby | Shaheen | Guillen
Last Action:
04/29/2019 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to permitting a hunter education component as part of a school district's physical education curriculum offered to certain students.
Author:
Perez | Shaheen
Last Action:
05/08/2019 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to regulation of the retail sale of fireworks.
Author:
Parker | Meyer | Leach | Shaheen | Thompson, Senfronia
Last Action:
05/01/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to orders of nondisclosure for certain victims of trafficking of persons.
Author:
Deshotel | Noble | Beckley | Raymond | Shaheen
Sponsor:
Campbell
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the confidentiality of and prohibiting disclosure of the location or physical layout of a family violence shelter center or victims of trafficking shelter center; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Murphy | Button | Sanford | Noble | Shaheen
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act.
Author:
Gutierrez | Flynn | Kuempel | Capriglione | Shaheen
Last Action:
04/24/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to sale-leaseback transactions.
Author:
Patterson | Parker | Shaheen | Geren | Phelan
Last Action:
05/08/2019 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to require a labor peace agreement as a condition of engaging in a commercial transaction with the municipality or county.
Author:
Meyer | González, Mary | Shaheen
Sponsor:
Lucio
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the use of certain aversive techniques on students enrolled in public schools.
Author:
Capriglione | Bohac | Blanco | Shaheen | Bernal
Last Action:
05/01/2019 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to matters concerning governmental entities, including cybersecurity, governmental efficiencies, information resources, and emergency planning.
Author:
Miller | Shaheen | Anderson, Charles "Doc"
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/07/2019 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Recognizing human trafficking as a public health issue.
Author:
Leach | Shaheen | Noble
Last Action:
04/24/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran based on the disability rating of the veteran and harmonizing certain related provision of the constitution.
Author:
Leach | Sanford | Shaheen | Holland | Noble
Last Action:
01/31/2019 H Reported enrolled: Jan 31 2019 10:20AM
Caption:
In memory of Mazzie Burgess Moses of Plano.
Author:
Holland | Patterson | Shaheen
Last Action:
02/21/2019 H Reported enrolled: Feb 21 2019 11:44PM
Caption:
Recognizing February 12, 2019, as City of Frisco Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Holland | Patterson | Shaheen
Last Action:
02/21/2019 H Reported enrolled: Feb 21 2019 7:33PM
Caption:
Recognizing February 19, 2019, as Leadership Frisco Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Leach | Shaheen | Noble | Patterson
Last Action:
02/19/2019 H Filed
Caption:
Recognizing February 27 and 28, 2019, as Plano Legislative Days at the State Capitol.
Author:
Holland | Patterson | Shaheen
Last Action:
03/13/2019 H Reported enrolled: Mar 13 2019 9:47AM
Caption:
Recognizing March 5, 2019, as Frisco Independent School District Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Holland | Shaheen | Patterson
Last Action:
03/20/2019 H Reported enrolled: Mar 20 2019 4:26PM
Caption:
Recognizing the members of the Frisco ISD Superintendent's Student Advisory Council on the occasion of their visit to the State Capitol.
Author:
Leach | Sanford | Shaheen | Holland | Noble
Last Action:
03/28/2019 H Reported enrolled: Mar 28 2019 10:59AM
Caption:
Recognizing March 26 and 27, 2019, as Collin County Days at the State Capitol.
Author:
Button | Thompson, Senfronia | Shaheen | Meyer | Morrison
Last Action:
03/26/2019 H Reported enrolled: Mar 26 2019 6:53PM
Caption:
Recognizing March 2019 as National Women's History Month.
Author:
Button | Vo | Shaheen | Wu | Miller
Last Action:
05/03/2019 H Reported enrolled: May 3 2019 6:54PM
Caption:
Recognizing May 2019 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
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