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

Number of Bills: 53

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (40):
HB 5 Author: Grusendorf | Marchant | Wilson | Hill | Heflin
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 05/12/2003 S Returned from the House for further action
Caption: Relating to public school finance, a state ad valorem tax, state general sales and use taxes, state taxes on the sale or use of a motor vehicle, and property tax relief for residential tenants.

HB 229 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 03/17/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to contributions by school districts and the state to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for members whose salaries exceed statutory minimums.

HB 316 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 03/04/2003 H Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to the allotment of funds for programs for gifted and talented students.

HB 317 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 03/25/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to teacher mentor and induction programs in public schools.

HB 318 Author: Grusendorf
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 05/29/2003 S Record vote
Caption: Relating to certification to teach in certain grade levels of individuals who hold baccalaureate or advanced degrees from an institution of higher education.

HB 319 Author: Grusendorf
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 05/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the objectives of public education.

HB 320 Author: Grusendorf | Brown, Betty | Hupp
Sponsor: Fraser
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the refusal to administer or consent to the administration of certain psychiatric or psychological treatment to a child.

HB 323 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 05/10/2003 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the suspension without pay of public school teachers.

HB 411 Author: Grusendorf
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to improvement of science instruction and student performance in public schools.

HB 495 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 04/08/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the administration by school districts of college preparation achievement assessment instruments to certain students.

HB 521 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 05/10/2003 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to state assessment of public school students in social studies in the fifth grade and in science in the eighth grade.

HB 557 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 03/25/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to planning and preparation time for classroom teachers.

HB 558 Author: Grusendorf
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to rehiring experienced teachers under probationary contracts.

HB 604 Author: Grusendorf | Marchant | Hill | Wilson | Heflin
Last Action: 04/10/2003 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to public school finance.

HB 684 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 03/04/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to continuation and functions of the State Board for Educator Certification.

HB 762 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 04/10/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the applicability to certain school districts of the minimum salary schedule for classroom teachers.

HB 782 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 05/07/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the comptroller entering into an agreement with a credit or debit card issuer for the benefit of public schools.

HB 789 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 04/16/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the exemption of tax-exempt property of religious organizations from municipal platting requirements.

HB 820 Author: Grusendorf
Sponsor: Jackson
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain appellate judges to retire with full benefits.

HB 973 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 05/08/2003 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to the applicability of certain laws to public school districts and campuses rated exemplary by the Texas Education Agency.

HB 976 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 04/02/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to exempting certain purchases of machinery and equipment used for research or development from sales and use taxes.

HB 1038 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 05/09/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to a technology immersion pilot project in public schools.

HB 1132 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 04/10/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to nonrenewal of certain public school teacher contracts.

HB 1133 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 04/22/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to free textbooks for private school students.

HB 1464 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 03/05/2003 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the authority of a public school teacher over student grades.

HB 1554 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 04/23/2003 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Caption: Relating to a virtual charter school administered by a public senior college or university.

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 2061 Author: Grusendorf
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to notice of disciplinary action taken against certain public school students.

HB 2072 Author: Grusendorf
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to payment by district employees for missing textbooks or instructional technology in public schools.

HB 2217 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 04/08/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the use of funds for schools designated recognized or exemplary by the State Board of Education.

HB 2218 Author: Grusendorf | Madden
Last Action: 04/30/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to electronic courses offered by public school districts.

HB 2219 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 03/27/2003 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the requirements, administration, and enforcement of sex offender registration.

HB 2220 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 04/08/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to academic achievement in public schools.

HB 2465 Author: Grusendorf | Wilson | Krusee | Lewis
Last Action: 05/10/2003 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to an education freedom pilot program for certain children in certain school districts.

HB 3327 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 04/15/2003 H Meeting cancelled
Caption: Relating to composite scoring of exit-level assessments for high school graduation.

HB 3328 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 04/22/2003 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to compliance with federal education requirements.

HB 3329 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 04/28/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the issuance of bonds under the Higher Education Authority Act.

HCR 285 Author: Grusendorf
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/22/2003 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the senate to make technical corrections to S.B. No. 1108.

HR 1 Author: Grusendorf | Puente
Last Action: 01/15/2003 H Reported enrolled: Jan 15 2003 8:19AM
Caption: Granting privileges of the floor for the House.

HR 1794 Author: Grusendorf
Last Action: 05/31/2003 H Reason for vote recorded in Journal
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 1108.

Joint Author (13):
HB 381 Author: Dutton | Grusendorf | Noriega
Last Action: 04/03/2003 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the computation of public school dropout and completion rates.

HB 689 Author: Coleman | Grusendorf
Last Action: 03/18/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the adoption and ownership of mathematics and science textbooks for public grade school students.

HB 736 Author: Denny | Grusendorf
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/18/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to use of the internal mail system of a governmental agency to deliver political advertising; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 859 Author: Madden | Grusendorf | Eissler
Last Action: 05/08/2003 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to home-rule school districts.

HB 933 Author: Dutton | Grusendorf | Madden | Eissler
Last Action: 04/10/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the granting of a charter for an open-enrollment charter school by a college or university.

HB 1406 Author: Brown, Betty | Hupp | Grusendorf
Sponsor: Staples
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a recommendation by a school district employee concerning a use of a psychotropic drug by a student or suggestion of a particular diagnosis and to refusal by a parent or certain other person to consent to administration of a psychotropic drug to a student or to psychiatric evaluation or examination of a student.

HB 1949 Author: Eissler | Grusendorf | Madden
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/02/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the finality of a grade issued by a public school teacher.

HB 2173 Author: Hope | Grusendorf | Nixon | Zedler | Bohac
Last Action: 03/17/2003 H Referred to Civil Practices
Caption: Relating to the liability of school employees.

HB 2393 Author: Goodman | Grusendorf | Smith, Todd | Geren | Pitts
Last Action: 04/09/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the governance and operation of The University of Texas at Arlington.

HB 2394 Author: Goodman | Grusendorf | Zedler
Last Action: 03/18/2003 H Referred to Redistricting
Caption: Relating to the composition of certain districts of the Texas House of Representatives.

HB 2445 Author: Hochberg | Grusendorf
Last Action: 04/29/2003 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to contributions by a school district and certain charter schools to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

HJR 82 Author: Goodman | Grusendorf | Smith, Todd | Geren | Pitts
Last Action: 04/09/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for the continuation of funding for capital improvements and acquisitions at The University of Texas at Arlington.

HR 323 Author: Craddick | Grusendorf
Last Action: 02/28/2003 H Reported enrolled: Feb 28 2003 8:59AM
Caption: Recognizing the 5th biennial Texas Capitol Schoolhouse event.

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