Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Rick Hardcastle
77th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 10/1/2025

Number of Bills: 45

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (36):
HB 971 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 04/18/2001 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to safety belt requirements in passenger vehicles.

HB 1018 Author: Hardcastle
Sponsor: Haywood
Last Action: 06/16/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to certain applicants applying for a license to practice medicine.

HB 1260 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 03/07/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to work projects on which the labor of inmates confined in county jail may be used.

HB 1261 Author: Hardcastle | Turner, Bob | Christian
Last Action: 02/27/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to delivery of certain unclaimed property for rural scholarships and economic development.

HB 1262 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 03/14/2001 H Failed to pass to engrossment
Caption: Relating to priority of agricultural liens on future crops.

HB 1492 Author: Hardcastle | Keffer | Ritter | Deshotel | Cook
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to notice and marking requirements for certain antenna structures.

HB 1696 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 04/23/2001 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the membership and activities of the Interagency Council on Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders.

HB 2242 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 03/15/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to Attorney General providing services to conservation districts.

HB 2417 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 04/24/2001 H Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
Caption: Relating to the use of a portion of medical school tuition for student loan repayment assistance for physicians.

HB 2954 Author: Hardcastle | Keffer | Swinford | Rangel | Dunnam
Last Action: 04/10/2001 H Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to state funding for school districts that have not more than 400 students in average daily attendance.

HB 2955 Author: Hardcastle | Keffer | Swinford | Rangel | Dunnam
Last Action: 04/10/2001 H Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to certain public school students receiving educational services from a school district other than the district in which the students reside.

HB 3103 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 03/13/2001 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to staff development provided by school districts.

HB 3104 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 03/13/2001 H Referred to Business & Industry
Caption: Relating to interest on amounts withheld from a payment under a construction contract.

HB 3105 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 03/13/2001 H Referred to Civil Practices
Caption: Relating to indemnification in construction contracts.

HB 3108 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 04/24/2001 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the offense of disruption of a class or other school activity.

HB 3306 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 03/14/2001 H Referred to Business & Industry
Caption: Relating to weight standards for loaves of bread.

HB 3626 Author: Hardcastle
Sponsor: Haywood
Last Action: 06/16/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the ratification of the creation of and to the administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Tri-County Groundwater Conservation District.

HCR 181 Author: Hardcastle
Sponsor: Haywood
Last Action: 06/16/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Designating the Santa Rosa Palomino Club as the official "Ambassadors on Horseback" of the State of Texas.

HCR 204 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 03/13/2001 H Referred to State, Fed. & International Rel.
Caption: Declaring Electra the Pump Jack Capital of Texas.

HJR 50 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 02/06/2001 H Referred to County Affairs
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of constable in Jack County.

HJR 65 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 02/28/2001 H Referred to County Affairs
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing Archer County to combine justice of the peace and constable precincts.

HR 212 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 03/01/2001 H Reported enrolled: Mar 1 2001 8:11AM
Caption: Recognizing February 28, 2001, as Western Heritage Group Day at the State Capitol.

HR 267 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 02/22/2001 H Reported enrolled: Feb 22 2001 8:00AM
Caption: Recognizing February 21, 2001, as Graham Day at the State Capitol.

HR 435 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 04/27/2001 H Reported enrolled: Apr 27 2001 4:12PM
Caption: Honoring Amanda Coats and her parents, Lynn and Lucrezia Coats of Childress for their contributions in behalf of Rett Syndrome patients.

HR 525 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 03/15/2001 H Reported enrolled: Mar 15 2001 3:53PM
Caption: Recognizing Phil Boyer for his accomplishments as president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.

HR 582 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 03/27/2001 H Reported enrolled: Mar 27 2001 1:35PM
Caption: In memory of Alvin W. Shipman, an American hero who liberated prisoners at the Mauthausen German Prisoner of War Camp during World War II.

HR 583 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 04/23/2001 H Reported enrolled: Apr 23 2001 7:45AM
Caption: In memory of Dr. Samuel C. "Sam" Waters of Wichita Falls.

HR 795 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 04/23/2001 H Reported enrolled: Apr 23 2001 7:45AM
Caption: Honoring William Ingram Smith for his outstanding service and many achievements.

HR 869 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 04/25/2001 H Reported enrolled: Apr 25 2001 7:16PM
Caption: Recognizing May 5, 2001, as the Doans May Day Picnic.

HR 917 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 05/19/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 19 2001 12:30PM
Caption: Honoring the 150th anniversary of Fort Belknap on June 23, 2001.

HR 944 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 05/09/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 9 2001 6:45PM
Caption: Honoring Throckmorton High School for its many achievements and for its outstanding record of excellence.

HR 1050 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 05/30/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2001 1:17PM
Caption: Honoring Cundiff Cemetery on its receipt of a historical marker.

HR 1129 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 05/22/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 22 2001 4:44PM
Caption: Congratulating the Vernon High School tennis team on winning the 2001 Texas Tennis Coaches Association Class 3A state championship.

HR 1162 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 05/30/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2001 9:54AM
Caption: Congratulating the state qualifiers from the Vernon High School track team on their athletic achievements.

HR 1178 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 05/29/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 29 2001 4:48PM
Caption: Honoring Trent McKnight of Throckmorton on his tenure as president of the FFA.

HR 1409 Author: Hardcastle
Last Action: 05/30/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2001 3:09PM
Caption: In memory of Lewis Kirk of Jack County.

Joint Author (9):
HB 6 Author: Dunnam | Smith | Olivo | Hardcastle | Dutton
Sponsor: Bivins
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to open-enrollment charter schools.

HB 453 Author: Swinford | McReynolds | Turner, Bob | Cook | Hardcastle
Sponsor: Haywood
Last Action: 05/14/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Agriculture Policy Board.

HB 473 Author: Turner, Bob | Keffer | Hardcastle | Counts | Keel
Last Action: 04/24/2001 H Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
Caption: Relating to the penalty for certain offenses relating to anhydrous ammonia.

HB 499 Author: Swinford | McReynolds | Turner, Bob | Cook | Hardcastle
Last Action: 03/21/2001 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to agricultural policy for the state.

HB 686 Author: Hupp | Green | Turner, Bob | Hardcastle | West, George "Buddy"
Last Action: 04/23/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to designating September 25 as Bill of Rights Day.

HB 1686 Author: Kolkhorst | Keffer | Hardcastle | Hopson | Swinford
Sponsor: Ogden
Last Action: 06/11/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to reporting of animal diseases by veterinarians.

HB 1687 Author: Kolkhorst | Keffer | Hardcastle | Hopson | Swinford
Sponsor: Ogden
Last Action: 05/28/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Animal Health Commission.

HB 2388 Author: Chisum | Hardcastle | Turner, Bob | West, George "Buddy"
Sponsor: Bivins
Last Action: 06/13/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the provision of telecommunications services to permanent residential or business premises that are not included in a certificated service area.

HR 1145 Author: Farabee | Hardcastle
Last Action: 05/30/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2001 4:03PM
Caption: In memory of Dorothy Griffin, Patricia Oliver, Asline Hinostrosa, and Virginia Bean of Burkburnett.

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