Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Juan Hinojosa
77th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 1/13/2026

Number of Bills: 93

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (55):
HB 58 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/10/2001 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the punishment for an offense for which a person's criminal responsibility is based on the conduct of another person who is nonresponsible due to age.

HB 236 Author: Hinojosa | Gallego | Keel | Chavez
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with mental retardation.

HB 364 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/06/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of interfering with an emergency telephone call.

HB 365 Author: Hinojosa | McClendon | Naishtat
Last Action: 05/08/2001 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the punishment for a capital offense.

HB 366 Author: Hinojosa | Gallego | Thompson | Hochberg
Last Action: 02/13/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to postconviction DNA testing.

HB 367 Author: Hinojosa | Naishtat | Goodman | Danburg
Last Action: 04/17/2001 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the creation of an offense prohibiting certain firearm sales at gun shows.

HB 368 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 01/30/2001 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the procedure for accepting a plea of guilty or nolo contendere from certain misdemeanants.

HB 369 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 01/30/2001 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of using, carrying, or exhibiting a firearm during the commission of certain offenses and to the sentencing of a defendant convicted of the offense.

HB 370 Author: Hinojosa
Sponsor: Lucio
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the fees imposed by certain counties for the preservation, restoration, and management of certain county records.

HB 514 Author: Hinojosa | Keel | Chavez | Haggerty | Najera
Last Action: 04/27/2001 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to a defense to certain gambling-related offenses for gaming activity conducted by an Indian tribe.

HB 838 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the application of the open meetings law and the public information law to the governing body of an economic development corporation.

HB 839 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/13/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to time served under community supervision as a credit against a sentence executed after revocation of community supervision.

HB 840 Author: Hinojosa | Keel
Sponsor: West, Royce
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a defendant's waiver of arraignment.

HB 841 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/02/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to acceptance of filings of documents by facsimile transmission.

HB 893 Author: Hinojosa | Coleman
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/15/2001 S Record vote
Caption: Relating to an additional fee to support trauma centers to be collected when a motor vehicle is registered.

HB 894 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 02/05/2001 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to requiring certain governmental bodies to consistently post notice of an open meeting at the same designated location.

HB 1102 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/10/2001 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the liability of a criminal defendant and the defendant's sureties on a personal bond or bail bond and to certain procedures in connection with a bond forfeiture.

HB 1327 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 02/12/2001 H Referred to Judicial Affairs
Caption: Relating to the 139th District Court giving preference to family law matters.

HB 1474 Author: Hinojosa | Thompson | Hochberg
Last Action: 02/13/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to establishing procedures for the preservation of evidence containing DNA and postconviction DNA testing.

HB 1642 Author: Hinojosa | Lewis, Glenn
Last Action: 04/30/2001 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to equal rights in the enjoyment of public accommodations; providing a penalty.

HB 1643 Author: Hinojosa | Chavez
Last Action: 03/27/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of an offense prohibiting racial or ethnic profiling by peace officers.

HB 1745 Author: Hinojosa | Kitchen | Keel | Goodman | Gutierrez
Last Action: 05/10/2001 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the period during which a person arrested is required to be taken before a magistrate and to the appointment and compensation of counsel to represent indigent persons accused of crime.

HB 1905 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/26/2001 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to a cause of action that a health care liability claim is brought in bad faith.

HB 2022 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/10/2001 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of evading arrest or detention.

HB 2023 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/12/2001 H Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in Hidalgo County.

HB 2024 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 02/26/2001 H Referred to Judicial Affairs
Caption: Relating to the number of justices for the Thirteenth Court of Appeals District.

HB 2192 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/10/2001 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the regulation of bail bond sureties; providing a penalty.

HB 2193 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 02/28/2001 H Referred to Urban Affairs
Caption: Relating to grievance procedures for certain municipal police officers and firefighters.

HB 2296 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/05/2001 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the establishment of high schools for the study of advanced technology by certain school districts.

HB 2350 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/05/2001 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to reports submitted to the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.

HB 2351 Author: Hinojosa | Thompson
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to requiring the corroboration of certain testimony in a criminal case involving controlled substances.

HB 2352 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/27/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to evidence of innocence in criminal trials.

HB 2567 Author: Hinojosa
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of extortion.

HB 2568 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/27/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

HB 2696 Author: Hinojosa
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the duties of peace officers, law enforcement agencies, and attorneys representing the state in asset forfeiture proceedings.

HB 3246 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/14/2001 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the authority of the court of criminal appeals to review certain trial court findings regarding a defendant's competency to be executed.

HB 3247 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/30/2001 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the collection of money by certain prosecuting attorneys.

HB 3248 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/26/2001 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption: Relating to the creation of the County Criminal Court at Law of Hidalgo County.

HB 3249 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/20/2001 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the requirement that certain persons released on parole or mandatory supervision use a deep-lung breath analysis mechanism on any motor vehicle operated by the person.

HB 3250 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/14/2001 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the application of the offense prohibiting certain solicitations regarding professional employment to attorneys.

HB 3491 Author: Hinojosa
Sponsor: Moncrief
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the training of law enforcement officers and recruits on dual arrests and the determination of predominant aggressors in family violence situations.

HB 3492 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/11/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the promotion process for police officers in certain municipalities.

HB 3500 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/11/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to certain municipal firefighters and police officers entitled to additional wages; providing a civil penalty.

HB 3501 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/15/2001 H Referred to Insurance
Caption: Relating to information that a professional liability insurance carrier or the Texas Board of Medical Examiners may require a physician to provide.

HB 3531 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/27/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of bail bond sureties; providing a penalty.

HB 3696 Author: Hinojosa
Sponsor: Lucio
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the creation of the County Court at Law No. 5 of Hidalgo County, to redesignating the County Court at Law No. 3 of Hidalgo County as the Probate Court of Hidalgo County, and to the jurisdiction of the statutory county courts in Hidalgo County.

HCR 251 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/20/2001 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Directing the South Texas Independent School District to establish a school for advanced technology.

HR 211 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 02/08/2001 H Reported enrolled: Feb 8 2001 4:30PM
Caption: Honoring Edinburg, Texas, on being named an All-America City.

HR 317 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/05/2001 H Reported enrolled: Apr 5 2001 6:04PM
Caption: In memory of Arnulfo Rodriguez, Jr.

HR 659 Author: Hinojosa | Gutierrez
Last Action: 05/07/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 7 2001 7:45AM
Caption: Honoring Samuel Bernabe of the Rio Grande Valley as the 2001 Migrant Student of the Year.

HR 726 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/11/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 11 2001 3:44PM
Caption: Congratulating Daniel Martinez of Edinburg for being named a distinguished finalist in the 2001 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.

HR 1023 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/11/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 11 2001 5:27PM
Caption: Recognizing the Honorable Fidencio M. Guerra, Sr., of McAllen for his public service.

HR 1285 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/30/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2001 9:54AM
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 1119.

HR 1405 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/30/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2001 4:03PM
Caption: Honoring Lydia Handy Ochoa of Edinburg for her outstanding success.

HR 1441 Author: Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/30/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2001 3:09PM
Caption: Honoring the Texas chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Council of La Raza, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Joint Author (38):
HB 5 Author: Dunnam | Hinojosa | Keel | Smith | Wise
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the deterrence of conduct involving the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage; providing a penalty.

HB 132 Author: Deshotel | Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/10/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of harassment.

HB 151 Author: Villarreal, Mike | Hinojosa | Miller
Last Action: 04/10/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of harassment.

HB 178 Author: Luna, Vilma | Hinojosa | Keel
Sponsor: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/28/2001 E Effective on 1/1/02
Caption: Relating to longevity pay for certain assistant prosecutors.

HB 218 Author: Wise | Uresti | Menendez | Olivo | Hinojosa
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the membership of a local workforce development board.

HB 230 Author: Wise | Uresti | Menendez | Olivo | Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/22/2001 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to priority status for the admission of certain veterans to workforce development programs.

HB 310 Author: Flores | Chavez | Hinojosa | Miller | Gutierrez
Sponsor: Truan
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on adoption of const. amendment
Caption: Relating to the establishment and operation of veterans cemeteries.

HB 349 Author: Wise | Uresti | Menendez | Olivo | Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/17/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to procedures adopted by a state entity to ensure an employment preference for veterans.

HB 350 Author: Wise | Uresti | Menendez | Olivo | Hinojosa
Sponsor: Madla
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Tabled in committee
Caption: Relating to authorizing county residents to file legal action to ensure that a veterans county service office is maintained as separate and distinct from other county offices.

HB 510 Author: Olivo | Crabb | Davis, Yvonne | Hinojosa | Wise
Sponsor: West, Royce
Last Action: 06/11/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the forfeiture of property used in the commission of certain offenses involving children.

HB 511 Author: Keel | Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to making arrest warrants and certain affidavits made in support of the issuance of arrest warrants available for public inspection.

HB 512 Author: Keel | Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the release on bond of certain persons arrested without a warrant.

HB 513 Author: Keel | Hinojosa | Hupp | Naishtat
Last Action: 02/27/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the medical use of marihuana.

HB 599 Author: Goodman | Danburg | Hinojosa | Ehrhardt
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by a person who has been adjudicated as having engaged in certain delinquent conduct.

HB 600 Author: Goodman | Naishtat | Danburg | Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/06/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to creating an offense for the unlawful possession of a firearm by a person subject to an active protective order.

HB 656 Author: Goolsby | Farabee | Hinojosa
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 04/20/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the statute of limitations for purposes of prosecuting certain felony sex offenses.

HB 747 Author: Keel | Hinojosa
Last Action: 02/05/2001 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to an application for a writ of habeas corpus to seek relief related to community supervision.

HB 842 Author: Keel | Hinojosa
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the authority of less than the whole number of a jury to render a verdict in a felony case when a juror dies or becomes disabled.

HB 909 Author: Talton | Hinojosa | Keel | Turner, Bob | Crabb
Last Action: 04/30/2001 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the forfeiture of profits received from the sale of crime memorabilia.

HB 910 Author: Gutierrez | Hinojosa | Flores | Wise | Solis, Jim
Sponsor: Lucio
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the establishment of The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center South Texas Center for Rural Public Health.

HB 1046 Author: Mowery | Chisum | Hinojosa | Walker | Rangel
Last Action: 02/19/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to importation of wine into the state by direct shipment.

HB 1115 Author: Driver | Madden | Berman | Hinojosa | Goolsby
Last Action: 05/08/2001 H Reason for vote recorded in Journal
Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality to implement a photographic traffic signal enforcement system; providing for the imposition of civil penalties and providing a criminal penalty.

HB 1287 Author: Thompson | Naishtat | Hinojosa | Allen | Hodge
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the establishment of drug court programs and to a study of drug court programs by the Criminal Justice Policy Council.

HB 1582 Author: Gallego | Hinojosa | Haggerty
Last Action: 04/24/2001 H Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
Caption: Relating to establishing required work hours for members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

HB 1583 Author: Gallego | Hinojosa | Haggerty
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the qualifications required for employment as a parole officer or parole officer supervisor.

HB 1584 Author: Gallego | Hinojosa | Haggerty
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to procedures applicable to the release of an inmate on mandatory supervision.

HB 1585 Author: Gallego | Hinojosa | Haggerty | Menendez
Sponsor: Staples
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the completion of a sentence in a felony after revocation of parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon and to the restoration of forfeited good conduct time.

HB 1600 Author: Jones, Elizabeth | Hinojosa | Martinez Fischer | Uresti | Menendez
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/24/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of taking or attempting to take a weapon from a peace officer, parole officer, or community supervision and corrections department officer.

HB 1649 Author: Gallego | Hinojosa | Menendez
Sponsor: Staples
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the organization and duties of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the consequences of the revocation of parole or mandatory supervision.

HB 1726 Author: Kitchen | Keel | Allen | Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/17/2001 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the taking of a specimen from a person arrested for, charged with, or convicted of certain offenses for the purposes of DNA analysis; providing penalties.

HB 1753 Author: Gutierrez | Rangel | Hinojosa | Wise | Flores
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/03/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to authorizing The University of Texas--Pan American to establish an upper-division extension campus in Rio Grande City and to enter into a partnership agreement with a junior college district for lower-division courses.

HB 1848 Author: Keel | Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to securing the appearance of certain persons who have been released on bail; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 2458 Author: Thompson | Hinojosa | Keel | King, Phil | Naishtat
Last Action: 04/04/2001 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the prevention of racial profiling by certain peace officers.

HB 2776 Author: Wise | Swinford | Counts | Hinojosa | Carter
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Posting rule suspended
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a colonia self-help program.

HB 2887 Author: Gallego | Thompson | Brimer | Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/02/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the power of the attorney general to represent the state before the United States Supreme Court.

HB 3294 Author: Wise | Swinford | Counts | Hinojosa | Carter
Sponsor: Lucio
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the provision of housing and related forms of assistance to residents of colonias and residents of other underserved regions of this state.

HR 581 Author: Gutierrez | Flores | Hinojosa | Wise
Last Action: 03/21/2001 H Reported enrolled: Mar 21 2001 4:30PM
Caption: Welcoming the Border Blitz delegation to the State Capitol.

HR 704 Author: Gallego | Moreno, Paul | Rangel | Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/19/2001 H Reported enrolled: Apr 19 2001 3:00PM
Caption: Recognizing the Honorable Reynaldo Garza for his 40 years' service on the federal bench.

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