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

Number of Bills: 44

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (36):
HB 210 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 02/06/2003 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to prohibiting jury-recommended or deferred adjudication community supervision for a defendant convicted of murder.

HB 255 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 05/05/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to exempting peace officers enrolled in law enforcement programs from tuition charged by a public institution of higher education.

HB 256 Author: Hochberg
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/18/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to excused absences for religious holy days for students in institutions of higher education.

HB 330 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 03/03/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to notice of premium rate increase of certain property and casualty insurers.

HB 331 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 03/03/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to credit scoring in underwriting and rating certain consumer lines of insurance coverage; providing a penalty.

HB 332 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 02/06/2003 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to participation by private school students in University Interscholastic League sponsored activities.

HB 447 Author: Hochberg
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to state assessment of academic skills of public school students in special education programs.

HB 451 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 05/10/2003 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the selection and purchase of certain textbooks by a school district or open-enrollment charter school and to a program to study the use of credits for textbooks.

HB 470 Author: Hochberg | Madden | Burnam
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the labeling, advertising, and sale of halal foods; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 724 Author: Hochberg
Sponsor: Jackson
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to civil liability of alcoholic beverage providers for providing alcoholic beverages to certain individuals.

HB 743 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 04/24/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to paramilitary training organizations; providing criminal penalties.

HB 817 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 05/05/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the percentage of questions that must be answered correctly on an assessment instrument to meet a performance standard set by the State Board of Education.

HB 818 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 05/07/2003 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the setting of performance levels on assessment instruments used in the public school accountability system.

HB 832 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 03/10/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the offense of making a false report of a medical emergency to emergency services providers.

HB 833 Author: Hochberg
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to certain pharmaceutical services for an injured employee receiving workers' compensation medical benefits.

HB 1011 Author: Hochberg | Keel | Pena
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 05/09/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to postconviction DNA testing.

HB 1293 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 04/07/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the Records Management Interagency Coordinating Council.

HB 1295 Author: Hochberg
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 05/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the total amount of public school bonds that may be guaranteed by the permanent school fund.

HB 1384 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 03/03/2003 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the purchase of attendance credits under the public school finance system.

HB 1436 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 03/11/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to fees credited to the Texas emissions reduction plan fund.

HB 1957 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 03/12/2003 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to providing certain notification to a noncustodial parent of a public school student.

HB 2032 Author: Hochberg
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of e-mail addresses under the public information law and legislative use of certain confidential information; creating an offense.

HB 2161 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 03/17/2003 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to prohibiting racially offensive street names.

HB 2416 Author: Hochberg | Krusee | Hunter
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 06/18/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the extension of the period for which an incomplete improvement on property owned by certain nonprofit organizations may be exempted from ad valorem taxation and exempting from additional taxes open-space land converted by certain nonprofit organizations for certain charitable purposes.

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.

HB 2485 Author: Hochberg
Sponsor: Ratliff
Last Action: 06/18/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to internal auditing of state agencies.

HB 2667 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 03/31/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the use and management of certain state-owned real property.

HB 3016 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 03/28/2003 H Referred to Insurance
Caption: Relating to the operation of the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool.

HB 3631 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 05/20/2003 H Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Sharpstown International Improvement District; providing the authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.

HJR 23 Author: Hochberg | Solomons
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 05/27/2003 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment permitting refinancing of a home equity loan with a reverse mortgage.

HJR 43 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 02/18/2003 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to clarify that an ad valorem tax that is levied, assessed, or collected by a school district in this state is not a state ad valorem tax.

HJR 56 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 03/03/2003 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the distribution of the permanent school fund.

HR 172 Author: Hochberg | Wong
Last Action: 03/31/2003 H Reported enrolled: Mar 31 2003 10:40AM
Caption: In memory of Josef Mincberg of Houston.

HR 519 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 04/28/2003 H Reported enrolled: Apr 28 2003 7:20PM
Caption: Honoring Ru-Shan Gao of Houston for his competitive achievements.

HR 913 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 05/24/2003 H Reported enrolled: May 24 2003 8:50AM
Caption: In memory of the Reverend Carroll Thomas Cole, Sr., of New Braunfels.

HR 1409 Author: Hochberg
Last Action: 05/28/2003 H Reported enrolled: May 28 2003 7:27PM
Caption: In memory of Patricia Jeanne Deeds of Houston.

Joint Author (8):
HB 1365 Author: Bonnen | Ritter | Chisum | Luna | Hochberg
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/22/2003 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan.

HB 1857 Author: Mercer | Hochberg | Zedler | Campbell
Last Action: 05/12/2003 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the transfer of public school students who are the victims of certain criminal conduct or the siblings of the victims.

HB 1941 Author: Woolley | Hochberg | Wong | Edwards
Sponsor: Bivins
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to finance certain facilities and projects at certain public institutions of higher education and exempting the facilities and projects financed by the bonds from prior approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

HB 3211 Author: Heflin | Hochberg | Corte | Noriega | Berman
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to certain veterans' assistance programs.

HCR 38 Author: Eissler | Davis, John | Talton | Hochberg | Taylor
Sponsor: Jackson
Last Action: 02/28/2003 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of the crew of the space shuttle Columbia.

HCR 200 Author: Davis, John | Eiland | Talton | Taylor | Hochberg
Sponsor: Jackson
Last Action: 04/17/2003 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of the crew of the space shuttle Columbia.

HR 1365 Author: Coleman | Noriega | Farrar | Hochberg | Davis, John
Last Action: 05/28/2003 H Reported enrolled: May 28 2003 4:37PM
Caption: Recognizing May 25, 2003, as KUHT-TV Channel 8 Day at the Capitol and congratulating the station on its 50th anniversary.

HR 1768 Author: Pitts | Hochberg
Last Action: 06/04/2003 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2003 4:34PM
Caption: Honoring Dr. Peggy B. Smith of Houston for her accomplishments.

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