Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Ruben Hope
78th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 1/19/2026

Number of Bills: 25

HB 4 Author: Nixon | Allen | Capelo | Woolley | Cook, Robby
Coauthor: Baxter | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | Branch | et al.
Sponsor: Ratliff
Last Action: 06/11/2003 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to reform of certain procedures and remedies in civil actions.

HB 15 Author: Corte | Wohlgemuth | Laubenberg
Coauthor: Talton | Smith, Todd | Brown, Betty | Zedler | Denny | et al.
Sponsor: Williams
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to regulation of abortion; creating an offense.

HB 38 Author: Chisum | Geren | Kuempel | Campbell | Hopson
Coauthor: Smith, Todd | Flynn | Eissler | West, George "Buddy" | Berman | et al.
Last Action: 04/29/2003 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the recognition of a same-sex marriage or a civil union.

HB 136 Author: Brown, Fred | Brown, Betty | Gattis | McClendon | Chavez
Coauthor: Guillen | Branch | Hunter | Jones, Elizabeth | Menendez | et al.
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to limiting the amount of county, municipal, or junior college district ad valorem taxes that may be imposed on the residence homesteads of the disabled and of the elderly and their surviving spouses.

HB 471 Author: Pickett | Hamric | Krusee | Raymond | Gutierrez
Coauthor: Berman | Branch | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Crownover | et al.
Sponsor: Lucio
Last Action: 06/21/2003 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the borrowing of money and the issuance of notes by the Texas Transportation Commission; making an appropriation.

HB 474 Author: Wong | Heflin | Bohac | Noriega | Harper-Brown
Coauthor: Eissler | Davis, John | Crabb | Woolley | Pena | et al.
Last Action: 03/13/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the limitation on the maximum average annual percentage increase in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.

HB 568 Author: Mowery | Keel | Crabb | Thompson | Turner
Coauthor: Berman | Eissler | Hope | Zedler | Denny | et al.
Last Action: 05/10/2003 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to a revision of the procedures for municipal annexation.

HB 604 Author: Grusendorf | Marchant | Hill | Wilson | Heflin
Coauthor: Allen | Berman | Branch | Brown, Fred | Davis, John | et al.
Last Action: 04/10/2003 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to public school finance.

HB 678 Author: Eissler
Coauthor: Hope
Sponsor: Williams
Last Action: 05/22/2003 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to erecting an off-premise sign adjacent to and visible from certain roads.

HB 878 Author: Hupp | Allen | Wilson | Driver | Keel
Coauthor: Bailey | Berman | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 03/27/2003 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the application of criminal trespass laws to persons licensed to carry a concealed handgun.

HB 1009 Author: Hardcastle | Christian | Keffer, Jim | Flores | Guillen
Coauthor: Cook, Robby | Farabee | Casteel | Eissler | Ellis, Dan | et al.
Last Action: 05/01/2003 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the acquisition and regulation of manufactured homes.

HB 1175 Author: King | Bonnen | Jones, Jesse | Luna | Cook, Robby
Coauthor: Berman | Hegar | Keffer, Bill | Zedler | Howard | et al.
Last Action: 05/13/2003 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the regulation of cloning of human beings; providing penalties.

HB 1199 Author: Krusee | McCall | Driver | Denny | Hamilton
Coauthor: Allen | Brown, Betty | Casteel | Eissler | Ellis, Dan | et al.
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to local option elections for the sale of alcoholic beverages; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 2496 Author: Branch | Denny | Marchant | Raymond | Turner
Coauthor: Allen | Baxter | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 06/18/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the date of the primary election.

HB 2911 Author: Homer | Phillips | Seaman
Coauthor: Allen | Alonzo | Bailey | Baxter | Berman | et al.
Last Action: 05/07/2003 S Referred to Infrastructure Dev & Security
Caption: Relating to designation of Farm-to-Market Road 68 in Fannin County as Speaker Jimmy Turman Road.

HB 3203 Author: Delisi | Capelo | Driver | Heflin | Cook, Robby
Coauthor: Jones, Elizabeth | Wong | Hegar | Canales | Cook, Byron | et al.
Last Action: 05/08/2003 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to the creation of the driver responsibility program to fund certain emergency medical services, trauma facilities, and trauma care systems in this state.

HB 3223 Author: Bohac | Hegar | Bonnen | Wong | Howard
Coauthor: Talton | Nixon | Elkins | Dawson | Crabb | et al.
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 05/28/2003 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to limiting the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

HB 3331 Author: Crownover | Brown, Fred | Pickett | Hamric | Naishtat
Coauthor: Denny | Eissler | Flynn | Geren | Keffer, Jim | et al.
Last Action: 05/09/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the authority of a higher education authority or nonprofit instrumentality exercising the powers of a higher education authority to acquire, own, and operate facilities, to issue and execute bonds and other obligations, and to use the proceeds of those obligations for authorized purposes.

HB 3477 Author: Stick | Hupp | Bohac | Hopson | Driver
Coauthor: Allen | Baxter | Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | et al.
Sponsor: Estes
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the issuance of concealed handgun licenses to residents of certain other states and to reciprocity agreements with other states concerning concealed handgun licenses.

HB 3625 Author: Ellis, Dan
Coauthor: Hope | Eissler
Last Action: 05/26/2003 H Recommendations filed with the Speaker
Caption: Relating to the board of directors and the powers of the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District; validating certain actions and proceedings of the district.

HCR 75 Author: Eissler | Branch | Bonnen | Griggs | Stick
Coauthor: Bohac | Callegari | Corte | Dawson | Denny | et al.
Last Action: 04/07/2003 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Memorializing the U.S. Congress to support President Bush's policies of war on terrorism, homeland security, and disarmament action against Iraq.

HCR 82 Author: Campbell
Coauthor: Baxter | Bohac | Casteel | Christian | Cook, Byron | et al.
Sponsor: Barrientos
Last Action: 06/22/2003 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Memorializing Congress to increase Texas' share of revenue from the federal fuel tax to 95 percent.

HJR 3 Author: Nixon
Coauthor: Allen | Baxter | Berman | Bohac | Branch | et al.
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 05/20/2003 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning civil lawsuits against doctors and health care providers, and other actions, authorizing the legislature to determine limitations on non-economic damages.

HJR 16 Author: Brown, Fred | Brown, Betty | Gattis | Chavez | Baxter
Coauthor: Branch | Hunter | Jones, Elizabeth | Menendez | Noriega | et al.
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 05/30/2003 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize a county, a city or town, or a junior college district to establish an ad valorem tax freeze on residence homesteads of the disabled and of the elderly and their spouses.

HJR 61 Author: McReynolds
Coauthor: Allen | Alonzo | Bailey | Baxter | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 05/29/2003 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing municipalities to donate surplus fire-fighting equipment or supplies for the benefit of rural volunteer fire departments.

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