Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Chuck Hopson
77th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 10/4/2025

Number of Bills: 40

HB 6 Author: Dunnam | Smith | Olivo | Hardcastle | Dutton
Coauthor: Burnam | Hawley | Alexander | Averitt | Bailey | et al.
Sponsor: Bivins
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to open-enrollment charter schools.

HB 7 Author: Chisum | Hawley | Walker | Turner, Bob | Cook
Coauthor: Berman | Bonnen | Bosse | Brown, Betty | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor: Sibley
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to creating the Office of Rural Community Affairs.

HB 12 Author: Ehrhardt | Telford | Flores | Clark | Pitts
Coauthor: Turner, Bob | Zbranek | Kitchen | Menendez | Thompson | et al.
Last Action: 04/18/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a statewide group insurance program for employees and retirees of school districts.

HB 29 Author: McClendon | Kitchen | Clark | Edwards | Christian
Coauthor: Jones, Elizabeth | Keffer | Berman | Homer | Hopson | et al.
Last Action: 01/22/2001 H Referred to Pensions and Investments
Caption: Relating to the computation of benefits payable by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

HB 101 Author: Maxey | Naishtat | Luna, Vilma | Danburg | Villarreal, Mike
Coauthor: Reyna, Arthur | Martinez Fischer | George | Capelo | Chavez | et al.
Last Action: 05/07/2001 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to medical assistance for certain persons in need of treatment for breast or cervical cancer.

HB 233 Author: Hawley
Coauthor: Chisum | Ellis, Dan | Farabee | Hardcastle | Hopson | et al.
Last Action: 03/28/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the liability of volunteers at certain free health clinics.

HB 244 Author: Ellis, Dan
Coauthor: Hope | Hopson
Sponsor: Staples
Last Action: 05/21/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to exempting certain emergency service organizations from the sales and use tax on boats and boat motors.

HB 324 Author: Ellis, Dan | Hochberg | Hunter | Thompson
Coauthor: Berman | Christian | Grusendorf | Hardcastle | Homer | et al.
Last Action: 01/29/2001 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to exempting textbooks for university and college courses from the sales tax.

HB 432 Author: Driver | Hawley | Solomons | Berman | Uresti
Coauthor: Danburg | Ehrhardt | Carter | Lewis, Glenn | Hopson | et al.
Last Action: 04/26/2001 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to driving privileges of drivers under 18 years of age.

HB 657 Author: Ellis, Dan
Coauthor: Hopson | Hawley
Last Action: 02/01/2001 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption: Relating to the amount of hazardous duty pay for certain state employees.

HB 673 Author: Miller | Kitchen
Coauthor: Callegari | Chisum | Christian | Delisi | Denny | et al.
Last Action: 03/05/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas from disclosing certain personal information.

HB 825 Author: Gray | Naishtat | Keffer | Coleman
Coauthor: Alexander | Bailey | Bosse | Brown, Fred | Burnam | et al.
Last Action: 03/07/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to continuous eligibility of children for medical assistance.

HB 826 Author: Gray | Naishtat | Keffer | Coleman
Coauthor: Alexander | Bailey | Bosse | Brimer | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action: 03/07/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to consideration of assets and resources for purposes of determining eligibility of children for Medicaid.

HB 827 Author: Gray | Naishtat | Keffer | Coleman
Coauthor: Alexander | Bailey | Bosse | Brimer | Burnam | et al.
Last Action: 03/07/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to simplifying the application and eligibility determination process for medical assistance provided to children.

HB 828 Author: Gray | Naishtat | Keffer | Coleman
Coauthor: Alexander | Bailey | Bosse | Brimer | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action: 03/07/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to application and eligibility for Medicaid.

HB 915 Author: Gray | Brown, Fred | Eiland | Naishtat
Coauthor: Hopson | Ellis, Dan | Capelo | Martinez Fischer | Chavez
Sponsor: Moncrief
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to bulk purchasing of prescription drugs by certain state agencies.

HB 1039 Author: Homer | Turner, Bob | Wohlgemuth | Telford | Keffer
Coauthor: Brimer | Cook | Counts | Ellis, Dan | Farabee | et al.
Last Action: 04/19/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the ratification of the Southern Dairy Compact; providing civil penalties.

HB 1094 Author: Gray | Flores | Kitchen | Naishtat
Coauthor: Hopson | Ellis, Dan | Olivo | Chavez | Martinez Fischer | et al.
Sponsor: Moncrief
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the creation of a state prescription drug program for certain Medicare beneficiaries.

HB 1200 Author: Brimer | Oliveira | Swinford | McCall | Telford
Coauthor: Geren | Turner, Bob | Woolley | Alexander | Allen | et al.
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the enactment of the Texas Economic Development Act, authorizing certain ad valorem tax incentives for economic development, including authorizing school districts to provide tax relief for certain corporations and limited liability companies that make large investments that create jobs in this state, to authorizing the imposition of certain impact fees, and to continuing the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act.

HB 1221 Author: Maxey | Kitchen | Capelo | Glaze | Gray
Coauthor: Alexander | Bailey | Bosse | Burnam | Chavez | et al.
Last Action: 04/25/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to protecting the privacy of medical records; providing penalties.

HB 1421 Author: Jones, Jesse | Chavez | Hunter | Hodge | Ehrhardt
Coauthor: Homer | Turner, Bob | Berman | Ellis, Dan | Hopson | et al.
Last Action: 03/05/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the continuation of the Texas Department on Aging.

HB 1443 Author: Hawley
Coauthor: Chisum | Ellis, Dan | Hardcastle | Hopson | Isett | et al.
Last Action: 03/28/2001 H Companion considered in lieu of in committee
Caption: Relating to creating the rural physician relief program.

HB 1491 Author: Farabee | Thompson | Goodman | Coleman | Brimer
Coauthor: Kitchen | Farrar | Bailey | Burnam | Capelo | et al.
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain mental disorders in children.

HB 1600 Author: Jones, Elizabeth | Hinojosa | Martinez Fischer | Uresti | Menendez
Coauthor: Corte | Longoria | McClendon | Puente | Reyna, Arthur | et al.
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 1696 Author: Hardcastle
Coauthor: Hopson
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 1723 Author: Seaman | Keffer | Turner, Bob | Counts | Ramsay
Coauthor: Bonnen | Brown, Fred | Christian | Davis, John | Deshotel | et al.
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation of a county employment development board in certain counties to develop programs for rural economic assistance for career training; authorizing a tax.

HB 1784 Author: Cook | Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Hopson | Alexander
Sponsor: Ogden
Last Action: 06/16/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the ratification, creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of groundwater conservation districts in and coordinated management of groundwater resources for the central Carrizo-Wilcox area.

HB 1806 Author: Menendez | Moreno, Joe E. | Martinez Fischer | Haggerty | Villarreal, Mike
Coauthor: Bailey | Brimer | Callegari | Denny | Deshotel | et al.
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the issuance of certain alcoholic beverage licenses and permits.

HB 1811 Author: Kolkhorst | Cook | Brimer | Hawley
Coauthor: Hopson
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the use of certain federal housing funds.

HB 1862 Author: Eiland | Janek | Lewis, Glenn | Jones, Elizabeth | Smithee
Coauthor: Alexander | Averitt | Bonnen | Brown, Fred | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the regulation and prompt payment of health care providers under certain health benefit plans; providing penalties.

HB 2000 Author: Cook
Coauthor: Ellis, Dan | Hardcastle | Homer | Hopson | McReynolds | et al.
Last Action: 04/23/2001 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the duties of the Department of Agriculture and certain agricultural boards.

HB 2382 Author: Thompson | Gray | Villarreal, Mike | Wohlgemuth | Danburg
Coauthor: Maxey | Burnam | Geren | Kitchen | Jones, Elizabeth | et al.
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to coverage under a health benefit plan for prescription contraceptive drugs and devices and related services.

HB 2425 Author: Hawley
Coauthor: Chisum | Ellis, Dan | Hardcastle | Hopson | Olivo
Last Action: 03/28/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to certain pilot programs under the Medicaid managed care program.

HB 2604 Author: McReynolds | Swinford | Cook | Turner, Bob | Clark
Coauthor: Christian | Keffer | Ellis, Dan | Miller | Homer | et al.
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to assistance to certain volunteer fire departments and to the imposition of an assessment on certain insurers to finance that assistance.

HB 2800 Author: Hodge | Haggerty | Hawley | Crabb | Ritter
Coauthor: Bailey | Berman | Brimer | Brown, Fred | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor: Barrientos
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the restoration of forfeited good conduct time.

HB 3343 Author: Sadler
Coauthor: Delisi | Seaman | Hardcastle | Kitchen | Allen | et al.
Sponsor: Bivins
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the operation and funding of certain group coverage programs for certain school and educational employees and their dependents.

HCR 77 Author: Madden | Swinford | Walker | Homer | Uher
Coauthor: Berman | Turner, Bob | Danburg | Jones, Elizabeth | Denny | et al.
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Memorializing congress to revise certain provisions of Public Law 106-230.

HCR 303 Author: Carter
Coauthor: Alexander | Allen | Bailey | Berman | Brimer | et al.
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Congratulating Gary Terry of Tarrant County on his recovery from a heart attack at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and commending him for his many good works in behalf of others.

HJR 14 Author: Telford
Coauthor: Ritter | Denny | Hopson | Ellis, Dan | Glaze | et al.
Last Action: 01/24/2001 H Referred to State Recreational Resources
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to hunt and fish.

HR 1202 Author: Naishtat | Maxey
Coauthor: Christian | Danburg | Deshotel | Hochberg | Homer | et al.
Last Action: 05/30/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2001 3:09PM
Caption: Recognizing May 25, 2001, as Pat Cole Appreciation Day in Texas.

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