Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Elizabeth Ames Jones
77th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 10/4/2025

Number of Bills: 54

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 102 Author: Maxey | Wohlgemuth | Danburg | Naishtat | Villarreal, Mike
Coauthor: Ehrhardt | Crownover, Myra | Geren | Jones, Elizabeth | Kolkhorst | et al.
Sponsor: Moncrief
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the electronic imaging program of the Texas Department of Human Services.

HB 118 Author: Wise | Turner, Bob | Uresti | Menendez | Olivo
Coauthor: Ellis, Dan | Hupp | Berman | Jones, Elizabeth
Last Action: 04/24/2001 H Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
Caption: Relating to certain concealed handgun license fees paid by members of state military forces.

HB 137 Author: Danburg
Coauthor: Chavez | Farabee | Goodman | Jones, Elizabeth | Denny | et al.
Last Action: 03/19/2001 H Companion considered in lieu of in committee
Caption: Relating to excepting certain information relating to family violence shelter centers and sexual assault programs from disclosure under the public information law.

HB 140 Author: Wise | Uresti | Menendez | Olivo | Farrar
Coauthor: Ellis, Dan | Berman | Jones, Elizabeth
Last Action: 05/07/2001 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to reimbursing veterans for the cost of required textbooks and similar required course materials.

HB 151 Author: Villarreal, Mike | Hinojosa | Miller
Coauthor: Carter | Grusendorf | Danburg | Maxey | Goolsby | et al.
Last Action: 04/10/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of harassment.

HB 386 Author: Nixon, Joe | McClendon | Noriega | Janek
Coauthor: Callegari | Crabb | Delisi | Denny | Edwards | et al.
Last Action: 04/03/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to participation by private school students in University Interscholastic League sponsored activities.

HB 406 Author: Denny | Olivo | Luna, Vilma | Isett | McClendon
Coauthor: Solomons | King, Phil | Jones, Elizabeth | Truitt
Last Action: 01/30/2001 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to funding of special education programs under the public school finance system.

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 471 Author: Averitt | Kitchen
Coauthor: Jones, Elizabeth | Carter | Menendez | Ritter | Farabee
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/28/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to insurance agent commissions paid by small employer carriers.

HB 496 Author: Chisum | Jones, Delwin | Telford | Howard | Counts
Coauthor: Averitt | Berman | Bonnen | Brimer | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action: 04/30/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the recognition of a same-sex marriage or civil union.

HB 606 Author: Smithee | Uresti
Coauthor: Jones, Elizabeth
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to prohibiting certain health benefit plans from requiring the use of hospitalists by participating physicians.

HB 653 Author: Najera | Chavez | Moreno, Joe E. | Farrar | Menendez
Coauthor: McClendon | Madden | Smith | Maxey | Jones, Elizabeth | et al.
Sponsor: Cain
Last Action: 06/06/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offense of cruelty to animals.

HB 660 Author: Seaman | Solis, Jim | Keffer | Zbranek | Yarbrough
Coauthor: Burnam | Homer | Hardcastle | Uresti | Carter | et al.
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to career and technology education and training.

HB 686 Author: Hupp | Green | Turner, Bob | Hardcastle | West, George "Buddy"
Coauthor: Brown, Betty | Carter | Delisi | Jones, Elizabeth | Madden | et al.
Last Action: 04/23/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to designating September 25 as Bill of Rights Day.

HB 801 Author: Longoria | Howard | Olivo
Coauthor: Allen | Averitt | Bailey | Berman | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the implementation of a public education curriculum based on scientific research.

HB 897 Author: McCall | Rangel | Junell | Chisum | Giddings
Coauthor: Madden | Alexander | Reyna, Elvira | Seaman | Carter | et al.
Last Action: 04/10/2001 H Companion considered in lieu of in committee
Caption: Relating to certain programs to develop the technology workforce in Texas by supporting and promoting higher education in electrical engineering and computer science.

HB 1078 Author: Smith | Homer | Hill | Dunnam
Coauthor: Berman | King, Phil | Jones, Elizabeth | Menendez | Heflin | et al.
Last Action: 02/07/2001 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to certain offenses committed by a person with an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more and to the conditions of community supervision imposed on conviction of certain intoxication offenses.

HB 1149 Author: Martinez Fischer | Uresti
Coauthor: Reyna, Arthur | Jones, Elizabeth | Chavez | Farrar | Najera | et al.
Last Action: 03/05/2001 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of a peace officer commissioned by a school district to enforce certain traffic laws in a school crossing zone.

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 1439 Author: McClendon | Solis, Jim | Keffer | Hodge
Coauthor: Corte | Jones, Elizabeth | Longoria | Martinez Fischer | Menendez | et al.
Last Action: 03/28/2001 H Companion considered in lieu of in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of a municipal development corporation to provide educational and job training; authorizing the imposition of certain local taxes and the issuance of local bonds; providing an administrative penalty.

HB 1452 Author: Menendez
Coauthor: Jones, Elizabeth
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/23/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the placement of a person on community supervision in a proceeding to enforce an order in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

HB 1470 Author: Dunnam
Coauthor: Jones, Elizabeth | Ehrhardt
Last Action: 05/01/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to enrichment curriculum requirements.

HB 1627 Author: Grusendorf | Dutton | Lewis, Ron
Coauthor: Homer | Hill | Averitt | Brown, Betty | King, Phil | et al.
Last Action: 03/13/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to improvement of the mathematics skills of public school students.

HB 1698 Author: Morrison
Coauthor: Jones, Elizabeth | Hope | King, Phil | Hardcastle | Bonnen
Last Action: 02/19/2001 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the enhancement of penalties for certain intoxication offenses.

HB 1699 Author: Morrison
Coauthor: Jones, Elizabeth | Hope | King, Phil | Hardcastle | Bonnen
Last Action: 02/19/2001 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the enhancement of penalties for certain intoxication offenses.

HB 1716 Author: Puente
Coauthor: Jones, Elizabeth | Martinez Fischer | Villarreal, Mike | Menendez
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the establishment and operation of the San Antonio Life Sciences Institute in The University of Texas System.

HB 1776 Author: Green | Dutton
Coauthor: Allen | Averitt | Berman | Bonnen | Brimer | et al.
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/07/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the establishment of Celebrate Freedom Week in public schools.

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 1839 Author: Junell | Coleman | Thompson | Jones, Delwin | Crownover, Myra
Coauthor: Bonnen | Davis, John | Goolsby | Hochberg | Noriega | et al.
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to research and excellence funding at certain institutions of higher education.

HB 1923 Author: Brimer | Allen | Hupp | Geren | Davis, Yvonne
Coauthor: Hodge | Jones, Elizabeth | Lewis, Ron | Tillery
Last Action: 05/08/2001 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to economic incentives to attract national horse racing events of national significance.

HB 2097 Author: Morrison
Coauthor: Jones, Elizabeth | Najera
Sponsor: Staples
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to prosecuting and punishing certain individuals who violate the civil rights of persons in custody or engage in sexual conduct with persons in custody.

HB 2098 Author: Morrison | Hopson | Menendez
Coauthor: Farrar | Jones, Elizabeth | Najera
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/11/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of unlawful restraint.

HB 2215 Author: Crabb
Coauthor: Allen | Averitt | Bailey | Berman | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Posting rule suspended
Caption: Relating to the disannexation of certain areas by certain municipalities.

HB 2228 Author: Smith | Homer | Hill | Dunnam
Coauthor: Berman | King, Phil | Jones, Elizabeth | Menendez | Heflin | et al.
Last Action: 04/10/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the required taking of a specimen of a person's breath or blood in connection with certain alcohol-related offenses.

HB 2250 Author: Smith | Homer | Hill | Dunnam | Kitchen
Coauthor: Berman | King, Phil | Jones, Elizabeth | Menendez | Heflin | et al.
Sponsor: Moncrief
Last Action: 06/13/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to certain criminal consequences of certain previous intoxication convictions.

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 2700 Author: Chavez | Puente | Wohlgemuth | Solis, Jim | Chisum
Coauthor: Averitt | Bailey | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 06/13/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to certain services provided through telemedicine.

HB 3359 Author: Corte | McClendon | Puente
Coauthor: Jones, Elizabeth | Reyna, Arthur
Sponsor: Madla
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the designation of a part of U.S. Highway 90 in Bexar County as the 90th Infantry Division Memorial Highway.

HCR 40 Author: Turner, Bob
Coauthor: Jones, Elizabeth
Last Action: 03/13/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: In honor of the Tap Pilam-Coahuiltecan Nation.

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 115 Author: Isett | Delisi
Coauthor: Madden | Wohlgemuth | Berman | Jones, Elizabeth | Clark | et al.
Last Action: 02/12/2001 H Referred to Insurance
Caption: Memorializing congress to expand the use of medical savings accounts.

HCR 138 Author: Wohlgemuth
Coauthor: Berman | Jones, Elizabeth | Seaman | Callegari | King, Phil | et al.
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/23/2001 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Urging congress to provide Medicaid funds to Texas in the form of a block grant.

HCR 139 Author: Wohlgemuth
Coauthor: Berman | Jones, Elizabeth | Callegari | Crabb | Hartnett | et al.
Last Action: 05/24/2001 S Received from the House
Caption: Memorializing congress to provide tax credits to individuals for the purchase of private health insurance.

HCR 183 Author: Kitchen | Menendez | Smith
Coauthor: Brown, Betty | Jones, Elizabeth | Martinez Fischer | Ellis, Dan | Keel | et al.
Sponsor: Barrientos
Last Action: 03/14/2001 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Honoring the National Board Certified Teachers in Texas and school districts that support the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards program.

HCR 207 Author: Grusendorf
Coauthor: Allen | Averitt | Berman | Brimer | Brown, Betty | et al.
Last Action: 04/18/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Requesting the Texas delegation to the U.S. Congress to support and work to pass the tax relief plan introduced by President Bush.

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 53 Author: Danburg
Coauthor: Brown, Betty | Chavez | Crownover, Myra | Davis, Yvonne | Delisi | et al.
Last Action: 01/12/2001 H Reported enrolled: Jan 12 2001 7:54AM
Caption: Honoring State Representative Helen Giddings on her election as president of the National Order of Women Legislators.

HR 69 Author: Truitt
Coauthor: Denny | Hupp | Jones, Elizabeth | Brown, Betty | Danburg | et al.
Last Action: 02/22/2001 H Reported enrolled: Feb 22 2001 4:38PM
Caption: Honoring the groundbreaking of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in February 2001.

HR 92 Author: Mowery
Coauthor: Brown, Betty | Chavez | Crownover, Myra | Danburg | Davis, Yvonne | et al.
Last Action: 01/24/2001 H Reported enrolled: Jan 24 2001 8:32AM
Caption: Congratulating Representative Dianne White Delisi on being named chair of the Women In Government Board of Directors.

HR 790 Author: McClendon | Menendez | Uresti | Martinez Fischer
Coauthor: Jones, Elizabeth | Reyna, Arthur | Shields
Last Action: 05/06/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 6 2001 9:22AM
Caption: In memory of Officer Hector Garza of San Antonio.

HR 1200 Author: Martinez Fischer
Coauthor: Jones, Elizabeth | Longoria | Menendez | Puente | Reyna, Arthur | et al.
Last Action: 05/30/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2001 9:25AM
Caption: Honoring Edward D. Garza on his election as mayor of San Antonio.

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