Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Elizabeth Ames Jones
78th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 1/19/2026

Number of Bills: 37

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 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 219 Author: Hope
Coauthor: Stick | West, George "Buddy" | Campbell | Berman | Hegar | et al.
Sponsor: Staples
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the display of the United States national motto in public elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education.

HB 235 Author: West, George "Buddy" | Allen | Crabb | Casteel | Wise
Coauthor: Berman | Brown, Fred | Smith, Todd | Swinford | Hardcastle | et al.
Last Action: 05/06/2003 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of obscene display or distribution and to certain consequences of a conviction for that offense.

HB 236 Author: West, George "Buddy" | Allen | Crabb | Casteel | Wise
Coauthor: Berman | Brown, Fred | Harper-Brown | Smith, Todd | Swinford | et al.
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of obscenity and to certain consequences related to convictions for certain sex offenses.

HB 237 Author: West, George "Buddy" | Allen | Crabb | Casteel | Wise
Coauthor: Berman | Brown, Fred | Smith, Todd | Swinford | Hardcastle | et al.
Last Action: 05/08/2003 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Relating to evidence offered in the prosecution of the offense of child pornography.

HB 242 Author: Seaman | Keffer, Jim | Dawson
Coauthor: Guillen | Geren | Casteel | Campbell | Chavez | et al.
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/16/2003 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to career and technology education and training.

HB 246 Author: Allen | Olivo | Hupp | Wohlgemuth | Deshotel
Coauthor: Smith, Todd | Howard | Talton | Brown, Betty | Zedler | et al.
Last Action: 04/17/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the death of or injury to an unborn child; providing penalties.

HB 392 Author: Seaman | Smithee | Eiland | Thompson | Naishtat
Coauthor: Bonnen | Campbell | Canales | Capelo | Christian | et al.
Last Action: 04/07/2003 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the licensing of public insurance adjusters; providing administrative and criminal penalties.

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 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 627 Author: Reyna | Delisi | Mabry
Coauthor: Pena | Jones, Elizabeth
Sponsor: Deuell
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to an area quarantine in response to the introduction of an environmental or toxic agent into the environment; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 667 Author: Puente | Keffer, Jim | Uresti | Menendez | Corte
Coauthor: Jones, Elizabeth | Martinez Fischer | McClendon | Mercer | Villarreal | et al.
Last Action: 03/17/2003 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the use of appropriations in the Smart Jobs Fund as business location incentives; making an appropriation.

HB 756 Author: Menendez
Coauthor: Jones, Elizabeth
Last Action: 03/13/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to requiring support of certain children over 18 years of age.

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 1131 Author: Flores | Marchant | Driver | Ritter | Hardcastle
Coauthor: Harper-Brown | Keffer, Bill | Puente | Hodge | Guillen | et al.
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to insurer interests in certain motor vehicle repair facilities; providing a civil penalty.

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 1487 Author: Driver
Coauthor: Mercer | Rodriguez | Jones, Elizabeth | Brown, Betty | Flynn | et al.
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain electricians; providing penalties.

HB 1649 Author: Mercer
Coauthor: Castro | Corte | Jones, Elizabeth | Martinez Fischer | McClendon | et al.
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to student fees charged at The University of Texas at San Antonio.

HB 1650 Author: Mercer
Coauthor: Castro | Corte | Jones, Elizabeth | Martinez Fischer | McClendon | et al.
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to student fees charged at The University of Texas at San Antonio.

HB 1658 Author: Goodman | Hamric | Truitt | Thompson | Solis
Coauthor: Allen | Brown, Fred | Canales | Castro | Corte | et al.
Last Action: 03/10/2003 H Referred to Regulated Industries
Caption: Relating to regulation of high-speed Internet access and broadband services.

HB 1776 Author: Hughes | Dutton | Smith, Todd
Coauthor: Berman | Branch | Cook, Byron | Dawson | Eissler | et al.
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to Celebrate Freedom Week and to certain instruction in social studies classes in public schools.

HB 1810 Author: Smithee | Eiland | Bonnen | Swinford | Lewis
Coauthor: Griggs | Jones, Elizabeth | Madden | Mercer | Dawson | et al.
Last Action: 03/17/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation and prompt payment of health care providers; providing penalties.

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 2984 Author: Hupp
Coauthor: Jones, Elizabeth
Last Action: 05/09/2003 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to the transfer of the Communities In Schools program.

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 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.

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.

HR 263 Author: Castro | Menendez
Coauthor: Martinez Fischer | McClendon | Mercer | Puente | Uresti | et al.
Last Action: 02/20/2003 H Reported enrolled: Feb 20 2003 8:10AM
Caption: Honoring the Edgewood Independent School District in San Antonio.

HR 648 Author: Pena | Rodriguez | Naishtat | Guillen | Canales
Coauthor: Casteel | Dutton | Eissler | Allen | Alonzo | et al.
Last Action: 06/10/2003 H Reported enrolled: Jun 10 2003 1:44PM
Caption: Honoring Chief Clerk Robert Haney and the staff of the Chief Clerk's Office.

HR 691 Author: Van Arsdale | Merritt | Wong | Baxter | Keel
Coauthor: Alonzo | Berman | Bohac | Branch | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action: 04/04/2003 H Reported enrolled: Apr 4 2003 8:30AM
Caption: Congratulating the members of The University of Texas men's basketball team on earning a berth in the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Final Four and extending to them sincere best wishes for continued success.

HR 692 Author: Merritt | Van Arsdale | Rose | Pitts | Elkins
Coauthor: Alonzo | Berman | Bohac | Branch | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action: 04/03/2003 H Reported enrolled: Apr 3 2003 5:30PM
Caption: Congratulating the members of the University of Texas women's basketball team on advancing to the NCAA 2003 Final Four and extending to them sincere best wishes for continued success in their quest for the national championship.

HR 1265 Author: Mercer
Coauthor: Castro | Corte | Crownover | Farrar | Homer | et al.
Last Action: 05/25/2003 H Reported enrolled: May 25 2003 11:30AM
Caption: Honoring the Honorable John Longoria of San Antonio for his public service.

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