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

Number of Bills: 38

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (33):
HB 499 Author: Kuempel
Last Action: 05/07/2003 S Referred to Infrastructure Dev & Security
Caption: Relating to the issuance of urban forestry license plates.

HB 572 Author: Kuempel
Last Action: 02/24/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to the district attorney for the 25th Judicial District.

HB 1207 Author: Kuempel
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the application of certain municipal zoning regulations affecting the appearance of buildings or open spaces.

HB 1400 Author: Kuempel
Last Action: 03/05/2003 H Referred to Land and Resource Management
Caption: Relating to certain exemptions from requirements applicable to local permits.

HB 1699 Author: Kuempel
Sponsor: Averitt
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the liability of certain highway, road, and street contractors.

HB 1821 Author: Kuempel
Last Action: 05/06/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the immediate qualification of newly acquired land for ad valorem tax appraisal as qualified open-space land.

HB 1822 Author: Kuempel
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 1/1/04
Caption: Relating to participation and credit in, contributions to, and benefits and administration of the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

HB 1984 Author: Kuempel
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 1/1/04
Caption: Relating to participation and credit in, contributions to, and benefits and administration of the Texas County and District Retirement System.

HB 2017 Author: Kuempel
Last Action: 05/07/2003 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: Relating to the authority of counties to enact noise regulations; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 2018 Author: Kuempel
Last Action: 03/17/2003 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the presumption that a noise is unreasonable for purposes of establishing the commission of the offense of disorderly conduct.

HB 2130 Author: Kuempel
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the exemptions from requirements applicable to local permits.

HB 2237 Author: Kuempel
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 05/25/2003 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 25 2003 12:34AM
Caption: Relating to the financial assistance for the eligible survivor of a member of an organized volunteer fire-fighting unit.

HB 2351 Author: Kuempel
Sponsor: Averitt
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to certain fees collected by the Parks and Wildlife Department.

HB 2470 Author: Kuempel
Sponsor: Jackson
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to buyback programs of commercial licenses for certain aquatic animals and the promotion and marketing of the shrimp industry in this state and to funding those activities.

HB 2471 Author: Kuempel
Last Action: 05/01/2003 S Referred to Infrastructure Dev & Security
Caption: Relating to fees in connection with waterfowl and wetland conservation special license plates.

HB 2575 Author: Kuempel
Last Action: 03/24/2003 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to cigarettes; providing penalties.

HB 2650 Author: Kuempel
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/21/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of a council to oversee the implementation of a statewide integrated public safety radio communications system for public safety and homeland security purposes.

HB 2651 Author: Kuempel | Villarreal | Merritt | Garza | Menendez
Last Action: 04/30/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the cancer registry.

HB 2952 Author: Kuempel
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of a joint county and municipal hospital to borrow money.

HB 3599 Author: Kuempel
Last Action: 04/23/2003 H Referred to State Cultural & Recreational Res
Caption: Relating to the management of deer and land with deer populations under management plans approved by the Parks and Wildlife Department.

HB 3628 Author: Kuempel
Last Action: 05/14/2003 H Meeting cancelled
Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the East Central Water District; granting the power of eminent domain and the authority to issue bonds; providing a civil penalty.

HCR 256 Author: Kuempel
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/22/2003 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Directing the White-tailed Deer Advisory Committee to address how habitat relates to the ecological diversity of the state and to study the role of the wildlife biologist in the development of management plans and in the utilization of suitable management practices, including population goals and control, yearly census data, supplemental feeding and food plots, and genetic management.

HJR 72 Author: Kuempel
Last Action: 04/28/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for the immediate qualification of newly acquired open-space land for ad valorem tax appraisal on the basis of its productive capacity.

HR 261 Author: Kuempel
Last Action: 03/19/2003 H Reported enrolled: Mar 19 2003 4:58PM
Caption: In memory of Beatrice Ceballos Longoria of Seguin.

HR 336 Author: Kuempel
Last Action: 03/19/2003 H Reported enrolled: Mar 19 2003 4:58PM
Caption: In memory of Brent Kyle Bischoff of Corpus Christi.

HR 493 Author: Kuempel
Last Action: 03/13/2003 H Reported enrolled: Mar 13 2003 4:41PM
Caption: Honoring James Wagoner on the occasion of his retirement from the U.S. Secret Service.

HR 1034 Author: Kuempel
Last Action: 05/07/2003 H Reported enrolled: May 7 2003 11:17AM
Caption: Honoring Faye Talley of Seguin on her retirement from Alamo Title of Guadalupe County.

HR 1047 Author: Kuempel
Last Action: 05/24/2003 H Reported enrolled: May 24 2003 8:50AM
Caption: In memory of Dr. Gus K. Eifler, Jr., of Austin.

HR 1048 Author: Kuempel
Last Action: 05/24/2003 H Reported enrolled: May 24 2003 8:50AM
Caption: In memory of William H. "Bill" Ratz of Houston.

HR 1049 Author: Kuempel
Last Action: 05/22/2003 H Reported enrolled: May 22 2003 10:14AM
Caption: Honoring Rita Horwitz on her retirement as executive director of the State Pension Review Board.

HR 1489 Author: Kuempel
Last Action: 06/04/2003 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2003 2:30PM
Caption: In memory of Virginia K. Engler of Seguin.

HR 1490 Author: Kuempel
Last Action: 05/27/2003 H Reported enrolled: May 27 2003 8:30AM
Caption: Honoring the life of Joseph Cannon Froh of Austin.

HR 1664 Author: Kuempel
Last Action: 06/05/2003 H Reported enrolled: Jun 5 2003 10:33AM
Caption: Welcoming the staff of the Parker Ranch, "Hawaii's Cattle Kingdom," to the Lone Star State.

Joint Author (5):
HB 38 Author: Chisum | Geren | Kuempel | Campbell | Hopson
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 284 Author: Ellis, Dan | Kuempel
Sponsor: Staples
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the applicability of the offense of unlawfully carrying a weapon to certain persons carrying a weapon in a recreational vehicle.

HB 1655 Author: Wohlgemuth | Brown, Betty | Zedler | Paxton | Kuempel
Last Action: 05/10/2003 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to the issuance of "Choose Life" license plates and to the creation of the Choose Life account in the general revenue fund.

HB 2616 Author: Turner | Ritter | Goolsby | Kuempel
Last Action: 04/28/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the termination of agreements with certain insurance agents.

HR 1488 Author: Telford | Ritter | Kuempel
Last Action: 06/05/2003 H Reported enrolled: Jun 5 2003 10:33AM
Caption: Congratulating Michael Lehr on his tenure as executive director of the Texas Retired Teachers Association.

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