Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Jodie Laubenberg
78th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 1/10/2026

Number of Bills: 34

HB 3 Author: Nixon | Capelo | Allen
Coauthor: Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Fred | Casteel | Chisum | et al.
Last Action: 02/19/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to health care.

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 24 Author: Hodge
Coauthor: Allen | Alonzo | Bailey | Berman | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action: 04/16/2003 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the restoration of good conduct time forfeited during a term of imprisonment.

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 141 Author: Hope | Hupp | Berman | Hopson | Ellis, Dan
Coauthor: Eissler | Laubenberg | Brown, Fred | Mabry | Bohac
Last Action: 03/26/2003 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain retired peace officers to carry certain weapons.

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 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 569 Author: Berman | Cook, Byron | Denny | Hupp
Coauthor: Brown, Fred | Howard | Hunter | Davis, John | Swinford | et al.
Last Action: 05/10/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to fetal pain prevention; providing penalties.

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 793 Author: Branch | Bohac | McClendon | Eissler | Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Paxton | Corte | Allen | Berman | Brown, Betty | et al.
Last Action: 05/05/2003 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags and to observance of one minute of silence in public schools.

HB 814 Author: Gutierrez | Davis, John | Thompson | Taylor | Keffer, Bill
Coauthor: Allen | Alonzo | Bailey | Berman | Brown, Fred | et al.
Sponsor: Barrientos
Last Action: 05/27/2003 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to motor vehicle financial responsibility; providing penalties.

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 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 1278 Author: Zedler
Coauthor: Wohlgemuth | Brown, Betty | Hughes | Berman | Chisum | et al.
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation for property owned by a religious organization that is leased for use as a school or that is owned with the intent of expanding or constructing a religious facility.

HB 1447 Author: Howard | Madden | Heflin | Talton | Flynn
Coauthor: Casteel | Laubenberg | Zedler | Hughes | Berman | et al.
Last Action: 05/10/2003 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the authority of the State Board of Education regarding public school curriculum and textbooks.

HB 1655 Author: Wohlgemuth | Brown, Betty | Zedler | Paxton | Kuempel
Coauthor: Deshotel | Harper-Brown | Reyna | Berman | Flynn | et al.
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 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 1844 Author: Grusendorf | Bohac | Christian | Stick | Madden
Coauthor: Mercer | Alonzo | Canales | Castro | Davis, Yvonne | et al.
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/18/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a program under which classroom teachers are reimbursed for personal funds expended on classroom supplies.

HB 1857 Author: Mercer | Hochberg | Zedler | Campbell
Coauthor: Bohac | Callegari | Chisum | Christian | Corte | et al.
Last Action: 05/12/2003 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the transfer of public school students who are the victims of certain criminal conduct or the siblings of the victims.

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 2831 Author: Zedler
Coauthor: Flynn | Keffer, Bill | King | Laubenberg | Paxton | et al.
Last Action: 05/10/2003 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to parental rights in public education.

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 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.

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 55 Author: Zedler
Coauthor: Wohlgemuth | Brown, Betty | Berman | Chisum | Eissler | et al.
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 06/02/2003 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation property owned by a religious organization that is leased for use as a school or that is owned with the intent of expanding or constructing a religious facility.

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.

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.

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