Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Ken Mercer
78th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 1/19/2026

Number of Bills: 73

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 9 Author: Flores | Corte | Isett | Allen | Puente
Coauthor: Goolsby | Keffer, Jim | Denny | Elkins | Geren | et al.
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/22/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to homeland security.

HB 11 Author: Keel | Gallego | Jones, Elizabeth | Berman | Chavez
Coauthor: Hunter | Mercer | Bohac
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the offense of terroristic threat and to the punishment as a capital offense of murder occurring during the commission or attempted commission of terroristic threat.

HB 14 Author: Keel
Coauthor: Mercer
Last Action: 04/07/2003 S Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to the purchase of a badge, insignia, weapon, or uniform of law enforcement officers or public safety personnel.

HB 15 Author: Corte | Wohlgemuth | Laubenberg
Coauthor: Talton | Smith, Todd | Brown, Betty | Zedler | Denny | et al.
Sponsor: Williams
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to regulation of abortion; creating an offense.

HB 16 Author: Corte
Coauthor: Mercer
Last Action: 05/12/2003 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the expulsion of students for assault of school employees.

HB 18 Author: Corte
Coauthor: Homer | Farabee | Taylor | Mercer
Last Action: 02/27/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to excepting military discharge records from required public disclosure and providing that only the veteran and the veteran's immediate family may inspect or obtain copies of the records.

HB 19 Author: Corte
Coauthor: Mercer
Last Action: 02/26/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to liability for injury arising from a motor vehicle accident.

HB 20 Author: Corte
Coauthor: Mercer
Last Action: 05/01/2003 S Referred to Infrastructure Dev & Security
Caption: Relating to the issuance of Desert Shield and Desert Storm license plates.

HB 54 Author: Wolens | Denny | Madden
Coauthor: Mercer | Riddle | Wong | Harper-Brown
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to certain early voting by mail procedures and to the prevention of voting fraud generally; providing criminal penalties.

HB 87 Author: McClendon
Coauthor: Mercer | Riddle | Homer | Paxton | Truitt
Last Action: 02/03/2003 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the observance of one minute of silence during the school day in public schools.

HB 103 Author: Bonnen | Hopson | Menendez
Coauthor: Mercer
Last Action: 04/15/2003 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to an additional cost on conviction for an alcohol-related offense.

HB 154 Author: Woolley | Villarreal
Coauthor: Mercer
Last Action: 02/06/2003 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to personal finance education as a requirement for graduation from public high school.

HB 174 Author: Howard | Isett | Berman | Corte | Seaman
Coauthor: Smith, Wayne | Hughes | Eissler | Hochberg | Mercer | et al.
Sponsor: Estes
Last Action: 06/18/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to benefits for members of the state military forces called to active state duty.

HB 197 Author: Wohlgemuth | Delisi | Capelo
Coauthor: Mercer | Brown, Betty | Hunter | Riddle
Last Action: 02/06/2003 H Referred to Civil Practices
Caption: Relating to health care liability claims.

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 240 Author: Miller | Rose
Coauthor: Mercer
Sponsor: Fraser
Last Action: 06/21/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the punishment for criminal mischief committed by intentionally introducing infectious diseases into livestock.

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 265 Author: Thompson | Bonnen | Taylor
Coauthor: Mercer
Last Action: 03/03/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the use of credit scoring in the underwriting and rating of personal automobile and residential property insurance.

HB 337 Author: Olivo | Turner | Dutton | Allen | Oliveira
Coauthor: Rodriguez | Davis, Yvonne | Farrar | Homer | Luna | et al.
Last Action: 04/30/2003 H Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to alternative compensatory criteria for promotion to certain grade levels in public school.

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 425 Author: Christian | Miller | Eissler | Bonnen | Ellis, Dan
Coauthor: Keffer, Jim | Mercer
Sponsor: West
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to procedures to help ensure that certain state agency actions are consistent with the meaning and intent of applicable legislative enactments.

HB 474 Author: Wong | Heflin | Bohac | Noriega | Harper-Brown
Coauthor: Eissler | Davis, John | Crabb | Woolley | Pena | et al.
Last Action: 03/13/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the limitation on the maximum average annual percentage increase in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.

HB 520 Author: Menendez
Coauthor: Mercer | Pitts
Last Action: 02/11/2003 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the punishment for individuals who evade arrest after committing the offense of murder.

HB 545 Author: Wohlgemuth | Flores | Hupp | Uresti | Berman
Coauthor: Truitt | Homer | Mercer | Riddle | Miller
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to military discharge records that are recorded with or otherwise in the possession of a governmental body.

HB 562 Author: McCall | Raymond | Allen
Coauthor: Mercer
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the collection and maintenance of DNA samples taken from certain offenders.

HB 616 Author: Keel
Coauthor: Mercer
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of terroristic threat.

HB 640 Author: Bohac | Harper-Brown | Laubenberg | Rose | Eissler
Coauthor: Dawson | Hamilton | Wong | Taylor | Flynn | et al.
Last Action: 02/12/2003 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to certain requirements at the beginning of each school day in public schools.

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 730 Author: Ritter | Edwards | King | Woolley | Seaman
Coauthor: Mercer | Wohlgemuth | Ellis, Dan
Sponsor: Fraser
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to residential construction, including certain warranties, building and performance standards, and dispute resolution; providing an administrative penalty.

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 809 Author: Keel | Chavez | Hupp | Thompson | Hodge
Coauthor: Alonzo | Bailey | Burnam | Canales | Capelo | et al.
Last Action: 05/13/2003 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to certain gaming activity conducted by an Indian tribe or tribal organization.

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 854 Author: West, George "Buddy"
Coauthor: Van Arsdale | Morrison | Mercer
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 06/02/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of public schools and libraries for certain funds.

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 1253 Author: Crownover
Coauthor: Callegari | Campbell | Christian | Dawson | Denny | et al.
Last Action: 05/13/2003 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the employment status and salary entitlement of public school educators who receive retirement benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

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 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 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 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 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 1869 Author: Baxter
Coauthor: Mercer
Sponsor: Williams
Last Action: 06/18/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the admission of certain video testimony into evidence in a proceeding regarding the abuse or neglect of a child.

HB 1882 Author: Deshotel
Coauthor: Mercer | Castro
Sponsor: Lucio
Last Action: 06/22/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to incentives for certain high schools and high school students to participate in and to student eligibility requirements under the Early High School Graduation Scholarship program.

HB 1948 Author: Baxter
Coauthor: Mercer
Sponsor: Fraser
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the membership of the electric utility restructuring legislative oversight committee.

HB 2405 Author: Miller | Taylor | Christian
Coauthor: Corte | Callegari | Harper-Brown | Hupp | Madden | et al.
Last Action: 04/07/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the prompt payment of claims to physicians and providers by insurers and health maintenance organizations.

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 2577 Author: Baxter
Coauthor: Mercer
Last Action: 04/01/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to certain highway access rules of the Texas Transportation Commission.

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 3126 Author: Truitt | Capelo | McReynolds | Zedler | Christian
Coauthor: Wong | Mercer
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to educating health professionals, the composition and authority of the statewide health coordinating council, and certain health planning data collected by the department of health.

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 3223 Author: Bohac | Hegar | Bonnen | Wong | Howard
Coauthor: Talton | Nixon | Elkins | Dawson | Crabb | et al.
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 05/28/2003 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to limiting the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax 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 13 Author: West, George "Buddy" | Wise | Allen
Coauthor: Smith, Todd | Flynn | Mercer | Hughes | Phillips | et al.
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/21/2003 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Urging congress to enact the Protect Children From E-Mail Smut Act of 2001.

HCR 14 Author: West, George "Buddy" | Wise | Allen
Coauthor: Smith, Todd | Flynn | Hughes | Mercer | Phillips | et al.
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/22/2003 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Urging congress to enact the Child Modeling Exploitation Prevention Act of 2002.

HCR 15 Author: Woolley | Christian | Bohac | Crabb
Coauthor: Mercer | Branch
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 06/22/2003 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Directing the State Board of Education to consider including personal finance knowledge among the essential knowledge and skills in the required public school curriculum.

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.

HCR 194 Author: Miller
Coauthor: Mercer
Last Action: 05/20/2003 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Memorializing congress to limit the appellate jurisdiction of the federal courts regarding the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools.

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 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 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 423 Author: Castro
Coauthor: Martinez Fischer | McClendon | Menendez | Mercer | Puente | et al.
Last Action: 03/11/2003 H Reported enrolled: Mar 11 2003 7:40AM
Caption: Welcoming The University of Texas at San Antonio's public budgeting and taxation class to the State Capitol.

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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