Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Jose Menendez
77th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 10/1/2025

Number of Bills: 59

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (25):
HB 1137 Author: Menendez
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/11/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to court-ordered social studies in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

HB 1145 Author: Menendez | Green
Last Action: 03/13/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to courses offered by a public junior college for joint high school and junior college credit.

HB 1251 Author: Menendez
Last Action: 04/17/2001 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to fire-resistant upholstered furniture; providing a civil penalty.

HB 1376 Author: Menendez
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/23/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the eligibility for appointment of a visiting associate judge in certain family law cases.

HB 1377 Author: Menendez
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/11/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the requirements for a suit filed by the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services to terminate the parent-child relationship.

HB 1452 Author: Menendez
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 1453 Author: Menendez
Last Action: 05/08/2001 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the service of citation by publication in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

HB 1590 Author: Menendez
Last Action: 02/15/2001 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to improving educational services in certain school districts.

HB 1806 Author: Menendez | Moreno, Joe E. | Martinez Fischer | Haggerty | Villarreal, Mike
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 2241 Author: Menendez
Last Action: 03/21/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of a state prescription drug program for certain Medicare beneficiaries.

HB 2343 Author: Menendez
Last Action: 04/27/2001 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to authorizing counties to recover certain transaction fees for fines and other charges paid by credit card.

HB 2478 Author: Menendez
Last Action: 03/06/2001 H Referred to Financial Institutions
Caption: Relating to the regulation of deferred presentment transactions.

HB 2797 Author: Menendez
Last Action: 03/12/2001 H Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to open-flame standards for mattresses and upholstered furniture; providing a civil penalty.

HB 2798 Author: Menendez | Martinez Fischer
Sponsor: Staples
Last Action: 06/16/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to certain civil and criminal consequences of using a vehicle while evading arrest or detention.

HB 3307 Author: Menendez
Last Action: 03/14/2001 H Referred to Land and Resource Management
Caption: Relating to the acreage exemption from municipal subdivision and platting requirements.

HB 3308 Author: Menendez
Last Action: 03/14/2001 H Referred to Land and Resource Management
Caption: Relating to applicability of county road requirements to public and private subdivisions.

HB 3362 Author: Menendez
Last Action: 03/15/2001 H Referred to County Affairs
Caption: Relating to the authority of a county to establish public improvement districts.

HB 3363 Author: Menendez
Last Action: 04/04/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to priorities for issues of qualified residential rental project bonds under the private activity bond allocation program.

HB 3364 Author: Menendez | Hamric | McClendon | Oliveira | Wise
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to deferring or abating a suit to collect ad valorem taxes owed by certain disabled individuals.

HCR 274 Author: Menendez | Swinford | Cook | Chisum | Thompson
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Memorializing congress to remove trade, financial, and travel restrictions relating to Cuba.

HR 370 Author: Menendez | Corte
Last Action: 04/27/2001 H Reported enrolled: Apr 27 2001 4:12PM
Caption: Recognizing May 6-12, 2001, as Brain Tumor Awareness Week.

HR 411 Author: Menendez | Jones, Elizabeth | Longoria
Last Action: 03/19/2001 H Reported enrolled: Mar 19 2001 4:20PM
Caption: Honoring the YMCA of San Antonio on its 125th anniversary.

HR 476 Author: Menendez
Last Action: 04/05/2001 H Reported enrolled: Apr 5 2001 5:15PM
Caption: Commemorating April 20-29, 2001, as Fiesta San Antonio.

HR 724 Author: Menendez
Last Action: 05/11/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 11 2001 5:27PM
Caption: Honoring Great Northwest Community Improvement Association, Inc., for its 25 years of service in San Antonio.

HR 743 Author: Menendez
Last Action: 04/11/2001 H Reported enrolled: Apr 11 2001 2:01PM
Caption: In memory of Porfiria "Rosemary" Balleza Flores of San Antonio.

Joint Author (34):
HB 31 Author: McClendon | Jones, Elizabeth | Menendez
Sponsor: Madla
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle.

HB 63 Author: Wolens | Menendez
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/04/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the suspension of a person's driver's license following the person's arrest for certain intoxication offenses.

HB 118 Author: Wise | Turner, Bob | Uresti | Menendez | Olivo
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 140 Author: Wise | Uresti | Menendez | Olivo | Farrar
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 218 Author: Wise | Uresti | Menendez | Olivo | Hinojosa
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the membership of a local workforce development board.

HB 230 Author: Wise | Uresti | Menendez | Olivo | Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/22/2001 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to priority status for the admission of certain veterans to workforce development programs.

HB 253 Author: Longoria | Allen | Menendez | Hopson
Sponsor: Madla
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to benefits paid to survivors of certain law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other public servants.

HB 265 Author: Wise | Janek | Bonnen | Hamric | Menendez
Last Action: 03/13/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of an offense prohibiting the covert visual recording of another for an improper sexual purpose and to certain consequences on conviction of that offense.

HB 286 Author: King, Phil | Brown, Fred | Menendez
Last Action: 04/20/2001 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the admission to institutions of higher education of students with nontraditional secondary educations.

HB 349 Author: Wise | Uresti | Menendez | Olivo | Hinojosa
Last Action: 04/17/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to procedures adopted by a state entity to ensure an employment preference for veterans.

HB 350 Author: Wise | Uresti | Menendez | Olivo | Hinojosa
Sponsor: Madla
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Tabled in committee
Caption: Relating to authorizing county residents to file legal action to ensure that a veterans county service office is maintained as separate and distinct from other county offices.

HB 491 Author: Kitchen | Menendez | Uresti
Last Action: 03/13/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a financial award for classroom teachers who are certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

HB 653 Author: Najera | Chavez | Moreno, Joe E. | Farrar | Menendez
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 688 Author: Woolley | Crabb | Coleman | Menendez
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 05/28/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the sale, possession, or consumption of alcoholic beverages near a private or parochial school.

HB 1310 Author: Salinas | Kitchen | Olivo | Dunnam | Menendez
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the Texas Teachers' Excellence Program.

HB 1475 Author: Kitchen | McCall | Oliveira | Menendez | Chavez
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 06/16/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to master technology teacher certification, grants, and stipends.

HB 1544 Author: Uher | Hupp | Miller | Menendez
Sponsor: Moncrief
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the release of certain personal information from motor vehicle records and information relating to motor vehicle accident reports; providing penalties.

HB 1554 Author: Reyna, Arthur | Menendez | Villarreal, Mike
Last Action: 05/07/2001 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the punishment of the offense of assault.

HB 1585 Author: Gallego | Hinojosa | Haggerty | Menendez
Sponsor: Staples
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the completion of a sentence in a felony after revocation of parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon and to the restoration of forfeited good conduct time.

HB 1600 Author: Jones, Elizabeth | Hinojosa | Martinez Fischer | Uresti | Menendez
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/24/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of taking or attempting to take a weapon from a peace officer, parole officer, or community supervision and corrections department officer.

HB 1649 Author: Gallego | Hinojosa | Menendez
Sponsor: Staples
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the organization and duties of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the consequences of the revocation of parole or mandatory supervision.

HB 1721 Author: Martinez Fischer | Menendez
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/16/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to certification examinations for educators certified in other jurisdictions.

HB 2098 Author: Morrison | Hopson | Menendez
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 2222 Author: Jones, Jesse | Davis, John | Menendez
Sponsor: Jackson
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual.

HB 2330 Author: Uresti | Menendez | Jones, Elizabeth
Last Action: 04/02/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the punishment for certain offenses for providing an alcoholic beverage to a minor.

HB 2331 Author: Uresti | Menendez
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to punishments for certain violations of alcoholic beverage law relating to minors.

HB 2686 Author: Solis, Jim | Capelo | Seaman | Martinez Fischer | Menendez
Sponsor: Lucio
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to tax incentives for certain businesses located in enterprise zones, defense readjustment zones, or strategic investment areas.

HB 2806 Author: Kitchen | Merritt | Turner, Sylvester | Najera | Menendez
Sponsor: Barrientos
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to disconnection of natural gas service.

HB 2920 Author: Jones, Elizabeth | Truitt | Najera | Menendez
Last Action: 04/09/2001 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to county regulation of sexually oriented businesses located within the corporate boundaries of a municipality.

HB 3172 Author: Thompson | Menendez
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/16/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of a county to establish public improvement districts.

HB 3402 Author: Villarreal, Mike | Menendez | Martinez Fischer
Last Action: 04/11/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to activity of a criminal street gang that constitutes a public nuisance.

HCR 183 Author: Kitchen | Menendez | Smith
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.

HR 763 Author: McClendon | Shields | Menendez
Last Action: 04/27/2001 H Reported enrolled: Apr 27 2001 4:12PM
Caption: Congratulating Alexander E. Briseno on his retirement as city manager of San Antonio.

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

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