Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Aaron Pena
78th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 1/18/2026

Number of Bills: 70

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 57 Author: Wise | Turner | Brown, Fred | Garza | Alonzo
Coauthor: Rodriguez | Villarreal | Pena | Quintanilla | Chavez | et al.
Last Action: 04/24/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the identification information required of an applicant for a driver's license.

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 175 Author: Howard
Coauthor: Pena
Last Action: 02/06/2003 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the creation of an offense prohibiting the unsolicited transmission of depictions of sexual conduct.

HB 210 Author: Hochberg
Coauthor: Pena
Last Action: 02/06/2003 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to prohibiting jury-recommended or deferred adjudication community supervision for a defendant convicted of murder.

HB 212 Author: Keel | Baxter | Stick | Naishtat | Dukes
Coauthor: Pena
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the regulation of political signs by a municipality.

HB 255 Author: Hochberg
Coauthor: Pena
Last Action: 05/05/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to exempting peace officers enrolled in law enforcement programs from tuition charged by a public institution of higher education.

HB 256 Author: Hochberg
Coauthor: Pena | Wong
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/18/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to excused absences for religious holy days for students in institutions of higher education.

HB 274 Author: Keel
Coauthor: Pena
Sponsor: Armbrister
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of harassment by persons in certain correctional and detention facilities.

HB 277 Author: Hopson | Naishtat | Mabry | Rodriguez
Coauthor: Pena
Last Action: 02/25/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the contents of a receipt or other document issued for payment by debit or credit card; providing a civil penalty.

HB 329 Author: Naishtat | Seaman | Raymond | Madden | Menendez
Coauthor: Capelo | Bohac | King | Riddle | Rose | et al.
Sponsor: Fraser
Last Action: 06/11/2003 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the regulation of mold assessors and remediators, civil liability for mold remediation, and insurance coverage on mold claims; providing civil and administrative penalties.

HB 330 Author: Hochberg
Coauthor: Pena
Last Action: 03/03/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to notice of premium rate increase of certain property and casualty insurers.

HB 331 Author: Hochberg
Coauthor: Pena
Last Action: 03/03/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to credit scoring in underwriting and rating certain consumer lines of insurance coverage; providing a penalty.

HB 332 Author: Hochberg
Coauthor: Pena
Last Action: 02/06/2003 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to participation by private school students in University Interscholastic League sponsored activities.

HB 336 Author: Olivo | Turner | Dutton | Allen | Oliveira
Coauthor: Rodriguez | Castro | Hardcastle | Telford | Wilson | et al.
Last Action: 04/30/2003 H Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to the requirements for a high school diploma.

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 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 478 Author: Farrar
Coauthor: Pena
Last Action: 05/10/2003 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to including certain victims of arson as victims who are eligible to receive crime victims' compensation.

HB 519 Author: Menendez
Coauthor: Pena
Last Action: 03/12/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to unsolicited commercial electronic mail; providing penalties.

HB 600 Author: Wolens | Geren | Wise
Coauthor: Rodriguez | Telford | Hopson | Farrar | Noriega | et al.
Last Action: 03/03/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation and reform of certain lines of insurance; providing a penalty.

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 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 769 Author: Solis
Coauthor: Pena
Sponsor: Averitt
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to compensatory time off for certain communications service employees of the Department of Public Safety.

HB 770 Author: Solis | Raymond
Coauthor: Pena
Last Action: 05/13/2003 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to a community health center revolving loan program.

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 831 Author: Reyna
Coauthor: Pena
Sponsor: Deuell
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to regulation of the use of laser pointers; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 833 Author: Hochberg
Coauthor: Pena
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to certain pharmaceutical services for an injured employee receiving workers' compensation medical benefits.

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 879 Author: Bailey
Coauthor: Pena
Last Action: 02/18/2003 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the termination of employment of certain public school district employees.

HB 911 Author: Gallego | Keel | Marchant | Villarreal | McCall
Coauthor: Pena | Davis, John | Goodman | Madden | Swinford
Last Action: 02/24/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Texas firefighters.

HB 1060 Author: Thompson
Coauthor: Pena | Branch
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the promotion of certain improper photographs or visual recordings; providing a penalty.

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 1282 Author: McCall | Menendez | Casteel | West, George "Buddy" | Rose
Coauthor: Smith, Wayne | Hochberg | Farabee | Pena | Branch
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to commercial electronic mail; providing penalties.

HB 1365 Author: Bonnen | Ritter | Chisum | Luna | Hochberg
Coauthor: Wong | Riddle | Pena
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/22/2003 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan.

HB 1538 Author: Chisum | Gallego | Solomons | Dunnam | McClendon
Coauthor: Pena
Sponsor: Shapleigh
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Funeral Service Commission, including certain functions transferred to the commission from the Texas Department of Health, and the powers and duties of the Texas Finance Commission and the banking commissioner of Texas regarding cemeteries; providing administrative and civil penalties.

HB 1653 Author: Chavez
Coauthor: Pena
Sponsor: Lucio
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to approval of the construction of a bridge over the Rio Grande.

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 1692 Author: Driver
Coauthor: Eissler | Hopson | Pena
Last Action: 05/08/2003 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the regulation of interior designers; providing penalties.

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 1840 Author: Solomons | Raymond
Coauthor: Pena
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a fee established and set by the State Securities Board.

HB 1877 Author: Hardcastle | Christian | Hughes
Coauthor: Pena
Sponsor: Madla
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to creating the rural physician relief program.

HB 2042 Author: Marchant
Coauthor: Pena
Last Action: 04/30/2003 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to enforcement of conduct and other matters concerning a security; providing a penalty.

HB 2169 Author: Telford | Ritter | Menendez | Flores
Coauthor: Pena
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the payment of retirement benefits to retirees who are employed by certain public educational institutions and to the participation of the commissioner of education in certain state retirement systems.

HB 2192 Author: Keel | Hopson
Coauthor: Pena
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the regulation of controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act and to the prosecution of certain offenses under that Act.

HB 2328 Author: McReynolds | Christian | Homer | Hughes | Hardcastle
Coauthor: Pena
Sponsor: Staples
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the registration of persons engaged in certain fowl operations; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 2445 Author: Hochberg | Grusendorf
Coauthor: Pena
Last Action: 04/29/2003 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to contributions by a school district and certain charter schools to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

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 2548 Author: King | Swinford | Baxter
Coauthor: Pena
Sponsor: Fraser
Last Action: 06/18/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to electric transmission capacity.

HB 2668 Author: Allen | Stick | Hodge | Uresti | Edwards
Coauthor: Rodriguez | Pena
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the punishment and sentencing of defendants convicted of certain offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

HB 2759 Author: Wong | Edwards
Coauthor: Pena | Talton
Last Action: 05/08/2003 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for certain component institutions of The University of Texas System.

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 2955 Author: Smith, Wayne | Eiland | Bonnen
Coauthor: Pena | West, George "Buddy"
Last Action: 04/28/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the location of commercial industrial nonhazardous solid waste disposal facilities.

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 3495 Author: Raymond
Coauthor: Pena
Last Action: 04/01/2003 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to salaries for certain school employees.

HCR 17 Author: Berman | Hilderbran
Coauthor: Cook, Byron | Flynn | Griggs | Zedler | Pena | et al.
Last Action: 03/05/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Memorializing congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset enacted in 1977.

HCR 38 Author: Eissler | Davis, John | Talton | Hochberg | Taylor
Coauthor: Pena | Smith, Wayne | Flynn
Sponsor: Jackson
Last Action: 02/28/2003 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of the crew of the space shuttle Columbia.

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 158 Author: Chavez | Rodriguez | Moreno, Paul | Alonzo | Wise
Coauthor: Burnam | Canales | Capelo | Castro | Davis, Yvonne | et al.
Last Action: 03/31/2003 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Urging Congress to enact legislation to designate March 31 as a national holiday honoring Cesar Chavez.

HJR 4 Author: Bohac | Hegar | Bonnen | Talton
Coauthor: Dawson | Crabb | Callegari | Gutierrez | Miller | et al.
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 05/28/2003 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to limit the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes to five percent or more.

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.

HJR 85 Author: Homer
Coauthor: Pena
Sponsor: Estes
Last Action: 06/03/2003 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to authorize and govern the operation of wineries in this state.

HR 57 Author: Coleman
Coauthor: Pena
Last Action: 03/18/2003 H Reported enrolled: Mar 18 2003 8:10PM
Caption: Recognizing Teach for America-Texas in Houston and the Rio Grande Valley.

HR 284 Author: Garza
Coauthor: Guillen | Rangel | Pena | Solis
Last Action: 02/27/2003 H Reported enrolled: Feb 27 2003 8:24AM
Caption: In memory of Cristino M. "Tino" Madrigal.

HR 600 Author: Chavez | Olivo | Luna | Alonzo | Thompson
Coauthor: Burnam | Canales | Capelo | Castro | Davis, Yvonne | et al.
Last Action: 03/27/2003 H Reported enrolled: Mar 27 2003 9:50PM
Caption: Honoring Dolores Huerta for her labor activism.

HR 1271 Author: Gallego
Coauthor: Burnam | Canales | Chavez | Dukes | Farrar | et al.
Last Action: 05/20/2003 H Referred to House Administration
Caption: Directing the House Administration Committee to hang a portrait of the Honorable Irma Rangel in the house chamber.

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