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

Number of Bills: 73

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (52):
HB 629 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 02/01/2001 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to consideration of dropout students in academic performance ratings.

HB 630 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 05/14/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality to permit the use of unmarked automobiles by certain municipal code enforcement officers.

HB 631 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to fines for illegal dumping.

HB 632 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 02/20/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the punishment for a capital offense.

HB 633 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 03/07/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to compensation for a person wrongfully imprisoned.

HB 634 Author: Turner, Sylvester | Turner, Bob
Last Action: 03/29/2001 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to agricultural projects in certain urban schools.

HB 635 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 03/20/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of certain offenses concerning gun shows.

HB 636 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 03/05/2001 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to sexual assault prevention and crisis services.

HB 637 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 02/01/2001 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the creation of the sex offense evidence collection account to reimburse the reasonable costs of certain victim medical examinations.

HB 638 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Sponsor: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/12/2001 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 12 2001 10:12AM
Caption: Relating to contesting a voluntary statement of paternity or acknowledgment of paternity.

HB 639 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 03/07/2001 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption: Relating to the selection of presidential electors.

HB 640 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 04/23/2001 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Health regarding sanitation in public school restrooms.

HB 723 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 04/10/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an allotment to school districts for use by teachers in purchasing supplies used in classroom teaching.

HB 724 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 03/20/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the transfer of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission's powers and duties regarding water rates and services to the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

HB 918 Author: Turner, Sylvester | Bailey | Longoria | Edwards | Yarbrough
Last Action: 04/02/2001 H Laid on table subject to call in committee
Caption: Relating to ensuring reliable and affordable electricity.

HB 947 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the survival of a wrongful death suit on the death of the plaintiff.

HB 1247 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 02/20/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with mental retardation.

HB 1758 Author: Turner, Sylvester | Naishtat
Sponsor: Moncrief
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to access for females under 18 years of age to facilities, services, and treatment available through health and human services and juvenile corrections programs.

HB 1759 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 02/20/2001 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption: Relating to unexpended balances in the judicial and court personnel training fund.

HB 1760 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 03/20/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to disclosure of certain information concerning owners and managers of residential rental property.

HB 1761 Author: Turner, Sylvester | Chavez | Coleman | Dutton | Yarbrough
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/23/2001 S Record vote
Caption: Relating to the right of an employee to time off from work to meet with certain persons affecting the education of the employee's child.

HB 1785 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 02/20/2001 H Referred to Business & Industry
Caption: Relating to the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act.

HB 1860 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person younger than 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense.

HB 1896 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 04/03/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to clarification of the criminal penalties for environmental offenses.

HB 1897 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 04/03/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the criminal penalty for violations relating to handling used oil.

HB 1898 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 04/03/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the effect of payment of an administrative penalty assessed by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission on the imposition of a criminal penalty for the same violation.

HB 1899 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 04/03/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to solid waste disposal.

HB 1900 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 04/10/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to waste tire enforcement and cleanup; requiring a fee.

HB 1901 Author: Turner, Sylvester | Naishtat | Chavez | Hodge
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 05/24/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to juveniles with mental health and substance abuse disorders.

HB 1902 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Sponsor: Sibley
Last Action: 06/16/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to school funding loss attributable to electric utility restructuring and the use of the system benefit fund.

HB 1903 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 02/21/2001 H Referred to Insurance
Caption: Relating to verification of coverage by a preferred provider benefit plan or a health maintenance organization.

HB 1990 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 05/28/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Near Northwest Management District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

HB 2107 Author: Turner, Sylvester | Longoria | Bailey
Sponsor: Sibley
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Tagged
Caption: Relating to the recovery of stranded costs and the crediting of negative stranded costs.

HB 2108 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Sponsor: Shapleigh
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to placement into a juvenile justice alternative education program of children with disabilities who receive special education services.

HB 2231 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 03/01/2001 H Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the acquisition of certain water utilities by a municipality.

HB 2338 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 04/03/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to violations of the Clean Air Act.

HB 2339 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 04/03/2001 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to statutory definitions of terms used in the prosecution of certain environmental crimes.

HB 2661 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 04/02/2001 H Laid on table subject to call in committee
Caption: Relating to consumer protections relating to the provision of electricity.

HB 2662 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 03/08/2001 H Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
Caption: Relating to the office of advocate for children in the custody of a governmental entity.

HB 2918 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 03/12/2001 H Referred to County Affairs
Caption: Relating to the advertising of competitive bids of certain local governments.

HB 3088 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts in the state treasury, the dedication and rededication of revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.

HB 3206 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 04/04/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the selection of tenants in multifamily rental housing developments funded or administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

HB 3207 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 04/30/2001 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the management of state agency information resources technologies.

HB 3208 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 04/30/2001 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to estimating the amount of revenue a state agency has lost from the sale of information because of a requirement to make information available on the Internet or accessible under a request for public information.

HB 3370 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 04/18/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the disposition of the optional county road and bridge fee in certain counties.

HB 3371 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 04/18/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a limitation on the use of the general fund of certain counties.

HB 3424 Author: Turner, Sylvester | Geren
Last Action: 03/15/2001 H Referred to Insurance
Caption: Relating to coercion as an unfair trade practice in the business of insurance.

HB 3542 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 04/02/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the purposes for which the system benefit fund may be used.

HB 3631 Author: Turner, Sylvester | Hochberg
Last Action: 05/10/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to implementation of policies requiring successful performance on assessment instruments for advancement to certain grade levels in public schools.

HR 367 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 02/28/2001 H Reported enrolled: Feb 28 2001 8:26AM
Caption: Recognizing February 27, 2001, as 4-H Day in Texas.

HR 501 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 03/12/2001 H Reported enrolled: Mar 12 2001 8:13PM
Caption: Honoring Cub Scout Pack 808 for its outstanding contributions to the Houston community.

HR 515 Author: Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 03/13/2001 H Reported enrolled: Mar 13 2001 9:01PM
Caption: Honoring Ashley Turner of Houston for her academic achievements and civic contributions.

Joint Author (21):
HB 399 Author: Giddings | Dutton | McCall | Olivo | Turner, Sylvester
Sponsor: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/23/2001 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the legislature from meeting on Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.

HB 692 Author: Hochberg | Turner, Sylvester | Kitchen | Luna, Vilma
Last Action: 05/02/2001 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the use of certain practices in disciplining or techniques in managing the behavior of public school students.

HB 737 Author: Luna, Vilma | Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 04/09/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to certification of historically underutilized businesses by certain nonprofit organizations.

HB 1281 Author: Counts | Ellis, Dan | Hilderbran | Hope | Turner, Sylvester
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 05/12/2001 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 12 2001 3:57PM
Caption: Relating to water utility services, rates, and tariffs.

HB 1542 Author: Luna, Vilma | Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 04/09/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to subcontracting opportunities for historically underutilized businesses.

HB 1561 Author: Chavez | Turner, Sylvester | Chisum
Last Action: 02/26/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to telephone prepaid calling card services.

HB 1689 Author: Chisum | Counts | Hope | Turner, Sylvester | Hawley
Sponsor: Barrientos
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation for certain organizations engaged primarily in performing charitable functions.

HB 1748 Author: Giddings | Turner, Sylvester
Sponsor: Barrientos
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the creation of an unsolved crimes investigation team within the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.

HB 1857 Author: Kitchen | Hilderbran | Green | Turner, Sylvester | Cook
Last Action: 04/04/2001 H Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to restrictions on the authority of a person to transport petroleum products in a pipeline system.

HB 1858 Author: Kitchen | Hilderbran | Green | Turner, Sylvester | Cook
Last Action: 03/14/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a limitation on the authority of certain limited partnerships to engage as common carriers in the pipeline business.

HB 2048 Author: Burnam | Dutton | Turner, Sylvester | Thompson
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the punishment for a capital felony committed by a person who is younger than 18 years of age at the time of committing the felony.

HB 2118 Author: Olivo | Turner, Sylvester | Delisi | Dutton | Dunnam
Last Action: 05/11/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the requirements for high school graduation.

HB 2415 Author: Giddings | Turner, Sylvester | Hodge
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 06/11/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to an interim study of the marketplace in the state for life insurance issued with a small face amount.

HB 2543 Author: Naishtat | Turner, Sylvester
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 06/15/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a pilot program to provide child-care intervention services for certain children with severe behavioral problems.

HB 2570 Author: Olivo | Turner, Sylvester | Dunnam | Dutton | Capelo
Last Action: 05/10/2001 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to alternative compensatory criteria for promotion to certain grade levels in public school.

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 3125 Author: Bosse | Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 04/04/2001 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to certain injuries or death, including injuries resulting from malicious conduct endangering public safety; providing penalties.

HB 3185 Author: Turner, Bob | Ellis, Dan | Turner, Sylvester | Hopson | Geren
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 06/17/2001 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to certain personnel policies of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 3254 Author: Giddings | Turner, Sylvester | Hodge
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 06/14/2001 E Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to limitations on certain disciplinary actions by the commissioner of insurance or the Texas Department of Insurance.

HR 1078 Author: Hunter | Giddings | Davis, Yvonne | Turner, Sylvester | Dutton
Last Action: 05/17/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 17 2001 2:49PM
Caption: Honoring the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature and welcoming its delegation to the Texas Capitol.

HR 1187 Author: Williams | Lewis, Glenn | Turner, Sylvester | Keffer | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 05/29/2001 H Reported enrolled: May 29 2001 4:48PM
Caption: Honoring the citizens of Grimes County for their peaceful resolution of a racial issue.

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