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

Number of Bills: 61

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 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 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 133 Author: Isett | Delisi | Bohac | Christian
Coauthor: Berman | McCall | Hughes | Wong | Harper-Brown | et al.
Last Action: 04/23/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.

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 147 Author: Solomons | Woolley
Coauthor: Hopson | Guillen | Mabry | Wong
Sponsor: Shapleigh
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to application of the no-call list provisions to commercial mobile service providers and subscribers.

HB 155 Author: West, George "Buddy" | Pena | Casteel | Allen | Crabb
Coauthor: Van Arsdale | King | Morrison | Wong | Riddle
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to prohibiting a sex offender from owning or serving in certain capacities on behalf of a sexually oriented business; creating an offense and providing a penalty.

HB 216 Author: Hamric | Wohlgemuth | Menendez
Coauthor: Wong
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/23/2003 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 23 2003 10:51PM
Caption: Relating to the qualification of a disabled person for an exemption from ad valorem taxation on the person's residence homestead.

HB 217 Author: Hamric | Wohlgemuth | Menendez | Bohac
Coauthor: Guillen | Wong
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation on the residence homestead of an elderly person or a disabled person and to the limiting of the amount of school district ad valorem taxes that may be imposed on that homestead.

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 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 319 Author: Grusendorf
Coauthor: Wong | Bohac
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 05/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the objectives of public education.

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 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 396 Author: Mowery | Woolley | Solomons | Bohac
Coauthor: Kolkhorst | Wong
Sponsor: Williams
Last Action: 05/27/2003 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to appeals to small claims courts of certain ad valorem tax determinations.

HB 405 Author: Miller | Hupp | Delisi
Coauthor: Hunter | Wong | Riddle
Sponsor: Fraser
Last Action: 05/07/2003 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to resident tuition for military personnel and their dependents.

HB 470 Author: Hochberg | Madden | Burnam
Coauthor: Wong
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the labeling, advertising, and sale of halal foods; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 471 Author: Pickett | Hamric | Krusee | Raymond | Gutierrez
Coauthor: Berman | Branch | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Crownover | et al.
Sponsor: Lucio
Last Action: 06/21/2003 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the borrowing of money and the issuance of notes by the Texas Transportation Commission; making an appropriation.

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 614 Author: Keel | Gallego | Ellis, Dan | Talton | Gattis
Coauthor: Rodriguez | Wong
Last Action: 05/01/2003 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with mental retardation.

HB 639 Author: Smithee | Seaman | Edwards | Gallego
Coauthor: Keffer, Bill | Taylor | Wong | Cook, Byron | Bohac | et al.
Last Action: 02/12/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to rate information to be filed by certain insurers of residential property; providing an administrative 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 727 Author: Delisi | Capelo
Coauthor: Wong
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 06/16/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to disease management programs for certain Medicaid recipients.

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 869 Author: Burnam | Pena | Wohlgemuth | Keel | Riddle
Coauthor: Guillen | Christian | Hupp | Madden | Menendez | et al.
Last Action: 05/10/2003 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the criminal consequences of conduct that involves the trafficking of persons; 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 903 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Wong
Last Action: 03/18/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the listing of a business location of certain businesses in a telephone directory or database.

HB 999 Author: Madden
Coauthor: Wong
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to electronic reporting of political contributions and expenditures.

HB 1015 Author: Miller
Coauthor: Cook, Byron | Wong | Berman
Last Action: 04/23/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to prohibiting a governmental body from disclosing a person's social security number to a member of the public in certain circumstances without the person's written consent.

HB 1061 Author: Griggs
Coauthor: Wong
Sponsor: Brimer
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to municipal officer and employee participation in state travel services contracts.

HB 1112 Author: Crownover
Coauthor: Berman | Brown, Betty | Christian | Denny | Eissler | et al.
Last Action: 05/06/2003 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to returning a public school teacher to probationary contract status.

HB 1118 Author: Wohlgemuth
Coauthor: Wong
Last Action: 04/22/2003 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the enrollment of certain children and recipients of medical assistance in group health benefit plans.

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 1199 Author: Krusee | McCall | Driver | Denny | Hamilton
Coauthor: Allen | Brown, Betty | Casteel | Eissler | Ellis, Dan | et al.
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to local option elections for the sale of alcoholic beverages; providing a criminal penalty.

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 1270 Author: Seaman
Coauthor: Wong
Last Action: 04/02/2003 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to limiting the liability of certain persons giving care, assistance, or advice during a disaster.

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 1614 Author: Truitt | Capelo | Zedler
Coauthor: Wong
Sponsor: Madla
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the reporting of medical errors and the establishment of a patient safety program in hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and mental hospitals; providing an administrative penalty.

HB 1735 Author: Delisi | Capelo
Coauthor: Wong
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to disease management services under certain state-funded or state-administered health plans.

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 1889 Author: Morrison | Luna
Coauthor: Wong
Last Action: 04/07/2003 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the TexasNextStep grant program to pay tuition and required fees and textbook costs of certain students enrolled in two-year public institutions of higher education in this state.

HB 1951 Author: Hill
Coauthor: Wong
Last Action: 04/24/2003 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the collection of and the penalties incurred on delinquent ad valorem taxes.

HB 2150 Author: Denny | Howard | Marchant | Woolley | Hope
Coauthor: Wong
Last Action: 05/20/2003 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the date on which the period for early voting by personal appearance begins.

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 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 2914 Author: Baxter
Coauthor: Wong
Last Action: 05/08/2003 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to certain procedures involving the use of ballots for early voting by mail.

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 3211 Author: Heflin | Hochberg | Corte | Noriega | Berman
Coauthor: Chisum | Smith, Wayne | Wong
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/20/2003 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to certain veterans' assistance programs.

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 45 Author: Eissler
Coauthor: Wong
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
Last Action: 03/04/2003 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Congratulating Dr. Arthur K. Smith and his wife, June, on the occasion of his retirement as chancellor of the University of Houston System and as president of the University of Houston.

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 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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