Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Alma Allen
87th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/25/2024

Number of Bills: 45

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (30):
HB 785 Author: Allen | Reynolds | Johnson, Jarvis
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/04/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to behavior improvement plans and behavioral intervention plans for certain public school students and notification and documentation requirements regarding certain behavior management techniques.

HB 787 Author: Allen | Murr | Rodriguez | White | Sherman, Sr.
Sponsor: Miles
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to conditions of community supervision prohibiting contact with certain persons.

HB 953 Author: Allen
Last Action: 04/07/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the award of diligent participation credit to defendants confined in a state jail felony facility.

HB 960 Author: Allen | Reynolds | Gervin-Hawkins | Morales Shaw
Last Action: 04/23/2021 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the location of certain public meetings for certain permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

HB 1068 Author: Allen | Guillen | Reynolds | Crockett
Sponsor: Lucio
Last Action: 05/25/2021 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the use of personal leave during school holidays by certain school district employees.

HB 1324 Author: Allen
Last Action: 04/13/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to eligibility requirements to obtain a pass for expedited access to the State Capitol.

HB 1594 Author: Allen
Last Action: 03/08/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 8 2021 1:09PM
Caption: Relating to policies on the recess period in public schools.

HB 1844 Author: Allen | Canales
Last Action: 04/07/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the composition of the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

HB 1846 Author: Allen | Reynolds | Morales Shaw | Minjarez | Davis
Last Action: 04/07/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

HB 1847 Author: Allen | Reynolds | Morales Shaw | Minjarez | Davis
Last Action: 03/11/2021 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Mar 11 2021 1:34PM
Caption: Relating to certain benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

HB 2145 Author: Allen
Last Action: 05/12/2021 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to information on classes or programs required to be completed before an inmate is released on parole.

HB 2146 Author: Allen
Last Action: 05/11/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the punishment of certain controlled substance offenses committed in a drug-free zone.

HB 2147 Author: Allen
Last Action: 05/17/2021 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of driving while license invalid, the period of certain driver's license suspensions, and the requirement that a peace officer take possession of a person's driver's license following the person's failure to pass or refusal to consent to a test for intoxication.

HB 2297 Author: Allen
Last Action: 03/15/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 15 2021 4:50PM
Caption: Relating to prohibiting certain releases of a student to the student's parent after school-initiated communication by a school district and open-enrollment charter school.

HB 2754 Author: Allen | Cole | Collier
Last Action: 05/12/2021 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to post-release housing for inmates released on parole or to mandatory supervision.

HB 2756 Author: Allen | Bernal | Collier
Sponsor: Miles
Last Action: 05/24/2021 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 24 2021 5:25PM
Caption: Relating to the donation of food by public school campuses.

HB 3296 Author: Allen | Guillen
Last Action: 03/19/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 19 2021 2:52PM
Caption: Relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees; making an appropriation.

HB 3547 Author: Allen
Last Action: 04/14/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information; authorizing a fee.

HB 3879 Author: Allen
Last Action: 03/24/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 24 2021 11:23AM
Caption: Relating to corporal punishment in public schools.

HB 4106 Author: Allen | Johnson, Ann
Last Action: 03/29/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption: Relating to a public school student's transition from an alternative education program to a regular classroom and the admission of certain students with a criminal or disciplinary history.

HB 4189 Author: Allen
Last Action: 05/05/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to program accessibility for female inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 4214 Author: Allen | Guillen
Last Action: 05/08/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the eligibility for an occupational license by certain former inmates and the practice of certain occupations by an inmate of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 4371 Author: Allen
Last Action: 04/29/2021 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Relating to juvenile justice reform, including the age of a child at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over the child and the age of criminal responsibility.

HCR 115 Author: Allen
Last Action: 05/30/2021 H Filed
Caption: Congratulating Toni Middleton Lewis on her retirement from Houston Public Works.

HJR 51 Author: Allen | Reynolds
Last Action: 03/01/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting slavery and involuntary servitude.

HR 234 Author: Allen
Last Action: 03/22/2021 H Reported enrolled: Mar 22 2021 3:43PM
Caption: Recognizing February 28 to March 6, 2021, as Obesity Care Week in Texas.

HR 698 Author: Allen
Last Action: 04/27/2021 H Reported enrolled: Apr 27 2021 10:34AM
Caption: Honoring Dr. Grenita Lathan for her service as interim superintendent of the Houston Independent School District.

HR 1397 Author: Allen
Last Action: 05/31/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2021 12:12PM
Caption: Congratulating Dr. Patrice Lanette Allen on her receipt of a master's degree in business administration from Lamar University.

HR 1744 Author: Allen
Last Action: 06/02/2021 H Reported enrolled: Jun 2 2021 11:11PM
Caption: Honoring the Intercultural Development Research Association and the inaugural cohort of its Education Policy Fellows Program.

HR 2083 Author: Allen
Last Action: 06/02/2021 H Reported enrolled: Jun 2 2021 8:24PM
Caption: Honoring Lillie Schechter of Houston for her service as chair of the Harris County Democratic Party.

Joint Author (15):
HB 65 Author: Johnson, Jarvis | Morales, Christina | Coleman | Thompson, Senfronia | Allen
Last Action: 04/19/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the requirements for notice of a standard permit for certain concrete plants.

HB 517 Author: Beckley | Talarico | Allen
Last Action: 04/23/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a school district policy regarding custodian workloads.

HB 959 Author: Reynolds | Crockett | Morales Shaw | Campos | Allen
Last Action: 05/07/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to municipal civilian complaint review boards in certain municipalities.

HB 1116 Author: Thompson, Ed | Oliverson | Allen | Perez
Sponsor: Alvarado
Last Action: 05/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to toll collection and enforcement on state highway toll lanes by entities other than the Texas Department of Transportation.

HB 1307 Author: González, Mary | Allen | Guillen
Sponsor: Menéndez
Last Action: 06/08/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the care of pregnant women in county jail or in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 1417 Author: Harless | Allen
Last Action: 05/03/2021 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: Relating to the content of a public school campus improvement plan.

HB 1504 Author: Morales, Christina | Wu | Allen | Huberty | Johnson, Jarvis
Sponsor: Alvarado
Last Action: 05/26/2021 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to ethnic studies instruction in public schools.

HB 2109 Author: Wu | Anchia | Dean | Ordaz Perez | Allen
Last Action: 04/21/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to preventing the loss of benefits by certain retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume service.

HB 2287 Author: Thompson, Senfronia | Hunter | Dutton | Allen | Coleman
Sponsor: Powell
Last Action: 06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to data collection and receipt of certain reports by and consultation with the Collaborative Task Force on Public School Mental Health Services.

HB 2442 Author: White | Allen | Sherman, Sr.
Last Action: 05/08/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Justice Reinvestment Incentive Program.

HB 2554 Author: Gates | Burrows | Allen | Lucio III | Harris
Sponsor: Schwertner
Last Action: 05/25/2021 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the operation by a school district of a vocational education program to provide eligible high school students with vocational and educational training under a plan for the issuance of a high school diploma and the application of certain student-based allotments under the public school finance system.

HB 2954 Author: Thompson, Senfronia | Hunter | Dutton | Coleman | Allen
Sponsor: Powell
Last Action: 05/25/2021 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 25 2021 4:55PM
Caption: Relating to a suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention grant program for certain public elementary schools.

HB 3157 Author: Reynolds | Gervin-Hawkins | Rose | Allen | Bowers
Sponsor: Miles
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the criminal offenses of violation of civil rights of and improper sexual activity with persons in custody; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 3917 Author: Johnson, Ann | Thompson, Senfronia | Allen | Hull | Morales Shaw
Last Action: 04/28/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the rights of victims of sexual assault.

HR 186 Author: Sherman, Sr. | Button | Vo | Jetton | Allen
Last Action: 05/14/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 14 2021 7:51PM
Caption: Expressing support for the strengthening of the partnership between the U.S. and Taiwan and for the expansion of Taiwan's role on the global stage.

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