Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Gary VanDeaver
87th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/19/2024

Number of Bills: 31

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (19):
HB 306 Author: VanDeaver
Last Action: 02/25/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption: Relating to the medical advisory board.

HB 315 Author: VanDeaver | Guillen
Sponsor: Hughes
Last Action: 06/04/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the purchasing of the uniform of certain honorably retired or medically discharged peace officers.

HB 318 Author: VanDeaver | Cain
Last Action: 05/17/2021 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the prohibition of certain employment discrimination regarding an employee who is a volunteer emergency responder.

HB 363 Author: VanDeaver
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/26/2021 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to restricting the use of personally identifiable student information by an operator of a website, online service, online application, or mobile application used for a school purpose and providing an exemption from certain restrictions for a national assessment provider.

HB 685 Author: VanDeaver | Guillen
Last Action: 03/01/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Caption: Relating to the creation of a critical care protection program for veterinarian electric customers.

HB 773 Author: VanDeaver | Ashby | Rogers
Sponsor: Powell
Last Action: 05/28/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to indicators of achievement under the public school accountability system.

HB 890 Author: VanDeaver | Lopez
Last Action: 05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to remotely conducting depositions, hearings, and other proceedings in juvenile cases.

HB 1414 Author: VanDeaver
Last Action: 04/30/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the powers of the TexAmericas Center, including its authority to issue bonds.

HB 1496 Author: VanDeaver
Sponsor: Lucio
Last Action: 05/25/2021 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to requiring school districts to report management fees under certain cooperative purchasing contracts.

HB 1942 Author: VanDeaver | Bernal
Last Action: 05/10/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the adult high school charter school program.

HB 2688 Author: VanDeaver
Last Action: 05/12/2021 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to the term of office for certain trustees of an independent school district.

HB 3126 Author: VanDeaver | Guillen
Last Action: 05/17/2021 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the health care providers authorized to examine a person to determine whether the person is incapacitated for purposes of certain guardianship proceedings.

HB 3128 Author: VanDeaver | Ashby | Bailes | Darby | Stucky
Last Action: 03/19/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 19 2021 2:52PM
Caption: Relating to the career and technology education allotment under the Foundation School Program.

HB 3402 Author: VanDeaver
Sponsor: Hughes
Last Action: 05/26/2021 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Franklin County Water District.

HB 3668 Author: VanDeaver | Metcalf | Guillen | Bernal | King, Ken
Last Action: 04/30/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the administration of assessment instruments in public schools, eliminating the requirement to use public school assessment instruments as a criterion for promotion or graduation, and the temporary suspension of certain accountability determinations for a school district or campus in a school year in which the operations of the district or campus are disrupted as a result of a declared disaster.

HB 3862 Author: VanDeaver
Last Action: 05/05/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to a recommendation for the removal of a member of the board of trustees of a school district by other members of the board.

HB 3989 Author: VanDeaver
Last Action: 03/29/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption: Relating to rules by the State Board for Educator Certification regarding virtual observation options for field-based experiences and internships required for educator certification.

HB 3991 Author: VanDeaver | Guillen | Price | Lambert | González, Mary
Last Action: 03/29/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption: Relating to measures to assist small and rural school districts in implementing a collegiate model and expanding broadband access, including the establishment of the Rural Schools and Communities Technical Assistance Center and a grant program.

HCR 3 Author: VanDeaver
Last Action: 04/13/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House of Representatives to direct the appropriate house and senate committees to conduct an interim study regarding the feasibility of integrating the Northeast Texas Trail into the state park system.

Joint Author (12):
HB 81 Author: Rodriguez | VanDeaver | Bell, Keith | Bernal | Talarico
Last Action: 05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to a public school campus's election under a campus turnaround plan to operate as a community school.

HB 582 Author: Cole | Toth | VanDeaver | Howard | Lopez
Last Action: 05/10/2021 S Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.

HB 586 Author: Cole | VanDeaver | Israel
Last Action: 05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the creation of a state financing program administered by the Texas Public Finance Authority to assist school districts with certain expenses; granting authority to issue bonds or other obligations.

HB 1462 Author: Goodwin | VanDeaver | Moody
Last Action: 03/05/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 5 2021 1:21PM
Caption: Relating to the prescriptive authority of certain psychologists; authorizing a fee.

HB 1525 Author: Huberty | VanDeaver | King, Ken | Dutton | González, Mary
Sponsor: Taylor
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the public school finance system and public education.

HB 2120 Author: Bell, Keith | Tinderholt | VanDeaver | Buckley
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to school district hearings regarding complaints.

HB 2344 Author: Zwiener | Bernal | VanDeaver | Buckley | Lozano
Last Action: 05/14/2021 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to authorizing the use of a writing portfolio assessment to assess writing performance for public school students.

HB 3297 Author: Allison | Burns | VanDeaver | Landgraf | Murr
Last Action: 04/29/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to election integrity and the prevention of fraud in the conduct of an election; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 3805 Author: Howard | VanDeaver
Last Action: 03/23/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 23 2021 10:13AM
Caption: Relating to the costs of expansion of open-enrollment charter schools.

HB 4099 Author: Murr | Oliverson | Morales, Eddie | Landgraf | VanDeaver
Last Action: 04/13/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an interim study of the appraisal of agricultural land for ad valorem tax purposes.

HB 4387 Author: González, Mary | VanDeaver | Stucky | Raney | Guillen
Last Action: 05/12/2021 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Transfer Grant Pilot Program.

HR 1250 Author: Murr | Meyer | Landgraf | Burns | VanDeaver
Last Action: 05/26/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 26 2021 2:55PM
Caption: Recognizing Emma Cullins Holland of Heath on being the first person to lose a tooth on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives during a legislative session.

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