Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Angie Chen Button
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 11/3/2024

Number of Bills: 85

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (49):
HB 796 Author: Button | Guillen | Turner | Lopez, Janie | Bumgarner
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/27/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to the creation and maintenance by an appraisal district of a publicly available Internet database of information regarding protest hearings conducted by the appraisal review board established for the district.

HB 797 Author: Button | Cook | Bell, Keith
Last Action: 04/20/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to eligibility requirements for a certified public accountant certificate and to take the uniform CPA examination.

HB 1265 Author: Button
Last Action: 03/03/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption: Relating to sales and use tax exemptions for wound care dressings and certain feminine hygiene products.

HB 1440 Author: Button | Neave Criado | Ramos
Sponsor: Hall
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the authority to approve change orders for certain municipal contracts.

HB 1615 Author: Button | Murr | Talarico | Raney | Morales Shaw
Sponsor: Birdwell
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to strategies to increase the availability of child-care and prekindergarten programs.

HB 1649 Author: Button | Klick | Collier | Harris, Caroline | Neave Criado
Sponsor: Parker
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to health benefit coverage for certain fertility preservation services and notice regarding certain risks of impaired fertility.

HB 1694 Author: Button | Neave Criado | Harless
Last Action: 05/09/2023 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas.

HB 1755 Author: Button | Hunter | Ordaz | Burrows | Longoria
Sponsor: Alvarado
Last Action: 05/27/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund.

HB 1912 Author: Button | Neave Criado | Plesa | Bhojani
Sponsor: West
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to student buildings fees at The University of Texas at Dallas.

HB 1932 Author: Button | Klick | Smith | Jetton
Last Action: 03/08/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 8 2023 12:09PM
Caption: Relating to a school psychologist licensed under the Occupations Code.

HB 1951 Author: Button | Thimesch | Neave Criado
Last Action: 03/08/2023 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Mar 8 2023 12:09PM
Caption: Relating to the regulation of massage therapy.

HB 2217 Author: Button | Shaheen | Goldman | Cole | Orr
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the practice of public accountancy.

HB 2466 Author: Button | Capriglione | González, Mary | Ashby | Johnson, Ann
Sponsor: West
Last Action: 05/23/2023 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas technology and innovation program.

HB 2504 Author: Button | Burns | Bucy | Clardy | Howard
Last Action: 04/26/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the award of scholarship money by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy to certain accounting students.

HB 2575 Author: Button | González, Mary | Smith | Morales, Christina | Lopez, Janie
Sponsor: Hancock
Last Action: 05/23/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the workforce diploma pilot program.

HB 2586 Author: Button
Last Action: 05/16/2023 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to participation in reemployment services as a condition of eligibility for unemployment benefits.

HB 2691 Author: Button
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/23/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the authority of the comptroller of public accounts to issue certain payments to persons who are indebted or delinquent in taxes owed to the state and to state agency reporting requirements regarding such persons.

HB 2907 Author: Button
Last Action: 05/16/2023 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to measures to prevent and address fraud in the administration of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act; providing an administrative penalty.

HB 3203 Author: Button
Last Action: 03/15/2023 H Referred to International Relations & Economic Development: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM
Caption: Relating to the sunset review of local workforce development boards in this state.

HB 3358 Author: Button | Capriglione | Shine | Thierry | Turner
Last Action: 05/11/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the amount of the refund to which certain persons are entitled of sales and use taxes imposed on tangible personal property used to provide cable television services, Internet access service, or telecommunications service.

HB 3364 Author: Button | Shine | Noble | Turner | Neave Criado
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/18/2023 S Posting rule suspended
Caption: Relating to the system for appraising property for ad valorem tax purposes.

HB 3374 Author: Button | Craddick
Last Action: 05/10/2023 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the definition of qualified employee for purposes of the enterprise zone program.

HB 3520 Author: Button
Last Action: 03/16/2023 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM
Caption: Relating to the regulation of public accountancy.

HB 3521 Author: Button
Last Action: 03/16/2023 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM
Caption: Relating to the recovery of certain direct administrative costs incurred by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy in imposing disciplinary action against a license holder.

HB 4153 Author: Button
Last Action: 03/21/2023 H Referred to International Relations & Economic Development: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption: Relating to strategies to increase the availability of child-care and prekindergarten programs.

HB 4264 Author: Button
Last Action: 05/05/2023 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of the National Reined Cow Horse Association Championship Series for funding under the major events reimbursement program.

HB 4390 Author: Button | Burrows | Schaefer | Canales | Dutton
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/28/2023 S Returned from the House for further action
Caption: Relating to the Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Grant Program.

HB 4478 Author: Button | Noble | Raymond | Thierry | Shine
Last Action: 04/17/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that a county may impose on the residence homesteads of individuals who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

HB 4683 Author: Button
Last Action: 03/22/2023 H Referred to International Relations & Economic Development: Mar 22 2023 11:54AM
Caption: Relating to establishing a statewide reading enrichment program.

HB 4698 Author: Button
Last Action: 03/22/2023 H Referred to International Relations & Economic Development: Mar 22 2023 11:54AM
Caption: Relating to the collection and evaluation of data related to child care programs in this state.

HB 4774 Author: Button
Last Action: 03/22/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 22 2023 11:54AM
Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by an organization engaged primarily in performing charitable functions.

HB 5049 Author: Button
Last Action: 03/23/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
Caption: Relating to the authority of a lessee of property to appeal certain ad valorem tax determinations through binding arbitration.

HB 5050 Author: Button
Last Action: 03/23/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
Caption: Relating to notice by an appraisal review board that a protest has been dismissed because of failure by the property owner or the owner's designated agent to appear at the hearing on the protest.

HB 5054 Author: Button
Last Action: 03/23/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
Caption: Relating to the deadline by which a property owner is required to notify an appraisal review board of the owner's intent to appear at a protest hearing by telephone conference call or videoconference.

HB 5055 Author: Button
Last Action: 03/23/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
Caption: Relating to the deadline for an appraisal review board to deliver written notice of a hearing to determine whether good cause exists for the issuance of a subpoena.

HB 5056 Author: Button
Last Action: 03/23/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
Caption: Relating to the information that the chief appraiser of an appraisal district may require an agent who electronically submits a designation of agent form to provide.

HB 5057 Author: Button
Last Action: 03/23/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
Caption: Relating to a requirement that certain appraisal districts maintain an Internet website and post certain information on the website.

HB 5059 Author: Button
Last Action: 03/23/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
Caption: Relating to the procedure by which the chief appraiser of an appraisal district is required to notify an owner of property that has been omitted from the appraisal roll that the property is being added to the roll.

HB 5070 Author: Button
Last Action: 04/24/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the exclusion of services provided by a marketplace provider from the definition of data processing services.

HJR 171 Author: Button
Last Action: 04/17/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that a county may impose on the residence homesteads of persons who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.

HR 39 Author: Button
Last Action: 03/01/2023 H Reported enrolled: Mar 1 2023 1:54PM
Caption: Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Rowlett Citizen Corps Council.

HR 40 Author: Button
Last Action: 03/16/2023 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2023 11:33AM
Caption: Recognizing January 31, 2023, as Rowlett Day at the State Capitol.

HR 125 Author: Button
Last Action: 02/08/2023 H Reported enrolled: Feb 8 2023 7:35AM
Caption: Granting permission for use of the chamber of the Texas House of Representatives by the Texas DeMolay Association on February 11 and 12, 2023, and February 10 and 11, 2024.

HR 414 Author: Button
Last Action: 02/28/2023 H Reported enrolled: Feb 28 2023 8:35PM
Caption: Recognizing February 28, 2023, as Texans Protecting Parenthood After Cancer Legislative Advocacy Day.

HR 1089 Author: Button | Thompson, Senfronia | Rogers | Harris, Cody | Vo
Last Action: 04/20/2023 H Reported enrolled: Apr 20 2023 4:04PM
Caption: Recognizing May 2023 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

HR 1098 Author: Button
Last Action: 04/20/2023 H Reported enrolled: Apr 20 2023 2:43PM
Caption: Honoring Julie Reynolds of Dallas for her professional achievements and civic contributions.

HR 1134 Author: Button
Last Action: 04/28/2023 H Reported enrolled: Apr 28 2023 2:57PM
Caption: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Garland Power & Light.

HR 2224 Author: Button
Last Action: 05/25/2023 H Reported enrolled: May 25 2023 4:46PM
Caption: Congratulating Dale Craymer on his retirement as president of the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association.

HR 2371 Author: Button
Last Action: 05/28/2023 H Reported enrolled: May 28 2023 7:24PM
Caption: In memory of McCarley Jean Rutledge.

Joint Author (36):
HB 28 Author: Slawson | Frazier | Metcalf | Button
Sponsor: Birdwell
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to enhancing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the criminal offense of aggravated assault.

HB 300 Author: Howard | Button | Neave Criado | Thierry | Leach
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 05/10/2023 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption: Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain family care items.

HB 389 Author: Collier | Button | Thierry | Ordaz
Last Action: 05/11/2023 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to health benefit coverage for certain fertility preservation services under certain health benefit plans.

HB 569 Author: Bowers | Neave Criado | Jones, Venton | Button
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to activities the tolerance of which may constitute maintenance of a common nuisance.

HB 572 Author: Bowers | Jones, Venton | Button
Last Action: 04/27/2023 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Relating to the confiscation of packaged, unopened fireworks by a municipality that regulates fireworks.

HB 584 Author: Capriglione | VanDeaver | Howard | Button
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/10/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the development of a state information technology credential offered by public junior colleges or public technical institutes to address shortages in the state information resources workforce.

HB 608 Author: Shaheen | Holland | Harris, Caroline | Patterson | Button
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 06/10/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the sale of fireworks before and during the Diwali holiday.

HB 1075 Author: Harris, Cody | Button | Jetton | Shaheen | Sherman, Sr.
Last Action: 04/19/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to certain property interests of a foreign government in agricultural land.

HB 1453 Author: Anchía | Button | González, Mary | Lalani | Rose
Last Action: 03/03/2023 H Referred to Appropriations: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption: Relating to equalizing compensation for certain wrongfully imprisoned persons.

HB 1718 Author: Ashby | Button | Shine | Clardy
Last Action: 05/04/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to rural development funds and insurance tax credits for certain investments in those funds; authorizing fees.

HB 1723 Author: Raymond | Button
Last Action: 05/09/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to requiring the Department of Information Resources to conduct a study concerning the cybersecurity of small businesses.

HB 1888 Author: Lopez, Janie | Raney | Guillen | Button
Last Action: 05/12/2023 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties.

HB 1934 Author: Rogers | Button | Raney | Thompson, Ed | Hefner
Last Action: 03/08/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 8 2023 12:09PM
Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of income-producing tangible personal property having a value of less than a certain amount.

HB 2194 Author: Ordaz | Button | King, Ken | Burrows | Longoria
Sponsor: Hughes
Last Action: 06/17/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to establishing a "Made in Texas" labeling program.

HB 2334 Author: Burns | Button | Shine | Buckley
Sponsor: Paxton
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for certain work performed on certain private property.

HB 2374 Author: Landgraf | Darby | Manuel | Thimesch | Button
Last Action: 04/24/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate an energy source or engine.

HB 2788 Author: Jetton | Harris, Cody | Button
Last Action: 04/20/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense.

HB 2871 Author: González, Mary | Capriglione | Button | Bucy | Lalani
Sponsor: Paxton
Last Action: 05/04/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the establishment by The University of Texas at Austin of a program to promote computer science education capacity in this state.

HB 3621 Author: Talarico | Button | Bernal | Johnson, Julie | Goodwin
Last Action: 05/05/2023 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a county or municipality of all or part of the appraised value of real property used to operate a child-care facility.

HB 3768 Author: Bucy | Capriglione | Button | Howard
Last Action: 05/16/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the formation of decentralized unincorporated associations and the use of distributed ledger or blockchain technology for certain business purposes; authorizing a fee.

HB 3771 Author: Johnson, Julie | Button | Buckley | Rose | Morrison
Last Action: 05/10/2023 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the creation of the employer child-care contribution partnership program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission; authorizing a civil penalty.

HB 4077 Author: Noble | Button | Frank | Capriglione | Cook
Sponsor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 06/10/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to the procedure for qualifying for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of an elderly person.

HB 4309 Author: Neave Criado | Button
Last Action: 05/10/2023 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to prohibiting certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions in employment agreements.

HB 4734 Author: Lopez, Janie | Button | Guillen | Garcia
Last Action: 05/17/2023 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to a study evaluating this state's business advantages, economic climate, and workforce readiness, and a report on attracting offshore wind energy supply chain industries to this state.

HB 4772 Author: Thierry | Burrows | Noble | Button | Cortez
Last Action: 05/11/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to an excise tax on, and storage, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements for, certain nontobacco nicotine products; providing a civil penalty; imposing a tax.

HB 5100 Author: Bhojani | Turner | Thierry | Button | Shine
Last Action: 04/24/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a one-time credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed by a taxing unit on the residence homestead of a first-time home buyer and to the effect of the credit on the determination of the taxable value of a school district.

HB 5202 Author: Neave Criado | Button | Meyer | Anchía | Goodwin
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 06/11/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a central database containing information about offenders who have committed certain violent offenses.

HCR 39 Author: Anchía | Meza | Jetton | Button | Wu
Last Action: 05/02/2023 H Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
Caption: Designating an area in Dallas as Koreatown Dallas for a 10-year period ending in 2033.

HCR 86 Author: Jetton | Button | Anchía
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Taiwan and for the expansion of Taiwan's role on the global stage.

HCR 87 Author: Jetton | Button
Last Action: 05/16/2023 S Referred to Administration
Caption: Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the alliance between the Republic of Korea and the United States.

HR 47 Author: Wu | Vo | Button | Jetton | Lalani
Last Action: 01/25/2023 H Reported enrolled: Jan 25 2023 1:01PM
Caption: Commemorating the Lunar New Year on January 22, 2023.

HR 152 Author: Neave Criado | Button | Ramos | Bowers
Last Action: 03/16/2023 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2023 1:59PM
Caption: Congratulating Bryan Bradford on his retirement as the city manager of Garland.

HR 295 Author: Meyer | Goldman | Button | Patterson
Last Action: 03/10/2023 H Reported enrolled: Mar 10 2023 12:27PM
Caption: In memory of Robert Lynn "Skip" Trimble of Dallas.

HR 301 Author: Ramos | Button
Last Action: 02/22/2023 H Reported enrolled: Feb 22 2023 3:01PM
Caption: In memory of Lawrence Slatter.

HR 433 Author: Ramos | Button | Plesa
Last Action: 03/02/2023 H Reported enrolled: Mar 2 2023 10:25AM
Caption: Recognizing March 1, 2023, as Richardson Day at the State Capitol.

HR 873 Author: Bernal | Button | Talarico | Johnson, Julie
Last Action: 04/04/2023 H Reported enrolled: Apr 4 2023 1:24PM
Caption: Recognizing April 1-7, 2023, as the Week of the Young Child.

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