Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Jon E. Rosenthal
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 12/7/2024

Number of Bills: 56

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (46):
HB 689 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/15/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to civil liability for discriminatory false reports to law enforcement agencies or emergency service providers.

HB 690 Author: Rosenthal | Jones, Jolanda | Anchía | Garcia
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the office of community violence intervention and prevention within the Department of State Health Services and a grant program for violence intervention and prevention services.

HB 691 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to prevention of and safety requirements regarding sudden cardiac arrest affecting public school students participating in interscholastic athletics.

HB 722 Author: Rosenthal | Plesa
Last Action: 02/28/2023 H Referred to International Relations & Economic Development: Feb 28 2023 4:13PM
Caption: Relating to a prohibition of employment discrimination on the basis of reproductive decisions and certain employment agreements limiting reproductive decisions.

HB 752 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 02/28/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 28 2023 4:13PM
Caption: Relating to a change of name and sex for certain persons and the issuance of associated birth records and documentation; authorizing a fee.

HB 924 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 04/13/2023 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Relating to the age at which a person in this state may marry.

HB 986 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/02/2023 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption: Relating to the categorization, collection, and publication of certain demographic and other information pertaining to certain public benefits programs.

HB 1005 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/02/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption: Relating to the assignment of public school students enrolled in certain school districts to an uncertified teacher.

HB 1028 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/02/2023 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption: Relating to engaging in certain prohibited conduct with the intent to intimidate or interfere with a person seeking or providing health care services or attending an established place of religious worship; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 1053 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/02/2023 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption: Relating to measures to facilitate the successful completion of degree and certificate programs by certain adult learners at public institutions of higher education.

HB 1089 Author: Rosenthal | Reynolds | Wu | Ramos | Meza
Last Action: 03/02/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption: Relating to contracting with companies that boycott or discriminate against certain entities.

HB 1090 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/02/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption: Relating to contracting with companies that boycott Israel.

HB 1091 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/02/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption: Relating to contracting with companies that boycott certain energy companies.

HB 1092 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/02/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption: Relating to contracting with companies that discriminate against the firearm or ammunition industries.

HB 1102 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/02/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption: Relating to a change of name and sex for certain persons and the issuance of associated vital records and documentation; authorizing a fee.

HB 1148 Author: Rosenthal | Walle
Last Action: 03/02/2023 H Referred to Urban Affairs: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption: Relating to the repeal of the prohibition against certain municipal or county regulation of the rental or leasing of housing accommodations.

HB 1166 Author: Rosenthal | Plesa
Last Action: 04/24/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to pet deposits or fees collected by landlords.

HB 1213 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/03/2023 H Referred to Corrections: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption: Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained.

HB 1343 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/03/2023 H Referred to Community Safety, Select: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption: Relating to prohibiting carrying a firearm while intoxicated; creating a criminal offense.

HB 1344 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/03/2023 H Referred to Urban Affairs: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption: Relating to prohibiting an increase in the rent of a tenant residing in a development supported with a low income housing tax credit allocation.

HB 1457 Author: Rosenthal | Wilson | Garcia | Morales, Eddie | Cortez
Sponsor: Blanco
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to required military informed care or military cultural competency training for certain personnel of entities that provide mental health services to veterans or veterans' families before award of a state agency grant.

HB 1458 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/03/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption: Relating to the intake and disposition records of animal shelters and releasing agencies.

HB 1459 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/03/2023 H Referred to Energy Resources: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption: Relating to the establishment by the Railroad Commission of Texas of a policy to eliminate the routine flaring of natural gas from wells or other facilities regulated by the commission.

HB 1556 Author: Rosenthal | Walle
Last Action: 03/03/2023 H Referred to Urban Affairs: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption: Relating to requirements for beneficial tax treatment related to a leasehold or other possessory interest in a public facility used to provide affordable housing.

HB 1858 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/07/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 7 2023 12:31PM
Caption: Relating to the applicability to open-enrollment charter schools of certain law regarding travel expenses.

HB 1943 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/08/2023 H Referred to Elections: Mar 8 2023 12:09PM
Caption: Relating to annual applications for ballots to be voted by mail.

HB 1944 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/08/2023 H Referred to Elections: Mar 8 2023 12:09PM
Caption: Relating to the use of certain devices by a person occupying a voting station.

HB 1945 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/08/2023 H Referred to Youth Health & Safety, Select: Mar 8 2023 12:09PM
Caption: Relating to access to certain Internet websites in public schools.

HB 1946 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/08/2023 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 8 2023 12:09PM
Caption: Relating to the categorization, collection, and publication of demographic and other information pertaining to certain public benefits programs.

HB 2595 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/13/2023 H Referred to Environmental Regulation: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption: Relating to the advertisement of disposable wipes as flushable; providing a civil penalty.

HB 2661 Author: Rosenthal | Flores
Last Action: 03/13/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption: Relating to eliminating the requirement to use public school assessment instruments as indicators of achievement under the public school accountability system.

HB 2667 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/13/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption: Relating to the property tax rate imposed by a municipal utility district.

HB 2730 Author: Rosenthal | Orr
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/24/2023 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to the adoption and amendment of an annual budget by certain emergency services districts.

HB 3177 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/15/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM
Caption: Relating to the interconnection of the ERCOT power grid to grids outside the ERCOT power region.

HB 3178 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/15/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to ensure the independent organization certified for the ERCOT power region has adequate reserve power to prevent blackout conditions.

HB 3179 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/15/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM
Caption: Relating to electric power purchased for the ERCOT power region.

HB 3181 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/15/2023 H Referred to Energy Resources: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM
Caption: Relating to preparation for and response to weather emergencies that affect certain natural gas facilities; increasing the amount of civil and administrative penalties.

HB 3182 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/15/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM
Caption: Relating to the use of adaptive model data analytics software by the independent organization certified to manage the ERCOT power region.

HB 3620 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/16/2023 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM
Caption: Relating to repealing certain offenses and removing certain regulations relating to marihuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, synthetic cannabinoids, and paraphernalia.

HB 3918 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/20/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 20 2023 3:35PM
Caption: Relating to the prohibition, prevention, and remedying of certain discrimination.

HB 4361 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/21/2023 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption: Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for certain cancer-related treatments or items.

HB 4480 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/21/2023 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of a criminal offense relating to making false statements or reports of child abuse or neglect.

HB 4691 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/22/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 22 2023 11:54AM
Caption: Relating to public school accountability, including performance standards and sanctions and public high school graduation requirements.

HB 4817 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 03/23/2023 H Referred to Community Safety, Select: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
Caption: Relating to a handgun safety course required for the transfer of a handgun.

HB 4918 Author: Rosenthal | Cain | Bernal | Plesa
Last Action: 05/11/2023 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to the processing, manufacture, and sale of hemp products for smoking.

HR 1009 Author: Rosenthal
Last Action: 04/12/2023 H Reported enrolled: Apr 12 2023 1:00PM
Caption: Recognizing the members of Texans for Public Education.

Joint Author (10):
HB 429 Author: Schofield | Rosenthal
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to annual cost-of-living increases applicable to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

HB 1215 Author: Cook | Moody | Leach | Rosenthal | Anchía
Last Action: 05/16/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to consideration of criminal history of applicants for public employment.

HB 1918 Author: Lopez, Janie | Neave Criado | Jones, Jolanda | Orr | Rosenthal
Last Action: 05/11/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to publication by the attorney general of a contingent fee contract for legal services for political subdivisions and related information.

HB 2818 Author: Cain | Rosenthal | King, Tracy O. | Toth | Bernal
Last Action: 05/04/2023 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to the production and regulation of hemp; providing an administrative penalty; requiring a permit to conduct certain research involving hemp; authorizing a fee; creating a criminal offense.

HB 3373 Author: Thimesch | Harris, Cody | Rosenthal | Goodwin | Orr
Last Action: 05/10/2023 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to the administration, implementation, and enforcement of federal produce safety standards by the Department of Agriculture.

HB 4625 Author: Reynolds | Rosenthal | Allen | Thompson, Senfronia
Last Action: 05/02/2023 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Relating to bullying, cyberbullying, and identity-based bullying in public schools.

HB 4771 Author: Bhojani | Rosenthal | Jones, Jolanda | Stucky | Lambert
Last Action: 05/16/2023 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the creation of tenant legal services offices by local governments to assist low-income residential tenants in eviction cases and in cases involving discrimination based on the tenants' disabilities.

HB 5166 Author: Morales Shaw | Shaheen | Flores | Rosenthal | Hayes
Last Action: 04/25/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the development of a language access plan to increase access to assistance under health and human services programs by certain individuals.

HR 1069 Author: Bhojani | Lalani | Oliverson | Rosenthal | Jetton
Last Action: 04/20/2023 H Reported enrolled: Apr 20 2023 2:42PM
Caption: Commemorating Eid al-Fitr 2023.

HR 2008 Author: Oliverson | Rosenthal | Harless | Morales Shaw | Hull
Last Action: 05/22/2023 H Reported enrolled: May 22 2023 4:59PM
Caption: Congratulating Mark Henry on his retirement as superintendent of Cypress-Fairbanks ISD.

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