Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Bryan Slaton
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 5/6/2024

Number of Bills: 59

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (58):
HB 42 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to the definition of child abuse.

HB 91 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of criminal trespass by an illegal alien.

HB 125 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of certain election laws by district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, and county attorneys; providing a civil penalty.

HB 151 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to certain affirmative defenses to prosecution for the criminal offenses of sexual performance by a child and possession or promotion of child pornography.

HB 184 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 04/13/2023 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption: Relating to certain requirements for activation of the Texas National Guard into active combat duty.

HB 209 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to border security enhancement projects, the creation of a fund to pay for those projects, and a study on certain projects; allocating the earnings on the fund balance and reimbursement of related expenditures; granting the power of eminent domain.

HB 222 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to Elections: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to increasing the punishment of conduct constituting the offense of illegal voting.

HB 239 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to Elections: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to requiring a voter to be affiliated with a political party to vote in that party's primary election or otherwise participate in that party's affairs; creating a criminal offense.

HB 271 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 02/23/2023 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption: Relating to the criminal offense of online solicitation of a minor.

HB 858 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/01/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 1 2023 11:49AM
Caption: Relating to repealing the affirmative defense to prosecution for the criminal offense of sale, distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor.

HB 859 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/01/2023 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 1 2023 11:49AM
Caption: Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education.

HB 919 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/02/2023 H Referred to Elections: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption: Relating to the early voting period.

HB 1031 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/02/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption: Relating to remote vehicle disabling technology capable of being activated or engaged by a motor vehicle manufacturer or governmental entity; creating criminal offenses.

HB 1438 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/03/2023 H Referred to Corrections: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption: Relating to the use of a wireless communication jamming device in a correctional facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 2709 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/13/2023 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption: Relating to the protection of an unborn child's rights and criminal liability and justification for prohibited conduct.

HB 2764 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/13/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption: Relating to self-inducement of an abortion or self-prescription of an abortion-inducing drug by physicians or applicants for a medical license.

HB 2765 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/13/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption: Relating to prohibitions on the use of certain state money for emergency contraceptives.

HB 2766 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/13/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption: Relating to the selection of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district; authorizing a fee.

HB 2811 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/14/2023 H Referred to Youth Health & Safety, Select: Mar 14 2023 11:22AM
Caption: Relating to the use of a volunteer school protection force established by a county sheriff for purposes of school district safety.

HB 2889 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/14/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 14 2023 11:22AM
Caption: Relating to a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed by a taxing unit on the residence homestead of a married couple that increases in amount based upon the number of children of the couple and reimbursement to taxing units for the revenue loss incurred as a result of the credit.

HB 3279 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/15/2023 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM
Caption: Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments or memorials located on public property.

HB 3283 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/15/2023 H Referred to Transportation: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM
Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 1570 in Hunt County as the Terri Lynn Hall Free Road.

HB 3421 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/16/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM
Caption: Relating to the provision of law enforcement services in certain municipalities by the Department of Public Safety.

HB 3596 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/16/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM
Caption: Relating to proposing a referendum to the people of the State of Texas on the question of whether this state should reassert its status as an independent nation.

HB 3850 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/20/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 20 2023 3:35PM
Caption: Relating to the construction of abortion statutes in relation to pregnant biological females who do not identify as a woman or female.

HB 4129 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/21/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption: Relating to prohibiting certain erotic performances; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a civil penalty.

HB 4408 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/21/2023 H Referred to Energy Resources: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a strategic fuel reserve program in this state.

HB 4414 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/21/2023 H Referred to Transportation: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption: Relating to crosswalk marking requirements.

HB 4526 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/22/2023 H Referred to Community Safety, Select: Mar 22 2023 11:54AM
Caption: Relating to the application requirements for a license to carry a handgun.

HB 4554 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/22/2023 H Referred to Community Safety, Select: Mar 22 2023 11:54AM
Caption: Relating to the right of the people to keep and bear arms.

HB 4661 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/22/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 22 2023 11:54AM
Caption: Relating to the applicability of certain federal regulations to motor vehicles that are manufactured, sold, and operated exclusively in this state.

HB 4675 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/22/2023 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 22 2023 11:54AM
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of indecency with a child and sexual assault and to a child safety zone applicable to a person on community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision for certain sexual offenses.

HB 4676 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/22/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 22 2023 11:54AM
Caption: Relating to exempting the intrastate manufacture of certain consumer products from federal energy conservation regulation.

HB 5032 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/23/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
Caption: Relating to a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on property owned by a person who makes a donation to the state for the purpose of border security and reimbursement to taxing units for the revenue loss incurred as a result of the credit.

HB 5143 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/24/2023 H Referred to Elections: Mar 24 2023 2:34PM
Caption: Relating to accommodating a voter unable to enter a polling place.

HB 5163 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/24/2023 H Referred to Corrections: Mar 24 2023 2:34PM
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of service members and veterans to participate in a veterans treatment court program.

HB 5203 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/24/2023 H Referred to Elections: Mar 24 2023 2:34PM
Caption: Relating to the availability of paper ballots for a person voting by personal appearance.

HB 5212 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/24/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 24 2023 2:34PM
Caption: Relating to the designation of certain morgues as the Joseph R. Biden Morgue.

HCR 54 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/02/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption: Notifying the federal government of the tragic loss of firearms, accessories, and ammunition of all private gun owners in Hunt, Hopkins, and Van Zandt Counties, and possibly other counties, in a series of alleged boating accidents.

HJR 128 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/13/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed by a political subdivision on the residence homestead of a married couple that may be increased based on the number of children of the couple and to provide for the reimbursement of political subdivisions for the revenue loss incurred as a result of the credit.

HJR 177 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the secretary of state to be elected by the qualified voters at a general election instead of appointed by the governor.

HJR 193 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/23/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on property owned by a person who makes a donation to the state for the purpose of border security and to provide for the reimbursement of political subdivisions for the revenue loss incurred as a result of the credit.

HR 238 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/02/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption: Impeaching and suspending from office Judge Mary Brown, Judge of the 301st Judicial District.

HR 260 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/01/2023 H Reported enrolled: Mar 1 2023 2:11PM
Caption: Recognizing March 1, 2023, as Hunt County Day at the State Capitol.

HR 590 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/30/2023 H Reported enrolled: Mar 30 2023 4:31PM
Caption: Commemorating the 175th anniversary of Van Zandt County.

HR 591 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/30/2023 H Reported enrolled: Mar 30 2023 4:32PM
Caption: Congratulating Andrew Burton of the Rockwall Fire Department on winning the 2023 World's Strongest Firefighter competition.

HR 592 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/30/2023 H Reported enrolled: Mar 30 2023 3:07PM
Caption: Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the city of Wills Point.

HR 678 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 03/27/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 27 2023 2:31PM
Caption: Commemorating the 169th anniversary of the founding of the Republican Party.

HR 679 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 04/05/2023 H Reported enrolled: Apr 5 2023 5:01PM
Caption: Commemorating Palm Sunday 2023.

HR 886 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 04/05/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 5 2023 12:00PM
Caption: Commemorating President George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation of October 3, 1789.

HR 887 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 04/14/2023 H Reported enrolled: Apr 14 2023 3:51PM
Caption: In memory of William Edward Cole of Greenville.

HR 948 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 04/05/2023 H Referred to Resolutions Calendars: Apr 5 2023 12:01PM
Caption: Commemorating Holy Thursday 2023.

HR 961 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 04/11/2023 H Referred to Resolutions Calendars: Apr 11 2023 12:20PM
Caption: Commemorating Good Friday on April 7, 2023.

HR 965 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 04/11/2023 H Referred to Resolutions Calendars: Apr 11 2023 12:20PM
Caption: Commemorating Easter 2023.

HR 1115 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 04/17/2023 H Referred to Resolutions Calendars: Apr 17 2023 1:42PM
Caption: Commending Karen Burns for her 30 years of service to Van Zandt County.

HR 1116 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 04/17/2023 H Referred to Resolutions Calendars: Apr 17 2023 1:42PM
Caption: Congratulating Melba Jean Ethridge on her 90th birthday.

HR 1118 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 04/17/2023 H Referred to Resolutions Calendars: Apr 17 2023 1:42PM
Caption: Congratulating Marvin and Mae McDaniel on their 75th wedding anniversary.

HR 1119 Author: Slaton
Last Action: 04/17/2023 H Referred to Resolutions Calendars: Apr 17 2023 1:42PM
Caption: Commemorating the inaugural Hunt County Birthday Bash.

Joint Author (1):
HB 2813 Author: Tinderholt | Slaton
Last Action: 03/14/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 14 2023 11:22AM
Caption: Relating to a restriction on a company's facilitation of an employee's travel to obtain an abortion outside of this state.

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