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Texas Legislature Bills Coauthored Rep. Briscoe Cain 86th Legislature Regular Session Report Date: 4/20/2024
Number of Bills: 98

HB 2	Author:	Burrows
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/30/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to ad valorem taxation; authorizing fees.

HB 5	Author:	Phelan \| Bonnen, Greg \| Harless \| Morrison \| Deshotel
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to debris management and other disaster recovery efforts.

HB 6	Author:	Morrison \| Zerwas \| Hunter \| Huberty \| Phelan
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to disaster relief and recovery.

HB 13	Author:	Phelan \| Larson \| Longoria \| Guerra \| Zerwas
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Creighton
	Last Action:	05/16/2019 S No action taken in committee
	Caption:	Relating to flood planning, mitigation, and infrastructure projects; making an appropriation.

HB 16	Author:	Leach \| Bonnen, Greg \| Klick \| Oliverson \| Morrison
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to the enforcement of the rights of a living unborn child after an abortion; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

HB 24	Author:	Romero, Jr. \| Neave \| Burns
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bailes \| Beckley \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/10/2019 S Referred to Criminal Justice
	Caption:	Relating to increasing criminal penalties for certain family violence offenses committed when a child is or may be present during the commission of the offense.

HB 26	Author:	Metcalf \| Larson \| Phelan \| Huberty \| Oliverson
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Ashby \| Beckley \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Nichols
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to the notification of affected persons of certain releases of water from certain dams.

HB 47	Author:	Swanson
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Lang \| Stickland \| Zedler
	Last Action:	02/11/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 11 2019 5:01PM
	Caption:	Relating to prohibited acts regarding abortion for a physician or applicant for a medical license.

HB 59	Author:	Swanson
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Lang \| Zedler
	Last Action:	03/21/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the system by which an application for a low income housing tax credit is scored.

HB 63	Author:	Moody \| Collier \| White \| Dutton \| Phelan
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Anchia \| Beckley \| Bernal \| Biedermann \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/30/2019 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain marihuana possession and drug paraphernalia possession offenses; imposing a fee.

HB 88	Author:	Swanson
	Coauthor:	Bucy \| Cain \| Lang \| Zedler
	Sponsor:	Fallon
	Last Action:	06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to an election ballot.

HB 96	Author:	Swanson
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Lang
	Last Action:	03/21/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the evaluation of an application for a low income housing tax credit.

HB 121	Author:	Swanson \| Hunter \| Pacheco \| Oliverson \| Raymond
	Coauthor:	Biedermann \| Bonnen, Greg \| Cain \| Capriglione \| Flynn \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Creighton
	Last Action:	05/28/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of trespass by certain persons carrying handguns.

HB 134	Author:	Swanson
	Coauthor:	Biedermann \| Cain \| Lang \| Middleton \| Shaheen \| et al.
	Last Action:	02/19/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the form of ballot propositions in an election seeking authorization for the issuance of school district bonds supported by property taxes.

HB 143	Author:	Swanson
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Lang \| Zedler
	Last Action:	02/13/2019 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 13 2019 12:10PM
	Caption:	Relating to authorizing the provision of temporary secure storage for weapons at certain public buildings; authorizing fees.

HB 151	Author:	Swanson
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Lang \| Zedler
	Last Action:	02/13/2019 H Referred to Elections: Feb 13 2019 12:10PM
	Caption:	Relating to the assistance of voters; increasing a penalty.

HB 154	Author:	Swanson
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Stickland \| Zedler
	Last Action:	02/13/2019 H Referred to Elections: Feb 13 2019 12:10PM
	Caption:	Relating to the recording of certain personal information of voters by election officials.

HB 218	Author:	Krause \| Oliverson \| Hernandez \| Blanco \| Shaheen
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Canales \| Goldman \| Guillen \| Harris \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/16/2019 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Relating to the abolition of student loan default or breach of a student loan repayment or scholarship contract as a ground for nonrenewal or other disciplinary action in relation to a professional or occupational license and to certain duties of state agencies and political subdivisions in relation to delinquent or defaulted student loans.

HB 226	Author:	Krause \| Murr \| Goldman \| Collier \| Moody
	Coauthor:	Cain
	Sponsor:	Hughes
	Last Action:	04/15/2019 S Referred to Criminal Justice
	Caption:	Relating to the creation of a commission to review certain penal laws of this state and to make certain recommendations regarding those laws, to criminal offenses previously compiled in statutes outside the Penal Code, to repealing certain of those offenses, and to conforming punishments for certain of those offenses to the penalty structure provided in the Penal Code; increasing the punishment for the criminal offenses of sedition, sabotage, and capital sabotage; imposing a civil penalty.

HB 238	Author:	Krause \| Lang
	Coauthor:	Biedermann \| Cain \| Stickland \| Swanson \| Tinderholt
	Last Action:	02/27/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas.

HB 277	Author:	Oliverson \| Button \| Murphy
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Schaefer \| Toth \| White \| Wilson
	Sponsor:	Creighton
	Last Action:	06/10/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to a requirement that online admission application forms for public institutions of higher education include a link to certain comparative gainful employment data.

HB 281	Author:	Middleton \| Phelan \| Metcalf \| Longoria \| Burrows
	Coauthor:	Bell, Cecil \| Biedermann \| Bonnen, Greg \| Burns \| Cain \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/11/2019 H Considered in Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public money for lobbying activities.

HB 293	Author:	King, Ken
	Coauthor:	Cain
	Sponsor:	Seliger
	Last Action:	06/07/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to investment training requirements for school district financial officers.

HB 297	Author:	Murr \| Burrows \| Burns \| Canales \| Darby
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bailes \| Buckley \| Cain \| Dean \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/13/2019 S Referred to Finance
	Caption:	Relating to the public school finance system, the elimination of school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, and the creation of a joint interim committee on the elimination of those taxes.

HB 302	Author:	Paul \| Nevárez \| Burns \| King, Phil \| Guillen
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hughes
	Last Action:	05/16/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to the carrying, storage, or possession of a firearm or firearm ammunition by certain persons on certain residential or commercial property.

HB 357	Author:	Stickland \| Biedermann \| Middleton \| Lang \| White
	Coauthor:	Burns \| Cain \| Hefner \| Krause \| Leman \| et al.
	Last Action:	02/19/2019 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 19 2019 1:41PM
	Caption:	Relating to the carrying of a firearm by a person who is not otherwise prohibited from possessing the firearm and to criminal offenses otherwise related to the carrying of a firearm; creating criminal offenses.

HB 363	Author:	Johnson, Jarvis \| Allen \| Miller \| Wu \| Sherman, Sr.
	Coauthor:	Bowers \| Cain \| Cole \| Goodwin \| Reynolds \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/24/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to the creation of the office of independent oversight ombudsman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 400	Author:	Tinderholt \| Anderson, Charles "Doc"
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Lang \| Middleton \| Stickland \| Swanson \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/25/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the security of the electric grid.

HB 436	Author:	Shaheen \| Krause
	Coauthor:	Biedermann \| Bohac \| Bonnen, Greg \| Cain \| Hefner \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/17/2019 H Left pending in subcommittee
	Caption:	Relating to the cessation of tolls by toll project entities in certain circumstances.

HB 525	Author:	Tinderholt
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Krause \| Lang \| Middleton \| Patterson \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/05/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the limitation on administration and use of certain assessment instruments in public schools.

HB 539	Author:	Leman \| Springer \| Nevárez \| Stucky \| Ashby
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bailes \| Bell, Keith \| Bernal \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	06/10/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the automatic admission to general academic teaching institutions and eligibility for certain scholarships of a student who is the valedictorian of the student's high school graduating class.

HB 547	Author:	Canales \| Cyrier \| Bucy \| Springer \| Geren
	Coauthor:	Bohac \| Cain \| Lang \| Metcalf \| Middleton \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Perry
	Last Action:	05/16/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to verification of hunting and fishing license information.

HB 583	Author:	White \| Toth \| Hefner
	Coauthor:	Ashby \| Burns \| Cain \| Dean \| Harris \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/06/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments or memorials located on public property; providing civil penalties.

HB 645	Author:	Raney \| King, Phil
	Coauthor:	Cain
	Last Action:	04/26/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to the appointment of certain trustees of the Blinn Junior College District.

HB 672	Author:	Rodriguez \| Morrison \| Deshotel \| Stucky \| Oliverson
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Beckley \| Bell, Cecil \| Bernal \| et al.
	Last Action:	02/21/2019 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Feb 21 2019 11:47AM
	Caption:	Relating to the sale of ale and beer by certain brewers and manufacturers to ultimate consumers for consumption off the brewers' or manufacturers' premises.

HB 729	Author:	Biedermann
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Zedler
	Last Action:	02/21/2019 H Referred to Public Education: Feb 21 2019 11:47AM
	Caption:	Relating to the equalized wealth level under the public school finance system.

HB 790	Author:	Davis, Sarah \| Farrar \| Leach
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Hefner
	Last Action:	04/26/2019 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases.

HB 803	Author:	Patterson \| Canales \| Thierry \| Toth \| Krause
	Coauthor:	Buckley \| Burns \| Button \| Cain \| Capriglione \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Paxton
	Last Action:	06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to financial reporting requirements of a toll project entity.

HB 846	Author:	Oliverson \| Krause \| Blanco
	Coauthor:	Bonnen, Greg \| Cain \| Lambert \| Toth \| White
	Last Action:	02/25/2019 H Referred to Higher Education: Feb 25 2019 6:10PM
	Caption:	Relating to the abolition of student loan default or breach of a student loan repayment or scholarship contract as a ground for nonrenewal or other disciplinary action in relation to a professional or occupational license and to certain duties of state agencies and political subdivisions in relation to delinquent or defaulted student loans.

HB 880	Author:	Calanni \| Dominguez \| Toth \| Sherman, Sr.
	Coauthor:	Anchia \| Cain \| Canales \| Cole \| Davis, Sarah \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/13/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to a severance payment to a superintendent of a school district.

HB 896	Author:	Tinderholt \| Lang \| Swanson
	Coauthor:	Biedermann \| Cain \| Stickland
	Last Action:	04/09/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to prohibiting abortion and protecting the rights of an unborn child.

HB 1035	Author:	Zedler \| Flynn
	Coauthor:	Biedermann \| Bonnen, Greg \| Burns \| Cain \| Clardy \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/18/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to protecting freedom of conscience from government discrimination.

HB 1064	Author:	Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Martinez \| Springer \| Lambert
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Dean \| Fierro \| Harris \| Hefner \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Birdwell
	Last Action:	05/24/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to designating May 4 as Texas Firefighters Day.

HB 1107	Author:	Swanson
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Landgraf \| Lang \| Zedler
	Last Action:	02/26/2019 H Referred to Elections: Feb 26 2019 12:44PM
	Caption:	Relating to the signature required on an application for voter registration or for a ballot to be voted by mail.

HB 1109	Author:	Swanson \| Frank \| Klick \| Oliverson \| Minjarez
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Lang \| Tinderholt \| Zedler
	Last Action:	04/24/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to waiving certain minimum standards for substitute care providers for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

HB 1117	Author:	Swanson
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Lang \| Zedler
	Last Action:	04/08/2019 H Considered in Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to the preservation of certain election records.

HB 1139	Author:	Thompson, Senfronia \| Leach \| Moody \| White \| Walle
	Coauthor:	Bucy \| Cain \| Johnson, Jarvis \| Ramos \| Reynolds \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Miles
	Last Action:	05/24/2019 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
	Caption:	Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with an intellectual disability.

HB 1177	Author:	Phelan \| White \| Metcalf \| Ashby \| Toth
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bell, Cecil \| Biedermann \| Bohac \| Bonnen, Greg \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Creighton
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to carrying a handgun during a state of disaster.

HB 1188	Author:	Hefner \| Sanford \| Springer \| Canales
	Coauthor:	Ashby \| Bell, Keith \| Bowers \| Buckley \| Cain \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/15/2019 S Referred to Property Tax
	Caption:	Relating to the appraisal of land for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land following a transfer between family members.

HB 1203	Author:	Middleton
	Coauthor:	Cain
	Last Action:	04/10/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs.

HB 1214	Author:	Cyrier \| Zerwas \| Price \| Turner, Chris \| Rose
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/23/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to the allocation to and use by the Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Historical Commission of certain proceeds from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on sporting goods.

HB 1256	Author:	Phelan
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Bucy \| Cain \| Canales \| Capriglione \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	05/28/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to access by certain persons to a first responder's immunization history.

HB 1262	Author:	Bell, Keith \| Nevárez \| King, Ken \| Paddie \| Canales
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bailes \| Buckley \| Bucy \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Nichols
	Last Action:	06/05/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the extended registration of certain vehicles not subject to inspection.

HB 1324	Author:	Frank \| González, Mary \| Sanford \| Dutton
	Coauthor:	Burrows \| Cain \| Hefner \| Middleton
	Last Action:	04/04/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to equal opportunity for access by home-schooled students to University Interscholastic League sponsored activities; authorizing a fee.

HB 1359	Author:	Wu \| King, Phil \| Davis, Sarah \| Longoria
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anchia \| Bernal \| Blanco \| Button \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/01/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to an attorney identification card for entrance into a building that houses a court; authorizing a fee.

HB 1364	Author:	Wu \| Zerwas \| Sheffield \| Dutton \| White
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Dominguez \| Minjarez \| Zwiener
	Last Action:	04/23/2019 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Relating to the age of a child at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over the child and to the minimum age of criminal responsibility.

HB 1365	Author:	Lucio III \| Zerwas \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Anchia \| Larson
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Beckley \| Bernal \| Blanco \| Bowers \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/15/2019 S Referred to Health & Human Services
	Caption:	Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, processing, distribution, transportation, research, testing, and delivery of low-THC cannabis for medical use by patients with certain debilitating medical conditions and the licensing of cannabis dispensing organizations, cannabis research organizations, and cannabis testing facilities; establishing the cannabis therapeutic research review board; authorizing fees.

HB 1397	Author:	Phelan \| Metcalf \| Paddie \| Price \| Moody
	Coauthor:	Ashby \| Bailes \| Bell, Cecil \| Burrows \| Cain \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Nichols
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the establishment of rates for certain non-ERCOT utilities.

HB 1441	Author:	Tinderholt \| Allen \| Stickland
	Coauthor:	Biedermann \| Cain \| Lang \| Zedler
	Last Action:	02/27/2019 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Feb 27 2019 12:47PM
	Caption:	Relating to reenrollment of certain retirees in the Texas Public School Employees Group Insurance Program.

HB 1576	Author:	Phelan \| Paddie \| Springer \| González, Mary \| Rose
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anchia \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Buckingham
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the delivery of certain transportation services under Medicaid and certain other health and human services programs.

HB 1630	Author:	King, Ken
	Coauthor:	Cain
	Last Action:	04/17/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to the funding of dual credit courses provided by public institutions of higher education.

HB 1631	Author:	Stickland \| Collier \| Burrows \| Thompson, Senfronia
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hall
	Last Action:	06/02/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to prohibiting the use of photographic traffic signal enforcement systems.

HB 1749	Author:	Wray \| Harris \| Rodriguez \| Oliverson \| Howard
	Coauthor:	Burns \| Button \| Cain \| Dominguez \| González, Mary \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Birdwell
	Last Action:	05/15/2019 S Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the requirements for a junior college district to receive approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to offer baccalaureate degree programs.

HB 1792	Author:	Klick \| Howard \| Coleman \| Moody \| Frank
	Coauthor:	Bell, Cecil \| Blanco \| Cain \| Clardy \| Darby \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/04/2019 H Left pending in subcommittee
	Caption:	Relating to the authority of certain advanced practice registered nurses.

HB 1836	Author:	Biedermann \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Stickland
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Kacal \| Lang \| Middleton \| Miller \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/02/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the preservation, maintenance, and restoration of the Alamo Cenotaph; granting the power of eminent domain.

HB 1929	Author:	Noble \| Morrison \| Klick \| King, Phil \| Springer
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/08/2019 H Reported favorably as substituted
	Caption:	Relating to the prohibition of certain transactions between a governmental entity and an abortion provider or affiliate of the provider.

HB 1936	Author:	Rose \| Zerwas \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Coleman \| Longoria
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Gervin-Hawkins \| Stickland
	Last Action:	05/09/2019 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with severe mental illness.

HB 1971	Author:	King, Ken
	Coauthor:	Cain
	Last Action:	05/01/2019 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
	Caption:	Relating to imposing an additional fee for the registration of electric and hybrid vehicles.

HB 2113	Author:	Krause \| Landgraf
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Dean \| Lang \| Martinez \| Stickland \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/06/2019 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 6 2019 1:29PM
	Caption:	Relating to the academic assessment of public school students.

HB 2189	Author:	Capriglione \| Phelan \| Canales \| Wilson \| Zerwas
	Coauthor:	Anchia \| Biedermann \| Blanco \| Cain \| Clardy \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/17/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to the disclosure of certain contracting information under the public information law.

HB 2216	Author:	Biedermann
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Lang \| Middleton \| Patterson \| Schaefer \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/06/2019 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 6 2019 1:29PM
	Caption:	Relating to display of the national motto in government buildings.

HB 2286	Author:	Oliverson \| Nevárez \| Springer \| Phelan \| Toth
	Coauthor:	Biedermann \| Cain \| Cyrier \| Harris \| Hefner \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/14/2019 S Referred to State Affairs
	Caption:	Relating to the criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct with respect to certain firearm accessories and prohibiting the enforcement of certain federal laws related to certain firearm accessories.

HB 2305	Author:	Morrison \| Lozano \| Stephenson \| Herrero \| Murr
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Ashby \| Beckley \| Bernal \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to a work group on enhancing the training and credentialing of emergency management personnel.

HB 2320	Author:	Paul
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Beckley \| Bell, Cecil \| Bernal \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Taylor
	Last Action:	05/29/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to services provided during and following a disaster.

HB 2340	Author:	Dominguez \| Murphy \| Calanni \| Bucy \| Guillen
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Beckley \| Blanco \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Johnson
	Last Action:	05/29/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to emergency and disaster management, response, and recovery.

HB 2434	Author:	Schaefer \| Swanson \| Oliverson
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bell, Cecil \| Biedermann \| Bohac \| Burns \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/18/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care and prohibiting discriminatory abortions; creating an administrative penalty, a civil remedy, and a criminal offense.

HB 2446	Author:	Swanson \| Lang \| Button \| Oliverson \| Moody
	Coauthor:	Biedermann \| Cain \| Flynn \| Johnson, Jarvis \| Lopez \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Fallon
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the availability of certain information regarding firefighters, volunteer firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, and fire safety inspectors and the certification and training for fire safety inspectors.

HB 2447	Author:	Swanson
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Lang \| Oliverson \| Stickland \| White \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/11/2019 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 11 2019 6:06PM
	Caption:	Relating to prohibited actions regarding health benefit plan coverage for enrollees who refuse to have an abortion.

HB 2496	Author:	Cyrier \| Cole \| Gervin-Hawkins \| Johnson, Jarvis
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Harris \| Holland \| Lang \| Leman \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Buckingham
	Last Action:	05/25/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the designation of a property as a historic landmark by a municipality.

HB 2505	Author:	Allison \| Pacheco \| Nevárez \| Lambert \| Bernal
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Beckley \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/11/2019 H Referred to Appropriations: Mar 11 2019 6:06PM
	Caption:	Relating to an appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

HB 2648	Author:	Biedermann
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Lang \| Middleton \| Patterson \| Swanson \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/11/2019 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Mar 11 2019 6:06PM
	Caption:	Relating to maintaining certain monuments and memorials and the names of certain public institutions; providing civil penalties.

HB 2733	Author:	Stephenson \| Raymond \| Lang \| Flynn
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Biedermann \| Bucy \| Cain \| Clardy \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/04/2019 H Left pending in subcommittee
	Caption:	Relating to the scope of practice for chiropractors.

HB 2754	Author:	White \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Toth \| Krause \| Coleman
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Bucy \| Cain \| Collier \| Israel \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/10/2019 H Motion fails
	Caption:	Relating to a limitation on the authority to arrest a person for certain misdemeanors punishable by fine only.

HB 2826	Author:	Bonnen, Greg \| Leach \| Goldman \| Gervin-Hawkins \| Longoria
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Huffman
	Last Action:	06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to procurement of a contingent fee contract for legal services by certain governmental entities.

HB 2892	Author:	Oliverson
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bell, Keith \| Biedermann \| Bohac \| Bonnen, Greg \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/12/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 12 2019 12:07PM
	Caption:	Relating to the right of conscientious refusal of a health care service.

HB 2945	Author:	Perez \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Longoria \| Price \| Goldman
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Zaffirini
	Last Action:	06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
	Caption:	Relating to payment card skimmers on motor fuel dispensers and to creating a payment fraud fusion center; imposing civil penalties; creating criminal offenses.

HB 2967	Author:	Oliverson \| Martinez Fischer \| Lucio III \| Bonnen, Greg \| Zerwas
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/02/2019 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to prohibited balance billing and an independent dispute resolution program for out-of-network coverage under certain managed care plans; authorizing a fee.

HB 3016	Author:	Schaefer \| Oliverson \| Lang \| Middleton \| Krause
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Keith \| Biedermann \| Burns \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/10/2019 S Referred to State Affairs
	Caption:	Relating to the carrying of a handgun by a license holder in a motor vehicle.

HB 3158	Author:	Raymond \| Toth \| Miller
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Biedermann \| Bohac \| Bonnen, Greg \| Cain \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/13/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 13 2019 12:36PM
	Caption:	Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients.

HB 3172	Author:	Krause \| Sanford \| Phelan \| Oliverson
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/09/2019 H Returned to committee: May 9 2019 7:33PM
	Caption:	Relating to the protection of membership in and support to religious organizations.

HB 3439	Author:	Patterson \| Parker \| Shaheen \| Geren \| Phelan
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Biedermann \| Bohac \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/08/2019 H Postponed
	Caption:	Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to require a labor peace agreement as a condition of engaging in a commercial transaction with the municipality or county.

HB 3703	Author:	Klick \| Zerwas \| Oliverson \| Sheffield \| Coleman
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Anchia \| Beckley \| Blanco \| Bucy \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Campbell
	Last Action:	06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the prescription of low-THC cannabis for medical use by certain qualified physicians to patients with certain medical conditions.

HB 3859	Author:	Johnson, Jarvis \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Huberty \| Reynolds
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Miller \| Minjarez \| Morales \| Vo
	Last Action:	04/24/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to mental health assessment programs for certain municipal police and fire departments.

HB 4296	Author:	Schaefer \| Guillen \| Phelan \| Morrison \| King, Phil
	Coauthor:	Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Biedermann \| Buckley \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hughes
	Last Action:	05/14/2019 S No action taken in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the regulation of plumbing, including the requirements to obtain a tradesman plumber-limited license.

HJR 12	Author:	Zerwas \| Davis, Sarah \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Morrison \| Coleman
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Ashby \| Bailes \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Nelson \| Watson
	Last Action:	05/14/2019 E Filed with the Secretary of State
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the maximum bond amount authorized for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

HJR 39	Author:	Cyrier \| Price \| Zerwas \| Turner, Chris \| Rose
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson, Charles "Doc" \| Ashby \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/23/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the appropriation of the net revenue received from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on sporting goods.

HJR 96	Author:	Tinderholt \| Smithee \| Geren \| Israel \| Nevárez
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Calanni \| Cyrier \| Krause \| Lang \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/25/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the transfer of a law enforcement animal to a qualified caretaker in certain circumstances.

HR 24	Author:	Oliverson \| King, Phil
	Coauthor:	Cain
	Last Action:	04/11/2019 H Considered in Calendars
	Caption:	Recognizing November 7, 2019, as Victims of Communism Memorial Day.

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