Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Cole Hefner
87th Legislature Third Called Session
Report Date: 3/28/2024

Number of Bills: 30

HB 13 Author: Schofield
Coauthor: Harris | Hefner | Metcalf
Last Action: 09/08/2021 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the practices and procedures of federal elections.

HB 14 Author: Toth
Coauthor: Cain | Cyrier | Hefner | King, Phil | Metcalf | et al.
Last Action: 09/08/2021 H Filed
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on certain companies that receive government contracts from requiring employees to receive a vaccination.

HB 16 Author: Toth | Wilson | Anderson | Cain
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Harris | Hefner | King, Phil | Patterson | et al.
Last Action: 09/08/2021 H Filed
Caption: Relating to processes to address election irregularities; providing a civil penalty.

HB 17 Author: Toth | Wilson | Cain
Coauthor: Anderson | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Harris | Hefner | et al.
Last Action: 09/08/2021 H Filed
Caption: Relating to a forensic audit of 2020 election results in certain counties.

HB 18 Author: Toth | Middleton
Coauthor: Cain | Hefner | King, Phil | Metcalf | Patterson | et al.
Last Action: 09/08/2021 H Filed
Caption: Relating to protecting the medical freedom and bodily autonomy of employees with respect to immunization or vaccination status.

HB 19 Author: Toth
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Cain | Hefner | King, Phil | Patterson | et al.
Last Action: 09/08/2021 H Filed
Caption: Relating to a vacancy in the office of a legislator due to an absence without official leave.

HB 20 Author: Toth
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Cain | Hefner | King, Phil | Patterson | et al.
Last Action: 09/08/2021 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the entitlement of a member of the legislature to receive certain state funds following an absence without leave when the applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum to do business.

HB 21 Author: Toth
Coauthor: Harris | Hefner | Metcalf | Swanson
Last Action: 09/09/2021 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the employment and licensing of border security officers employed by the Department of Public Safety.

HB 22 Author: Toth
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Cain | Hefner | King, Phil | Metcalf | et al.
Last Action: 09/09/2021 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the definition of abuse of a child.

HB 33 Author: Slaton
Coauthor: Hefner | Holland | Toth
Last Action: 10/12/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Oct 12 2021 11:01AM
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on certain companies and hospitals from requiring employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccination; creating a criminal offense.

HB 36 Author: Noble
Coauthor: Cook | Harris | Hefner | Metcalf | Patterson
Last Action: 09/13/2021 H Filed
Caption: Relating to prohibited logistical support by a governmental entity for procurement of an abortion or the services of an abortion provider.

HB 37 Author: Noble | Cook | Frank | Swanson
Coauthor: Cain | Capriglione | Hefner | Hull | King, Phil | et al.
Last Action: 10/12/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Oct 12 2021 11:01AM
Caption: Relating to exemptions from certain vaccination requirements.

HB 39 Author: Noble | Cook | Frank | Swanson
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Cain | Capriglione | Harris | Hefner | et al.
Last Action: 10/12/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Oct 12 2021 11:01AM
Caption: Relating to prohibited vaccination status discrimination and requirements for COVID-19 vaccines.

HB 65 Author: Krause
Coauthor: Anderson | Bell, Keith | Cook | Harris | Hefner | et al.
Last Action: 09/14/2021 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the provision of and professional liability insurance coverage for gender transitioning or gender reassignment medical procedures and treatments for certain children.

HB 74 Author: Toth
Coauthor: Cain | Hefner | Spiller | Swanson | Tinderholt
Last Action: 09/15/2021 H Filed
Caption: Relating to immunization requirements for admission to public schools.

HB 77 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Harris | Hefner | Metcalf | Swanson
Last Action: 09/17/2021 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.

HB 78 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Harris | Hefner | Metcalf | Spiller | et al.
Last Action: 09/17/2021 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution.

HB 86 Author: Tinderholt | King, Phil | Cook
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Cyrier | Hefner | Sanford | Spiller | et al.
Last Action: 10/12/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Oct 12 2021 11:01AM
Caption: Relating to prohibited COVID-19 vaccine passports; providing a civil penalty.

HB 89 Author: Oliverson
Coauthor: Anderson | Bailes | Buckley | Burns | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 09/27/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Sep 27 2021 2:25PM
Caption: Relating to a temporary reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district and the form of the ballot proposition to be used in an election to approve a tax rate adopted by a school district that exceeds the district's voter-approval tax rate; making an appropriation.

HB 90 Author: Oliverson | Meyer | Noble | Wilson | Toth
Coauthor: Anderson | Bailes | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Burns | et al.
Last Action: 10/13/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.

HB 91 Author: Murr | Guillen | Burns
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Buckley | Cain | Cook | Hefner | et al.
Last Action: 09/27/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Sep 27 2021 2:25PM
Caption: Relating to 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 93 Author: White
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Cook | Harris | Hefner | Metcalf | et al.
Last Action: 10/12/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Oct 12 2021 11:01AM
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

HB 110 Author: Slaton
Coauthor: Hefner | Holland | Swanson | Toth
Last Action: 10/12/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Oct 12 2021 11:01AM
Caption: Relating to COVID-19 vaccination policies and related measures of governmental entities; creating criminal offenses.

HB 117 Author: White | Toth | Bailes | Guillen | Burns
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Cain | Cook | Harris | Hefner | et al.
Last Action: 09/27/2021 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, and related school finance reform; imposing taxes.

HB 118 Author: Darby | Guillen
Coauthor: Ashby | Bell, Keith | Burns | Cook | Dean | et al.
Last Action: 09/28/2021 H Filed
Caption: Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

HB 125 Author: Slaton
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Hefner | Holland | Swanson
Last Action: 09/29/2021 H Filed
Caption: Relating to prohibitions on compliance with and enforcement of federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates; creating criminal offenses.

HB 141 Author: Spiller | Leman | Guillen
Coauthor: Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action: 10/04/2021 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses committed in the course of or for the purpose of avoiding certain law enforcement checkpoints or evading an arrest or detention; increasing criminal penalties.

HB 155 Author: Oliverson | Burrows | Noble | Klick | King, Phil
Coauthor: Anderson | Bell, Keith | Burns | Capriglione | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 10/13/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine requirements.

HB 165 Author: Slaton
Coauthor: Bell, Keith | Hefner | Holland
Last Action: 10/12/2021 H Filed
Caption: Relating to employer civil liability for COVID-19 vaccine requirements.

HB 168 Author: Harrison
Coauthor: Anderson | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 10/13/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Oct 13 2021 3:43AM
Caption: Relating to informed consent before the provision of certain medical treatments involving COVID-19 vaccination.

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