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Texas Legislature Bills Coauthored Rep. Steve Allison 87th Legislature Regular Session Report Date: 4/19/2024
Number of Bills: 54

HB 4	Author:	Price \| Oliverson \| Coleman \| Ashby \| Guillen
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anderson \| Beckley \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Buckingham
	Last Action:	06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the provision and delivery of certain health care services in this state, including services under Medicaid and other public benefits programs, using telecommunications or information technology and to reimbursement for some of those services.

HB 5	Author:	Ashby \| Anderson \| Paddie \| Price \| Canales
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Bailes \| Beckley \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Nichols
	Last Action:	06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas.

HB 6	Author:	Cain \| Schofield \| Klick \| Clardy \| Jetton
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/07/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to election integrity and security, including by preventing fraud in the conduct of elections in this state; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.

HB 8	Author:	Pacheco \| White \| Dean \| Guillen \| Collier
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Beckley \| Bonnen \| Bowers \| Campos \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/04/2021 S Referred to Jurisprudence
	Caption:	Relating to access by a hiring law enforcement agency to an applicant's employment records.

HB 15	Author:	Thompson, Senfronia \| Bonnen \| Goldman \| Coleman \| Meyer
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Button \| Canales \| Dean \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	05/26/2021 S Not again placed on intent calendar
	Caption:	Relating to the creation of the Texas brain university research initiative.

HB 19	Author:	Leach \| Ashby \| Meyer
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Bailes \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Taylor
	Last Action:	06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
	Caption:	Relating to civil liability of a commercial motor vehicle owner or operator, including the effect that changes to that liability have on commercial automobile insurance.

HB 40	Author:	Talarico \| Price \| Lucio III \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Meyer
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson \| Beckley \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/06/2021 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to a cap on the monthly price of insulin and insulin supplies.

HB 133	Author:	Rose \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Walle \| Thierry \| Reynolds
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Bucy \| Button \| Canales \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
	Caption:	Relating to the provision of certain benefits under Medicaid and the Healthy Texas Women program, including the transition of case management for children and pregnant women program services and Healthy Texas Women program services to a managed care program.

HB 290	Author:	Cortez \| Rose \| Oliverson \| Johnson, Ann \| Frank
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Ashby \| Bucy \| Button \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	05/26/2021 S Not again placed on intent calendar
	Caption:	Relating to the period of continuous eligibility and a periodic eligibility review for a child for Medicaid.

HB 359	Author:	Geren \| Hunter \| Burrows \| Clardy \| Johnson, Julie
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Ashby \| Bailes \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/10/2021 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Relating to recovery under uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance coverage.

HB 525	Author:	Shaheen \| Dean \| Noble \| Harless \| Cook
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Ashby \| Bell, Keith \| Bonnen \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hall
	Last Action:	06/18/2021 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the protection of religious organizations.

HB 571	Author:	Gates \| Oliverson \| Bonnen \| Moody \| Harris
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anderson \| Ashby \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to the establishment of a bundled-pricing program to reduce certain health care costs in the state employees group benefits program.

HB 574	Author:	Bonnen \| Goldman
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Burns \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Taylor
	Last Action:	06/03/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
	Caption:	Relating to the creation of criminal offenses involving elections.

HB 764	Author:	Krause \| Landgraf \| Burns \| Slawson \| Patterson
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson \| Ashby \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/10/2021 S Referred to Education
	Caption:	Relating to the academic assessment of public school students.

HB 797	Author:	Howard \| Price \| Jetton \| Guerra \| Klick
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Button \| Canales \| Guillen \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Buckingham
	Last Action:	05/18/2021 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the possession and administration of certain vaccines by a home and community support services agency or its employees.

HB 803	Author:	Middleton \| Morales, Eddie \| Cain \| White \| Pacheco
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Bailes \| Campos \| Cason \| Cortez \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/26/2021 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to equal parenting orders in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

HB 873	Author:	Collier \| Pacheco \| Shaheen \| Stucky \| Ordaz Perez
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Ashby \| Beckley \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/13/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to the unlawful restraint of a dog; creating a criminal offense.

HB 1219	Author:	Gates \| Holland \| Guillen \| Canales \| Paul
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/27/2021 H Recommitted to committee: Apr 27 2021 2:25PM
	Caption:	Relating to the dissolution by petition of a municipal management district.

HB 1239	Author:	Sanford \| Metcalf \| Raymond \| Slawson \| Noble
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Paxton
	Last Action:	06/16/2021 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the prohibited suspension of laws protecting religious freedom and prohibited closure of places of worship.

HB 1259	Author:	Darby \| Anderson \| Stucky \| Buckley \| Rogers
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Bell, Keith \| Burns \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Seliger
	Last Action:	06/09/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
	Caption:	Relating to the rural veterinarian incentive program.

HB 1314	Author:	Hefner \| Cain \| Jetton \| Swanson
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to manufacturing requirements for hardware and software used in a voting system used in an election in this state.

HB 1458	Author:	Swanson \| Slawson \| White \| Noble
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/05/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 5 2021 1:21PM
	Caption:	Relating to the separation based on biological sex of athletics teams sponsored by a public school or institution of higher education.

HB 1468	Author:	Bell, Keith \| Huberty \| Toth \| González, Mary \| Dutton
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Bowers \| Burns \| Dean \| Guillen \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Taylor
	Last Action:	05/30/2021 H Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
	Caption:	Relating to a local remote learning program operated by a public school.

HB 1515	Author:	Slawson \| Cain \| Burrows \| Klick \| Leach
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/30/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to abortion, including abortions after detection of an unborn child's heartbeat; authorizing a private civil right of action.

HB 1535	Author:	Klick \| Dean \| Price \| Oliverson \| Howard
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anchia \| Beckley \| Bernal \| Bowers \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Schwertner
	Last Action:	06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
	Caption:	Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis by patients with certain medical conditions and the establishment of compassionate-use institutional review boards to evaluate and approve proposed research programs to study the medical use of low-THC cannabis in the treatment of certain patients.

HB 1650	Author:	Schaefer \| Oliverson \| Bell, Cecil \| Guillen \| Buckley
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Cain \| Cason \| Clardy \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/23/2021 H Considered in Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to the regulation of plumbing, including the requirements to obtain a tradesman plumber-limited license.

HB 1655	Author:	Thierry \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Darby \| Hunter \| Patterson
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson \| Bernal \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/30/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to restrictions on the age of persons employed by or allowed on the premises of a sexually oriented business; creating a criminal offense.

HB 1900	Author:	Goldman \| Metcalf \| Bonnen \| Raymond \| Button
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Huffman
	Last Action:	06/01/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
	Caption:	Relating to municipalities that adopt budgets that defund municipal police departments.

HB 1912	Author:	Wilson \| Murr \| Walle \| Martinez \| Parker
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anderson \| Beckley \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/19/2021 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to air quality permits for aggregate production operations and concrete batch plants.

HB 2087	Author:	Perez \| Cain \| Huberty \| Johnson, Jarvis \| Oliverson
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Bailes \| Bell, Cecil \| Bernal \| Biedermann \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to mandatory arbitration for certain municipal fire departments and employee bargaining agents.

HB 2211	Author:	Metcalf \| Bonnen \| Moody \| Oliverson \| Klick
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Cain \| Campos \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Perry
	Last Action:	06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
	Caption:	Relating to in-person visitation with hospital patients during certain periods of disaster.

HB 2275	Author:	Zwiener \| Huberty \| Oliverson \| Frank \| Paddie
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Bailes \| Beckley \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/14/2021 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Relating to the creation and uses of the critical infrastructure resiliency fund and the eligibility of certain water-related projects for state financial assistance.

HB 2308	Author:	Gates \| Frank \| Leman \| Minjarez \| Rose
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anderson \| Bailes \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
	Caption:	Relating to procedures in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

HB 2337	Author:	Klick \| Noble \| Oliverson \| Bonnen \| Frank
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/26/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to abortion complication reporting and the regulation of drug-induced abortion procedures, providers, and facilities; creating a criminal offense.

HB 2366	Author:	Buckley \| Harless \| Ellzey \| Murr
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hughes
	Last Action:	06/01/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
	Caption:	Relating to criminal conduct that endangers law enforcement; creating a criminal offense and increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 2554	Author:	Gates \| Burrows \| Allen \| Lucio III \| Harris
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Schwertner
	Last Action:	05/25/2021 S Placed on intent calendar
	Caption:	Relating to the operation by a school district of a vocational education program to provide eligible high school students with vocational and educational training under a plan for the issuance of a high school diploma and the application of certain student-based allotments under the public school finance system.

HB 2557	Author:	Rogers \| Darby \| Frullo \| Guillen
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| Buckley \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/10/2021 S Referred to Education
	Caption:	Relating to a school security volunteer program in certain counties.

HB 2586	Author:	Thierry \| Paddie \| Harless \| Button \| Goldman
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Biedermann \| Bucy \| Burns \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hall
	Last Action:	05/24/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
	Caption:	Relating to an annual audit of the independent organization certified for the ERCOT power region.

HB 2637	Author:	Cook \| Anchia \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Rose \| Goldman
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anderson \| Ashby \| Bailes \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/11/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to the creation of the urban air mobility advisory committee.

HB 3046	Author:	Middleton \| Burrows \| Metcalf \| Harris
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Creighton
	Last Action:	05/25/2021 S Placed on intent calendar
	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 3218	Author:	Schaefer \| Oliverson
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Biedermann \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to the regulation of abortion, including information regarding perinatal palliative care and prohibiting discriminatory abortions; authorizing disciplinary action; providing a civil remedy; creating a criminal offense.

HB 3257	Author:	King, Phil \| Goldman \| Parker \| Moody \| Hernandez
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Button \| Campos \| Deshotel \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Alvarado
	Last Action:	06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
	Caption:	Relating to the creation of the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission.

HB 3507	Author:	Rogers \| Capriglione \| Guillen \| Stephenson \| Perez
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson \| Ashby \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/22/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to a one-time supplemental payment of benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

HB 3712	Author:	Thompson, Ed \| White \| Schaefer \| Cyrier \| Moody
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Ashby \| Bell, Keith \| Bonnen \| et al.
	Sponsor:	West
	Last Action:	06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
	Caption:	Relating to the training of and policies for peace officers.

HB 3810	Author:	Hunter \| Canales \| Morrison \| Lucio III \| Middleton
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Bonnen \| Cain \| Deshotel \| Dominguez \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/19/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
	Caption:	Relating to the authority of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association to raise premium rates on association policies.

HB 3833	Author:	King, Phil \| Burrows \| Shine \| Rogers \| Harris
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Anderson \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hancock
	Last Action:	06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the appraisal of certain real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

HB 4272	Author:	Klick \| Oliverson \| Howard \| Jetton \| Guerra
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Zwiener
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	05/29/2021 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
	Caption:	Relating to requirements for and prohibited uses of information contained in the immunization registry.

HB 4442	Author:	Raymond \| Ellzey \| Guillen \| Longoria \| Reynolds
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Dean \| Thompson, Ed
	Last Action:	05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to the regulation of oil and gas waste; imposing a fee.

HB 4509	Author:	Bonnen \| Metcalf
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Biedermann \| King, Phil \| Middleton \| Spiller \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Taylor
	Last Action:	06/18/2021 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to instruction on informed American patriotism in public schools.

HCR 27	Author:	Guillen \| Shaheen
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Huberty
	Last Action:	03/11/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 11 2021 1:34PM
	Caption:	Designating the first full week in April as Gifted and Talented Students Week for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

HCR 51	Author:	Morales, Christina \| Neave \| Minjarez \| Romero, Jr. \| Perez
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson \| Ashby \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Alvarado
	Last Action:	06/14/2021 E Signed by the Governor
	Caption:	Urging the United States Congress to pass the I am Vanessa Guillén Act.

HJR 72	Author:	Leach \| Parker \| Noble \| Slawson
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| Biedermann \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/11/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit this state or a political subdivision of this state from prohibiting or limiting religious services of religious organizations.

HJR 99	Author:	Canales \| Ashby \| Kuempel \| King, Ken \| Geren
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Bailes \| Beckley \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Nichols
	Last Action:	06/01/2021 E Filed with the Secretary of State
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a county to finance the development or redevelopment of transportation or infrastructure in unproductive, underdeveloped, or blighted areas in the county; authorizing the issuance of bonds and notes.

HJR 152	Author:	Raney \| Morrison \| King, Phil \| Howard \| Guerra
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anderson \| Beckley \| Bowers \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/05/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding certain organizational and procedural matters related to the legislature.

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