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Texas Legislature Bills Coauthored Rep. Tommy Merritt 79th Legislature Regular Session Report Date: 4/25/2024
Number of Bills: 39

HB 52	Author:	Hopson \| Farabee \| Hughes \| Menendez
	Coauthor:	Allen, Alma \| Anchia \| Bailey \| Blake \| Bonnen \| et al.
	Last Action:	01/27/2005 H Referred to Public Education
	Caption:	Relating to health coverage or compensation supplementation for certain education employees.

HB 116	Author:	Geren \| Escobar \| Cook, Byron \| Leibowitz
	Coauthor:	Merritt
	Last Action:	05/11/2005 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to the establishment of the farm and ranch lands conservation program.

HB 129	Author:	Berman \| Orr \| Cook, Robby \| Blake \| McReynolds
	Coauthor:	Cook, Byron \| Gallego \| Gonzalez Toureilles \| Griggs \| Homer \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Eltife
	Last Action:	06/18/2005 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the authority to require a convicted person to perform manual labor for a nonprofit organization or a cemetery maintained by the county.

HB 225	Author:	Driver \| Keel \| Hupp \| Rose \| Hegar
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Bailey \| Baxter \| Berman \| Blake \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Deuell
	Last Action:	06/18/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
	Caption:	Relating to the issuance and expiration of certain licenses to carry a concealed handgun.

HB 259	Author:	Elkins \| Bonnen \| Hughes \| Riddle \| Keffer, Jim
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Bohac \| Branch \| Brown, Fred \| Callegari \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Jackson, Mike
	Last Action:	05/12/2005 S Motion to suspend regular order fails
	Caption:	Relating to the powers of a county, municipality, or local entity with respect to the regulation of traffic on highways under its jurisdiction.

HB 474	Author:	West, George "Buddy"
	Coauthor:	Merritt
	Sponsor:	Armbrister
	Last Action:	06/18/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
	Caption:	Relating to the duty of a gas utility to report certain transactions to the Railroad Commission of Texas.

HB 507	Author:	Moreno, Joe E.
	Coauthor:	Geren \| Merritt
	Last Action:	02/07/2005 H Referred to Civil Practices
	Caption:	Relating to civil liability of certain volunteer health care providers.

HB 685	Author:	Rose \| Berman \| Guillen
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Branch \| Herrero \| McReynolds \| Merritt \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Van de Putte
	Last Action:	05/24/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
	Caption:	Relating to the requirements that apply to certain armed forces personnel who apply to obtain or renew a concealed handgun license.

HB 692	Author:	Menendez \| Riddle \| Hupp \| Dukes \| Vo
	Coauthor:	Allen, Alma \| Allen, Ray \| Alonzo \| Anchia \| Baxter \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/12/2005 S Referred to Criminal Justice
	Caption:	Relating to the punishment for and certain civil consequences of committing the offense of prostitution.

HB 809	Author:	Hilderbran
	Coauthor:	Allen, Alma \| Denny \| Jackson, Jim \| Leibowitz \| Merritt \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Staples
	Last Action:	06/18/2005 E Effective on 1/1/06
	Caption:	Relating to excepting certain motor vehicles owned by an individual and used for the production of income from required rendition for ad valorem tax purposes.

HB 823	Author:	Keel \| Pena \| Gonzalez Toureilles \| Eissler \| Hupp
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Baxter \| Brown, Betty \| Campbell \| Casteel \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hinojosa
	Last Action:	06/16/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
	Caption:	Relating to the applicability of the offense of unlawful carrying of weapons to certain persons and to the consequence of certain presumptions in the prosecution of a criminal offense.

HB 864	Author:	King, Phil \| Hill \| Hegar \| Goolsby
	Coauthor:	Allen, Ray \| Anderson \| Berman \| Blake \| Bonnen \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/11/2005 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the regulation of the cloning of human beings; providing penalties.

HB 894	Author:	Hodge \| Branch \| Chavez \| Anchia \| Pena
	Coauthor:	Allen, Alma \| Allen, Ray \| Alonzo \| Anderson \| Bailey \| et al.
	Sponsor:	West, Royce
	Last Action:	05/27/2005 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to produce samples at municipally owned farmers' markets.

HB 941	Author:	Geren \| Rose \| Menendez
	Coauthor:	Dawson \| Farrar \| Homer \| Leibowitz \| Martinez, "Mando" \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Eltife
	Last Action:	06/17/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
	Caption:	Relating to restrictions on the use of claims history for certain water damage.

HB 1066	Author:	Hegar \| Driver \| Pena \| Homer \| Flynn
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Guillen \| Hopson \| Laubenberg \| McReynolds \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Staples
	Last Action:	05/17/2005 S No action taken in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the issuance of concealed handgun licenses to residents of other states and to reciprocity agreements with other states concerning concealed handgun licenses.

HB 1076	Author:	Crabb \| Guillen \| Anderson \| Eissler \| Escobar
	Coauthor:	Denny \| Hopson \| Leibowitz \| Merritt \| Miller \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Van de Putte
	Last Action:	05/24/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
	Caption:	Relating to waiving hunting and fishing license fees for certain military personnel.

HB 1170	Author:	Miller \| Delisi \| Hupp \| Pickett \| Hunter
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Escobar \| Guillen \| Hopson \| Merritt \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Shapleigh
	Last Action:	06/17/2005 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the award of higher education course credit for the completion of certain military training and to readmission to a public institution of higher education of students who withdraw to perform active military service.

HB 1212	Author:	King, Phil \| Bonnen \| Swinford \| Allen, Ray \| Escobar
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Baxter \| Berman \| Blake \| Bohac \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/12/2005 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to abortion and parental consent to an abortion; providing penalties.

HB 1348	Author:	Eiland \| Smith, Todd \| Anchia
	Coauthor:	Allen, Alma \| Alonzo \| Bailey \| Baxter \| Bonnen \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/02/2005 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
	Caption:	Relating to political contributions and expenditures; providing civil and criminal penalties.

HB 1500	Author:	Moreno, Joe E.
	Coauthor:	Geren \| Merritt
	Last Action:	02/28/2005 H Referred to State Affairs
	Caption:	Relating to the creation of an offense involving certain sales of tickets to events; providing a penalty.

HB 1612	Author:	Olivo
	Coauthor:	Allen, Alma \| Alonzo \| Anchia \| Bailey \| Casteel \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/03/2005 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to promotion of students to certain grade levels in public school.

HB 1613	Author:	Olivo
	Coauthor:	Allen, Alma \| Alonzo \| Anchia \| Bailey \| Bohac \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/03/2005 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the requirements for a high school diploma.

HB 1624	Author:	Goolsby \| Giddings \| Driver \| Harper-Brown \| Jackson, Jim
	Coauthor:	Allen, Ray \| Anchia \| Blake \| Branch \| Crownover \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/12/2005 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the establishment of a law school in the city of Dallas by the University of North Texas System.

HB 1771	Author:	Delisi \| Hill \| McReynolds \| Coleman \| Truitt
	Coauthor:	Allen, Alma \| Allen, Ray \| Alonzo \| Anchia \| Anderson \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Nelson
	Last Action:	06/18/2005 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the Medicaid managed care delivery system.

HB 2199	Author:	Madden \| Branch
	Coauthor:	Merritt
	Sponsor:	Deuell
	Last Action:	06/18/2005 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the salaries of a county elections administrator and the administrator's employees.

HB 2451	Author:	Moreno, Joe E.
	Coauthor:	Branch \| Geren \| Merritt
	Sponsor:	Gallegos
	Last Action:	06/17/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
	Caption:	Relating to the sale, service, and delivery of alcoholic beverages; providing penalties.

HB 2696	Author:	Anchia \| Hartnett \| Jackson, Jim \| Vo
	Coauthor:	Allen, Alma \| Alonzo \| Branch \| Burnam \| Campbell \| et al.
	Sponsor:	West, Royce
	Last Action:	06/18/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
	Caption:	Relating to the licensing and regulation of massage therapy and massage establishments and certain services related to massage; providing penalties.

HB 2969	Author:	Menendez
	Coauthor:	Allen, Alma \| Alonzo \| Burnam \| Campbell \| Coleman \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/27/2005 H No action taken in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the disclosure of certain information from an early voting roster.

HB 2997	Author:	Morrison \| Truitt \| Olivo \| Brown, Betty \| Casteel
	Coauthor:	Allen, Ray \| Anderson \| Berman \| Blake \| Bohac \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/04/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to the reporting of abortion; creating an offense.

HB 3224	Author:	Riddle \| Goolsby \| Gallego \| Escobar \| Uresti
	Coauthor:	Allen, Alma \| Allen, Ray \| Anchia \| Anderson \| Bailey \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/10/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to benefits for certain members of the United States armed forces and the Texas National Guard and their survivors.

HB 3305	Author:	Isett, Carl \| Hegar \| Bonnen \| Swinford \| Homer
	Coauthor:	Allen, Ray \| Anderson \| Berman \| Blake \| Branch \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/13/2005 H No action taken in committee
	Caption:	Relating to coercing a woman to have an abortion and parental notification of abortion; creating offenses.

HB 3472	Author:	Moreno, Joe E. \| Gallego
	Coauthor:	Branch \| Geren \| Merritt
	Last Action:	03/23/2005 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
	Caption:	Relating to the punishment for the offense of theft committed during a natural disaster.

HCR 36	Author:	Smith, Wayne \| Escobar \| Berman \| Goodman \| Zedler
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Branch \| Brown, Betty \| Campbell \| Castro \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hinojosa
	Last Action:	05/20/2005 E Signed by the Governor
	Caption:	Giving legislative authorization to a Vietnam War monument for the Capitol grounds, subject to state law and rules of the State Preservation Board.

HCR 89	Author:	Grusendorf \| Hughes \| Bohac \| Smithee \| Paxton
	Coauthor:	Allen, Ray \| Anderson \| Baxter \| Berman \| Bonnen \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Brimer
	Last Action:	05/28/2005 E Signed by the Governor
	Caption:	In memory of President Ronald Wilson Reagan.

HCR 208	Author:	Coleman
	Coauthor:	Allen, Alma \| Allen, Ray \| Alonzo \| Anchia \| Anderson \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/25/2005 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Encouraging the board of regents of Texas Southern University to name a building, an outdoor plaza, or an interior space of honor on the campus after the Honorable Joe E. Moreno.

HJR 6	Author:	Chisum \| Hartnett \| Hopson \| Howard, Charlie \| McReynolds
	Coauthor:	Allen, Ray \| Anderson \| Berman \| Blake \| Bohac \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Staples
	Last Action:	05/25/2005 E Filed with the Secretary of State
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman.

HJR 44	Author:	McReynolds \| Escobar \| Smith, Wayne \| Berman \| Corte, Frank
	Coauthor:	Allen, Alma \| Allen, Ray \| Anderson \| Bailey \| Blake \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/19/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize an increase in the amount of the ad valorem tax exemptions for veterans who are certified as having certain disability ratings.

HR 5	Author:	Keel \| Hamric \| McClendon \| Luna \| Dutton
	Coauthor:	Allen, Ray \| Berman \| Blake \| Bohac \| Branch \| et al.
	Last Action:	01/14/2005 H Reported enrolled: Jan 14 2005 8:52AM
	Caption:	House Rules of Procedure for the 79th Legislature.

HR 516	Author:	Raymond
	Coauthor:	Blake \| Branch \| Brown, Betty \| Callegari \| Campbell \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/30/2005 H Referred to House Administration
	Caption:	Amending the Housekeeping Resolution to provide for display of the motto "In God We Trust" in the House chamber.

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