Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Jim Murphy
80th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 5/1/2024

Number of Bills: 45

HB 6 Author: Hilderbran | Keffer, Jim | Dukes | Cook, Byron
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al.
Last Action: 04/19/2007 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the allocation and use of the sporting goods sales tax revenue to fund state and local parks.

HB 12 Author: Hilderbran | Guillen | Chisum | Turner | Cook, Byron
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al.
Sponsor: Estes
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to parks, wildlife, hunting, and historic sites; the funding, powers, and duties of the Parks and Wildlife Department, the Parks and Wildlife Commission, and the Texas Historical Commission; and standards for certain state law enforcement officers; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 216 Author: Otto | Keffer, Jim | Rose | Howard, Donna | Miller
Coauthor: Anchia | Aycock | Bohac | Branch | Crabb | et al.
Sponsor: Patrick, Dan
Last Action: 05/18/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the margin of error the comptroller of public accounts must use to determine whether the local value for a school district is valid after conducting the annual property value study.

HB 225 Author: Paxton | Olivo | Escobar | Chisum | Parker
Coauthor: Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action: 04/16/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the use of state money for certain biomedical research.

HB 284 Author: Driver | King, Phil | Talton | Rose | Riddle
Coauthor: Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | Bailey | Berman | et al.
Last Action: 03/19/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the use of force or deadly force in defense of a person.

HB 285 Author: Herrero | Corte, Frank | Escobar | Hilderbran | Turner
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Anderson | Bailey | et al.
Last Action: 05/02/2007 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to a consumer debt owed by certain military personnel called to active duty.

HB 291 Author: Jackson, Jim | Harper-Brown | Bohac | Parker | Laubenberg
Coauthor: Anderson | Berman | Brown, Betty | Crabb | Flynn | et al.
Last Action: 04/16/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to requiring governmental entities and contractors with governmental entities to participate in the federal work authorization program; providing a penalty.

HB 375 Author: Anchia | Heflin | Cook, Robby
Coauthor: Bohac | Frost | Garcia | Gonzales | Gonzalez Toureilles | et al.
Last Action: 04/12/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the development of a state strategy for increasing the availability of low-emission automotive fuels for Texas drivers.

HB 461 Author: Miller | Kolkhorst | Hughes | Anderson | Cook, Robby
Coauthor: Aycock | Bailey | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.
Sponsor: Estes
Last Action: 05/23/2007 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to participation in an animal identification system.

HB 589 Author: Aycock | Delisi | Miller | Corte, Frank
Coauthor: Creighton | Darby | Murphy | Vaught | Zerwas
Sponsor: Fraser
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the student enrollment required for certain institutions of higher education to operate as general academic teaching institutions and to receive certain revenue.

HB 624 Author: King, Phil | Taylor | Woolley | Crabb
Coauthor: Bohac | Davis, John | Howard, Charlie | Murphy | Talton | et al.
Sponsor: Fraser
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the securitization of the nonbypassable delivery rates of transmission and distribution utilities.

HB 979 Author: Berman | Bohac | Jackson, Jim
Coauthor: Laubenberg | Murphy
Last Action: 02/12/2007 H Referred to Elections
Caption: Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification.

HB 1022 Author: Hilderbran | Keffer, Jim | Otto | Martinez Fischer | Cook, Robby
Coauthor: Alonzo | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor: Williams
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on adoption of const. amendment
Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of a motor vehicle owned by an individual and used in the course of the owner's occupation or profession and also for personal activities of the owner and to the rendition of such vehicles.

HB 1034 Author: Riddle | Berman | Flynn | Hilderbran | Branch
Coauthor: Anchia | Anderson | Bailey | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.
Sponsor: Patrick, Dan
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the pledge of allegiance to the state flag.

HB 1060 Author: Parker | McClendon | Zerwas
Coauthor: Harper-Brown | Macias | Murphy | Van Arsdale
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to the use of electronically readable information from a driver's license or personal identification certificate by hospitals.

HB 1094 Author: Hughes | Rodriguez | Smithee | Laubenberg
Coauthor: Anderson | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | et al.
Last Action: 04/25/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients.

HB 1098 Author: Bonnen | Delisi | Flynn | Howard, Charlie | Keffer, Jim
Coauthor: Anderson | Aycock | Bailey | Berman | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor: Hegar
Last Action: 05/08/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to immunization against human papillomavirus.

HB 1186 Author: Morrison
Coauthor: Murphy
Last Action: 04/26/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions.

HB 1196 Author: Kolkhorst | Parker
Coauthor: Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Flynn | Harless | et al.
Sponsor: Janek
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to restrictions on the use of certain public subsidies.

HB 1212 Author: Pierson | Pena | Truitt | Veasey
Coauthor: Anchia | Bohac | Bolton | Brown, Fred | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to the penalties for intoxication assault and intoxication manslaughter and to the sentencing of defendants convicted of those offenses.

HB 1256 Author: Hilderbran | Gattis
Coauthor: Christian | Cook, Robby | King, Phil | Murphy | O'Day | et al.
Last Action: 02/14/2007 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of immigration laws.

HB 1284 Author: Creighton | Callegari | Phillips | Taylor | Van Arsdale
Coauthor: Christian | Crabb | Davis, John | Flynn | Hancock | et al.
Last Action: 04/03/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax.

HB 1287 Author: Chisum | Flynn | Zerwas | Berman | Eissler
Coauthor: Anderson | Aycock | Bonnen | Branch | Brown, Betty | et al.
Sponsor: Estes
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to public school elective courses providing academic study of the Bible.

HB 1503 Author: Lucio III | Escobar | Pena | Goolsby | O'Day
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anderson | Aycock | Christian | Cohen | et al.
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to a person's eligibility for a license to carry a concealed handgun and to the prosecution of certain offenses involving the possession of a weapon.

HB 1703 Author: Howard, Charlie | Flynn
Coauthor: Anderson | Berman | Brown, Betty | Callegari | Chisum | et al.
Last Action: 05/10/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the transfer of an embryo except in an adoption proceeding; providing a penalty.

HB 1744 Author: Smith, Wayne
Coauthor: Murphy
Last Action: 02/26/2007 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of Transportation in an area under the jurisdiction of a local or regional toll authority.

HB 1887 Author: Truitt | Pena | Branch | Latham | Anchia
Coauthor: Alonzo | Bohac | Brown, Betty | Christian | Cohen | et al.
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to the punishment for and prevention of the offense of burglary of vehicles.

HB 1892 Author: Smith, Wayne | Dutton | Hartnett | Creighton | Howard, Charlie
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Callegari | Cohen | Coleman | Crabb | et al.
Sponsor: Williams
Last Action: 05/18/2007 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties and other entities with respect to certain transportation projects; providing penalties.

HB 2017 Author: Giddings | Berman | Crabb | Turner | Martinez Fischer
Coauthor: Alonzo | Chavez | Gonzales | Herrero | Leibowitz | et al.
Sponsor: West, Royce
Last Action: 05/23/2007 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the date of the primary election and related procedures.

HB 2136 Author: Hancock
Coauthor: Aycock | Bohac | Brown, Fred | Christian | Cook, Byron | et al.
Last Action: 05/01/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to public disclosure of student referrals for services made by counselors in public schools.

HB 2656 Author: Parker | Homer | King, Phil | Hartnett | Rose
Coauthor: Creighton | England | Murphy | O'Day | Paxton | et al.
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/17/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to requiring that a driver's license, personal identification certificate, commercial driver's license, and commercial driver learner's permit issued by the Department of Public Safety state that the holder is a registered sex offender.

HB 2683 Author: Chisum | Flynn | Zedler | Davis, John | Brown, Betty
Coauthor: Callegari | Christian | Cook, Byron | Crownover | Eissler | et al.
Sponsor: Estes
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to funding for programs that support the development of healthy marriages or the strengthening of families.

HB 2684 Author: Chisum | Flynn | Zedler | Davis, John | Brown, Betty
Coauthor: Callegari | Christian | Cook, Byron | Crownover | Eissler | et al.
Last Action: 04/18/2007 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Relating to marriage education courses for couples considering divorce and the waiting period for a divorce on the grounds of insupportability.

HB 2685 Author: Chisum | Flynn | Zedler | Davis, John | Brown, Betty
Coauthor: Callegari | Christian | Cook, Byron | Crownover | Eissler | et al.
Sponsor: Estes
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to certain requirements for issuance of a marriage license, including an optional premarital education course.

HB 2772 Author: Kolkhorst | Chisum | Woolley | Harper-Brown | Coleman
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Anderson | Aycock | Bailey | Berman | et al.
Last Action: 03/14/2007 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to a moratorium on the inclusion of certain provisions in a comprehensive development agreement or the sale of a toll project and to the creation and duties of a study committee.

HB 2785 Author: Paxton | Hughes | Eissler | Keffer, Jim | Bonnen
Coauthor: Berman | Bohac | Christian | Crabb | Davis, John | et al.
Last Action: 05/15/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to school district property tax rate reductions.

HB 3900 Author: Morrison | Villarreal | McCall | Otto | Cook, Byron
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Aycock | Bailey | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the Texas tomorrow fund II prepaid tuition unit undergraduate education program.

HCR 67 Author: Leibowitz | Chisum | Swinford | Heflin | Hardcastle
Coauthor: Allen, Alma | Alonzo | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al.
Sponsor: Seliger
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Urging Congress to provide further drought relief for Texas.

HJR 39 Author: Allen, Alma | Giddings | Bohac | Turner | Thompson
Coauthor: Alonzo | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | Bailey | et al.
Sponsor: Ellis
Last Action: 05/23/2007 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Post-ratifying Amendment XXIV to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the denial or abridgment of the right to vote for failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.

HJR 44 Author: Branch | Paxton | Anderson | Raymond | Cook, Robby
Coauthor: Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | et al.
Last Action: 05/07/2007 H Failed of adoption
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a franchise tax rate to be approved by three-fourths of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.

HJR 53 Author: Paxton | Hughes | Taylor | Harper-Brown | Van Arsdale
Coauthor: Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | Callegari | Christian | et al.
Last Action: 04/18/2007 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding limitations on taxation and expenditures by the state government and local governments.

HJR 54 Author: Hilderbran | Keffer, Jim | Otto | Martinez Fischer | Cook, Robby
Coauthor: Alonzo | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor: Williams
Last Action: 05/29/2007 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation one motor vehicle owned by an individual and used in the course of the owner's occupation or profession and also for personal activities of the owner.

HJR 59 Author: Elkins | Bailey | Bonnen | Leibowitz | Callegari
Coauthor: Anchia | Berman | Bohac | Brown, Fred | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 04/30/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a legislative session.

HJR 81 Author: Parker
Coauthor: Hughes | Murphy | Zerwas
Last Action: 05/10/2007 H Returned to committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds vote of the legislature to enact and submit to the voters a law imposing an income tax or increasing that tax.

HR 624 Author: Aycock
Coauthor: Murphy | Zerwas
Last Action: 03/16/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2007 3:08PM
Caption: Commending Major John Oh for his exemplary actions in the midst of a critical medical event.

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