Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Harold V. Dutton, Jr.
83rd Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/25/2024

Number of Bills: 92

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (90):
HB 164 Author: Dutton | Burnam
Last Action: 02/06/2013 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to abolishing the death penalty.

HB 182 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 02/06/2013 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the penalty for certain offenders for possession of a small amount of certain controlled substances.

HB 183 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 02/06/2013 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offense of official oppression.

HB 184 Author: Dutton | Burnam
Last Action: 05/03/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the penalties for possession of one ounce or less of marihuana or a synthetic cannabinoid by certain defendants.

HB 185 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 02/06/2013 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to liability of a governmental unit for personal injury and death caused by the governmental unit's negligence.

HB 186 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 02/06/2013 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the closure of a school campus by the board of trustees of a school district.

HB 187 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 02/06/2013 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Near Northside Management District to undertake tax increment financing.

HB 188 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 02/06/2013 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to an affirmative defense available to certain students enrolled in grade level nine or above who engage in prohibited sexual contact with another student at or above that grade level.

HB 189 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/16/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the admissibility of certain evidence in capital cases in which the state seeks the death penalty.

HB 190 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 03/04/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a suit for legal separation in a marriage.

HB 191 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 03/04/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the modification or enforcement of a child support order during the obligor's confinement in jail or prison.

HB 192 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 02/06/2013 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the receipt of an exemption or waiver for a school district or campus that is academically unacceptable.

HB 193 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/15/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to access to certain law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutorial records under the public information law.

HB 319 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/09/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in certain felony cases.

HB 320 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 02/11/2013 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the admissibility of certain confessions in capital cases.

HB 321 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 03/06/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the consequences of successfully completing a period of deferred adjudication community supervision.

HB 322 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 02/11/2013 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to procedures for management of certain public school campuses and school districts that do not satisfy certain performance standards.

HB 323 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/03/2013 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to reports to the legislature on certain administrative hearings regarding the automatic suspension of a person's driver's license.

HB 324 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 03/26/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to certain facilities and service provider transactions between school districts and charter schools.

HB 325 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 05/08/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the boundaries of public beaches.

HB 326 Author: Dutton
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to eligibility to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district.

HB 327 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/11/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to requiring notice and the dissemination of criminal history record information to the subject of the information in certain circumstances.

HB 328 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/16/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of official oppression and to the statute of limitation on prosecution of that conduct.

HB 329 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 02/11/2013 H Referred to Redistricting
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of an incarcerated person in the population data used for redistricting according to the person's last residence before incarceration.

HB 370 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 05/06/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to registering to vote and voting while in custody at certain county jails and related procedures.

HB 438 Author: Dutton
Sponsor: Ellis
Last Action: 06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption: Relating to the courts authorized to issue an occupational driver's license.

HB 439 Author: Dutton
Sponsor: Rodríguez
Last Action: 05/16/2013 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the restoration of certain rights to a criminal defendant.

HB 653 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 02/14/2013 H Referred to Corrections
Caption: Relating to the frequency with which certain parolees are required to report to their supervision officer.

HB 821 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 02/18/2013 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.

HB 936 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 02/19/2013 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct with respect to a switchblade knife.

HB 1374 Author: Dutton | Miller, Rick | Huberty | McClendon | Davis, John
Last Action: 04/09/2013 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 1375 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 02/26/2013 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to an exemption for certain solo practitioner attorneys from electronic filing fees.

HB 1378 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/25/2013 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to the creation of Harris County Improvement District No. 23; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

HB 1643 Author: Dutton | Toth
Last Action: 03/04/2013 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to equal opportunity for access by private and parochial school students to certain University Interscholastic League sponsored activities.

HB 1644 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 03/04/2013 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to filing requirements applicable to administrative writs of withholding for child support.

HB 1861 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 03/04/2013 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to service of process on certain public officials.

HB 1862 Author: Dutton
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption: Relating to the criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct with respect to a switchblade knife.

HB 1885 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/08/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the functions and operation of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

HB 1957 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/09/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the recovery school district.

HB 2050 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/26/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of a task force to conduct a study and develop recommendations to alleviate the incidence of gun violence in this state.

HB 2077 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/22/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to municipal fees in certain populous municipalities.

HB 2104 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/09/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to charter schools and accurately accounting for workforce development statistics.

HB 2107 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/29/2013 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Facilities Commission; authorizing fees.

HB 2131 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/29/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of a specialty court for certain first-time DWI offenders; imposing fees for participation and alcohol monitoring.

HB 2138 Author: Dutton
Sponsor: Ellis
Last Action: 06/14/2013 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the board of directors of the Near Northside Management District and to the district's boundaries and territory.

HB 2139 Author: Dutton
Sponsor: Ellis
Last Action: 06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Near Northside Management District to undertake tax increment financing.

HB 2496 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 03/12/2013 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Department of Public Safety to allow blood pressure machines to be located in driver's license offices.

HB 2908 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 05/01/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to authority of a municipality to adopt certain ordinances.

HB 2909 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 03/19/2013 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to access to public alternative high schools and high-school-level disciplinary alternative education programs for advising concerning postsecondary educational and training opportunities.

HB 2983 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/09/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Education Agency and to the abolition of the State Board for Educator Certification and the transfer of its functions to the Texas Education Agency; changing the amounts of certain fees.

HB 2984 Author: Dutton
Sponsor: Ellis
Last Action: 06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption: Relating to lobbying expenditures that are made jointly.

HB 3358 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 03/19/2013 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to an open-enrollment charter high school designed to prevent students from dropping out of school.

HB 3359 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 03/19/2013 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to imposing a tax on the gross receipts from certain admissions fees charged by sexually oriented businesses.

HB 3360 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/17/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to periodic reauthorization of municipal building permit fees.

HB 3361 Author: Dutton
Sponsor: Birdwell
Last Action: 06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs; authorizing and otherwise affecting the application of certain fees.

HB 3408 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 03/25/2013 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to reports to the legislature on administrative hearings conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

HB 3409 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/15/2013 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to a periodic review and expiration dates of state and local tax preferences.

HB 3524 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 03/20/2013 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to payment by a school district of the costs of developmental coursework provided by an institution of higher education under the success initiative.

HB 3860 Author: Dutton
Sponsor: Whitmire
Last Action: 06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Generation Park Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

HB 3947 Author: Dutton
Sponsor: Garcia
Last Action: 06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 402 regarding road projects.

HJR 53 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 02/06/2013 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a court to partition the community property and to characterize future earnings of spouses as separate property on legal separation of the spouses.

HJR 54 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 05/03/2013 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the boundaries of public beaches and declaring that the state holds public beaches in trust for the use of the public.

HJR 100 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/08/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the sanctions that may be assessed against a judge or justice following a formal proceeding instituted by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

HJR 114 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/15/2013 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the periodic review of state and local tax preferences and the expiration of certain tax preferences if not reauthorized by law.

HR 73 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 01/10/2013 H Filed
Caption: Commending Dr. Louis C. Sidney, Sr., for his service to St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Houston.

HR 112 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 02/21/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 21 2013 9:21AM
Caption: Honoring the life of Althea Lewis Renfro of Houston.

HR 113 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 01/30/2013 H Reported enrolled: Jan 30 2013 2:59PM
Caption: In memory of Otis Harold King of Houston.

HR 167 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 02/21/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 21 2013 10:37AM
Caption: Commending Dr. Louis C. Sidney, Sr., for his service to St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Houston.

HR 168 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 02/21/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 21 2013 8:48AM
Caption: In memory of Ella Mae Eagleton of Crosby.

HR 324 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 02/21/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 21 2013 9:44AM
Caption: Congratulating the Reverend George T. Curry, Jr., on his 20th pastoral anniversary at Greater Union Missionary Baptist Church in Houston.

HR 477 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 02/27/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 27 2013 12:43PM
Caption: Congratulating Beatrice Lehman Green of Houston on the occasion of her 100th birthday.

HR 637 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 02/27/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 27 2013 12:41PM
Caption: Commemorating the 12th annual Black History Program at Northwest Preparatory Academy Charter School in Houston.

HR 726 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 03/21/2013 H Reported enrolled: Mar 21 2013 11:03AM
Caption: In memory of Houston artist Bert Long, Jr.

HR 846 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/03/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 3 2013 1:05PM
Caption: Congratulating Solomon Hagger, Jr., of Houston on his retirement from the United States Postal Service.

HR 847 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/03/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 3 2013 1:03PM
Caption: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Faith Missionary Baptist Church in Houston.

HR 969 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/04/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 4 2013 4:34PM
Caption: Congratulating Agnes Fontenette Green of Houston on the occasion of her 100th birthday.

HR 970 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/04/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 4 2013 3:05PM
Caption: Honoring the Julia C. Hester House in Houston on its 70th anniversary.

HR 971 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 03/18/2013 H Referred to Rules & Resolutions
Caption: Recognizing March 19, 2013, as the Day of Innocence.

HR 1134 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 03/26/2013 H Reported enrolled: Mar 26 2013 8:45PM
Caption: In memory of Frank Thompson, Jr., of Houston.

HR 1295 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/04/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 4 2013 12:11PM
Caption: Commemorating the groundbreaking ceremony for Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Houston.

HR 1296 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/19/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 19 2013 1:36PM
Caption: Congratulating Shirley and Lester Howard on their 50th wedding anniversary.

HR 1297 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/22/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 22 2013 9:50AM
Caption: In memory of Chad Rayshawn Bowden of Houston.

HR 1395 Author: Dutton | Miles | Thompson, Senfronia | McClendon | Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 04/09/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 9 2013 12:16PM
Caption: In memory of Pastor Lloyd Crosby of Mt. Corinth Missionary Baptist Church in Hempstead.

HR 1476 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/12/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 12 2013 2:17PM
Caption: Congratulating the 2013 recipients of the Reginald Keith Guillory Scholarship.

HR 1477 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 04/25/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 25 2013 3:51PM
Caption: Congratulating Levetta M. Washington of Houston on her 60th birthday.

HR 1595 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 05/06/2013 H Reported enrolled: May 6 2013 9:21AM
Caption: Commending the Girl Scout Gold Award recipients of the Sunshine Service Unit of the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council in Houston.

HR 1819 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 05/09/2013 H Reported enrolled: May 9 2013 3:13PM
Caption: Commending Dr. W. E. Bosarge, Jr., of Houston on his achievements.

HR 1820 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 05/09/2013 H Reported enrolled: May 9 2013 11:30AM
Caption: Commending Marie Taylor Bosarge of Houston on her contributions to her community.

HR 1930 Author: Dutton | Johnson
Last Action: 05/16/2013 H Reported enrolled: May 16 2013 6:16PM
Caption: Honoring Kappa Alpha Psi on its 81st Grand Chapter Meeting.

HR 2461 Author: Dutton
Last Action: 05/26/2013 H Reported enrolled: May 26 2013 6:17PM
Caption: Congratulating Cynthia R. Pharms on earning her master's degree in public administration from Texas Southern University.

Joint Author (2):
HB 1120 Author: Riddle | Miller, Rick | Fletcher | Dutton | Thompson, Senfronia
Sponsor: Davis
Last Action: 06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the duties of the Texas Crime Stoppers Council to encourage individuals to report criminal activity related to trafficking of persons.

HB 1534 Author: Leach | Phillips | Craddick | Dutton | Laubenberg
Sponsor: Paxton
Last Action: 06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption: Relating to the designation of certain segments of highway in Collin County and Jim Wells County.

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