Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Donna Howard
87th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/28/2024

Number of Bills: 90

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (58):
HB 320 Author: Howard
Last Action: 02/25/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption: Relating to the women's health advisory committee.

HB 321 Author: Howard | Thierry | Cole | Button | Minjarez
Last Action: 05/10/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain feminine hygiene products.

HB 322 Author: Howard | Minjarez
Last Action: 02/25/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption: Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for child and adult diapers.

HB 324 Author: Howard
Last Action: 02/25/2021 H Referred to Higher Education: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Computational Health Research Institute.

HB 325 Author: Howard | Price | Jetton | Rose
Last Action: 02/25/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption: Relating to the immunization data included in and excluded from the immunization registry.

HB 326 Author: Howard | Klick | Darby | Price | Minjarez
Last Action: 04/19/2021 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to workplace violence prevention in certain health care facilities.

HB 327 Author: Howard
Last Action: 04/27/2021 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the Internet broadcast or audio recording of certain open meetings.

HB 607 Author: Howard | Minjarez
Last Action: 03/01/2021 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Caption: Relating to a Department of Family and Protective Services plan to address the substitute care capacity needs in certain child protective services regions.

HB 608 Author: Howard | Minjarez
Last Action: 03/01/2021 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Caption: Relating to a Department of Family and Protective Services report on youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who are pregnant or who are parents.

HB 609 Author: Howard
Last Action: 03/01/2021 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for laparoscopic removal of uterine fibroids.

HB 681 Author: Howard
Last Action: 05/08/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the date of dissolution of the Save Historic Muny District.

HB 797 Author: Howard | Price | Jetton | Guerra | Klick
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 835 Author: Howard | Guerra | Frank
Last Action: 03/01/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Caption: Relating to covered benefits under the child health plan.

HB 982 Author: Howard | Darby | Klick
Last Action: 03/01/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Caption: Relating to an expedited licensing process for certain advanced practice registered nurses; authorizing a fee.

HB 1025 Author: Howard | Johnson, Ann
Last Action: 04/20/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the reapportionment of state legislative, congressional, and judicial districts and the creation, function, and duties of the Texas Redistricting Commission.

HB 1031 Author: Howard | González, Jessica
Last Action: 03/04/2021 H Referred to Elections: Mar 4 2021 4:17PM
Caption: Relating to voter registration application forms in high schools.

HB 1095 Author: Howard
Last Action: 03/04/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 4 2021 4:17PM
Caption: Relating to the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the residence homestead of an individual who is elderly or disabled to reflect any reduction from the preceding tax year in the district's maximum compressed rate.

HB 1172 Author: Howard | Tinderholt | Harless | Neave | White
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the rights of victims of sexual assault or other prohibited sexual conduct.

HB 1559 Author: Howard
Last Action: 03/08/2021 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 8 2021 1:09PM
Caption: Relating to the Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Assistance Program.

HB 1707 Author: Howard
Last Action: 03/25/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to certain automatic charges for instructional materials assessed to students enrolled at a public institution of higher education.

HB 1948 Author: Howard
Last Action: 03/15/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Mar 15 2021 10:54AM
Caption: Relating to the duties of the Department of Public Safety and licensed firearms dealers with respect to the possession or use of a suspended or revoked license to carry a handgun.

HB 1953 Author: Howard | Johnson, Julie | Slawson | Leach
Last Action: 04/26/2021 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to liability for the donation and distribution of feminine hygiene products.

HB 2049 Author: Howard
Last Action: 05/05/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the authority of pharmacists to furnish certain medications.

HB 2332 Author: Howard
Last Action: 03/15/2021 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 15 2021 4:50PM
Caption: Relating to the referral of certain pregnant women to a nurse-family partnership program.

HB 2333 Author: Howard | Rose | Guerra
Last Action: 05/17/2021 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the home nursing visitation for newborn caregivers competitive grant program.

HB 2420 Author: Howard | Israel
Last Action: 05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of the South by Southwest Conference and Festivals for funding under the Major Events Reimbursement Program.

HB 2490 Author: Howard | Rose
Last Action: 04/20/2021 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to referrals to and consent to services under certain programs designed to serve pregnant women and families.

HB 2589 Author: Howard
Last Action: 03/17/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Mar 17 2021 11:03AM
Caption: Relating to crime scene investigation services; authorizing fees.

HB 2663 Author: Howard
Last Action: 03/17/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 17 2021 11:03AM
Caption: Relating to the rate of state sales and use taxes imposed on certain personal services and the use of a portion of the revenue from those taxes for sexual assault programs; increasing the rates of taxes.

HB 2706 Author: Howard | Neave | Hernandez | Button | White
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the emergency services and care provided to victims of sexual assault and other sex offenses and to the processes associated with preserving and analyzing the evidence of those offenses.

HB 2876 Author: Howard
Last Action: 03/18/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 18 2021 10:52AM
Caption: Relating to requiring public schools to use the wet bulb globe temperature to determine whether conditions are unsatisfactory for student outdoor activities due to severe heat.

HB 3044 Author: Howard
Last Action: 05/17/2021 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to certain criminal history record information obtained by certain facilities and private agencies on behalf of facilities.

HB 3730 Author: Howard
Last Action: 03/22/2021 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 22 2021 4:23PM
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a task force to study workforce shortages and care practices in assisted living facilities and nursing facilities.

HB 3734 Author: Howard
Last Action: 04/21/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the professional nursing programs that may receive grants under the professional nursing shortage reduction program.

HB 3735 Author: Howard | Goodwin
Last Action: 05/05/2021 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners.

HB 3736 Author: Howard
Last Action: 03/22/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 22 2021 4:23PM
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a task force on racial diversity in the nursing workforce.

HB 3738 Author: Howard
Last Action: 03/22/2021 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 22 2021 4:23PM
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a higher education plan for human papillomavirus education and prevention.

HB 3805 Author: Howard | VanDeaver
Last Action: 03/23/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 23 2021 10:13AM
Caption: Relating to the costs of expansion of open-enrollment charter schools.

HB 3861 Author: Howard
Last Action: 03/24/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 24 2021 11:23AM
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a task force to study the effect of delayed school start times on students.

HB 4033 Author: Howard | Tinderholt | Shine | Raymond
Last Action: 03/29/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption: Relating to late applications for exemptions from ad valorem taxation for disabled veterans.

HB 4037 Author: Howard
Last Action: 04/15/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to county authority to balance bill for county air ambulance services.

HB 4096 Author: Howard
Last Action: 05/11/2021 H Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
Caption: Relating to the development of model data-sharing agreements for sharing certain student information between public schools, public and private institutions of higher education, and other entities.

HB 4289 Author: Howard
Last Action: 03/29/2021 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of indecent assault; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 4340 Author: Howard
Last Action: 03/29/2021 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption: Relating to a special right of access to certain public information by an individual who is a victim of a crime.

HB 4389 Author: Howard
Last Action: 03/29/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption: Relating to repealing or replacing medically unnecessary and outdated abortion restrictions.

HJR 59 Author: Howard | Johnson, Ann
Last Action: 04/20/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature and Texas congressional districts and revising procedures for redistricting.

HJR 67 Author: Howard
Last Action: 04/26/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for general elementary and secondary public school purposes on the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled to reflect any statutory reduction from the preceding tax year in the maximum compressed rate of the maintenance and operations taxes imposed for those purposes on the homestead.

HR 335 Author: Howard
Last Action: 03/29/2021 H Reported enrolled: Mar 29 2021 2:29PM
Caption: In memory of William Raymond Arrington Jr. of Austin.

HR 396 Author: Howard
Last Action: 03/19/2021 H Referred to Resolutions Calendars: Mar 19 2021 2:52PM
Caption: Recognizing the holy month of Ramadan 2021.

HR 424 Author: Howard
Last Action: 04/07/2021 H Reported enrolled: Apr 7 2021 3:28PM
Caption: Honoring Grady Elliott for his service on the board of United Heritage Credit Union.

HR 454 Author: Howard
Last Action: 04/07/2021 H Reported enrolled: Apr 7 2021 4:44PM
Caption: Recognizing the holy month of Ramadan 2021.

HR 513 Author: Howard
Last Action: 04/14/2021 H Reported enrolled: Apr 14 2021 6:14PM
Caption: Congratulating Kathleen Garza of Austin on her retirement from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.

HR 639 Author: Howard
Last Action: 04/20/2021 H Reported enrolled: Apr 20 2021 10:03AM
Caption: Congratulating Dr. Melba J. T. Vasquez on her receipt of the 2020 Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology by the American Psychological Association.

HR 764 Author: Howard
Last Action: 05/03/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 3 2021 12:54PM
Caption: Recognizing April 16, 2021, as National Healthcare Decisions Day.

HR 1475 Author: Howard
Last Action: 06/01/2021 H Reported enrolled: Jun 1 2021 4:42PM
Caption: In memory of Stephen Avery Warren of Austin.

HR 1528 Author: Howard
Last Action: 06/03/2021 H Reported enrolled: Jun 3 2021 11:23AM
Caption: In memory of Roger Caldwell Bailey.

HR 1529 Author: Howard
Last Action: 06/03/2021 H Reported enrolled: Jun 3 2021 11:24AM
Caption: In memory of Joanna J. Heffington Nelson of Austin.

HR 1648 Author: Howard
Last Action: 06/03/2021 H Reported enrolled: Jun 3 2021 12:40PM
Caption: In memory of Bridget Hood Anderson of Austin.

Joint Author (32):
HB 107 Author: Thompson, Senfronia | Howard | Leach | Reynolds
Last Action: 02/25/2021 H Referred to Human Services: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption: Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women after a pregnancy.

HB 215 Author: Moody | Beckley | Howard
Last Action: 02/25/2021 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption: Relating to abolishing the death penalty.

HB 396 Author: Moody | Guillen | Howard | Canales
Last Action: 05/17/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of nurses for workers' compensation benefits for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and payment of those benefits.

HB 582 Author: Cole | Toth | VanDeaver | Howard | Lopez
Last Action: 05/10/2021 S Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.

HB 780 Author: Oliverson | Zwiener | Howard | Klick | Collier
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a bone marrow donor recruitment program.

HB 872 Author: Bernal | Howard | Lopez | Minjarez | Hernandez
Sponsor: Menéndez
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the disclosure of certain utility customer information.

HB 1027 Author: Parker | Howard | Raney
Sponsor: Creighton
Last Action: 06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the disclosure of certain information regarding course materials by public institutions of higher education.

HB 1055 Author: Morales, Christina | Howard
Last Action: 03/04/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 4 2021 4:17PM
Caption: Relating to the employment of health care professionals at public schools.

HB 1164 Author: Oliverson | Thierry | Howard | Hull | Collier
Sponsor: Buckingham
Last Action: 06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to patient safety practices regarding placenta accreta spectrum disorder.

HB 1386 Author: Harris | Metcalf | Allison | Howard
Last Action: 04/14/2021 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to birth records of adopted persons; authorizing a fee.

HB 1434 Author: Oliverson | Hull | Howard | Collier | Johnson, Julie
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/04/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to limitations on pelvic examinations; authorizing disciplinary action, including an administrative penalty.

HB 1535 Author: Klick | Dean | Price | Oliverson | Howard
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 1706 Author: Neave | Leach | Button | Howard | Swanson
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to a specialty court program to provide victim services in sexual assault cases.

HB 2063 Author: Ordaz Perez | Howard | Shaheen | Lucio III | Patterson
Sponsor: Schwertner
Last Action: 06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a state employee family leave pool.

HB 2409 Author: Dean | Guillen | Howard | Klick
Last Action: 05/17/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the waiver of requirements for removing a person's license from inactive status during a state of disaster.

HB 2507 Author: Thompson, Senfronia | Reynolds | Howard
Last Action: 03/17/2021 H Referred to International Relations & Economic Development: Mar 17 2021 11:03AM
Caption: Relating to unlawful employment practices with respect to compensation and wage history.

HB 2566 Author: Darby | Oliverson | Anderson | Howard | Coleman
Last Action: 05/10/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to newborn and infant hearing screenings.

HB 2633 Author: Johnson, Ann | Thompson, Senfronia | Bonnen | Howard | Leach
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to resources provided to human trafficking victims and the establishment of the trafficked persons grant program.

HB 3256 Author: Harless | Huberty | Howard | Allison | Bell, Keith
Last Action: 05/12/2021 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of a full-time public school employee's home or residence address in certain government records and documents.

HB 3825 Author: Ramos | Howard | Thierry | Zwiener | Rodriguez
Last Action: 03/23/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 23 2021 10:13AM
Caption: Relating to expanding access to women's health care services and family planning services by removing restrictions on the participation of certain health care providers.

HB 3980 Author: Goodwin | Oliverson | Howard
Last Action: 05/07/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to a health facility's removal of medical equipment from a deceased individual's body before transfer to a funeral director; authorizing an administrative penalty.

HB 4056 Author: Meza | Howard | Gervin-Hawkins
Sponsor: Hughes
Last Action: 06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a committee to study the formation of a Texas Bicentennial Commission.

HB 4139 Author: Coleman | Rose | Johnson, Jarvis | Howard | Thompson, Senfronia
Last Action: 05/05/2021 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to the Office for Health Equity.

HB 4143 Author: Coleman | Turner, Chris | Collier | Anchia | Howard
Last Action: 03/29/2021 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage in this state.

HB 4272 Author: Klick | Oliverson | Howard | Jetton | Guerra
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 4368 Author: Rodriguez | Howard | Israel | Hinojosa
Sponsor: Buckingham
Last Action: 06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to participation in, contributions to, and the benefits and administration of retirement systems for police officers in certain municipalities.

HB 4471 Author: Goldman | Howard
Last Action: 05/11/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to examination fees for the review and approval of public securities and related proceedings and funding for victims assistance and sexual assault prevention services.

HB 4475 Author: Darby | Guillen | Howard
Last Action: 04/20/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to restoring electric service to certain vulnerable customers after a power outage.

HB 4661 Author: Thompson, Senfronia | Howard | Neave | Goldman
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to required sexual harassment prevention training for members of the legislature and lobbyists.

HCR 87 Author: Darby | Ashby | Bailes | Howard | González, Mary
Sponsor: Nichols
Last Action: 05/19/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of former state representative John Clifford Otto.

HJR 152 Author: Raney | Morrison | King, Phil | Howard | Guerra
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.

HR 538 Author: Vo | Harless | Howard | Thompson, Senfronia | Shine
Last Action: 05/14/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 14 2021 7:52PM
Caption: Condemning racism against Asian Americans.

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