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Texas Legislature Bills Coauthored Rep. Jeff Leach 87th Legislature Regular Session Report Date: 4/23/2024
Number of Bills: 57

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 7	Author:	Button \| Metcalf \| Rodriguez \| Thierry \| Landgraf
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Biedermann \| Cain \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Nelson
	Last Action:	05/13/2021 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the computation of the replenishment ratio used to determine an employer's unemployment compensation contribution tax rate.

HB 18	Author:	Oliverson \| Bonnen \| Collier \| Canales \| Burrows
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Burns \| Button \| Dean \| Guerra \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
	Caption:	Relating to establishment of the prescription drug savings program for certain uninsured individuals.

HB 36	Author:	Johnson, Jarvis \| Holland \| Shaheen \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Anchia
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Beckley \| Bernal \| Bowers \| Bucy \| et al.
	Last Action:	02/25/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
	Caption:	Relating to abolishing Confederate Heroes Day.

HB 68	Author:	Toth \| Parker \| Noble \| Bell, Cecil
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Bell, Keith \| Biedermann \| Bonnen \| Buckley \| et al.
	Last Action:	02/25/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
	Caption:	Relating to the definition of abuse of a child.

HB 82	Author:	Lucio III \| Talarico
	Coauthor:	Anchia \| Anderson \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Beckley \| et al.
	Last Action:	02/25/2021 H Referred to Insurance: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
	Caption:	Relating to pricing of and health benefit plan cost-sharing requirements for prescription insulin.

HB 103	Author:	Landgraf \| Meyer \| Guillen \| Kuempel \| González, Mary
	Coauthor:	Ashby \| Darby \| Fierro \| Johnson, Julie \| Leach \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Zaffirini
	Last Action:	05/24/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
	Caption:	Relating to establishment of the Texas Active Shooter Alert System.

HB 547	Author:	Frank \| Dutton \| Huberty \| González, Mary \| Burrows
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Buckley \| Cain \| Capriglione \| Jetton \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Paxton
	Last Action:	06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
	Caption:	Relating to authorizing equal opportunity for access by non-enrolled students to University Interscholastic League sponsored activities; authorizing a fee.

HB 569	Author:	Sanford \| Rose \| Thierry \| White \| Crockett
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Buckley \| Cain \| Campos \| Cook \| et al.
	Sponsor:	West
	Last Action:	06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
	Caption:	Relating to credit toward payment of a fine and costs for certain misdemeanants confined in jail or prison before sentencing.

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 686	Author:	Moody \| Buckley \| Neave \| White \| Ramos
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Beckley \| Cain \| Campos \| Clardy \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Lucio
	Last Action:	06/18/2021 E Vetoed by the Governor
	Caption:	Relating to the release on parole of certain youthful offenders; changing parole eligibility.

HB 749	Author:	Middleton \| Burrows \| Metcalf \| Bonnen
	Coauthor:	Biedermann \| Buckley \| Burns \| Cain \| Capriglione \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/26/2021 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.

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 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 1057	Author:	Oliverson \| Shaheen \| Parker \| Hefner \| Bell, Cecil
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Biedermann \| Bonnen \| Cason \| Ellzey \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Creighton
	Last Action:	05/26/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
	Caption:	Relating to designating November 7 as Victims of Communism Day.

HB 1173	Author:	Noble \| Morrison \| Klick \| Hull \| Swanson
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| Biedermann \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to prohibited logistical support by a governmental entity for procurement of an abortion or the services of an abortion provider.

HB 1197	Author:	Metcalf \| Bell, Cecil \| Cook
	Coauthor:	Bonnen \| Buckley \| Cain \| Capriglione \| Cason \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Campbell
	Last Action:	06/03/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22
	Caption:	Relating to the period for which certain land owned by a religious organization for the purpose of expanding a place of religious worship or constructing a new place of religious worship may be exempted from ad valorem taxation.

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 1276	Author:	Parker \| Geren \| Cain \| Allison
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Bell, Cecil \| Campos \| Cason \| Cole \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Springer
	Last Action:	06/04/2021 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the sale of certain food by food service establishments.

HB 1280	Author:	Capriglione \| Klick \| Noble \| Hunter \| Bonnen
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Paxton
	Last Action:	06/16/2021 E See remarks for effective date
	Caption:	Relating to prohibition of abortion; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

HB 1399	Author:	Krause \| Oliverson \| Toth \| Hefner \| Parker
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| Biedermann \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to professional liability insurance coverage for and prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria.

HB 1424	Author:	Oliverson \| Klick \| Krause \| Rogers \| Jetton
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| Biedermann \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to protection of persons from participation in a health care service for reasons of conscience; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action.

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 1500	Author:	Hefner \| White \| Guillen \| Burrows \| Paddie
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Creighton
	Last Action:	06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
	Caption:	Relating to authority of the governor and certain political subdivisions to regulate firearms, ammunition, knives, air guns, explosives, and combustibles and certain associated businesses during certain disasters and emergencies.

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 1569	Author:	Schofield \| Hefner \| Cook \| Noble
	Coauthor:	Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| Biedermann \| Bonnen \| Buckley \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/13/2021 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to regulation by a property owners' association of certain religious displays.

HB 1677	Author:	Holland \| Burns \| King, Phil \| White \| Ellzey
	Coauthor:	Guillen \| Leach \| Swanson \| Tinderholt
	Sponsor:	Springer
	Last Action:	06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
	Caption:	Relating to the establishment of a Texas Police Service Animals Memorial Monument in the Capitol Complex.

HB 1856	Author:	Hefner \| White \| Metcalf \| Raymond \| Slawson
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Cain \| Canales \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Campbell
	Last Action:	05/21/2021 S Co-sponsor authorized
	Caption:	Relating to carrying and storing a firearm or firearm ammunition by a hotel guest.

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 1927	Author:	Schaefer \| White \| Hefner \| Guillen \| Canales
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Schwertner
	Last Action:	06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
	Caption:	Relating to provisions governing the carrying of a firearm by a person who is 21 years of age or older and not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing the firearm and to other provisions related to the carrying, possessing, transporting, or storing of a firearm or other weapon; creating criminal offenses.

HB 2073	Author:	Burrows \| Goldman \| Longoria \| Meyer \| Sherman, Sr.
	Coauthor:	Ashby \| Bonnen \| Guillen \| Herrero \| Johnson, Jarvis \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Springer
	Last Action:	06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to quarantine leave for fire fighters, peace officers, detention officers, and emergency medical technicians employed by, appointed by, or elected for a political subdivision.

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 2340	Author:	Klick \| Canales
	Coauthor:	Anchia \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Burns \| Cason \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/31/2021 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the practice of therapeutic optometry; requiring an occupational certificate to perform certain surgical procedures.

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 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 2609	Author:	Parker \| Raymond \| Oliverson \| Guillen
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Bell, Cecil \| Biedermann \| Burns \| Cain \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/12/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients.

HB 2622	Author:	Holland \| Paddie \| Canales \| White \| Metcalf
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| Biedermann \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hall
	Last Action:	06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
	Caption:	Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas.

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 2681	Author:	Wilson \| Noble \| Bell, Cecil
	Coauthor:	Bonnen \| Buckley \| Cain \| Cason \| Cook \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Buckingham
	Last Action:	06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to public school elective courses providing academic study of the Bible offered to certain students.

HB 3013	Author:	Biedermann \| Krause \| Burns
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Cason \| Hefner \| Landgraf \| Leach \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/17/2021 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Relating to displays and exhibits located on the grounds of the Alamo complex.

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 3214	Author:	Capriglione \| Rogers \| Lambert \| Allison \| Herrero
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Anchia \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Beckley \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/22/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

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 3314	Author:	Cain \| Middleton \| Krause \| Biedermann
	Coauthor:	Leach \| Schaefer \| Swanson \| Vasut
	Last Action:	04/20/2021 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to toll collection and enforcement by toll project entities; authorizing an administrative fee; imposing a civil penalty.

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 3760	Author:	Oliverson \| Klick \| Price \| Schaefer
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| Biedermann \| Bonnen \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/12/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care, regulation of abortion, and the availability of certain defenses to prosecution for homicide and assault offenses; creating a criminal offense.

HB 4042	Author:	Hefner \| Slawson \| Noble \| Swanson
	Coauthor:	Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| Bonnen \| Buckley \| Cain \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/20/2021 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to requiring public school students to participate in interscholastic athletic activities based on biological sex.

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.

HCR 52	Author:	Harris
	Coauthor:	Biedermann \| Bonnen \| Buckley \| Burrows \| Button \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/19/2021 H Postponed
	Caption:	Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to halt and reverse certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.

HR 10	Author:	Shaheen \| Martinez \| Ellzey \| Oliverson \| Jetton
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Campos \| Cason \| Cortez \| Leach \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/22/2021 H Reported favorably as substituted
	Caption:	Condemning China's practice of involuntary organ harvesting.

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