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Texas Legislature Bills Coauthored Rep. Claudia Ordaz 87th Legislature Regular Session Report Date: 4/18/2024
Number of Bills: 50

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 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 40	Author:	Talarico \| Price \| Lucio III \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Meyer
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Anderson \| Beckley \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/06/2021 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to a cap on the monthly price of insulin and insulin supplies.

HB 48	Author:	Zwiener \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Morrison \| Neave \| Button
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Bowers \| Campos \| Cole \| Collier \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/13/2021 H Companion considered in lieu of
	Caption:	Relating to the prohibition against sexual harassment in the workplace.

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 133	Author:	Rose \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Walle \| Thierry \| Reynolds
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Bucy \| Button \| Canales \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Kolkhorst
	Last Action:	06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
	Caption:	Relating to the provision of certain benefits under Medicaid and the Healthy Texas Women program, including the transition of case management for children and pregnant women program services and Healthy Texas Women program services to a managed care program.

HB 158	Author:	Thierry \| Hull \| Rose \| Walle
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Button \| Cortez \| Davis \| Dominguez \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/13/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
	Caption:	Relating to a pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of doula services.

HB 359	Author:	Geren \| Hunter \| Burrows \| Clardy \| Johnson, Julie
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Ashby \| Bailes \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/10/2021 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Relating to recovery under uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance coverage.

HB 389	Author:	Israel \| Coleman \| Turner, John \| Rose
	Coauthor:	Beckley \| Bernal \| Cole \| Hernandez \| Howard \| et al.
	Last Action:	02/25/2021 H Referred to Appropriations: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
	Caption:	Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

HB 392	Author:	Bowers \| Reynolds \| Rose \| Sherman, Sr. \| Buckley
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Anchia \| Beckley \| Bernal \| Bucy \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to discrimination on the basis of hair texture or protective hairstyle associated with race.

HB 478	Author:	González, Jessica \| Swanson \| Beckley \| Clardy \| Bucy
	Coauthor:	Campos \| Gates \| Guerra \| Herrero \| Israel \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to accommodating a voter unable to enter a polling place.

HB 636	Author:	Thompson, Senfronia \| Paddie \| Lambert \| Hernandez \| Geren
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Anchia \| Anderson \| Ashby \| Bailes \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Whitmire
	Last Action:	05/26/2021 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners; authorizing a fee.

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 869	Author:	Thompson, Senfronia \| Moody \| Rose \| Walle
	Coauthor:	Beckley \| Morales Shaw \| Ordaz Perez
	Last Action:	05/08/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with an intellectual disability.

HB 875	Author:	Lopez
	Coauthor:	Ordaz Perez
	Last Action:	04/23/2021 H Considered in Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to the prohibition of housing discrimination on the basis of age or certain housing needs and to the enforcement of that prohibition.

HB 917	Author:	Hernandez \| Anchia \| Rogers
	Coauthor:	Capriglione \| Collier \| Meza \| Ordaz Perez \| Parker \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Lucio
	Last Action:	05/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
	Caption:	Relating to the composition of the board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

HB 1110	Author:	Johnson, Julie \| Morrison \| González, Jessica \| Hunter
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Ashby \| Bailes \| Beckley \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/03/2021 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Relating to payment of the replacement cost of damaged property under a homeowner's, renter's, or condominium owner's insurance policy.

HB 1231	Author:	Moody \| Oliverson \| Jetton \| Hull \| Meza
	Coauthor:	Bernal \| Bowers \| Bucy \| Button \| Campos \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/12/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
	Caption:	Relating to the designation of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as optional holidays.

HB 1250	Author:	Ramos \| Herrero \| Burns \| Clardy \| Frullo
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Beckley \| Bernal \| Biedermann \| Bowers \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/04/2021 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Mar 4 2021 4:17PM
	Caption:	Relating to designating April 16 as Selena Quintanilla Pérez Day.

HB 1272	Author:	Crockett \| Reynolds \| Cason \| Talarico
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Beckley \| Bowers \| Campos \| Cole \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/20/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to the issuance of a warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer.

HB 1340	Author:	Leach \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Dutton \| Smithee \| Collier
	Coauthor:	Morales Shaw \| Ordaz Perez \| Patterson \| Ramos \| Sherman, Sr.
	Last Action:	05/14/2021 S Referred to Jurisprudence
	Caption:	Relating to the extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in a capital murder case and the review of certain convictions by the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

HB 1362	Author:	Cole \| Goodwin
	Coauthor:	Anchia \| Israel \| Meza \| Ordaz Perez \| Ortega \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/05/2021 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 5 2021 1:21PM
	Caption:	Relating to the coverage and provision of abortion under a health benefit plan and certain programs administered by this state.

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 1585	Author:	Lambert \| Canales \| Paddie \| Goldman \| Cyrier
	Coauthor:	Dean \| Fierro \| Guillen \| Ordaz Perez \| Ramos \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Lucio
	Last Action:	05/26/2021 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the operations and functions of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

HB 1802	Author:	Dominguez \| Klick \| Burrows \| Price \| Moody
	Coauthor:	Anderson \| Bowers \| Buckley \| Bucy \| Campos \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Campbell
	Last Action:	06/18/2021 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to a study on the use of alternative therapies for treating post-traumatic stress disorder.

HB 1818	Author:	Patterson \| Reynolds \| Shaheen \| Holland \| Jetton
	Coauthor:	Cole \| Hull \| Morales, Christina \| Ordaz Perez \| Perez \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Menéndez
	Last Action:	05/29/2021 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
	Caption:	Relating to the source of dogs and cats sold by pet stores; providing a civil penalty.

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 1971	Author:	Canales \| Burrows \| Leach \| Moody \| White
	Coauthor:	Beckley \| Gervin-Hawkins \| Guillen \| Lopez \| Martinez Fischer \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/17/2021 S Referred to Finance
	Caption:	Relating to the purchase and installation of climate control systems at facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 2087	Author:	Perez \| Cain \| Huberty \| Johnson, Jarvis \| Oliverson
	Coauthor:	Allison \| Bailes \| Bell, Cecil \| Bernal \| Biedermann \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to mandatory arbitration for certain municipal fire departments and employee bargaining agents.

HB 2275	Author:	Zwiener \| Huberty \| Oliverson \| Frank \| Paddie
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Bailes \| Beckley \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/14/2021 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Relating to the creation and uses of the critical infrastructure resiliency fund and the eligibility of certain water-related projects for state financial assistance.

HB 2336	Author:	Morales, Eddie \| Middleton \| Anderson \| Guillen
	Coauthor:	Buckley \| Campos \| Cook \| Minjarez \| Muñoz, Jr. \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/15/2021 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 15 2021 4:50PM
	Caption:	Relating to the transfer of Sul Ross State University to The Texas A&M University System.

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 2631	Author:	Krause \| Leach \| Cason \| Collier \| Thompson, Senfronia
	Coauthor:	Cain \| Hinojosa \| Morales, Eddie \| Ordaz Perez \| Sherman, Sr. \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/27/2021 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Relating to the use of in-custody informant testimony in a criminal trial.

HB 2633	Author:	Johnson, Ann \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Bonnen \| Howard \| Leach
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Beckley \| Bowers \| Buckley \| Bucy \| et al.
	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 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 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 3294	Author:	Bell, Cecil \| Walle \| Capriglione \| Thompson, Ed \| Bonnen
	Coauthor:	Ashby \| Cole \| Cortez \| Darby \| Dean \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/12/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to funding for the Texas emissions reduction plan.

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 3860	Author:	González, Jessica
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Campos \| Hinojosa \| Johnson, Julie \| Lopez \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/24/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 24 2021 11:23AM
	Caption:	Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination; authorizing civil penalties.

HB 3871	Author:	Johnson, Julie \| Larson \| Allison \| Kacal \| Huberty
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Anchia \| Bailes \| Beckley \| Bernal \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/24/2021 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 24 2021 11:23AM
	Caption:	Relating to the development and implementation of the Live Well Texas program to provide health benefit coverage to certain individuals; imposing penalties.

HB 3917	Author:	Johnson, Ann \| Thompson, Senfronia \| Allen \| Hull \| Morales Shaw
	Coauthor:	Bowers \| Bucy \| Campos \| Cole \| Collier \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/28/2021 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the rights of victims of sexual assault.

HB 4139	Author:	Coleman \| Rose \| Johnson, Jarvis \| Howard \| Thompson, Senfronia
	Coauthor:	Anchia \| Anderson \| Beckley \| Campos \| Cortez \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/05/2021 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Relating to the Office for Health Equity.

HCR 5	Author:	Cole \| Rose \| Turner, Chris \| Crockett \| Thierry
	Coauthor:	Bowers \| Campos \| Collier \| Ellzey \| Gervin-Hawkins \| et al.
	Sponsor:	West
	Last Action:	06/18/2021 E Signed by the Governor
	Caption:	Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the building being constructed on the east side of North Congress Avenue between 16th and 17th Streets the Barbara Jordan Building.

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 66	Author:	Wu \| Vo \| Button \| Jetton
	Coauthor:	Anchia \| Beckley \| Bowers \| Bucy \| Campos \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/17/2021 S Referred to Administration
	Caption:	Condemning racism against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

HCR 71	Author:	Lopez \| Anchia \| Minjarez \| Raymond \| Martinez Fischer
	Coauthor:	Cortez \| Dominguez \| Fierro \| González, Mary \| Ordaz Perez \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Blanco
	Last Action:	05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
	Caption:	Urging Congress to bestow on Marcelino Serna the Congressional Medal of Honor.

HJR 23	Author:	Israel \| Coleman \| Turner, John \| Rose
	Coauthor:	Beckley \| Bernal \| Hernandez \| Howard \| Longoria \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/01/2021 H Referred to Appropriations: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

HJR 99	Author:	Canales \| Ashby \| Kuempel \| King, Ken \| Geren
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Allison \| Anchia \| Bailes \| Beckley \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Nichols
	Last Action:	06/01/2021 E Filed with the Secretary of State
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a county to finance the development or redevelopment of transportation or infrastructure in unproductive, underdeveloped, or blighted areas in the county; authorizing the issuance of bonds and notes.

HR 1493	Author:	Morales, Christina \| Reynolds \| Hinojosa \| Minjarez \| Ramos
	Coauthor:	Anchia \| Beckley \| Bernal \| Collier \| Cortez \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/22/2021 H Filed
	Caption:	Commending the leaders and philanthropists who assisted the people of Texas in the aftermath of the winter storm of February 2021.

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