Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Bryan Hughes
80th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/29/2024

Number of Bills: 98

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (77):
HB 636 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 02/06/2007 H Referred to Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
Caption: Relating to using a boat or other floating device to hunt along certain parts of Big Sandy Creek in Wood County.

HB 637 Author: Hughes | Kolkhorst | Anderson
Last Action: 02/06/2007 H Referred to Agriculture and Livestock
Caption: Relating to making participation in an animal identification program voluntary.

HB 638 Author: Hughes | Flynn
Sponsor: Eltife
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to the issuance of identification cards to certain retired peace officers and to the eligibility of certain retired peace officers to obtain a weapons proficiency certificate.

HB 639 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 02/06/2007 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption: Relating to information included in legislative appropriations requests of state agencies and in the budgets submitted by the governor and the Legislative Budget Board.

HB 640 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 02/26/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the online posting of expenditures by state agencies.

HB 643 Author: Hughes | Branch
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to the renewal of an expired dental license for a dentist practicing voluntary charity care.

HB 644 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 04/18/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the ad valorem taxation of certain property that is part of a public transportation facility.

HB 645 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 03/12/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the salary of a district judge presiding over multidistrict litigation.

HB 1086 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to jurors and alternate jurors in a criminal case.

HB 1087 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 03/12/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the qualifications to serve as an associate judge in certain family law proceedings.

HB 1094 Author: Hughes | Rodriguez | Smithee | Laubenberg
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 1215 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 02/13/2007 H Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to human papilloma virus vaccine requirements.

HB 1608 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 02/22/2007 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the obstruction of emergency vehicles at railroad crossings.

HB 1679 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Eltife
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to the General Land Office's determination as to the existence of vacant public school land.

HB 1757 Author: Hughes | Parker
Last Action: 05/15/2007 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption: Relating to the obstruction of emergency vehicles at railroad crossings.

HB 2496 Author: Hughes | Villarreal
Last Action: 05/15/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to qualification for the exemption from ad valorem taxation for property of certain charitable or religious organizations.

HB 2606 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 04/25/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the waiting period for a divorce on the grounds of insupportability.

HB 2607 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 05/10/2007 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the Wood County Juvenile Board.

HB 2608 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Eltife
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to funding for applied research for a clean coal project or certain other projects for the generation of electricity from coal.

HB 2609 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 03/13/2007 H Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to vaccination against human papillomavirus.

HB 2813 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 05/09/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the authority of investigators employed by the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.

HB 2882 Author: Hughes | Gonzalez Toureilles | Paxton | Leibowitz
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to the service retirement annuity of certain members of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One and the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.

HB 3133 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 04/11/2007 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the admissibility in certain proceedings of certain hearsay statements made by a young child or disabled individual.

HB 3134 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 03/19/2007 H Referred to Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
Caption: Relating to the applicability of the offense of criminal trespass in certain situations involving hunting.

HB 3135 Author: Hughes | Gonzalez Toureilles | Gattis | Leibowitz | Alonzo
Sponsor: Wentworth
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to the compensation paid to retired and former judges or justices while assigned as visiting judges in certain courts.

HB 3136 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 04/05/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the definition of "institution" in the law regulating convalescent and nursing homes.

HB 3688 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Eltife
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to the City of Winnsboro.

HB 3915 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 03/22/2007 H Referred to County Affairs
Caption: Relating to the minimum salaries of county officers and employees.

HB 3916 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 03/22/2007 H Referred to Human Services
Caption: Relating to the regional implementation of the privatization of substitute care and case management services.

HB 3971 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 04/25/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the rights of a grandparent, aunt or uncle.

HB 3972 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Eltife
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to a bailiff to serve the 115th District Court in Upshur County.

HCR 50 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Eltife
Last Action: 03/12/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Honoring Mark Taylor on his retirement as Wood County district attorney.

HCR 157 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Eltife
Last Action: 04/10/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Recognizing March 21, 2007, as Wood County Day at the State Capitol.

HCR 184 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Eltife
Last Action: 04/25/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Recognizing April 4, 2007, as Marshall Day at the State Capitol.

HCR 189 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Eltife
Last Action: 04/25/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Recognizing April 10, 2007, as Upshur County Day at the State Capitol.

HCR 234 Author: Hughes | Berman | Flynn | Merritt | Christian
Sponsor: Eltife
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of the Honorable William M. Steger, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas.

HR 176 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 02/26/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 26 2007 2:19PM
Caption: In memory of Bobby Delafield.

HR 240 Author: Hughes | Merritt
Last Action: 02/07/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 7 2007 9:54AM
Caption: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the R. B. Levy Chapter 1070 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

HR 491 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 02/22/2007 H Reported enrolled: Feb 22 2007 8:00AM
Caption: Honoring the East Texas African American History Celebration in Hawkins.

HR 494 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 03/13/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 13 2007 9:33AM
Caption: Honoring Sumner and Betty Stacy of Mineola on their 60th wedding anniversary.

HR 695 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 03/22/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 22 2007 6:59PM
Caption: Honoring Carolyn Burns on the occasion of her retirement from Wood County Electric Cooperative.

HR 696 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 03/22/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 22 2007 6:59PM
Caption: Honoring Joe and Joyce Archer of Alba on their 50th wedding anniversary.

HR 697 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 03/22/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 22 2007 6:59PM
Caption: Honoring James Virgil and Mabel Galyean of Golden on their 60th wedding anniversary.

HR 698 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 03/22/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 22 2007 6:59PM
Caption: Honoring Dollie Howle of Quitman on her 100th birthday.

HR 774 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 03/14/2007 H Reported enrolled: Mar 14 2007 7:50AM
Caption: Congratulating Stephen Cody Terry and Kendra Michelle Payne on their engagement.

HR 1387 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 04/20/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 20 2007 1:17PM
Caption: Congratulating Jack and Bonnie Frost of Quitman on their 65th wedding anniversary.

HR 1388 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 04/20/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 20 2007 1:17PM
Caption: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Mineola Fire Department.

HR 1458 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 04/12/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 12 2007 11:48AM
Caption: Congratulating the Honorable Charles Everingham IV on his appointment as the first U.S. Magistrate Judge to serve the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas on a full-time basis.

HR 1459 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 04/30/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 30 2007 11:01AM
Caption: Honoring Larry Robertson on his retirement as mayor of Quitman.

HR 1460 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 04/30/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 30 2007 11:01AM
Caption: Honoring Gladys Goss of Mineola on her 100th birthday.

HR 1463 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 04/29/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 29 2007 1:50PM
Caption: In memory of George Simms Lemon, Jr., of Winnsboro.

HR 1513 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 04/19/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 19 2007 8:10AM
Caption: Honoring Glenda Clements on her induction as governor of the Texas District of Pilot International in 2007.

HR 1603 Author: Hughes | Zerwas
Last Action: 04/20/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 20 2007 1:17PM
Caption: Honoring Delores and Alton "Bingo" Krauskopf of Wharton County on their 50th wedding anniversary.

HR 1630 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 04/23/2007 H Reported enrolled: Apr 23 2007 8:23PM
Caption: Honoring Debra Kay Lowe Leibowitz on being named Teacher of the Year by the Mineola Area Chamber of Commerce.

HR 1796 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 05/21/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 21 2007 10:43AM
Caption: Congratulating the Honorable Charles "Chad" Everingham IV on his appointment as the first U.S. Magistrate Judge to serve the Marshall Division, Eastern District of Texas, on a full-time basis.

HR 1890 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 05/22/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 22 2007 8:04PM
Caption: Honoring Bob and Bernita Measles of Mineola on their 50th wedding anniversary.

HR 1891 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 05/20/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 20 2007 3:32PM
Caption: In memory of Quinton Bond Carlile of Marshall.

HR 1993 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 05/21/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 21 2007 9:09PM
Caption: In memory of David Kitchens of Mineola.

HR 1994 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 05/21/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 21 2007 8:16PM
Caption: In memory of Robert Lee "Bob" Reynolds of the Holly Lake Ranch area in Wood County.

HR 1995 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 05/21/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 21 2007 5:26PM
Caption: Congratulating Charles and Mae Brown on being named the Man and Woman of the Year by the Big Sandy Chamber of Commerce.

HR 2128 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 05/30/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2007 12:02PM
Caption: Congratulating Jerry and Patricia Berry of Harrison County on their 50th wedding anniversary.

HR 2129 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 05/30/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2007 12:02PM
Caption: Congratulating Edsel and Fayrine Green of Longview on their 60th wedding anniversary.

HR 2130 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 05/30/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2007 12:02PM
Caption: Congratulating Charles and Margaret Maxwell of Waskom on their 50th wedding anniversary.

HR 2131 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 05/17/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 17 2007 9:22AM
Caption: Honoring James Luther "Jim" Ware of Marshall for his service in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.

HR 2181 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption: Congratulating Bob and Freda Madsen of Mineola on their 50th wedding anniversary.

HR 2357 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 05/23/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 23 2007 5:21PM
Caption: In memory of U.S. Navy Seaman Apprentice Robert D. Macrum of Sugarland.

HR 2622 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption: Honoring the 60th anniversary of KMHT Radio in Marshall.

HR 2799 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption: Honoring Ruth Lott on her receipt of the Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mineola Chamber of Commerce.

HR 2813 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 10:55AM
Caption: Recognizing October 23, 2007, and October 23, 2008, as Texas Paralegal Day.

HR 2843 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 10:55AM
Caption: Congratulating Kacey Musgraves of Mineola on being chosen as a finalist on the Nashville Star television program.

HR 2847 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 10:55AM
Caption: Recognizing Faye Chesteen Hughes on her 80th birthday.

HR 2849 Author: Hughes | Berman | Merritt | Flynn | Harless
Last Action: 05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 10:55AM
Caption: Congratulating Dr. Dale A. Lunsford on being named the sixth president of LeTourneau University.

HR 2865 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption: Congratulating Sammy Dee Lange on his election as mayor of Quitman.

HR 2867 Author: Hughes | Merritt | Berman | Flynn | Christian
Last Action: 05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption: Congratulating the Honorable Brian Hoyle of Longview on his elevation to the 12th Court of Appeals.

HR 2869 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 05/30/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2007 12:02PM
Caption: Congratulating Faye Chesteen Hughes on her 80th birthday.

HR 2875 Author: Hughes
Last Action: 05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption: Commending Harold C. Simmons for his gifts to the Alba-Golden Independent School District and the community of Golden.

HR 2948 Author: Hughes | Rose | Rodriguez | Parker | Turner
Last Action: 05/31/2007 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2007 2:12PM
Caption: In memory of Emilio Gonzales of Lockhart.

Joint Author (21):
HB 41 Author: Paxton | Madden | Hughes
Sponsor: Seliger
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of home address information of certain public officials and their spouses and to the immunity from liability of certain agencies.

HB 210 Author: Flynn | Brown, Betty | Berman | Hughes
Sponsor: Deuell
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 20 as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway.

HB 224 Author: Paxton | Gattis | Harper-Brown | Taylor | Hughes
Last Action: 04/10/2007 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption: Relating to the issuance of "Choose Life" license plates and to the creation of the Choose Life account in the general revenue fund.

HB 406 Author: Hartnett | Hughes
Last Action: 03/08/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to license requirements for preschool and after-school programs operated by public or private schools.

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

HB 842 Author: Raymond | Hughes | Paxton | Smithee | Rodriguez
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to public access to personal financial statements filed by judges and justices.

HB 972 Author: Hodge | Smith, Todd | Hughes | Keffer, Jim | Deshotel
Last Action: 04/19/2007 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the eligibility for unemployment benefits of individuals who are unemployed due to certain labor disputes.

HB 991 Author: Rose | Gattis | Leibowitz | Hughes
Sponsor: Deuell
Last Action: 05/23/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of certain records maintained by the Department of Public Safety regarding persons licensed to carry a concealed handgun.

HB 2785 Author: Paxton | Hughes | Eissler | Keffer, Jim | Bonnen
Last Action: 05/15/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to school district property tax rate reductions.

HB 2859 Author: Brown, Betty | Madden | Flynn | Pitts | Hughes
Sponsor: Deuell
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a memorial sign program for victims of certain vehicle accidents.

HB 2937 Author: McReynolds | Chisum | Hughes | Haggerty | Homer
Last Action: 03/27/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the delay of retail electric competition in certain areas of the state.

HB 3281 Author: King, Phil | Gattis | Phillips | Smithee | Hughes
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the recovery of medical or health care expenses in civil actions.

HB 3370 Author: Thompson | Hughes | Hamilton | Davis, Yvonne | Callegari
Last Action: 05/09/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of trafficking of persons and a report concerning the offense.

HB 3371 Author: Thompson | Hughes | Hamilton | Davis, Yvonne | Callegari
Last Action: 04/17/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the penalty for the offense of compelling prostitution.

HB 3372 Author: Thompson | Hughes | Hamilton | Davis, Yvonne | Callegari
Last Action: 04/25/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to training for peace officers relating to the trafficking of persons.

HB 3373 Author: Thompson | Hughes | Hamilton | Davis, Yvonne | Callegari
Last Action: 05/08/2007 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to providing certain notices to be posted on the premises of alcoholic beverage retailers.

HB 3374 Author: Thompson | Hughes | Hamilton | Davis, Yvonne | Callegari
Last Action: 04/17/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to funding for the investigation and prosecution of offenses involving the trafficking of persons.

HB 3377 Author: Thompson | Hughes | Hamilton | Davis, Yvonne | Callegari
Last Action: 05/15/2007 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to requiring certain defendants in common nuisance suits to provide telephone access to and information regarding an information and referral hotline for victims of human trafficking.

HB 3430 Author: Strama | Hughes | Van Arsdale | Garcia | Paxton
Sponsor: Hegar
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the availability of information about state expenditures and rules, including the creation of a state database containing information on state expenditures, and to certain comptroller reports, and to certain amounts received by institutions of higher education.

HB 3575 Author: Rose | Davis, John | Herrero | Hughes | Parker
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to enhancing the health and human services integrated eligibility and benefits determination system to meet the needs of persons in this state.

HJR 53 Author: Paxton | Hughes | Taylor | Harper-Brown | Van Arsdale
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.

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