Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Patricia Harless
81st Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 5/5/2024

Number of Bills: 48

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (24):
HB 336 Author: Harless | Fletcher
Last Action: 02/17/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the repeal of the requirement that school districts conduct emergency school bus evacuation training.

HB 337 Author: Harless | Fletcher
Last Action: 04/15/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the costs of holding certain joint elections.

HB 404 Author: Harless | Flynn
Last Action: 04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of state and federal laws governing immigration by certain governmental entities.

HB 405 Author: Harless
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of an animal control officer to carry a bite prevention stick in the performance of official duties.

HB 622 Author: Harless
Last Action: 02/18/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the suspension of certain licenses held by employers for the knowing employment of persons not lawfully present in the United States.

HB 623 Author: Harless | Alvarado | Riddle
Last Action: 05/06/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the regulation of massage establishments in certain counties.

HB 1631 Author: Harless
Last Action: 05/05/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to certain notice requirements regarding possessory liens on certain motor vehicles; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 1987 Author: Harless | Martinez, "Mando" | Guillen
Last Action: 05/01/2009 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to fees paid to a constable for serving civil process.

HB 2529 Author: Harless
Sponsor: Patrick, Dan
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the terms of office of commissioners of certain emergency services districts.

HB 2530 Author: Harless
Sponsor: Davis, Wendy
Last Action: 05/30/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of a county assessor-collector or the Texas Department of Transportation to refuse to register certain vehicles.

HB 3092 Author: Harless
Last Action: 03/17/2009 H Referred to County Affairs
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the sale and use of fireworks by certain counties; providing penalties.

HB 3093 Author: Harless
Last Action: 04/08/2009 H Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties to adopt commercial development regulations for unincorporated areas of the county; providing a penalty.

HB 3094 Author: Harless | Riddle | Alvarado
Sponsor: Patrick, Dan
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the regulation of massage parlors by counties; providing penalties.

HB 3095 Author: Harless
Sponsor: Watson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the use of a parking space or area designated specifically for persons with disabilities.

HB 3096 Author: Harless
Last Action: 03/18/2009 H Referred to County Affairs
Caption: Relating to authorizing the regulation of nuisances in certain counties.

HB 3618 Author: Harless | Gattis | Rodriguez | Kent | Bolton
Last Action: 03/19/2009 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption: Relating to the use and management of dedicated funds by the state.

HB 3619 Author: Harless
Last Action: 03/19/2009 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the safe operation of certain commercial vehicles in this state.

HB 4124 Author: Harless
Last Action: 04/06/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to certain possessory liens on certain motor vehicles, motorboats, vessels, or outboard motors.

HB 4125 Author: Harless
Last Action: 05/04/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to liability for obtaining improper unemployment compensation benefits.

HJR 85 Author: Harless
Sponsor: Patrick, Dan
Last Action: 06/01/2009 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to provide for members of a governing board of an emergency services district to serve terms not to exceed four years.

HR 61 Author: Harless | Eissler
Last Action: 02/12/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 12 2009 8:10AM
Caption: In memory of Detective Thomas Luell Keen of the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

HR 344 Author: Harless
Last Action: 03/16/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2009 8:12AM
Caption: Recognizing February 26, 2009, as Leadership North Houston Day at the State Capitol.

HR 454 Author: Harless | Laubenberg | Branch
Last Action: 03/16/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2009 2:53PM
Caption: Recognizing April 16, 2009, as Texas Federation of Republican Women Day at the Capitol.

HR 2311 Author: Harless
Last Action: 05/23/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 23 2009 4:45PM
Caption: In memory of U.S. Army Corporal Scott Alexander McIntosh of Houston.

Joint Author (24):
HB 46 Author: Riddle | Allen | Fletcher | Brown, Fred | Harless
Last Action: 03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a local option election in a county to set a limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes of less than 110 percent but not less than 103 percent of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year.

HB 184 Author: Alonzo | Vo | Harless
Last Action: 05/15/2009 S Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to an optometry career program at the University of Houston.

HB 209 Author: Bohac | Harless
Last Action: 03/11/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the determination of the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.

HB 232 Author: Rodriguez | Harless | Turner, Sylvester | Naishtat | Guillen
Last Action: 05/01/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to grants for community-based telephone voice-mail services for individuals in crisis or in transition and to the rate and uses of the universal service fund fee.

HB 394 Author: Rose | Strama | Rodriguez | Harless | Parker
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to use of the money from the Texas Enterprise Fund to benefit certain small businesses and certain projects.

HB 457 Author: Alvarado | Harless | Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 05/02/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to disaster preparedness and emergency management in relation to alternative electrical power for certain service stations in certain populous counties.

HB 751 Author: Callegari | Harless
Last Action: 05/15/2009 H Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
Caption: Relating to the liability of certain public utilities that allow recreational use of land that the public utility owns, occupies, or leases.

HB 875 Author: Eissler | Harless
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 05/20/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to civil liability for erecting or maintaining certain outdoor signs or advertising.

HB 1038 Author: Paxton | Zerwas | Harless | Gattis | Truitt
Sponsor: Patrick, Dan
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 1/1/10
Caption: Relating to the determination of the market value of a residence homestead for purposes of ad valorem taxation.

HB 1182 Author: Turner, Sylvester | Harless | Thibaut | Edwards | Leibowitz
Sponsor: Fraser
Last Action: 05/26/2009 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption: Relating to the administration and purposes of the system benefit fund and the eligibility of customers for benefits under certain programs financed by the system benefit fund and other programs.

HB 1660 Author: King, Phil | Laubenberg | Harless | Christian | Weber
Last Action: 05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the composition of the board of directors of an appraisal district.

HB 2169 Author: Chavez | Moody | Harless | Pickett | Button
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the establishment of additional job incentive programs by the Texas Workforce Commission using the skills development fund.

HB 2249 Author: Hunter | Harless
Sponsor: Williams
Last Action: 05/27/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the regulation of staff leasing services.

HB 2397 Author: Turner, Chris | Harless | Eissler | Parker | Thibaut
Last Action: 05/12/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to requiring computer technicians to report images of child pornography; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 2531 Author: Chavez | Pitts | Harless | Castro | Leibowitz
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a reporting requirement regarding the Texas emerging technology fund.

HB 2985 Author: Phillips | Harless | Leibowitz
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the operation of certain commercial vehicles in this state.

HB 3325 Author: Hughes | Lucio III | Cook | Rodriguez | Harless
Last Action: 04/14/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients.

HB 3796 Author: Morrison | Cook | Harless | Heflin | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 05/12/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to informed and voluntary consent for an abortion and the collection and reporting of information related to the performance of an abortion; providing penalties.

HB 4061 Author: Smith, Todd | Callegari | Vo | Merritt | Harless
Last Action: 05/19/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the consequences of an arrest for or conviction of certain intoxication offenses.

HB 4261 Author: Rodriguez | Gallego | Harless | Taylor | Keffer
Last Action: 05/05/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to establishing a no-interest loan program to promote the use of energy efficiency measures and renewable energy technology in certain residential dwellings, commercial buildings, and places of worship.

HJR 119 Author: Homer | Harless
Last Action: 05/11/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that a member of the legislature automatically vacates the office held on announcing a candidacy or becoming a candidate for another elective office in a general or primary election when the unexpired portion of the member's term of office exceeds one year and providing that a person who holds another office is not eligible to serve in the legislature during the term of the office held unless, on announcing a candidacy or becoming a candidate for the legislature in a general or primary election, the person resigned that office.

HR 219 Author: Crownover | Gonzales | Harless
Last Action: 02/05/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 5 2009 8:17AM
Caption: Recognizing February 6, 2009, as National Wear Red Day.

HR 1761 Author: Pierson | Patrick | Harless | Turner, Chris
Last Action: 05/05/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 5 2009 7:58AM
Caption: Honoring the contribution to the Texas economy of General Motors and the Arlington Assembly Plant.

HR 3107 Author: Farrar | Rios Ybarra | Anchia | Hodge | Harless
Last Action: 06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption: Recognizing Nicolas Miguel Ramon Gallego as an "unofficial" mascot of the Texas House of Representatives.

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