Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Lance Gooden
83rd Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/15/2026
Number of Bills: 64

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (61):
Author:
Gooden | Riddle | Burnam | Fallon | Stickland
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to images captured by unmanned aircraft and other images and recordings; providing penalties.
Author:
Gooden | Pitts
Last Action:
03/12/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of intoxication assault.
Author:
Gooden | Pitts
Last Action:
04/23/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a presumption that applies to certain conduct involving certain controlled substances that endangers a child.
Author:
Gooden | Pitts
Last Action:
02/20/2013 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the authority of general-law municipalities to restrict sex offenders from child safety zones in the municipality.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
05/09/2013 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to municipal judicial and law enforcement authority on a segment of a highway or street that abuts property located in a municipality.
Author:
Gooden | Walle | Pitts | Flynn | Phillips
Last Action:
05/08/2013 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the right of a county to intervene in an original rate proceeding.
Author:
Gooden | Walle | Pitts | Flynn
Last Action:
04/09/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to expenses considered to determine net income for purposes of a rate proceeding for an investor-owned water and sewer utility.
Author:
Gooden
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the designation of U.S. Highway 175 in Kaufman County as the Veterans Memorial Highway.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
04/29/2013 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain real property leased to and used by charitable organizations.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
04/17/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the use of land and water for wildlife management.
Author:
Gooden | Pitts | Bell | Lucio III
Last Action:
05/09/2013 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to capital murder of a prosecuting attorney or an assistant prosecuting attorney.
Author:
Gooden | Pitts
Last Action:
03/05/2013 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety
Caption:
Relating to authorizing certain attorneys representing the state to openly carry a handgun.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
04/29/2013 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to an unsworn declaration made by an employee of a state agency or political subdivision or a private process server in the performance of the employee's or server's job duties.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
03/05/2013 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the offense of obstruction of or retaliation against a process server.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
03/05/2013 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the process server review board.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
04/29/2013 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the liability of a person granting access to a gated community to a process server.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
04/24/2013 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to court costs imposed on conviction and deposited to the courthouse security fund; increasing fees.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
03/11/2013 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to the use of a public school student's performance on an end-of-course assessment instrument in determining the student's final grade for the course.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
03/11/2013 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to the frequency of the release of questions and answer keys to state assessment instruments administered in public schools.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
05/09/2013 S Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Relating to regulation of traffic in a special district by a commissioners court.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
03/11/2013 H Referred to Environmental Regulation
Caption:
Relating to the amount of money authorized to be used for Clean Air Act local initiative projects related to vehicles.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
03/19/2013 H Referred to Natural Resources
Caption:
Relating to the grant or denial of a certificate of convenience and necessity in certain counties.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
03/20/2013 H Referred to Government Efficiency & Reform
Caption:
Relating to the exception under the public information law for certain information held by a school district.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
03/20/2013 H Referred to Environmental Regulation
Caption:
Relating to a program to support the installation of certain emmissions-free generation systems that do not use water in the production of electricity and are located on publicly owned land or government buildings and parking structures.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
05/06/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the Lazy W District No. 1.
Author:
Gooden
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make corrections to H.B. No. 912.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
04/29/2013 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property that is leased to a charitable organization and that is used by the organization primarily for the purpose of performing a charitable function.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/20/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 20 2013 1:17PM
Caption:
Honoring Constable Lowrie Sanders for his 45 years in law enforcement.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/21/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 21 2013 10:51AM
Caption:
In memory of Chris Bowen Couch of Scurry.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/12/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 12 2013 5:16PM
Caption:
Commemorating the 52nd anniversary of the East Texas Medical Center Athens Auxiliary.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/21/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 21 2013 8:56AM
Caption:
In memory of Sergeant Carl "Skip" Thomas III of Kemp.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/13/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 13 2013 10:16PM
Caption:
Congratulating David Campbell of Athens on his induction into the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/05/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 5 2013 8:13PM
Caption:
Recognizing February 5, 2013, as Cedar Creek Lake Area Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/20/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 20 2013 3:08PM
Caption:
Recognizing March 4, 2013, as Kaufman County Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/20/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 20 2013 2:16PM
Caption:
Congratulating Clara Jo Davis on her retirement as a community columnist for the Athens Review.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/20/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 20 2013 3:03PM
Caption:
Honoring Josephine Rebecca Casina Marie Davidson for her service to the Terrell community.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/20/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 20 2013 2:25PM
Caption:
Congratulating Madeleine Kaiser DeWeese of Houston on her 90th birthday.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/20/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 20 2013 3:11PM
Caption:
Celebrating the life of 102-year-old Fred Lee Frazier, Sr., of Terrell.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/20/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 20 2013 10:34AM
Caption:
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of Mabank Area Good Samaritans.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/20/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 20 2013 11:19AM
Caption:
Congratulating Cary and Judy Griffin on 40 years of publishing the Forney Messenger.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/20/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 20 2013 11:22AM
Caption:
Honoring Peggy Bass Holton of Terrell on the occasion of her 91st birthday.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/20/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 20 2013 11:23AM
Caption:
Honoring Labor of Love for its efforts to benefit Henderson County.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/20/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 20 2013 10:45AM
Caption:
Honoring Yvonne Lovell of Terrell on her receipt of the Larry White Dance Educator Award from the Dance Council of North Texas.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/21/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 21 2013 10:39AM
Caption:
Congratulating Hakeem Elijah Regis of Forney on his receipt of a Texas Armed Services Scholarship.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/21/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 21 2013 11:58AM
Caption:
Congratulating Dorothy and Elmer Hix of Gun Barrel City on their 70th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/21/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 21 2013 8:56AM
Caption:
In memory of George Robert Long III of Crandall.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/21/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 21 2013 11:56AM
Caption:
Commemorating the placement of a Historic Texas Cemetery marker for the Sand Flat Cemetery in Henderson County.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/21/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 21 2013 10:07AM
Caption:
Honoring Bobby Teague for his service as a member of the Brownsboro Independent School District Board of Trustees.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/12/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 12 2013 5:05PM
Caption:
Recognizing February 12, 2013, as Athens Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/21/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 21 2013 10:41AM
Caption:
Congratulating Russell and Linda Rau of Eustace on their 50th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/21/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 21 2013 11:32AM
Caption:
Congratulating Chandler Elementary School on its selection as a 2012 Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/12/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 12 2013 4:28PM
Caption:
Honoring Randy Daniel for his service as mayor of Athens.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
02/21/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 21 2013 11:48AM
Caption:
Congratulating Madres' Cocina restaurant in Forney on its 15th anniversary.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
03/14/2013 H Reported enrolled: Mar 14 2013 7:06AM
Caption:
In memory of Barbara McFaul of Kemp.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
03/28/2013 H Reported enrolled: Mar 28 2013 10:33PM
Caption:
Congratulating Merle and Imogene Baker of Forney on their 59th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
03/28/2013 H Reported enrolled: Mar 28 2013 11:23PM
Caption:
Honoring Kaye Blew of Athens on her 100th birthday.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
03/28/2013 H Reported enrolled: Mar 28 2013 10:40PM
Caption:
Congratulating Joseph and Bernice Crudden of Cedar Creek Lake on their 60th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
05/10/2013 H Reported enrolled: May 10 2013 6:20PM
Caption:
In memory of Gilbert Willie, Sr., of Terrell.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
05/28/2013 H Reported enrolled: May 28 2013 7:57PM
Caption:
In memory of Hattye "Jo" Rogers of Terrell.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
05/26/2013 H Reported enrolled: May 26 2013 7:41PM
Caption:
Congratulating James R. Thompson of Kaufman on his receipt of a Texas A&M University and The Association of Former Students 2013 Distinguished Alumnus Award.
Author:
Gooden
Last Action:
05/29/2013 H Reported enrolled: May 29 2013 9:04AM
Caption:
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 912.
Joint Author (3):
Author:
Callegari | Turner, Scott | Gooden | Carter | Zerwas
Last Action:
04/24/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to requiring the use of an ignition interlock device on conviction of certain intoxication offenses as a condition of community supervision; imposing a fee.
Author:
Geren | Gonzalez, Naomi | Guerra | Gooden | Herrero
Last Action:
03/19/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages.
Author:
Thompson, Senfronia | Taylor, Van | Davis, Yvonne | Gooden | Laubenberg
Sponsor:
Whitmire
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the civil prosecution of racketeering related to trafficking of persons; providing penalties.
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