Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. David Simpson
83rd Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/15/2026
Number of Bills: 24

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (19):
Author:
Simpson | Hilderbran | Thompson, Senfronia | Lucio III | Canales
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from the sales and use tax for certain coins and precious metals.
Author:
Simpson | Hughes
Last Action:
04/15/2013 H Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a segment of U.S. Highway 80 as the Sergeant Travis E. Watkins Memorial Highway.
Author:
Simpson | Hilderbran
Last Action:
04/10/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to official oppression; creating offenses.
Author:
Simpson
Last Action:
02/20/2013 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to civil liability for certain damages caused by advanced meters.
Author:
Simpson | Rodriguez, Eddie | Kolkhorst | Burnam
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of food prepared, stored, distributed, or sold at farms and farmers' markets; limiting the applicability of a fee.
Author:
Simpson
Last Action:
03/18/2013 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from compulsory public school attendance for children who have completed grade 10 and are attending an institution of higher education or a trade school or are employed as an apprentice.
Author:
Simpson | Capriglione
Last Action:
03/25/2013 H Referred to Pensions
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of an elected class member for a service retirement annuity.
Author:
Simpson
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to the designation of U.S. Highway 80 as a historic highway.
Author:
Simpson | Hughes
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the Upshur County Juvenile Board.
Author:
Simpson | McClendon
Last Action:
04/23/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to custodial interrogations.
Author:
Simpson
Last Action:
03/25/2013 H Referred to Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select
Caption:
Relating non-compliance with a federal order, law, policy, rule, mandate, or agency regulation that would violate Article I of the Texas Constitution.
Author:
Simpson | Hughes | Clardy | Paddie | Lavender
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
05/18/2013 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Designating Gregg County the Balloon Race Capital of Texas and commemorating the 36th anniversary of the Great Texas Balloon Race.
Author:
Simpson
Last Action:
04/18/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the requirement that certain counties continue to be divided into not fewer than four precincts used to elect justices of the peace and constables.
Author:
Simpson
Last Action:
03/25/2013 H Referred to Public Health
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment permitting adult individuals to choose a health care treatment or modality; empowering the legislature to address scopes of practice for health care providers and physicians.
Author:
Simpson
Last Action:
03/14/2013 H Reported enrolled: Mar 14 2013 2:09PM
Caption:
Congratulating the Kilgore Police Department on achieving Recognized status in the Texas Best Practices Recognition Program.
Author:
Simpson
Last Action:
04/12/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 12 2013 9:54AM
Caption:
Congratulating the White Oak High School boys' basketball team on winning the 2013 UIL 2A state championship.
Author:
Simpson
Last Action:
05/08/2013 H Reported enrolled: May 8 2013 6:59PM
Caption:
Congratulating Richard Jones on his 25th pastoral anniversary at Calvary Baptist Church in Longview.
Author:
Simpson | Murphy
Last Action:
05/09/2013 H Reported enrolled: May 9 2013 4:42PM
Caption:
Congratulating Herb and Catherine Legate on their 50th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Simpson
Last Action:
05/25/2013 H Reported enrolled: May 25 2013 9:28PM
Caption:
Congratulating Thomas Sharpe Wilmeth of Daingerfield on the occasion of his 100th birthday.
Joint Author (5):
Author:
Schaefer | Hughes | Clardy | Simpson
Last Action:
03/27/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a pharmacy school at The University of Texas at Tyler.
Author:
Ratliff | Branch | Simpson | Turner, Sylvester | Kacal
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium.
Author:
Bell | Creighton | Krause | Leach | Simpson
Last Action:
02/18/2013 H Referred to Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select
Caption:
Expressing the legislature's opposition to United Nations Agenda 21.
Author:
White | Simpson | Toth | Miller, Rick
Last Action:
04/10/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the rights of individuals to choose or decline to choose to purchase health insurance coverage.
Author:
Schaefer | Clardy | Simpson | Hughes
Last Action:
02/25/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 25 2013 5:29PM
Caption:
Recognizing February 25 and 26, 2013, as East Texas Coalition Days at the State Capitol.
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