Texas State Representative

Ben Bumgarner 2023 - 88th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB100

Filed
3/8/23  
Out of House Committee
4/20/23  
Voted on by House
4/27/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/22/23  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to public education and public school finance, including the rights, certification, and compensation of public school educators, contributions by a public school to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, and an education savings account program for certain children.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB107

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the penalty for a violation of an emergency management plan.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1075

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain property interests of a foreign government in agricultural land.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB111

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to affirmative defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1149

Filed
1/3/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to parental consent for certain activities engaged in by a school district employee or contractor with respect to the parent's child.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1155

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to parental rights in public education and prohibiting instruction regarding sexual orientation or gender identity for certain public school students.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1178

Filed
1/4/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of a magistrate to issue a search warrant to collect a blood specimen from a person arrested for certain intoxication offenses.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1217

Filed
1/9/23  
Out of House Committee
4/24/23  
Voted on by House
5/6/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/16/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/19/23  
Governor Action
6/12/23  
Relating to the administration of and procedures relating to early voting by personal appearance.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB122

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to professional liability insurance coverage for and prohibitions on providing to certain children procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1243

Filed
1/10/23  
Out of House Committee
4/24/23  
Voted on by House
4/28/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/22/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/24/23  
Governor Action
6/13/23  
Relating to the penalty for the offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1251

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to eligibility for the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of certain first responders.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1277

Filed
1/11/23  
Out of House Committee
4/4/23  
Voted on by House
4/20/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/11/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/16/23  
Governor Action
6/13/23  
Relating to pedestrian use of a sidewalk.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1280

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the determination of compensation and reporting requirements for the franchise tax.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1299

Filed
1/12/23  
Out of House Committee
5/5/23  
Voted on by House
5/12/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/19/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/22/23  
Governor Action
6/12/23  
Relating to the signature required on a carrier envelope for a ballot voted by mail; changing the elements of a criminal offense.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1313

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a study on the side effects, adverse reactions, including death, and the effectiveness of vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) or its variants.