Texas State Representative

Ben Bumgarner 2023 - 88th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 15)

Legislative Session

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB571

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to repealing the affirmative defense to prosecution for the criminal offense of sale, distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor.
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Texas House Bill HB589

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to processes to address election irregularities; providing a civil penalty.
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Texas House Bill HB60

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the inclusion of instruction regarding the beginning of human life in the health curriculum for public school students.
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Texas House Bill HB61

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to prohibited logistical support by a governmental entity for procurement of an abortion or an abortion provider's services.
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Texas House Bill HB63

Filed
11/14/22  
Out of House Committee
4/11/23  
Voted on by House
4/26/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/11/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/18/23  
Governor Action
6/9/23  
Relating to reports of child abuse or neglect and certain preliminary investigations of those reports.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB636

Filed
11/14/22  
Out of House Committee
4/6/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the applicability to election judges of a prohibition on the carrying of a concealed handgun at a polling place.
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Texas House Bill HB65

Filed
11/14/22  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses committed in the course of or for the purpose of avoiding certain law enforcement checkpoints or evading an arrest or detention; increasing criminal penalties.
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Texas House Bill HB669

Filed
11/14/22  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools providing silent panic alert technology in classrooms.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB678

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the appointment by the attorney general of a special prosecutor to prosecute certain election offenses that are committed in an adjacent county.
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Texas House Bill HB7

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of House Committee
5/3/23  
Voted on by House
5/10/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/19/23  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to measures to address public safety threats in this state presented by transnational criminal activity, including by establishing a Texas Border Force, and to compensate persons affected by those threats; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB716

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the repeal of the authority of a commanding officer of the state militia to prohibit the sale or exchange of arms, ammunition, or explosives.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB787

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a prohibition on the receipt of tax incentives by business entities that assist employees to obtain abortions.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB789

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to eligibility to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a public elective office in this state.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB790

Filed
11/22/22  
Out of House Committee
4/18/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the processes for and the adjudication and payment of certain claims under the workers' compensation system.

Joint Author of Legislation

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB796

Filed
11/28/22  
Out of House Committee
3/24/23  
Voted on by House
4/5/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/2/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/12/23  
Governor Action
5/27/23  
Relating to the creation and maintenance by an appraisal district of a publicly available Internet database of information regarding protest hearings conducted by the appraisal review board established for the district.