Texas State Representative

Byron Cook 2017 - 85th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Author of Legislation

TX

Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB100

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the regulation of transportation network companies; requiring an occupational permit; authorizing a fee.
TX

Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1024

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the removal of a fee for the issuance of an original, duplicate, modified, or renewed license to carry a handgun.
TX

Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1184

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an insurance premium tax credit for contributions made to certain educational assistance organizations.
TX

Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1258

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to information publicly available in a state court document database; authorizing a fee.
TX

Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1819

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct with respect to a firearm silencer.
TX

Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB200

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain prohibited abortions and the treatment and disposition of a human fetus, human fetal tissue, and embryonic and fetal tissue remains; creating a civil cause of action; imposing a civil penalty; creating criminal offenses.
TX

Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2107

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for medical use by patients with certain debilitating medical conditions and the licensing of dispensing organizations and cannabis testing facilities; authorizing fees.

Joint Author of Legislation

TX

Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1133

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the reimbursement of prescription drugs under Medicaid and the child health plan program.
TX

Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB122

Filed
11/14/16  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the age of criminal responsibility and to certain substantive and procedural matters related to that age.
TX

Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1390

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the small-sized district adjustment under the Foundation School Program.
TX

Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1556

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the appointment of foster parents and other qualified persons to serve as educational decision-makers for certain children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
TX

Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1936

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to prohibiting certain transactions between a governmental entity and an abortion provider or affiliate of the provider.
TX

Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB207

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of general-law municipalities to restrict sex offenders from child safety zones in the municipality.

Primary Author of Legislation

TX

Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB201

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to disposition of fetal remains by a health care facility; imposing penalties.
TX

Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2071

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a defendant's payment of costs associated with a court-appointed counsel.