Legislation authored by Gilbert Serna

Includes legislation with Gilbert Serna as the primary author for the 74th through 75th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

75th Regular Session

HB 105 Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
Caption: Relating to regulating customer access to aerosol paint and creating an offense for the possession of aerosol paint by a person younger than 18 years of age; providing penalties.

HB 188 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to state or federal matching funds.

HB 357 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to providing a criminal penalty for failure to comply with document language requirements in certain executory contract tramsactions.

HB 389 Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the punishment for certain conduct occurring on school property or at a school-sponsored or school-related activity.

HB 540 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to educational programs offered to colonia residents by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

HB 724 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to transfers of contributions to the optional retirement program for faculty members of institutions of higher education.

HB 1092 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to missing children and other missing persons.

HB 1118 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the manner in which land acquired by certain municipalities pursuant to foreclosure of a tax lien in favor of those municipalities may be sold.

HB 1165 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to fire and police employee relations in certain political subdivisions.

HB 1189 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a violence prevention program for public schools.

HB 1328 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the designation of certain businesses as enterprise projects under the enterprise zone program.

HB 1390 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the regulation of homeopathic and integrated medicine.

HB 1510 Last Action: Ref. to Int. Relations, Trade & Technology
Caption: Relating to jurisdiction of certain counties for purposes of subdivision platting requirements.

HB 1636 Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
Caption: Relating to community service for certain conduct committed by a juvenile on school property or at school-sponsored or school-related activities.

HB 1714 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the offense of criminal mischief involving graffiti, costs on conviction of that offense, and the regulation of customer access to aerosol paint.

HB 1718 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authorization of the sale of undeveloped land by certain persons and the purchase of facilitation of the purchase of same by certain non-profit corporations without subdividing, platting or making provision for water or other utility services.

HB 2300 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District and to the authorization of bonds and the levy of taxes; providing civil penalties.

HB 2393 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a civil service system for community supervision and corrections departments in certain counties.

HB 2594 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to best interest of the child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

HB 2693 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the development of information to identify missing persons.

HB 2767 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation, operation, and funding of an Emergency Housing Assistance Program in the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

HB 3079 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to purchase of service credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for vocational work experience.

HB 3109 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to authorizing a domestic relations office to obtain certain information to establish, modify, or enforce a child support order.

HB 3509 Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Admin. Procedures
Caption: Relating to surety bonds required of certain permit holders under the Alcoholic Beverage Code.

HB 3510 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to Clean Air Act inspections.

HCR 24 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Encouraging Texas colleges and universities to include antiviolence education in their curriculum.

HR 236 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In tribute to Father Pedro de Jesus Maldonado.

HR 391 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Thomas and Soledad Gonzalez on their 50th wedding anniversary.

HR 470 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Roberto and Esther Navarro on the occasion of their 52nd wedding anniversary.

HR 471 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Juan and Ofelia Arellano on the occasion of their 52nd wedding anniversary.

HR 493 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Ruben Ramos for his contributions to Tejano music.

HR 600 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Gilberto and Guadalupe Pedregon on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.

HR 678 Last Action: Withdrawn from calendar
Caption: Congratulating the El Paso Buzzards on winning the inaugural championship of the Western Professional Hockey League.

HR 742 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Laura Harring.

HR 743 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing May 10, 1997, as El Paso NALC National Food Drive Day.

HR 781 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the El Paso Buzzards on winning the inaugural championship of the Western Professional Hockey League.

HR 822 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Araceli Valdez.

HR 853 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Tigua Indians for their contributions to Texas.

HR 925 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Ruth Kern for her contributions to the community.

HR 953 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Dianna Loper on the occasion of her 50th birthday.

HR 1026 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. 758.

HR 1050 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Honorable Vince Munoz for his accomplishments as governor of the Tigua Indian Reservation.

74th Regular Session

HB 1600 Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95
Caption: Relating to changing the name of the El Paso County Lower Valley Water District Authority to the Lower Valley Water District.

HB 2430 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of criminal mischief.

HB 2431 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the composition of the firemen's training school advisory board.

HB 2432 Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95
Caption: Relating to the day of the week on which the commissioners court of a county may meet.

HB 2772 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the forfeiture of a motor vehicle used immediately preceding, during, or in immediate flight after the commission of certain offenses.

HB 2773 Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to electric rate classification of a community college.

HB 2774 Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule
Caption: Relating to the regulation of a commercial laundry; providing penalties.

HB 2775 Last Action: Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of vehicle parking ordinances in certain municipalities.

HB 2776 Last Action: Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to requiring certain employees and applicants for employment at convalescent and nursing homes and related institutions to submit to drug testing.

HB 2913 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the offense of delivering aerosol paint to a person younger than 18 years of age.

HB 2914 Last Action: Referred to Human Services
Caption: Relating to nurse aides and registered nurses in certain nursing facilities funded through the state Medicaid program.

HB 2927 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to contributions to the Optional Retirement Program.

HB 2928 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the definition of hotel for purposes of the county hotel occupancy tax.

HB 3083 Last Action: Referred to Appropriations
Caption: Relating to the compensation of employees of public junior colleges.

HB 3150 Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
Caption: Relating to a daytime curfew for public school students.

HB 3151 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the regulation and application permitting of construction, expansion, modification or altering of an industrial laundry within the city limits of a certain city.

HB 3186 Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95
Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the El Paso County Municipal Utility District No. 2.

HB 3187 Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95
Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the El Paso County Municipal Utility District No. 1.

HB 3209 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of currency exchange and currency transmission business.

HR 364 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Brooke Alyse Wasick and Robert Anthony Navar on the occasion of their marriage.

HR 411 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Designating the first week of November as Voter Appreciation Week.

HR 853 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Paying tribute to the life and service of the Honorable Tony Parra.

HR 947 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Riverside High School boys' basketball team.

HR 996 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Antonio de la Rosa for coming to the aid of police officers.

HR 1154 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Judge Edward S. Marquez for his judicial and community service.

75th Regular Session
HB 105	Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Caption: Relating to regulating customer access to aerosol paint and creating an offense for the possession of aerosol paint by a person younger than 18 years of age; providing penalties.
HB 188	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to state or federal matching funds.
HB 357	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to providing a criminal penalty for failure to comply with document language requirements in certain executory contract tramsactions.
HB 389	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the punishment for certain conduct occurring on school property or at a school-sponsored or school-related activity.
HB 540	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to educational programs offered to colonia residents by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
HB 724	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to transfers of contributions to the optional retirement program for faculty members of institutions of higher education.
HB 1092	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to missing children and other missing persons.
HB 1118	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the manner in which land acquired by certain municipalities pursuant to foreclosure of a tax lien in favor of those municipalities may be sold.
HB 1165	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to fire and police employee relations in certain political subdivisions.
HB 1189	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a violence prevention program for public schools.
HB 1328	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the designation of certain businesses as enterprise projects under the enterprise zone program.
HB 1390	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the regulation of homeopathic and integrated medicine.
HB 1510	Last Action: Ref. to Int. Relations, Trade & Technology Caption: Relating to jurisdiction of certain counties for purposes of subdivision platting requirements.
HB 1636	Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Caption: Relating to community service for certain conduct committed by a juvenile on school property or at school-sponsored or school-related activities.
HB 1714	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the offense of criminal mischief involving graffiti, costs on conviction of that offense, and the regulation of customer access to aerosol paint.
HB 1718	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the authorization of the sale of undeveloped land by certain persons and the purchase of facilitation of the purchase of same by certain non-profit corporations without subdividing, platting or making provision for water or other utility services.
HB 2300	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District and to the authorization of bonds and the levy of taxes; providing civil penalties.
HB 2393	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a civil service system for community supervision and corrections departments in certain counties.
HB 2594	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to best interest of the child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
HB 2693	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the development of information to identify missing persons.
HB 2767	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation, operation, and funding of an Emergency Housing Assistance Program in the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
HB 3079	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to purchase of service credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for vocational work experience.
HB 3109	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to authorizing a domestic relations office to obtain certain information to establish, modify, or enforce a child support order.
HB 3509	Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Admin. Procedures Caption: Relating to surety bonds required of certain permit holders under the Alcoholic Beverage Code.
HB 3510	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to Clean Air Act inspections.
HCR 24	Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Encouraging Texas colleges and universities to include antiviolence education in their curriculum.
HR 236	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In tribute to Father Pedro de Jesus Maldonado.
HR 391	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Thomas and Soledad Gonzalez on their 50th wedding anniversary.
HR 470	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Roberto and Esther Navarro on the occasion of their 52nd wedding anniversary.
HR 471	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Juan and Ofelia Arellano on the occasion of their 52nd wedding anniversary.
HR 493	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Ruben Ramos for his contributions to Tejano music.
HR 600	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Gilberto and Guadalupe Pedregon on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
HR 678	Last Action: Withdrawn from calendar Caption: Congratulating the El Paso Buzzards on winning the inaugural championship of the Western Professional Hockey League.
HR 742	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Laura Harring.
HR 743	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 10, 1997, as El Paso NALC National Food Drive Day.
HR 781	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the El Paso Buzzards on winning the inaugural championship of the Western Professional Hockey League.
HR 822	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Araceli Valdez.
HR 853	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Tigua Indians for their contributions to Texas.
HR 925	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Ruth Kern for her contributions to the community.
HR 953	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dianna Loper on the occasion of her 50th birthday.
HR 1026	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. 758.
HR 1050	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Honorable Vince Munoz for his accomplishments as governor of the Tigua Indian Reservation.
74th Regular Session
HB 1600	Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95 Caption: Relating to changing the name of the El Paso County Lower Valley Water District Authority to the Lower Valley Water District.
HB 2430	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of criminal mischief.
HB 2431	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the composition of the firemen's training school advisory board.
HB 2432	Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95 Caption: Relating to the day of the week on which the commissioners court of a county may meet.
HB 2772	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the forfeiture of a motor vehicle used immediately preceding, during, or in immediate flight after the commission of certain offenses.
HB 2773	Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to electric rate classification of a community college.
HB 2774	Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule Caption: Relating to the regulation of a commercial laundry; providing penalties.
HB 2775	Last Action: Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar Caption: Relating to the enforcement of vehicle parking ordinances in certain municipalities.
HB 2776	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to requiring certain employees and applicants for employment at convalescent and nursing homes and related institutions to submit to drug testing.
HB 2913	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the offense of delivering aerosol paint to a person younger than 18 years of age.
HB 2914	Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to nurse aides and registered nurses in certain nursing facilities funded through the state Medicaid program.
HB 2927	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to contributions to the Optional Retirement Program.
HB 2928	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the definition of hotel for purposes of the county hotel occupancy tax.
HB 3083	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to the compensation of employees of public junior colleges.
HB 3150	Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Caption: Relating to a daytime curfew for public school students.
HB 3151	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the regulation and application permitting of construction, expansion, modification or altering of an industrial laundry within the city limits of a certain city.
HB 3186	Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95 Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the El Paso County Municipal Utility District No. 2.
HB 3187	Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95 Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the El Paso County Municipal Utility District No. 1.
HB 3209	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the regulation of currency exchange and currency transmission business.
HR 364	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Brooke Alyse Wasick and Robert Anthony Navar on the occasion of their marriage.
HR 411	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Designating the first week of November as Voter Appreciation Week.
HR 853	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Paying tribute to the life and service of the Honorable Tony Parra.
HR 947	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Riverside High School boys' basketball team.
HR 996	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Antonio de la Rosa for coming to the aid of police officers.
HR 1154	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Judge Edward S. Marquez for his judicial and community service.