Legislation authored by Gary VanDeaver

Includes legislation with Gary VanDeaver as the primary author for the 84th through 87th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System. Author information is not available for the 87th Legislature.

87th Regular Session
HB 306 Last Action: Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to the medical advisory board.
HB 315 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the purchasing of the uniform of certain honorably retired or medically discharged peace officers.
HB 318 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the prohibition of certain employment discrimination regarding an employee who is a volunteer emergency responder.
HB 363 Last Action: Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to restricting the use of personally identifiable student information by an operator of a website, online service, online application, or mobile application used for a school purpose and providing an exemption from certain restrictions for a national assessment provider.
HB 685 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the creation of a critical care protection program for veterinarian electric customers.
HB 773 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to indicators of achievement under the public school accountability system.
HB 890 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to remotely conducting depositions, hearings, and other proceedings in juvenile cases.
HB 1414 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the powers of the TexAmericas Center, including its authority to issue bonds.
HB 1496 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to requiring school districts to report management fees under certain cooperative purchasing contracts.
HB 1942 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the adult high school charter school program.
HB 2688 Last Action: Received from the House
Caption: Relating to the term of office for certain trustees of an independent school district.
HB 3126 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the health care providers authorized to examine a person to determine whether the person is incapacitated for purposes of certain guardianship proceedings.
HB 3128 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the career and technology education allotment under the Foundation School Program.
HB 3402 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Franklin County Water District.
HB 3668 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the administration of assessment instruments in public schools, eliminating the requirement to use public school assessment instruments as a criterion for promotion or graduation, and the temporary suspension of certain accountability determinations for a school district or campus in a school year in which the operations of the district or campus are disrupted as a result of a declared disaster.
HB 3862 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to a recommendation for the removal of a member of the board of trustees of a school district by other members of the board.
HB 3989 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to rules by the State Board for Educator Certification regarding virtual observation options for field-based experiences and internships required for educator certification.
HB 3991 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to measures to assist small and rural school districts in implementing a collegiate model and expanding broadband access, including the establishment of the Rural Schools and Communities Technical Assistance Center and a grant program.
HCR 3 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House of Representatives to direct the appropriate house and senate committees to conduct an interim study regarding the feasibility of integrating the Northeast Texas Trail into the state park system.
86th Regular Session
HB 330 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to excluding certain students from the computation of dropout and completion rates for purposes of public school accountability.
HB 331 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the medical advisory board.
HB 396 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19
Caption: Relating to acceptable uses of the instructional materials and technology fund and the instructional materials and technology allotment.
HB 397 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to acceptable uses by a school district of the instructional materials and technology allotment.
HB 418 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the availability of personal information of a current or former federal prosecutor.
HB 497 Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety
Caption: Relating to the classroom instruction part of the handgun proficiency course taken to obtain a license to carry a handgun.
HB 644 Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed
Caption: Relating to the regulation of cottage food production operations.
HB 735 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the calculation of the rollback tax rate of a school district and a related study.
HB 1051 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to an adult education program provided under an adult high school diploma and industry certification charter school program and reporting requirements regarding certain students.
HB 1054 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to proportionality between state accountability performance indicators that apply to school districts and the State's share of the foundation school program for school districts.
HB 1223 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the creation and enforcement of a criminal offense relating to interference with child custody and to the prosecution of child custody offenses.
HB 1388 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to indicators of achievement under the public school accountability system.
HB 1480 Last Action: Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to assessment of public school students, providing accelerated instruction, appropriately crediting certain student performance, and eliminating requirements based on performance on certain assessment instruments.
HB 1538 Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Caption: Relating to driving safety courses provided by certain organizations.
HB 1556 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to school district purchasing of and contracting for goods and services.
HB 2034 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to increasing the criminal punishment for the offense of invasive visual recording.
HB 2351 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19
Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 196 in Lamar County as the Nick S. Lingo Memorial Highway.
HB 2691 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to restricting the use of personally identifiable student information by an operator of a website, online service, online application, or mobile application used for a school purpose and providing an exemption from certain restrictions for a national assessment provider.
HB 2823 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to increasing the criminal punishment for assault committed against certain sports participants.
HB 2824 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the pilot program for assessing public school students in writing under an alternative method.
HB 2958 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by the TexAmericas Center.
HB 3505 Last Action: Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Optometry Board.
HB 3510 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the intermodal shipping container permit in North Texas.
HB 3511 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Commission on Texas Workforce of the Future.
HB 3521 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to data collection, reporting, and notice requirements for certain educational entities.
HB 4166 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19
Caption: Relating to a study of the feasibility of the expansion of navigation on the Red River by the Red River Authority of Texas.
HB 4177 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a student performance designation for secondary-level substitute assessment instruments and the use of that designation for public school accountability purposes.
HB 4302 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to regulations authorizing special education hearing officer subpoenas.
HB 4324 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the submission and use of electronic student records in the electronic student records system.
HCR 24 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House of Representatives to direct the appropriate house and senate committees to conduct an interim study regarding the feasibility of integrating the Northeast Texas Trail into the state park system.
HCR 64 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Encouraging the Texas Department of Transportation to develop and support bikeway network projects.
HR 87 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 2019 as Career and Technical Education Month in Texas.
HR 156 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Carl D. Kuhle of Bogata.
HR 323 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity.
HR 359 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 28, 2019, as Northeast Texas Regional Alliance Day at the State Capitol.
HR 524 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 27 and 28, 2019, as Lamar County Days at the State Capitol.
HR 656 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Brandon Luke Earley of Reno.
HR 657 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Kolby Todd "Tut" Fletcher.
HR 1059 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April 8, 2019, as Texas A&M University-Texarkana Day at the State Capitol.
HR 1247 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Sonja Yates Hubbard on being named the 2019 Idalee Hawkins Leader of the Year by Leadership Texarkana.
85th Regular Session
HB 486 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the calculation of the rollback tax rate of a school district.
HB 515 Last Action: Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to assessment of public school students and providing accelerated instruction and eliminating performance requirements based on performance on certain assessment instruments.
HB 539 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the ability of certain dependents of members of the United States military to enroll full-time in courses provided through the state virtual school network.
HB 594 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to procedures for the dissolution of a county hospital authority.
HB 786 Last Action: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Caption: Relating to the prohibition of certain employment discrimination regarding an employee who is a volunteer emergency responder.
HB 809 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the use of an electronic device to film or photograph a traffic accident; creating an offense.
HB 967 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
Caption: Relating to the powers of the TexAmericas Center.
HB 1238 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
Caption: Relating to investment training for officers of public housing authorities.
HB 1239 Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to the governance of public housing authorities.
HB 1255 Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the maximum amount of certain awards made to public school teachers under the Texas Advanced Placement Incentive Program.
HB 1371 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the small-sized district adjustment under the Foundation School Program.
HB 1531 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the sequencing of required English language arts courses in schools.
HB 1611 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the use of warning devices by stationary authorized emergency vehicles.
HB 1748 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the use of a portable electronic device while operating a motor vehicle; creating a criminal offense.
HB 1980 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the high school graduation of a student who transfers to a public school in this state after the student's junior year of high school.
HB 2047 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the detachment and annexation of school district territory by agreement.
HB 2087 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
Caption: Relating to restricting the use of covered information, including student personally identifiable information, by an operator of a website, online service, online application, or mobile application for a school purpose.
HB 2090 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to compensation for heritage property acquired through eminent domain.
HB 2611 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to broker agreements for the sale of real property by school districts.
HB 2916 Last Action: Received from the House
Caption: Relating to the appointment of a bailiff by district courts and county courts at law in Bowie County.
HB 3104 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the assessment of public school students in writing and English language arts.
HB 3460 Last Action: Returned to Calendars Committee
Caption: Relating to the movement of vehicles transporting sealed ocean cargo shipping containers; authorizing a fee.
HB 4276 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
Caption: Relating to the Paris Junior College District.
HR 214 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 7-9, 2017, as Lamar County Days at the State Capitol.
HR 492 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Smith-Hughes Act.
HR 622 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association on the celebration of its 100th anniversary in 2017.
HR 630 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 1, 2017, as Texas A&M University--Texarkana Day at the State Capitol.
HR 770 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 8, 2017, as Northeast Texas Regional Coalition Day at the State Capitol.
HR 1212 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Wilbur Smith Rotary Club on its 100th anniversary.
HR 1842 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Tippi Pyle on her 30 years of service in behalf of Denver Pyle's Children's Charities in Lamar County.
HR 2387 Last Action: Filed
Caption: Commending the members of the House Committee Coordinator's Office for their work during the 85th Legislative Session.
HR 2498 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the members of the House Committee Coordinator's Office for their work during the 85th Legislative Session.
85th 1st Called Session
HB 168 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the calculation of the rollback tax rate of a school district.
HB 320 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the establishment of an education enhancement program for students with certain disabilities.
HB 322 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the sunset review of the Red River Authority of Texas.
HR 52 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Jana Graves Kennedy of Paris.
84th Regular Session
HB 1162 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to eliminating satisfactory performance requirements for public school end-of-course assessment instruments as a criterion for promotion or graduation.
HB 1163 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the percentage of the annual distribution from the permanent school fund set aside for the state instructional materials fund.
HB 1164 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
Caption: Relating to requiring the Texas Education Agency to conduct a study to develop a writing assessment method for public school students and establish a pilot program to administer the assessment method developed.
HB 1474 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
Caption: Relating to the placement of money in the state instructional materials fund and payment of the instructional materials allotment.
HB 1673 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to eliminating certain state-required assessment instruments and certain end-of-course assessment instruments not required by federal law.
HB 1706 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to reducing paperwork and duplicate reports required of a school district.
HB 1731 Last Action: Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for an academic and student services building at Texas A&M University--Texarkana.
HB 2156 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to requirements for providers of certain technology services in public schools.
HB 2209 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium.
HB 2280 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties.
HB 2566 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to educator preparation programs.
HB 3548 Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to the authority of the TexAmericas Center to incorporate a nonprofit corporation for certain purposes and to the tax treatment of such a nonprofit corporation.
HR 591 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April 8-9, 2015, as Lamar County Days at the State Capitol.
HR 600 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 25, 2015, as Red River County Day at the State Capitol.
HR 838 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Justin Holt.