Legislation authored by Jarvis Johnson

Includes legislation with Jarvis Johnson 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 36	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to abolishing Confederate Heroes Day.
HB 45	Last Action: Referred to Corrections Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.
HB 50	Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to the issuance of an air quality permit for a concrete plant located in an area of a municipality not subject to zoning regulations.
HB 56	Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to prohibiting the operation of concrete plants and crushing facilities at certain locations.
HB 65	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the requirements for notice of a standard permit for certain concrete plants.
HB 71	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the authority of peace officers to conduct certain searches.
HB 80	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to the discharge by certain defendants of fines and costs through community service.
HB 575	Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to the Department of Family and Protective Services enrolling certain foster children in the Preparation for Adult Living Program.
HB 600	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the regular psychological examination of peace officers.
HB 700	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to the Preparation for Adult Living Program and other services for foster children transitioning to independent living.
HB 838	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for the conduct of another in capital felony cases.
HB 1315	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to the duration of an appointment of a guardian ad litem or an attorney ad litem for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
HB 1316	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the eligibility of persons finally convicted of a felony for certain public offices.
HB 1481	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to contracts to provide appropriate residential housing to students in extended foster care who enroll at public institutions of higher education.
HB 1482	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to measures to assist students enrolled at public institutions of higher education who are homeless or who are or were in foster care.
HB 1483	Last Action: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the redaction of an unconstitutional restriction from an instrument conveying an interest in real property.
HB 1597	Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to transitional living services provided to foster youth transitioning to independent living.
HB 1598	Last Action: Referred to Corrections Caption: Relating to the creation of the office of independent oversight ombudsman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
HB 1599	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the use of hypnotically induced testimony in a criminal trial.
HB 1762	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.
HB 2226	Last Action: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Caption: Relating to enrollment of certain retirees in the Texas Public School Employees Group Insurance Program.
HB 2506	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to ensure the independent organization certified for the ERCOT power region has adequate reserve power to prevent blackout conditions.
HB 2646	Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to the consideration for approval by the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of an application for a standard permit for a concrete batch plant.
HB 2647	Last Action: Referred to Corrections Caption: Relating to the release of certain inmates on medically recommended intensive supervision.
HB 2648	Last Action: Referred to Corrections Caption: Relating to the issuance of a summons for certain persons charged with a violation of a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision.
HB 2649	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the women who are eligible for certification as owners of a historically underutilized business.
HB 2650	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to law enforcement agency policies regarding the placement of a child taken into possession by a peace officer during the arrest of a person.
HB 2791	Last Action: Referred to Corrections Caption: Relating to confinement and treatment in a substance abuse felony punishment facility under a plea bargain agreement.
HB 2793	Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Relating to parole determinations and individual treatment plans for inmates.
HB 2806	Last Action: Referred to Corrections Caption: Relating to the issuance of a summons for certain persons charged with a violation of a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision.
HB 2937	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the historically underutilized business task force.
HB 2938	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to state agency audits of a contractor's compliance with a historically underutilized business subcontracting plan.
HB 3076	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to establishing the system benefit account and programs for providing assistance to certain low-income, ill, and disabled electric customers.
HB 3335	Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to the charging of higher prices by retail electric providers during a declared disaster.
HB 3638	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the establishment of the African American studies advisory board by the State Board of Education.
HB 3672	Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to the eligibility for Medicaid of persons diagnosed with sickle cell disease.
HB 3673	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the establishment of a sickle cell disease registry.
HB 3844	Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to the establishment of the department of consumer affairs services for property owners and property owners' associations within the office of the attorney general.
HB 3845	Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to the failure of a property owners' association to file all dedicatory instruments of a residential subdivision as public records.
HB 3847	Last Action: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Caption: Relating to a study on the long-term funding structure of the retired school employees group insurance fund.
HB 3952	Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to requiring property owner's associations and condominium associations to be registered with the secretary of state.
HB 4065	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the creation of an urban land bank by certain municipalities.
HB 4101	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the authority of a governmental entity to limit bidding on certain public contracts to bidders that are small businesses.
HB 4102	Last Action: Referred to Corrections Caption: Relating to certain substance abuse treatment programs operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
HB 4104	Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to a student's right to vacate and avoid liability under a residential lease following certain declared disasters.
HB 4187	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to providing a list of approved devices to defendants restricted to the operation of a vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device as a condition of community supervision.
HCR 86	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Expressing support for equitable access to transformative therapies for sickle cell disease.
HJR 88	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total market value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.
HR 300	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Rodney E. Watson of the Spring Independent School District on being named the 2021 Superintendent of the Year by the National School Foundation Association.
HR 304	Last Action: Referred to Resolutions Calendars Caption: Honoring Houston mayor Sylvester Turner for his leadership during Winter Storm Uri.
HR 305	Last Action: Referred to Resolutions Calendars Caption: Honoring Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo for her leadership during Winter Storm Uri.
HR 1070	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Ruth Simmons, president of Prairie View A&M University, on her selection as principal speaker for the 2021 Harvard University commencement celebration.
HR 1230	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating State Representative Senfronia Thompson on the dedication of the auditorium at Booker T. Washington High School and the High School for Engineering Professions in her honor.
86th Regular Session
HB 323	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to an exemption for a foster child from the payment of a fee for the issuance of a personal identification certificate.
HB 363	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the creation of the office of independent oversight ombudsman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
HB 804	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the authority of peace officers to conduct certain searches.
HB 1160	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the use of the compensatory education allotment for a school district's school guidance and counseling program or counseling or social work services.
HB 1161	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to a grant available to school districts to provide services to students residing in care and treatment facilities and residential placement facilities.
HB 1162	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the duration of an appointment of a guardian ad litem or an attorney ad litem for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
HB 1183	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to abolishing Confederate Heroes Day.
HB 1189	Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to the discharge by certain defendants of fines and costs through community service.
HB 1191	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to an annual report concerning the number of inmates who have been in the conservatorship of a state agency responsible for providing child protective services.
HB 2229	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to a report of information concerning juvenile offenders committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department who have been in foster care.
HB 2230	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the functions of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
HB 2576	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to prescribing and dispensing certain controlled substances to patients diagnosed with sickle cell disease.
HB 3380	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the inclusion of certain public safety facilities in a tax increment financing reinvestment zone and the making of improvements to public safety infrastructure in a zone.
HB 3381	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the placement and use of video recording equipment in vehicles used by certain child-care facilities.
HB 3392	Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to the Department of Family and Protective Services enrolling certain foster children in the Preparation for Adult Living Program.
HB 3393	Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to the eligibility of foster children to receive college credit for completing the Preparation for Adult Living Program.
HB 3394	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to the issuance of sickle cell disease awareness specialty license plates.
HB 3398	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to challenges by school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to accountability determinations.
HB 3404	Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to the issuance of a permit for a concrete plant located in an area of a municipality not subject to zoning regulations.
HB 3405	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to the establishment of a sickle cell task force.
HB 3407	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to an alert for a missing person with a guardian.
HB 3858	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to an employment termination report submitted by a law enforcement agency.
HB 3859	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to mental health assessment programs for certain municipal police and fire departments.
HB 4122	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the award of attorney's fees to a financial institution that answers a writ of garnishment.
HB 4123	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the amendment of an original petition in an action on a sworn account.
HB 4124	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to a study and report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on best practices to assist certain students in completing the free application for federal student aid (FAFSA).
HB 4510	Last Action: Referred to Corrections Caption: Relating to the use of restraints on a pregnant woman in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
HB 4511	Last Action: Referred to Corrections Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.
HCR 117	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating September as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2019.
HR 245	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the dedication of a Harris County Historical Marker at Rest Lawn Cemetery in Houston.
HR 246	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 25th anniversary of Fallbrook Church in Houston.
HR 291	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Essie Beatrice Stephens of Houston on her 100th birthday.
HR 520	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Tri-County Regional Black Chamber of Commerce on its International Trade & Investment Forum.
HR 778	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Robert Virgil Gordon of Crosby.
HR 780	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ira B. Scott Sr. of Houston on his 102nd birthday.
HR 782	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Roy and Shirley Malonson for their service to the Acres Home Chamber for Business and Economic Development, Inc.
HR 805	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the members of the Houston Area Coalition of Chapters of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., on the occasion of their visit to the State Capitol on March 25, 2019.
HR 806	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the delegation from Chinquapin Preparatory School in Highlands on its visit to the State Capitol.
HR 1074	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring 100 Black Men of America for its service to African American youth.
HR 1121	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Raymond Darnell "RJ" Pryer Jr. of Houston.
HR 1232	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Klein Forest High School boys' basketball team on a successful 2018-2019 season.
HR 1434	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Benard Ighner of Houston.
HR 1470	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Tonya Prince and the Sickle Cell Association of Houston, Inc.
HR 1627	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Nghia Le of Booker T. Washington High School and The High School for Engineering Professions in Houston on winning a 2019 H-E-B Excellence in Education Leadership Award.
HR 1696	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Lieutenant Colonel Melvin Lewis Myers Sr. of Houston.
85th Regular Session
HB 287	Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to the definitions of abuse and neglect of a child applicable to investigations of abuse and neglect in certain facilities.
HB 309	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the establishment of a home and community-based services program under Medicaid for certain persons with severe and persistent mental illness.
HB 310	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the use of the compensatory education allotment for a school district's school guidance and counseling program.
HB 311	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to public education and public school finance matters.
HB 312	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to the creation and administration of a disaster recovery fund.
HB 313	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the higher education fund, the management of investments of the permanent university fund, and the allocation and distribution of certain constitutional revenues to the University of Houston.
HB 314	Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Caption: Relating to the functions of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
HB 315	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to a grant available to school districts to provide services to students residing in care and treatment facilities and residential placement facilities.
HB 374	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the requirement that the Texas Workforce Commission provide certain employment information for secondary school students.
HB 430	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to outcomes-based funding for general academic teaching institutions.
HB 571	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the issuance of a citation or notice to appear for certain misdemeanors punishable by a fine only.
HB 596	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the duration of an appointment of a guardian ad litem or an attorney ad litem for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
HB 603	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the adoption of a physical fitness test by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
HB 625	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the regular psychological examination of peace officers by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
HB 795	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to public school accountability
HB 813	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the issuance of a citation or notice to appear for certain misdemeanors punishable by a fine only.
HB 814	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the authority of peace officers to conduct certain searches.
HB 932	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to the collection of information concerning the number of juvenile offenders committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department who have been in foster care.
HB 1179	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to a requirement that a student's postsecondary transcript include the average or median grade awarded in each class.
HB 1421	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to a report by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice regarding inmate grievances.
HB 1703	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the discharge by certain defendants of fines and costs through community service.
HB 1705	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to curriculum requirements in American history at institutions of higher education.
HB 1870	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to nonemergency medical transportation, shipping logistics, and coordination services for state agencies.
HB 1949	Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Caption: Relating to establishing a pilot program in designated public high schools in certain municipalities for placement of students in Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs as an alternative to placement in disciplinary or juvenile justice alternative education programs.
HB 2193	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to certain filing fees for candidates in a primary election.
HB 3100	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the manner in which a majority is determined for the purpose of filling a vacancy in nomination.
HB 3715	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to statewide alerts for missing adults.
HB 3730	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the development of a statewide online education and career advising tool and to a study and report on certain courses offered for college credit to public school students.
HB 3778	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the adoption and administration of certain assessment instruments in primary and secondary education.
HR 234	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 10th anniversary of Prince's Super Bowl concert.
HR 235	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Frankie Allen Smith of Houston on her 100th birthday.
HR 349	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 55th anniversary of the Good Samaritan Missionary Baptist Church in Houston.
HR 1343	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring 100 Black Men of America for its service to African American youth.
HR 1485	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Grant Gunnell of St. Pius X High School in Houston on his athletic achievements.
HR 1843	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Stephen Foster Hill, head football coach at St. Pius X High School in Houston, on his accomplishments.
HR 2278	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the Sickle Cell Association of Houston's 2nd Annual Sickle Cell Chronic Disease Symposium.
HR 2329	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Houston Vitiligo Awareness Movement.
HR 2351	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Paul Teas for his service as a mental health policy analyst intern in the office of State Representative Jarvis Johnson.
HR 2399	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Leanne Kelley for her service as an intern and district liaison in the office of State Representative Jarvis Johnson.
HR 2403	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Harris Khowaja for his service as a child welfare policy analyst intern in the office of State Representative Jarvis Johnson.
HR 2404	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Evelin Caro Gutierrez for her service as a criminal justice policy intern in the office of State Representative Jarvis Johnson during the 85th Legislative Session.
HR 2409	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Alexander Walheim for his service as an educational policy analyst intern in the office of State Representative Jarvis Johnson.
85th 1st Called Session
HB 293	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of group homes for recovering substance abusers; authorizing a fee.