Legislation authored by Mayes Middleton

Includes legislation with Mayes Middleton as the primary author for the 86th 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 749	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
HB 769	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to the administration of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
HB 803	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to equal parenting orders in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
HB 899	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to prohibiting a licensing authority from taking disciplinary action against certain license holders for violating an emergency management plan or a rule, order, or ordinance issued under the plan.
HB 1026	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the duties of the secretary of state relating to voter registration.
HB 1029	Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule Caption: Relating to the expiration date of driver's licenses and renewal driver's licenses issued to noncitizens.
HB 1181	Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties to authorize the operation of a golf cart or off-highway vehicle on certain roads.
HB 1182	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to proof of eligibility for medical priority boarding of ferries operated by the Texas Department of Transportation; creating a criminal offense.
HB 1391	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the effect of an election at which the voters fail to approve or vote to reduce the ad valorem tax rate adopted by the governing body of a taxing unit.
HB 1392	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit all or part of which is located in certain counties.
HB 1393	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit.
HB 1395	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to ad valorem taxation.
HB 1507	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to an entity responsible for the local share of qualified project costs under the ship channel improvement revolving fund.
HB 1508	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the cessation of tolls on segments of State Highway 99 located in certain counties.
HB 1566	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the requirements for a junior college district to receive approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to offer baccalaureate degree programs.
HB 1567	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the system for appraising property for ad valorem tax purposes.
HB 1568	Last Action: Referred to Local Government Caption: Relating to the school district property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.
HB 1648	Last Action: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Caption: Relating to participation of certain nongovernmental entities in the Texas County and District Retirement System and the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
HB 1649	Last Action: Referred to County Affairs Caption: Relating to bids or proposals required for insurance and risk pool contracts entered into by a school district, municipality, or county.
HB 1702	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to lobbying by former members of the legislature; creating a criminal offense.
HB 1703	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to disclosure of certain relationships with local government officers and vendors.
HB 1704	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to filing and publishing lobbyist activity reports.
HB 1881	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain real property leased to and used by certain educational organizations.
HB 2279	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to certain requirements for a public institution of higher education policy requiring students to reside on campus.
HB 2280	Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Speaker Caption: Relating to the sale, development, or acquisition of certain property by certain navigation districts, including the Port of Houston Authority of Harris County, Texas; removing authority to own certain property, acquire certain property, and make related changes to the board of commissioners and name of the navigation district; requiring the sale or development of certain property.
HB 2335	Last Action: Reported favorably as substituted Caption: Relating to civil liability of certain prosecutors for policies related to the prosecution of rioters.
HB 2399	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to a period of prayer in public schools and at school-sponsored athletic events.
HB 2401	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Preserving religious liberty from nativist jurisprudence.
HB 2787	Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Relating to repeal of certain Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 exemption provisions relating to pharmacy benefits.
HB 2921	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to applicability of the Private Real Property Rights Preservation Act to certain statutes relating to access to public beaches.
HB 3006	Last Action: Motion withdrawn Caption: Relating to the creation of the Trinity Bay Special Utility District and the powers and duties of the Trinity Bay Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments or fees.
HB 3028	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to vaccination requirements for health benefit plans or insurance policies provided to business entities.
HB 3046	Last Action: Placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution.
HB 3263	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the determination of the boundaries of, and the enforcement of the law governing access to, public beaches.
HB 3305	Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to requiring the disclosure of the place of origin for products sold online; authorizing a civil penalty.
HB 3306	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the disclosure of certain information regarding the occurrence of communicable diseases in residential facilities.
HB 3727	Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to the adoption of rules concerning certain on-site sewage disposal systems.
HB 3729	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the regulation of funeral service practitioners.
HB 4069	Last Action: Referred directly to subcommittee by chair Caption: Relating to abolition of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and the transfer of the regulation of alcoholic beverages to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
HB 4170	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to a requirement that the voter-approval tax rate of certain taxing units be adjusted to reflect changes in the amount of money received by the taxing unit directly from the federal government.
HB 4171	Last Action: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Caption: Relating to drug testing members of the legislature to establish or maintain eligibility for membership in the elected class of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
HB 4172	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the burden of proof in a suit or administrative proceeding to establish that an area is subject to the public beach easement.
HB 4174	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of certain evidence of a crime that resulted in the death of a person.
HB 4419	Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to settlement and resolution of claims against the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
HB 4504	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to certain requirements and procedures concerning the assignment of grades by a classroom teacher under a school district's grading policy.
HB 4536	Last Action: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Caption: Relating to the consideration of pecuniary factors in certain state investments.
HB 4537	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Family Educational Relief Program and an insurance premium tax credit for contributions made for purposes of that program.
HJR 75	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the appraisal of certain real property for ad valorem tax purposes based on its purchase price, exempting all tangible personal property in this state from ad valorem taxation, and authorizing the legislature to permit legislators to appoint members of the board of equalization for an appraisal entity.
HJR 76	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a political subdivision all or part of which is located in certain counties.
HJR 77	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a political subdivision.
HJR 120	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of county treasurer of Galveston County.
HR 223	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Christina H. Koch on completing the longest spaceflight by a female astronaut.
HR 224	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Robert Burns Scherer Jr. of Anahuac.
HR 225	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Joseph Lynn Manchaca.
HR 226	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Cole Easton Gordon of Friendswood.
HR 268	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Rachel and Will Racz on the birth of their daughter, Davy Ruthless Racz.
HR 282	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mary Susan Lamb Jenkins on her 90th birthday.
HR 283	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of William Elver "Bill" Stults of Anahuac.
87th 1st Called Session
HB 107	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
HB 114	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the expiration date of driver's licenses and renewal driver's licenses issued to noncitizens.
HB 115	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution.
HB 116	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to vaccination requirements for health benefit plans or insurance policies provided to business entities.
HB 117	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the school district property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.
HB 156	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the administration of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
HB 158	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Family Educational Relief Program and an insurance premium tax credit for contributions made for purposes of that program.
HB 249	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the making and acceptance of political contributions before, during, or following a special legislative session; creating a criminal offense.
HB 300	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit.
HB 309	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence.
HJR 22	Last Action: Filed Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that members of the legislature are not entitled to receive a state salary, per diem, or reimbursement for mileage for an unexcused absence when the applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum.
HJR 28	Last Action: Filed Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a political subdivision.
87th 2nd Called Session
HB 77	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
HB 97	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to vaccination requirements for health benefit plans or insurance policies provided to business entities.
HB 146	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the location of the headquarters of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
HB 147	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the expiration date of driver's licenses and renewal driver's licenses issued to noncitizens.
HB 148	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution.
HB 149	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the school district property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.
HB 150	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Family Educational Relief Program and an insurance premium tax credit for contributions made for purposes of that program.
HB 151	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence.
HB 152	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit.
HB 176	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to equal parenting orders in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
HJR 16	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that members of the legislature are not entitled to receive a state salary, per diem, or reimbursement for mileage for an unexcused absence when the applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum.
HJR 17	Last Action: Filed Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a political subdivision.
HR 115	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Jesse C. Turrubiate of La Marque.
HR 116	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Vincent Michael Robins of Mont Belvieu.
HR 135	Last Action: Filed Caption: Removing certain members as chair of standing and procedural committees.
87th 3rd Called Session
HB 77	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
HB 78	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution.
HB 79	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the school district property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.
HB 80	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Family Educational Relief Program and an insurance premium tax credit for contributions made for purposes of that program.
HB 81	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit.
HB 82	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to equal parenting orders in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
HB 83	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the administration of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
HB 113	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to a temporary reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district and the form of the ballot proposition to be used in an election to approve a tax rate adopted by a school district that exceeds the district's voter-approval tax rate; making appropriations.
HB 134	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to exemptions from certain vaccination requirements.
HB 136	Last Action: Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies Caption: Relating to certain criminal offenses related to elections; increasing a criminal penalty.
HCR 15	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Urging Congress to oppose the expansion of the Internal Revenue Service's power to track bank account transactions.
HJR 7	Last Action: Filed Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a political subdivision.
HJR 8	Last Action: Filed Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that members of the legislature are not entitled to receive a state salary, per diem, or reimbursement for mileage for an unexcused absence when the applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum.
HR 6	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Kenneth Arlan Bostrom and Mary Elizabeth Bostrom.
86th Regular Session
HB 281	Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public money for lobbying activities.
HB 1203	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs.
HB 1473	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to disclosure of certain relationships with local government officers and vendors.
HB 1772	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to rate filings by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
HB 1773	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to school district use of relocatable educational facilities.
HB 1774	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the use of money in the ship channel improvement revolving fund.
HB 1775	Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures Caption: Relating to the elements of certain criminal offenses applicable to gambling devices, including eight-liners, and defenses to prosecution for those criminal offenses.
HB 1776	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to property owned by navigation districts.
HB 1777	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to a reduction of the amount required to be paid by a school district to achieve the equalized wealth level under the public school finance system.
HB 1892	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to a policy of a school district concerning possession of a telecommunications device.
HB 1939	Last Action: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the creation of a county court at law in Chambers County.
HB 2157	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to equal parenting orders in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
HB 2781	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the cessation of tolls on state highway segments in certain counties.
HB 2809	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to the designation of State Highway 99 in Chambers County as the Deputy Sheriff Shane Detwiler Memorial Highway.
HB 2854	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to judicial deference regarding an interpretation of law by a state agency.
HB 3038	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to reinsurance for catastrophic losses provided to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association by member insurers.
HB 3123	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to flood insurance coverage requirements for insurance policies issued by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
HB 3125	Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule Caption: Relating to the investment authority of an independent school district.
HB 3127	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit.
HB 3129	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the exemption of authorized emergency vehicles from vehicle safety inspections.
HB 3130	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to federal refundable credits paid directly to issuers of certain bonds issued by or on behalf of school districts or open-enrollment charter schools.
HB 3134	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the operation of a public school transportation system in certain counties.
HB 3239	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the school district property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.
HB 3241	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the system for appraising property for ad valorem tax purposes.
HB 3373	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the police pension fund in certain municipalities.
HB 3680	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the authorization and reporting of expenditures for lobbying activities by certain political subdivisions and other public entities.
HB 3682	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to election fraud; increasing a penalty.
HB 3684	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to measures to prevent noncitizen voter registration and voting.
HB 3686	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the duties of the secretary of state relating to voter registration.
HB 3687	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the appearance of a license to carry a handgun, personal identification certificate, or driver's license issued to a person who is not a citizen of the United States.
HB 3690	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to authorizing counties to adopt a code of ethics for their commissioners courts.
HB 3971	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the release of student directory information by a school district.
HB 3972	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to lobbying by former members of the legislature; creating a criminal offense.
HB 4061	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to pilotage rates in Galveston County.
HB 4082	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the applicability of certain state law to electoral affairs governed by political party rules.
HB 4083	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the operation of a political party.
HB 4091	Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures Caption: Relating to collection of taxes and confiscation of unlawful containers and illicit beverages by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission at certain ports of entry.
HB 4151	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to a period of prayer in public schools and at school-sponsored athletic events.
HB 4161	Last Action: Referred to County Affairs Caption: Relating to authorization for the creation of a county ethics commission in any county.
HB 4187	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the reporting of certain felony offenses to prosecuting attorneys and to allegations regarding a peace officer's retaliatory action taken because of that report.
HB 4188	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the authority of the Department of Family and Protective Services to conduct certain interviews of a child who is the subject of a report of abuse or neglect.
HB 4189	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the duty of certain professionals to report child abuse and neglect.
HB 4194	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the interest rate on a refund of ad valorem taxes made following the final determination of an appeal that decreases a property owner's tax liability.
HB 4408	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to issue public securities for certain purposes.
HB 4411	Last Action: Referred to County Affairs Caption: Relating to the functions of and membership on nonprofit statewide associations of counties.
HB 4416	Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to the qualifications necessary for a political party to have the names of its nominees placed on the ballot.
HB 4417	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the hours of work of county employees.
HB 4737	Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Speaker Caption: Relating to the appointment of directors of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District.
HCR 56	Last Action: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Caption: Urging Congress to pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
HCR 124	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Expressing support for a revised Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study.
HR 150	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming representatives of Lee College, College of the Mainland, and Galveston College to the State Capitol on Community College Day.
HR 321	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 13, 2019, as Chambers County Day at the State Capitol.
HR 351	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Deputies Braedon Boznango and Carlton Carrington of the Chambers County Sheriff's Office for rescuing a man from a burning vehicle.
HR 353	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Anahuac's crucial role in the struggle for Texas independence.
HR 591	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 6, 2019, as Galveston County Day at the State Capitol.
HR 592	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Anahuac's crucial role in the struggle for Texas independence.
HR 593	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Kelly McCarron Abbitt, honorary mayor of San Leon.
HR 594	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Central Media Arts Academy in Galveston on its achievements in the 2017-2018 Texas Education Agency accountability ratings.
HR 595	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Florentino Fernando "Tino" Gonzalez of Galveston.
HR 596	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Evelyn Standley for her service to the Smith Point Volunteer Fire Department.
HR 1063	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Collin Somerville of Galveston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 1409	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Joseph Elmer Huff III of Galveston.
HR 1946	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Jeffrey C. Weiss of Houston.