Legislation authored by Terry Meza

Includes legislation with Terry Meza 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 76	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter.
HB 95	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt a policy regarding the discharge of a firearm by a peace officer at or in the direction of a moving vehicle.
HB 106	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to restrictions on certain contributions by persons appointed to public office by the governor; creating a criminal offense.
HB 117	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to preferential voting in a primary election.
HB 123	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to participation in the countywide polling place program.
HB 134	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to electronic voter registration.
HB 142	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and related procedures.
HB 164	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses.
HB 172	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to creating a criminal offense for the unlawful possession or transfer of an assault weapon.
HB 178	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to creating a criminal offense for the unlawful possession or transfer of a large-capacity magazine.
HB 185	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to creating the criminal offense of failure to safely store a firearm.
HB 196	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the use of deadly force in defense of a person or property.
HB 201	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the carrying of handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education.
HB 208	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the manufacture of firearms without a federal license; creating a criminal offense.
HB 210	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to requiring a person convicted of an offense involving family violence or a person who is the subject of a family violence protective order to surrender firearms owned by the person.
HB 218	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain firearm transfers; creating criminal offenses.
HB 223	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by persons convicted of certain misdemeanor offenses in this state.
HB 227	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to notifying state law enforcement of an attempted acquisition of a firearm by a person prohibited from possessing a firearm.
HB 229	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to reporting certain orders and convictions to the Department of Public Safety.
HB 235	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the prohibition on the possession of a firearm by a person following the person's conviction of certain family violence misdemeanors.
HB 238	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the regulation of firearms or ammunition by a municipality or county.
HB 243	Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to a cost-of-living increase applicable to death benefits paid under the workers' compensation system.
HB 247	Last Action: Referred to International Relations & Economic Development Caption: Relating to employment leave for certain family or medical obligations.
HB 250	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to establishing a minimum wage for school bus drivers.
HB 255	Last Action: Referred to International Relations & Economic Development Caption: Relating to adjusting the minimum wage annually based on the consumer price index.
HB 257	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the definition of economically disadvantaged person for the purposes of determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business.
HB 263	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to rest breaks for employees of certain contractors with a governmental entity; providing an administrative penalty.
HB 265	Last Action: Referred to Corrections Caption: Relating to a report by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on dyslexia and illiteracy among inmates.
HB 268	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to prohibiting the use of certain techniques when using force to make an arrest or search.
HB 272	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to a study of no-knock entries performed by law enforcement agencies in this state.
HB 274	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to a limitation on the authority to arrest a person for certain misdemeanors punishable by fine only.
HB 412	Last Action: Referred to International Relations & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the creation of a low-interest loan program for entrepreneurs with physical or mental disabilities.
HB 507	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to prohibiting the confinement of inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in facilities operated by private vendors.
HB 536	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the entry into the Texas Crime Information Center of information concerning the release on bond of persons charged with committing a violent offense.
HB 562	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to law enforcement policies regarding de-escalation and proportionate response.
HB 563	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to law enforcement policies requiring a peace officer to intervene when another peace officer uses excessive force or commits an offense.
HB 588	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Promise Grant Program for certain students at two-year public institutions of higher education.
HB 603	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to prohibiting this state from recognizing a license to carry a handgun issued by another state.
HB 1019	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to simplified certification and recertification requirements for certain persons under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
HB 1036	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to limits on certain political contributions; creating a criminal offense.
HB 1075	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the designation of State Highway 356 in Irving as a historic highway.
HB 1076	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to a study by the Legislative Budget Board concerning the long-term effects of regulating tuition rates and amounts charged by public institutions of higher education.
HB 1287	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the taking of a blood specimen on arrest for certain intoxication offenses.
HB 2511	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to access to certain law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutorial records under the public information law.
HB 2512	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the county regulation of certain BYOB establishments; creating a criminal offense.
HB 2513	Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to procedures for notice and the adoption of state agency emergency rules that restrict access to residents of long-term care facilities.
HB 2514	Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to a task force to study access to legal services for persons with disabilities.
HB 2516	Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for conversion therapy.
HB 2517	Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to suicide prevention in municipal jails.
HB 2518	Last Action: Referred to Redistricting Caption: Relating to the inclusion of an incarcerated person in the population data used for redistricting according to the person's last residence before incarceration.
HB 2541	Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to the inspection, diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of powered medical equipment.
HB 2638	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to periods of customer curtailment for multifamily properties during rolling blackouts.
HB 2751	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to limitations on the use of administrative segregation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
HB 2752	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a study on the impact of the use of administrative segregation on inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
HB 2753	Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to coverage for conversion therapy by a health benefit plan offered by a public employer.
HB 2872	Last Action: Referred to Corrections Caption: Relating to certain products made by inmates of a correctional facility.
HB 3191	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to prohibiting or limiting certain charges during a public health disaster in connection with delivery services provided by retailers participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
HB 3192	Last Action: Referred to Agriculture & Livestock Caption: Relating to the prohibition of glyphosate herbicides on the grounds of a public or private school or institution of higher education.
HB 3194	Last Action: Referred to Corrections Caption: Relating to the presence of a spiritual leader during the execution of a person.
HB 3195	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for taxable items used to assist persons with an intellectual, developmental, or cognitive disability.
HB 3196	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the prohibition of the provision of conversion therapy to an individual by health care providers and certain entities.
HB 3197	Last Action: Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism Caption: Relating to the repair or replacement of certain damaged historical markers by the Texas Historical Commission.
HB 3198	Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of digital electronic equipment.
HB 3199	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to cemeteries in certain municipalities and counties.
HB 3201	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the appointment of volunteer deputy voter registrars.
HB 3202	Last Action: Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism Caption: Relating to a study on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on art organizations in this state.
HB 3346	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to an indicator of achievement for evaluating the performance of public elementary, middle school, and junior high campuses and districts under the public school accountability system.
HB 3393	Last Action: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Caption: Relating to the eligibility for custodial officer service in the Employees Retirement System of Texas of juvenile justice officers employed by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
HB 3396	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to provision of behavioral health services under Medicaid using audio-only technology and to reimbursement for those services.
HB 4053	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons diagnosed with certain mental health disorders for whom federal matching money is available.
HB 4054	Last Action: Referred to International Relations & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the establishment of the community development grocery store grant program and to the use of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund for the program.
HB 4055	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to reporting and investigating certain cases of child abuse or neglect involving a pregnant woman's use of a controlled substance.
HB 4056	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to the establishment of a committee to study the formation of a Texas Bicentennial Commission.
HB 4058	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to a study on the provision of applied behavior analysis services to children with autism under Medicaid and other public benefits programs.
HB 4059	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a tenant's right to terminate a residential lease following certain outages of essential utilities.
HB 4060	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to eligibility for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a historic site.
HB 4061	Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to the establishment of a coordination of disability services pilot program.
HB 4062	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality to collect a records management and preservation fee.
HB 4063	Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of electronics-enabled heavy equipment.
HB 4064	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to policies and procedures for addressing bullying and harassment in public schools.
HB 4405	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to imposing a tax on certain electric generators and gas producers.
HB 4421	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to an early childhood literacy plan for students enrolled in a dual language program in a public school.
HCR 54	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Approving the SNAP settlement agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
HJR 12	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring elections on proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution to be held in November of even-numbered years.
HJR 147	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the health and safety of public school students and staff.
HR 207	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of James Nolen Swafford of Grand Prairie.
HR 208	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Judy Swafford of Grand Prairie.
HR 299	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of former Texas state representative John Robert Wright Jr.
HR 407	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the women of the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas National Guard who have helped protect the Texas Capitol in 2020 and 2021.
HR 1082	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dr. Yuba Raj Khatiwada, Nepal's ambassador to the United States, on the occasion of his visit to Irving.
HR 1146	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Ana Marie Silbas for her service as a Fellow of the Moreno/Rangel Legislative Leadership Program and as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Terry Meza.
HR 1996	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Deputy Chief Larry D. Simmons on his retirement from the Grand Prairie Police Department.
86th Regular Session
HB 1040	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Promise Grant Program for certain students at two-year public institutions of higher education.
HB 1104	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter.
HB 1138	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and related procedures.
HB 1196	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to changing statutory references to marihuana to cannabis.
HB 1305	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a cost-of-living increase applicable to death benefits paid under the workers' compensation system.
HB 1375	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain firearm transfers; creating a criminal offense.
HB 1376	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain firearm transfers; creating criminal offenses.
HB 1559	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to employment leave for certain family or medical obligations; imposing an assessment.
HB 1565	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the consideration of ownership interests of certain persons with disabilities in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.
HB 1566	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the definition of economically disadvantaged person for the purposes of determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business.
HB 1723	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to repeal of the permit requirement for intrastate shipment of bees.
HB 1726	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to an exemption from the motor vehicle sales and use tax for certain military service members serving on active duty.
HB 1727	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for United States flags and Texas state flags.
HB 1728	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to rest breaks for employees of certain contractors with a governmental entity; providing an administrative penalty.
HB 1847	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to limits on political contributions to certain candidates and officeholders.
HB 1911	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of a low-interest loan program for entrepreneurs with physical or mental disabilities.
HB 1912	Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Caption: Relating to the right to vacate and avoid residential lease liability following the occurrence of family violence.
HB 2010	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to preferential voting in a primary election.
HB 2022	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to a public school student's right not to participate in or observe animal research.
HB 2043	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the designation of State Highway 356 in Irving as a historic highway.
HB 2044	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to limits on political contributions and expenditures by certain candidates and officeholders.
HB 2141	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to restrictions on certain contributions by persons appointed to public office by the governor; creating a criminal offense.
HB 2142	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to participation in the countywide polling place program.
HB 2339	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the entry into the Texas Crime Information Center of information concerning the release on bond of persons charged with committing a violent offense.
HB 2460	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to providing a sales and use tax refund or franchise tax credit for businesses that employ former offenders.
HB 2540	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to a report on the prevalence of dyslexia and illiteracy among incarcerated persons.
HB 2541	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to a study of no-knock entries conducted in this state.
HB 2542	Last Action: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Caption: Relating to the administration of and benefits payable under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
HB 2543	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to exempting textbooks purchased, used, or consumed by certain students from the sales and use tax.
HB 2889	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to amending the Texas Rules of Evidence to provide protections for victims of sexual assault.
HB 2988	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a prohibition on the sale of prophylactics containing nitrosamines.
HB 3037	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the creation of a task force to study the segregation of public school students with disabilities from other public school students.
HB 3144	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to human sexuality education in public schools.
HB 3146	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to food options provided by public schools' breakfast and lunch programs.
HB 3240	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to a study by the Legislative Budget Board concerning the long-term effects of regulating tuition rates and amounts charged by public institutions of higher education.
HB 3242	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to establishing a minimum wage for school bus drivers.
HB 3572	Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to referrals by the Department of Family and Protective Services to probate courts concerning allegedly incapacitated persons.
HB 3634	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the authority of political subdivisions to establish election precincts.
HB 3931	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to simplified certification and recertification requirements for certain persons under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
HB 4101	Last Action: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Caption: Relating to the waiting period for eligibility for health benefit coverage provided through the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
HB 4212	Last Action: Referred to Agriculture & Livestock Caption: Relating to the establishment of a professional bee removal training and licensure program.
HB 4459	Last Action: Referred to Agriculture & Livestock Caption: Relating to the addition of certain provisions to the Texas Rural Investment Fund.
HB 4462	Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Relating to a task force to study access to legal services for persons with disabilities.
HB 4466	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the prohibition of the provision of conversion therapy to a child by certain providers; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties.
HB 4469	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the establishment of a grant program and task force relating to disaster issues affecting persons who are elderly and persons with disabilities.
HB 4471	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to an elective course in human rights in public schools.
HB 4480	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to a study on the use of art therapy in public schools and on art therapy in higher education.
HB 4481	Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to the deaf-blind with multiple disabilities waiver program.
HJR 73	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to reserve to the people the powers of initiative and referendum; authorizing new fees.
HJR 91	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring elections on proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution to be held in November of even-numbered years.
HR 415	Last Action: Filed Caption: Recognizing February 20, 2019, as Irving Day at the State Capitol.
HR 416	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 90th anniversary of LULAC.
HR 417	Last Action: Filed Caption: Recognizing February 21, 2019, as International Mother Language Day.
HR 506	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 21, 2019, as International Mother Language Day.
HR 1057	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Michael William Lehr, former executive director of the Texas Retired Teachers Association.
HR 1805	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Maysa Mustafa for her service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Thresa "Terry" Meza.
HR 1806	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Gabrielle Covarrubias for her service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Thresa "Terry" Meza.
HR 1807	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Brooke Dal Santo for her service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Thresa "Terry" Meza.
HR 1808	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Alyssa Santillan for her service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Thresa "Terry" Meza.
HR 2165	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing June 28-July 3, 2019, as General Conference of Grand Courts Heroines of Jericho of the United States and Bahamas Days in Irving.