Legislation authored by Jared Patterson

Includes legislation with Jared Patterson 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 319	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the eligibility for participation in University Interscholastic League activities of public school students who reside in an inpatient mental health facility.
HB 530	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the applicability to election judges of a prohibition on the carrying of a handgun at a polling place.
HB 537	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the posting of required notice by a county on the county's Internet website.
HB 538	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the removal of restrictions on funding and payment of costs for certain full-time online educational programs.
HB 539	Last Action: Referred to International Relations & Economic Development Caption: Relating to authorizing certain projects to be undertaken by economic development corporations.
HB 540	Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to require a labor peace agreement as a condition of engaging in a commercial transaction with the municipality or county.
HB 541	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to certain claims for benefits, compensation, or assistance by certain public safety employees and survivors of certain public safety employees.
HB 723	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to notice of a modification to the medical certification information on certain death certificates.
HB 725	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain children who are or were in foster care for free prekindergarten programs in public schools.
HB 768	Last Action: Reported favorably as substituted Caption: Relating to the requirement that certain governmental bodies make audio and video recordings of open meetings available on the Internet.
HB 888	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to regulation of contact tracing for communicable diseases; creating a criminal offense.
HB 911	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to the issuance of specially marked driver's licenses and personal identification certificates to veterans.
HB 1080	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the eligibility for participation in University Interscholastic League activities of certain public school students who receive outpatient mental health services.
HB 1378	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to required notice prohibiting firearms at certain businesses selling or serving alcoholic beverages and the prohibition on carrying certain weapons on those premises.
HB 1379	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to required notice prohibiting firearms at certain businesses selling or serving alcoholic beverages and the prohibition on carrying certain weapons on those premises.
HB 1635	Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to a study on first responders' workers' compensation claims by the workers' compensation research and evaluation group.
HB 1818	Last Action: Senate appoints conferees-reported Caption: Relating to the source of dogs and cats sold by pet stores; providing a civil penalty.
HB 1951	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to electricity pricing rules and operating procedures that eliminate or compensate for market distortion caused by certain federal tax credits.
HB 2242	Last Action: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . Caption: Relating to illness or injury leave of absence for county and municipal firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical services personnel.
HB 2293	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the hours for voting during the early voting period.
HB 2502	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to lifetime income benefits under the workers' compensation system.
HB 2596	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the identification requirements for health professionals associated with certain health facilities; authorizing administrative and civil penalties.
HB 2598	Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to the eligibility of a first responder for workers' compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder.
HB 2708	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the use of certain fees deposited to the hazardous and solid waste remediation fee account for reimbursement of environmental remediation at certain former battery recycling facility sites.
HB 2796	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the regulation of bulk-power system equipment by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
HB 2832	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain disabled first responders and their surviving spouses.
HB 3042	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the adoption and review of certain workers' compensation guidelines, protocols, and formulary.
HB 3144	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to registration requirements and voluntary safety standards certification for senior living facilities; authorizing administrative penalties; imposing fees; requiring an occupational registration.
HB 4285	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to information about candidate filings held by fresh water supply districts.
HB 4287	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to information about elections held by fresh water supply districts.
HB 4385	Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to medical benefits under the workers' compensation system.
HB 4400	Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to the regulation of concrete plants by the commissioners court in certain counties.
HJR 85	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to prevent certain public officers and entities from prohibiting the operation of industries or other categories of business or commercial activity in this state.
HJR 119	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homesteads of certain disabled first responders and their surviving spouses.
HR 871	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Representative Andrew Murr's moustache as the Official Moustache of the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas Legislature.
87th 1st Called Session
HB 218	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to electricity pricing rules and operating procedures that eliminate or compensate for market distortion caused by certain federal tax credits.
87th 2nd Called Session
HB 156	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the applicability to election judges of a prohibition on the carrying of a handgun at a polling place.
87th 3rd Called Session
HB 104	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the unlawful restraint of a dog; creating a criminal offense.
HR 85	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Williamson County Constable Kevin Stofle.
86th Regular Session
HB 674	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to soliciting from school districts served by a regional education service center certain information in conjunction with the annual evaluation of the center.
HB 795	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a municipality's ability to enforce zoning and other land use regulations against electric companies.
HB 803	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to financial reporting requirements of a toll project entity.
HB 1221	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to authorizing certain projects to be undertaken by economic development corporations.
HB 1408	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to a website operated by the Public Utility Commission of Texas that enables customers to choose retail electric service plans and providers.
HB 1444	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the calculation of the ad valorem taxes imposed on real property on the basis of the lesser of the appraised value of the property or the average appraised value of the property over a specified time period.
HB 1503	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to regulation of mergers and consolidations of power generation companies.
HB 1665	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to certain workers' compensation reporting requirements.
HB 1921	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the removal of restrictions on funding and payment of costs for certain full-time online educational programs.
HB 2226	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to procedures for imposing certain administrative penalties or disgorgement orders by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
HB 2572	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to eliminating the state-required assessment instrument in social studies and the United States history end-of-course assessment instrument and to establishing a pilot program to develop a portfolio method to assess student performance in those courses.
HB 2664	Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to the repeal of the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program and the use of remaining funds.
HB 2908	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to a study of potential rules, procedures, and protocols to eliminate or compensate for market distortion caused by certain federal tax credits.
HB 3439	Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to require a labor peace agreement as a condition of engaging in a commercial transaction with the municipality or county.
HB 3638	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to eliminating certain requirements imposed on school districts and other educational entities.
HJR 65	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the assessment of ad valorem taxes on real property on the basis of the lesser of the appraised value of the property or the average appraised value of the property over a specified time period and authorizing exceptions to the assessment of those taxes based on that method.
HR 138	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the visiting delegation from The Colony on the occasion of their visit to the State Capitol on January 29, 2019.
HR 307	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the 380 Rotary Club on receiving its charter from Rotary International.
HR 494	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Aubrey First United Methodist Church.
HR 633	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Hannah Mandell of Wakeland High School on her receipt of the 2019 Davey O'Brien High School Scholarship Award.
HR 711	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Julius E. "Dewey" Fambry of The Colony.
HR 717	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Frisco for becoming the new headquarters of the PGA of America.
HR 775	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating American Legion Peter J Courcy Post 178 in Frisco on its fifth anniversary.
HR 894	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Frisco Ice Hockey Association varsity gold team on winning the 2019 Texas Amateur Hockey Association High School Blended Division state championship.
HR 1209	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks on his career in professional basketball.
HR 1292	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Hannah Lee of Wakeland High School on her record-setting performance at the 2019 Texas State Academic Decathlon.
HR 1511	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating RJ Hampton of Little Elm High School on being named the 2018-2019 Gatorade State Boys Basketball Player of the Year for Texas.
HR 1693	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Yohann Lopes, founder of Our Helping Hearts, for working to provide food and care items to his fellow Texans in need.
HR 2174	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Adam Mendoza of Pilot Point High School on his first-place finish in the 3A boys' 800-meter run at the 2019 UIL Track & Field State Meet.