Legislation authored by Larry Don Shaw

Includes legislation with Larry Don Shaw as the primary author for the 66th through 70th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

70th Regular Session
HB 299	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the purposes for which funds appropriated to the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf may be expended.
HB 301	Last Action: Reported from s/c favorably w/amdt(s) Caption: Relating to transferring certain duties relating to the administration of an appraisal district from the county clerk to the chief appraiser and revising certain procedures in the appointment of an appraisal district board of directors.
HB 492	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the terms of office and the compensation of members of the State Board of Dental Examiners.
HB 503	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/87 Caption: Relating to certain requirements for state agencies that issue publications for distribution to members of the legislature.
HB 513	Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to regulation of private process servers; providing penalties.
HB 1120	Last Action: House passage as amended reported Caption: Relating to the forfeiture of property under the Texas Controlled Substances Act and to the disposition of certain property and proceeds of property forfeited under that Act.
HB 1419	Last Action: Reported favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to the licensing requirements of certain sources of radiation.
HB 1435	Last Action: Comm. laid on table subj. to call Caption: Relating to the tuition rate at institutions of higher education for senior citizens.
HB 1624	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to solid waste disposal.
HB 1699	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/87 Caption: Relating to the regulation by the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Authority of mixed waste containing hazardous and low-level waste.
HB 1910	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the recovery of certain expenses incurred by the Texas Animal Health Commission.
HB 1952	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the rulemaking authority of the Texas Radiation Control Agency concerning the storage of certain radioactive wastes.
HB 1953	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the regulation of dealers of certain motor vehicles.
HB 2113	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the creation of a Texas food and fiber development program.
HB 2374	Last Action: Pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to adjustments for public utility revenues in response to demand reduction initiatives.
HB 2375	Last Action: Pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the use of costs of disposal of nuclear wastes and decommissioning nuclear plants in ratemaking considerations.
HB 2376	Last Action: Pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to electric utilities having excess capacity.
HB 2440	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to reassigning certain radiation control functions from the Texas Department of Health to the Texas Water Commission.
HB 2585	Last Action: Effective in 90 days-8/31/87 Caption: Relating to the Reagan Hospital District of Reagan County, Texas.
HJR 101	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the issuance of general obligation bonds to provide financing for the Texas Food and Fiber Development Commission.
HR 682	Caption: Commending the memory of the victims of the Saragosa disaster.
HR 687	Caption: Urge President Reagan and Congress to immediately declare Saragosa a Major Disaster area and expedite all necessary grants and loans to the people of Saragosa.
70th 2nd Called Session
HB 45	Last Action: Pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Reeves County Hospital District, including the power to levy taxes, issue bonds, and take property by eminent domain.
HB 70	Last Action: Pending in committee Caption: Relating to the right of water sevice of land adjacent to or near a water improvement district.
HR 100	Caption: Welcoming Reg and Eric Labbe and wishing them luck on their continuing voyage across and throughout this great nation.
69th Regular Session
HB 498	Last Action: Senate adopted conf. comm. report Caption: Relating to the administration of appraisal districts and the duties of chief appraisers.
HB 543	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the administration, powers, duties, operations, and financing of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Authority.
HB 613	Last Action: Reported unfavorably Caption: Relating to regulation of private process servers; providing penalties.
HB 618	Last Action: Laid on table subj. to call in comm. Caption: Relating to the tuition charged at Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf.
HB 680	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the requirement of a license plate on the front of a motor vehicle.
HB 764	Last Action: Companion considered in lieu of Caption: Relating to the transfer of certain property to, and the registration of certain vehicles of, the Civil Air Patrol, Texas Wing.
HB 905	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to certain requirements for state agencies that issue publications for distribution to members of the legislature.
HB 906	Last Action: Laid on table subj. to call in comm. Caption: Relating to the creation of a voluntary reduced work schedule program for state employees.
HB 1049	Last Action: Laid on table subj. to call in comm. Caption: Relating to the reduction by state agencies of expenditures on motor vehicles.
HB 1062	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle while consuming an alcoholic beverage.
HB 1178	Last Action: Referred to Financial Institutions Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the state treasurer in the administration of the cigarette tax.
HB 1254	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to certain sanctions imposed against a person who engages in an unfair business practice that results in harm to the state.
HB 1255	Last Action: Reported from s/c fav. w/o amdt(s) Caption: Relating to creating the offense of the improper manufacture or alteration of an identification document.
HB 1257	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the amount paid by certain state agencies for consumable supplies.
HB 1258	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to a reduction in the number of state employees through attrition.
HB 1367	Last Action: Laid on table subj. to call in comm. Caption: Relating to the amount paid by the state in consultant fees for certain professional services.
HB 1368	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the purchase of generically equivalent drug products for state agencies by the State Purchasing and General Services Commission and to the substitution of generic drugs under the vendor drug program.
HB 1369	Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal. Caption: Relating to attorney's fees in a suit for failure to timely pay proceeds derived from the sale of oil or gas production.
HB 1560	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the refunding of bonds by water control and improvement districts.
HB 1576	Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal. Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, and operation of the fire department emergency program under jurisdiction of the fire department emergency board, and to funding of the program by an increase in the maintenance tax on the gross premiums of certain types of insurance.
HB 1577	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to compensation for directors of water power control districts.
HB 1944	Last Action: Companion considered in lieu of Caption: Relating to the authority of the Department of Agriculture under certain circumstances to suspend or refuse to renew a license or certificate.
HB 1952	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the General Land Office and the School Land Board, agreements with the United States relating to certain information about oil and gas production, the management of certain public land and natural resources, and the acquisition and sale of property subject to escheat.
HB 1953	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the regulation of dealers and manufacturers of certain motor vehicles.
HB 1978	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to administrative law judges employed by the Public Utility Commission.
HB 2018	Last Action: Laid on table subj. to call in s/c Caption: Relating to electric utility energy efficiency programs and incentives, penalties for new inefficient load, and the authority and duties of the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
HB 2026	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to a reduction in travel expenses incurred by certain state agencies.
HB 2313	Last Action: Laid on table subj. to call in s/c Caption: Relating to cogeneration by state agencies; the ability of state agencies to charge for excess cogeneration capacity and energy; the authority of the Public Utility Commission to approve contracts, adopt an enforce rules and regulations, and hold hearings; and declaring an emergency.
HB 2314	Last Action: Laid on table subj. to call in s/c Caption: Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission to adopt rules concerning an apartment house owner's allocation of central system utilities, and to regulate non-submetered mastermeter utilities; and declaring an emergency.
HB 2406	Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Culberson County Hospital District.
HB 2470	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operations, and financing of the Crane County Water District and the authority of that district and other governmental and private entities to contract.
HCR 31	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Directing the Texas Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Authority to postpone selection of disposal site.
HCR 63	Last Action: Laid on table subj. to call in comm. Caption: Directing state agencies to implement program to replace paper towels with electric hand dryers.
HCR 64	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Directing state agencies to use nine-digit ZIP code when possible on presorted mail.
HCR 82	Last Action: Laid on table subj. to call in comm. Caption: Directing State Purchasing and General Services Commission to adopt an energy conservation program.
HCR 87	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Requesting the Highway Department to study cost-saving measures.
HCR 105	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Creating the Select Committee on Higher Education.
HCR 121	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Requesting the Legislative Budget Board to study ways to improve productivity.
HJR 67	Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal. Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to create a fire department emergency fund and to authorize the state to make grants, loans, and financial assistance available to fire departments in the state from gross premium taxes on fire insurance.
HR 69	Caption: Commending Robert Russell McEwen, Big Spring Family YMCA Volunteer of the Year.
69th 1st Called Session
HB 11	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to transferring certain duties relating to the administration of an appraisal district from the county clerk to the chief appraiser and revising certain procedures in the appointment of an appraisal district board of directors.
69th 2nd Called Session
HB 19	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to state agencies that issue publications for distribution to members of the legislature.
HB 20	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to a reduction in the number of state employees through attrition.
HB 21	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the reduction by state agencies of expenditures on motor vehicles.
HB 22	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the amount paid by the state in consultant fees for certain professional services.
HB 23	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the amount paid by certain state agencies for consumable supplies.
HB 24	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to a reduction in travel expenses incurred by certain state agencies.
HB 25	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to unfair business practices by certain contractors with the state.
HB 26	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the purchase of generically equivalent drug products for state agencies by the State Purchasing and General Services Commission and to the substitution of generic drugs under the vendor drug program.
HCR 4	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Directing state agencies to implement a program to replace paper towels with electric hand dryers.
HCR 5	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Directing state agencies to use nine-digit zip code when possible on presorted mail.
HCR 8	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Requesting the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation to study cost-saving measures.
HCR 9	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Directing each state agency and institution of higher education to adopt an energy conservation program.
HCR 31	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Authorizing the official POW-MIA flag to be flown on the Capitol grounds.
69th 3rd Called Session
HCR 2	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Authorizing the flying of the official POW/MIA flag on the Capitol grounds.
HCR 28	Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Requesting Congress to approve legislation to allow states to set a 65 mph speed limit on rural interstate highways.
HR 17	Caption: Congratulating Chris Lapp of Monahans.
68th Regular Session
HB 649	Last Action: Reported from subcommittee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to regulation of private process servers.
HB 726	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the compensation of the judge of the 118th Judicial District.
HB 754	Last Action: Comm. report printed & sent to Comm. on Local & Consent Cal. Caption: Relating to the location of the depository for the funds of the Reagan Hospital District.
HB 1104	Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to reports concerning veterans who may have been exposed to certain chemical defoliants or herbicides or other causative agents, to assistance provided to those veterans, and to the Agent Orange Advisory Committee.
HB 1205	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to standards of conduct and financial disclosure requirements for certain public servants and former public servants; providing a penalty.
HB 1316	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Finance Caption: Relating to the notification of certain landowners of agricultural use and open-space appraisal provisions.
HB 1536	Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, and operation of the fire department emergency program under jurisdiction of the fire department emergency board.
HB 1766	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the protection by easement of certain real property having natural or historic value.
HB 1903	Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars Caption: Relating to the authority of certain governmental entities to contract for the acquisition, use, or purchase of property.
HB 1919	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Law Enforcement Caption: Relating to the purchase of handguns from the state by retiring peace officers commissioned by the Department of Public Safety.
HB 1920	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the definition of gas utility, public utility, and utility for certain purposes.
HB 2027	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Higher Education Caption: Relating to the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf.
HB 2125	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Higher Education Caption: Relating to tuition at the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf.
HB 2126	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to establishment of a juvenile board in Ward County.
HB 2137	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Higher Education Caption: Relating to the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf.
HB 2171	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Higher Education Caption: Relating to the funding of the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf.
HB 2377	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the establishment of a juvenile board in the 118th Judicial District.
HCR 115	Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Memorializing Congress to enact S. 636, the proposed Veterans Administration Adjudication Procedure and Judicial Review Act.
HJR 86	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to create a fire department emergency fund and to authorize the state to make grants, loans, and financial assistance available to fire departments in the state from maintenance taxes on gross premiums on fire insurance.
HJR 107	Last Action: See remarks Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to provide a method to remove members of the Public Utility Commission at a recall election.
67th Regular Session
HB 1108	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Public Education Caption: Relating to a minimum sick leave program for all public school personnel.
HB 1109	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the use of dog guides by blind persons and hearing ear dogs by deaf persons.
HB 1110	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to application for appraisal of land for agricultural or timberland.
HB 1226	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to eligibility for disabled parking privileges.
HB 1281	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Health Services Caption: Relating to the composition and duties of the State Rural Medical Education Board.
HB 1454	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Transportation Caption: Relating to the requirement of a license plate on the front of a motor vehicle.
HB 1455	Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to property ownership as a qualification to vote.
HB 1563	Last Action: Comm. report printed & sent to Comm. on Local & Consent Cal. Caption: Relating to the contents of monthly political contribution and expenditure statements filed by general purpose political committees.
HB 1564	Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to the residence of students for voting purposes.
HB 1834	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to notices of filing deadlines for applications for certain property tax relief in the form of a residence homestead exemption or appraisal as agricultural land or timberland.
HB 1835	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the lease of certain state-owned land for developing oil and gas.
HB 1836	Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars Caption: Relating to the registration of certain persons who serve civil process.
HB 1837	Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars Caption: Relating to the establishment of Texas Trails System.
HB 2129	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to assistance for veterans suffering from contact with certain toxic chemicals.
HB 2139	Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to mandatory reporting of suspected exposure of veterans to certain chemical defoliants or herbicides.
HB 2257	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Appropriations Caption: Relating to the compensation of officers of the Department of Public Safety.
HB 2258	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the tax rate for certain prepaid liquified gas users.
HB 2400	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Energy Resources Caption: Relating to the lease of certain state-owned land for developing minerals other than oil and gas.
HCR 200	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Commemorating the arrival of the railroad in Big Springs and Howard County.
HJR 56	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to eliminate the requirement for holding special elections to fill certain vacancies in the legislature.
HJR 90	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize fewer justice of the peace and constable precincts in certain counties.
HJR 91	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the membership of the State Medical Education Board and to make nursing students eligible for financial assistance provided by the board.