Legislation authored by Bob Simpson
Includes legislation with Bob Simpson as the primary author for the 64th through 68th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.
68th Regular Session | |
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HB 105 |
Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to group health insurance and certain other forms of health care benefits for public school employees and retirees. |
HB 666 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to coverage for mental and emotional illness and disorders in certain accident and sickness insurance policies. |
HB 842 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to amounts of coverage for spouses and children under certain group term life insurance. |
HB 843 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to restrictions against manufactured housing. |
HB 1016 |
Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to insurance on certain state-owned property. |
HB 1017 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to the selection and duties of the Texas Cultural Awards Committee. |
HB 1334 |
Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to the continuation of the State Board of Insurance. |
HB 1412 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars Caption: Relating to payment and reimbursement for services of registered nurses under certain health insurance. |
HB 1487 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to procedures for the consideration and adoption of certain rules and rates specified in Chapter 5, Insurance Code. |
HB 1488 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the regulation of the formation and operation of risk retention groups; providing penalties. |
HB 1674 |
Last Action: See remarks Caption: Relating to the investments of insurers. |
HB 1915 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the protection of housing consumers by prohibiting discrimination between types of housing. |
HB 1916 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Insurance Caption: Authorizing and limiting investments of Texas insurance companies except those writing life, health, and accident insurance. |
HB 1917 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Insurance Caption: Authorizing and limiting investment of Texas life, health, or accident insurers. |
HB 2435 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the composition and compensation of the Randall County Juvenile Board. |
HCR 165 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Administration Caption: Granting Mark Homes, Inc., permission to sue the State of Texas and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. |
HCR 213 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Requesting the State Board of Insurance to study the various advantages and disadvantages of the various forms of property/casualty ratemaking and policy form implementation. |
HR 202 | Caption: Congratulating Representative Nolan (Buzz) Robnett on his birthday. |
HR 545 | Caption: Commending Dr. George M. Waddill, Jr. |
68th 2nd Called Session | |
HB 61 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Insurance Caption: Relating to the consideration of student academic achievement in promulgating motor vehicle insurance rates. |
HCR 24 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Expressing support for the Nuclear Waste Programs Office, Governor's Office of General Counsel, in its official comment on U.S. Department of Energy site screening documents. |
67th Regular Session | |
HB 409 |
Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operations, and financing of the Texas Public School Employees Group Insurance Program. |
HB 410 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the maximum amount of life insurance coverage that can be sold to an individual under a group policy. |
HB 508 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Natural Resources Caption: Relating to compensation of members of the board of directors of the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority. |
HB 544 |
Last Action: Reported from subcommittee with substitute Caption: Relating to truth in campaigning for public office. |
HB 665 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to exemption of property owned by the Opportunity Plan, Inc. from ad valor em taxation. |
HB 825 |
Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to the temporary licensing requirements of life insurance agents and defining agents to which this Act is applicable. |
HB 826 |
Last Action: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . . . Caption: Relating to acceptance by the board of regents of West Texas State University of a building to be donated for museum purposes. |
HB 827 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to selection of state artist and state poet laureate. |
HB 870 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to an increase in the amount of funds life insurance companies may invest in improved income-product real estate or any interest in that real estate. |
HB 871 |
Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to unfair competition and unfair practices of insurers. |
HB 876 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the liability of officers for execution of a writ of court and recovery of certain seized property. |
HB 1123 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to interest rates on life insurance policy loans. |
HB 1417 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to form and recordation of a financing statement to perfect a security interest. |
HB 1418 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars Caption: Relating to the fees for the recording and indexing of certain financing statements required for perfecting security interests. |
HB 1451 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to provision for issuance by an insurer of a prescribed certificate in lieu of a prescribed policy and issuance of a prescribed policy upon demand. |
HB 1821 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to correction of surveys of and patents to real property in certain cities. |
HB 1822 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to creation of or participation in and operation of a rural rail transportation district by certain counties. |
HB 2062 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the State Board of Insurance to create summary procedures for routine matters. |
HCR 74 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Natural Resources Caption: Supporting Southwestern Public Service Company in obtaining the Solar Project. |
HCR 178 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: In memory of Paul Green. |
HCR 216 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Creating a committee to designate a Poet Laureate of the State of Texas. |
HJR 32 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the duration of regular sessions of the legislature and the per diem compensation of members of the legislature. |
HJR 38 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to grant to a state finance management committee the power to manage the expenditure of certain appropriated funds. |
HJR 42 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment restricting the time a person may serve in the house or senate. |
67th 1st Called Session | |
HB 145 |
Last Action: Notice given-1 hour suspend rules to consider Caption: Relating to the availability of alcohol and other drug dependency coverage in group health insurance policies and other coverage. |
66th Regular Session | |
HB 286 |
Last Action: Scheduled for future calendar placement Caption: Relating to admission of certain evidence in appeals from decisions of the Industrial Accident Board. |
HB 287 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to average weekly wages used in computing workers' compensation benefits. |
HB 288 |
Last Action: Reported from subcommittee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to service, benefits, and contributions of elected state officials in the state employees retirement system. |
HB 289 |
Last Action: Reported from subcommittee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to participation in the state employees retirement system by persons in elective state official class. |
HB 412 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the statute of limitations in certain actions. |
HB 488 |
Last Action: Scheduled for future calendar placement Caption: Relating to bringing of actions against persons indebted to corporation. |
HB 489 |
Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to corporations. |
HB 490 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to an alien owning land in Texas. |
HB 577 |
Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting Caption: Relating to proof of a contract to make or not to revoke a will or devise or to die intestate. |
HB 880 |
Last Action: Scheduled for future calendar placement Caption: Relating to exemption of the property owned by The Opportunity Plan, Inc., from ad valorem taxation. |
HB 881 |
Last Action: Scheduled for future calendar placement Caption: Relating to the authority of a life insurance company to make loans secured by first liens on real estate. |
HB 882 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to salaries, compensation, and emoluments paid by certain domestic insurance companies. |
HB 883 |
Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the liability of officers and judgment creditors for execution of a writ of court. |
HB 884 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Human Resources Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene. |
HB 1125 |
Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to the budget execution powers of the governor. |
HB 1126 |
Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee on Utilities Legislation Caption: Relating to regulation of certain specialized communications common carriers and telecommunications utilities. |
HB 1127 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to extension of the medical liability joint underwriting association. |
HB 1344 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to truth in campaigning. |
HB 1345 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Natural Resources Caption: Relating to restrictions on the construction and operation of long-term storage and permanent disposal sites for nuclear waste; providing penalties. |
HB 1484 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to investments by certain insurers in bonds or other interest-bearing evidences of debts of a municipally owned revenue electric utility company. |
HB 1485 |
Last Action: Scheduled for future calendar placement Caption: Relating to the establishment, certification, organization and regulation of health maintenance organizations. |
HB 1603 |
Last Action: Scheduled for future calendar placement Caption: Relating to the definition of "test year" for public utility regulation. |
HB 1604 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to insurance practices. |
HB 1722 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to inclusion of county mutual insurance companies under certain unfair competition and unfair practices statutes, the repeal of certain statutes relating to the contesting of claims by county mutual insurance companies, and the amendment of unfair competition and unfair practices statutes regulating the business of insurance so as to correlate certain penalties to the amount of actual damages sustained by the injured party and to restrict the application of unfair competition and unfair practices of the business of insurance to provisions of the Insurance Code of the State of Texas. |
HB 2205 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the creation, purposes, powers, duties, operation, expansion, and financing of water import authorities; providing penalty. |
HB 2258 |
Last Action: Scheduled for future calendar placement Caption: Relating to student center fees at West Texas State University. |
HCR 5 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Creating a special committee to designate state poet laureate. |
HCR 26 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Livestock Caption: Calling upon the President and Secretary of Agriculture to implement the 1977 Farm Program. |
HCR 132 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Commending Ned Price on the occasion of his retirement from the State Board of Insurance. |
HJR 29 |
Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit the legislature to give budget execution authority to the governor. |
HJR 30 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments Caption: Proposing an amendment to the Texas Constitution to limit the length of time that a person may hold office of state senator or state representative. |
HJR 35 |
Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to give the governor limited power to remove appointed officers. |
HJR 42 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the duration of regular sessions of the legislature. |
HJR 86 |
Last Action: Filed with the Secretary of State Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to execution of the state budget. |
65th Regular Session | |
HB 124 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to fees to be collected by county clerks and clerks of county courts for certain services and to specifications for certain legal papers to be filed and recorded, with additional fees for filing nonconforming legal papers. |
HB 125 |
Last Action: Reported from committee favorably with amendments Caption: Relating to fishing license fees and exemptions for residents, nonresidents, and aliens. |
HB 126 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the maximum assessment rate for noxious weed control districts. |
HB 127 |
Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting Caption: Relating to the pay of election judges and clerks. |
HB 128 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the appointment, bond, and territorial jurisdiction of notaries public. |
HB 398 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Calendars Caption: Authorizing Randall County to hold an election to consolidate the offices of county treasurer and county auditor; declaring an emergency. |
HB 399 |
Last Action: Assigned to General State Calendar Caption: Relating to proof of a contract to make or not revoke a will or devise, or to die intestate; amending the Texas Probate Code. |
HB 434 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Natural Resources Caption: Relating to fishing with a spear gun and spear; providing penalties. |
HB 435 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Caption: Prohibiting political subdivisions from incurring debt unless approved in an election; and declaring an emergency. |
HB 879 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to operation of a commercial motor vehicle or truck tractor by a person other than the owner or his agent. |
HB 1600 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Caption: Relating to paying for contractual obligations by cities and counties. |
HB 1717 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: An Act relating to the providing of water quality enhancement funds to designated regional entities for construction of regional waste treatment systems. |
HB 1859 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to insurance on certain state property. |
HB 1860 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the time a corporation forfeits its right to do business in this state for failure to pay or report franchise taxes; relating to the personal liability of directors and officers for certain debts of corporation whose right to do business has been forfeited. |
HB 1861 |
Last Action: Assigned to General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the procedure for the dissolution of a domestic corporation and for the withdrawal of a foreign corporation. |
HB 1862 |
Last Action: Assigned to General State Calendar Caption: Relating to a derivative suit brought by a creditor of a corporation. |
HB 2134 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the creation, jurisdiction, administration, and procedures of the County Court at Law of Randall County; making other provisions relative to the courts in Randall County; and expanding the jurisdiction of the County Court at Law of Angelina County. |
HB 2215 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the judge of the Court of Deomestic Relations for Potter County. |
HB 2261 |
Last Action: Reported from subcommittee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to the conveyance of certain property by the board of regents of West Texas State University to the Canyon Industrial Foundation. |
HCR 161 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Granting Janet Lock permission to sue the state. |
HJR 9 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments Caption: Proposing an amendment to Section 26, Article IV, of the Texas Constitution, to increase the term of office and the territorial jurisdiction of notaries public. |
HJR 10 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to set the period during which terms of appointed state officers expire. |
HJR 11 |
Last Action: Reported from committee favorably Caption: Proposing an amendment to Article IV, Section 9, of the Texas Constitution, to permit the legislature to give budget execution authority to the governor. |
HJR 12 |
Last Action: Assigned to Constitutional Amendments Calendar Caption: Proposing an amendment to Article IV, of the Texas Constitution, to give the governor limited power to remove appointed officers. |
HJR 47 |
Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the formation of associations by producers of agricultural products. |
HJR 99 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide that the Legislature shall meet on one hundred (100) days in odd numbered years. |
HR 100 | Caption: Relating to requesting the Committee on Public Education and Committee on Health and Welfare to begin a joint investigation of operations of the Texas School for the Deaf. |
65th 2nd Called Session | |
HB 55 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Education Caption: Relating to student center fees at West Texas State University. |
64th Regular Session | |
HB 156 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Appropriations Caption: Appropriating state funds to West Texas State University for constructing and equipping and instructional building. |
HB 176 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to displaying certain exhibits or collections in state-owned museum buildings located on the campus of a state-supported institution of higher education. |
HB 950 |
Last Action: Tabled Caption: Relating to the enforcement of foreign judgments. |
HB 951 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to branch offices for county officials and business; so as to authorize counties to establish county office buildings and/or jails in cities other than the county seat having a population of 15,000 or over; changing the maximum amount allowed to be spent on such office buildings and jails; validating all proceedings heretofore adopted and acts heretofore taken by the Commissioners Court of a county providing for and/or establishing office buildings in a city other than the county seat, including all evidences of indebtedness heretofore authorized to provide financing for such buildings and all tax levies made in behalf of such evidences of indebtedness. |
HB 952 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to a branch office of the Randall County. |
HB 1675 |
Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to fees authorized and required to be collected by County Clerks and County Recorders for certain services. |
HB 1676 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the liability of corporate directors to contractual creditors of the corporation in the event of corporate insolvency. |
HB 1677 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Caption: Relating to the period of limitations for certain types of actions. |
HB 1678 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Caption: Relating to the recovery of attorney's fees in certain suits. |
HB 1679 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Caption: Amending the Texas Business and Commerce Code, Chapter 27 by adding Section 27.02 to provide civil relief for criminal fraud. |
HB 1680 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judicial Affairs Caption: Relating to the appointment, qualifications, terms of office, and authority of notaries public. |
HB 1681 |
Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee on Wildlife Preservation Caption: Relating to the legalization of spearfishing for game fish in the public waters of the State. |
HB 1682 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Caption: Relating to source of names constituting the jury wheel and the qualifications of jurors. |
HB 1683 |
Last Action: Reported from subcommittee favorably with amendments Caption: Relating to the financing of programs of agricultural commodity producers boards and to the commodities for which boards may be established. |
HB 1924 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to vehicle registration dates. |
HB 2165 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to and establishing the boundaries of the Red River Authority of Texas; making finding of required notice. |
HCR 115 |
Last Action: Signed by Governor Caption: Congratulating the board and staff of the musical drama "Texas". |