Legislation authored by Kenneth Sheets

Includes legislation with Kenneth Sheets as the primary author for the 82nd through 84th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

84th Regular Session
HB 25	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting for judicial offices.
HB 681	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the eligibility for service retirement annuities of certain persons, including elected officials convicted of certain crimes.
HB 682	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to an exemption from the motor vehicle sales and use tax for certain military servicemembers serving on active duty.
HB 683	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of a percentage of the assessed value of a property owned by certain disabled veterans and the amount of the exemption for the surviving spouses and children of certain disabled veterans.
HB 684	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the authority of a county to adopt a fire code.
HB 685	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the production of public information under the public information law.
HB 686	Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to insurance agents' ownership and use of certain information related to general property and casualty insurance policies; authorizing administrative penalties.
HB 687	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to confidential communications between an insurance carrier and a covered employer under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.
HB 821	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the requirements of certain minors applying for a hunting or fishing license.
HB 822	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to increasing the punishment for the offense of fraudulent or fictitious military record.
HB 911	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the composition of the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
HB 920	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to additional primary election ballot information for judicial candidates.
HB 1129	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to an exemption from the attorney occupation tax for attorneys exclusively offering pro bono legal services.
HB 1130	Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule Caption: Relating to the removal of a disabled vehicle from a roadway or right-of-way.
HB 1342	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault committed against certain victims.
HB 1343	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault committed against certain victims.
HB 1344	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to credit to certain ceding insurers for reinsurance ceded to certain assuming insurers.
HB 1357	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to certain title insurance policy liability and reinsurance requirements.
HB 1379	Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the standard valuation for life insurance, accident and health insurance, and annuities and the nonforfeiture requirements of certain life insurance policies; amending provisions that may be subject to a criminal penalty.
HB 1403	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the definition of health care liability claim for the purposes of certain laws governing those claims.
HB 1406	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the liability of a political subdivision of this state for certain claims relating to land acquired by the political subdivision under certain circumstances.
HB 1448	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the provision of a voter's thumbprint with a mailed ballot.
HB 1482	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to public information regarding workers' compensation insurance rate filings.
HB 1488	Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to voluntary registration and regulation of roofing contractors; providing criminal penalties; authorizing a fee.
HB 1509	Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of unlawful carrying of weapons.
HB 1662	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the exemption of certain property from municipal drainage service charges.
HB 1670	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the possession and removal of a placenta from a hospital or birthing center.
HB 1692	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the doctrine of forum non conveniens.
HB 2011	Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures Caption: Relating to food service requirements applicable to brewpubs under the Alcoholic Beverage Code.
HB 2012	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to occupational license application and examination fees for certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses.
HB 2013	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to recovery of attorney's fees against veterinarians for certain claims.
HB 2014	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the authority of military personnel to obtain certification to teach career and technology education classes in public schools.
HB 2015	Last Action: Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs Caption: Relating to employment termination for falsification of military record in obtaining employment or employment benefits.
HB 2043	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of real property of a business that employs honorably discharged veterans.
HB 2111	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to an exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for certain businesses owned by veterans during an initial period of operation in the state.
HB 2562	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the care and unlawful restraint of a dog.
HB 3203	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to a named driver policy.
HB 3204	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a depopulation program for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
HB 3205	Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to repealing the maintenance tax and creating an overhead assessment for certain insurers participating in the workers' compensation system; imposing an assessment.
HB 3207	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to approve certain payments by municipally owned utilities for transmission facilities in lieu of ad valorem taxes.
HB 3734	Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Caption: Relating to the application for and issuance of a marriage license and the marriage of a minor.
HB 3806	Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to certain documents related to policy and endorsement forms for personal automobile insurance coverage and residential property insurance coverage.
HCR 83	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to rename the State Insurance Building Annex in the Capitol Complex the John G. Tower State Office Building.
HCR 104	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating #txlege as the official hashtag of the Texas Legislature.
HCR 105	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating #Texas as the official hashtag of Texas.
HCR 106	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating #TexasToDo as the official state hashtag of Texas Tourism.
HJR 67	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a percentage of the assessed value of property owned by certain disabled veterans.
HJR 100	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision to adopt a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the market value of real property of a business that employs honorably discharged veterans.
HR 175	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the 125th anniversary of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas.
HR 613	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Woodrow Wilson High School Community Foundation on its fifth anniversary.
HR 616	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mesquite ISD superintendent Dr. Linda Henrie on her retirement.
HR 942	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jennifer and Mike King on their 20th wedding anniversary.
HR 1477	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Bishop Lynch High School volleyball team on winning the 2014 TAPPS 5A state championship.
HR 1551	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 31 and April 1, 2015, as Leadership Mesquite Days at the State Capitol.
HR 1752	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 23, 2015, as Texas Young Republican Federation and Texas Federation of College Republicans Legislative Day at the State Capitol.
HR 1834	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mesquite native Craig Wayne Boyd for winning Season 7 of The Voice.
HR 2498	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Officers Ryan Nielson and Autumn Soto of the Mesquite Police Department and private citizen Zachary Shipman for rescuing a driver from a burning car.
HR 2926	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Mackenzie Marquis for the perseverance she has demonstrated while living with cystic fibrosis.
HR 3154	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Sheffield A. Kadane for his service to the City of Dallas.
HR 3155	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Honorable John Monaco on his service as mayor of Mesquite.
HR 3375	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett as the Tweeter Laureate of Texas.
83rd Regular Session
HB 658	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to certain lawsuits seeking damages.
HB 678	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the use of a wireless communication device to provide evidence of motor vehicle financial responsibility.
HB 859	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to an exemption from the motor vehicle sales and use tax for certain military servicemembers serving on active duty.
HB 888	Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of roofing contractors; authorizing a fee and providing penalties.
HB 930	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the effect of certain claims made under certain insurance policies.
HB 1047	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain surety companies.
HB 1097	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the amount of a fine for certain traffic offenses committed in a construction or maintenance work zone.
HB 1181	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the preparation of certain election forms.
HB 1304	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the intentional display of a handgun.
HB 1305	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the criminal penalty for acting as an agent after suspension or revocation of the agent's license.
HB 1335	Last Action: Referred to Economic & Small Business Development Caption: Relating to prohibiting a municipality from mandating the compensation paid to workers under a project financed by an economic development corporation receiving municipal money.
HB 1467	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the eligibility for service retirement annuities of certain elected officials convicted of certain crimes.
HB 1468	Last Action: Placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to confidential communications between an insurance carrier and a covered employer under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.
HB 1833	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the residual market for workers' compensation insurance in this state and to the operation, governance, and organization of the Texas Mutual Insurance Company; authorizing administrative penalties; imposing fees.
HB 1936	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association.
HB 2030	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to requirements regarding certain shareholder and policyholder dividends.
HB 2031	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to payments made to certain voter registrars for certain voter registration activities.
HB 2557	Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to the applicability of the insurance laws of this state to certain conduct.
HB 2558	Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of information obtained by or disclosed to the Texas Department of Insurance.
HB 2671	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to security deposit requirements for certain insurance companies.
HB 2693	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to voluntary registration and regulation of roofing contractors; providing criminal penalties; authorizing a fee.
HB 2843	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to an objection of a defendant physician or health care provider to an expert report filed in a health care liability claim.
HB 2923	Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule Caption: Relating to the establishment of a program for the collection, transportation, and recycling of architectural paint.
HB 2924	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to military leave time accounts for police and fire departments.
HB 2925	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to alternative dispute resolution of certain insurance payment disputes with chiropractors.
HB 2926	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the standard valuation for life insurance, accident and health insurance, and annuities.
HB 2927	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the nonforfeiture requirements of certain life insurance policies.
HB 2928	Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to the expedited foreclosure of a property owners' association's assessment lien.
HB 2929	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for brain injury.
HB 3138	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of money laundering and to the forfeiture of certain contraband.
HB 3139	Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to reducing coverage for certain insurance policies.
HB 3883	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of Mesquite Medical Center Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.
HR 661	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the volunteer organization For the Love of the Lake on its work to preserve and enhance White Rock Lake Park in Dallas.
HR 662	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Republic Group of Dallas on its 110th anniversary.
HR 663	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 60th anniversary of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Dallas.
HR 867	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of George D. Thurman, Jr., of Dallas.
HR 1039	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Dr. Ralph Harris Poteet, the former superintendent of the Mesquite Independent School District.
HR 1065	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Elizabeth Moreland and Grace Cardenas on qualifying for the 2012 Amateur Athletic Union West Coast Junior Olympic Games beach volleyball tournament.
HR 1518	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 17, 2013, as Leadership Mesquite Day at the State Capitol.
HR 1569	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Ethyel Stallings, founder of First Republican Women's Club of Dallas.
HR 1866	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Isai Velasquez of the West Mesquite High School boys' soccer team on scoring more than 100 career goals.
83rd 1st Called Session
HB 38	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the application of certain concealed handgun license laws to the attorney general and to assistant attorneys general, United States attorneys, assistant United States attorneys, special assistant United States attorneys, and certain associate judges and other judicial personnel, and to the authority of those persons to carry certain weapons.
HR 50	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dalton Roberts, valedictorian of the West Mesquite High School Class of 2013.
HR 51	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Helen Z. Alfaro, salutatorian of the West Mesquite High School Class of 2013.
HR 52	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Marielle Bugayong, valedictorian of the Horn High School Class of 2013.
HR 53	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jacob Arie, salutatorian of the Horn High School Class of 2013.
HR 54	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Rocio Diaz, valedictorian of the Mesquite High School Class of 2013.
HR 55	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Joshua Jacob Makkappallil, salutatorian of the Mesquite High School Class of 2013.
HR 56	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Suchita Patel, valedictorian of the Poteet High School Class of 2013.
HR 57	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Kiaria Sewell, salutatorian of the Poteet High School Class of 2013.
HR 58	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Aimee Bautista, valedictorian of the North Mesquite High School Class of 2013.
HR 59	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Bianca Virginia Rubalcaba, salutatorian of the North Mesquite High School Class of 2013.
HR 75	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Kent Shields on his retirement as president and CEO of C. C. Young.
82nd Regular Session
HB 640	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to an exemption from the motor vehicle sales and use tax for military servicemembers serving on active duty.
HB 1303	Last Action: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Caption: Relating to retirement benefits for state employees who return to work with the state.
HB 1548	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to adding certain synthetic substances to Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
HB 1974	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to creating a defined contribution retirement plan for persons eligible to participate in a public statewide retirement system.
HB 2011	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the admission of persons who are not legal residents of the United States to public institutions of higher education.
HB 2437	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to an award of litigation costs after the rejection of certain settlement offers.
HB 2438	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to interest on damages subject to Medicare subrogation.
HB 2654	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to an exclusion from unemployment compensation chargebacks for certain employers of uniformed service members.
HB 2655	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to notice of coverage reduction on renewal of a property and casualty insurance policy.
HB 2891	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the provision of a voter's fingerprints with a mailed ballot.
HB 2892	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to prima facie speed limits.
HR 764	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dallas Realtor Ebby Halliday on the occasion of her 100th birthday.
HR 1259	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the creation of White Rock Lake in Dallas.
HR 1582	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Lake Highlands Military Moms for its work in behalf of area men and women serving in the U.S. military and for its support of Lake Highlands military families.
HR 1982	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sarah Mason Thomas, Ashley Stallard, Nicole Johnson, and Savannah Still of Faith Academy in Marble Falls on winning titles at the 2010 and 2011 TAPPS Tennis State Championships.