0 GOP Priority Bills Authored 0 GOP Priority Bills Joint/CoauthoredHR30 Passed by the House and Senate Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Recognizing January 24, 2023, as Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Day at the State Capitol. HCR32 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House House Administration Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Requesting the creation of a joint interim committee to study the legacy of convict leasing in Texas. HCR33 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Elections Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Urging Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. HR43 Passed by the House and Senate Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Recognizing February 2023 as Black History Month. HR44 Passed by the House and Senate Bipartisan Bill, authored by Reynolds; Lalani; Gates; Jetton; Kitzman Caption: Recognizing February 23, 2023, as Fort Bend County Day at the State Capitol. HCR49 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Urging Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. HCR50 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House International Relations & Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Urging Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. HCR51 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Elections Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Urging Congress to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965. HCR52 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Urging Congress to pass House Resolution 61, the Leading Against White Supremacy Act of 2023. HCR53 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Urging Congress to pass H.R. 40 to establish the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans. HB76 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Community Safety, Select Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to reporting the loss or theft of a firearm; creating a criminal offense. HB110 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Community Safety, Select Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the creation of certain criminal offenses concerning firearm sales at gun shows. HJR117 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Health Care Reform, Select Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. HJR118 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Public Health Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to direct the legislature to authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis for medical use. HB136 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Community Safety, Select Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses. HB169 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House International Relations & Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds; Jones, Venton Caption: Relating to the minimum wage. HR201 Passed by the House and Senate Bipartisan Bill, authored by Reynolds; Wu; Jetton; Bhojani; Lalani Caption: Recognizing February 21, 2023, as Bangladesh Day at the State Capitol. HR278 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Recognizing March 2023 as National Women's History Month. HR279 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Recognizing April 2023 as Autism Awareness Month. HR347 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Recognizing March 15, 2023, as Minority Business Enterprise Public Policy Day. HR348 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds; Jones, Venton Caption: Recognizing March 30, 2023, as Texas Association of African American Chambers of Commerce Black Business Day at the State Capitol. HR459 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Recognizing March 29, 2023, as Texas Black Nurses Day. HR575 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Recognizing April 4, 2023, as 100 Black Men of America, Inc., Day at the State Capitol. HR576 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Recognizing April 4, 2023, as Texas NAACP Day at the State Capitol. HR580 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Recognizing April 4, 2023, as Urban League Day at the State Capitol. HB642 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Environmental Regulation Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Environmental Justice Advisory Council. HB761 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Community Safety, Select Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to prohibiting the transfer of an assault weapon to certain recipients; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. HB762 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds; Jones, Venton Caption: Relating to a prohibition on the issuance of a warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer. HB846 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Environmental Regulation Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the creation of the Climate Change Impact Assessment Council. HB847 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Community Safety, Select Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds; Morales, Eddie Caption: Relating to the storage of firearms surrendered by a person subject to a magistrate's order for emergency protection or protective order as a result of family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons. HB848 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Elections Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds; Jones, Venton Caption: Relating to allowing straight-party voting. HB849 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Elections Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to automatic voter registration on issuance or change of a driver's license or identification card by the Department of Public Safety. HB850 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds; Plesa Caption: Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression; providing an administrative penalty. HB851 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the creation of a task force to study the legal and societal barriers to equality for transgender persons. HB893 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House International Relations & Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees; providing administrative and civil penalties. HB894 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Urban Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to municipal civilian complaint review boards in certain municipalities. HB1019 Died in Committee After Public Hearing Referred to House Corrections Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds; Jones, Venton Caption: Relating to the reentry and reintegration programs provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. HB1020 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Elections Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the acceptance of identification for voters who identify as transgender. HB1143 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Public Education Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the election of trustees of certain school districts. HB1144 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Health Care Reform, Select Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds; Lalani Caption: Relating to a "Texas Way" to reforming and addressing issues related to the Medicaid program, including the creation of an alternative program designed to ensure health benefit plan coverage to certain low-income individuals through the private marketplace. HB1145 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Elections Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to electronic voter registration. HB1146 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the interconnection of the ERCOT power grid to grids outside the ERCOT power region. HB1200 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Public Health Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds; Plesa Caption: Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for medical use by qualifying patients with certain debilitating medical conditions and the licensing of dispensing organizations and cannabis testing facilities; authorizing fees. HB1219 Died in House Calendars Committee Referred to House Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds; Morales, Eddie Caption: Relating to criminal history record information checks for applicants for employment and employees of group homes; creating a criminal offense. HB1220 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to failure to report assault, neglect, or omission of care in certain group homes; creating a criminal offense. HR1587 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Commending the members of the Texas Legislative Internship Program Class of the 88th Legislature. HR1743 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Congratulating the Texas Black Expo on its 20th anniversary. HR1744 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Commemorating the 2023 Missouri City Juneteenth Celebration. HR2181 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Congratulating Adam Sanchez on his election to the Stafford Municipal School District Board of Trustees. HR2182 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Honoring the Texas Legislative Black Caucus on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. HR2183 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Congratulating Dexter McCoy on his election as the Fort Bend County commissioner for Precinct 4. HR2184 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Urban Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Honoring former state representative Sylvester Turner for his achievements as mayor of Houston. HR2185 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Honoring State Representative Senfronia Thompson for 50 years of service in the Texas House. HR2186 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Congratulating the boys' track team of Thurgood Marshall High School in Missouri City on winning the 2023 UIL 5A state championship. HR2187 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Congratulating Mike Berezin on his retirement as chief of the Missouri City Police Department. HR2188 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Honoring Tramar Lacel Dillard, known professionally as Flo Rida, for his success as a rapper, singer, songwriter and composer. HR2189 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Recognizing the creation of the Texas Historically Black Colleges and Universities Legislative Caucus. HB2226 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to state and municipal motor fuel taxes; providing civil penalties; creating criminal offenses; requiring occupational licenses; authorizing the imposition of taxes; providing for increases and decreases in the rates of taxes. HB2227 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Environmental Regulation Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the analysis of inspection and maintenance requirements for air quality permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain oil and gas facilities. HR2232 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Congratulating Xavier Herrera on his reelection to the Stafford City Council. HR2305 Never Made It to a Committee Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Honoring Eddie Bernice Johnson for her service as a United States congresswoman. HB2408 Died in Committee After Public Hearing Referred to House Land & Resource Management Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to building codes applicable in the unincorporated areas of a county; authorizing a fee. HB2409 Died in Committee After Public Hearing Referred to House Land & Resource Management Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the residential and commercial building codes of municipalities. HB2465 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Transportation Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the operation and movement of motorcycles on a roadway laned for traffic. HB2480 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Elections Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to requiring notice regarding the potential eligibility to vote of certain persons convicted of a felony. HB2502 Died in Committee After Public Hearing This bill would cost taxpayers $3,735,000.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau. Referred to House Environmental Regulation Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the creation of an energy efficiency loan guarantee program. HB2832 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Transportation Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the funding of multimodal transportation projects; authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds. HB2833 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Community Safety, Select Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to creating a criminal offense for the unlawful transfer of a semiautomatic rifle. HB2834 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Corrections Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to minimum compensation for inmates participating in certain work programs. HB2915 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the offense of providing or requesting or allowing another to provide a breath specimen for an ignition interlock device; creating a criminal offense. HB2916 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Community Safety, Select Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to prohibiting the transfer of semiautomatic rifles to certain recipients; increasing a criminal penalty. HB2917 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to peace officers and the investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses. HB2918 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the imposition of a supplemental court security fee on conviction of certain criminal offenses. HB3243 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the use by certain municipalities of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for the enhancement and maintenance of public parks. HB3271 Died in Committee After Public Hearing Referred to House Community Safety, Select Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the seizure of firearms during the emergency detention of certain persons who may have a mental illness. HB3433 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Environmental Regulation Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the issuance of air quality permits for certain facilities located in a nonattainment area. HB3434 Never Made It to a Senate Committee Referred to House County Affairs Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to a study conducted by the Commission on Jail Standards on the living conditions and safety of persons confined in the Harris County jail. HB3435 Died in Committee After Public Hearing Referred to House Community Safety, Select Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to creating the criminal offense of making a firearm accessible to a detained person. HB3664 Died in Committee After Public Hearing Referred to House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to removal of certain eviction case information from credit reports. HB3667 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of sale, distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor; increasing a criminal penalty. HB3836 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the delegation of authority to issue permits for nuclear power reactor operators from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to the Public Utility Commission of Texas. HB3873 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House International Relations & Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the establishment of an economic opportunity grant program by the comptroller of public accounts. HB3987 Passed the House But Died in Senate with No Public Hearing Referred to House Land & Resource Management Committee, chaired by a Republican Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the regulation of boarding home facilities. HB3988 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas Advanced Research Institute. HB4009 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Public Health Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to procedures applicable to the emergency detention of a person with mental illness at a mental health facility, including the detention, transportation, and transfer of the person and to certain best practices for courts with jurisdiction over emergency mental health matters. HB4379 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to citations and arrests for criminal offenses and pretrial detention and release. HB4448 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Higher Education Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Promise Grant Program for certain students at two-year public institutions of higher education. HB4449 Died in House Calendars Committee Referred to House Youth Health & Safety, Select Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds; Garcia; Plesa Caption: Relating to the establishment of a task force to study disciplinary practices and policies in public schools. HB4502 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to jury instructions regarding parole eligibility, to certain conditions of bail and community supervision, and to the early termination of community supervision and the dismissal and discharge of deferred adjudication community supervision. HB4625 Died in Committee After Public Hearing Referred to House Youth Health & Safety, Select Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds; Rosenthal; Allen; Thompson, Senfronia Caption: Relating to bullying, cyberbullying, and identity-based bullying in public schools. HB4981 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds Caption: Relating to eligible central municipalities for purposes of municipal hotel occupancy taxes. HB5330 Signed by the Governor Referred to House Higher Education Committee, chaired by a Republican Referred to Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Reynolds; Lalani Caption: Relating to the service area of the Houston Community College System District. |