Legislation authored by Pike Powers

Includes legislation with Pike Powers as the primary author for the 62nd through 65th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

65th Regular Session
HB 370	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to enactment of the Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act of Texas; providing findings and purposes; providing definitions; providing regulation of professional liability insurance for persons licensed to practice medicine or podiatry or certified to administer anesthesia in this state and for any hospital licensed under the Texas Hospital Licensing Law; providing the powers, duties, and procedures of the State Board of Insurance, the rights and duties of insurers and rating associations, and rights of insureds or other affected persons; providing for certain notices of noncompliance confidential; requiring policies to be made on not less than an annual premium basis; making maintenance tax applicable to insurance written under this Act; relating to the extent of application of this Act; amending the Insurance Code.
HB 647	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Making an appropriation to Lamar University.
HB 881	Last Action: Assigned to General State Calendar Caption: To provide for liability of sellers, buyers, issuers control persons and aiders; to clarify damages and rescission rights and allow recovery of attorney's fees; to provide statutes of limitations; to permit rescission offers.
HB 956	Last Action: Assigned to Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to nonprofit legal services corporations and prepaid legal insurance.
HB 978	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Creating and establishing, without consent of political subdivisions, a conservation and reclamation district.
HB 993	Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting Caption: An Act creating the Natural Resources Council; naming its members; granting it powers; assigning it duties; granting the Governor powers; creating an advisory committee; repealing all expressly conflicting laws; and declaring an emergency.
HB 994	Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting Caption: An Act directing the Natural Resources Council to report to the Governor on coastal problems; designating the Governor to represent the State of Texas in discussions with the federal government with regard to question of consistency.
HB 995	Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting Caption: An Act granting the Certifying Agency the duty and authority to certify those coastal wetlands which are essential to the public interest; granting the Acquiring Agency the authority to acquire fee and lesser interest such lands and to preserve and manage such lands in the public interest; and declaring an emergency.
HB 996	Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting Caption: An Act providing for the exercise by the state of the regulatory authority of the Corps of Engineers over the discharge of dredged or fill material.
HB 1013	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Health and Welfare Caption: Providing for at least four regular meetings per year of the Texas Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation; and declaring an emergency.
HB 1085	Last Action: Assigned to General State Calendar Caption: Relating to motions and applications for probation.
HB 1086	Last Action: Withdrawn from calendar Caption: Relating to the authority of a corporation to make a guaranty.
HB 1087	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to misuse of rental linens or garments and their accessories; providing penalties.
HB 1163	Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee on Judicial Districts Caption: Relating to the creation of a judicial districts composed of Jefferson County and a judicial district composed of Orange County.
HB 1198	Last Action: Assigned to General State Calendar Caption: Relating to special requested instructions in criminal cases.
HB 1220	Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting Caption: Providing a performance standard for building specifications; creating an advisory committee to establish methods for reaching the performance standard and avenues for communicating those methods, and providing for enforcement and administration of this Act; and declaring an emergency.
HB 1221	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the disclosure of natural hazards connected with real property in coastal counties to be sold using the services of a real estate agent; establishing the Natural Hazards Technical Committee; providing for implementation by the Texas Real Estate Commission; providing remedies and penalties for noncompliance; and declaring an emergency.
HB 1337	Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in public hearing Caption: Relating to regulating motorboat noise; providing penalties.
HB 1454	Last Action: Reported from subcommittee with substitute Caption: Regulating write-in candidacy for public office.
HB 1507	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Elections Caption: Relating to the issuance of voter registration certificates, providing for postage pre-paid voter registration applications to be made available by the secretary of state and providing a procedure whereby certain persons deleted from the registration lists may vote on certain election dates.
HB 1528	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to placing a defendant on probation without an adjudication of guilt.
HB 1576	Last Action: Returned from the Senate Caption: Relating to the Texas Election Code.
HB 1635	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably Caption: Relating to voter registration certificate forms, issuance of certificates, and voter registration entitlement challenges.
HB 2020	Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to the adoption of an official state costume and providing a penalty for discrimination based on use of state costume.
HB 2037	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Caption: Relating to limited partnerships.
HB 2038	Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to the Administrative Procedure and Texas Register Acs.
HB 2039	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Caption: Relating to secured transactions.
HB 2040	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Jurisprudence Caption: Exempting the secretary of state, his employees, and agents and the county clerk, his employees and agents from personal liability by reason of any error or omission in the performance of any duty under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, unless guilty of failing to faithfully execute the duties of the office.
HB 2041	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to cancellation of voter registration certificates, providing for pre-paid voter registration application to be made available by the secretairy of state and providing for a list of cancelled voter registration certificates.
HB 2042	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the authorization in any action for damages for personal injury, death or property damage, for admission into evidence of all collateral sources of indemnity or other benefits received by the claimant as a result of the injury, death or property damage.
HB 2043	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: To regulate procedures in non-class actions.
HB 2044	Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting Caption: Relating to workmen's compensation benefits when other injuries or their effects have contributed to the claimant's incapacity or loss of use; allowing for contribution for prior injuries.
HB 2113	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judicial Affairs Caption: An Act amending the statutes relating to the incorporation, organization, regulation, amendment, merger, dissolution, and reinstatement of entities in order to provide uniformity in the laws which apply to such entities filed in the Office of the Secretary of State, amending the Texas Business Corporation Act; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
HB 2114	Last Action: Reported from subcommittee with substitute Caption: Increasing the fee collected by the Secretary of State of issuing a notary public commission; providing for severability; and declaring an emergency.
HB 2132	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Creating and establishing a conservation and reclamation district.
HB 2136	Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the creation and establishment of a conservation and reclamation district.
HB 2213	Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: An Act, creating and establishing a conservation and reclamation district.
HCR 62	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Requesting the governor to have made a study devising a method of improving the state's decision-making processes relating to the natural resources of the Gulf Coast.
HCR 63	Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting Caption: Requesting the General Land Office and the Coastal Management Advisory Committee to continue development of the Texas Coastal Management Program, and submit the program for certification by the Secretary of Commerce.
HCR 64	Last Action: Assigned to Resolutions Calendar Caption: Committing the state to coordination of natural resource policies and programs.
HCR 65	Last Action: Assigned to Resolutions Calendar Caption: Reaffirming commitment to existing policies for protection and development of the natural resources of the Gulf Coast.
HCR 66	Last Action: Assigned to Resolutions Calendar Caption: Recognizing the importance of coastal wetlands in planning for protection and development of the Gulf Coast.
HCR 67	Last Action: Assigned to Resolutions Calendar Caption: Requesting the Natural Resources Council to study and recommend legislation on subsidence and protection of coastal areas.
HCR 68	Last Action: Assigned to Resolutions Calendar Caption: Requesting the governor to take necessary steps to protect coastal natural resources through state programs.
HCR 108	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Commending the Advisory Committee of the Texas Coastal Management Program.
HCR 180	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Public Education Caption: Commending Law focused Education, Inc. for acheivements of the law focused education program.
HR 28	Caption: Urging Congress and the executive branch of federal government to evaluate all aspects of public financing of transportation facilities.
65th 1st Called Session
HB 12	Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to authorizing the Governor to determine the need for a public deepwater port if a private facility is not built; the creation, administration, powers and duties of the Texas Deepwater Port Authority; preserving Texas' claim to its tidelands and coastline; providing for an appropriation; providing for the repayment of that appropriation; providing for severability.
HCR 8	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Commending Law Focused Education, Inc.
65th 2nd Called Session
HR 21	Caption: In memory of Esther P. Crisp.
64th Regular Session
HB 203	Last Action: Reported from subcommittee unfavorably Caption: Relating to the authority of the Parks and Wildlife Commission to authorize recreational hunting at Sea Rim State Park.
HB 771	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to venue in civil actions.
HB 798	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the reappropriation of certain funds to certain institutions of higher education.
HB 815	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to ballots used at elections; revising the form of the ballot to eliminate the ballot stub which the voter signs, and adjusting voting procedures accordingly.
HB 869	Last Action: Reported from committee with substitute Caption: Relating to the conduct, financing and funding of primary elections.
HB 974	Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the application of the wrongful death statutes to injuries occurring outside of the state.
HB 1032	Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting Caption: Relating to the establishment of standards of construction, maintenance, and operation of county jail facilities; creating the Commission on Jail Standards; providing powers and duties applicable to the commission.
HB 1078	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judicial Affairs Caption: Relating to duties and fees of shorthand reporters.
HB 1096	Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the compensation paid from county funds to the District Judges of the 58th, 60th, 136th, 172nd Judicial Districts and Criminal District Court of Jefferson County for services rendered to the county.
HB 1127	Last Action: Reported from committee with substitute Caption: Relating to establishing the Medical Insurance Injury Compensation Commission of Texas; providing for the membership, duties, rule making authority, and operating procedures of the Commission; establishing a procedure to hear and determine claims for injuries or death to patients as a consequence of medical injury; requiring that all health care providers be insured under policies of medical professional liability insurance or show continuing proof of financial responsibility; regulating policy forms and rates for medical professional liability insurance; providing a special schedule of compensation and awards for medical injuries; providing for the award and taxing of costs of proceedings before the Commission; providing a procedure for appeals from final determinations of the Commission; providing a source for the funding of the administration of the Act; establishing a transitional date after which all claims for medical injury shall be filed with the Commission; providing a penalty for the filing of false claims; providing for the creation, operations, powers, functions and duties of a Medical Board to assist the Commission; repealing all laws in conflict; establishing an effective date; relating to the transfer and sale of surplus and salvage equipment and material by the Board of Control.
HB 1129	Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to establishing the Texas Patients' Insurance Compensation Board; providing for the membership, duties, rule-making authority, and operating procedures of the Board; providing a method to hear and determine claims for bodily injury or death to patients as a result of a tort or breach of contract by a health care provider; providing for the filing of patients' claims and the procedures and standards for determination of the liability of health care providers; requiring that all health care providers be insured under a policy of patients' compensation insurance, as defined in the Act, or provide proof of financial responsibility; regulating patients' compensation insurance policy forms; establishing a Texas joint underwriting association to include all insurers authorized to write and engaged in writing patients' compensation insurance; providing a special schedule of compensation and awards; providing a source of funding for administration of this Act; providing for determination of attorneys' fees and awards and taxing of costs of proceedings.
HB 1260	Last Action: Reported from committee with substitute Caption: Relating to the importance of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and providing for the administration by the State of Texas of non-federal sponsorship requirements to the future maintenance and improvement of the waterway.
HB 1291	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to a program for the prevention of, preparation for, response to, and relief or recovery from distasters as defined in this Act; establishing a Disaster Prevention and Recovery Commission and a Disaster Prevention and Recovery Department; authorizing the maintenance of local, county, or interjurisdictional disaster agencies and certain municipal agencies; prescribing the functions, powers, and duties of the governor, the legislature, the commission and the department created by this Act, existing state agencies, boards and commissions, governing bodies of political subdivisions of the state and local and interjurisdictional agencies; providing for coordination of all plans and facilities, including interstate cooperation and cooperation with the federal government; making certain rules as to compensation of persons for services rendered or property used, damaged, lost, or destroyed during a disaster; creating a Disaster Contingency Fund.
HB 1292	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the duty of labor unions to file reports with the Secretary of State; providing the authority of the Secretary of State to destroy previously filed reports.
HB 1296	Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the compensation of the Criminal District Attorney of Jefferson County; prohibiting him from engaging in the private practice of law.
HB 1309	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the compensation of river authority directors.
HB 1310	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs Caption: Declaring as public policy of the state the maintenance of the ecological environment of the bays and estuaries in the conservation and development of the state's natural resources; directing the Texas Water Rights Commission in the consideration of any permit to store, take, or divert water to assess the effects thereof upon the bays and estuaries of Texas; directing the Texas Water Development Board to investigate the effects of fresh water inflows on bays and estuaries of Texas and to complete comprehensive studies regarding the development of methods of providing and maintaining the ecological environment thereof; directing the Water Rights Commission, the Water Quality Board, the General Land Office, the Parks and Wildlife Department, Department of Agriculture, and the Coastal and Marine Council to assist and cooperate in the conduct of such studies and investigations.
HB 1809	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to compensation of grand jury bailiffs.
HB 1856	Last Action: Senate Bill considered in lieu of Caption: Relating to the regulation of the business of title insurance.
HB 1883	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Providing for the due and payable date of the natural gas tax to be revised to the twentieth day of the second month following the month of production; providing an effective date.
HB 1884	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Providing for definitions of filing date and reporting period; providing for payment and assessment of penalty in accordance with filing date; providing for producers first purchases and subsequent purchasers to comply with filing date and reporting period; providing for compliance with filing date for purposes of penalty.
HB 1885	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Revenue and Taxation Caption: Proving that gas tax reimbursement payments are restricted to payments subsequent to the date of the contract to sell the gas; providing an effective date.
HCR 116	Last Action: Signed by Governor Caption: Granting permission to Jefferson County to sue the state.
HR 80	Caption: Relating to requesting the Texas Coastal and Marine Council to develop building standards for coastal areas.
HR 81	Caption: Requesting Texas Coastal and Marine Council to asses removal and disposal of dredged material.
HR 82	Caption: Requesting Texas Coastal and Marine Council to asses marine commerce in Texas.
HR 83	Caption: Requesting Texas Coastal and Marine Council to study certain aspects of estuarine inflows.
63rd Regular Session
HB 336	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to minimum tuition fees for students enrolled in the community college component of Lamar University.
HB 688	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the conduct and financing of primary elections for nomination of candidates by political parties; the procedures for making nominations by other methods; the organization, officers, conventions, and other affairs of political parties; nonpartisan or independent candidacy in elections held by counties, cities, and other political subdivisions; and related matters; containing penal provisions.
HB 692	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the subpeona and attachment of out-of-county witnesses for grand juries.
HB 702	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the time for preparing the record in writs of habeas corpus cases after felony conviction; and declaring an emergency.
HB 856	Last Action: Failed to pass to engrossment Caption: Establishing a State Board of Shorthand Examiners to examine and certify shorthand court reporters and providing standards, procedures, and qualifications for certification.
HB 928	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the compensation paid from county funds to the District Judges of the 58th, 60th, and 136th, and 172nd Judicial District and Criminal District Court of Jefferson County for services rendered to the county.
HB 1022	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the reinstatement of prior service credit under the Teacher Retirement System.
HB 1104	Last Action: Reported favorably Caption: Providing certain exemptions for certain corporations subject to the "Texas Title Insurance Act."
HB 1355	Last Action: Sent to Calendar Committee Caption: Relating to certain bids for certain materials supplied to a county.
HB 1400	Last Action: Sent to Calendar Committee Caption: Relating to competitive bidding on contracts made by cities and counties.
HCR 4	Last Action: Considered in public hearing Caption: Resolving that there shall be named a committee to appoint and designate some outstanding and recognized poet, who shall be Poet Laureate of the State of Texas for the year 1973-1974 and a Poet Laureate for the year 1974-1975.
HR 7	Caption: Providing for committees to notify the Governor and the Senate of organization of the House.
HR 100	Caption: Congratulating the Honorable Wayne Peveto.
63rd 1st Called Session
HB 12	Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to the development and construction of deepwater port facilities.
62nd 4th Called Session
HR 75	Caption: Commending Melinda Anne Lindsay.