Legislation authored by Christine Hernandez

Includes legislation with Christine Hernandez as the primary author for the 72nd through 75th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

75th Regular Session
HB 319	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the creation of an electronic state business daily to give notice before a state agency makes a procurement with a value that exceeds $25,000.
HB 623	Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 9/01/97 Caption: Relating to certification of public school educators.
HB 624	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the fiscal year of a school district and to the submission of the appraisal roll to a taxing unit.
HB 625	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the disclosure of certain information submitted to a governmental entity by a potential vendor or contractor.
HB 1573	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to public school employees.
HB 1757	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the use of certain awards under the Texas Advanced Placement Incentive Program.
HB 1844	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to keeping school campuses open after school hours for recreational purposes and tutoring.
HB 2350	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to funding instruction in languages other than English in public schools.
HB 3193	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a certain duty of care owed to a firefighter or police officer.
HCR 233	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating May 4-10, 1997, as Texas Community Action Week.
HR 487	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 2, 1997, as Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Abuse Prevention Day at the State Capitol.
HR 791	Last Action: Referred to Rules & Resolutions Caption: Recognizing May 4-10, 1997, as Texas Community Action Week.
HR 837	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Virginia L. Garcia Pancake.
74th Regular Session
HB 443	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the operation of a vehicle with a child in an open bed of the vehicle or in the open bed of a trailer being towed by the vehicle.
HB 686	Last Action: Effective on adoption of const. amendment Caption: Relating to the student loan program administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; authorizing the issuance of bonds.
HB 687	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to parental consent for certain public school district actions toward a student.
HB 688	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the right of an employee to time off from work to participate in certain school activities of the employee's child.
HB 689	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to parental involvement and rights in public education.
HB 727	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the creation of a state business daily to give notice before a state agency makes a procurement with a value that exceeds $25,000.
HB 786	Last Action: Coauthor Authorized Caption: Relating to compensation for school district personnel.
HB 787	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of an office of parental involvement at the Central Education Agency.
HB 1011	Last Action: Companion considered in lieu of in committee Caption: Relating to the courses required in a degree program operated by a higher education medical or dental unit under contract with the United States Army.
HB 1054	Last Action: Coauthor Authorized Caption: Relating to the removal of violent and disruptive students from regular public school classrooms and placement of those students in alternative education programs.
HB 1683	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to exempting from disclosure under the open records law information that is submitted by a business for purposes of becoming certified as a disadvantaged or historically underutilized business.
HB 2378	Last Action: Coauthor Authorized Caption: Relating to programs for public school students with certain disciplinary problems; providing a criminal penalty.
HB 2379	Last Action: Referred to Pensions and Investments Caption: Relating to comparable health insurance coverage for employees of public school districts.
HB 2380	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to cooperation between school districts and institutions of higher education.
HB 2381	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to remedial education by public institutions of higher education.
HB 2694	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the creation of the Education Information Highway Task Force.
HCR 33	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating February 1, 1995, as the 18th annual Texas PTA Legislative Day at the Capitol.
HJR 50	Last Action: Filed with the Secretary of State Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
HR 522	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Great Northwest Community Improvement Association, Inc.
HR 612	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. John P. Howe III, Dr. James Young, and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
HR 742	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of San Antonio Independent School District police sergeant William Maldonado III.
HR 1182	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Cliff Morton on his many years of service to the community of San Antonio.
HR 1183	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Designating June 4-10, 1995, as Kelly Air Force Base Week.
73rd Regular Session
HB 633	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the commission and duties of school district peace officers.
HB 634	Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/93 Caption: Relating to the commissioning as peace officers of armed security personnel employed by a school district.
HB 635	Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/93 Caption: Relating to campus security personnel commissioned as peace officers.
HB 636	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the offense of going on a school bus with a knife or other weapon and the offense of possession of a knife on school grounds.
HB 637	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/93 Caption: Relating to criminal background checks for certain providers of treatment to sex offenders.
HB 665	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/93 Caption: Relating to the disposition of exhibits in a criminal case.
HB 2361	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to exempting certain facilities from regulation under the Personal Care Facility Licensing Act.
HB 2362	Last Action: Referred to Public Safety Caption: Relating to administrative leave for a commissioned officer of the Department of Public Safety who is injured in the line of duty.
HB 2363	Last Action: Recommended for local & uncontested Calendar Caption: Relating to authorizing public junior colleges to charge an endowment fee and to establish an endowment fund.
HB 2364	Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/93 Caption: Relating to the placement of students in public schools as a condition of probation.
HB 2365	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the purchase of motor vehicles, buses, bus bodies, and bus chassises.
HB 2366	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the organization and regulation of the State Department of Education.
HB 2367	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to regional educational service centers.
HB 2368	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to performance of school districts.
HB 2369	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to overallocation of foundation school funds.
HB 2370	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the consolidation of public school districts.
HB 2371	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to cooperation between public schools and institutions of higher education.
HB 2372	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to textbooks for public school students.
HB 2583	Last Action: Coauthor Authorized Caption: Relating to health care services and education for adolescents, including the establishment of a state grant program.
HB 2584	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to a salary increase for certain employees of school districts and making an appropriation.
HB 2585	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/93 Caption: Relating to advisory commissions for the Central Education Agency.
HCR 55	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Declaring the week of May 3-7, 1993, as "Paraprofessional and School-Related Personnel Appreciation Week in Texas".
HJR 109	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to require the legislature to appropriate sufficient amounts to assist school districts in providing free textbooks to their students.
HR 129	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dr. Bess Hieronymus for her many musical achievements as an organist, pianist, choral and instrumental director.
HR 520	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio dental school on being named the best dental school in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.
HR 521	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating The University of Texas College of Pharmacy on being named the number two graduate pharmacy school in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
HR 851	Last Action: Referred to Rules & Resolutions Caption: Designating the week of August 9-14, 1993, as Master Gardener Week in Texas.
72nd Regular Session
HB 704	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to school district peace officers and the authority of a school district or institution of higher education to provide or receive law enforcement services in cooperation with other governmental entities.
HB 1359	Last Action: Placed on Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to a center for the support of a comprehensive database network to further the state's goal of economic diversification; authorizing appropriations.
HB 1408	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the reporting of absentee votes by election precinct.
HB 1548	Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/26/91 Caption: Relating to the procedure for expunction.
HB 1652	Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/26/91 Caption: Relating to medical, dental, or health services provided to indigent prisoners in county jails.
HB 1657	Last Action: Senate appoints conferees-reported Caption: Relating to the punishment for certain assaults involving offensive or provocative physical contact.
HB 1816	Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/26/91 Caption: Relating to the commission of peace officers.
HB 1817	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Fair Start Commission.
HB 1938	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to rejection of certain applications for a place on the ballot in the general primary election.
HB 1939	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to grounds for a contest of certain elections.
HB 2025	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the offense of possession of a knife on school grounds.
HB 2026	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the release under supervision or termination of control of certain persons committed to the Texas Youth Commission.
HJR 3	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the eligibility of public officers who seek other elective office at a special election and excepting those officers from the automatic resignation provisions of the constitution.
HR 215	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Broadway National Bank on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
HR 364	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Herb Emanuel.
HR 590	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Charles O. Kilpatrick on his exemplary contributions to the city of San Antonio.
HR 591	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Martha P. Farmer on her dedication to the development of a new generation of leadership.
HR 762	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Deputy David Delgado Castillo of the Bexar County Sheriff's Department.
HR 765	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring William Judson for his significant contributions as a civic leader and humanitarian.
HR 979	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Edward Douglas Pedraza.
72nd 4th Called Session
HR 69	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming Alec Robert Philip Puente as a new citizen of Texas, and congratulating Representative and Mrs. Robert Puente on the birth of their son.