Legislation authored by Allen Place

Includes legislation with Allen Place as the primary author for the 71st through 75th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

75th Regular Session
HB 311	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the prosecution of certain offenses involving firearms, illegal knives, clubs, or prohibited weapons.
HB 312	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the offense of tampering with a witness.
HB 432	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the ineligibility of certain inmates for release on mandatory supervision.
HB 1230	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the place of detention for juveniles in certain counties and to the use or establishment of certain criminal detention facilities.
HB 1613	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of trademark counterfeiting.
HB 1649	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to thwarting the compulsory school attendance law; providing a penalty.
HB 1650	Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to creating a commercial real estate broker's lien.
HB 1747	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to procedures to deal with an individual who is in the criminal justice system and who has a mental illness or is a person with mental retardation.
HB 1748	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to requiring that the board of directors of certain nonprofit corporations be elected at a statewide election.
HB 1779	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the Real Estate Research Center.
HB 1941	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to poaching; providing a penalty.
HB 2323	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the repeal of archaic provisions in the Code of Criminal Procedure, the amendment of the code to conform to certain judicial decisions, and other technical corrections in the code.
HB 2341	Last Action: Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendment(s) Caption: Relating to certification of bail bondsmen by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; providing a penalty.
HB 2634	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to administrative fees collected by community supervision and corrections departments.
HB 2635	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the operation of state jail felony facilities and to the supervision of defendants convicted of state jail felonies.
HB 2825	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the use of inmate and probationer labor for state highway system projects.
HB 2826	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the qualifications required for appointment as a community supervision and corrections department officer.
HB 2827	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the death of an inmate in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or imprisoned in a facility operated by or under contract with the department.
HB 2828	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to public access to certain personal information about employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and certain law enforcement personnel.
HB 2829	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the disposition of restitution payments made to victims of crime.
HB 2830	Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 9/01/97 Caption: Relating to a statutory lien to secure the amount of restitution to which a crime victim is entitled.
HB 2918	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the extension of a period of supervision under community supervision for a defendant charged with or convicted of certain sexual or sexually assaultive offenses, to the supervision of certain defendants and inmates on community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision, to the publication of notice under the sex offender registration program, and to the classification of inmates in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on the basis of need for treatment.
HB 3347	Last Action: Referred to Civil Practices Caption: Relating to actions against certain insurers for wrongful failure to settle a health care liability claim.
HB 3348	Last Action: Referred to Civil Practices Caption: Relating to the definition of physician in regard to medical liability.
HB 3349	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to contract management projects for school districts.
HB 3350	Last Action: House adopts conf. comm. report-reported Caption: Relating to the criminal offenses applicable to gambling and gambling devices.
HB 3351	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the transfer of the duties of the State Board of Education.
HB 3352	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to arbitration of certain claims against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice arising from the construction of certain state correctional facilities.
HB 3412	Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the regulation of corporate sureties that write bail bonds.
HB 3533	Last Action: Referred to Civil Practices Caption: Relating to procedural provisions of health care liability claims.
HB 3609	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the boundaries, powers, administration, duties, finances, contracts, and terms of directors of the Upper Leon River Municipal Water District.
HCR 105	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating March 5, 1997, as Comanche County Day at the Capitol.
HJR 9	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize Comanche County to have more than one precinct for justices of the peace and a single precinct for constable.
HJR 114	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the abolition of the State Board of Education.
HR 133	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Marion McDaniel for his achievements as Poet Laureate of Comanche County.
HR 204	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 25, 1997, as Copperas Cove Day at the State Capitol.
HR 265	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 3, 1997, as Erath County Day at the State Capitol.
HR 834	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Francis C. Ward.
HR 835	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Mickey Mantle.
HR 836	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Kurtis Gerdel.
HR 861	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Helen Graves.
HR 897	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Hamilton High School golf team on winning the 1997 Class 2A State Championship.
74th Regular Session
HB 1203	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to directing the supreme court to adopt certain rules of civil procedure.
HB 1204	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95 Caption: Relating to the punishment for contempt of certain persons who fail to respond to a jury summons.
HB 1205	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95 Caption: Relating to the funding of the Texas Real Estate Research Center from certain real estate broker and salesman fees.
HB 1287	Last Action: Meeting cancelled Caption: Relating to the adjudication and disposition of children who engage in conduct punishable by a determinate sentence, including violent or habitual juvenile offenders.
HB 1288	Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Caption: Relating to the files and records of children who engage in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision.
HB 1391	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to free trial transcripts for appeals in which an affidavit of inability to pay costs has been filed.
HB 1392	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the examination of a witness in a justice or municipal court.
HB 1393	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the impaneling of a new jury after a jury fails to return a verdict.
HB 1394	Last Action: Reported favorably as substituted Caption: Relating to pleas entered by a minor in justice or municipal court.
HB 1395	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the dismissal of prosecutions of certain misdemeanor traffic offenses punishable by fine only.
HB 1396	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to certain reports and public records to be prepared by a personal bond office.
HB 1648	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95 Caption: Relating to the criminal jurisdiction of justice courts and certain municipal courts.
HB 1684	Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Caption: Relating to children and family issues, including education and health and human services and juvenile justice issues; providing penalties.
HB 1749	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the retrial of a case in a justice or municipal court after a mistrial has been declared.
HB 1750	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to conditioning the release after conviction of a defendant on the filing of a bond.
HB 1805	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the procedures for determining eligibility for parole of a defendant serving a life sentence after conviction of a capital felony.
HB 1806	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to contempt of court in a justice court or municipal court.
HB 2116	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the use of certain tax revenue for publicly owned airports.
HB 2117	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the admissibility of evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts committed against a child in the prosecution of certain criminal cases.
HB 2118	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the definition of gambling device; providing an exclusion of contrivances that are designed for amusement purposes.
HB 2119	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to intermediate sanction facilities and the disposition of delinquent children.
HB 2120	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of obstruction of justice.
HB 2269	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the authority of a county clerk to waive or reduce the fee imposed for copies of certain documents.
HB 2275	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the application of the hotel occupancy tax to certain dormitories or other housing facilities.
HB 2417	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the transfer of tax liens.
HB 2418	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to bail, the forfeiture of bail, and the licensing and regulation of bail bondsmen.
HB 2727	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses and to the sentencing of certain defendants convicted of criminal offenses.
HB 2728	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the period in which a person charged with certain traffic offenses is entitled to request a driving safety course for the purpose of obtaining a dismissal of the charge.
HB 2729	Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Caption: Relating to the detention of juveniles.
HB 2730	Last Action: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal Caption: Relating to the expunction of certain criminal records.
HB 2783	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the conditional grant program of the Texas Department of Transportation.
HB 2907	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the creation of a Crime Victims' Institute in the Office of the Attorney General; creating the Crime Victims' Institute Fund, a dedicated fund in the state treasury.
HB 2908	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Providing for severance of certain possessory interests from the property incumbered by such interests for ad valorem tax assessment purposes.
HB 3194	Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to the dissolution of the DeLeon Hospital District and the Comanche County Hospital District and the creation of the Leon Valley Hospital District.
HB 3195	Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95 Caption: Relating to the Coryell County juvenile board.
HR 87	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Declaring January 31, 1995, as Copperas Cove Day at the Capitol.
HR 128	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 7, 1995, as Comanche Day at the Capitol.
HR 179	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 14, 1995, as Gatesville Day at the Capitol.
HR 537	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Declaring April 4, 1995, as Erath County Day at the Capitol.
HR 538	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Stephenville Yellow Jackets football team on its outstanding achievements.
HR 1087	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Eddie and Vicki Gregory on the birth of their new son, Kevin Blake Gregory.
HR 1106	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Mr. and Mrs. James Inabnet on their 50th wedding anniversary.
HR 1137	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Judge Byron Leaird McClellan, Sr.
73rd Regular Session
HB 253	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/93 Caption: Relating to providing a uniform jury handbook to jurors in a civil or criminal case.
HB 261	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the requirement of corroboration of testimony in the prosecution of certain offenses.
HB 262	Last Action: Companion considered in lieu of in committee Caption: Relating to the student use fee at Tarleton State University.
HB 501	Last Action: Coauthor Authorized Caption: Relating to prohibiting former members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and former directors and employees of the pardons and paroles division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice from representing persons before the board; providing penalties.
HB 535	Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/93 Caption: Relating to an exemption from the nepotism law for personal attendants of certain officers.
HB 536	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/93 Caption: Relating to the law governing consent by certain persons to the taking of breath or blood samples.
HB 537	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the procedures for determining eligibility for parole of a defendant serving a life sentence after conviction of a capital felony.
HB 538	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the deferral of the final disposition of certain criminal complaints.
HB 539	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the amount of good time awarded for actual time served in a county jail.
HB 573	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the preparation of a postsentence report on a defendant who is granted probation or deferred adjudication after entering into a plea bargain agreement.
HB 727	Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to the punishment as a capital offense of certain murders committed by individuals incarcerated in penal institutions.
HB 905	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to free trial transcripts for appeals in which an affidavit of inability to pay costs has been filed.
HB 1077	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/93 Caption: Relating to the use of corporate revenue of certain industrial development corporations for promotional purposes.
HB 1078	Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to instruction in driver education courses on the dangers of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
HB 1210	Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/93 Caption: Relating to compensation of the board of directors of the Coryell City Water Supply District.
HB 1211	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the tax rate of the Comanche County Hospital District.
HB 1235	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to offenses and punishments under the Penal Code, to offenses and punishments involving controlled substances, simulated controlled substances, dangerous drugs, and abusable glues and aerosol paints, and to the civil consequences of certain offenses involving intoxication; providing conforming amendments.
HB 1313	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the definition of gambling device; providing an exclusion for contrivances that are designed for amusement purposes; creating an offense and providing a penalty.
HB 1314	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to criminal offenses involving prohibited substances in penal institutions or on property associated with penal institutions and the provision of prohibited substances to inmates of penal institutions.
HB 1493	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the transfer of persons serving determinate sentences from the Texas Youth Commission to the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
HB 1828	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to personal property exempt from seizure.
HB 1939	Last Action: Reported from s/c favorably as substituted Caption: Relating to amending the Code of Criminal Procedure relating to bail and the forfeiture of bail.
HB 1940	Last Action: Reported from s/c favorably as substituted Caption: Relating to regulation of bail bondsmen and providing for educational requirements of bail bondsmen.
HB 1941	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to eligibility for membership on certain state boards and commissions.
HB 1993	Last Action: Referred to Investments & Banking Caption: Relating to contributions to and benefits from the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.
HB 1994	Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to the admissibility of evidence at the punishment stage of a criminal trial.
HB 2303	Last Action: Referred to Corrections Caption: Relating to the operation of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and to the transfer of certain functions to the board.
HB 2304	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the state's liability for inmates released on medical furlough.
HB 2305	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the operation of substance abuse treatment programs in the criminal justice system.
HB 2601	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to probation for adult offenders and to the organization and operation of a system of community corrections.
HCR 186	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house of representatives to make a correction to H.B. 1077.
HJR 88	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the number of offices of constable in Comanche County.
HR 273	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Dublin Chamber of Commerce on its receipt of a chamber achievement award from the Texas Chamber of Commerce.
HR 311	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Monday, February 23, 1993, as "Copperas Cove Day" at the State Capitol.
HR 411	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Flora Antoinette Jones on the occasion of her 100th birthday.
HR 746	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Dawson Cooper for his contributions to Coryell County.
HR 802	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. 1067.
72nd Regular Session
HB 1775	Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the punishment for a capital offense and to the procedures involved in the prosecution of a capital offense.
HB 2813	Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendments Caption: Relating to the County Court at Law of Coryell County.
HB 2850	Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendments Caption: Relating to the civil liability of certain chambers of commerce and to the volunteers and employees of the organizations.
HCR 156	Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Supporting the 3rd Silver-Haired Legislature's recommendation that prevention of crimes against elderly persons be a priority issue.
HCR 186	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Honoring Fort Hood and all of its personnel for their important role in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.
HR 317	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating coach Larry Pruitt and the Jonesboro Eagles on their accomplishments during the l990 playing season.
HR 318	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the members and directors of the Hillsboro Golden Eagle High School Band.
HR 319	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the members and director of the Gatesville High School Band.
HR 320	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Derrel Luce on being elected to the Baylor University Football Hall of Fame.
HR 321	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Valley Mills High School football team.
HR 322	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Clifton High School Cubs football team.
HR 323	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Frank N. "Shorty" Smith.
HR 419	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of R. F. "Skinner" Wallace.
HR 435	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 11, 1991, as Hillsboro Day in Texas.
HR 668	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Consoling Tom Cate on the unavoidable occasion of his birthday and extending best wishes for a happy and productive year.
72nd 1st Called Session
HR 241	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dwain and Rose Ella Place for their many years of exemplary service to the State of Texas.
72nd 2nd Called Session
HR 45	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Glynn and Madeline Weeks on their 50th wedding anniversary.
72nd 4th Called Session
HR 111	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating James T. and Martha Ann Powell Yows on the joyous occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.