Legislation authored by Jerry L. Benedict

Includes legislation with Jerry L. Benedict as the primary author for the 65th through 67th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

67th Regular Session
HB 247	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to occupational and professional licensing of certain persons with criminal backgrounds.
HB 254	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to sales and use of exemptions for certain drugs, medicines, and medical devices; and for certain vehicles used by the handicapped.
HB 322	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to disaster planning and disaster relief financing.
HB 394	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to notice by sellers of real property adjoining the Gulf of Mexico or an arm of the Gulf of Mexico of a possible effect of erosion on property lines.
HB 395	Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars Caption: Relating to damages in certain governmental contracts.
HB 396	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the state payments to survivors of certain probation officers, parole officers, supervisory jail personnel, or jailers killed while performing official duties.
HB 519	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to sales and use tax exemptions for certain building materials used to remove or avoid architectural barriers to the handicapped; for certain drugs, medicines and medical devices; and for vehicles used by the handicapped.
HB 520	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to application of the open meetings law to industrial and medical development corporations and housing finance corporations.
HB 521	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to credit in the Employees Retirement System of Texas for certain service performed for a county child welfare board.
HB 522	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the authority of commissioners courts to enact ordinances.
HB 523	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the issuance of a capias or summons in a misdemeanor case.
HB 524	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to release of a criminal defendant from detention and dismissal of a criminal action because of delay in prosecuting the criminal action.
HB 582	Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to the increase of the number of members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and elimination of the parole commissioner positions.
HB 583	Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to increase of the number of members on the Board of Pardons and Paroles and elimination of the parole commissioner positions.
HB 680	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judicial Affairs Caption: Relating to the reorganization of the 23rd Judicial District.
HB 681	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the board of directors of the West Brazoria County Drainage District.
HB 682	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the open season for raccoon hunting in Brazoria County.
HB 683	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the conveyance of certain state-owned land by the Texas Board of Corrections for use by the Brazoria County Airport in exchange for certain other land.
HB 684	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to county regulation of roads and land adjacent to roads in Brazoria County.
HB 842	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the prohibition of certain disposal wells in Brazoria County.
HB 843	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to cumulative or concurrent sentences for a criminal defendant convicted of an offense against this state and an offense against another jurisdiction.
HB 1063	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to an assault on a jailer.
HB 1064	Last Action: Subcommittee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to certification, training, and qualifications of law enforcement communications officers.
HB 1065	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to hearings to review placement of children under the care of the Department of Human Resources.
HB 1066	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Health Services Caption: Relating to requiring medical doctors to examine any person who claims to have been sexually abused and to testify in any legal proceeding.
HB 1068	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the prohibition of certain disposal wells in the coastal areas of Texas.
HB 1069	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the financial concerns and the selection of a depository by Brazoria County Drainage Districts Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8.
HB 1070	Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Speaker Caption: Relating to creation, administration, powers, duties, operations and financing of the Brazoria County Countywide Drainage District.
HB 1071	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to creation, administration, powers, duties, operations and financing of the Brazoria County Watershed Drainage District Nos. 1, 2, and 3.
HB 1072	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the financial concerns and the selection of a depository by Brazos River Harbor Navigation District.
HB 1073	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the jurisdication of the County Courts at Law Nos. 1 and 2 of Brazoria County and making provisions relative to the judges, personnel, and administration of the courts.
HB 1074	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to public disclosure of certain records of the Antiquities.
HB 1075	Last Action: Subcommittee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to disqualification of disabled or diseased persons from issuance of drivers licenses.
HB 1076	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Caption: Relating to county park boards.
HB 1077	Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to theft, robbery or burglary of a pharmacy or drug dispensary.
HB 1078	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Employment Practices Caption: Relating to eligibility of students for unemployment compensation.
HB 1079	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Security and Sanctions Caption: Relating to the mental health of inmates in the Texas Department of Corrections.
HB 1080	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Security and Sanctions Caption: Relating to special needs of inmates of the Texas Department of Corrections.
HB 1081	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Security and Sanctions Caption: Relating to Texas Department of Corrections' rules, regulation and grievance procedures concerning prison inmates.
HB 1082	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to mentally retarded inmates of the Texas Department of Corrections.
HB 1083	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Security and Sanctions Caption: Relating to medical care for inmates of the Texas Department of Corrections.
HB 1084	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Security and Sanctions Caption: Relating to Texas Department of Corrections personnel.
HB 1085	Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to the prohibition of certain disposal wells in Brazoria County.
HB 1097	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to disposal wells.
HB 1663	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the boundaries, powers, duties, functions, and financing of Brazoria County Conservation and Reclamation District Number Three.
HB 1746	Last Action: Withdrawn from calendar Caption: Relating to the disposition of certain unclaimed funds held by county or precinct officers.
HB 1844	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to a change of the name of the Beach Park Boards of Trustees.
HB 1845	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to minimum shrimp size restrictions in outside water.
HB 1846	Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars Caption: Relating to shrimping in outside waters.
HB 1847	Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars Caption: Relating to extended fishery jurisdiction.
HB 1848	Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to the general closed shrimp season in outside water.
HB 2079	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to certain safety procedures to be followed by an employer covered by worker's compensation insurance.
HB 2216	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Prohibiting contracts between employer and employee with regard to workers' compensation.
HB 2217	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the validation of certain elections and actions of commissioners courts regarding the filling of vacancies on boards of aldermen or city councils.
HB 2218	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the validation of the incorporation, boundaries, and governmental proceedings of certain municipalities.
HCR 57	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Commending the Honorable A.R. Schwartz on service in Texas Legislature.
HCR 93	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Granting David Start permission to sue the state.
HCR 126	Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Memorializing Congress regarding policies affecting veterans exposed to hazardous chemicals.
HCR 146	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Granting Bay Area Psychiatry Associates permission to sue the state.
HCR 152	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: In memory of Herbert Eugene Hopper.
HJR 20	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow a public school teacher who is also serving as a member of a local governmental district's governing body to receive a salary for teaching and a salary for serving on the governing body.
HJR 28	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments Caption: Proposing a conditional amendment to eliminate the constitutional authority of the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
HJR 29	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the number and salaries of members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
HR 53	Caption: Creating a subcommittee of the Committee on Environmental Affairs to study use of underground injection wells for hazardous waste disposal.
67th 1st Called Session
HB 136	Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Speaker Caption: Relating to creation, administration, powers, duties, operations, and financing of the Brazoria County Watershed Drainage District No. 3, the Brazoria County Watershed Drainage District No. 4, and the Brazoria County Watershed Drainage District No. 5.
HCR 38	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Directing the State Purchasing and General Services Commission to restore the Capitol fence to its original color.
66th Regular Session
HB 394	Last Action: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . . . Caption: Relating to expenditures from the Assessors Registration Fund.
HB 414	Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to preference of veterans in public employment.
HB 415	Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to credit in the Employees Retirement System of Texas for certain service performed for a county child welfare board.
HB 416	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Insurance Caption: Relating to regulation of mobile home insurance written by county mutual insurance companies.
HB 417	Last Action: Scheduled for future calendar placement Caption: Relating to delinquent children and children in need of supervision.
HB 418	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to residency requirements for appointive municipal officers.
HB 502	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to a defendant's right to a speedy trial in a criminal case.
HB 562	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Caption: Relating to the authority of commissioners courts to enact ordinances.
HB 582	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the bay shrimping season.
HB 589	Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting Caption: Relating to shrimping in inside water.
HB 590	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the rights of former convicts to obtain occupational licenses.
HB 1001	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to exclusion of certain information in driver's license records.
HB 1002	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to annual registration of certain vehicles used in marine law enforcement activities.
HB 1070	Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to state payments to survivors of probation or parole officers killed while performing official duty.
HB 1071	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the conveyance of certain state-owned land by the Texas Board of Corrections for use by the Brazoria County Airport in exchange for certain other land.
HB 1245	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to election of the board of commissioners of the Brazoria County Drainage District Number 5 and the Brazoria County Drainage District No. 8.
HB 1246	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the issuance of a capias or summons in a misdemeanor case.
HB 1247	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the increase of the number of members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and elimination of the parole commissioner positions.
HB 1248	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to increase of the number of members on the Board of Pardons and Paroles and elimination of the parole commissioner positions.
HB 1277	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the taking of materials from state-owned submerged land to provide access to boat ramps.
HB 1406	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Appropriations Caption: Relating to the compensation of certain employees of the department of public safety and the department of corrections.
HB 1939	Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the reorganization of the 23rd Judicial District.
HB 2168	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to compensation of commissioners of the Brazoria County Conservation and Reclamation District Number 3.
HB 2182	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the creation, establishment, administration, maintenance, operation, and financing of the Community Hospital District of Brazoria County, Texas.
HB 2199	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the open season for raccoon hunting in Brazoria County.
HB 2213	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the maintenance of books, records, and accounts for the Brazos River Harbor Navigation District of Brazoria County.
HB 2231	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to county regulation of roads and land adjacent to roads in Brazoria County.
HB 2269	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the application of nepotism laws.
HCR 130	Last Action: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . . . Caption: Requesting Employees Retirement System of Texas to determine number of members who might be eligible to claim creditable service for previous employment with a county child welfare board.
HJR 92	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to eliminate the constitutional authority of the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
HJR 93	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the number and salaries of members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
HR 100	Caption: Commending district courts and adult probation departments of Texas.
65th Regular Session
HB 572	Last Action: Assigned to General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the appointment of a guardian ad litem for a child by the juvenile court.
HB 573	Last Action: Assigned to General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the period of service of an attorney ad lietm appointed for a child for a detention hearing.
HB 574	Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting Caption: Relating to the admissibility of certain statements of a child.
HB 575	Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting Caption: Relating to the grounds for detaining a child in custody.
HB 609	Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to active duty, assignment, and compensation of former district judges.
HB 655	Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting Caption: Relating to the prosecution of persons under 17 years of age for driving without a valid driver's license and driving while intoxicated.
HB 981	Last Action: Assigned to General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the use of criminal convictions by certain state licensing authorities to suspend or revoke existing valid occupational licenses, to deny application for these licenses, or to deny the opportunity to be examined for them.
HB 1152	Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the authority of certain judges in each of the counties of Brazoria, Fort Bend, Matagorda, and Wharton to create a child support office and prescribe its duties and to require the payment of a service fee to meet certain expenses of the child support office.
HB 1155	Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee on Pollution Control Caption: Relating to the use of the special games and fish fund for the enforcement of laws for the conservation and protection of saltwater aquatic life.
HB 1156	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to effect of child support order of a juvenile court on other support orders.
HB 1381	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Elections Caption: Relating to the date of elections of commissioners of navigation districts.
HB 1449	Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee on Judicial Districts Caption: Abolishing the Brazoria County Court of Domestic Relations and creating the 224th District Court; making provisions relative to the replacement of the court.
HB 1459	Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee on Wildlife Preservation Caption: Relating to the taking of shrimp and the penalties for a violation of shrimp conservation laws.
HB 1524	Last Action: Assigned to General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the number of days an attorney representing a child in proceedings under Title 3 of the Texas Family Code has to prepare for adjudication or transfer hearings.
HB 1525	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Health and Welfare Caption: Relating to the costs and expenses incurred and the fees, charges, and rates levied by nursing homes that provide nursing care services for eligible recipients of medical assistance; requiring reports by nursing home owners and operators; providing for studies and notice of results of studies.
HB 1526	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the annual state fee for a Wine and Beer Retailer's Permit, Wine and Beer Retailer's Off-Premise Permit, Retail Dealer's On Premise License and Retail Dealer's Off-Premise License.
HB 1527	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the compensation of the shorthand reporters of the 23rd and 130th Judicial Districts.
HB 1551	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the compensation of the judges of the 23rd and 130th Judicial Districts.
HB 1552	Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee on Judicial Districts Caption: Relating to the composition of the 130th Judicial District.
HB 1797	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Liquor Regulation Caption: Relating to increasing the tax on beer.
HB 1916	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Caption: Relating to delinquent children and children needing supervision.
HR 52	Caption: Relating to mandating that the Department of Highways and Public Transportation report to the 65th Legislature no later than April 1, 1978, regarding the overall highway planning systems.
HR 72	Caption: Relating to directing that state agencies and universities allocating parking spaces give preference to car pools and that the Board of Control institute a computer ride matching service.
HR 94	Caption: Relating to directing the House Transportation Committee to conduct an interim study of highway planning problems.
65th 1st Called Session
HCR 3	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Social Services Caption: Encouraging the Texas Department of Corrections to study the feasibility of conducting a maricultural program, especially catfish and shrimp farming, as a source of protein for the inmate population.
65th 2nd Called Session
HB 22	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to a restriction on increases in total property tax revenues by local taxing units.
HB 33	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Caption: Relating to the validation of the acts and proceedings of certain municipalities.