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Legislation authored by Morgan Meyer

Includes legislation with Morgan Meyer as the primary author for the 84th through 87th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

86th Regular Session
HB 442	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the statute of limitations for the offense of abandoning or endangering a child.
HB 443	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to a limitation on the amount of school property tax revenue that is subject to recapture under the public school finance system.
HB 444	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for insider trading and other misuse of official information by public servants.
HB 1073	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the statute of limitations for certain offenses committed against children.
HB 1532	Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain health organizations certified by the Texas Medical Board; providing an administrative penalty; authorizing a fee.
HB 1561	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to authorizing a waiver of certain state park fees for certain children.
HB 2159	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the correction of an ad valorem tax appraisal roll.
HB 2195	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to an active shooter emergency policy for school districts and required active shooter training for school district peace officers and school resource officers.
HB 2209	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to an affirmative defense to an allegation of truant conduct.
HB 2326	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Dallas County Hospital District.
HB 2533	Last Action: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases.
HB 2547	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the assignment of certain former and retired justices and judges.
HB 2697	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of identifying information.
HB 2738	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to employing, terminating, and reporting the misconduct of public school personnel and related entity personnel, including creating a registry of persons ineligible for hire; creating criminal offenses.
HB 2739	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the reporting of private school educator misconduct.
HB 2740	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to providing certain public and private school administrators with information regarding certain child abuse and neglect investigations and allegations.
HB 2789	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material.
HB 3581	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the special education allotment and the creation of a supported education allotment under the Foundation School Program and to instructional arrangements for students with disabilities enrolled in public schools.
HB 3630	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to prohibiting the use of certain aversive techniques on students enrolled in public schools.
HB 4316	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to a dog's restraint and shelter.
HB 4332	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the employment of certified school counselors to comply with the ratio requirement of counselors to public school students.
HB 4333	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to providing free full-day prekindergarten for certain children.
HB 4501	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the act of inciting suicide; creating a criminal offense.
HB 4544	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to municipal control of coyotes.
HB 4590	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the registration of a person in the state sex offender registry.
HB 4593	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the equalized wealth level and the guaranteed yield under the school finance system.
HB 4615	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to certain performance-based incentives and teacher education and development initiatives administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
HB 4623	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to a prohibition against the creation of a fund and the use of state money by a state elected official or a state elected official's staff to settle or pay a sexual harassment claim made against a state elected official or the state elected official's staff.
HR 2222	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Dr. Paul Gene Meyer.
85th Regular Session
HB 332	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to the use of school district buildings as polling place locations.
HB 333	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of improper relationship between educator and student.
HB 752	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain health organizations certified by the Texas Medical Board.
HB 789	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to minimum scores required for students in certain school districts to pass an examination for acceleration or for credit.
HB 1053	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to statutes of repose for certain claims involving the construction or repair of an improvement to real property or the attachment of equipment to real property.
HB 1067	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to newborn screening tests for adrenoleukodystrophy.
HB 1090	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the criminal penalties for insider trading and other misuse of official information by public servants.
HB 1387	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the membership, powers, and duties of the Sunset Advisory Commission.
HB 1666	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to increasing the punishment for the offense of aggravated promotion of prostitution.
HB 1667	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to increasing the punishment for the offense of promotion of prostitution.
HB 1746	Last Action: Referred to General Investigating & Ethics Caption: Relating to the eligibility for service retirement annuities from a public retirement system of public officers or employees convicted of certain offenses.
HB 1808	Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain trafficking and sexual offenses; creating a criminal offense.
HB 1838	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to a limitation on the amount of school property tax revenue that is subject to recapture under the public school finance system.
HB 2177	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the date of the election for trustees of an independent school district.
HB 2457	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases.
HB 2516	Last Action: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to recovery of damages, attorney's fees, and costs related to frivolous regulatory actions by state agencies.
HB 2529	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to the definition of coercion for purposes of the offense of trafficking of persons.
HB 2575	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to certain requirements imposed on a sex offender who enters the premises of a school.
HB 2612	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to civil liability of a person who produces, distributes, sells, or provides or aids in the production, distribution, sale, or provision of certain synthetic substances to another person for damages caused by the other person and to certain actions and investigations under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act.
HB 2964	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to designation of a representative for notice regarding abandonment of shares of a mutual fund.
HB 3042	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to designating July 7 as Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Day.
HB 3056	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to the participation in the Texas Municipal Retirement System of certain employees of certain municipalities subject to the Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act.
HB 3390	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the exemption from range instruction for certain persons applying to obtain a license to carry a handgun.
HB 3491	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to limitations on the use of a biometric identifier by a governmental body.
HB 3964	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 289 in Dallas County as the Harold C. Simmons Memorial Highway.
HJR 87	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a franchise tax rate to be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.
HR 306	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Michael Francis Wurst of Dallas.
HR 2268	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ryan and Lauren Trimble on the birth of their daughter, Tabitha Mae Trimble.
HR 2657	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Gena Gardiner on her retirement from the Highland Park Independent School District.
HR 2658	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Randy Allen, head football coach at Highland Park High School, on his 350th career victory.
85th 1st Called Session
HB 224	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a limitation on the amount of school property tax revenue that is subject to recapture under the public school finance system.
HB 370	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the creation of the attendance credit receipts fund.
HR 358	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Joshua Michael Snowden.
HR 471	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of George Dawson of Dallas.
84th Regular Session
HB 1477	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the cost of an attendance credit under the public school finance system.
HB 1478	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to a limitation on the amount of school property tax revenue that is subject to recapture under the public school finance system.
HB 1479	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the equalized wealth level and the guaranteed yield under the school finance system.
HB 1538	Last Action: Referred to Pensions Caption: Relating to the eligibility for service retirement annuities from a public retirement system of public officers or employees convicted of certain offenses.
HB 1539	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to increasing the criminal penalties in certain circumstances for insider trading and other misuse of official information by public servants.
HB 1555	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting.
HB 1947	Last Action: Placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to licenses for insurance agents and adjusters.
HB 1948	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to individual indemnity health insurance.
HB 2109	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to public school performance ratings.
HB 2295	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the date of the election for trustees of an independent school district.
HB 2792	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to access to certain information regarding the performance of public school campuses.
HB 2947	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the duty of a surplus lines insurance agent in the placement of a surplus lines insurance policy.
HB 3232	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the continuation of agencies and advisory committees reviewed under the Texas Sunset Act.
HB 3247	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the adjustment under the public school finance system for optional homestead exemptions granted by public school districts.
HB 3254	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the equalized wealth level and the guaranteed yield under the public school finance system.
HB 3258	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to the investment of a portion of the economic stabilization fund balance and the dedication of certain interest earned on the fund balance.
HB 3483	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to limitations on the automatic admission of students to general academic teaching institutions.
HB 3490	Last Action: Referred to General Investigating & Ethics Caption: Relating to the development of a reporting system for certain complaints submitted to the Texas Ethics Commission; providing a civil penalty.
HB 3546	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to minimum scores required for public school students to pass an examination for acceleration or for credit.
HB 3661	Last Action: Referred to Economic & Small Business Development Caption: Relating to recovery of covered unemployment compensation debt through participation in the federal Treasury Offset Program.
HB 3664	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to a limitation on the amount of school property tax revenue that is subject to recapture under the public school finance system.
HB 3705	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the membership, powers, and duties of the Sunset Advisory Commission.
HB 3933	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to information required for filing or approval of property and casualty insurance policy forms.
HB 3940	Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to extending claim-handling deadlines after certain emergency declarations.
HB 3972	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the use of school district buildings as polling place locations.
HJR 19	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a rate of the franchise tax be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.
HJR 95	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a franchise tax rate to be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.
HR 593	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Gene Jones and Charlotte Jones Anderson for their service as co-chairs of the 2015 Texas Medal of Arts Awards.
HR 594	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Margaret McDermott of Dallas on being named the 2015 Texas Medal of Arts honoree for Individual Arts Patron by the Texas Cultural Trust.
HR 595	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ruth Altshuler of Dallas on earning the 2015 Texas Medal of Arts Standing Ovation Award from the Texas Cultural Trust.
HR 596	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas on its receipt of a Texas Medal of Arts Award from the Texas Cultural Trust.
HR 868	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sophia Price of University Park Elementary School on the inclusion of her painting in the 2015 Youth Art Month exhibition at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum and the State Capitol.
HR 1302	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Jeanne Rene Chadbourne Aldredge of Dallas.
HR 1562	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Highland Park United Methodist Church as it approaches its centennial.
HR 1682	Last Action: Referred to Rules & Resolutions Caption: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Southern Methodist University.
HR 1702	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Southern Methodist University.
HR 1709	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of Stonewall Jackson Elementary School in Dallas.
HR 1762	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Southern Methodist University men's basketball team on its success during the 2014-2015 season.
HR 2443	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dr. Dawson Orr for his service as superintendent of the Highland Park Independent School District.
HR 2444	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring John M. Turner of Dallas for his service to those who are visually impaired.
HR 2452	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Meadows Museum in Dallas.
HR 2454	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Senior Care Centers and its CEO, Mark McKenzie.
HR 2823	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Division 1 and Division 2 lacrosse teams from Highland Park High School on winning Texas High School Lacrosse League state championships.
HR 3202	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Dallas police officer Damon Cole for his effort to uplift a young boy with cancer.
HR 3217	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ronald Joseph Gafford on his retirement from Austin Industries in Dallas.
HR 3329	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Kelly Bentley on her selection as the 2015-2016 Teacher of the Year at Hyer Elementary School in Dallas.
HR 3330	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Chandler Carter and Elizabeth Porter of Highland Park High School on winning the 2015 UIL Class 6A girls' doubles tennis state championship.
HR 3348	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Shelby Goff for her service as district director in the office of State Representative Morgan Meyer.
HR 3349	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Sallie Armstrong for her service as legislative director in the office of State Representative Morgan Meyer.
HR 3350	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Stephen Kyle McDonald for his service as a legislative analyst in the office of State Representative Morgan Meyer.
HR 3351	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Sarah Talley for her service as a staff member in the office of State Representative Morgan Meyer during the 84th Legislative Session.
HR 3446	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Ron Haddock of Dallas for his volunteer service to the American Heart Association.
HR 3505	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Diyaa Shah of Armstrong Elementary School in Dallas on being named a runner-up in the 2015 Texas Travels Essay Contest.