Representative authority profile

Bell, Keith

Texas House

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Texas House
District
Statewide
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Sponsored legislation

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HB 10In committee

Relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings.

HB 12Signed by governor

Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency operations.

HB 20Signed by governor

Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.

HB 21Signed by governor

Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.

HB 17In committee

Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense.

HB 2Signed by governor

Relating to public education and public school finance.

HB 76In committee

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds.

HB 33Signed by governor

Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies.

HB 3In committee

Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.

HB 4In committee

Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system.

HB 37Signed by governor

Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.

HB 9Signed by governor

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income.

HB 8In committee

Relating to a reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district.

HB 41In committee

Relating to the acquisition or use of certain foreign equipment or services by a governmental entity.

HB 43Signed by governor

Relating to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and certain programs administered by the authority.

HB 44In committee

Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.

HB 54In committee

Relating to the display of and allowance for non-human behaviors in Texas schools.

HB 45Signed by governor

Relating to the duty of the attorney general to represent the state in the prosecution of the criminal offense of trafficking of persons.

HB 5In committee

Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

HB 6Signed by governor

Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.

HB 75Signed by governor

Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings.

HB 102Signed by governor

Relating to early registration for students in military-related programs at public institutions of higher education.

HB 796In committee

Relating to the authority of the legislature to determine that certain federal directives are unconstitutional and to prohibit certain government officers and employees from enforcing or assisting in the enforcement of the directive.

HB 243In committee

Relating to the authority of the attorney general to acquire by eminent domain certain real property owned by aliens or foreign entities.

HB 120Signed by governor

Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.

HB 129In committee

Relating to a prohibition on certain governmental contracts with foreign adversary companies and federally banned companies; authorizing a civil penalty.

HB 127Signed by governor

Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 162In committee

Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense.

HB 160In committee

Relating to the enrollment, including resident status and tuition rates, of certain persons, including persons not authorized to be present in the United States, in public institutions of higher education.

HB 239In committee

Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using certain private spaces; authorizing a civil penalty.

HB 167In committee

Relating to the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and certain prohibited considerations in contracting by governmental entities.

HB 170In committee

Relating to civil liability arising out of justified uses of or threats to use force or deadly force.

HB 180In committee

Relating to border protection agreements between this state and the United Mexican States.

HB 186In committee

Relating to prohibiting use of social media platforms by children.

HB 229Signed by governor

Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.

HB 264In committee

Relating to the dedication of certain surplus state revenue for ad valorem tax relief.

HB 199In committee

Relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable to an individual during a benefit year under the state unemployment insurance program.

HB 259In committee

Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms.

HB 300Signed by governor

Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.

HB 298In committee

Relating to the content of a driver's license or personal identification certificate.

HB 920In committee

Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for firearms, ammunition, and other related items.

HB 338In committee

Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.

HB 363In committee

Relating to the filing with the county clerk of certain counties of a draft of a petition requesting the creation of a municipal utility district.

HB 391In committee

Relating to board of directors meeting locations of certain special districts.

HB 420In committee

Relating to the meeting places for the board of directors of certain special districts.

HB 449Vetoed

Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit media using deep fake technology.

HB 447In committee

Relating to traffic impact studies conducted before the issuance of certain municipal utility district bonds.

HB 467Signed by governor

Relating to the procedure for the dissolution of the Cedar Creek Hospital District and the disposition of district money.

HB 515In committee

Relating to public school policies regarding student use of personal electronic devices.

HB 717In committee

Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.

HB 748In committee

Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.

HB 778In committee

Relating to required health benefit plan coverage for gender transition adverse effects and reversals.