Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Gary VanDeaver
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/28/2025

Number of Bills: 36

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (29) :
Author:
VanDeaver | Kuempel | Buckley | Bonnen | Longoria
Sponsor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
10/03/2024 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the administration, coordination, and support of public higher education, including the ยข public junior college state finance program and an Advanced Career and Education (ACE) scholarship program for students enrolled in dual credit courses.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
03/29/2023 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to remotely conducting depositions, hearings, and other proceedings in juvenile cases.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to Business & Industry: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition of certain employment discrimination regarding an employee who is a volunteer emergency responder.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to Energy Resources: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to information required to be provided to the public about planned excavations.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
06/06/2023 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the criteria and qualifications for distributions under the rural volunteer fire department assistance program.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
03/22/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the definition of a commercial fleet.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
03/01/2023 H Referred to Transportation: Mar 1 2023 11:49AM
Caption:
Relating to a study regarding the placement of rumble strips on highway shoulders.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
03/02/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a Texas Commission on Assessment and Accountability.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
03/02/2023 H Referred to Youth Health & Safety, Select: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption:
Relating to a psychological assessment of homicidal risk of a public school student following the student's expulsion or placement in a disciplinary alternative education program for certain conduct.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
10/09/2024 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the detachment and annexation of school district territory by petition.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
03/03/2023 H Referred to Appropriations: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption:
Relating to the salary reclassification of certain positions with the Texas Department of Insurance State Fire Marshal's Office.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
03/28/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the school health and related services program, including parental consent for program services, the establishment of a school health and related services program advisory council, and the publication of the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
07/26/2023 H Senate passage as amended reported
Caption:
Relating to the employment of honorably retired peace officers as school district security personnel and the applicability to those officers of certain law governing private security.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
03/13/2023 H Referred to County Affairs: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the TexAmericas Center to provide services to and make investments in certain business enterprises and to create certain business organizations for purposes of the center.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
03/13/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to school district purchasing of and contracting for goods and services.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
03/13/2023 H Referred to Youth Health & Safety, Select: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to truancy; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
03/14/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 14 2023 11:22AM
Caption:
Relating to the finality of public school accountability determinations.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
03/14/2023 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 14 2023 11:22AM
Caption:
Relating to the health care providers authorized to examine a person to determine whether the person is incapacitated for purposes of certain guardianship proceedings.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
03/16/2023 H Referred to Business & Industry: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM
Caption:
Relating to a membership interest in a limited liability company subject to a charging order.
Author:
VanDeaver | Bailes
Last Action:
03/16/2023 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM
Caption:
Relating to the payment of certain contributions for retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume service.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
03/16/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM
Caption:
Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
03/16/2023 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM
Caption:
Relating to the break-in service period for certain retirees preventing the loss of benefits and the state making payments for certain retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume service.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator in public schools.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to self-settled asset protection trusts.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
10/30/2024 S House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
Caption:
TEST- Relating to public higher education, including the public junior college state finance program.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
03/15/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to the appraised value of the property when it was first qualified as a residence homestead, plus the value of subsequent improvements.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
02/28/2023 H Reported enrolled: Feb 28 2023 7:32PM
Caption:
Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Texas Rural Education Association.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
03/01/2023 H Reported enrolled: Mar 1 2023 1:54PM
Caption:
Recognizing March 1, 2023, as Northeast Texas Regional Alliance Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
VanDeaver
Last Action:
10/19/2023 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Oct 19 2023 10:06AM
Caption:
Congratulating Sonya Kulkarni of Bellaire High School on her selection as a delegate to the United States Senate Youth Program.
Joint Author (7) :
Author:
King, Ken | VanDeaver | Dutton | Howard | Buckley
Sponsor:
Alvarado | Eckhardt | Gutierrez
Last Action:
09/20/2024 H Amendment(s) offered
Caption:
Test update Caption.
Author:
Capriglione | VanDeaver | Howard | Button
Last Action:
03/29/2023 H Passed to engrossment
Caption:
Relating to the development of a state information technology credential offered by public junior colleges or public technical institutes to address shortages in the state information resources workforce.
Author:
Morales Shaw | Raney | Talarico | Johnson, Julie | VanDeaver
Last Action:
03/03/2023 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption:
Relating to the designation of liaison officers to assist certain students at public institutions of higher education who are parents.
Author:
Bell, Keith | Dutton | Buckley | VanDeaver | King, Ken
Last Action:
10/11/2024 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to accelerated instruction provided to public school students who fail to achieve satisfactory performance on certain assessment instruments.
Author:
Sherman, Sr. | Talarico | Bhojani | Buckley | VanDeaver
Last Action:
03/28/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to allowing the board of trustees of certain school districts to create a nonvoting student trustee position on the board.
Author:
Metcalf | VanDeaver | Harris, Cody | Landgraf | Ashby
Last Action:
03/20/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 20 2023 3:35PM
Caption:
Relating to the duties of the commissioner of education.
Author:
Bell, Keith | Buckley | VanDeaver | Landgraf
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the changes to the high school graduation requirements and accountability rating system for assessing campus and district performance.
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