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

Number of Bills: 55

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (47) :
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to the definition of child abuse and the prosecution of the criminal offense of abandoning or endangering a child.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/01/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 1 2023 11:49AM
Caption:
Relating to repealing the affirmative defense to prosecution for the criminal offense of sale, distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/01/2023 H Referred to Elections: Mar 1 2023 11:49AM
Caption:
Relating to software installation in voting system hardware manufactured outside the United States.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/23/2023 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to temporary vehicle tags and the offense of tampering with a governmental record.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/03/2023 H Referred to Elections: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption:
Relating to the penalty for the offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/03/2023 H Referred to Transportation: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 19 as the Mildred McMillan Garrett Memorial Bridge.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/13/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a criminal offense for illegal entry into Texas from Mexico by persons who are not citizens or legal permanent residents of the United States.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/07/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 7 2023 12:31PM
Caption:
Relating to an unauthorized vote by a delegate or alternate delegate to a federal Article V convention; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/23/2023 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or postsecondary educational institutions.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to creating the criminal offense of tampering with an electronic monitoring device.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/27/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to land services performed by a landman.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/08/2023 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 8 2023 12:09PM
Caption:
Relating to emergency possession of certain abandoned children by designated emergency infant care providers.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/29/2023 H Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to building height restrictions in certain municipalities.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/27/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to liens on aircraft for certain charges.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/28/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of voyeurism.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/27/2023 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of land to continue to be appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land following a transfer to a surviving spouse or surviving child.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/27/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to late applications for the appraisal of land for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land following the death of the owner of the land.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/13/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information in a peace officer's or firefighter's personnel file.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/13/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to the disclosure of certain gifts, grants, contracts, and financial interests received from a foreign source by certain state agencies, public institutions of higher education, and state contractors, and to the approval and monitoring of employment-related foreign travel and activities by certain public institution of higher education employees; providing civil and administrative penalties.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/14/2023 H Referred to Community Safety, Select: Mar 14 2023 11:22AM
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain active and retired judicial officers.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/14/2023 H Referred to Natural Resources: Mar 14 2023 11:22AM
Caption:
Relating to the term of office for a director of the Northeast Texas Municipal Water District.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/14/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 14 2023 11:22AM
Caption:
Relating to the delivery of cottage food by mail.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/27/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the methods by which the comptroller may provide notice of a hearing on the revocation or suspension, or of the revocation or suspension, of a permit or license.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/14/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 14 2023 11:22AM
Caption:
Relating to the treatment for ad valorem tax purposes of land and equipment used for hydroponic farming.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/28/2023 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 49 in Titus County as the Titus County WWI Veterans Memorial Highway.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/28/2023 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm to Market Road 2348 in Titus County as the Army Staff Sergeant Clay Allen Craig Memorial Bridge.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/15/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of the surviving spouse of an elderly person who qualified for a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit of a portion of the appraised value of the deceased person's residence homestead to continue to receive an exemption for the same property from the same taxing unit in an amount equal to that of the exemption for which the deceased person qualified without applying for the exemption.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/16/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM
Caption:
Relating to the delivery of certain tax refunds.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/16/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM
Caption:
Relating to the reappraisal for ad valorem taxation purposes of real property on which a building completely destroyed by a casualty is located.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/16/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM
Caption:
Relating to allowing school districts to employ chaplains to perform the duties of school counselors.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/27/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a memorandum of understanding between public schools authorizing a school marshal of one school to act as a school marshal at the other school during an event at which both schools participate.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/28/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to civil asset forfeiture proceedings, to the seizure and forfeiture of certain property, and to the reporting and disposition of proceeds and property from civil asset forfeiture.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/16/2023 H Referred to Elections: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM
Caption:
Relating to a procedure for applying for a place on a ballot as a candidate for precinct chair of a political party; providing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/16/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by a charitable organization that is engaged in providing housing and related facilities and services to persons who are at least 62 years of age.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of property owned by certain electric cooperatives.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H Referred to Elections: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to restrictions on candidacy in the general election.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to qualifications for certain individuals for veterans benefits.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H Referred to Corrections: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to a veterans treatment court program operated by a justice of the peace court.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
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Relating to the participation of the medical school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler in the Joint Admission Medical Program.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/23/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
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Relating to the electronic submission of dealer's motor vehicle inventory tax statements and escrow payments.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/23/2023 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
Caption:
Imposing liability on those who perform or assist unlawful abortions.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/23/2023 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
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Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for non-opioid treatments.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/23/2023 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
Caption:
Relating to the authority to obtain certain search warrants of certain peace officers for school districts, state institutions of higher education, and public technical institutes.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
Caption:
Relating to prohibitions on camping in a public place.
Author:
Hefner
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
03/27/2023 E Sent to the Governor
Caption:
Commemorating the 150th anniversary of Mineola.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
10/19/2023 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Oct 19 2023 10:06AM
Caption:
Congratulating the Cavender family on its receipt of the 2023 Star of Texas Award from the Texas Historical Foundation.
Author:
Hefner
Last Action:
03/27/2023 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of an individual net worth or wealth tax.
Joint Author (8) :
Author:
Bell, Keith | Buckley | Harris, Cody | Hefner | Dutton
Last Action:
10/04/2024 H Committee report distributed: Oct 4 2024 3:30PM
Caption:
Relating to a process adopted by a school district regarding complaints and hearings on complaints.
Author:
Patterson | Hefner | Harris, Cody
Last Action:
03/02/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption:
Relating to parental rights in public education and prohibiting instruction regarding sexual orientation or gender identity for certain public school students.
Author:
Metcalf | Harris, Cody | Hefner | Dean
Last Action:
03/14/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the administration of certain required assessment instruments in paper format.
Author:
Leo-Wilson | Hefner | Buckley | Slawson | Oliverson
Last Action:
03/07/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 7 2023 12:31PM
Caption:
Relating to the instructional material list and supplemental instructional materials adopted by the State Board of Education.
Author:
Rogers | Button | Raney | Thompson, Ed | Hefner
Last Action:
03/08/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 8 2023 12:09PM
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of income-producing tangible personal property having a value of less than a certain amount.
Author:
Herrero | Anchía | Hefner
Last Action:
03/28/2023 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption:
Relating to creating the criminal offense of tampering with an electronic monitoring device.
Author:
Perez | Cain | Hefner | Hull
Last Action:
03/15/2023 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM
Caption:
Relating to automatic renewal of certain policies issued by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
Author:
Perez | Cain | Hefner | Hull
Last Action:
03/20/2023 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 20 2023 3:35PM
Caption:
Relating to requirements for insurance agents offering windstorm and hail insurance policies issued by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
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