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

Number of Bills: 34

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (15) :
Author:
Harless
Last Action:
02/28/2023 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Feb 28 2023 4:13PM
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of a capital murder committed against a peace officer or fireman.
Author:
Harless
Last Action:
06/22/2023 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the entry into the Texas Crime Information Center of certain information regarding conditions of bond for stalking offenses.
Author:
Harless
Last Action:
03/28/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to certain federal officers and agents.
Author:
Harless
Last Action:
03/22/2023 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to judicial statistics and other pertinent information gathered by the Texas Judicial Council and certain populous counties.
Author:
Harless
Last Action:
03/03/2023 H Referred to Business & Industry: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of certain volunteer firefighters and paramedics for unemployment compensation benefits.
Author:
Harless | Allen
Last Action:
06/07/2024 H Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the content of a public school campus improvement plan.
Author:
Harless | Spiller
Last Action:
03/03/2023 H Referred to Corrections: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption:
Relating to the confinement in a county jail of a person pending a transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the compensation for certain costs of confinement.
Author:
Harless
Last Action:
03/03/2023 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption:
Relating to the preference given by trial courts to hearings and trials for murder and capital murder offenses.
Author:
Harless
Last Action:
03/22/2023 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to the continuation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District.
Author:
Harless
Last Action:
03/08/2023 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 8 2023 12:09PM
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain repeat sex offenders and to the admissibility of evidence of certain extraneous offenses or acts in the prosecution of certain sexual and assaultive offenses.
Author:
Harless
Last Action:
03/08/2023 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 8 2023 12:09PM
Caption:
Relating to the extension of a driver's license suspension or disqualification following certain convictions.
Author:
Harless
Last Action:
04/03/2023 H Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities and local government corporations to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects and project-associated infrastructure.
Author:
Harless
Last Action:
03/13/2023 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of unlawful use of criminal instrument or certain devices.
Author:
Harless
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the relationship between managed care plans and optometrists, therapeutic optometrists, and ophthalmologists.
Author:
Harless
Last Action:
02/21/2023 H Reported enrolled: Feb 21 2023 5:27PM
Caption:
Commending country music artist and native Texan Clay Walker for his contributions to the fight against MS.
Joint Author (19) :
Author:
Goldman | Thimesch | Harless | Cook
Last Action:
06/01/2024 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the criminal penalties for specific controlled substance offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Dutton | Harless | Buckley
Last Action:
01/17/2025 S Returned from the House for further action
Caption:
Relating to financial assistance provided and programs administered by the Texas Water Development Board.
Author:
Oliverson | Harless | Holland | Bell, Keith | Spiller
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to content ratings for books and other written materials used in public schools.
Author:
Johnson, Julie | Harless
Last Action:
03/23/2023 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption:
Relating to the reporting of certain orders and convictions to the Department of Public Safety and Federal Bureau of Investigation for use with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System for the transfer of firearms.
Author:
Frank | Harless
Last Action:
03/23/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the method of payment for certain health care.
Author:
Frank | Harless
Last Action:
03/23/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to certain contract provisions and conduct affecting health care provider networks.
Author:
Johnson, Julie | Lalani | Harless
Last Action:
03/28/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of chronic and autoimmune diseases.
Author:
Stucky | Frazier | Lujan | Spiller | Harless
Last Action:
03/01/2023 H Referred to Transportation: Mar 1 2023 11:49AM
Caption:
Relating to the offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Capriglione | Harless | Frank | Goldman
Last Action:
03/16/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the definition of state-mandated health benefits for the purposes of consumer choice of benefits plans.
Author:
Spiller | Harless
Last Action:
03/02/2023 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from the application of the Private Security Act for volunteer security services provided at certain places or events.
Author:
Oliverson | Raymond | Harless
Last Action:
03/03/2023 H Referred to Health Care Reform, Select: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption:
Relating to prescription drug formularies applicable to the Medicaid managed care program.
Author:
Hull | Oliverson | Harless | González, Jessica | Johnson, Ann
Last Action:
06/22/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to step therapy protocols required by health benefit plans for coverage of prescription drugs for serious mental illnesses.
Author:
Hull | Harless | Slawson | Rose | Frank
Last Action:
03/30/2023 H Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to improving health outcomes for certain recipients and enrollees under certain state health benefits programs, through improved program administration.
Author:
Bucy | Harless | Oliverson | Jetton
Last Action:
07/19/2024 H Reported engrossed: Jul 19 2024 9:00AM
Caption:
Relating to implementation of an express lane option for determining eligibility and enrolling certain individuals in Medicaid or the child health plan program.
Author:
Button | Neave Criado | Harless
Last Action:
10/12/2024 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas.
Author:
Rogers | Harris, Cody | Lambert | Harless | Anderson
Last Action:
03/07/2023 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Mar 7 2023 12:31PM
Caption:
Relating to a one-time supplemental payment of benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Harris, Cody | Harless | Jetton
Last Action:
03/23/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the application of prescription drug price rebates to reduce health benefit plan enrollee cost sharing.
Author:
Oliverson | Morales, Eddie | Harless
Last Action:
03/23/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the licensing and regulation of physician graduates and the authority of an insured to select a physician graduate under the insured's health insurance policy; requiring an occupational license; authorizing fees.
Author:
Metcalf | Perez | Harless | Oliverson | Johnson, Jarvis
Last Action:
03/29/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to relief and retirement funds for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.
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