← Back to the Texas guideDCDavid CookRepublican · State Senate, District 22
Bills they wrote
Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.
Became law10 became law. Another 21 passed the House or Senate but didn't.
Introduced Mar 16, 2023HB 5310: Relating to the creation of the Tarrant County Municipal Utility District No. 2; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Became lawIntroduced Mar 9, 2023HB 17: Relating to official misconduct by and removal of prosecuting attorneys. Became lawIntroduced Mar 7, 2023HB 3929: Relating to the adoption by the Supreme Court of Texas of the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act. Became lawIntroduced Feb 28, 2023HB 2961: Relating to criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator. Became lawIntroduced Feb 28, 2023HB 2969: Relating to prohibiting a maximum age or age differential for prospective adoptive parents. Became lawIntroduced Feb 22, 2023HB 2671: Relating to the postponement of a hearing for a temporary order in certain family law cases referred to mediation. Became lawIntroduced Feb 8, 2023HB 2070: Relating to the continuation of spousal maintenance ordered under certain circumstances. Became lawIntroduced Feb 7, 2023HB 1989: Relating to the fees assessed by a district clerk for copies of certain court documents. Became lawIntroduced Feb 3, 2023HB 1819: Relating to the repeal of the authority of political subdivisions to adopt or enforce juvenile curfews. Became lawIntroduced Jan 24, 2023HB 1547: Relating to claims for reimbursement between marital estates. Became lawIntroduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5005: Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of a motor vehicle license plate number captured in a video recording maintained by a law enforcement agency. Passed the HouseIntroduced Mar 9, 2023HJR 172: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment. Passed the HouseIntroduced Mar 9, 2023HB 4518: Relating to the authority of a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment and to victims' rights regarding a motion to grant a commutation. Passed the HouseIntroduced Mar 9, 2023HB 4498: Relating to the transfer and statutory novation of insurance policies from a transferring insurer to an assuming insurer through an insurance business transfer plan; authorizing fees. Passed the HouseIntroduced Mar 9, 2023HB 4447: Relating to impoundment, storage, and notification fees for vehicles stored at vehicle storage facilities; authorizing fee increases and decreases; requiring the adjustment of authorized fees. Passed the HouseIntroduced Mar 8, 2023HB 4251: Relating to requiring prior approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to offer a degree or certificate program to certain persons who are incarcerated or subject to involuntary civil commitment. Passed the HouseIntroduced Mar 7, 2023HB 3871: Relating to the procedures for an application for a writ of habeas corpus and the issuance of the writ. Passed the HouseIntroduced Mar 3, 2023HB 3386: Relating to the criminal district courts, statutory county courts, and criminal law magistrates in Tarrant County. Passed the HouseIntroduced Mar 3, 2023HB 3388: Relating to court administration for cases referred to criminal law magistrates in Tarrant County. Passed the HouseIntroduced Mar 3, 2023HB 3381: Relating to creating the criminal offense of misrepresenting medical history to obtain unnecessary medical treatment for a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual. Passed the HouseIntroduced Mar 3, 2023HB 3380: Relating to the Uniform Unregulated Child Custody Transfer Act; creating criminal offenses. Passed the HouseIntroduced Mar 1, 2023HB 3072: Relating to the determination of the best interest of a child in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship. Passed the HouseIntroduced Feb 27, 2023HB 2948: Relating to the modification of a possession order and temporary possession of a child when a conservator of the child is incapacitated. Passed the HouseIntroduced Feb 22, 2023HB 2678: Relating to advanced air mobility technology. Passed the HouseIntroduced Feb 8, 2023HB 2067: Relating to the jurisdiction of a court in a suit to divide certain property not divided or awarded on the dissolution of a marriage. Passed the HouseIntroduced Feb 8, 2023HB 2066: Relating to the diversion of certain foster youth from the juvenile justice system, including through emergency behavior intervention by certain persons providing foster care services. Passed the HouseIntroduced Feb 3, 2023HB 1842: Relating to the public policy of this state with regard to child support. Passed the HouseIntroduced Jan 26, 2023HB 1654: Relating to the eligibility of a child for a determinate sentence for engaging in delinquent conduct that constitutes certain organized criminal activity. Passed the HouseIntroduced Jan 25, 2023HB 1651: Relating to the eligibility for custodial officer service in the Employees Retirement System of Texas of juvenile justice officers employed by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Passed the HouseIntroduced Jan 24, 2023HB 1546: Relating to the recovery of fees, court costs, and expenses in family law proceedings. Passed the HouseIntroduced Jan 24, 2023HB 1544: Relating to special appointments in suits affecting the parent-child relationship. Passed the HouseIntroduced Nov 7, 2023HB 70: Relating to the combination of certain election precincts. IntroducedIntroduced Oct 6, 2023HB 72: Relating to the punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons. IntroducedIntroduced Oct 6, 2023HB 14: Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of operation of a stash house; increasing a criminal penalty. IntroducedIntroduced May 30, 2023HB 3: Relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation of a stash house; increasing criminal penalties. IntroducedIntroduced May 30, 2023HB 4: Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of operation of a stash house; increasing a criminal penalty. IntroducedIntroduced May 30, 2023HB 6: Relating to the punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons. IntroducedIntroduced Mar 15, 2023HJR 207: Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses. IntroducedIntroduced Mar 8, 2023HB 4263: Relating to the waiver under certain circumstances of the late-correction penalty if an appraisal roll is changed as a result of the filing of a motion with the appraisal review board to correct an error that resulted in an incorrect appraised value for an owner's property. IntroducedIntroduced Mar 8, 2023HB 4261: Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value for ad valorem tax purposes of the residence homesteads of military veterans, individuals who are disabled or 65 years of age or older, and their surviving spouses. IntroducedIntroduced Mar 7, 2023HB 3968: Relating to the authority of an appraisal district to implement a schedule for the periodic reappraisal of property within an appraisal district. IntroducedIntroduced Mar 7, 2023HB 3970: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of mineral interests having a value of less than a certain amount. IntroducedIntroduced Mar 7, 2023HJR 161: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a political subdivision located wholly or partly in a populous county of a specified dollar amount, or a greater dollar amount specified by the governing body of the political subdivision, of the assessed value of a residence homestead. IntroducedIntroduced Mar 7, 2023HJR 158: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation income-producing tangible personal property having a value of less than a certain amount. IntroducedIntroduced Mar 7, 2023HB 3969: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of income-producing tangible personal property having a value of less than a certain amount. IntroducedIntroduced Mar 7, 2023HJR 160: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. IntroducedIntroduced Mar 7, 2023HB 3973: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses. IntroducedIntroduced Mar 7, 2023HB 3972: Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. IntroducedIntroduced Mar 7, 2023HJR 159: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a mineral interest that has a value of less than a certain amount. IntroducedIntroduced Mar 7, 2023HB 3974: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit located wholly or partly in a populous county of a specified dollar amount, or a greater dollar amount specified by the governing body of the taxing unit, of the appraised value of a residence homestead. IntroducedIntroduced Mar 7, 2023HB 3966: Relating to the margin of error to be used by the comptroller of public accounts in connection with the property value study to determine whether the local value for a school district is valid. IntroducedIntroduced Mar 6, 2023HB 3644: Relating to the offense of murder committed by the manufacture or delivery of certain controlled substances. IntroducedIntroduced Mar 3, 2023HB 3379: Relating to orders for the conservatorship of, possession of or access to, or support of a child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. IntroducedIntroduced Mar 3, 2023HB 3384: Relating to the punishment for the offense of promotion of prostitution. IntroducedIntroduced Mar 2, 2023HB 3307: Relating to the official misconduct and removal of district attorneys and county attorneys. IntroducedIntroduced Feb 23, 2023HB 2688: Relating to the modification of certain orders in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. IntroducedIntroduced Feb 22, 2023HB 2682: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project. IntroducedIntroduced Feb 22, 2023HB 2676: Relating to the sale of distilled spirits at a temporary location by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit. IntroducedIntroduced Feb 21, 2023HB 2578: Relating to the sale of distilled spirits to the ultimate consumer by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit. IntroducedIntroduced Feb 21, 2023HB 2577: Relating to the punishment for the offense of indecent exposure; increasing a criminal penalty. IntroducedIntroduced Feb 7, 2023HB 1966: Relating to additional periods of possession of or access to a child to compensate for denial of court-ordered possession or access. IntroducedIntroduced Feb 6, 2023HB 1940: Relating to the admissibility of evidence of certain extraneous offenses or acts in the prosecution of sexual assault or aggravated sexual assault or an attempt or conspiracy to commit sexual assault or aggravated sexual assault. IntroducedIntroduced Jan 17, 2023HB 1350: Relating to the enforcement of criminal offenses by district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, and county attorneys; providing a civil penalty. IntroducedIntroduced Jan 5, 2023HB 1197: Relating to factors the court must consider when determining the best interest of a child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. Introduced
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