Dennis Paul

Sponsored bills

• SB0008: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
• SB0012: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
• SB0005: Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.
• HCR0013: Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm in Texas.
• HB0018: Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty.
• HB0007: Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions.
• HB0026: Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties.
• HB0192: Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties.
• HB0025: Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.
• HB0023: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations, located in a populous county, and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community.
• HB0008: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.
• HB0020: Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
• HB0001: Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties.
• HB0004: Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.
• HR0128: Amending the House Rules of Procedure to authorize additional constitutionally compliant, proportional penalties for members absent without leave for purpose of impeding the action of the House that do not unfairly impair members' representative functions.
• HB0308: Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property.
• HB0295: Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.
• HB0265: Relating to governmental oversight of youth camps, including youth camp rules, duties, and the advisory committee.
• HB0298: Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence.
• HJR0001: Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state.