Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. David Cook
89th Legislature Second Called Session
Report Date: 10/1/2025

Number of Bills: 11

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (6):
HB 249 Author: Cook
Last Action: 08/20/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Aug 20 2025 6:32PM
Caption: Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

HB 250 Author: Cook
Last Action: 08/20/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Aug 20 2025 6:32PM
Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of a percentage of the assessed value of a property owned by certain disabled veterans and the amount of the exemption for the surviving spouses and children of certain disabled veterans.

HB 251 Author: Cook
Last Action: 08/20/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Aug 20 2025 6:32PM
Caption: Relating to the determination of the value not in dispute of property that is the subject of an ad valorem tax protest or appeal.

HB 252 Author: Cook | Troxclair | Hayes | Isaac | Curry
Last Action: 08/19/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.

HJR 24 Author: Cook
Last Action: 08/20/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Aug 20 2025 6:32PM
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

HJR 25 Author: Cook
Last Action: 08/20/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Aug 20 2025 6:32PM
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a percentage of the assessed value of property owned by certain disabled veterans.

Joint Author (5):
HB 15 Author: Hefner | Ashby | Cook
Sponsor: King
Last Action: 09/02/2025 H Senate Amendments Analysis distributed: Sep 2 2025 8:18PM
Caption: Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency.

HB 64 Author: Cain | Gerdes | Cook | Harris | Ashby
Last Action: 08/20/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Aug 20 2025 6:32PM
Caption: Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence.

HB 154 Author: Oliverson | Dorazio | Noble | Cook | Harris Davila
Last Action: 08/15/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to state agency terminology used in describing the landlocked territory on the western bank of the Jordan River.

HB 296 Author: Cain | Curry | Gates | Paul | Cook
Last Action: 08/25/2025 H Filed
Caption: 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.

HCR 13 Author: Guillen | Kitzman | McLaughlin | Holt | Cook
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 09/17/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm in Texas.

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