Texas Rep. David Cook
Republican, Texas House | 89th Legislature Enacted Bills
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Bills as Primary Author (9)
Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of a motor vehicle license plate number captured in a video recording obtained or maintained by a law enforcement agency.
Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of a motor vehicle license plate number captured in a video recording obtained or maintained by a law enforcement agency.
Relating to creating the criminal offense of jugging.
Relating to creating the criminal offense of jugging.
Relating to the jurisdiction of a court in a suit to divide certain property not divided or awarded on the dissolution of a marriage.
Relating to the jurisdiction of a court in a suit to divide certain property not divided or awarded on the dissolution of a marriage.
Relating to proof of the identity of a child's parents in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
Relating to proof of the identity of a child's parents in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
Relating to the recovery of fees, court costs, and expenses in family law proceedings.
Relating to the recovery of fees, court costs, and expenses in family law proceedings.
Relating to special appointments in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
Relating to special appointments in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
Relating to prohibiting the regulation of home school programs.
Relating to prohibiting the regulation of home school programs.
Relating to the procedures and practices of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department regarding grievances submitted by department employees and former department employees and to the eligibility of a person to be appointed to the department's release review panel and the authority of a panel member.
Relating to the procedures and practices of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department regarding grievances submitted by department employees and former department employees and to the eligibility of a person to be appointed to the department's release review panel and the authority of a panel member.
Relating to the creation of The Reserve Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Relating to the creation of The Reserve Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Bills as Joint Author (23)
Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.
Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.
Relating to the qualification of candidates for, and the training and education of members of, the board of directors of an appraisal district.
Relating to the qualification of candidates for, and the training and education of members of, the board of directors of an appraisal district.
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of cruelty to nonlivestock animals.
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of cruelty to nonlivestock animals.
Relating to the fee amounts prescribed by the secretary of state for expedited commercial and business record searches or filings and the exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for veteran-owned businesses.
Relating to the fee amounts prescribed by the secretary of state for expedited commercial and business record searches or filings and the exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for veteran-owned businesses.
Relating to severance pay for political subdivision employees and independent contractors.
Relating to severance pay for political subdivision employees and independent contractors.
Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.
Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of invasive visual recording and the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that offense.
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of invasive visual recording and the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that offense.
Relating to the regulation of massage therapy.
Relating to the regulation of massage therapy.
Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of attempted capital murder of a peace officer; increasing a criminal penalty; changing eligibility for parole and mandatory supervision.
Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of attempted capital murder of a peace officer; increasing a criminal penalty; changing eligibility for parole and mandatory supervision.
Relating to the amount of the reimbursement fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine.
Relating to the amount of the reimbursement fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine.
Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals.
Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals.
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a qualifying condition or disease.
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a qualifying condition or disease.
Relating to certain procedures in connection with a bond forfeiture.
Relating to certain procedures in connection with a bond forfeiture.
Relating to the removal from office of certain officers of political subdivisions.
Relating to the removal from office of certain officers of political subdivisions.
Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons, continuous trafficking of persons, and compelling prostitution.
Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons, continuous trafficking of persons, and compelling prostitution.
Relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits.
Relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits.
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of theft of service.
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of theft of service.
Relating to assistance in the investigation of certain open meetings offenses by the open records division of the attorney general's office.
Relating to assistance in the investigation of certain open meetings offenses by the open records division of the attorney general's office.
Relating to state employment opportunities for individuals who do not hold a bachelor's degree.
Relating to state employment opportunities for individuals who do not hold a bachelor's degree.
Relating to prohibiting organ transplant recipient discrimination on the basis of vaccination status.
Relating to prohibiting organ transplant recipient discrimination on the basis of vaccination status.
Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties as the Muckleroy Family Memorial Highway.
Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties as the Muckleroy Family Memorial Highway.
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected.
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected.
Bills as Coauthor (46)
Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties.
Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties.
Relating to public education and public school finance.
Relating to public education and public school finance.
Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.
Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.
Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.
Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.
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.
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.
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income.
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income.
Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency operations.
Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency operations.
Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.
Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.
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.
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.
Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.
Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.
Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.
Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.
Relating to courses in personal financial literacy for high school students in public schools.
Relating to courses in personal financial literacy for high school students in public schools.
Relating to the effect of a disaster and associated costs on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unit.
Relating to the effect of a disaster and associated costs on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unit.
Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies.
Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies.
Relating to prohibiting the investment of state money in certain countries and in certain private business entities in those countries.
Relating to prohibiting the investment of state money in certain countries and in certain private business entities in those countries.
Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.
Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.
Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings.
Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings.
Relating to the purchase, adoption, and use of instructional materials by public schools.
Relating to the purchase, adoption, and use of instructional materials by public schools.
Relating to early registration for students in military-related programs at public institutions of higher education.
Relating to early registration for students in military-related programs at public institutions of higher education.
Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry.
Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry.
Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty.
Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty.
Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.
Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.
Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty.
Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty.
Relating to certain sister-city agreements between governmental entities and foreign countries and communities.
Relating to certain sister-city agreements between governmental entities and foreign countries and communities.
Relating to genetic information security for residents of this state; providing a civil penalty; providing a private cause of action.
Relating to genetic information security for residents of this state; providing a civil penalty; providing a private cause of action.
Relating to the confidentiality of information used to prevent, detect, respond to, or investigate a hostile act of a foreign adversary of the United States.
Relating to the confidentiality of information used to prevent, detect, respond to, or investigate a hostile act of a foreign adversary of the United States.
Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.
Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.
Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.
Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.
Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.
Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.
Relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion or possession of a child-like sex doll.
Relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion or possession of a child-like sex doll.
Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices.
Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices.
Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment.
Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment.
Relating to a study by the General Land Office regarding veterans cemeteries in this state.
Relating to a study by the General Land Office regarding veterans cemeteries in this state.
Relating to establishing a grant program to equip motor vehicles used by peace officers with certain bullet-resistant components.
Relating to establishing a grant program to equip motor vehicles used by peace officers with certain bullet-resistant components.
Relating to the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans.
Relating to the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans.
Relating to vision care benefits, including participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in vision care or managed care plans.
Relating to vision care benefits, including participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in vision care or managed care plans.
Relating to eligibility for a master plumber license.
Relating to eligibility for a master plumber license.
Relating to the liability of vaccine manufacturers that advertise a harmful vaccine.
Relating to the liability of vaccine manufacturers that advertise a harmful vaccine.
Relating to the Rio Grande vegetative management program.
Relating to the Rio Grande vegetative management program.
Relating to prohibiting a person required to register as a sex offender from serving as a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district.
Relating to prohibiting a person required to register as a sex offender from serving as a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district.
Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.
Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.
Relating to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities.
Relating to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities.
Relating to exemptions from the taxes imposed on the sale, use, or rental of a motor vehicle for a vehicle purchased, used, or rented by a nonprofit food bank or a provider of housing and related services.
Relating to exemptions from the taxes imposed on the sale, use, or rental of a motor vehicle for a vehicle purchased, used, or rented by a nonprofit food bank or a provider of housing and related services.
Relating to COVID-19 vaccine administration requirements.
Relating to COVID-19 vaccine administration requirements.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.
Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress.
Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Who is Texas Rep. David Cook?
- David Cook is a Republican member of the Texas House who served in the 89th Legislature. Rep. David Cook was involved in 78 enacted bills, including 9 as primary author.
- How many bills did Rep. David Cook author in the Texas 89th Legislature?
- Rep. David Cook was the primary author of 9 enacted bills, joint author on 23 bills, and coauthor on 46 bills in the Texas 89th Legislature.
- How does Rep. David Cook rank among Texas House members for enacted legislation?
- Rep. David Cook ranks 10th among Texas House members for enacted bills as primary author in the 89th Legislature.
- What legislative areas does Rep. David Cook focus on?
- Rep. David Cook's primary legislative focus areas include family, family--parent & child, courts. These subjects represent the majority of bills where Rep. David Cook served as author or coauthor.
- What are some key bills authored by Rep. David Cook?
- Key legislation authored by Rep. David Cook includes HB1893 (Relating to the disclosure under the public inform...) and HB1902 (Relating to creating the criminal offense of juggi...). View the full list of enacted bills above for complete details.
- What party is Rep. David Cook affiliated with?
- Rep. David Cook is a Republican member of the Texas House.
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