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HB5150 - Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2090 in Montgomery County as the Lance Corporal Armando Hernandez Memorial Highway.
Ernest Bailes
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Engrossed
HB4874 - Relating to notice of a water right amendment filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding a change in purpose of use.
Ernest Bailes
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Introduced
SB14 - Relating to prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria and on the use of public money or public assistance to provide those procedures and treatments.
Donna Campbell, Paul D. Bettencourt, Bob Hall
Last updated over 1 year ago
95 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
HB6 - Relating to the designation of fentanyl poisoning or fentanyl toxicity for purposes of the death certificate and to the criminal penalties for certain controlled substance offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.
Craig Goldman, Kronda Thimesch, Sam Harless
Last updated over 1 year ago
42 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
HB4496 - Relating to the authority of a county commissioner to employ and commission a peace officer.
Ernest Bailes
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Introduced
HB7 - Relating to measures to address public safety threats in this state presented by transnational criminal activity, including by establishing a Texas Border Force, and to compensate persons affected by those threats; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.
Ryan Guillen, Richard Pena Raymond, Sergio Munoz
Last updated over 1 year ago
82 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Engrossed
HB5351 - Relating to the creation of the Liberty County Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Ernest Bailes
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Introduced
HB5332 - Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 229; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.
Ernest Bailes, Charles Brandon Creighton
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Vetoed
HB539 - Relating to the issuance of distinguishing license plates for farm and ranch vehicles.
Ernest Bailes
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Engrossed
HB664 - Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
Ernest Bailes
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Texas district HD-018
COMMITTEES
Texas House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Ernest Bailes is from Shepherd, Texas. He earned his BBA from Stephen F. Austin State University in 2005. Bailes has worked as a consultant in the agriculture and oil and gas industries. In 2016, Bailes was elected to the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 18. While in office, he has served on various committees including Agriculture & Livestock, Natural Resources, and Public Education. Bailes has supported legislation related to education funding, balancing the state budget, and providing tax relief for Texans.read less
OFFICES HELD
Texas House from Texas
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