| HB 251 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 03/30/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the use of public resources to make communications that contain political advertising; providing a criminal penalty. |
| HB 252 | Author: | Berman | Guillen | Bohac |
| Last Action: | 04/24/2009 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to authorizing the appointment of students to serve as election clerks. |
| HB 253 | Author: | Berman | Riddle |
| Last Action: | 02/17/2009 H Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to language requirements for engaging in certain regulated activities. |
| HB 254 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 02/17/2009 H Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to restricting illegal immigrants to certain geographic regions. |
| HB 255 | Author: | Berman | Bonnen |
| Last Action: | 03/16/2009 H Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to prohibiting admission by public institutions of higher education of applicants who are not lawfully authorized to be present in the United States. |
| HB 256 | Author: | Berman | Bonnen | Riddle | Fletcher |
| Last Action: | 02/17/2009 H Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to birth records of children born in this state; creating an offense. |
| HB 257 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 05/14/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call | |
| Caption: | Relating to extension or modification of restrictive covenants in certain residential real estate subdivisions. |
| HB 258 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 05/14/2009 S Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to the date on which a declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed. |
| HB 259 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 02/17/2009 H Referred to Transportation | |
| Caption: | Relating to the impoundment of motor vehicle license plates and the suspension of the vehicle registration for failure to maintain financial responsibility. |
| HB 260 | Author: | Berman | Bonnen |
| Last Action: | 02/17/2009 H Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to the eligibility of certain persons to receive a sentence of community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision. |
| HB 261 | Author: | Berman | Bonnen | Riddle |
| Last Action: | 02/17/2009 H Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to the enforcement of state and federal laws by certain governmental entities. |
| HB 262 | Author: | Berman | Bonnen |
| Last Action: | 02/17/2009 H Referred to Public Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to information regarding the citizenship status of students. |
| HB 263 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 04/29/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the imposition of a fee for money transmissions sent to certain destinations outside the United States. |
| HB 264 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 03/16/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the date that an increase in the salary of a member of a county commissioners court may take effect. |
| HB 265 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of improper relationship between educator and student. |
| HB 266 | Author: | Berman | Flynn | Bonnen |
| Last Action: | 02/17/2009 H Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to regulating the provision of benefits and services to, and the verification of the employment status of, immigrants and to enforcing laws relating to immigrants; providing civil and criminal penalties. |
| HB 370 | Author: | Berman | Riddle | Fletcher |
| Last Action: | 02/17/2009 H Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to the establishment of English as the official language of Texas and the requirement that official acts of government be taken in English. |
| HB 537 | Author: | Berman | Naishtat | Bolton |
| Sponsor: | Eltife | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the transportation of children in motor vehicles; creating an offense. |
| HB 596 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 04/20/2009 H Withdrawn from schedule | |
| Caption: | Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district composed of Smith County. |
| HB 1862 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 03/04/2009 H Referred to Elections | |
| Caption: | Relating to the eligibility of certain voters to vote a limited ballot in a new county of residence. |
| HB 1863 | Author: | Berman | Kleinschmidt | Bonnen | Weber | Flynn |
| Last Action: | 05/05/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to exempting the intrastate manufacture of a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition from federal regulation. |
| HB 1892 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 04/20/2009 H No action taken in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to nominations by primary election by all political parties. |
| HB 2099 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 03/09/2009 H Referred to Elections | |
| Caption: | Relating to the canvass of general and runoff primary elections. |
| HB 2181 | Author: | Berman |
| Sponsor: | Duncan | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the computation of a person's age under the Election Code. |
| HB 2404 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 03/10/2009 H Referred to Elections | |
| Caption: | Relating to the authority of the secretary of state to make clerical corrections to certain election returns based on an amended county canvass. |
| HB 2800 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 03/17/2009 H Referred to Higher Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to exempting certain private nonprofit educational institutions from state regulation applicable to degree-granting institutions. |
| HB 2801 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 03/17/2009 H Referred to Elections | |
| Caption: | Relating to the use of emergency paper ballots. |
| HB 2802 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 03/17/2009 H Referred to Elections | |
| Caption: | Relating to the administration of a recount of votes cast in an election. |
| HB 3289 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 04/20/2009 H No action taken in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the creation of an additional county court at law in Smith County. |
| HCR 13 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 02/18/2009 H Referred to Border & Intergovernmental Affairs | |
| Caption: | Requesting that the president of the United States commute the sentences of United States Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean and grant a full pardon to both agents. |
| HCR 28 | Author: | Berman |
| Sponsor: | Eltife | |
| Last Action: | 03/06/2009 E Signed by the Governor | |
| Caption: | Designating March 2 to March 3, 2009, as Tyler Days at the State Capitol. |
| HCR 34 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 02/18/2009 H Referred to Border & Intergovernmental Affairs | |
| Caption: | Requesting that the president of the United States grant a full pardon to United States Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. |
| HCR 66 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 03/02/2009 H Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Memorializing Congress in defense of the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, affirming the right of states to nullify acts of Congress, executive orders, and judicial orders, and asserting that any act, executive order, or judicial order that assumes a power not delegated to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution and which diminishes the liberty of any state or citizen shall constitute a nullification of the Constitution. |
| HCR 76 | Author: | Berman | Flynn | Anderson | Riddle | Brown, Betty |
| Last Action: | 03/02/2009 H Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Memorializing Congress in defense of the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, affirming the right of states to nullify acts of Congress, executive orders, and judicial orders, and calling for the creation of a joint committee to communicate with other states about the limits of federal power. |
| HCR 133 | Author: | Berman |
| Sponsor: | Eltife | |
| Last Action: | 04/03/2009 E Signed by the Governor | |
| Caption: | Honoring Calvin Nelson Clyde, Jr., of Tyler on his 88th birthday. |
| HCR 204 | Author: | Berman | Flynn | Merritt | Hughes | Hopson |
| Sponsor: | Eltife | |
| Last Action: | 05/23/2009 E Signed by the Governor | |
| Caption: | Congratulating the Tyler Morning Telegraph on its 100th anniversary. |
| HJR 27 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 03/02/2009 H Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Proposing a constitutional amendment to establish English as the official language of Texas and require that official acts of government be taken in English. |
| HJR 32 | Author: | Berman | Riddle | Fletcher |
| Last Action: | 03/02/2009 H Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Proposing a constitutional amendment to establish English as the official language of Texas and require that official acts of government be taken in English. |
| HR 976 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 04/03/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 3 2009 5:30PM | |
| Caption: | Honoring James P. Wilhite for being elected chair of the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association state board of directors. |
| HR 1833 | Author: | Berman | Hopson |
| Last Action: | 05/18/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 18 2009 9:40PM | |
| Caption: | Congratulating Danielle Heithoff of Bullard High School on her selection as 2009 Player of the Year on the Tyler Morning Telegraph All-East Texas Girls Basketball Team. |
| HR 2282 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 05/26/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 26 2009 11:00PM | |
| Caption: | Congratulating Jean Paul Destarac of Tyler on being named a Distinguished Finalist in the 2009 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program. |
| HR 2775 | Author: | Berman | Merritt | Cook | Hughes | Hopson |
| Last Action: | 06/01/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 1 2009 7:50AM | |
| Caption: | Honoring The University of Texas at Tyler softball team on its achievements during the 2009 season. |
| HR 3114 | Author: | Berman |
| Last Action: | 06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM | |
| Caption: | Congratulating the baseball team of All Saints Episcopal School in Tyler on winning the TAPPS 3A state championship for 2009. |
| HB 62 | Author: | Aycock | Moody | Menendez | Berman | Bonnen |
| Last Action: | 03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans. |
| HB 69 | Author: | Guillen | Berman | Pena | Flores |
| Last Action: | 05/13/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a taxing unit on the residence homestead of an eligible person who is a member of a reserve component of the United States armed forces and is ordered to active military duty. |
| HB 125 | Author: | Brown, Betty | Christian | Flynn | Berman | Shelton |
| Last Action: | 04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification. |
| HB 174 | Author: | King, Susan | Berman |
| Last Action: | 02/23/2009 H Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to adoption of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. |
| HB 333 | Author: | Aycock | Rose | Berman | Fletcher | Sheffield |
| Last Action: | 04/15/2009 H No action taken in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for the spouses of certain military personnel. |
| HB 345 | Author: | Elkins | Flynn | Berman | Bonnen |
| Last Action: | 05/14/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to a business's duty to protect sensitive personal information contained in its customer records. |
| HB 670 | Author: | Martinez Fischer | Pitts | Gallego | Berman | Lucio III |
| Sponsor: | Ellis | |
| Last Action: | 05/13/2009 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to a qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify. |
| HB 830 | Author: | Christian | Berman |
| Last Action: | 04/23/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to drug testing of certain persons seeking or receiving financial assistance benefits. |
| HB 1176 | Author: | Crownover | Zerwas | Berman | Hancock | Patrick |
| Last Action: | 04/17/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to the creation of a voluntary consumer-directed health plan for certain individuals eligible to participate in the insurance coverage provided under the Texas Employees Group Benefits Act and their qualified dependents. |
| HB 3176 | Author: | King, Phil | Flynn | Berman |
| Last Action: | 04/15/2009 H No action taken in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the abolition of school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes. |
| HB 3660 | Author: | Smith, Wayne | Corte | Chavez | Farias | Berman |
| Last Action: | 04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Vietnam veterans. |
| HB 4066 | Author: | Christian | Berman |
| Last Action: | 03/23/2009 H Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to sworn complaints filed with the Texas Ethics Commission. |
| HB 4224 | Author: | Christian | Berman | Swinford | Anderson | Harper-Brown |
| Last Action: | 03/24/2009 H Referred to Public Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to the teaching of science in public schools. |
| HCR 50 | Author: | Creighton | Hughes | Berman | Gattis | Guillen |
| Last Action: | 05/31/2009 S Received from the House | |
| Caption: | Affirming that the State of Texas claims sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed. |
| HCR 64 | Author: | Isett | Berman |
| Last Action: | 04/27/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Urging the Congress of the United States to oppose any efforts to adopt the Employee Free Choice Act or any similar legislation. |
| HJR 16 | Author: | Branch | Berman | Bohac | Parker |
| Last Action: | 05/04/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a franchise tax rate to be approved by three-fourths of all the members elected to each house of the legislature. |
| HJR 17 | Author: | Guillen | Berman | Pena |
| Last Action: | 04/29/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize a political subdivision to establish a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by the political subdivision on the residence homestead of an eligible person who is a member of a reserve component of the United States armed forces and is ordered to active military duty. |
| HJR 97 | Author: | King, Phil | Flynn | Berman |
| Last Action: | 04/15/2009 H No action taken in committee | |
| Caption: | Proposing a constitutional amendment abolishing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes. |
| HR 1732 | Author: | Flynn | Hughes | Berman | Merritt |
| Last Action: | 05/18/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 18 2009 4:30PM | |
| Caption: | Honoring Mercy Ships for its outstanding contributions to global health. |
| HR 2850 | Author: | Merritt | Berman |
| Last Action: | 06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM | |
| Caption: | Commemorating the grand opening of Classic-Tyler Mercedes Benz in Tyler on May 28, 2009. |