Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Dennis Bonnen
81st Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/8/2026

Number of Bills: 94

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (66):
HB 152 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 03/11/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to providing for a student who qualifies for automatic admission to an institution of higher education to maintain that status for transferring between institutions in certain circumstances.

HB 214 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 03/04/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to certain requirements imposed on a sex offender who enters the premises of a school.

HB 267 Author: Bonnen | Crabb | Laubenberg | Smith, Wayne | Hughes
Last Action: 05/14/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the interstate purchase of certain firearms.

HB 374 Author: Bonnen | Patrick | Laubenberg | Branch | Orr
Last Action: 04/27/2009 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption: Relating to school bus emergency evacuation training.

HB 501 Author: Bonnen | Hughes
Last Action: 03/16/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a person's ability to read and write in English as a qualification for service as a petit juror.

HB 653 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/07/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the inclusion on the exterior of an ad valorem tax bill of a statement directing the United States Postal Service to return the bill if it is not deliverable as addressed.

HB 675 Author: Bonnen
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to a retired status license for an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist practicing voluntary charity care.

HB 819 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/13/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to commissioned law enforcement officers of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

HB 878 Author: Bonnen
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the Sweeny Hospital District.

HB 879 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 03/30/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the Sweeny Hospital District.

HB 958 Author: Bonnen | Riddle
Last Action: 04/27/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the punishment for aggravated assault of emergency services personnel; imposing a criminal penalty.

HB 959 Author: Bonnen | Pena | Taylor | King, Phil
Last Action: 03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services volunteers.

HB 1163 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 02/25/2009 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the registration and operation on a public roadway of an all-terrain vehicle by a disabled person.

HB 1189 Author: Bonnen | Naishtat | Maldonado | Gattis
Last Action: 02/26/2009 H Referred to Environmental Regulation
Caption: Relating to a program for the recycling of electronic equipment of consumers in this state; providing administrative penalties.

HB 1340 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 03/26/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to an exemption from Texas Commission on Fire Protection training requirements for certain aircraft fire fighting and rescue fire protection personnel.

HB 1445 Author: Bonnen
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to erect or maintain shore protection structures and the location of the line of vegetation in relation to those structures.

HB 1509 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/04/2009 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption: Relating to motor vehicles used for fire, emergency, or disaster response purposes.

HB 1510 Author: Bonnen | Marquez | Naishtat
Sponsor: Jackson, Mike
Last Action: 05/23/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to including information on sudden infant death syndrome in a resource pamphlet for parents of newborn children.

HB 1749 Author: Bonnen
Sponsor: Hegar
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the issuance of marine conservation specialty license plates.

HB 1750 Author: Bonnen
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of criminal law magistrates for Brazoria County.

HB 1946 Author: Bonnen
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 64; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

HB 2073 Author: Bonnen
Sponsor: Hegar
Last Action: 05/12/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to plans by local governments in coastal areas for reducing public expenditures for erosion and storm damage losses to public and private property.

HB 2074 Author: Bonnen | Lucio III | Leibowitz
Sponsor: Hegar
Last Action: 05/12/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the designation by the commissioner of the General Land Office of critical coastal erosion areas for purposes of the coastal erosion response plan.

HB 2387 Author: Bonnen | Lucio III | Leibowitz
Sponsor: Hegar
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the authority of the General Land Office to undertake coastal erosion studies and projects in conjunction with qualified project partners.

HB 2532 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/04/2009 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption: Relating to coordinating information regarding the location of infrastructure to which the supply of electric service is critical to the public health and safety or for emergency management purposes.

HB 2533 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to damages to affected business entities for project completion delays on highway projects.

HB 2534 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax.

HB 2810 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the Brazoria County juvenile board and juvenile probation department.

HB 3202 Author: Bonnen
Sponsor: Jackson, Mike
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to authorizing the transfer of certain real property held by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 3306 Author: Bonnen
Sponsor: Jackson, Mike
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the removal and disposal of certain vessels and structures in or on coastal waters.

HB 3551 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/15/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the notice to vacate the premises in forcible entry and detainer actions.

HB 3552 Author: Bonnen
Sponsor: Gallegos
Last Action: 05/28/2009 S Returned from the House for further action
Caption: Relating to the evaluation of certain regional planning commissions.

HB 3553 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 04/22/2009 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to reporting by a registered lobbyist of persons compensating the lobbyist for political services provided by the lobbyist.

HB 3554 Author: Bonnen
Sponsor: Jackson, Mike
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the appointment of an associate judge to serve a district court in Brazoria County.

HB 3555 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/14/2009 H Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
Caption: Relating to the status of liquefied natural gas marine terminals.

HB 3556 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification.

HB 3986 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/04/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the closure of certain man-made passes between the Gulf of Mexico and inland bays by the commissioner of the General Land Office.

HB 4128 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/14/2009 S Referred to Administration
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain Texas Rangers for burial in the state cemetery.

HB 4775 Author: Bonnen
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Alden Lake Management District; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

HCR 18 Author: Bonnen
Sponsor: Jackson, Mike
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Designating the Texas toad as the official State Amphibian of Texas.

HCR 193 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/01/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Expressing support of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, in Istanbul, urging intervention by the United States, the European Union, and the United Nations to stop institutional discrimination against the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and calling on the government of Turkey to safeguard religious rights within its borders, including those of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

HJR 48 Author: Bonnen | Pena | Taylor | King, Phil
Last Action: 03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the assessed value of the residence homesteads of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services volunteers.

HR 622 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 03/18/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 18 2009 8:00AM
Caption: Honoring the Brazoria County Cavalry for its support of those in military and public service.

HR 937 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 04/17/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 17 2009 10:40AM
Caption: Honoring Emmitt Earl Fyles Thomas on his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

HR 1031 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 03/26/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 26 2009 7:53AM
Caption: Recognizing March 25, 2009, as Greek Independence Day.

HR 1404 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 04/20/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 20 2009 6:15PM
Caption: Honoring Coach William B. Morrow of Lake Jackson for his contributions to the Brazosport Independent School District.

HR 1405 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 04/20/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 20 2009 6:15PM
Caption: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Danbury Post Office.

HR 1417 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 04/20/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 20 2009 6:15PM
Caption: Honoring Don Hood of Angleton for his induction into the Texas Bandmasters Association Hall of Fame.

HR 1747 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/18/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 18 2009 9:37PM
Caption: In memory of Edward L. Cole of Sweeny.

HR 1748 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/19/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 19 2009 1:19PM
Caption: Honoring Sergeant Monica Lin Brown of Lake Jackson for her receipt of the Silver Star Medal.

HR 1834 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/19/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 19 2009 7:58AM
Caption: Congratulating Ryan Leigon of Lake Jackson for being named a finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

HR 1939 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/25/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 25 2009 8:02AM
Caption: Congratulating Rich Tillman on earning the Community Builder Award from St. John's Masonic Lodge.

HR 2024 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/24/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 24 2009 3:22PM
Caption: Commending Houston police officer Rick Salter for his brave service.

HR 2025 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/24/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 24 2009 3:22PM
Caption: Honoring David Howarth of Lake Jackson on his receipt of the Individual Leadership Award from the Keep Texas Beautiful organization.

HR 2055 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/18/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 18 2009 7:20PM
Caption: In memory of Houston firefighter and Alvin native Damion Jon Hobbs.

HR 2159 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/18/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 18 2009 8:00AM
Caption: Congratulating the Honorable D. R. "Tom" Uher of Bay City on his receipt of the Community Builder Award from Bay City Masonic Lodge No. 865.

HR 2160 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/25/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 25 2009 10:00PM
Caption: Congratulating Jack Hays of West Columbia on his induction into the Ronnie Bell Hall of Honor by the Greater Houston Football Coaches Association.

HR 2161 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/25/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 25 2009 10:00PM
Caption: Honoring the Founders' Garden Club of Brazoria County on the 75th anniversary of its founding.

HR 2227 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/18/2009 H Filed
Caption: Honoring the 40th anniversary of the Angleton Danbury Medical Center Auxiliary.

HR 2228 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/26/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 26 2009 6:20PM
Caption: Congratulating Sergeant Philip R. Hester of the Clute Police Department on being recognized by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.

HR 2410 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 06/19/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 19 2009 1:10PM
Caption: Commending U.S. Army Sergeant Mark Alan Vaughn of Clute for his courageous service in Iraq.

HR 2411 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 06/19/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 19 2009 1:10PM
Caption: Congratulating David and Renee Winder of Midland, Michigan, on the birth of their daughter, Sophia Renee Winder.

HR 2430 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption: In memory of Frances Chalmers of Angleton.

HR 2469 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/31/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2009 5:44PM
Caption: Honoring U.S. Army Captain Robert Clayton Hinchman of Angleton for his service to his country.

HR 2470 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption: In memory of Barbara Gene Ross of Angleton.

HR 2587 Author: Bonnen
Last Action: 06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption: Honoring Angleton Danbury Medical Center on its 40th anniversary.

Joint Author (28):
HB 11 Author: Leibowitz | Bohac | Kolkhorst | Zerwas | Bonnen
Last Action: 04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to repeal of authority for the establishment and operation of the Trans-Texas Corridor.

HB 13 Author: Leibowitz | Zerwas | Bonnen
Last Action: 04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the operation of a state highway or segment of a state highway as a toll project.

HB 48 Author: Riddle | Bonnen | Flynn
Last Action: 04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the suspension of certain licenses held by employers for the knowing employment of persons not lawfully present in the United States.

HB 49 Author: Riddle | Bonnen
Last Action: 02/25/2009 H Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of criminal trespass by illegal aliens and to certain procedures for arresting illegal aliens suspected of committing criminal offenses.

HB 50 Author: Riddle | Bonnen
Last Action: 02/12/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to information required to establish resident status in connection with tuition and fees charged by public institutions of higher education.

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 128 Author: Solomons | Bonnen
Last Action: 03/11/2009 H Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the requirement that applicants for certain licenses be eligible for employment in the United States.

HB 225 Author: Aycock | Rose | Bonnen
Last Action: 02/17/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the portion of the appraised value of a person's property attributable to the implementation on the property of water conservation initiatives, desalination projects, or brush control initiatives.

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 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 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 276 Author: Zerwas | Bonnen | Flynn | Sheffield
Last Action: 05/11/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the requirement that state agencies report the cost of services and benefits provided to undocumented immigrants.

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 387 Author: Pena | King, Phil | Farabee | Bonnen | Flynn
Last Action: 05/13/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the exemption of volunteer fire departments from certain motor fuel taxes.

HB 632 Author: Turner, Sylvester | Smith, Wayne | Callegari | Davis, John | Bonnen
Last Action: 04/24/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the requirement that retail water and utility services adopt an emergency preparedness plan for use during a local power outage; providing an administrative penalty.

HB 832 Author: Hughes | Paxton | Bonnen | Lewis | Callegari
Last Action: 04/20/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the computation of taxable margin for purposes of the franchise tax by certain taxable entities.

HB 1555 Author: Patrick | McReynolds | Swinford | Bonnen | Oliveira
Last Action: 04/14/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to public school finance.

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 2262 Author: Eissler | Bonnen | Maldonado
Last Action: 03/24/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a requirement under the public school financial accountability rating system that a school district spend a specified percentage of district operating funds for instructional purposes.

HB 2454 Author: Eiland | Truitt | Bonnen | Herrero
Last Action: 03/11/2009 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Caption: Relating to a one-time supplemental annuity payment by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

HB 3971 Author: Ritter | Lucio III | Homer | Bonnen | Pena
Last Action: 04/30/2009 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to the funding of certain activities of the General Land Office pertaining to the management of coastal public land.

HB 4017 Author: Weber | Bonnen | Taylor | Eiland
Last Action: 04/16/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a self-determination pilot program by the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

HJR 25 Author: Aycock | Rose | Bonnen
Last Action: 02/17/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature by general law to exempt from ad valorem taxes the portion of the assessed value of property attributable to the implementation on the property of a water conservation initiative, desalination project, or brush control initiative.

HR 231 Author: Branch | Herrero | Bonnen | Morrison
Last Action: 02/05/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 5 2009 8:17AM
Caption: Recognizing February 4, 2009, as Community College Student Day at the State Capitol.

HR 975 Author: Rodriguez | Naishtat | Maldonado | Bonnen
Last Action: 04/14/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 14 2009 7:50AM
Caption: Recognizing April 8, 2009, as St. Edward's University Day at the State Capitol.

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