| HB 2 | Author: | Otto |
| Coauthor: | Allen | Berman | Bohac | Crabb | Elkins | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 02/12/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means | |
| Caption: | Relating to the appraisal of property, including residence homesteads, for ad valorem tax purposes. |
| HB 4 | Author: | Orr | Pitts | Callegari | Veasey | Pickett |
| Coauthor: | Berman | Brown, Betty | Burnam | Christian | Crabb | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to eminent domain, including certain limitations, procedures, and standards relating to the use of eminent domain. |
| HB 6 | Author: | Eiland | Turner, Sylvester |
| Coauthor: | Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Bohac | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 04/17/2009 H Considered in Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to appropriations for damages and disruptions suffered by state agencies and institutions of higher education caused by natural disasters and to an appropriation for disaster relief generally. |
| HB 20 | Author: | Leibowitz | Rodriguez |
| Coauthor: | Crabb | Maldonado | |
| Last Action: | 04/20/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to exempting textbooks for university and college courses from the sales tax. |
| HB 21 | Author: | Leibowitz | Rodriguez |
| Coauthor: | Crabb | |
| Last Action: | 04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to a fixed tuition rate provided by general academic teaching institutions and public lower-division institutions of higher education to certain undergraduate students. |
| HB 36 | Author: | Corte | Fletcher | Brown, Betty |
| Coauthor: | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Fred | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to informed consent to an abortion. |
| HB 51 | Author: | Branch | McCall | Coleman | McClendon | Madden |
| Coauthor: | Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Aycock | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Zaffirini | |
| Last Action: | 06/17/2009 E See remarks for effective date | |
| Caption: | Relating to measures to enhance and maintain the quality of state universities, including funding and incentives to support emerging public research universities, to the abolition of the higher education fund, to the institutional groupings under the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's accountability system, to the independent status of Lamar Institute of Technology, to research conducted by public universities and other state entities, and to the authorization of revenue bonds for certain institutions of higher education. |
| HB 62 | Author: | Aycock | Moody | Menendez | Berman | Bonnen |
| Coauthor: | Crabb | Darby | Davis, John | King, Phil | McReynolds | et al. | |
| 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 109 | Author: | Phillips | Olivo | Paxton | Martinez, "Mando" |
| Coauthor: | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 04/15/2009 H Recalled from subcommittee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the issuance of "Choose Life" license plates and the creation of the Choose Life account in the general revenue fund. |
| HB 123 | Author: | Jackson, Jim | Harper-Brown | Kent | Anchia | Davis, John |
| Coauthor: | Alvarado | Berman | Brown, Betty | Chisum | Cohen | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 04/23/2009 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to activity that constitutes maintaining a common nuisance. |
| HB 124 | Author: | Jackson, Jim | Harper-Brown | Kent | Anchia | Davis, John |
| Coauthor: | Alvarado | Berman | Brown, Betty | Chisum | Cohen | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 05/12/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice | |
| Caption: | Relating to the punishment for the offense of employment harmful to children. |
| HB 125 | Author: | Brown, Betty | Christian | Flynn | Berman | Shelton |
| Coauthor: | Anderson | Aycock | Bohac | Bonnen | Brown, Fred | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification. |
| HB 127 | Author: | Callegari | Fletcher | Zerwas | Harper-Brown | Pickett |
| Coauthor: | Brown, Betty | Button | Crabb | Elkins | Flynn | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. |
| HB 130 | Author: | Patrick | Eissler | Anchia | Pitts | Thompson |
| Coauthor: | Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Aycock | Berman | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Zaffirini | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Vetoed by the Governor | |
| Caption: | Relating to an enhanced quality full-day prekindergarten program provided by public school districts in conjunction with community providers. |
| HB 169 | Author: | Smith, Todd |
| Coauthor: | Cook | Crabb | Jackson, Jim | Vaught | Zerwas | |
| Last Action: | 02/12/2009 H Referred to Public Safety | |
| Caption: | Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Public Safety and certain local law enforcement agencies to establish a checkpoint on a highway or street to determine whether persons are driving while intoxicated. |
| HB 206 | Author: | Jackson, Jim | Harper-Brown | Kent | Anchia | Davis, John |
| Coauthor: | Allen | Alvarado | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 05/21/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce | |
| Caption: | Relating to the on-premises consumption of certain alcoholic beverages; providing a penalty. |
| HB 209 | Author: | Bohac | Harless |
| Coauthor: | Berman | Crabb | Elkins | Fletcher | Flynn | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 03/11/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the determination of the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. |
| HB 277 | Author: | Zerwas | Davis, John | Callegari |
| Coauthor: | Anderson | Crabb | Kleinschmidt | |
| Last Action: | 04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the franchise tax and alternative revenue sources and spending priorities for this state. |
| HB 379 | Author: | Harper-Brown | Christian |
| Coauthor: | Allen | Crabb | Driver | Jackson, Jim | King, Phil | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 04/06/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to requiring the use of an ignition interlock device on conviction of certain intoxication offenses. |
| HB 386 | Author: | Miller, Sid |
| Coauthor: | Crabb | Weber | |
| Last Action: | 03/11/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the selection of the board of directors of an appraisal district. |
| HB 402 | Author: | Woolley |
| Coauthor: | Crabb | Kleinschmidt | Laubenberg | Parker | Paxton | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 02/18/2009 H Referred to Land & Resource Management | |
| Caption: | Relating to the use of eminent domain authority. |
| HB 644 | Author: | Zerwas |
| Coauthor: | Anderson | Brown, Betty | Crabb | Flynn | King, Phil | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 02/18/2009 H Referred to Appropriations | |
| Caption: | Relating to the permissible uses of the state highway fund. |
| HB 700 | Author: | Zerwas | Callegari | Kleinschmidt | King, Phil | Creighton |
| Coauthor: | Crabb | Parker | Weber | Woolley | |
| Last Action: | 03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. |
| HB 720 | Author: | Creighton | Parker | Lucio III | Paxton | Guillen |
| Coauthor: | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Brown, Betty | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax. |
| HB 994 | Author: | Paxton | Christian | King, Phil | Hughes | Howard, Charlie |
| Coauthor: | Anderson | Berman | Bohac | Branch | Brown, Betty | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 02/23/2009 H Referred to Appropriations | |
| Caption: | Relating to the limitation on the rate of growth in appropriations from state tax revenues. |
| HB 1018 | Author: | Brown, Betty |
| Coauthor: | Crabb | Kleinschmidt | Weber | |
| Last Action: | 03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. |
| HB 1019 | Author: | Brown, Betty |
| Coauthor: | Crabb | Kleinschmidt | |
| Last Action: | 02/23/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means | |
| Caption: | Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax. |
| HB 1037 | Author: | Paxton | Keffer | Zerwas | Truitt |
| Coauthor: | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | Callegari | Christian | Crabb | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to allowing persons acquiring a new residence homestead to receive an ad valorem tax exemption on the homestead in the year in which the property is acquired. |
| HB 1092 | Author: | Parker | Flynn | Ortiz, Jr. | Creighton | Pickett |
| Coauthor: | Anderson | Callegari | Crabb | Hamilton | Hughes | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 03/11/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the authority of the voters of a county to allow the owners of certain real property to require that county and any municipal ad valorem taxes be imposed on that real property on the basis of a five-year average of the property's value. |
| HB 1211 | Author: | Howard, Charlie |
| Coauthor: | Crabb | Kleinschmidt | Weber | |
| Last Action: | 03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes. |
| HB 1220 | Author: | Hunter |
| Coauthor: | Crabb | Kleinschmidt | |
| Last Action: | 04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax. |
| HB 1301 | Author: | Frost | Farabee | Lucio III | McReynolds | Driver |
| Coauthor: | Anderson | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 03/23/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to an employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer. |
| HB 1307 | Author: | Creighton | Sheffield |
| Coauthor: | Crabb | Geren | Jones | Merritt | Parker | |
| Last Action: | 02/26/2009 H Referred to Public Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to the availability of certain school district financial information on certain districts' Internet websites. |
| HB 1314 | Author: | Strama | Paxton |
| Coauthor: | Crabb | |
| Last Action: | 03/24/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the availability of certain financial information on Internet websites of school districts and open-enrollment charter schools. |
| HB 1348 | Author: | Christian | Gattis | Miller, Sid | Anderson | Kolkhorst |
| Coauthor: | Aycock | Berman | Brown, Betty | Callegari | Chisum | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 04/22/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to initial claims under the unemployment compensation system. |
| HB 1483 | Author: | Pitts | Kuempel | Geren | Homer | Callegari |
| Coauthor: | Anderson | Berman | Bohac | Button | Chavez | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the use of eminent domain authority. |
| HB 1530 | Author: | Button | Driver | Hardcastle | Gonzalez Toureilles | Rios Ybarra |
| Coauthor: | Brown, Betty | Crabb | Kent | Kleinschmidt | Miller, Doug | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Deuell | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the licensing and regulation of health-related pest control by the Department of Agriculture. |
| HB 1555 | Author: | Patrick | McReynolds | Swinford | Bonnen | Oliveira |
| Coauthor: | Berman | Brown, Betty | Christian | Crabb | Farabee | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 04/14/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to public school finance. |
| HB 1701 | Author: | Laubenberg | Eissler |
| Coauthor: | Crabb | |
| Last Action: | 04/14/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the regulation of certain activities on a public highway or road, the right-of-way of a public highway or road, or a parking lot. |
| HB 1788 | Author: | King, Phil |
| Coauthor: | Crabb | Kleinschmidt | Parker | |
| Last Action: | 04/15/2009 H No action taken in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the minimum franchise tax amount for which no tax payment is due. |
| HB 1801 | Author: | Bohac | Martinez Fischer | Castro | Patrick | Oliveira |
| Coauthor: | Aycock | Branch | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Burnam | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Shapiro | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | |
| Caption: | Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for a limited period for certain backpacks and school supplies specified by the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. |
| HB 1825 | Author: | Paxton | Edwards | Howard, Charlie |
| Coauthor: | Anderson | Berman | Bohac | Button | Crabb | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the computation of the franchise tax. |
| HB 1893 | Author: | Driver | McReynolds | Kolkhorst | Ortiz, Jr. | Merritt |
| Coauthor: | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of institutions of higher education. |
| HB 1993 | Author: | Anchia |
| Coauthor: | Crabb | |
| Sponsor: | Watson | |
| Last Action: | 05/21/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to certain energy security technologies for critical governmental facilities. |
| HB 2083 | Author: | Solomons | Raymond | Marquez | Homer | Branch |
| Coauthor: | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Zaffirini | |
| Last Action: | 05/11/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to determination of state contributions for participation by certain junior college employees in the state employees group benefits program. |
| HB 2850 | Author: | Farabee |
| Coauthor: | Crabb | |
| Last Action: | 04/02/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee | |
| Caption: | Relating to goals for renewable energy capacity derived from renewable energy sources other than sources using wind energy. |
| HB 3325 | Author: | Hughes | Lucio III | Cook | Rodriguez | Harless |
| Coauthor: | Alonzo | Anderson | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 04/14/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients. |
| HB 3613 | Author: | Otto | Oliveira | Paxton | Taylor | Pena |
| Coauthor: | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Brown, Betty | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Williams | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E See remarks for effective date | |
| Caption: | Relating to the determination of the market value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes on the basis of the property's value as a residence homestead and to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans and to the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation to which a disabled veteran is entitled based on disability rating. |
| HB 3769 | Author: | Fletcher | Gallego | King, Phil | Solomons | Turner, Sylvester |
| Coauthor: | Allen | Alvarado | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 04/29/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to certain fraudulent investment schemes; providing penalties. |
| HB 3796 | Author: | Morrison | Cook | Harless | Heflin | Kolkhorst |
| Coauthor: | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 05/12/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to informed and voluntary consent for an abortion and the collection and reporting of information related to the performance of an abortion; providing penalties. |
| HB 3816 | Author: | Brown, Fred | Fletcher | Callegari | Howard, Charlie | Elkins |
| Coauthor: | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | Chisum | Crabb | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 05/13/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Medical Board. |
| HB 4009 | Author: | Weber | Anchia | Thompson | Naishtat | Alvarado |
| Coauthor: | Allen | Alonzo | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Van de Putte | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the provision of services to certain persons involved in, and the prosecution, punishment, and prevention of, offenses involving trafficking of persons or certain forced or sex-based labor or services, and to law enforcement training related to offenses involving that trafficking. |
| HB 4061 | Author: | Smith, Todd | Callegari | Vo | Merritt | Harless |
| Coauthor: | Cook | Crabb | |
| Last Action: | 05/19/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice | |
| Caption: | Relating to the consequences of an arrest for or conviction of certain intoxication offenses. |
| HB 4294 | Author: | Branch | Eissler | Strama | Oliveira | Aycock |
| Coauthor: | Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Button | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Shapiro | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to textbooks, electronic textbooks, instructional material, and technological equipment in public schools. |
| HB 4765 | Author: | Oliveira | Paxton | Hopson | Callegari | Creighton |
| Coauthor: | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Patrick, Dan | |
| Last Action: | 06/16/2009 E See remarks for effective date | |
| Caption: | Relating to the computation of the franchise tax. |
| HCR 50 | Author: | Creighton | Hughes | Berman | Gattis | Guillen |
| Coauthor: | Anderson | Aycock | Bohac | Bonnen | Branch | et al. | |
| 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 |
| Coauthor: | Brown, Betty | Christian | Crabb | Crownover | Davis, John | et al. | |
| 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 13 | Author: | Leibowitz |
| Coauthor: | Crabb | |
| Last Action: | 03/02/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means | |
| Caption: | Proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating certain revenue derived from motor fuel taxes to the construction of public highways. |
| HJR 21 | Author: | Callegari | Fletcher | Zerwas | Harper-Brown | Pickett |
| Coauthor: | Crabb | Flynn | King, Phil | Kleinschmidt | Parker | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. |
| HJR 29 | Author: | Elkins |
| Coauthor: | Alonzo | Anchia | Berman | Bohac | Bolton | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Wentworth | |
| Last Action: | 05/27/2009 S Not again placed on intent calendar | |
| Caption: | Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a legislative session. |
| HJR 30 | Author: | Anderson | Paxton |
| Coauthor: | Berman | Bohac | Brown, Betty | Christian | Crabb | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 05/04/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a rate of the franchise tax be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature. |
| HJR 38 | Author: | King, Phil | Bohac | Flynn | Paxton | Christian |
| Coauthor: | Anderson | Berman | Brown, Betty | Crabb | Fletcher | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 05/04/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the rainy day fund and dedicating certain surplus revenues to property tax reduction. |
| HJR 39 | Author: | Allen | Turner, Sylvester | Giddings | Bohac | Thompson |
| Coauthor: | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | Aycock | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Ellis | |
| Last Action: | 05/26/2009 E Filed with the Secretary of State | |
| Caption: | Post-ratifying Amendment XXIV to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the denial or abridgment of the right to vote for failure to pay any poll tax or other tax. |
| HJR 42 | Author: | Zerwas |
| Coauthor: | Crabb | Flynn | Kleinschmidt | Weber | Woolley | |
| Last Action: | 03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to 105 percent or more of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year. |
| HJR 51 | Author: | Brown, Betty |
| Coauthor: | Crabb | Kleinschmidt | Weber | Woolley | |
| Last Action: | 03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to 105 percent or more of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year. |
| HJR 61 | Author: | Howard, Charlie |
| Coauthor: | Crabb | Kleinschmidt | Weber | Woolley | |
| Last Action: | 03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to 105 percent or more of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year. |
| HJR 62 | Author: | Farabee | Swinford | Smithee | Strama |
| Coauthor: | Aycock | Chisum | Crabb | Creighton | Crownover | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 05/05/2009 H Failed of adoption | |
| Caption: | Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide that the Railroad Commission of Texas is governed by a single elected railroad commissioner. |
| HR 454 | Author: | Harless | Laubenberg | Branch |
| Coauthor: | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 03/16/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2009 2:53PM | |
| Caption: | Recognizing April 16, 2009, as Texas Federation of Republican Women Day at the Capitol. |