Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Gary Elkins
81st Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/8/2026

Number of Bills: 34

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 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 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 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 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 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 256 Author: Berman | Bonnen | Riddle | Fletcher
Coauthor: Brown, Betty | Elkins
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 261 Author: Berman | Bonnen | Riddle
Coauthor: Elkins | Fletcher | Jackson, Jim
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 266 Author: Berman | Flynn | Bonnen
Coauthor: Brown, Betty | Christian | Elkins | Fletcher | Jackson, Jim | et al.
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
Coauthor: Bohac | Brown, Betty | Christian | Elkins | Keffer | et al.
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 404 Author: Harless | Flynn
Coauthor: Christian | Elkins | Harper-Brown | King, Susan | Laubenberg | et al.
Last Action: 04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of state and federal laws governing immigration by certain governmental entities.

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 1061 Author: Jackson, Jim
Coauthor: Christian | Elkins | Harper-Brown | Laubenberg | Parker | et al.
Last Action: 04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the requirement of citizenship or lawful presence in the United States for issuance or renewal of certain occupational licenses, driver's licenses, and identification certificates.

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 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 1540 Author: Hartnett
Coauthor: Callegari | Elkins | Hughes | Miller, Sid
Last Action: 05/12/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to license requirements and fees for certain child-care programs operated by public or private schools.

HB 1784 Author: Flynn | King, Phil
Coauthor: Elkins
Last Action: 03/04/2009 H Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the rates charged by a water and sewer utility.

HB 1835 Author: Davis, Yvonne | Martinez Fischer | Deshotel | Hodge | Gonzales
Coauthor: Allen | Alonzo | Bolton | Burnam | Chavez | et al.
Last Action: 04/01/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the provision of commercial mobile service to customers.

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 2282 Author: Thompson
Coauthor: Elkins
Last Action: 03/09/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to reregulation of retail electric services.

HB 2405 Author: Callegari | Smith, Wayne | Eiland
Coauthor: Elkins
Last Action: 03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the requirement that certain retail water and sewer utility services maintain service during an extended power outage.

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 3366 Author: Rose | Walle
Coauthor: Elkins
Last Action: 03/31/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the rates charged by a water and sewer utility.

HB 3609 Author: Miller, Doug
Coauthor: Elkins
Last Action: 04/28/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a requirement to provide sufficient water pressure for fire suppression in certain special utility districts.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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