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

Number of Bills: 34

HB 3 Author: Eissler | Hochberg | Keffer | Dutton | Raymond
Coauthor: Bohac | Bolton | Button | Cohen | Cook | et al.
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to public school accountability, curriculum, and promotion requirements.

HB 5 Author: Crownover | McCall | Sheffield | Alvarado
Coauthor: Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Berman | Bolton | et al.
Last Action: 05/08/2009 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption: Relating to the elimination of smoking in all workplaces and public places; providing penalties.

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 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 201 Author: Dukes | Swinford | McClendon
Coauthor: Eiland | Farabee | Flores | Howard, Donna | Martinez, "Mando"
Last Action: 02/17/2009 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption: Relating to state financial assistance to school districts that make contributions for social security coverage.

HB 528 Author: Vaught | Pierson | Parker | Anchia | Gattis
Coauthor: Allen | Burnam | Chavez | Cohen | Creighton | et al.
Last Action: 05/08/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the offense of failing to secure a child passenger in a motor vehicle and to fines for the offense.

HB 543 Author: Raymond
Coauthor: Bolton | Christian | Howard, Donna | Kuempel | Martinez, "Mando" | et al.
Last Action: 04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to prohibiting human cloning and other uses of human tissue by institutions of higher education; providing penalties.

HB 801 Author: Guillen | Anchia | Burnam | Edwards | Parker
Coauthor: Allen | Alvarado | Bonnen | Dukes | Farrar | et al.
Last Action: 05/21/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the investment of the permanent university fund in certain business entities doing business in Sudan.

HB 806 Author: Gallego | Martinez, "Mando" | Coleman | Rodriguez | Smithee
Coauthor: Alonzo | Burnam | Dukes | Farias | Farrar | et al.
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/13/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain prosthetic devices, orthotic devices, and related services.

HB 873 Author: Dukes | Pitts | McCall | Cook | Homer
Coauthor: Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | Branch | Brown, Fred | et al.
Sponsor: Deuell
Last Action: 04/23/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to incentives for the film, television, video, and digital interactive media production industries.

HB 1323 Author: Strama | Gonzales | Anchia | Lucio III | Pierson
Coauthor: Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Bolton | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action: 05/08/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to bullying and harassment in public schools.

HB 1390 Author: Rose | Gattis | Aycock
Coauthor: Bolton | Howard, Donna | Maldonado | Miller, Doug | Strama
Last Action: 04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to access by the members of electric cooperatives to meetings of the boards of directors and certain information of the electric cooperatives.

HB 1507 Author: Bolton
Coauthor: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 04/21/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to authorizing certain populous counties to adopt noise regulations; providing criminal and civil penalties.

HB 1673 Author: Crownover | Naishtat | Flores | Heflin | Anchia
Coauthor: Alvarado | Anderson | Berman | Bolton | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action: 03/03/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to funding of the Communities In Schools program.

HB 1764 Author: Woolley | Hardcastle | Turner, Sylvester
Coauthor: Bolton | Howard, Donna | Kuempel | Martinez, "Mando" | Rose
Last Action: 03/03/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the use of human cells and tissue, including a ban on human cloning; providing penalties.

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 1948 Author: Rios Ybarra | Anderson | Gonzales | Hunter | Martinez, "Mando"
Coauthor: Allen | Alvarado | Anchia | Aycock | Bolton | et al.
Last Action: 05/08/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to a public health extension service pilot program.

HB 2014 Author: Vo
Coauthor: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 05/15/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to credit card marketing activities at postsecondary educational institutions.

HB 2070 Author: Cohen | Anchia | Dukes | Pitts | Hartnett
Coauthor: Allen | Alonzo | Berman | Bohac | Bolton | et al.
Last Action: 05/13/2009 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to the fee based on admissions to certain sexually oriented businesses.

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 2942 Author: Dunnam | Crownover | Coleman | Turner, Sylvester | Gattis
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bolton | Castro | Cohen | Deshotel | et al.
Last Action: 05/19/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to accountability and transparency in government operations, including disclosure, oversight, and enforcement measures; providing penalties.

HB 2962 Author: Coleman | Dukes | Zerwas | Davis, John | Naishtat
Coauthor: Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Bolton | et al.
Last Action: 05/19/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the administration and funding of and eligibility for the child health plan, medical assistance, and other programs.

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 4175 Author: Bolton | Coleman | Leibowitz | Pierson
Coauthor: Dukes | Howard, Donna | Naishtat | Rodriguez | Strama
Last Action: 05/08/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to authorizing certain counties to adopt buffer zone regulations and comprehensive land development plans; providing a penalty.

HB 4261 Author: Rodriguez | Gallego | Harless | Taylor | Keffer
Coauthor: Anchia | Burnam | Button | Cohen | Deshotel | et al.
Last Action: 05/05/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to establishing a no-interest loan program to promote the use of energy efficiency measures and renewable energy technology in certain residential dwellings, commercial buildings, and places of worship.

HCR 121 Author: Maldonado | Kleinschmidt | Rodriguez | Dukes | Strama
Coauthor: Aycock | Bolton | Gattis | Howard, Donna | Naishtat | et al.
Sponsor: Watson
Last Action: 05/20/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Recognizing all those who participated in the 2008 Capital Area State Employee Charitable Campaign.

HCR 152 Author: Hunter | Herrero | Ortiz, Jr. | Leibowitz
Coauthor: Bolton | Davis, John | Dukes | Howard, Donna | Naishtat | et al.
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/22/2009 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 22 2009 11:40AM
Caption: Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study on the availability of medical treatment for patients with Lyme diseases in Texas.

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 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 84 Author: Coleman | Farabee | Kuempel | Homer | Anderson
Coauthor: Allen | Berman | Bolton | Brown, Betty | Burnam | et al.
Last Action: 04/28/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing a state mandate imposed on a county to have effect only if the state provides for payment to the county of the cost of the mandate.

HR 679 Author: Bolton | Naishtat
Coauthor: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 03/20/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 20 2009 7:50AM
Caption: Congratulating Rhoda Mae Kerr on her selection as the first female chief of the Austin Fire Department.

HR 1280 Author: Maldonado
Coauthor: Allen | Alvarado | Bolton | Cohen | Farrar | et al.
Last Action: 04/28/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 28 2009 7:55AM
Caption: Honoring State Representative Senfronia Thompson on her receipt of the Lifetime Achievement Award from Annie's List.

HR 1383 Author: Dunnam | Coleman | Moody
Coauthor: Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Bolton | et al.
Last Action: 04/24/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Reaffirming the pride of all Texans in our one and indivisible National Union and State.

HR 2886 Author: Maldonado | Geren | McClendon | Dunnam | Taylor
Coauthor: Allen | Bolton | Davis, Yvonne | Gattis | Gonzalez Toureilles | et al.
Last Action: 06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption: Honoring the staff of the housekeeping/grounds and maintenance divisions of the State Preservation Board for their role in preserving the Texas State Capitol.

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