Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon
81st Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/8/2026

Number of Bills: 26

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 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 804 Author: Villarreal
Coauthor: McClendon
Last Action: 02/23/2009 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to authorizing a power of attorney for the medical care and education of a child.

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 1261 Author: Harper-Brown | Flynn | Laubenberg | Guillen | Herrero
Coauthor: Berman | Brown, Betty | Hopson | Kent | Martinez, "Mando" | et al.
Last Action: 04/27/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an exemption from the motor vehicle sales tax for a limited period.

HB 1303 Author: Menendez | Homer | Geren | Gattis | Pitts
Coauthor: Bohac | Bonnen | Chavez | Edwards | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 05/04/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to continued health insurance coverage for eligible survivors of certain public servants killed in the line of duty.

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 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 1674 Author: Villarreal
Coauthor: Castro | Corte | Farias | McClendon | Menendez
Last Action: 04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to funding for county transportation needs.

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 2118 Author: Olivo | Gonzales | Naishtat | Turner, Sylvester | Corte
Coauthor: Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Burnam | et al.
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/21/2009 S Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Relating to the designation of May 9 as Willie Velasquez Day.

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.

HCR 17 Author: Callegari
Coauthor: Dutton | McClendon | Smith, Wayne
Sponsor: Lucio
Last Action: 02/06/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Congratulating His Eminence, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston.

HCR 54 Author: Truitt | Leibowitz | Crabb | Hopson | Woolley
Coauthor: Castro | Chavez | Corte | Farias | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action: 05/21/2009 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Urging the United States Congress to enact legislation facilitating a technology-based solution that allows consumers to subscribe to Internet services that exclude adult content.

HCR 139 Author: Flores | Gonzalez Toureilles | Martinez, "Mando" | Leibowitz
Coauthor: Alonzo | Anchia | Burnam | Castro | Chavez | et al.
Last Action: 05/21/2009 S Referred to Administration
Caption: Directing the State Preservation Board to amend its rules to allow the statue in honor of Tejanos to be placed on the south lawn of the Capitol.

HCR 226 Author: Truitt
Coauthor: Castro | Chavez | Corte | Farias | Gutierrez | et al.
Sponsor: Shapleigh
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Lucchese Boot Company.

HCR 258 Author: Vo | Hilderbran | Pitts | Dunnam | Taylor
Coauthor: Alonzo | Alvarado | Bohac | Bolton | Brown, Fred | et al.
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Urging the University of Houston and other institutions of higher education to cease displaying the flag of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and to replace it with the Freedom and Heritage Flag.

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.

HR 487 Author: Giddings
Coauthor: Allen | Coleman | Davis, Yvonne | Deshotel | Dukes | et al.
Last Action: 02/19/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 19 2009 8:05AM
Caption: Recognizing February 2009 as Black History Month.

HR 708 Author: Coleman
Coauthor: Crownover | Dunnam | McCall | McClendon | Pickett | et al.
Last Action: 03/04/2009 H Withdrawn
Caption: Requesting that the Texas Transportation Commission and the Texas Department of Transportation provide the House with project selection criteria prior to obligating any Recovery Act funds.

HR 3048 Author: Kent | Cohen | Bolton | Howard, Donna | Allen
Coauthor: Farrar | Gonzales | Gonzalez Toureilles | Hernandez | Maldonado | et al.
Last Action: 06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption: Congratulating Robert E. Jones of Annie's List on his receipt of a 2009 Rising Star Award from Politics magazine.

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