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

Number of Bills: 29

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 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 165 Author: Naishtat | King, Susan | Howard, Charlie | Bohac | Hughes
Coauthor: Bolton | Herrero | Menendez
Last Action: 05/13/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to a career ladder for interveners who provide services under the deaf-blind with multiple disabilities waiver program.

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 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 815 Author: Gonzales | Martinez, "Mando" | Pickett
Coauthor: Allen | Anchia | Dunnam | Dutton | Farrar | et al.
Last Action: 03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the hours of sale for liquor.

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 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 1633 Author: Walle | Martinez Fischer | Moody | Ortiz, Jr. | Leibowitz
Coauthor: Allen | Alvarado | Anchia | Bohac | Dutton | et al.
Sponsor: Ellis
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of graffiti and to certain conditions imposed on defendants convicted of that offense or on juveniles adjudicated as having engaged in conduct in violation of that offense.

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 1736 Author: Anchia | Davis, Yvonne | Branch | Hodge | Isett
Coauthor: Gonzales | Guillen | Jones | Kent | King, Susan | et al.
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 05/27/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to compensation of and services to persons wrongfully imprisoned.

HB 1876 Author: Chisum | Raymond | Davis, John | Gonzales | Hopson
Coauthor: Allen | Berman | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | Chavez | et al.
Last Action: 04/17/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to creating the health care access fund to recruit health care providers in health professional shortage areas and to support federally-qualified health centers and to using for those purposes revenue from a tax imposed on certain tobacco products.

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 2876 Author: Patrick
Coauthor: Bonnen | Menendez
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of an administrative law judge to order the release of certain information relating to a child abuse and neglect investigation.

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 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 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 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.

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 252 Author: Thompson | Hilderbran | England | Guillen | Hunter
Coauthor: Castro | Cook | Dunnam | Flores | Geren | et al.
Sponsor: Averitt
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Requesting the governor to appoint a Governor's Task Force on Horse and Greyhound Racing.

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 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.

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