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

Number of Bills: 25

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 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 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 267 Author: Bonnen | Crabb | Laubenberg | Smith, Wayne | Hughes
Coauthor: Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Brown, Betty | Brown, Fred | et al.
Last Action: 05/14/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the interstate purchase of certain firearms.

HB 410 Author: Isett | Homer | Legler | Eiland | Harper-Brown
Coauthor: Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Button | et al.
Last Action: 05/05/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the requirement under certain circumstances that a license holder display the person's license to carry a concealed handgun.

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 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 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 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 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 2471 Author: Keffer | Rose | Deshotel | Ritter | Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Bonnen | Button | Chisum | Cook | Darby | et al.
Last Action: 04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to career and technical education in the public schools and high school graduation requirements.

HB 2656 Author: Miller, Doug | Truitt | Herrero | Hunter | Gutierrez
Coauthor: Bohac | Brown, Fred | Button | Christian | Davis, John | et al.
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the composition of the board of trustees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

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 3820 Author: Swinford | Heflin | Hopson | Hardcastle | Jones
Coauthor: Anderson | Aycock | Brown, Fred | Chisum | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the governance and disclosure requirements of electric cooperative corporations and the review of complaints of electric cooperative corporation members by the Office of the Attorney General.

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.

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 501 Author: Kent
Coauthor: Allen | Anderson | Bolton | Cook | Davis, John | et al.
Last Action: 02/20/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 20 2009 8:10AM
Caption: Welcoming a delegation from Baylor University to the State Capitol on February 19, 2009.

HR 2737 Author: Riddle | Kent | Anderson
Coauthor: Bolton | Davis, John | Dunnam | Eiland | Hughes | et al.
Last Action: 06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption: In memory of Brendon Chase Mooney of Spring.

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