Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Paula Pierson
81st Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/8/2026

Number of Bills: 39

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (19):
HB 329 Author: Pierson | Turner, Chris | Allen | Farias
Last Action: 02/17/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the guaranteed level of state and local funds for the instructional facilities allotment and the existing debt allotment under the public school finance system.

HB 330 Author: Pierson | Rios Ybarra
Last Action: 05/13/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the appointment of a nonvoting faculty regent to the board of regents of each state university or state university system.

HB 331 Author: Pierson
Last Action: 03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to liability insurance for persons holding certain alcoholic beverage permits.

HB 483 Author: Pierson
Last Action: 04/23/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to an administrative fee for defendants required by a court to perform community service in lieu of serving a term of confinement in county jail.

HB 1244 Author: Pierson
Last Action: 02/26/2009 H Referred to Human Services
Caption: Relating to a provisional license for convalescent and nursing home facilities.

HB 1319 Author: Pierson
Last Action: 05/15/2009 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to an exemption for school districts from security for court costs and appeal bond.

HB 1717 Author: Pierson
Last Action: 04/08/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of metal recycling entities.

HB 1795 Author: Pierson | Vaught | Dukes | Kent | Naishtat
Sponsor: Uresti
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to newborn screening and the creation of the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee.

HB 1880 Author: Pierson
Last Action: 03/05/2009 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to an enhanced penalty for an operator who commits certain traffic offenses while using a wireless communication device to read, write, or send a text-based communication.

HB 2101 Author: Pierson
Sponsor: Davis, Wendy
Last Action: 05/20/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the place for the convening of a county convention.

HB 2216 Author: Pierson
Last Action: 04/14/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the maintenance of telephone and electric utility poles.

HB 2277 Author: Pierson
Last Action: 03/09/2009 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Caption: Relating to civil liability for selling or serving alcoholic beverages.

HB 2831 Author: Pierson
Last Action: 04/01/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the offense of improper relationship between educator and student.

HB 3331 Author: Pierson | Eiland | Gutierrez | Dunnam
Last Action: 04/28/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to local option alcoholic beverage elections to change the status of an existing voting unit.

HR 147 Author: Pierson
Last Action: 03/16/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2009 2:53PM
Caption: Honoring Ron Hall and Denver Moore for their efforts in behalf of the homeless community in Fort Worth and across the country.

HR 194 Author: Pierson
Last Action: 02/18/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 18 2009 4:12PM
Caption: Recognizing February 17, 2009, as Mansfield Day at the State Capitol.

HR 212 Author: Pierson
Last Action: 02/05/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 5 2009 8:17AM
Caption: Recognizing February 4, 2009, as Voices for Change Day and commending the organizations Texans Care For Children, the Texas Network of Youth Services, and Children at Risk.

HR 648 Author: Pierson
Last Action: 03/19/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 19 2009 7:50AM
Caption: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Arlington.

HR 1761 Author: Pierson | Patrick | Harless | Turner, Chris
Last Action: 05/05/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 5 2009 7:58AM
Caption: Honoring the contribution to the Texas economy of General Motors and the Arlington Assembly Plant.

Joint Author (20):
HB 498 Author: McClendon | Thompson | Gallego | Hodge | Pierson
Sponsor: Ellis
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the establishment of an advisory panel to assist with a study regarding the prevention of wrongful convictions.

HB 528 Author: Vaught | Pierson | Parker | Anchia | Gattis
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 860 Author: Veasey | Patrick | Pierson | Walle
Last Action: 02/23/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to sanctions available for certain academically unacceptable campuses.

HB 1179 Author: Chavez | Pierson | Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 03/10/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on certain uses of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle.

HB 1267 Author: Turner, Sylvester | Chavez | Pierson
Last Action: 03/10/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on certain uses of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle.

HB 1323 Author: Strama | Gonzales | Anchia | Lucio III | Pierson
Last Action: 05/08/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to bullying and harassment in public schools.

HB 1564 Author: England | Pierson
Last Action: 05/12/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the eligibility for unemployment benefits of individuals who are unemployed due to certain labor disputes.

HB 2011 Author: Vaught | Guillen | Pierson
Last Action: 05/01/2009 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption: Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for active and former members of the United States Army Special Forces.

HB 2174 Author: Truitt | Pierson
Last Action: 04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to governmental agency contracts that involve the production of cement.

HB 2175 Author: Truitt | Pierson
Last Action: 03/09/2009 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the purchase of cement by the Texas Department of Transportation.

HB 2371 Author: Vaught | Pierson
Last Action: 05/08/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the forfeiture of an inmate's good conduct time as a result of filing certain motions for forensic DNA testing.

HB 2932 Author: Vaught | Kent | Pierson | Miklos | Fletcher
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to including in the law enforcement information system information indicating that criminal defendants have committed certain additional offenses.

HB 3207 Author: Edwards | Pierson | Moody | Kent | Turner, Sylvester
Last Action: 04/22/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the administration of the compensation to victims of crime fund and the compensation to victims of crime auxiliary fund.

HB 3318 Author: Farrar | Coleman | Pierson | Naishtat
Last Action: 04/28/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the punishment of certain parents for the murder of the parent's infant.

HB 3358 Author: Turner, Sylvester | Pierson | Leibowitz
Sponsor: Shapleigh
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to allowing municipal or county housing authorities in certain counties to create housing communities for veterans.

HB 3424 Author: Burnam | Pierson
Last Action: 04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to Nitrogen Oxide emission limits for cement kilns in certain non-attainment areas for ozone.

HB 4175 Author: Bolton | Coleman | Leibowitz | Pierson
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.

HR 122 Author: Vo | Pierson | Thibaut
Last Action: 01/15/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jan 15 2009 4:42PM
Caption: Commemorating the Vietnamese New Year holiday on January 26, 2009.

HR 716 Author: Keffer | Kuempel | Pierson | England | Miklos
Last Action: 03/09/2009 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption: Expressing intent that funds provided to the State of Texas by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act be spent, as far as practicable, on domestic goods, materials, and services.

HR 1940 Author: Moody | Pierson | Marquez
Last Action: 05/24/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 24 2009 3:22PM
Caption: Honoring the life of Margaret Caroline Hussmann of El Paso.

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