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

Number of Bills: 44

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 51 Author: Branch | McCall | Coleman | McClendon | Madden
Coauthor: Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Aycock | et al.
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/17/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to measures to enhance and maintain the quality of state universities, including funding and incentives to support emerging public research universities, to the abolition of the higher education fund, to the institutional groupings under the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's accountability system, to the independent status of Lamar Institute of Technology, to research conducted by public universities and other state entities, and to the authorization of revenue bonds for certain institutions of higher education.

HB 52 Author: Branch | Cohen | Patrick | Crabb
Coauthor: Bohac | Button | Crownover | Davis, John | Flynn | et al.
Last Action: 05/12/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to limitations on the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions.

HB 124 Author: Jackson, Jim | Harper-Brown | Kent | Anchia | Davis, John
Coauthor: Alvarado | Berman | Brown, Betty | Chisum | Cohen | et al.
Last Action: 05/12/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of employment harmful to children.

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 725 Author: Veasey
Coauthor: Pierson | Walle
Last Action: 02/19/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to utility bill payment protection for elderly or disabled persons.

HB 741 Author: Castro | Strama | Villarreal | Farrar | Allen
Coauthor: Alvarado | Anchia | Burnam | Cohen | Farias | et al.
Last Action: 03/31/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to health education curriculum and instruction in public schools.

HB 995 Author: Turner, Chris | Turner, Sylvester | Geren | Menendez | Bohac
Coauthor: Gonzales | Jackson, Jim | Kent | Kuempel | Pierson | et al.
Last Action: 05/12/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to notice of expiration and price change in certain retail electric service contracts.

HB 1280 Author: McClendon
Coauthor: Allen | Pierson
Last Action: 04/06/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to use of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund for rail projects.

HB 1506 Author: Herrero | Leibowitz | Bolton | Gattis
Coauthor: Cohen | Farias | Marquez | Olivo | Ortiz, Jr. | et al.
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the imposition of conditions on certain defendants charged with an offense involving family violence.

HB 1538 Author: Burnam
Coauthor: Pierson
Last Action: 03/02/2009 H Referred to Energy Resources
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities or counties to adopt and enforce safety standards applicable to certain gas pipelines.

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 1594 Author: Anchia | Walle | Hodge | Miklos | Thibaut
Coauthor: Alvarado | Burnam | Farias | Gonzales | Herrero | et al.
Last Action: 03/02/2009 H Referred to Insurance
Caption: Relating to regulation of property and casualty insurance rates.

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 1671 Author: Crownover | Naishtat | Coleman | Zerwas | Gonzalez Toureilles
Coauthor: Gutierrez | Leibowitz | Pierson
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 05/23/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to mutual aid agreements for newborn screening laboratory services.

HB 1672 Author: Crownover | Zerwas | Coleman | Dukes | Shelton
Coauthor: Gonzalez Toureilles | Maldonado | Naishtat | Ortiz, Jr. | Pierson
Sponsor: Deuell
Last Action: 05/27/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to newborn screening.

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 1835 Author: Davis, Yvonne | Martinez Fischer | Deshotel | Hodge | Gonzales
Coauthor: Allen | Alonzo | Bolton | Burnam | Chavez | et al.
Last Action: 04/01/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the provision of commercial mobile service to customers.

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 1953 Author: Davis, Yvonne | Deshotel | Hodge | Gonzales | Eiland
Coauthor: Allen | Bolton | Burnam | Chavez | Coleman | et al.
Last Action: 04/01/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the provision of video programming service to consumers.

HB 1954 Author: Davis, Yvonne | Deshotel | Hodge | Gonzales | Eiland
Coauthor: Alonzo | Bolton | Burnam | Chavez | Coleman | et al.
Last Action: 04/14/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the provision of Internet service to consumers.

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 2078 Author: Keffer
Coauthor: Pierson
Last Action: 03/09/2009 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the transfer by certain courts of historic court documents to a designated official repository.

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 2355 Author: Kent | Farrar | Veasey | Hodge | Truitt
Coauthor: Burnam | Button | England | Giddings | Hartnett | et al.
Last Action: 04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the purchase of cement or cement products by certain governmental entities.

HB 2584 Author: Hartnett | Moody | Madden
Coauthor: Callegari | Miller, Sid | Pierson
Last Action: 05/08/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the right of certain child crime victims to a speedy trial and to be considered with respect to a defendant's motion for continuance.

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 3031 Author: Keffer
Coauthor: Jackson, Jim | Pierson
Sponsor: Estes
Last Action: 05/27/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the sale by the Brazos River Authority of certain residential and commercial leased lots and other real property in the immediate vicinity of Possum Kingdom Lake.

HB 3646 Author: Hochberg | Eissler | Aycock | Pitts | Patrick
Coauthor: Chavez | Edwards | Flores | Guillen | Gutierrez | et al.
Sponsor: Shapiro
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to public school finance and programs.

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 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 61 Author: Herrero | Gattis | Truitt | Kent | Leibowitz
Coauthor: Anchia | Burnam | Farias | Gonzales | Gonzalez Toureilles | et al.
Last Action: 05/21/2009 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Urging congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.

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.

HR 185 Author: Patrick
Coauthor: Pierson | Smith, Todd | Turner, Chris
Last Action: 01/28/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jan 28 2009 4:55PM
Caption: Welcoming the members of Team Arlington to the State Capitol and recognizing January 28, 2009, as Team Arlington Day.

HR 242 Author: Turner, Chris
Coauthor: Burnam | Hancock | Patrick | Pierson | Shelton | et al.
Last Action: 02/05/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 5 2009 8:17AM
Caption: Welcoming the Tarrant County College students visiting the State Capitol on Community College Student Day.

HR 352 Author: Shelton
Coauthor: Burnam | Geren | Hancock | Patrick | Pierson | et al.
Last Action: 02/13/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 13 2009 8:02AM
Caption: Welcoming the Texas Christian University Student Government Association to the State Capitol.

HR 572 Author: Patrick
Coauthor: Pierson | Smith, Todd | Turner, Chris | Veasey
Last Action: 02/23/2009 H Referred to Rules & Resolutions
Caption: Recognizing February 26, 2009, as Tarrant County Day at the State Capitol.

HR 617 Author: Patrick
Coauthor: Geren | Hancock | Pierson | Shelton | Smith, Todd | et al.
Last Action: 03/18/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 18 2009 8:00AM
Caption: Recognizing February 26, 2009, as Tarrant County Day at the State Capitol.

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 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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