| HB 2 | Author: | Otto |
| Coauthor: | Allen | Berman | Bohac | Crabb | Elkins | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 02/12/2009 H Referred to Ways & Means | |
| Caption: | Relating to the appraisal of property, including residence homesteads, for ad valorem tax purposes. |
| 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 62 | Author: | Aycock | Moody | Menendez | Berman | Bonnen |
| Coauthor: | Crabb | Darby | Davis, John | King, Phil | McReynolds | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans. |
| 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 543 | Author: | Raymond |
| Coauthor: | Bolton | Christian | Howard, Donna | Kuempel | Martinez, "Mando" | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to prohibiting human cloning and other uses of human tissue by institutions of higher education; providing penalties. |
| HB 616 | Author: | Veasey | Thompson | Anchia | Vaught |
| Coauthor: | Allen | Burnam | Dukes | Farias | Moody | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 04/23/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to a study regarding the effectiveness of the James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act. |
| HB 670 | Author: | Martinez Fischer | Pitts | Gallego | Berman | Lucio III |
| Coauthor: | Allen | Alonzo | Bolton | Branch | Burnam | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Ellis | |
| Last Action: | 05/13/2009 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to a qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify. |
| HB 831 | Author: | Taylor | Pena | Fletcher | Oliveira | Sheffield |
| Coauthor: | Allen | Bonnen | Button | Cook | Creighton | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 05/19/2009 S Referred to Finance | |
| Caption: | Relating to the exemption from certain taxation of certain organizations. |
| HB 861 | Author: | Naishtat | Cohen | Strama | Thompson |
| Coauthor: | Allen | Burnam | Rose | |
| Last Action: | 04/14/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the authority of certain university systems to provide benefits to certain qualified individuals. |
| HB 1037 | Author: | Paxton | Keffer | Zerwas | Truitt |
| Coauthor: | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | Callegari | Christian | Crabb | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to allowing persons acquiring a new residence homestead to receive an ad valorem tax exemption on the homestead in the year in which the property is acquired. |
| HB 1189 | Author: | Bonnen | Naishtat | Maldonado | Gattis |
| Coauthor: | Allen | Branch | Edwards | Eissler | Rodriguez | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 02/26/2009 H Referred to Environmental Regulation | |
| Caption: | Relating to a program for the recycling of electronic equipment of consumers in this state; providing administrative penalties. |
| HB 1245 | Author: | Brown, Betty | King, Phil | Flynn | Hughes |
| Coauthor: | Miller, Sid | Rose | Walle | |
| Last Action: | 03/31/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the rates charged by a water and sewer utility. |
| HB 1323 | Author: | Strama | Gonzales | Anchia | Lucio III | Pierson |
| Coauthor: | Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Bolton | Brown, Fred | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 05/08/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to bullying and harassment in public schools. |
| HB 1328 | Author: | McClendon |
| Coauthor: | Edwards | Rose | |
| Last Action: | 04/24/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation for certain solar or wind-powered energy devices. |
| 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 1764 | Author: | Woolley | Hardcastle | Turner, Sylvester |
| Coauthor: | Bolton | Howard, Donna | Kuempel | Martinez, "Mando" | Rose | |
| Last Action: | 03/03/2009 H Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to the regulation of the use of human cells and tissue, including a ban on human cloning; providing penalties. |
| HB 1913 | Author: | McReynolds | Pena | Gonzalez Toureilles | Elkins |
| Coauthor: | Kleinschmidt | Rose | |
| Last Action: | 05/08/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to identification requirements for certain fire hydrants and flush valves. |
| 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 1976 | Author: | Solomons | Martinez Fischer |
| Coauthor: | Brown, Betty | Edwards | Jackson, Jim | Rose | |
| Sponsor: | West | |
| Last Action: | 05/26/2009 S Co-sponsor authorized | |
| Caption: | Relating to the operation of property owners' associations. |
| HB 1977 | Author: | Solomons |
| Coauthor: | Parker | Rose | |
| Last Action: | 05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to encumbrances that may be fixed on homestead property. |
| 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 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 2541 | Author: | Eissler |
| Coauthor: | Rose | |
| Last Action: | 05/01/2009 H Reported favorably as substituted | |
| Caption: | Relating to the funding and operation of open-enrollment charter schools. |
| 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 3452 | Author: | Gattis | Isett | Veasey | Truitt | Lucio III |
| Coauthor: | Brown, Fred | Chavez | Edwards | Eissler | Flynn | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Ogden | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Armed Services Scholarship. |
| 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 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 121 | Author: | Maldonado | Kleinschmidt | Rodriguez | Dukes | Strama |
| Coauthor: | Aycock | Bolton | Gattis | Howard, Donna | Naishtat | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Watson | |
| Last Action: | 05/20/2009 E Signed by the Governor | |
| Caption: | Recognizing all those who participated in the 2008 Capital Area State Employee Charitable Campaign. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| HJR 76 | Author: | Solomons |
| Coauthor: | Rose | |
| Last Action: | 05/11/2009 H Postponed | |
| Caption: | Proposing a constitutional amendment permitting an encumbrance to be fixed on homestead property for an obligation to pay certain property owners' association fees and prohibiting the forced sale of the homestead to pay those fees unless authorized by the members of the association in accordance with general law. |
| 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 2886 | Author: | Maldonado | Geren | McClendon | Dunnam | Taylor |
| Coauthor: | Allen | Bolton | Davis, Yvonne | Gattis | Gonzalez Toureilles | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM | |
| Caption: | Honoring the staff of the housekeeping/grounds and maintenance divisions of the State Preservation Board for their role in preserving the Texas State Capitol. |