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

Number of Bills: 58

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 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 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 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 71 Author: Corte | Branch | Chavez | Bohac | Miller, Sid
Coauthor: Aycock | Button | Edwards | Fletcher | Moody | et al.
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/27/2009 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a program to provide a ballot by electronic mail to military personnel serving overseas and their spouses and dependents residing overseas.

HB 109 Author: Phillips | Olivo | Paxton | Martinez, "Mando"
Coauthor: Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action: 04/15/2009 H Recalled from subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the issuance of "Choose Life" license plates and the creation of the Choose Life account in the general revenue fund.

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 132 Author: Chisum | Rose | Bohac | Parker | King, Phil
Coauthor: Kuempel | Shelton
Last Action: 03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by organizations engaged primarily in performing charitable functions.

HB 208 Author: Jackson, Jim | Brown, Betty | Legler | Flynn | Paxton
Coauthor: Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Fred | Button | et al.
Last Action: 04/30/2009 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to the cancellation of the voter registration and to the eligibility to vote of persons who are deceased or not citizens of the United States.

HB 350 Author: Leibowitz | Herrero | Kent | Martinez, "Mando"
Coauthor: Gutierrez | Shelton
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/25/2009 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to use of school district resources for athletic or instructional facilities.

HB 374 Author: Bonnen | Patrick | Laubenberg | Branch | Orr
Coauthor: Shelton | Weber
Last Action: 04/27/2009 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption: Relating to school bus emergency evacuation training.

HB 469 Author: King, Phil | Anchia | Hughes | Lewis | Strama
Coauthor: Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Branch | Brown, Betty | et al.
Sponsor: Seliger
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the establishment of incentives by this state for the implementation of certain projects to capture and sequester carbon dioxide that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere.

HB 497 Author: Zerwas | Corte
Coauthor: Aycock | Shelton
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a study to determine the effect on the health care infrastructure in this state if the state Medicaid program is abolished or a severe reduction in federal matching money under the program occurs.

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 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 795 Author: Chisum | Cohen | Naishtat | Thompson | Branch
Coauthor: Allen | Alvarado | Berman | Bohac | Button | et al.
Last Action: 04/27/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission.

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 994 Author: Paxton | Christian | King, Phil | Hughes | Howard, Charlie
Coauthor: Anderson | Berman | Bohac | Branch | Brown, Betty | et al.
Last Action: 02/23/2009 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption: Relating to the limitation on the rate of growth in appropriations from state tax revenues.

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 1038 Author: Paxton | Zerwas | Harless | Gattis | Truitt
Coauthor: Aycock | Christian | Howard, Charlie | Leibowitz | Shelton
Sponsor: Patrick, Dan
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 1/1/10
Caption: Relating to the determination of the market value of a residence homestead for purposes of ad valorem taxation.

HB 1047 Author: Deshotel | Paxton | Phillips
Coauthor: Aycock | Brown, Betty | Callegari | Darby | Davis, John | et al.
Last Action: 05/12/2009 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the permissible uses of the state highway fund.

HB 1176 Author: Crownover | Zerwas | Berman | Hancock | Patrick
Coauthor: Aycock | Brown, Betty | Callegari | Davis, John | Flynn | et al.
Last Action: 04/17/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the creation of a voluntary consumer-directed health plan for certain individuals eligible to participate in the insurance coverage provided under the Texas Employees Group Benefits Act and their qualified dependents.

HB 1216 Author: Brown, Fred | Quintanilla | Callegari | Deshotel | Darby
Coauthor: Brown, Betty | Button | Chavez | Davis, John | Driver | et al.
Last Action: 02/26/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to curriculum requirements for the recommended and advanced public high school programs.

HB 1358 Author: Keffer | Rose | Morrison | Kolkhorst | Thompson
Coauthor: Button | Flores | Gonzales | Guillen | Hartnett | et al.
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

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 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 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 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 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 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 2225 Author: Parker | Hughes | Rose | Legler | Lucio III
Coauthor: Moody | Shelton
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to creating a committee to review the process for finding permanent placements for children in the conservatorship of the state.

HB 2291 Author: Gattis | Oliveira | Paxton | Pena | Harper-Brown
Coauthor: Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | Callegari | et al.
Sponsor: Ogden
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the procedure to be used by a taxing unit in adopting an ad valorem tax rate.

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 2491 Author: Patrick
Coauthor: Kuempel | Shelton
Last Action: 05/01/2009 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to disclosure of certain personal information of applicants for employment with and current and former employees of public school entities.

HB 2685 Author: Callegari | Leibowitz | Gonzalez Toureilles | Miller, Sid
Coauthor: Aycock | Brown, Betty | Davis, John | Gutierrez | Hughes | et al.
Sponsor: Nichols
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the landowner's bill of rights.

HB 2743 Author: Paxton | Hughes
Coauthor: Aycock | Brown, Betty | Callegari | Creighton | Crownover | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the availability of certain county financial information on certain counties' Internet websites.

HB 2812 Author: Swinford
Coauthor: Anderson | Berman | Button | Callegari | Crownover | et al.
Last Action: 04/16/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the curriculum, funding, promotion, and economic impact of career and technology education in public educational institutions.

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 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 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 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 4385 Author: Vaught | Kent | Miklos | Zerwas | Truitt
Coauthor: Sheffield | Shelton
Last Action: 04/16/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of fraud upon certain practitioners; creating an offense and providing criminal penalties.

HB 4525 Author: Parker | Button | Legler | Guillen
Coauthor: Heflin | Shelton
Sponsor: Ellis
Last Action: 05/27/2009 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to qualified manufacturing project zones.

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 14 Author: Corte | Hilderbran | Anderson | Paxton | Hughes
Coauthor: Harper-Brown | Legler | Leibowitz | Orr | Pena | et al.
Sponsor: Duncan
Last Action: 06/03/2009 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing constitutional amendments limiting the public taking of private property, establishing the national research university fund to fund emerging research universities, and eliminating the higher education fund.

HJR 36 Author: Otto | Guillen | Rose
Coauthor: Eissler | Heflin | Leibowitz | Moody | Quintanilla | et al.
Sponsor: Williams
Last Action: 06/03/2009 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the ad valorem taxation of a residence homestead solely on the basis of the property's value as a residence homestead; authorizing the legislature to authorize a single board of equalization for two or more adjoining appraisal entities that elect to provide for consolidated equalizations; and authorizing the legislature to provide for the administration and enforcement of uniform standards and procedures for appraisal of property for ad valorem tax purposes.

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 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 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 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 2038 Author: Gallego
Coauthor: Shelton
Last Action: 05/24/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 24 2009 3:22PM
Caption: Honoring Max Stool of San Antonio for his outstanding contributions to his community, state, and nation.

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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