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

Number of Bills: 32

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 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 168 Author: Crownover
Coauthor: Anchia | Darby | Farrar | Heflin | Smith, Todd
Last Action: 03/31/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the practice of dental hygiene.

HB 339 Author: Phillips | Kolkhorst | Ortiz, Jr. | Menendez
Coauthor: Smith, Todd
Sponsor: Carona
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to driver education and driver's licensing requirements.

HB 456 Author: Villarreal
Coauthor: Burnam | Farrar | Smith, Todd
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 05/20/2009 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 20 2009 1:07PM
Caption: Relating to the authority of a dental hygienist to provide services in certain facilities.

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 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 669 Author: Solomons
Coauthor: Smith, Todd
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to liability arising out of the filing of a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien.

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 1261 Author: Harper-Brown | Flynn | Laubenberg | Guillen | Herrero
Coauthor: Berman | Brown, Betty | Hopson | Kent | Martinez, "Mando" | et al.
Last Action: 04/27/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an exemption from the motor vehicle sales tax for a limited period.

HB 1301 Author: Frost | Farabee | Lucio III | McReynolds | Driver
Coauthor: Anderson | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | Brown, Betty | et al.
Last Action: 03/23/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer.

HB 1649 Author: Menendez
Coauthor: Smith, Todd
Last Action: 03/03/2009 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle by a person under 18 years of age while using a wireless communications device; providing a penalty.

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 2064 Author: Smithee | Hardcastle | Eiland | Bohac | Alonzo
Coauthor: Burnam | Flores | Gonzales | Herrero | Jackson, Jim | et al.
Sponsor: Averitt
Last Action: 05/30/2009 E Effective on 1/1/10
Caption: Relating to premium discounts for certain participants in the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool and to funding for those discounts through certain penalties.

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 2174 Author: Truitt | Pierson
Coauthor: Smith, Todd
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
Coauthor: Smith, Todd
Last Action: 03/09/2009 H Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the purchase of cement by the Texas Department of Transportation.

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 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 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 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.

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 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 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 1699 Author: Swinford
Coauthor: Brown, Betty | Chisum | Gattis | Kolkhorst | Madden | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 11 2009 8:00AM
Caption: Recognizing the Texas A&M University Agricultural and Natural Resources Policy Internship Program and Public Policy Internship Program and the interns for the 81st legislative session.

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