Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles
81st Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/8/2026

Number of Bills: 38

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 11 Author: Leibowitz | Bohac | Kolkhorst | Zerwas | Bonnen
Coauthor: Christian | Gonzalez Toureilles | Hardcastle | Hughes | Maldonado | et al.
Last Action: 04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to repeal of authority for the establishment and operation of the Trans-Texas Corridor.

HB 38 Author: Corte | Guillen | Maldonado | Flores | Gattis
Coauthor: Aycock | Button | Edwards | Gonzalez Toureilles | Kent | et al.
Last Action: 04/07/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to resident tuition rates at public institutions of higher education for certain veterans and their spouses and 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 206 Author: Jackson, Jim | Harper-Brown | Kent | Anchia | Davis, John
Coauthor: Allen | Alvarado | Anderson | Aycock | Berman | et al.
Last Action: 05/21/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the on-premises consumption of certain alcoholic beverages; providing a penalty.

HB 387 Author: Pena | King, Phil | Farabee | Bonnen | Flynn
Coauthor: Christian | Deshotel | Gonzalez Toureilles | Guillen | Kleinschmidt | et al.
Last Action: 05/13/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the exemption of volunteer fire departments from certain motor fuel taxes.

HB 410 Author: Isett | Homer | Legler | Eiland | Harper-Brown
Coauthor: Anderson | Aycock | Berman | Bonnen | Button | et al.
Last Action: 05/05/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the requirement under certain circumstances that a license holder display the person's license to carry a concealed handgun.

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 793 Author: King, Phil | Morrison | Sheffield | Heflin | Homer
Coauthor: Gonzalez Toureilles | Kleinschmidt
Last Action: 04/06/2009 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority to charge reasonable fees for emergency services performed by volunteer fire departments.

HB 794 Author: King, Phil | Paxton | Taylor | Hilderbran | Guillen
Coauthor: Gonzalez Toureilles | Kleinschmidt
Last Action: 04/20/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the exemption of volunteer fire departments from certain motor fuel taxes.

HB 801 Author: Guillen | Anchia | Burnam | Edwards | Parker
Coauthor: Allen | Alvarado | Bonnen | Dukes | Farrar | et al.
Last Action: 05/21/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the investment of the permanent university fund in certain business entities doing business in Sudan.

HB 815 Author: Gonzales | Martinez, "Mando" | Pickett
Coauthor: Allen | Anchia | Dunnam | Dutton | Farrar | et al.
Last Action: 03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the hours of sale for liquor.

HB 959 Author: Bonnen | Pena | Taylor | King, Phil
Coauthor: Gonzalez Toureilles | Kleinschmidt
Last Action: 03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services volunteers.

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 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 1696 Author: Isett
Coauthor: Allen | Alonzo | Callegari | Cohen | Fletcher | et al.
Last Action: 05/14/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers and to payment of claims to pharmacies and pharmacists.

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 2013 Author: Keffer
Coauthor: Bohac | Gonzalez Toureilles | Kleinschmidt | Legler | Leibowitz | et al.
Sponsor: Hegar
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to tuition and laboratory fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain volunteer firefighters enrolled in fire science courses.

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 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 2454 Author: Eiland | Truitt | Bonnen | Herrero
Coauthor: Davis, John | Gonzalez Toureilles | Hardcastle | Hughes | Ortiz, Jr.
Last Action: 03/11/2009 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Caption: Relating to a one-time supplemental annuity payment by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

HB 2737 Author: Bolton
Coauthor: Gonzalez Toureilles | Kleinschmidt
Last Action: 05/12/2009 S Referred to Administration
Caption: Relating to the sale of used, surplus, or salvage property and firefighting equipment by an emergency services district.

HB 2942 Author: Dunnam | Crownover | Coleman | Turner, Sylvester | Gattis
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bolton | Castro | Cohen | Deshotel | et al.
Last Action: 05/19/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to accountability and transparency in government operations, including disclosure, oversight, and enforcement measures; providing penalties.

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 3477 Author: Bolton
Coauthor: Gonzales | Gonzalez Toureilles | Kleinschmidt
Sponsor: Lucio
Last Action: 05/23/2009 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 23 2009 1:10PM
Caption: Relating to authorizing an emergency services district to impose an ad valorem tax for the acquisition of land, equipment, or apparatus or the construction of capital improvements.

HB 3820 Author: Swinford | Heflin | Hopson | Hardcastle | Jones
Coauthor: Anderson | Aycock | Brown, Fred | Chisum | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the governance and disclosure requirements of electric cooperative corporations and the review of complaints of electric cooperative corporation members by the Office of the Attorney General.

HB 3950 Author: Turner, Chris | Raymond | Guillen | Pena
Coauthor: Gonzales | Gonzalez Toureilles | Herrero | Martinez, "Mando" | Ortiz, Jr. | et al.
Last Action: 04/24/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the temporary housing in a housing facility of a public university of certain veterans receiving health care treatment.

HB 3953 Author: Turner, Chris | Raymond | Pena | Guillen
Coauthor: Gonzales | Gonzalez Toureilles | Herrero | Martinez, "Mando" | Ortiz, Jr. | et al.
Last Action: 04/20/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an exemption from the state hotel occupancy tax for certain veterans traveling to receive health care at a United States Department of Veterans Affairs facility.

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.

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.

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 48 Author: Bonnen | Pena | Taylor | King, Phil
Coauthor: Gonzalez Toureilles | Kleinschmidt
Last Action: 03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the assessed value of the residence homesteads of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services volunteers.

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 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.

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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