| HB 615 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 03/09/2009 H Subcommittee members named | |
| Caption: | Relating to the right of an employee who is a parent of a child enrolled in a special education program to time off from work to meet with certain persons affecting the education of the child. |
| HB 630 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 02/18/2009 H Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to the regulation and governing bodies of independent organizations that govern power regions. |
| HB 631 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 05/12/2009 H Considered in Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to the regulation of retail electric providers. |
| HB 632 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester | Smith, Wayne | Callegari | Davis, John | Bonnen |
| Last Action: | 04/24/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to the requirement that retail water and utility services adopt an emergency preparedness plan for use during a local power outage; providing an administrative penalty. |
| HB 779 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 04/29/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to higher education student loan repayment assistance for peace officers. |
| HB 780 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Sponsor: | Ellis | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09 | |
| Caption: | Relating to eligibility requirements for a beginning police department position in certain municipalities under municipal civil service. |
| HB 823 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester | Rodriguez | Edwards |
| Last Action: | 05/05/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to the authority of a peace officer to take a blood specimen from a vehicle operator to test for alcohol concentration or other intoxicating substances. |
| HB 1182 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester | Harless | Thibaut | Edwards | Leibowitz |
| Sponsor: | Fraser | |
| Last Action: | 05/26/2009 S Co-sponsor authorized | |
| Caption: | Relating to the administration and purposes of the system benefit fund and the eligibility of customers for benefits under certain programs financed by the system benefit fund and other programs. |
| HB 1183 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester | Edwards | Chavez | Guillen |
| Last Action: | 05/04/2009 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. | |
| Caption: | Relating to the issuance of Bronze Star specialty license plates. |
| HB 1199 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 03/16/2009 H Left pending in subcommittee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the enhancement of punishment in criminal cases. |
| HB 1200 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester | Guillen | Edwards |
| Last Action: | 03/19/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to eligibility for the child health plan program. |
| HB 1267 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester | Chavez | Pierson |
| Last Action: | 03/10/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to a prohibition on certain uses of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle. |
| HB 1541 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester | Edwards | Naishtat | Marquez | Dukes |
| Last Action: | 05/05/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to the period of continuous eligibility for the Medicaid program. |
| HB 1604 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 04/14/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to this state's goal for energy efficiency, including load management and demand response in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. |
| HB 1620 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 03/03/2009 H Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to the procedure by which prices are established in competitive wholesale electric energy and capacity markets. |
| HB 1695 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 04/27/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce | |
| Caption: | Relating to the requirement that electric utilities create and implement a plan for infrastructure improvement and maintenance. |
| HB 1710 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to requiring certain facilities located in certain areas prone to severe weather to have an emergency preparedness plan for provision of emergency electrical power. |
| HB 1711 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester | Guillen | Martinez, "Mando" | Veasey | Marquez |
| Sponsor: | Whitmire | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E See remarks for effective date | |
| Caption: | Relating to requiring the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to establish a comprehensive reentry and reintegration plan for offenders released or discharged from a correctional facility. |
| HB 1769 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester | Edwards | Marquez |
| Last Action: | 03/19/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the child health plan program. |
| HB 1808 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to limitations on the total amount of tuition charged to a student by a public institution of higher education. |
| HB 1899 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 03/05/2009 H Referred to Corrections | |
| Caption: | Relating to the release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of certain inmates who complete a rehabilitation program. |
| HB 1900 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 04/14/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the requirement that electric utilities use standardized written contracts in providing services to customers. |
| HB 1904 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 05/06/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to benefits and protections for certain residential electric service customers. |
| HB 2040 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 03/26/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to establishing a kinship guardian assistance program. |
| HB 2041 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for certain items used to survive severe weather. |
| HB 2160 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 05/04/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to due process for certain law enforcement officers. |
| HB 2161 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester | Marquez |
| Sponsor: | Whitmire | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09 | |
| Caption: | Relating to a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued to present or former inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
| HB 2162 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester | Guillen |
| Last Action: | 04/16/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the creation of the Reentry Policy Task Force to review corrections policies, programs, and procedures for inmates released into the community. |
| HB 2163 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester | Allen | Crabb | Marquez |
| Sponsor: | Uresti | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09 | |
| Caption: | Relating to a study regarding the provision of certain medications through the Medicaid vendor drug program to children younger than 16 years of age. |
| HB 2245 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 05/19/2009 S Referred to Criminal Justice | |
| Caption: | Relating to the sealing of and restricted access to juvenile records of adjudications of delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision. |
| HB 2246 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 04/16/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the ratio of correctional officers to prisoners in a county jail. |
| HB 2247 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 03/09/2009 H Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to an emergency power supply for service stations, supermarkets, and pharmacies located in certain areas of the state; providing a civil penalty. |
| HB 2248 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Sponsor: | Jackson, Mike | |
| Last Action: | 05/23/2009 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 23 2009 10:24AM | |
| Caption: | Relating to an emergency management plan for certain health care facilities. |
| HB 2305 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 05/02/2009 H Considered in Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to security deposits for customers of retail electric providers. |
| HB 2306 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 03/10/2009 H Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to the use of a customer's utility bill payment data. |
| HB 2376 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester | Edwards |
| Last Action: | 03/19/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to eligibility for and strengthening outreach activities under the child health plan program. |
| HB 2377 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester | Chisum | Otto | Eiland | Menendez |
| Last Action: | 04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the tax imposed on certain tobacco products. |
| HB 2517 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 05/08/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to the dedication of certain civil penalties for violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act to provide civil legal services to the indigent. |
| HB 2558 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Sponsor: | Jackson, Mike | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to registration for evacuation and disaster preparedness for clients of home and community support services agencies. |
| HB 2706 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester | Laubenberg |
| Last Action: | 05/06/2009 S Referred to Health & Human Services | |
| Caption: | Relating to the authority of physicians and chiropractors to form certain entities. |
| HB 2744 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 03/17/2009 H Referred to Public Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to sanctions available for certain academically unacceptable campuses. |
| HB 2747 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 03/17/2009 H Referred to Public Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to disciplinary alternative education programs. |
| HB 2827 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Sponsor: | Ellis | |
| Last Action: | 05/27/2009 S Not again placed on intent calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to the establishment of the emergency housing and disaster recovery division within the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. |
| HB 3055 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 04/23/2009 H Withdrawn from schedule | |
| Caption: | Relating to the racial and ethnic classification of individuals confined in the criminal and juvenile justice systems. |
| HB 3056 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester | McClendon | Guillen |
| Last Action: | 04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the driver responsibility program. |
| HB 3123 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 04/23/2009 H Withdrawn from schedule | |
| Caption: | Relating to the provision of case management services to inmates with certain illnesses. |
| HB 3124 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 03/18/2009 H Referred to Public Education | |
| Caption: | Relating to scoring the state exit-level assessment instruments administered to public school students. |
| HB 3125 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 04/07/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to the change in fuel mandates for the percent of megawatts of generating capacity installed. |
| HB 3126 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 03/18/2009 H Referred to Human Services | |
| Caption: | Relating to reports of certain information relating to foster homes by the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
| HB 3127 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester | Marquez |
| Last Action: | 03/18/2009 H Referred to Corrections | |
| Caption: | Relating to the provision of certain psychoactive and psychotropic medications to children in substitute care or in the juvenile justice system. |
| HB 3128 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Sponsor: | Ellis | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09 | |
| Caption: | Relating to service of process on condominium unit owners and condominium unit owners' associations in certain municipalities. |
| HB 3357 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 03/18/2009 H Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to mergers and acquisitions in the electric industry. |
| HB 3358 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester | Pierson | Leibowitz |
| Sponsor: | Shapleigh | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09 | |
| Caption: | Relating to allowing municipal or county housing authorities in certain counties to create housing communities for veterans. |
| HB 3661 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Sponsor: | Gallegos | |
| Last Action: | 05/23/2009 E See remarks for effective date | |
| Caption: | Relating to standards for installing fire hydrants in certain residential areas. |
| HB 3662 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 03/19/2009 H Referred to Human Services | |
| Caption: | Relating to the review of certain drugs prescribed to a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
| HB 3663 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 03/19/2009 H Referred to Corrections | |
| Caption: | Relating to the places and conditions of detention for certain juvenile offenders. |
| HB 3743 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 03/19/2009 H Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to regulation of electric generation capacity ownership in the electric power market. |
| HB 4135 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 03/30/2009 H Subcommittee members named | |
| Caption: | Relating to the right to an expunction of records and files relating to a person's arrest. |
| HB 4218 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Sponsor: | Hegar | |
| Last Action: | 05/26/2009 S Placed on intent calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to representation in a court proceeding involving a retail public utility providing water or sewer service. |
| HB 4263 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 05/08/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to the creation of the Texas Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board. |
| HB 4580 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 03/26/2009 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence | |
| Caption: | Relating to the proportionality of criminal sentences and to the consequences of a defendant's violating a condition of community supervision. |
| HCR 93 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 03/16/2009 H Referred to Appropriations | |
| Caption: | Certifying the state's intention to request and use all funds that may be available to the state under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. |
| HJR 117 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 03/23/2009 H Referred to Appropriations | |
| Caption: | Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the use of money from the economic stabilization fund for response to a natural disaster. |
| HR 264 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester | Gonzales | Pena | Edwards |
| Last Action: | 02/11/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 11 2009 8:13AM | |
| Caption: | Recognizing February 10, 2009, as Senior Day at the State Capitol. |
| HR 456 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 02/19/2009 H Reported enrolled: Feb 19 2009 8:05AM | |
| Caption: | Congratulating the Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., on the occasion of his 64th birthday. |
| HR 1401 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester | Dutton |
| Last Action: | 05/02/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 2 2009 10:34AM | |
| Caption: | Congratulating the Knights of Peter Claver, Inc., on its centennial, and recognizing August 3, 2009, as the Knights of Peter Claver Day. |
| HR 2318 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 05/23/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 23 2009 4:45PM | |
| Caption: | In memory of U.S. Army Private Alan Jerome Austin of Houston. |
| HR 2346 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester | Dutton | Edwards |
| Last Action: | 05/26/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 26 2009 11:00PM | |
| Caption: | Congratulating Jewell L. McGowen of Houston on her 80th birthday. |
| HR 2638 | Author: | Turner, Sylvester | Dutton | Edwards |
| Last Action: | 06/02/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 2 2009 1:07PM | |
| Caption: | Commemorating the 111th anniversary of the founding of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Brookshire. |
| HB 6 | Author: | Eiland | Turner, Sylvester |
| 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 232 | Author: | Rodriguez | Harless | Turner, Sylvester | Naishtat | Guillen |
| Last Action: | 05/01/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce | |
| Caption: | Relating to grants for community-based telephone voice-mail services for individuals in crisis or in transition and to the rate and uses of the universal service fund fee. |
| HB 395 | Author: | Hartnett | Turner, Sylvester | King, Phil |
| Last Action: | 05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to this state's goal for installed electric generating capacity from natural gas. |
| HB 457 | Author: | Alvarado | Harless | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 05/02/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to disaster preparedness and emergency management in relation to alternative electrical power for certain service stations in certain populous counties. |
| HB 575 | Author: | Sheffield | Gattis | Laubenberg | Turner, Sylvester | Edwards |
| Last Action: | 04/22/2009 H Returned to Calendars Committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to a prohibition on the disclosure and use of certain information recorded or collected by a transponder used to electronically assess or collect a toll. |
| HB 995 | Author: | Turner, Chris | Turner, Sylvester | Geren | Menendez | Bohac |
| 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 1179 | Author: | Chavez | Pierson | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 03/10/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to a prohibition on certain uses of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle. |
| HB 1764 | Author: | Woolley | Hardcastle | Turner, Sylvester |
| 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 1771 | Author: | Chavez | Turner, Sylvester | Pickett | Leibowitz |
| Last Action: | 05/06/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce | |
| Caption: | Relating to the reduction in value or abandonment of stored value cards. |
| HB 1799 | Author: | Bohac | Elkins | Solomons | Hilderbran | Turner, Sylvester |
| Sponsor: | Eltife | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09 | |
| Caption: | Relating to information that must be included on certain electric bills. |
| HB 1896 | Author: | Davis, John | Taylor | Eiland | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 05/14/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to the exemption from the sales and use tax of boat slip rental fees charged at certain marinas severely damaged by Hurricane Ike. |
| HB 1958 | Author: | Edwards | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 05/12/2009 H Laid on the table subject to call | |
| Caption: | Relating to the release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of certain inmates who complete a rehabilitation program. |
| HB 2118 | Author: | Olivo | Gonzales | Naishtat | Turner, Sylvester | Corte |
| 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 2360 | Author: | Farias | Turner, Sylvester | Elkins | Thompson |
| Sponsor: | West | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the provision of information regarding employee eligibility for the federal earned income tax credit. |
| HB 2860 | Author: | Dukes | Coleman | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 04/28/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to financial assistance programs in connection with certain children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
| HB 2937 | Author: | Driver | Turner, Sylvester | Miklos |
| Last Action: | 04/22/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to higher education student loan repayment assistance for peace officers. |
| HB 2942 | Author: | Dunnam | Crownover | Coleman | Turner, Sylvester | Gattis |
| 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 3023 | Author: | Coleman | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 04/20/2009 H Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to a temporary moratorium on the use of stun guns by law enforcement agencies and peace officers. |
| HB 3207 | Author: | Edwards | Pierson | Moody | Kent | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 04/22/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to the administration of the compensation to victims of crime fund and the compensation to victims of crime auxiliary fund. |
| HB 3769 | Author: | Fletcher | Gallego | King, Phil | Solomons | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 04/29/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to certain fraudulent investment schemes; providing penalties. |
| HB 3838 | Author: | Hilderbran | Turner, Sylvester | Edwards |
| Sponsor: | Wentworth | |
| Last Action: | 05/22/2009 S Left pending in committee | |
| Caption: | Relating to powers and duties of the Office of Public Utility Counsel to represent residential and small commercial consumers in certain water or sewer utility service matters before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. |
| HB 4056 | Author: | Allen | Turner, Sylvester | Weber | Edwards |
| Last Action: | 05/12/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to the establishment of a program for the collection, transportation, recycling, and disposal of mercury-added thermostats. |
| HCR 81 | Author: | Dutton | Thompson | Edwards | McClendon | Turner, Sylvester |
| Sponsor: | Uresti | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor | |
| Caption: | Directing the State Preservation Board to initiate an effort to obtain missing photographs of early African American political leaders who are honored in a composite in the Capitol South Lobby and to ensure that the composite is included on Capitol tours. |
| HJR 39 | Author: | Allen | Turner, Sylvester | Giddings | Bohac | Thompson |
| 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 1412 | Author: | Marquez | Moody | Turner, Sylvester | Pickett |
| Last Action: | 05/02/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 2 2009 10:34AM | |
| Caption: | Congratulating Gregory Allen on his 2008 appointment as Chief of Police for the City of El Paso. |
| HR 1647 | Author: | Coleman | Turner, Sylvester |
| Last Action: | 05/18/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 18 2009 4:30PM | |
| Caption: | Honoring Morris Williams for his participation in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. |