Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Sylvester Turner
81st Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/8/2026

Number of Bills: 95

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (69):
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.

Joint Author (26):
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.

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