NEW LAWS PASSED - ALL COUNTY OFFICIAL BILLS
07-29-2009 - 14:18:36

  - Indicates Tracked Legislation
 



HB 3  
Eissler
Shapiro
Relating to public school accountability, curriculum, and promotion requirements.
Companions:
SB 3Shapiro(Identical)
  5- 5-09 H Referred to House Committee on House Public Education
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 8  
Otto
Williams
Relating to certain studies and reviews of appraisal districts conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.
Last Action: 1- 1-10 G Earliest effective date

HB 10  
Solomons
Averitt
Relating to the regulation of mortgage loan originators.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 19  
Leibowitz
Zaffirini
Relating to requirements for drugs dispensed by pharmacists.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 51  
Branch
Zaffirini
Relating to funding and incentives to emerging public research universities, the abolition of the higher education fund, the institutional groupings under the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's accountability system.
Last Action: 6-17-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 55  
Branch
Carona
Relating to an offense of using a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 58  
Branch
Averitt
Relating to the eligibility of private of independent institutions of higher education to participate in the advanced research program administered by the Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 72  
Guillen
Zaffirini
Relating to the waiting period for issuing a decree in certain suits for divorce.
Companions:
SB 24Zaffirini(Identical)
  4-30-09 S Withdrawn from the Local Calendar
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 93  
Hodge
Hinojosa
Relating to the reinstatement of good conduct time suspended during a term of imprisonment.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 101  
Brown, Fred
Uresti
Relating to the formula funding for public institutions of higher education for certain credit hours that do not count toward a degree.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 107  
Phillips
Seliger
Relating to allowing for certain criminal proceedings in the absence of certain defendants.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 108  
Phillips
Estes
Relating to persons eligible to be appointed as a receiver for certain mineral interest.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 118  
Heflin
Duncan
Relating to the grounds for removal of a member of the board of directors of the Lynn County Hospital District.
Companions:
SB 524Duncan(Identical)
  9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 136  
Villarreal
Van de Putte
Relating to providing notification to parents of eligible children of the availability of prekindergarten classes.
Companions:
SB 1032Van de Putte(Identical)
  3-13-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Education
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 144  
McClendon
Wentworth
Relating to an additional filing fee for civil cases filed in Bexar County.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 148  
Smith, Todd
Wentworth
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of barratry and solicitation of professional employment.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 171  
Olivo
Gallegos
Relating to consideration of mitigating factors in determining appropriated disciplinary action to be taken against a public school student.
Companions:
SB 2270Gallegos(Identical)
  5-23-09 H Set on the House Calendar
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 176  
King, Susan
Seliger
Relating to the punishment for the offense of aggravated assault.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 192  
Alonzo
Van de Putte
Relating to the purposes for which a student's absence from school must be excused.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 200  
Heflin
Seliger
Relating to continuing education requirements for public school principals.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 205  
Aycock
Estes
Relating to the applicability of certain city requirements affecting the restraint of certain dogs on annexed or otherwise acquired property used for agricultural operations.
Last Action: 5-23-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 216  
Menendez
Shapleigh
Relating to the regulation of certain boarding home facilities and assisted living facilities.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 221  
Menendez
Whitmire
Relating to delaying parole eligibility for an individual convicted of certain violent offenses who evades arrest.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 233  
Rodriguez
Uresti
Relating to the creation of an advisory committee to establish and recommend qualifications for certain health care translators and interpreters.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 236  
Rodriguez
Watson
Relating to the procedures to obtain an exemption from the motor vehicle sales tax for motor vehicles driven by persons who have orthopedic handicaps.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 269  
Lucio III
Van de Putte
Relating to course credit for certain students at a public institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 271  
Ortiz
Van de Putte
Relating to the designation of enterprise projects during a biennium.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 281  
Anchia
West
Relating to grants for school-based health centers and reports submitted by those centers.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 319  
Raymond
Carona
Relating to an exemption from jury service for certain persons with legal custody of a child.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 328  
Heflin
Seliger
Relating to abolishing the office of inspector of hides and animals.
Companions:
SB 399Seliger(Identical)
  4- 9-09 S Withdrawn from the Local Calendar
Last Action: 5-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 339  
Phillips
Carona
Relating to driver education and driver's licensing requirements.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 348  
Pena
Carona
Relating to the punishment for theft of certain aluminum, bronze or copper materials.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 358  
Flynn
Gallegos
Relating to the seizure of the circuit board of a gambling device or equipment, altered gambling equipment, or gambling paraphernalia.
Companions:
SB 2394Gallegos(Identical)
  4-23-09 S Committee action pending Senate State Affairs
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 360  
Kuempel
Williams
Relating to the crediting and charging of investment gains and losses on the assets held in trust by the Municipal Retirement System and providing a guaranteed minimum credit to employee accounts.
Companions:
SB 908Williams(Identical)
  4-23-09 S Withdrawn from the Local Calendar
Last Action: 5-26-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 375  
Miller, Sid
Estes
Relating to classifying elk and elk hybrids as livestock under the Agriculture Code.
Last Action: 5-27-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 383  
Heflin
Seliger
Relating to county bail bond board meetings in certain counties.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 389  
Zerwas
Watson
Relating to requirements for expedited credentialing of certain physicians by managed care plans.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 392  
Bohac
Deuell
Relating to the availability and use of automated external defibrillators in nursing homes and related institutions.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 394  
Rose
Van de Putte
Relating to use of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund to benefit certain small businesses and certain projects.
Companions:
SB 355Van de Putte(Identical)
  2-17-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Economic Development
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 396  
Hartnett
Carona
Relating to expunction of a notice of lis pendens.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 400  
Herrero
Hinojosa
Relating to the dismissal of a charge of unlawfully parking a vehicle in a space designated specifically for persons with disabilities.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 401  
Raymond
Duncan
Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to change the date of their general elections.
Last Action: 5-13-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 405  
Harless
Huffman
Relating to the authority of an animal control officer to carry a bite prevention stick in the performance of official duties.
Companions:
SB 1298Huffman(Identical)
  3-17-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 406  
Rodriguez
Carona
Relating to the disposition of excess proceeds of a tax sale of real property or foreclosure of a tax lien on real property.
Companions:
SB 471Carona(Identical)
  4-16-09 S Reported from committee as substituted Senate Finance
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 407  
Kuempel
Williams
Relating to participation and credit in, contributions to, benefits from, and administration of the Texas County and District Retirement System.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 409  
Isett
Nelson
Relating to an award of additional periods of possession of or access to a child for certain conservators who have returned from active military deployment.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 415  
Villarreal
Uresti
Relating to the regulation of employer-based day-care facilities.
Companions:
SB 1983Uresti(Identical)
  4-27-09 S Placed on the Senate Intent Calendar for
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 422  
Guillen
Lucio
Relating to information provided by a person applying for a state tax permit or license.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 432  
Lucio III
Estes
Relating to the low-emissions vehicles purchasing requirement for certain state agencies.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 434  
Lucio III
Hinojosa
Relating to a requirement that program materials for the Energy Services Program for Low-Income Individuals be provided in certain languages.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 448  
Hopson
Carona
Relating to requiring the Department of State Health Services to implement a provider choice system for certain vaccines.
Companions:
SB 479Carona(Identical)
  4- 2-09 S Withdrawn from the Local Calendar
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 449  
Jackson, Jim
Deuell
Relating to the regulation of laser hair removal facilities.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 451  
Allen
Lucio
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for autism spectrum disorder.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 453  
Gonzalez Toureilles
Hinojosa
Relating to the use of auction proceeds from the sale of abandoned motor vehicles to compensate certain property owners.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 461  
Eissler
Huffman
Relating to the regulation of dyslexia practitioners and therapists.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 464  
Paxton
Nelson
Relating to the preparation by the Legislative Budget Board of a dynamic fiscal impact statement for certain bills and joint resolutions affecting taxes and fees.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 469  
King, Phil
Seliger
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.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 471  
Hilderbran
Duncan
Relating to the designation of a segment of State Highway 158 in Runnels County as the Army Specialist William Justin Byler Memorial Highway.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 472  
Hilderbran
Hinojosa
Relating to the effect and implementation of the law regarding reporting by a common carrier or pipeline owner or operator of contamination.
Companions:
SB 1907Hinojosa(Identical)
  3-24-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Natural Resources
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 473  
Lewis
Seliger
Relating to procurement methods of the Ector County Hospital District for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of certain projects.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 488  
Bohac
Duncan
Relating to the eligibility requirements for volunteer deputy registrars.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 492  
Zerwas
Deuell
Relating to the expansion of faith- and community-based health and human services and social services initiatives.
Last Action: 5-30-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 497  
Zerwas
Nelson
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.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 498  
McClendon
Ellis
Relating to the establishment of an advisory panel to assist with a study regarding the prevention of wrongful convictions.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 523  
Giddings
Fraser
Relating to the contents of a receipt issued for payment of a good or service.
Last Action: 1- 1-10 G Earliest effective date

HB 527  
Leibowitz
Zaffirini
Relating to the removal of an appointed emergency services district board member by a county commissioners court.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 533  
Anchia
Van de Putte
Relating to civil liability for the trafficking of persons.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 534  
Anchia
Carona
Relating to the liability of certain guarantors under a residential lease.
Last Action: 1- 1-10 G Earliest effective date

HB 536  
Anchia
Van de Putte
Relating to the voter registration of a person who submits a federal postcard application to vote in an election.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 537  
Berman
Eltife
Relating to the transportation of children in motor vehicles.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 548  
Pickett
Carona
Relating to the impoundment of certain motor vehicles involved in the commission of the offense of racing on a highway.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 549  
Raymond
Zaffirini
Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain sex offenses.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 551  
Madden
Harris
Relating to the electronic transmission of a federal postcard application used for voting.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 556  
Kuempel
Harris
Relating to payment of attorney's fees in certain actions to recover possession of real property.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 558  
Hernandez
Ellis
Relating to law enforcement and judicial procedures for, and the prosecution of, children who engage in conduct constituting public intoxication.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 559  
Hernandez
Gallegos
Relating to the nondisclosure of certain personal information in voter registration records, concealed handgun license records, and tax appraisal records that relates to a justice of the peace.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 567  
Miller, Sid
Fraser
Relating to the eligibility of candidates for certain offices to serve as an election judge.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 582  
Dukes
Van de Putte
Relating to informing the parents and guardians of certain children about the availability of the child health plan and medical assistance program.
Last Action: 5-23-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 583  
Dukes
Deuell
Relating to expansion of the electronic eligibility information pilot project operated by the Health and Human Services Commission.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 585  
Naishtat
Watson
Relating to records related to an estate of a decedent or incapacitated person.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 586  
Naishtat
Carona
Relating to the evidence required for the release of a motor vehicle after impoundment of the vehicle for failure to maintain evidence of financial responsibility.
Companions:
SB 419Carona(Identical)
  4-29-09 H Referred to House Committee on House Insurance
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 587  
Naishtat
Watson
Relating to the payment of attorney's fees to an attorney representing an applicant for the appointment of a guardian.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 590  
Crownover
Zaffirini
Relating to the name of the Crime Stoppers Advisory Council.
Last Action: 5-27-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 594  
King, Tracy
Wentworth
Relating to the licensing and regulation of hearing instrument fitters and dispensers.
Companions:
SB 1194Wentworth(Identical)
  4- 7-09 S Committee action pending Senate Health and Human Services
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 598  
Hughes
Whitmire
Relating to the informations displayed on certain licenses.
Last Action: 9-10-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 602  
Farabee
Estes
Relating to designation of Midwestern State University as a public liberal arts university.
Companions:
SB 255Estes(Identical)
  4-15-09 S Committee action pending Senate Higher Education
Last Action: 5-12-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 605  
Farabee
Estes
Relating to mileage reimbursement for state employees.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 608  
Castro
Wentworth
Relating to posttrial psychological counseling for jurors in a criminal trial or juvenile adjudication hearing involving graphic evidence or testimony.
Companions:
SB 1066Wentworth(Identical)
  4-30-09 S Withdrawn from the Local Calendar
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 609  
Castro
Wentworth
Relating to the composition of the jury in certain adjudication hearings in juvenile court.
Companions:
SB 1067Wentworth(Identical)
  4-30-09 S Withdrawn from the Local Calendar
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 610  
Naishtat
Van de Putte
Relating to the establishment of the Legislative Committee on Aging and other initiatives relating to the aging population of this state.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 618  
Corte
Wentworth
Relating to privileged parking for certain veterans and military award recipients.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 621  
Elkins
West
Relating to public improvement districts designated by a county or municipality.
Companions:
SB 2124West(Identical)
  4- 8-09 S Committee action pending Senate Intergovernmental Relations
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 635  
Guillen
Zaffirini
Relating to the authority of the Texas Education Agency to seek, accept, determine eligibility for, and distribute grants available for the benefit of public education and the establishment of professional development institutes.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 643  
Zerwas
Uresti
Relating to the qualifications of surgical technologists.
Companions:
SB 2203Uresti(Identical)
  5- 1-09 S Recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 646  
Hughes
Eltife
Relating to the participation of this state in the Southern High-Speed Rail Compact.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 651  
Darby
Harris
Relating to compensation of certain persons by a domestic insurance company.
Companions:
SB 884Harris(Identical)
  3- 9-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Business and Commerce
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 652  
Darby
Eltife
Relating to licensing of escrow officers.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 655  
Solomons
Seliger
Relating to payment to a trustee or substitute trustee after public sale of foreclosed property.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 666  
Gutierrez
Uresti
Relating to certain court costs used to fund drug court programs.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 669  
Solomons
Harris
Relating to liability arising out of the filing of a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 670  
Martinez Fischer
Ellis
Relating to a qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify.
Companions:
SB 915Ellis(Identical)
  3-30-09 S Recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar
Last Action: 5-13-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 671  
Darby
Seliger
Relating to the penalty for theft from a nonprofit organization or by Medicare providers.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 673  
Solomons
Watson
Relating to certain services provided by the office of injured employee counsel under the workers' compensation program of this state.
Companions:
SB 1925Watson(Identical)
  3-24-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 675  
Bonnen
Huffman
Relating to a retired status license for an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist practicing voluntary charity care.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 677  
Hartnett
Wentworth
Relating to violations of laws administered and enforced by the Texas Ethics Commission and to sworn complaints alleging such violations.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 693  
Truitt
Hegar
Relating to an exemption from the structural pest control license requirement for certain falconers.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 694  
Kuempel
Hegar
Relating to Gonzales Healthcare Systems.
Companions:
SB 606Hegar(Identical)
  5-23-09 S Reported from committee as substituted Senate Intergovernmental Relations
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 703  
Rose
Nelson
Relating to fall prevention awareness.
Last Action: 5-23-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 704  
Rose
Nelson
Relating to the jurisdiction of a court over a child in the managing conservatorship of the state after the child's 18th birthday.
Companions:
SB 984Davis, Wendy(Identical)
  3- 9-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Health and Human Services
Last Action: 5-23-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 709  
Rose
Watson
Relating to the award of stipends to nationally certified classroom teachers under the educator excellence awards program.
Companions:
SB 1763Watson(Identical)
  3-20-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Education
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 715  
King, Phil
Estes
Relating to motor vehicle inspection stations that perform emissions inspections using only the onboard diagnostic system of inspected vehicles.
Last Action: 10-31-10 G Earliest effective date

HB 719  
Flynn
Duncan
Relating to polling places for certain elections.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 732  
Hartnett
Huffman
Relating to the removal of certain information from a physician's medical board profile.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 739  
Quintanilla
Ellis
Relating to certain continuing education requirements for insurance agents who sell Medicare-related products.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 746  
Brown, Fred
Patrick, Dan
Relating to expanding the availability of classrooms and other facilities for use by public junior colleges.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 748  
Darby
Duncan
Relating to the provision of services to certain individuals with developmental disabilities by a state school or state center.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 749  
Darby
Duncan
Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax for the maintenance and operation of a coliseum in the county.
Companions:
SB 959Duncan(Identical)
  3-30-09 S Recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 752  
England
Harris
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to enter into an agreement with a school district to dedicate revenue from a tax increment fund to the acquisition, construction, or reconstruction of an educational facility.
Companions:
SB 2174Harris(Identical)
  4-27-09 S Voted favorably from committee on Senate Economic Development
Last Action: 5-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 753  
Gonzalez Toureilles
Hegar
Relating to the date for electing directors of the Goliad County Groundwater Conservation District.
Companions:
SB 834Hegar(Identical)
  3- 4-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Natural Resources
Last Action: 5-12-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 762  
Creighton
Eltife
Relating to filing a wage claim.
Companions:
SB 507Eltife(Identical)
  3-19-09 S Recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 764  
Hartnett
Wentworth
Relating to eligibility for assignment as a visiting judge.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 765  
Hartnett
Carona
Relating to supplemental payments made to certain statutory probate court judges.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 768  
Kolkhorst
Hegar
Relating to the requirement that a new road ordered by the commissioners court of a county be laid out by a jury of view.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 770  
Howard, Donna
Jackson, Mike
Relating to ad valorem tax relief for an owner of certain property, including a residence homestead that is rendered uninhabitable or unusable by a casualty or by wind or water damage.
Last Action: 1- 1-10 G Earliest effective date

HB 772  
Howard, Donna
Davis, Wendy
Relating to Internet broadcasts of open meetings held by the State Board of Education.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 773  
Oliveira
Williams
Relating to extending the expiration date of the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 780  
Turner, Sylvester
Ellis
Relating to eligibility requirements for a beginning police department position in certain municipalities under municipal civil service.
Companions:
SB 765Ellis(Identical)
  3- 4-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Intergovernmental Relations
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 781  
Farabee
Estes
Relating to the Electra Hospital District.
Companions:
SB 1987Estes(Identical)
  4- 8-09 S Committee action pending Senate Intergovernmental Relations
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 782  
Pickett
Carona
Relating to registration exemption for certain foreign commercial motor vehicles.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 783  
Pickett
Shapleigh
Relating to the liability of an electric utility that allows recreational use of land that the utility owns, occupies, or leases.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 796  
Smith, Todd
Hegar
Relating to the disposition of property alleged to have been illegally acquired and to the use of the photographic evidence of that property in a criminal action.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 802  
Davis, John
Zaffirini
Relating to the creation of the lifespan respite services program.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 806  
Gallego
Zaffirini
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain prosthetic devices, orthotic devices, and related services.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 807  
Gallego
Uresti
Relating to allowing counties with no incorporated territory to participate in programs designed to assist municipalities.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 829  
Hochberg
Shapiro
Relating to appeals to the commissioner of education.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 846  
Martinez
Gallegos
Relating to the license or certificate renewal process for emergency medical services personnel and certain law enforcement officers.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 857  
Laubenberg
Estes
Relating to the penalty for certain outdoor burning violations.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 865  
Swinford
Hegar
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Invasive Species Coordinating Committee.
Companions:
SB 691Hegar(Identical)
  4-20-09 S Committee action pending Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 867  
Aycock
Fraser
Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to the City of Burnet.
Last Action: 5-27-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 871  
Farrar
Gallegos
Relating to the method of mailing notice a municipal management district may use to notify a property owner about a scheduled hearing.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 873  
Dukes
Deuell
Relating to incentives for the film, television, video, and digital interactive media production industries.
Companions:
SB 605Deuell(Identical)
  3-26-09 S Recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar
Last Action: 4-23-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 874  
Callegari
Lucio
Relating to the abolition of the Texas Incentive and Productivity Commission and the state employee incentive program.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 875  
Eissler
Carona
Relating to civil liability for erecting or maintaining certain outdoor signs or advertising.
Last Action: 5-20-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 878  
Bonnen
Huffman
Relating to the Sweeny Hospital District.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 882  
Rodriguez
Eltife
Relating to a residential tenant's rights and remedies after certain unlawful conduct.
Last Action: 1- 1-10 G Earliest effective date

HB 888  
Naishtat
Uresti
Relating to the detention and examination of certain persons accepted for a preliminary mental health examination.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 890  
Naishtat
Wentworth
Relating to the terminology used to describe certain judicial officers.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 960  
Anchia
Carona
Relating to providing municipalities and counties access to criminal history record information for sexually oriented business license applicants.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 962  
Guillen
Zaffirini
Relating to the purchase of library goods and services by public junior colleges.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Election date

HB 963  
Guillen
Whitmire
Relating to the eligibility of certain applicants for occupational licenses.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 965  
Pickett
Van de Putte
Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for disabled veterans.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 968  
Homer
Harris
Relating to the use of crossbows for hunting.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 978  
Burnam
Watson
Relating to the employment rights of certain individuals with disabilities.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 986  
Villarreal
Hinojosa
Relating to the appeal of ad valorem tax determinations.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 987  
Creighton
West
Relating to competitive procurement requirements for local governments.
Companions:
SB 624West(Identical)
  2-23-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Intergovernmental Relations
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1003  
Bolton
Whitmire
Relating to notice provided to certain victims or witnesses regarding certain inmates or defendants who are electronically monitored.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1012  
Gonzalez Toureilles
Harris
Relating to the conservatorship or possession of, or access to, a child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1013  
Corte
Wentworth
Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulated the installation and use of lighting in certain areas.
Companions:
SB 807Van de Putte(Identical)
  3- 4-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Intergovernmental Relations
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1020  
Deshotel
Hinojosa
Relating to the use, exhibition, or possession of a firearm by public school students participating in certain school-sponsored programs and activities sponsored or supported by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1023  
Deshotel
Williams
Relating to the use of certain state property transferred from the state to Spindletop MHMR Services.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1029  
Rodriguez
Watson
Relating to the development, rehabilitation, or expansion of affordable housing in a public improvement district established by a county or municipality.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1030  
Callegari
Ellis
Relating to the protest or appeal of ad valorem tax matters.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1031  
Miller, Sid
Nelson
Relating to maintenance of roads on the property of a perpetual care cemetery.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1038  
Paxton
Patrick, Dan
Relating to the determination of the market value of a residence homestead for purposes of ad valorem taxation.
Last Action: 1- 1-10 G Earliest effective date

HB 1041  
Parker
West
Relating to school district policies addressing sexual abuse of children and establishment of a state strategy to reduce child abuse and neglect and improve child welfare.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1043  
Orr
Nelson
Relating to the creation of business opportunities for certain former foster children.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1055  
Parker
Harris
Relating to the procedure for submitting certain plans and specifications of buildings or facilities for the purpose of eliminating architectural barriers encountered by persons with disabilities.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1056  
Morrison
Hegar
Relating to the course levels offered by the University of Houston-Victoria.
Companions:
SB 567Hegar(Identical)
  4-16-09 H Referred to House Committee on House Higher Education
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1058  
Solomons
Lucio
Relating to the receipt of death benefits in the workers' compensation system.
Companions:
SB 442Lucio(Identical)
  4-22-09 S Recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1060  
Miklos
Carona
Relating to certain procedures for forwarding a warrant of arrest or a complaint in a criminal case.
Companions:
SB 387Carona(Identical)
  2-17-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1063  
Farias
Wentworth
Relating to emergency vehicle access to certain gated communities and multiunit housing projects.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1067  
Naishtat
Nelson
Relating to a memorandum of understanding between certain authorized entities to share suicide data that does not identify a deceased individual.
Companions:
SB 1882Nelson(Identical)
  3-24-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Health and Human Services
Last Action: 5-23-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1079  
Kolkhorst
Estes
Relating to the appellate process for the community development block grant program.
Last Action: 5-23-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1081  
Herrero
Nelson
Relating to requiring posting on certain information regarding nursing homes and related institutions on the Department of Aging and Disability Services website.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1083  
Elkins
Wentworth
Relating to mediation orders in certain arbitration proceedings.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1084  
Truitt
Gallegos
Relating to shipment of wine to ultimate consumers.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1093  
Pickett
Nelson
Relating to oversight of regional poison control centers and the poison control network.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1096  
Vo
Van de Putte
Relating to the provision of notice regarding the availability of higher education textbooks through multiple retailers.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1109  
Anchia
Carona
Relating to late fees under a residential lease.
Companions:
SB 716Carona(Identical)
  4- 8-09 S Recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1113  
Zerwas
Hegar
Relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 194.
Companions:
SB 844Hegar(Identical)
  5- 7-09 S Withdrawn from the Local Calendar
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1134  
England
West
Relating to the authority of the Dallas County Flood Control District No. 1 to enter into a tax abatement agreement and to designate a reinvestment zone.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1138  
Shelton
Davis, Wendy
Relating to information required on pharmacy benefit cards.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1145  
Brown, Betty
Fraser
Relating to the appointment of election judges.
Last Action: 1- 1-10 G Earliest effective date

HB 1146  
Anchia
West
Relating to the hours worked during a week by firefighters in certain municipalities.
Companions:
SB 623West(Identical)
  5- 7-09 H Committee action pending House Urban Affairs
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1151  
Thompson
West
Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship, including temporary orders, order for modification, adoption assistance, and foster care.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1174  
Hartnett
Watson
Relating to payment by a municipality or river authority for certain damages caused by the municipality's or river authority's operating of a sanitary sewer system.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1177  
Guillen
Zaffirini
Relating to the eligibility of certain peace officers and firefighters for legislative leave.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1178  
Guillen
Zaffirini
Relating to the creation of the Starr County Drainage District.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1187  
Kolkhorst
Hegar
Relating to membership of the board of managers for certain emergency communication districts.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1191  
Flores
Lucio
Relating to the enrollment period for insurance benefits for certain retirees of the Teacher Retirement System.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1193  
Hancock
Duncan
Relating to ballot certification of a political party presidential candidate.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1203  
Elkins
Hegar
Relating to the designation of a person to act as the agent of a property owner in a property tax matter.
Companions:
SB 903Hegar(Identical)
  4-20-09 S Committee action pending Senate Finance
Last Action: 5-26-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1205  
Button
Carona
Relating to the circumstances in which the approval of the governing body of a taxing unit is required for refunds of overpayments or erroneous payments of ad valorem taxes.
Companions:
SB 797Carona(Identical)
  4-23-09 S Committee action pending Senate Finance
Last Action: 1- 1-10 G Earliest effective date

HB 1213  
Rios Ybarra
Lucio
Relating to the promulgation by the commissioner of the General Land Office of rules authorizing the use on a public beach of a golf cart for the transportation of a person with a physical disability.
Last Action: 5-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1218  
Howard, Donna
Watson
Relating to programs to exchange certain health information between the Health and Human Services Commission and certain health care entities and facilities.
Companions:
SB 1768Watson(Identical)
  3-20-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Health and Human Services
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1230  
Farabee
Harris
Relating to limitations on the compensation of county auditors for certain counties.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1232  
Menendez
Van de Putte
Relating to establishing a local behavioral health intervention pilot project.
Companions:
SB 1197Van de Putte(Identical)
  3-13-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Health and Human Services
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1233  
Menendez
Van de Putte
Relating to the court-ordered administration of psychoactive medication to certain criminal defendants.
Companions:
SB 1198Van de Putte(Identical)
  3-13-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1240  
Villarreal
Uresti
Relating to information required to be provided to parents of an infant.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1255  
Lewis
Seliger
Relating to an interlocal contract for a relief highway route around certain municipalities.
Companions:
SB 971Seliger(Identical)
  5-23-09 H Withdrawn from the Local Calendar
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1256  
Allen
Ellis
Relating to requiring the posting of notice of voter complaint information at a polling place.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1257  
Legler
Williams
Relating to the payment in installments of ad valorem taxes on certain property owned by a business entity and located in a disaster area and to the ad valorem taxation of a homestead rendered uninhabitable by a casualty or damage.
Companions:
SB 2302Williams(Identical)
  3-31-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Finance
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1259  
Kolkhorst
Duncan
Relating to hiring outside legal counsel to provide legal services to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1265  
Hochberg
Ellis
Relating to the information about certain candidates required to be filed with the secretary of state.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1272  
Phillips
Estes
Relating to the designation of State Highway 289 as the Preston Trail Highway.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1275  
Kolkhorst
Hegar
Relating to the authority to impose a county hotel occupancy tax.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1282  
McClendon
Zaffirini
Relating to the penalty for theft of a driver's license, commercial driver's license or personal identification certificate.
Companions:
SB 1951Zaffirini(Identical)
  4-28-09 S Committee action pending Senate Criminal Justice
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1285  
Eiland
Huffman
Relating to persons authorized to administer an oath in this state.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1286  
Eiland
Huffman
Relating to the issuance of Save Our Beaches specialty license plates.
Companions:
SB 924Huffman(Identical)
  3- 9-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Transportation and Homeland Security
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1290  
Oliveira
Lucio
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for bariatric surgery and for certain tests for the early detection of cardiovascular disease.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1294  
Eiland
Ellis
Relating to certain certifications, professional designations, and education requirements regarding the sale of life insurance and annuities.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1295  
Aycock
Averitt
Relating to notification of an application related to a certificate of public convenience and necessity for water or sewer service.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1297  
Hochberg
Van de Putte
Relating to optional flexible school day program courses offered by school districts to enable students to earn course credit under certain circumstances.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1300  
Turner, Chris
Davis, Wendy
Relating to the creation of the Kennendale Towncenter Development District.
Companions:
SB 2068Davis, Wendy(Identical)
  3-12-09 S Filed
Last Action: 5-27-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1309  
Otto
Williams
Relating to the date by which the comptroller must certify the apportioned amount of the market value of railroad rolling stock to a county assessor-collector.
Last Action: 1- 1-10 G Earliest effective date

HB 1310  
Solomons
Nelson
Relating to the use of a tanning facility device by a minor.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1321  
Hughes
Hegar
Relating to the discharge of a jury under certain circumstances in a criminal case.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1322  
Hochberg
Watson
Relating to the establishment of an on-line resource for teachers of students with special health needs.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1324  
Rios Ybarra
Lucio
Relating to the municipal hotel occupancy tax imposed in certain municipalities.
Companions:
SB 989Lucio(Identical)
  3- 9-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Intergovernmental Relations
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1325  
Rios Ybarra
Lucio
Relating to the degrees awarded by the State Technical College System.
Companions:
SB 2189Lucio(Identical)
  5- 7-09 S Placed on the Senate Intent Calendar for
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1326  
Rios Ybarra
Lucio
Relating to a plan to replenish the food supplies of food banks or food pantries following a disaster.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1332  
Maldonado
Gallegos
Relating to responsibility for public school textbooks and technological equipment and to failure by students to return textbooks or technological equipment.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1342  
Menendez
Harris
Relating to adoption of certain information technology.
Companions:
SB 863Harris(Identical)
  3- 9-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs
Last Action: 5-30-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1343  
Menendez
Van de Putte
Relating to blind and disabled pedestrians and failure of the operator of a motor vehicle to yield the right-of-way.
Companions:
SB 647Van de Putte(Identical)
  2-23-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1345  
Menendez
Uresti
Relating to titles by which certain officers of a defense base development authority may be known.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1357  
Isett
Deuell
Relating to the regulation of freestanding emergency medical care facilities.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1358  
Keffer
Nelson
Relating to the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute.
Companions:
SB 895Nelson(Identical)
  3- 9-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Health and Human Services
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1360  
Anchia
West
Relating to the effect under the public information law of the disclosure of certain information by a prosecutor to defense counsel.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1362  
Gutierrez
Van de Putte
Relating to the pilot program for reporting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.
Companions:
SB 1816Van de Putte(Identical)
  5- 5-09 S Recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1363  
Gutierrez
Van de Putte
Relating to the diabetes mellitus registry pilot program.
Companions:
SB 1817Van de Putte(Identical)
  4-28-09 S Committee action pending Senate Health and Human Services
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1364  
Eissler
Averitt
Relating to coverage of preexisting conditions by certain group health benefit coverage programs for active school employees.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1365  
Eissler
Shapiro
Relating to service records of professional staff employed by school districts.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1366  
Jackson, Jim
Patrick, Dan
Relating to ballot language in an election authorizing the issuance of bonds for hospital district system improvements.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1372  
Shelton
Van de Putte
Relating to the definition of victim in relation to certain crime victims' rights.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1382  
Davis, Yvonne
Harris
Relating to assessment of certain charges by certain commercial landlords that are governmental entities.
Companions:
SB 1776Harris(Identical)
  3-20-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Business and Commerce
Last Action: 5-20-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1404  
Miklos
Deuell
Relating to the establishment and use of a columbarium by a church.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1407  
Geren
Davis, Wendy
Relating to the redemption of real property sold at an ad valorem tax sale.
Companions:
SB 1469Davis, Wendy(Identical)
  3-17-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Finance
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1409  
Hopson
Nichols
Relating to the minimum patient age for administration of an influenza vaccination by a pharmacist.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1411  
Jones
Carona
Relating to records of certain frivolous complaints maintained by the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying.
Companions:
SB 974Carona(Identical)
  4-23-09 S Withdrawn from the Local Calendar
Last Action: 5-27-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1423  
Guillen
Shapiro
Relating to granting charters to public junior colleges for open-enrollment charter schools.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1425  
Lewis
Seliger
Relating to the determination of the population of a county required to develop a juvenile justice alternative education program.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1433  
Lucio III
Averitt
Relating to the amount of the annual water quality fee imposed on holders of wastewater discharge permits and on users of water.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1445  
Bonnen
Huffman
Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to erect or maintain shore protection structures and the location of the line of vegetation in relation to those structures.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1448  
Allen
Ellis
Relating to the requirements for voter registration.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1452  
Eissler
Van de Putte
Relating to participation in job training and employment assistance programs by veterans and other covered persons.
Companions:
SB 823Van de Putte(Identical)
  4-15-09 S Committee action pending Senate Veteran Affairs/Military Installations
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1454  
Naishtat
Zaffirini
Relating to the establishment of a volunteer-supported decision-making advocate pilot program for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and persons with other cognitive disabilities.
Companions:
SB 1144Zaffirini(Identical)
  4-28-09 S Committee action pending Senate Health and Human Services
Last Action: 5-20-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1460  
Paxton
Wentworth
Relating to the contents of an application for probate of a written will.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1461  
Paxton
Wentworth
Relating to the contents of an application for probate of a will as a muniment of title.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1462  
Pickett
Uresti
Relating to leave for certain state employees who volunteer or participate in training for Court Appointed Special Advocates.
Companions:
SB 1051Uresti(Identical)
  4-30-09 H Meeting set for 10:30 A.M. or final Adj./Recess, E2.036, House Human Services
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1465  
Paxton
Wentworth
Relating to the joinder of a tax lien transferee in a suit to collect a delinquent ad valorem tax.
Companions:
SB 2201Wentworth(Identical)
  4-23-09 S Withdrawn from the Local Calendar
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1466  
Swinford
Seliger
Relating to the theft of a military grave marker.
Companions:
HB 4241Smithee(Identical)
  4- 6-09 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence
Last Action: 5-23-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1468  
Chisum
Deuell
Relating to the regulation of funeral services, funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1470  
Thibaut
Van de Putte
Relating to notification regarding entitlement of school district employees to leave time in circumstances involving assault.
Companions:
SB 981Van de Putte(Identical)
  3- 9-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Education
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1473  
Geren
Nelson
Relating to the application of certain requirements affecting certain subdivision golf courses.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1474  
Geren
Harris
Relating to the operation and regulation of charitable bing and the use of bingo proceeds.
Last Action: 10- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1476  
Sheffield
Fraser
Relating to capital stock and surplus requirements for certain insurance companies.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1484  
Pitts
Fraser
Relating to the use of certain professional titles by interior designers.
Companions:
SB 1698Fraser(Identical)
  3-20-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Business and Commerce
Last Action: 5-12-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1487  
Pitts
Nelson
Relating to the alignment of certain Medicaid procedures regarding written orders for diabetic equipment and supplies with comparable Medicare written order procedures.
Companions:
SB 1881Nelson(Identical)
  3-24-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Health and Human Services
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1492  
Driver
Hegar
Relating to achievement awards presented by the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.
Companions:
SB 1185Hegar(Identical)
  3-13-09 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice
Last Action: 5-27-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1493  
King, Tracy
Zaffirini
Relating to the use of certain devices in a polling place.
Last Action: 5-27-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1505  
Ortiz
Hinojosa
Relating to the promotion or advertising of alcoholic beverages in relation to certain facilities owned by a municipality or county.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1506  
Herrero
Hinojosa
Relating to the imposition of conditions on certain defendants charged with an offense involving family violence.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1510  
Bonnen
Jackson, Mike
Relating to including information on sudden infant death syndrome in a resource pamphlet for parents of newborn children.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1513  
Smith, Wayne
Jackson, Mike
Relating to construction contract trust funds and the misapplication of those funds.
Companions:
SB 1137Jackson, Mike(Identical)
  4-21-09 S Committee action pending Senate Business and Commerce
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1517  
Eissler
Nichols
Relating to the powers and duties of the Montgomery County Hospital District.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1518  
Corte
Wentworth
Relating to the addition of territory to and the amount of production fees imposed by the Trinity Glen Rose Groundwater Conservation District.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1530  
Button
Deuell
Relating to the licensing and regulation of health-related pest control by the Department of Agriculture.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1544  
Miklos
Carona
Relating to court proceedings for a plea of guilty or nolo contendere for a misdemeanor punishable by fine only.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1551  
Herrero
Hinojosa
Relating to the appointment of additional court reporters for the district courts in Nueces County.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1568  
Gonzales
Zaffirini
Relating to authorizing an exemption from tuition and fees charged by a junior college district for employees of the district.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1574  
Thompson
Gallegos
Relating to services for persons with autism and other pervasive developmental disorders and their families.
Last Action: 9- 1-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1579  
Gonzales
Lucio
Relating to a county's removal of flood water resulting from a natural disaster in certain communities.
Last Action: 6-19-09 G Earliest effective date

HB 1580  
Flynn
Hegar
Relating to the continuation and functions of the board of directors of the official cotton growers' boll weevil eradication foundation and the management of certain cotton in pest m