Texas State Representative
Dennis Bonnen 2009 - 81st Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 6)
Legislative Session
Primary Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB4775
Filed
Out of House Committee
5/11/09
Voted on by House
5/18/09
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/09
Voted on by Senate
5/26/09
Governor Action
6/19/09
Bill Becomes Law
Enrolled
5/30/09
Passed
6/19/09
Relating to the creation of the Alden Lake Management District; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB501
Filed
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to a person's ability to read and write in English as a qualification for service as a petit juror.
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB653
Filed
Out of House Committee
4/9/09
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the inclusion on the exterior of an ad valorem tax bill of a statement directing the United States Postal Service to return the bill if it is not deliverable as addressed.
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB675
Filed
Out of House Committee
3/24/09
Voted on by House
4/9/09
Out of Senate Committee
5/8/09
Voted on by Senate
5/21/09
Governor Action
6/19/09
Bill Becomes Law
Enrolled
5/26/09
Passed
6/19/09
Relating to a retired status license for an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist practicing voluntary charity care.
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB819
Filed
Out of House Committee
5/7/09
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to commissioned law enforcement officers of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Joint Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB48
Filed
11/10/08
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the suspension of certain licenses held by employers for the knowing employment of persons not lawfully present in the United States.
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB49
Filed
11/10/08
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the creation of the offense of criminal trespass by illegal aliens and to certain procedures for arresting illegal aliens suspected of committing criminal offenses.
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB50
Filed
11/10/08
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to information required to establish resident status in connection with tuition and fees charged by public institutions of higher education.
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB62
Filed
11/10/08
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans.
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB632
Filed
Out of House Committee
4/23/09
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
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.
Co-Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB51
Filed
11/10/08
Out of House Committee
4/14/09
Voted on by House
4/27/09
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/09
Voted on by Senate
5/26/09
Governor Action
6/17/09
Bill Becomes Law
Enrolled
6/1/09
Passed
6/17/09
Relating to measures to enhance and maintain the quality of state universities, including funding and incentives to support emerging public research universities, to the abolition of the higher education fund, to the institutional groupings under the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's accountability system, to the independent status of Lamar Institute of Technology, to research conducted by public universities and other state entities, and to the authorization of revenue bonds for certain institutions of higher education.
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB6
Filed
Out of House Committee
3/27/09
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
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.
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB742
Filed
Out of House Committee
4/14/09
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans and to the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation to which a disabled veteran is entitled based on disability rating.
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB801
Filed
Out of House Committee
5/2/09
Voted on by House
5/17/09
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to prohibiting the investment of the permanent university fund in certain business entities doing business in Sudan.
TX
Texas 2009 - 81st Regular
Texas House Bill HB813
Filed
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to eligibility for the small and mid-sized adjustment under the public school finance system.