Texas Legislature
Bills Sponsored / Joint Sponsored
Sen. Jane Nelson
81st Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 10/13/2025

Number of Bills: 43

Sponsor (43):
HB 63 Author: Aycock | Sheffield | Leibowitz | Gonzalez Toureilles
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 05/27/2009 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to the conservatorship or possession of, or access to, a child by a parent who is deployed by the military.

HB 409 Author: Isett | Heflin
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: 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.

HB 464 Author: Paxton | Hughes | Taylor | Laubenberg
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: 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.

HB 497 Author: Zerwas | Corte
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: 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.

HB 703 Author: Rose | Naishtat
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 05/23/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to fall prevention awareness.

HB 704 Author: Rose
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 05/23/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the jurisdiction of a court over a child in the managing conservatorship of the state after the child's 18th birthday.

HB 1031 Author: Miller, Sid
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to maintenance of roads on the property of a perpetual care cemetery.

HB 1043 Author: Orr | Rodriguez | Parker | Strama | Shelton
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the creation of business opportunities for certain former foster children.

HB 1067 Author: Naishtat
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 05/23/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a memorandum of understanding between certain authorized entities to share suicide data that does not identify a deceased individual.

HB 1081 Author: Herrero | Flores | Ortiz, Jr.
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 05/23/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to requiring posting of certain information regarding nursing homes and related institutions on the Department of Aging and Disability Services website.

HB 1093 Author: Pickett
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to oversight of regional poison control centers and the poison control network.

HB 1310 Author: Solomons | Shelton
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the use of a tanning facility device by a minor.

HB 1358 Author: Keffer | Rose | Morrison | Kolkhorst | Thompson
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

HB 1473 Author: Geren
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the application of certain requirements affecting certain subdivision golf courses.

HB 1487 Author: Pitts | Guillen
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the alignment of certain Medicaid procedures regarding written orders for diabetic equipment and supplies with comparable Medicare written order procedures.

HB 1671 Author: Crownover | Naishtat | Coleman | Zerwas | Gonzalez Toureilles
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 05/23/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to mutual aid agreements for newborn screening laboratory services.

HB 1966 Author: Davis, John | Zerwas | Truitt | Naishtat
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to an e-prescribing implementation plan under the Medicaid and child health plan programs.

HB 2066 Author: Gallego | Moody | Bolton
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to enhancing penalties for assaulting a family member by strangulation or suffocation.

HB 2191 Author: Veasey | Pickett | Leibowitz | Chavez | Moody
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to prohibiting contact between an employee of a facility that serves the elderly or disabled persons, whose criminal history has not been verified, and a patient or resident of the facility.

HB 2224 Author: Parker | Button
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 05/27/2009 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to the minimum standards for licensed child-care facilities and registered family homes.

HB 2225 Author: Parker | Hughes | Rose | Legler | Lucio III
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to creating a committee to review the process for finding permanent placements for children in the conservatorship of the state.

HB 2228 Author: Parker | Smith, Wayne
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the timing of a referendum election to continue a fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district.

HB 2240 Author: Lewis | Vaught | Moody | Guillen
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to creating the offense of continuous violence against the family.

HB 2927 Author: Howard, Donna | Hilderbran | Dunnam | Anderson
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the regulation of cemeteries by state and local government.

HB 3012 Author: Coleman
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to food handlers and other food service employees.

HB 3070 Author: Solomons
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the administration and powers of a coordinated county transportation authority.

HB 3072 Author: Geren
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the transfer of municipal property to economic development corporations by certain municipalities.

HB 3112 Author: Hartnett
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the referral of an elderly or disabled person to the Department of Aging and Disability Services and the determination by that agency of the need for a guardianship for that person.

HB 3137 Author: Gallego
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to requiring the Department of Family and Protective Services to develop and provide certain foster parents with a statement regarding the rights and responsibilities of those persons and the agency.

HB 3231 Author: Davis, John | Guillen
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to clarification of legislative intent regarding enrollment of newborns in Medicaid managed care plans and validating related acts and decisions.

HB 3597 Author: Parker
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to designating October as Hydrocephalus Awareness Month.

HB 3674 Author: Thompson | Naishtat
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the licensing requirements for a foreign-trained physician applicant.

HB 3717 Author: King, Susan
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to exemptions from the requirement to hold a license to practice physical therapy.

HB 3961 Author: McReynolds | Pena
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the regulation of nursing.

HB 4154 Author: Rose | Naishtat | Menendez
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the creation by the Health and Human Services Commission of a volunteer advocate program for certain elderly individuals.

HB 4281 Author: King, Susan
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to continuing education requirements for physical therapists.

HB 4360 Author: Geren
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to revenue sources for certain venue projects.

HB 4471 Author: Kolkhorst | Howard, Donna | Shelton | Ortiz, Jr. | King, Susan
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the professional nursing shortage reduction program.

HB 4750 Author: Geren
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the appointment of magistrates in the White Settlement municipal courts.

HCR 16 Author: Geren | Miller, Sid
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Designating Paluxysaurus jonesi as the official Lone Star State Dinosaur, replacing Brachiosaur Sauropod, Pleurocoelus.

HCR 20 Author: Zerwas
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 02/06/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Designating January 27, 2009, as Texas Healthcare Information Technology Day and commending the participants at the Texas Healthcare Information Technology Forum and all those responsible for furthering the adoption of health information technology in Texas.

HCR 36 Author: Solomons | Crownover | Parker
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 04/03/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Commending all those in Denton County who participated in the emergency response to Hurricane Ike.

HCR 92 Author: Crownover
Sponsor: Nelson
Last Action: 04/03/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Denton Chamber of Commerce.

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