Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Donna Howard
81st Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/6/2026

Number of Bills: 76

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (57):
HB 420 Author: Howard, Donna | Cohen | Rodriguez | Bolton | Maldonado
Last Action: 04/27/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the nonpartisan election of members to the State Board of Education.

HB 506 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 02/18/2009 H Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to the establishment and implementation of a school-based influenza vaccination pilot program.

HB 591 Author: Howard, Donna | King, Susan | Guillen | Gattis
Last Action: 02/18/2009 H Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to staffing, overtime, and other employment protections for nurses.

HB 721 Author: Howard, Donna | Moody | Naishtat | Farrar
Last Action: 04/29/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to permitting procedures of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for control of air pollution.

HB 722 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 05/08/2009 H Corrected comm. rept. sent to Local & Consent
Caption: Relating to an independent review of a proposed facility to supply drinking water requested by certain municipalities and other local governments.

HB 723 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 02/19/2009 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to certain activities by, employment of, and contracts of former members of the legislature; creating offenses.

HB 770 Author: Howard, Donna | Eiland | Ritter | Elkins | Taylor
Sponsor: Jackson, Mike
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 1/1/10
Caption: 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, and to a restriction on the authority to bring an action to remove a house that is partially located on a public beach as a result of a meteorological event.

HB 771 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 02/19/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to sanctions available for certain academically unacceptable campuses.

HB 772 Author: Howard, Donna | Rodriguez | Maldonado | Leibowitz
Sponsor: Davis, Wendy
Last Action: 05/27/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to Internet broadcasts of open meetings held by the State Board of Education.

HB 1218 Author: Howard, Donna
Sponsor: Watson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to programs to exchange certain health information between the Health and Human Services Commission and certain health care entities and facilities.

HB 1373 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 03/02/2009 H Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to the waiver of sovereign immunity for claims based on retaliation against a nurse for engaging in protected patient advocacy activities.

HB 1455 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 03/02/2009 H Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to the award of attorney's fees, costs, and certain damages in a proceeding to revoke a medical power of attorney.

HB 1738 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 03/31/2009 H Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption: Relating to a study of nursing educational programs that require a single clinical competency assessment.

HB 1739 Author: Howard, Donna
Sponsor: Hegar
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to a recognition week to celebrate Texas native plants.

HB 1740 Author: Howard, Donna
Sponsor: Uresti
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authorization of physicians and therapeutic optometrists to dispense therapeutic contact lenses.

HB 1828 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 03/04/2009 H Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to information submitted to, maintained in, and released from the immunization registry.

HB 1839 Author: Howard, Donna | Hernandez | Shelton
Last Action: 05/12/2009 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to the selection by school districts of sites for new schools; providing a penalty.

HB 2037 Author: Howard, Donna | Anchia | Branch | Eissler | Guillen
Last Action: 05/04/2009 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Permanent School Fund Management Council to manage the permanent school fund; providing a criminal penalty.

HB 2088 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to increasing public awareness of the benefits of native plant species and problems associated with invasive plant species.

HB 2718 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 03/17/2009 H Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to the certified nurse aide registry and the regulation of certified nurse aides by the Texas Board of Nursing.

HB 2719 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 05/15/2009 H Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
Caption: Relating to a limited waiver of sovereign immunity for state and local governmental entities in certain employment lawsuits filed by nurses.

HB 2720 Author: Howard, Donna | Gattis
Last Action: 05/11/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to liability for selling or serving alcoholic beverages.

HB 2926 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 04/15/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the appointment of a campaign treasurer and filing of reports of political contributions and expenditures by certain candidates.

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 2928 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 03/25/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation and administration of the public high school mathematics and science teachers undergraduate education scholarship program.

HB 3270 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the electronic transmission and certification of prescriptions under the medical assistance program.

HB 3271 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 03/18/2009 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Caption: Relating to the Texas Partnership for Children in Nature.

HB 3272 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 04/22/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of land for ad valorem tax appraisal as recreational, park, or scenic land on the basis of a restriction contained in a probated will.

HB 3273 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 03/18/2009 H Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to the administration by certain nurses of treatments or medication ordered by a health care practitioner.

HB 3276 Author: Howard, Donna
Sponsor: Ellis
Last Action: 05/21/2009 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 21 2009 6:21PM
Caption: Relating to a study of priorities for awards of TEXAS grants.

HB 3752 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 03/19/2009 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony.

HB 3753 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 03/25/2009 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption: Relating to a study by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the methods for safely handling and disposing of certain medical waste.

HB 3754 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the insurance code to include members of a junior college board.

HB 3755 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 05/11/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the period for which a prescription written for a Medicaid recipient is valid.

HB 3756 Author: Howard, Donna
Sponsor: Ellis
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

HB 4355 Author: Howard, Donna | King, Susan | Gonzales | Zerwas | Pitts
Last Action: 05/13/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to a study of alternate ways to assure clinical competency of graduates of nursing educational programs.

HB 4356 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 03/25/2009 H Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the Lower Colorado River Authority's duty to ensure compliance with certain water pressure standards.

HB 4653 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 04/27/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to certain election practices and procedures relating to the conduct of elections; providing penalties.

HB 4690 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 04/27/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of a voter to vote in the general election for state and county officers, including an election held in conjunction with that election, if the voter's residence has changed.

HB 4756 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 04/28/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the Lower Colorado River Authority.

HCR 72 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 03/24/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Designating Lago Vista as the Entrepreneurial Capital of Texas.

HCR 98 Author: Howard, Donna
Sponsor: Watson
Last Action: 04/03/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Commending Michael William Heskett for his 26 years of service to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

HCR 177 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 05/30/2009 S Received from the House
Caption: Directing state agencies to initiate emission reduction policies and programs in order to help Central and South Central Texas meet the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ground-level ozone.

HJR 77 Author: Howard, Donna | Anchia | Eissler | Chisum | Dutton
Last Action: 05/11/2009 S Referred to Education
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to create the Permanent School Fund Management Council to assume the duty of the State Board of Education to manage the permanent school fund and to allow the School Land Board to transfer funds from the permanent school fund to the available school fund.

HR 252 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 03/16/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2009 8:12AM
Caption: Honoring Westlake High School junior Samantha Tucker of Austin for her swimming achievements.

HR 848 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 03/20/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 20 2009 7:50AM
Caption: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

HR 1242 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 04/28/2009 H Reported enrolled: Apr 28 2009 7:55AM
Caption: Recognizing the Honorable L. DeWitt Hale of Austin for his outstanding service to this state and wishing him a happy 92nd birthday.

HR 1243 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 05/06/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 6 2009 5:54PM
Caption: Recognizing May 5, 2009, as Children's Mental Health Awareness Day.

HR 1867 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 05/19/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 19 2009 1:19PM
Caption: Honoring the AusTin Cans robotics team from Anderson High School in Austin.

HR 1868 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 05/08/2009 H Referred to Rules & Resolutions
Caption: Commemorating World Falun Dafa Day on May 13, 2009, and the special observance to be held on the Capitol grounds on May 16, 2009.

HR 1869 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 05/18/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 18 2009 9:40PM
Caption: Welcoming the Chap Robotics team of Westlake High School to the State Capitol.

HR 1927 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 05/24/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 24 2009 3:22PM
Caption: Honoring members of Troop No. 399 in Austin on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.

HR 2249 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 05/26/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 26 2009 11:00PM
Caption: In memory of Dr. Douglas Allison Carmichael of Austin.

HR 2349 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 05/26/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 26 2009 11:00PM
Caption: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin.

HR 2399 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 05/31/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2009 5:44PM
Caption: Congratulating Dr. Newt Hasson of Austin on his induction into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame.

HR 2832 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption: Congratulating the Red Dragon Players of Stephen F. Austin High School on winning the 2009 UIL Conference 5A State One-Act Play Competition.

HR 2833 Author: Howard, Donna
Last Action: 06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption: Honoring the participants in the Speak Up! Speak Out! program at Akins High School, Garza High School, and LBJ High School in Austin.

Joint Author (19):
HB 202 Author: Dukes | Guillen | Howard, Donna
Last Action: 02/17/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the guaranteed benefits of a public school educator.

HB 284 Author: Anchia | Bohac | Walle | Howard, Donna | Lucio III
Sponsor: Ellis
Last Action: 05/21/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to reporting of international shipments of electronic waste.

HB 531 Author: Anchia | Zerwas | Shelton | Howard, Donna | Hopson
Last Action: 03/24/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to medical loss ratios of certain health benefit plan issuers.

HB 696 Author: Orr | Howard, Donna | Gonzales | Davis, John
Last Action: 04/14/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a physician's authority to delegate prescribing acts to advanced practice nurses or physician assistants.

HB 710 Author: Rose | Howard, Donna | Maldonado | Cohen | Bolton
Last Action: 05/06/2009 H Failed to pass
Caption: Relating to placing the State Board of Education under periodic review by the Sunset Advisory Commission.

HB 826 Author: Gattis | Villarreal | Sheffield | Howard, Donna
Last Action: 03/04/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the relationship between the amount of an administrative penalty imposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the economic benefit of the violation to the alleged violator.

HB 866 Author: Villarreal | Howard, Donna
Last Action: 03/18/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a study regarding ad valorem tax relief through the use of a circuit breaker program.

HB 1173 Author: Dukes | Naishtat | Rodriguez | Strama | Howard, Donna
Last Action: 04/21/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the right of certain municipalities to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

HB 1994 Author: McCall | Zerwas | Shelton | Howard, Donna | King, Susan
Last Action: 05/14/2009 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to a deduction under the franchise tax for physicians who administer vaccines.

HB 2242 Author: Leibowitz | Howard, Donna | Miller, Sid | Edwards
Sponsor: Seliger
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the abolition of the Texas cultural endowment fund.

HB 2692 Author: Rodriguez | Howard, Donna | Naishtat
Sponsor: Watson
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to certain municipal requirements regarding sales of residential properties in certain areas.

HB 3519 Author: Branch | Howard, Donna | Button
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/27/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the coordination and administration of the Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program.

HB 3700 Author: Jackson, Jim | Howard, Donna
Last Action: 05/06/2009 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas Classroom Coaching Program.

HB 4402 Author: Martinez Fischer | Zerwas | Hopson | Howard, Donna | Leibowitz
Sponsor: Van de Putte
Last Action: 06/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to a study regarding insurance coverage of prescription drugs provided under a health benefit plan.

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.

HR 678 Author: King, Susan | Howard, Donna
Last Action: 03/19/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 19 2009 7:50AM
Caption: Recognizing March 3, 2009, as Nurse Day at the State Capitol.

HR 767 Author: Bolton | Herrero | Howard, Donna
Last Action: 03/19/2009 H Reported enrolled: Mar 19 2009 7:50AM
Caption: Urging greater public awareness of Lyme disease.

HR 2398 Author: Rodriguez | Howard, Donna | Naishtat | Bolton | Dukes
Last Action: 05/30/2009 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2009 10:03AM
Caption: In memory of the Honorable Scott Alan Ozmun of Austin, judge of the 353rd District Court.

HR 3048 Author: Kent | Cohen | Bolton | Howard, Donna | Allen
Last Action: 06/04/2009 H Reported enrolled: Jun 4 2009 2:00PM
Caption: Congratulating Robert E. Jones of Annie's List on his receipt of a 2009 Rising Star Award from Politics magazine.

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