81st 1st Called Session
July 1, 2009 - July 2, 2009
Leadership
Governor: Rick Perry
Lieutenant Governor: David Dewhurst
Speaker(s) of the House:
Joe Straus
Special Session Topics
- consider legislation relating to the date on which the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation and a regional mobility authority to enter into a comprehensive development agreement expires. [Thu Jun 25, 2009]
- consider legislation relating to the issuance by the Texas Transportation Commission, pursuant to Article III, Section 49-p, of the Texas Constitution, of general obligation bonds for highway improvement projects, and to the creation, administration, financing and use of a Texas Transportation Revolving Fund to provide financial assistance for transportation projects. [Thu Jun 25, 2009]
- consider legislation that provides for extending the existence of several state agencies that were subject to sunset review by the 81st Legislature and will be abolished without legislative action under the state's Sunset Act, that changes the review schedule for certain state agencies to balance the workload of the Sunset Advisory Commission. [Thu Jun 25, 2009]
Bill statistics for the 81st Legislature, 1st Called Session
| Status |
HB |
HCR |
HJR |
HR |
SB |
SCR |
SJR |
SR |
Total
HB & SB |
Total |
| Filed |
11 |
7 |
1 |
108 |
13 |
1 |
2 |
34 |
24 |
177 |
| Passed |
1 |
4 |
0 |
106 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
2 |
146 |
| Vetoed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |