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HB 259 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 259 would prohibit insurers from delivering or renewing named driver policies unless the named driver policy is an operators policy. Insurers may use a named drivers exclusion if the exclusion specifically names each excluded driver and not a class of drivers. The bill would also repeal sections of the insurance code relating to regulations on named driver insurance policies.Read More
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HB 19 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 19 would require local mental health authorities to provide each of the 20 regional education service centers with a non-physician mental health professional to serve as a mental health and substance use resource for school districts. Among other things, these professionals would act as a resource for schools by raising awareness, providing training and programs related to mental health, providing training regarding the effects...Read More
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HB 2805 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2805 would prescribe a single application form for an individual or general permit for taking sand, gravel, marl, shell, or mudshell. Applications would be required to include publication of notice, proof that notice was sent by certified mail to certain property owners, a sedimentation impact assessment, and any amendment to the permit.Read More
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HB 2792 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2792 would require a person "knowingly" make a false statement or false representation in an application for a permit or license filed with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission in order for that false statement or representation to constitute a punishable offense. Adding the word "knowingly" to the statute prevents a person from being punished for an innocent mistake. Read More
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HB 2791 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2791 would make minor language changes to a section of the Alcoholic Beverage Code concerning transport of alcohol to a place where the sale of alcohol is legal to a place where its possession is
legal without holding a license or permit. The bill clarify that persons may "personally" transport the alcohol.Read More
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HB 2439 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2439 would prohibit a governmental entity from banning the use of a building material, product or method in the construction, renovation, maintenance,
or other alteration of a residential or commercial structure if it has been approved for use by a national model code published within the last three cycles that applies to the construction, renovation, maintenance, or other alteration of the building. A government entity would also...Read More
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HB 4724 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4724 would create the Dove Valley Ranch Municipal Utility District of Johnson County, located within the City of Godley, Texas. The bill would provide for water, sewer, drainage, and road facilities located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Godley in anticipation of residential development.Read More
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HB 2155 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2155 would allow the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA)
to enter into a competitive bidding process to issue a grant to a non-profit organization for the purpose of reducing wait times for vehicles that require agricultural inspections at ports of entry along the Mexican border. The grant may not exceed exceed $725,000.Read More
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HB 1225 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1225 would re-create the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force to coordinate implementation of the state’s cost-effective plan for prevention, early screening, diagnosis, and management of chronic kidney disease for the state's population and educate health care professionals on the use of clinical practice guidelines for detecting and treating chronic kidney disease.Read More
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HB 2038 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2038 would increase the penalty for violating the prohibition against a person disturbing or taking marl, sand, gravel, shell, or mudshell under the management and protection of the Parks and Wildlife Commission, or operating in or disturbing any oyster bed or fishing water for any purpose other than that necessary or incidental to navigation or dredging under state or federal authority, without a permit authorizing the activity. It would...Read More
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HB 643 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Currently, an applicant for a disabled parking placard can only apply in the county in which they are seeking medical treatment if they are not residents of the state.HB 643 would allow applications for disabled parking placards to be submitted or picked up in the county in which the applicant resides or is seeking medical treatment, regardless of whether they are residents of the state.Read More
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HB 452 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 452 would allow the Commissioners Court of Bell County to appoint truancy masters. Truancy masters would have concurrent jurisdiction with justice of the peace court judges over truant matters and would have the same judicial immunity as district court judges.Read More
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HB 4723 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4723 would create the Belmont Municipal Utility District of Johnson County, located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Godley, Texas. The bill would provide for water, sewer, drainage, and road facilities in anticipation of development for residential purposes.Read More
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HB 1543 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1543 would require manufacturers of off-highway vehicles to submit an annual report to the Comptroller listing each warranty issued by the manufacturer for a new
off-highway vehicle that was sold to a resident of the state by a retailer located outside this
state. The report would be required to include such information as VIN, make model and year, name and address of purchaser and sales price. The Comptroller would...Read More
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HB 3356 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3356 would allow the city of Cedar Park to use the hotel occupancy tax to promote tourism and and the convention and hotel industry by constructing, improving, equipping, repairing, maintaining, operating, or expanding a coliseum or multi-use facility. Read More
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HB 3142 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3142 would amend the Health and Safety Code to require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to provide automatic reminders to public drinking water supply systems about regular reporting requirements applicable to systems under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and TCEQ rules adopted under those laws. Read More
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HB 2911 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2911 would amend multiple statutes of the Election Code to require the registrar, if an application clearly indicates that the applicant resides in another county, to forward the application to the other county's registrar not later than the second day after the date the application is received; require a copy of the original registration application containing the voter's original signature, for a registration application submitted...Read More
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HB 1421 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1421 would require the Secretary of State to adopt practices for identifying and reducing risk to electronic data and security of election systems, as well as offer training on best practices to appropriate personnel. If the Secretary of State becomes aware of a cybersecurity breach, the office would notify members of the standing committees of each house of the legislature with jurisdiction over elections immediately. Also, if a county...Read More
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HB 1244 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1244 would require high school US History end of course exams to include 10 randomly assigned questions from the civics test given during the naturalization process. These questions would be required to align with the essential knowledge and skills for U.S. History. Read More
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HB 1177 |
86(R) - 2019 |
There are certain places where the lawful carry of a handgun is prohibited during normal circumstances. HB 1177 would temporarily waive some of those prohibitions during a mandatory evacuation order during a disaster. This is to protect individuals exercising their constitutional rights under the 2nd Amendment from being accidentally criminalized by circumstances of a mandatory evacuation order leading to their carrying a handgun in a place...Read More
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