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SB 1494 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1494 would include caseworkers and investigators from the Child Protective Services on the list of those who can apply to have their home address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, or social security number kept confidential so that it does not appear on the Appraisal District website or the Voter Registration website.Read More
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HB 2668 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2668 would authorize the comptroller to dissolve a direct-support organization established by the Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board if the comptroller finds that the purpose of the organization has been substantially complied with and orders the dissolution. The board would be required to transfer all of the funds and property to the Texas Match the Promise Foundation or a successor entity. Read More
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HB 827 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 827 would allow taxing entities to exempt from property taxes any improvements made to historically or archaeologically significant sites. In order to qualify for exemption, the improvement must be physically or economically necessary to support the continued use of the structure or site, located on the same parcel of land as the structure or site (or adjacent to it), and constructed in a manner that is consistent with the architectural...Read More
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SB 201 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 201 would amend Sect. 12.50(b) and (c) of the Penal Code to add additional offenses for which the penalty is increased if they are committed in a disaster area or evacuated area. The added offenses are arson, burglary of vehicles, and criminal trespass. The punishment would be increased to the punishment prescribed for the next higher category of offense.Read More
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HB 809 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 809 would expand services for students in institutions of higher education that were formerly homeless, in foster care, or in a conservatorship. Institutions would be required to designate one employee to each student who was formerly homeless, as they currently do for students formerly from a conservatorship, and require them to contact the student to facilitate the transition from secondary to post-secondary education. This liaison...Read More
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HB 3552 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3552 would require the operator of a public water supply system to notify customers at least 60 days before reducing or terminating the amount of fluoride in the system.Read More
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HB 739 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 739 would require a public institution of higher education to permit a spouse of a member of the U.S. armed forces who is stationed outside of Texas to pay the tuition, fees, and other charges provided for Texas residents if the spouse graduated from a public or private high school in Texas or received the equivalent high school diploma in Texas, and and maintained a domicile in Texas continuously for at least one year before the member...Read More
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HB 449 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 449 would require public and private institutions of higher education to make a notation on the transcripts of students who were unable to reenroll in the institution for reasons other than financial or academic. The notation could be removed at the request of the student if the suspension had been fulfilled or a good cause exists to remove it. Read More
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HB 2454 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2454 would require physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, and dentists to (from among continuing education hours already required) complete not less than two hours of continuing medical education regarding pain management and opioid abuse, including education regarding the reasonable standard of care in prescribing opioids and other addictive controlled substances. After two license...Read More
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SB 2223 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2223 would update regulations regarding one-way and two-way vessel traffic within Harris County Ports, including limitations on vessel length.SB 2223 would require the board of pilot commissioners for the Harris County ports to adopt rules for navigation guidelines for the transit of vessel under the board's jurisdiction. The board would be prohibited from authorizing: (1) more than one vessel per week for which one-way traffic has been...Read More
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HB 2335 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2335 would require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to collaborate with county judges to create a list of potential locations that meet federal requirements to administer SNAP in person. The bill also requires them to assess the feasibility to being granted any federal waiver regarding accepting benefits online and staffing a full time call center to process SNAP applications. The commission would also be required...Read More
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HB 2050 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2050 would amend the Health and Safety Code to include additional requirements relating to the consent of residents in nursing facilities who are using antipsychotic or neuroleptic medications. The bill would require for the consent of a resident or of a person authorized by law to give consent on behalf of a resident to be made in writing.Read More
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SB 2137 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2137 would authorize municipalities to use the hotel occupancy tax to fund infrastructure within a certain distance of a sporting facility. Read More
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SB 698 |
86(R) - 2019 |
For the purpose of context we will quote from the author's statement of intent: "Under current law, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is authorized to
add a surcharge to an application fee for an expedited application in an amount to cover the
expenses incurred for expediting an application. The surcharge may only be used to cover the
expenses incurred for overtime or contract labor to process an expedited permit application.
TECQ...Read More
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HB 1709 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1709 would amend Section 25.007(b), Education Code, to incorporate more detailed language concerning the appointment, responsibilities, and obligations of surrogate parents towards homeless children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. HB 1709 would give the surrogate more authority in decision making regarding the child's education. The bill would also require a court to review the...Read More
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SB 790 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 790 would no longer require regional planning commissions to send a certain reports and audits to the comptroller. Such reports would still be sent to the governor, the state auditor, and the Legislative Budget Board.Read More
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SB 668 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 668 would implement several recommendations from the K-12 Improvement, Innovation, and Mandate Relief Workgroup. This includes establishing a uniform definition of "homeless children and youth" and updating references to homeless students in several education statutes; authorizing the collection and reporting of data related to teacher persistence rates through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS), rather than the...Read More
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HB 2287 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2287 would allow a municipal housing authority to to be created and operate in El Paso.Read More
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HB 4456 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4456 would make certain bracketed areas annexed by a municipality assume the wet or dry status of that municipality. Read More
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HB 3329 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3329 would amend Section 247.002(1), Health and Safety Code, to change the definition of an assisted living facility to allow a facility to provide health maintenance activities as defined by the Texas Board of Nursing. Additionally, HB 3329 would require the Health and Human Services Commission to adopt rules and provide guidelines on the scope of services that an assisted living facility would be authorized to provide.Read More
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