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HB 1185 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1185 would remove a statutory requirement that there must be an express provision in a contract for state agencies to waive sovereign immunity for purposes of adjudicating breach of contract claims and awarding attorney's fees. The bill would allow the award of "reasonable and necessary attorney’s fees that are
equitable and just" if a state agency is in breach of a contract regardless of whether the contract contains an express provision...Read More
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HB 2623 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2623 would allow a court to order a name change for a person with a final felony conviction, or for a person subject to the sex offender registration program who provides the court with proof that appropriate local law enforcement has been notified, if the proposed name is the primary name used in the person's criminal history record information.Read More
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HB 2624 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2624 would authorize the prosecution of persons for the offense of credit or debit card fraud in any county the offense was committed or in the county where the victim of credit or debit card fraud resides.The bill would also include credit or debit card abuse, as well as fraudulent use or possession of identifying information, among crimes for which the state's attorney need not prove the person acted with intent to defraud. The act...Read More
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HB 798 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 798 would add specific requirements to an application for the issuance of a standard permit for a concrete plant that performs wet batching, dry batching, or central mixing. The bill would require an applicant to submit a plot plan that clearly shows distance scale, a north arrow, all property lines, emission points, buildings, tanks, process vessels and other process equipment in the area the facility will be located, and at least two...Read More
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HB 156 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 156 would add an additional option for compliance monitoring of individuals with occupational driver's licenses. Current law provides for compliance supervision for occupational driver's license holders only by local community supervision and corrections departments. HB 156 would add the option for a court to order supervision by a personal bond office. If ordered to be under supervision of a personal bond office,...Read More
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HB 446 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 446 repeals Section 46.01(8) of the Penal Code, by striking "knuckles" from the list of weapons that are illegal to posses. In doing so, it would also remove the penalty for possessing this device.Read More
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HB 981 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 981 would add digital currency to the definition of "funds" that are covered under the offense of money laundering. Read More
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HB 4441 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4441 would require the Texas Judicial Council to request certain statistics related to reductions of state jail
felony punishments to Class A misdemeanor punishments, and the number of defendants placed in a pretrial diversion or pretrial intervention program.Read More
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HB 3172 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3172 would prohibit any governmental entity in this state from taking any adverse action against any person based wholly or partly on the person's membership in, affiliation with, or contribution, donation, or other support provided to a religious organization. Furthermore, HB 3172 would provide for the possibility of injunctive relief, declaratory relief, and court costs and reasonable attorney's fees for a person asserting a claim of...Read More
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HB 2154 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2154 would create a commission to study which areas in the state are significantly affected by oil and gas operations and make recommendations on how to appropriate money in the generate recurring oil wealth for Texas (GROW) fund created under the Texas Constitution. The commission would be abolished on February 1, 2021.Read More
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HB 226 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB
226 would create a panel to review and make recommendations to the legislature
on the state's penal laws. The recommendations from this panel would include
the repeal or amendment of laws that they identify as unnecessary, unclear,
duplicative, overly broad, or otherwise insufficient. This committee would be
comprised of nine members; two appointed by the Governor, two appointed by the
Lieutenant Governor, two appointed by the...Read More
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HB 979 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 979 would expand the DNA database to include people arrested or convicted of Class A misdemeanor level unlawful restraint, assault, or deadly conduct. Read More
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HB 4493 |
86(R) - 2019 |
As described by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), supplemental environmental projects (SEP) are "environmentally beneficial projects that a respondent agrees to undertake in settlement of an enforcement action. Dollars directed to TCEQ-approved environmental projects may be used to offset assessed penalties in enforcement actions."TCEQ goes on to explain that there are three types of SEPs:Contribution SEP whereby the...Read More
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HB 2835 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2835 would create a defense to prosecution for the offense of driving with an expired license plate if the county-assessor's office in the vehicle owner's county was closed for a protracted period of time and the vehicle's registration has been expired for 30 working days or less. Read More
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HB 2968 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2698 would significantly increase annual limits on the Higher Education Coordinating Board for issuing private activity bonds in order to allow the board to continue to fund certain student loan programs.
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HB 539 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 539 would specifically state that a student who graduates as valedictorian in their school is entitled to automatic admission to a public university in Texas. This bill also emphasizes a valedictorian's eligibility for a scholarship. Current law already states that if any student graduates in the top 10 percent of their high school class, they are eligible for automatic admission and scholarship. Read More
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HB 3863 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3863 would include special agents of the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Agriculture among the criminal investigators deemed not to be peace officers but who have the powers of arrest, search, and seizure under state laws as to felony offenses only. This would allow these special agents to more fully participate in joint investigations with state and local agencies concerning violations of state law.Read More
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HB 2758 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2758 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure by adding certain offenses relating to the promotion of prostitution or trafficking of persons to the list of offenses that are ineligible for community supervision.Read More
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HB 4566 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4566 would require all prisoners confined to state jail facilities to be awarded diligent participation credit for participating in an educational, vocational, treatment, or work program
against any time the prisoner is required to serve in the facility. It would repeal a provision requiring a judge to first make and enter a finding in the judgment of a case of a person who is convicted of a state jail felony regarding whether the person...Read More
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HB 1651 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1651 would tighten requirements on county jails for providing care and services to pregnant inmates. The bill would additionally impose restrictions on restraining pregnant inmates or inmates who have given birth in the past 12 weeks, barring special circumstances. Every county jail would also be required to submit to the Committee on Jail Standards an annual report on the jail’s
use of any type of restraints on pregnant...Read More
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