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HB 3106 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3106 would require local law enforcement agencies to enter certain information regarding a person they view as a suspect in a sexual assault or other sex crime into the Texas Data Exchange database. Law enforcement agencies would be required to remove the information from the database on the earlier of the following: the date the person being investigated is no longer considered a suspect, the date the suspect was charged with a crime,...Read More
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HB 876 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 876 would eliminate a requirement that a school district needs to have a student enrollment of 30,000 or more for school peace officers to be required to undergo a education and training program. This bill also would extend the amount of time an officer has to complete the training from 120 to within 180 days. School districts with an enrollment of less than 30,000 would be required to create a policy for training district peace officers...Read More
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SCR 10 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SCR 10 would support the Governor submitting a written certification to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation stating the Governor's opposition to enforcement of a federal law which requires a mandatory license suspension period after the conviction of any drug related offense. This would result in a loss of 10% of the funds to be apportioned to the state under law governing aid for highways. Read More
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SB 117 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 117 would add post-secondary schools and "property owned by and under the control of the school or post-secondary educational institution on which an activity by the school is being conducted." It defines "post-secondary educational institution" as an institution of higher education or a private or independent
institution of higher education.Read More
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HB 2324 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2324 would extend sunset of the Tarrant County Hospital District's program to collect mandatory payments from institutional health care providers to fund the nonfederal share of a Medicaid from 2019 to 2025. Read More
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SB 2552 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2552 would require that directors serving on the Agua Special Utility District board of directors file financial statement and become subject to conflict of interest and nepotism laws. This bill would also disqualify any person whose relative owns or controls more than a 10 percent interest in the fair market value of a business that receives money from the district. Finally, this bill would detail prohibited and required conduct for...Read More
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SJR 67 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SJR 67 proposes a constitutional amendment to allow the surviving spouse of a person who is disabled to receive the limitation on school district property taxes that their late spouse was qualified for, such as a freeze on total amount of property taxes owed. This would only apply in the event that the surviving spouse was 55 years of age or older at the time of death.Read More
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SB 2101 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Currently, an adult who is disabled or is 65 or older is entitled to an exemption from taxation by a school district of $10,000 of the appraised value of his residence homestead (11.13(c) exemption). If an individual who qualifies for the 11.13(c) exemption for an individual 65 years or older dies, then the exemption is extended to the surviving spouse under certain circumstances.SB 2101 would extend the 11.13(c) exemption to the surviving...Read More
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SB 1326 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1326 is a local bill that would allow a certain homeowners association (HOA) to petition for disannexation and release from the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of a city. According to the author's statement of intent, in this particular instance, a small residential subdivision that has been governed by a single HOA is divided between the city limits and the city's ETJ, where about 80 of the 95 homes are located in the ETJ. In a legal...Read More
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HB 760 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 760 would increase to a Class A misdemeanor the penalty for theft of property valued at less than $2,500 that is a package that has been delivered by a common carrier, but not yet received by the addressee or has been left to be collected for delivery by a common carrier, and is stolen from a residential or commercial property. It would not be a defense to prosecution that the package is addressed to a person who is not the owner of the...Read More
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HB 1635 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1635 would require private insurance providers to cover certain services for children with developmental disabilities under the Early Childhood Intervention program, such as speech therapy and specialized skills training among others. The bill additionally provides for an annual coverage limit of $9,000, including case management costs for each child and requires the child to
exhaust available coverage under statutory provisions...Read More
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HB 1748 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Chapter 259 of the Health and Safety Code provides that if a health care facility is unable to employ enough qualified surgical technologists after a diligent and thorough effort, it can hire an individual who does not meet these requirements. Currently, non-certified surgical technologists hired under this exception do not have continuing education requirements.HB 1748 would extend the continuing education requirements that currently apply...Read More
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HB 2490 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2490 would require the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to ensure that its case tracking and information management system: (1) locks information related to any stage of service entered in a case narrative in the system by appropriate DFPS staff after approval; (2) after information is locked, prevents modification of the information and allows appropriate individuals to make supplemental entries to the case narrative...Read More
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SB 1771 |
86(R) - 2019 |
According to the bill's author, when a taxing entity purchases land, that property is removed from the tax rolls. The taxing entity that purchased the land may then lease the land to a private entity and abate property taxes of all taxing units related to the land, regardless of a contrary decision by another taxing unit to abate taxes. For example, a municipality that purchased land could unilaterally abate property taxes of all other taxing...Read More
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HB 838 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 838 would allow the Texas Department of Public Safety to enter into agreements with private vendors to renew driver's licenses and issue duplicate licenses (in addition to current law which allows DPS to contract with counties and municipalities for these purposes). Under the bill, private vendors would be allowed to choose the location at which to issue licenses and conduct additional required activities, such as taking photos,...Read More
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HB 4163 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4163 would allow a person
released on parole to file a motion with the court requesting a commutation of their sentence if the person was released on parole more than 10
years before the date the motion is filed, their parole was not revoked at any time during that period, and the person is not required to register as a sex offender. The court would be required to issue an order commuting the person's sentence if the person is eligible...Read More
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HB 4416 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4416 would increase the minimum share of votes, from five percent of the total number of votes to 10 percent, that a political party's nominee for statewide office must receive in a general election to trigger the entitlement for the political party to have the names of its nominees on the ballot in each subsequent general election without going through additional qualifying steps.Read More
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HB 1782 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1782 would require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to develop and implement an action plan to expand telemedicine medical services and telehealth services, and increase the availability of critical medical care and health care services in areas determined by HHSC to be medically underserved. The bill would require the action plan to include short- and long-term plan recommendations, statutory and administrative reforms...Read More
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HB 3000 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3000 would require school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to provide written notice to a parent of a student enrolled in the district of a data breach involving the student's information within 30 days after the date on which the district becomes aware of the breach. The district must submit to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) a report on the data breach within 60 days. TEA would establish an electronically searchable database...Read More
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HB 4413 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4413 would allow the commissioner of education to adopt rules establishing exceptions to examination requirements to obtain educator certification in Texas for an educator who is a military service member, military veteran, or military spouse. This bill would also require the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) to conduct a study to: (1) identify the occupational licenses for which a significant number of military service members, military...Read More
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