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HB 4621 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4621 would raise the sales tax rate in the state from 6.25% of the sales price of the taxable item to 7.25%. The bill would additionally direct all proceeds from sales tax in excess of 6.25% to be used for to provide property tax rate via reducing the state compression percentage. (This bill is the enabling legislation for HJR 3)Read More
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HB 388 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 388 would create a tax exemption on portions of real property that a person owns and leases to an open-enrollment charter school. The bill would additionally require the leaser to reduce the school's rent as an equal amount to the tax exemption if the lease agreement requires the school to pay the property taxes.Read More
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HB 2013 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2013 would allow for the implementation of rules adopted by the Texas Education Agency or the education commissioner in regards to school accountability to be delayed until the school year following the year that the rule was adopted, unless it is required by law to adopt and implement the rule sooner. Read More
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HB 3631 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3631 would require an email address provided by a person applying for or renewing an occupational license regulated by the Texas Department of Agriculture or the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to be subject to disclosure under the Texas Public Information Act.Read More
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HB 3460 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3460 would require the Texas Transportation Commission to designate, with the consent of the port authority, route designations for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in Matagorda County.Read More
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HB 1770 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1770 would require drivers to vacate the closest lane or slow down when passing a service vehicle repairing an electrical power line if it is using appropriate visual signals. Read More
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HB 3204 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3204 would prohibit a ballot for an election to authorize the issuance of bonds by the governing board of an independent school district or a county commissioners court from containing more than two propositions as follows: (1) a proposition to issue bonds for new infrastructure projects that provides for voting for or against authorizing the issuance of bonds to support all new infrastructure projects listed in the proposition; and (2)...Read More
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HB 29 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 29 eliminates the legal requirement for referrals to a physical therapist. Under current state law, patients may only see a physical therapist if they are referred to a therapist by a physician. This system ultimately costs the patient more as they must visit two providers in order to be treated. HB 29 seeks to help expand access to physical therapy by removing this requirement. The bill also requires physical therapists to be covered...Read More
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HB 3439 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3439 would prohibit a municipality or county from adopting an ordinance that would require a person to enter into a labor peace agreement with the employees of the person or an entity that represents or seeks to represent the employees as a condition of being awarded a contract or otherwise be able to engage in business with the municipality or county. The bill would also prohibit a municipality or county from requiring a person to waive...Read More
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HB 3405 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3405 would require the Executive Commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission to establish a task force to raise awareness of sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait. The task force's duties would include advising the Department of State Health Services on implementing the recommendations of the 2018 Sickle Cell Advisory Report, or any other report the executive commissioner determines is appropriate,...Read More
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HB 4726 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4726 would create the Cameron County Flood Control District. This special purpose district would be created for the purposes of constructing and maintaining "levees and other
improvements on, along, and contiguous to rivers, creeks, streams,
and drainage courses for the purposes of: (1) reclaiming land from overflow from that water;
(2) controlling and distributing the water of rivers
and streams by straightening and improving the...Read More
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HB 1739 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1739 would stipulate that a claimant provides notice of a claim for uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage by providing the insurer written notification that reasonably informs the insurer of the facts of the case.The bill would stipulate that an insurer may not require as a prerequisite to asserting a claim, or as a prerequisite to paying out benefits, a judgment or other legal determination establishing the other motorist's liability...Read More
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HB 3850 |
86(R) - 2019 |
The ship channel improvement revolving fund was created to provide funding for infrastructure improvement to Texas waterways. HB 3850 would allow the Texas Transportation Commission to issue
revenue bonds for the purpose of providing money for the fund. It would also change the purpose of the revolving loan program from financing qualified projects for navigation district to enhancing the financing capabilities of entities responsible...Read More
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HB 4228 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4228 would repeal a section of the Tax Code that requires certain municipalities to use specific amounts of hotel occupancy tax revenue for advertising for tourist programs. Read More
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SB 2073 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Under current law, a teacher under a 10-month contract must provide at least 187 days of service. SB 2073 would school districts to reduce the number of required days of service to more closely match the number of days of required instruction for students. This bill would not affect teacher pay. Read More
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SB 2042 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2042 would create a study on credentials and certificates being offered at high schools through career and technology programs. The Texas Education Association (TEA) would be required to submit a report based on the results of the study by September 1, 2021. Read More
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SB 1455 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1455 would expand the state virtual school network to any student who is otherwise eligible to enroll in a public school. This bill would also clarify that certain providers may offer either individual courses, be authorized by the Commissioner to be a full-time virtual school, or both. It would create a TEA authorization process similar to charters to operate online virtual schools.Students who are eligible to enroll in a Texas public...Read More
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SB 1776 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1776 would allow schools to post founding documents of the United States in the classroom. This bill also requires high schools to offer an elective on the principles of the Founding Fathers. Read More
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HB 3635 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3635 would increase the lump sum payment each year to adjust for inflation that Employees Retirement System pays surviving spouses of officers, fire fighters, and other public employees killed in the line of duty. Read More
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HB 4186 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4186 would create the Next Generation Commission on Digital Learning to develop and make recommendations for incorporating digital learning and teaching in public schools. Read More
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