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HB 2177 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2177 would set fee amounts for child-care facility, child-placing agency, and continuum-of-care residential operation licenses in statute, rather than allow the Health & Human Services Commission to set the fees by rule, and repeal provisions subjecting those licenses to expiration and required renewal.Read More
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HB 4070 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4070 would make it a second-degree felony to pass a school bus if it results in serious bodily injury to another person (raised from a Class A misdemeanor) and would repeal the provision of law that provides for a state jail felony if a person has been previously convicted of causing serious bodily injury by passing a bus. Read More
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HB 2715 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2715 would direct Texas
Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute or other relevant entities, to conduct a study on the use of shared motor-assisted scooters, with a report to be submitted by December 2020. Read More
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HB 3672 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3672 would require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and the Department of State Health Services to collect admission, discharge, and transfer data relating to licensed chemical dependency treatment facilities in a manner that satisfied applicable data set requirements published by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and maximize the overall state allotment of federal funds. Read More
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HB 201 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 201 would require that the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation (TCLR), if it elects members of the combative sports advisory board, appoint nine members. The bill specifies the required qualifications for membership. This bill would also provide for the continuation of a member's term and for the appointment of members as the terms expire, or as vacancies occur.Read More
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HB 4132 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4132 would prohibit a governmental body's use of an electronic recordkeeping system from eroding the public's right of access to public information under state law. It would also require a government body that receives a public information request applicable to electronic public information to provide an electronic copy of the requested information using computer software in its possession. If the requestor prefers, the governmental body...Read More
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HB 3991 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3991 would increase the number of slots available in the deaf-blind multiple disabilities (DBMD) Medicaid waiver program, and direct the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to establish minimum reimbursement rates for certain service providers. The rates would take into account the provider's level of training, education, and experience and be adjusted annually for inflation. This bill would...Read More
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HB 2754 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2754 would require each law enforcement agency to adopt by January 1, 2020, a written policy regarding the issuance of citation for fine-only misdemeanor offenses, including traffic offenses. The policy must: (1) provide a procedure for a peace officer to verify the person's identity and issue a citation; (2) comply with certain procedures for an arrest without a warrant and providing notice to appear; and (3) ensure judicial efficiency,...Read More
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HB 1342 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1342 is intended to enhance
opportunities for a person to obtain gainful employment after the
person has been convicted of an offense and completed their sentence. The bill should be construed to carry out
this intent. HB 1342 would prevent a licensing authority from suspending or revoking a license to a person from an offense they committed which is unrelated to the duties and responsibilities of the licensed profession within the...Read More
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HB 3683 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3683 would authorize the commissioner of education, for the purpose of offering a dropout recovery competency-based educational pilot program, to grant a charter to an eligible entity for an open-enrollment charter school to provide the program, authorize a charter school that has been granted a charter to provide the program, or authorize a campus that has been granted a charter to provide the program. The program would serve students...Read More
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HB 634 |
86(R) - 2019 |
In past sessions, the legislature has created property tax exemptions for 100% disabled veterans and their surviving spouses. As is the case with all well-intentioned preferential tax exemptions, these policies created unintended consequences. Local governments with significant populations of people eligible for the exemptions, mainly counties with military bases, saw their tax base crater and struggled to fulfill their obligations. To address...Read More
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HB 3059 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3059 would update requirements relating to the county in which a seller of a motor vehicle applies for the registration of or a title for a motor vehicle on behalf of the buyer. Under this bill the application would be made in the county in which the vehicle was purchased unless the seller and buyer otherwise agree for the application to be made in a different county. This effectively does away with a requirement that the seller present...Read More
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HB 3855 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3855 updates regulation of interest for certain consumer loans. The bill requires that for applicable loans, the interest charged must be based on one of two methods: (1) applying the applicable daily rate to each part of the unpaid principal balance corresponding to certain brackets for the actual or scheduled number of days during a payment period, or (2) applying a single equivalent daily rate to the unpaid principle balance for the...Read More
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HB 3759 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Under current law, governmental entities are required to publish certain notices in newspapers. The purpose of this is to increase transparency in government by making sure that government entities do not take certain actions without the public having an opportunity to know in advance. HB 3759 would update some of the specific requirements governing these notices to give smaller communities more flexibility in choosing an appropriate...Read More
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SB 971 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 971 would require peace officers to be trained in recognizing and recording circumstances
indicating that a victim may have been assaulted by strangulation. Read More
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HB 2872 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2872 would apply the gross rental receipts tax to marketplace rental providers (e.g., Turo, Getaround, HyreCar) so that these providers would collect and remit the same rental receipts tax as traditional motor vehicle rental companies. For those not familiar with this industry, peer to peer marketplace vehicle rental providers are essentially the Airbnb of the rental care industry, allowing individual vehicle owners to rent their cars...Read More
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HB 3824 |
86(R) - 2019 |
In the trial of certain offenses, if the court determines that the offense involved family violence, the court is required to make an affirmative finding of that fact and enter the affirmative finding in the judgment of the case.HB 3824 would include the following offenses among offenses for which a court is required to make an affirmative finding regarding the involvement of family violence: (1) violation of certain court orders or conditions...Read More
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HB 1401 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1401 would extend the period for the award of grants from the permanent fund for higher education nursing, allied health, and other health-related programs to 2023.Read More
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HB 2478 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2478 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 2898 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2898 would allow the authority conducting an election to permit a voter who is a parent or legal guardian of a child who is five years or younger and is accompanied by that child to vote at a polling place entrance or curb. This bill would also include a temporary provision set to expire September 1, 2021, requiring the secretary of state (in cooperation with county elections administrators) to conduct a study to determine the best practices...Read More
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