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HB 2840 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2840 would require governmental bodies to allow any member of the public who wishes to address the body regarding an item on an
agenda for an open meeting to do so before or during the body’s consideration of
the item. The bill would also require governmental bodies to give non-English speakers who are using a translator to have double the time limit of a speaker not using a translator. Lastly, the bill would outlaw governmental...Read More
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SB 1539 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1539 would require the Alamo Community College District to implement a pilot program to establish veteran interest groups for students who are veterans. Under the pilot program, student veterans would be assigned to a group with other student veterans and would be required to enroll in at least three of the same classes as the other students assigned to the group. Students assigned to a group would be required to attend a weekly...Read More
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SB 1538 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1538 would establish a pilot program called VetsHIRED within the Alamo Community College District. Under the pilot program, participating students who are veterans would be assigned to a "military transition consultant" to assist students in the transition from the military to civilian workforce. Students would be assigned to a cohort to meet weekly for a 10 week period for 20 hours of in-person lectures about career search strategies...Read More
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HB 2271 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2271 would allow the attorney general to advertise that fees paid for the issuance of a "Choose Life" license plate may be used to fund grants under the Choose Life account. Money spent on advertising may not exceed two percent of the amount of gross receipts deposited to the account during the preceding state fiscal year.Read More
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SB 1835 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1835 would create the "Channelview Improvement District" in Harris County to, among other things "promote,
develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce,
transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts,
entertainment, economic development, safety, scenic beauty, and
the public welfare in the district." The district would be able to make loans or grants of public money for numerous economic development programs. Read More
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SB 1402 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1402 would allow El Paso County to establish a process to place infrastructure requirements on lots that have been undeveloped for at least 25 years or more. This bill would only apply to lots that have been acquired by a "common promotional scheme," and would exempt property that was the subject of a settlement agreement and release incorporating an agreed final judgment that was effective on or before May 1, 2017.Read More
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SB 1350 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1350 would allow the board of trustees of a hospital district, in a county with a population of more than 800,000 that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before September 1, 2003, to participate in a health care provider participation program. This would allow the hospital district to collect federal funds and mandatory payments from member hospitals.Read More
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HB 233 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 233 would allow a school district that is a district of innovation to begin a school year on or the third Monday of August as an alternative to beginning on the fourth Monday in August. This bill would also subject an open-enrollment charter school to these first day of instruction provisions applicable to such a district.Read More
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SB 340 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 340 would require the Criminal Justice Division to establish and administer a grant program to provide financial assistance to a law enforcement agency that seeks to provide opioid antagonists to peace officers, evidence technicians, and related personnel who, in the course of performing their duties, are likely to come into contact with opioids or encounter persons suffering from an apparent opioid-related drug overdose. The Criminal...Read More
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HB 642 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Current law allows a county with a population of 1.5 million that is coterminous with a regional mobility authority to impose an additional $10 vehicle registration fee if so ordered by the county commissioners court. HB 642 would lower the population bracket from 1.5 million to 190,000. This would effectively allow Brazos County to impose the additional $10 vehicle registration fee. This would also place Brazos County within the bracket...Read More
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SB 2300 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2300 would require the Higher Education Coordinating Board to provide student loan repayment assistance to nurses who work in a long-term care facility for up to five years. This bill would only take effect if the legislature appropriated money towards the program.Read More
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SB 2072 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2072 would authorize a development corporation created by the Gulf Coast Authority to finance qualified improvements located inside or outside of Texas in the same manner and to the same extent as a county. The development corporation is not required to obtain approval from any entity other than GCA. In other words, this bill would authorize the GCA to use Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing. PACE is a financial tool that...Read More
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SB 2002 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2002 would expand the allowable uses of public-private partnerships to include affordable housing projects. The provisions of this bill would apply only to counties with a population of more than 3.3 million.Read More
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SB 1663 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1663 authorizes the Texas Preservation Trust Fund Account to be used for the acquisition, survey, restoration, or preservation, or for planning and education activities leading to the preservation, of historic property in the state that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places or designated as a State Archaeological Landmark or Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, or that the Texas Historical Commission (THC) determines is eligible...Read More
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SB 1180 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1180 requires the Texas Veterans Commission to report information regarding the Veterans Treatment Court Program. Information in this report would include participation numbers, number of participants who completed the program, and also the amount of grant funding received by the program. Read More
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SB 1739 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1739 would prohibit a health maintenance organization (HMO) offering a health care plan that covers a service that is within the scope of a chiropractor's license from refusing to provide reimbursement to an in-network chiropractor for the performance of the covered service solely because the service is provided by a chiropractor. This bill would specify that this does not require a HMO to cover a particular health care service, nor does...Read More
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SB 958 |
86(R) - 2019 |
When a public housing authority (PHA) sponsors a low-income housing tax credit development, a tax credit partnership owns the actual building structure, but typically leases the land under the building from the PHA, or a public facility corporation established by the PHA.SB 958 would give a PHA a right of first refusal during the first 60 days of an offer for sale of a facility. The right of first refusal would allow the PHA to acquire the...Read More
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SB 1133 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1133 would prohibit a public school district or a open-enrollment charter school from owning or having a business interest in real estate, arts, entertainment, recreation, or accommodation and food services. An exemption would apply if the business interest is used primarily for classroom space or serves a public purpose.Read More
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SB 756 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 756 would allow certain qualifying nonprofit organizations to be eligible to receive grants through the Jobs and Education for Texans Grant Program for the development, support, or expansion of programs to prepare
low-income students for careers in high-demand occupations.Read More
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SB 1331 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1331 would require the Texas Forensic Commission to adopt a code of professional responsibility in an attempt to regulate the conduct of persons who are responsible for forensic analysis. The bill would add several standards including the requirement of a background check.Read More
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