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HB 4116 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4116 would require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to create a program to allow a permit holder for the discharge of effluent (liquid waste or water) into any body of water under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System to deposit with TCEQ an amount of money, or evidence of equivalent financial assurance to be held by TCEQ, to be used in the event the permit holder causes a discharge that violates the...Read More
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HB 2321 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2321 would increase the criminal penalty for illegal oyster harvesting under certain conditions. A person would commit a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor if they violate prohibitions against harvesting oysters from a restricted area and the prohibition against night dredging in the same criminal episode. It would also add that an offense related to oyster size or harvest from a closed area is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code...Read More
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HB 2025 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2025 would create a Joint Oversight Committee on Issuance of Driver's Licenses and Other Forms of Identification, with the duties of reviewing the administration
and implementation of identification programs in the state such as driver's licenses, personal identification, election certificates, etc. The committee would make recommendations to improve the administration and organization of the programs. The Committee would additionally...Read More
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HB 1868 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1868 would create the 15-member Texas Rural Water Advisory Council which would be tasked with "assessing the existence of,
effectiveness of, or need for rural water initiatives in this state
regarding the prevention, mitigation, and abatement of windblown
and waterborne litter and illegal dumping in rural communities,
pesticide runoff from agricultural lands, rainwater harvesting,
rural water use" and other topics.Members of the...Read More
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HB 1895 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1895 would prohibit municipalities from taking punitive action against a fire fighter unless an investigation has been conducted in accordance with certain statutory requirements. This would not apply to the investigation of a fire fighter who has been convicted of family violence at a level punishable by felony or Class A or Class B misdemeanor.Read More
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HB 2246 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2246 would make an appointed advisor for a trust a
fiduciary, regardless of trust terms to the contrary, except that the trust terms may provide
that an advisor acts in a nonfiduciary capacity if: the advisor's only power is to remove and appoint
trustees, advisors, trust committee members, or other protectors;
and the advisor does not exercise that power to
appoint the advisor’s self to one of those positions. Read More
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HB 741 |
86(R) - 2019 |
When a workers' compensation claim is filed in Texas, the Office of Injured Employee Counsel is required to send a notice including certain information to a claimant. HB 741 would add a requirement to include in that notice that the employee has the right to choose a treating doctor. Read More
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HB 2363 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2363 would allow possession of lawfully permitted firearms and ammunition in an agency foster home. It requires that the minimum standards must allow firearms and ammunition to be stored together in the same locked location. Currently, minimum standards require firearms and ammunition to be stored separately in locked locations.Read More
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SB 2219 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2219 would require a proposition for the approval of bonds or other debt be approved by voters in an election on the November uniform election date. Emergency elections may be held on any other uniform election date. The bill would require the ballot proposition to include the estimated additional tax burden that would be imposed on a homestead after the imposition of a tax increase if approved. The bill would require the ballot proposition...Read More
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SB 2202 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2202 would require the Texas Workforce Commission to submit a report every other year on the activities of the Jobs and Education (JET) for Texans Grant Program. Additionally, this bill would require the JET Grant Program to equally distribute grants across geographic areas of the state. SB 2202 would also allow independent school districts in rural areas with no nearby junior or technical colleges to receive grant money to provide...Read More
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SB 1122 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1122 would require the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to develop a program in counties along the Mexican border that (1) provides grants to local health units, local health departments, or public health districts to improve the recruitment and retention of sanitarians; and (2) expands opportunities for training and registration of sanitarians to improve disease response and prevent food-borne, waterborne,...Read More
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SB 1409 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1409 would prohibit the Texas Department of Agriculture from imposing "additional or more burdensome requirements" than the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has imposed for the safety of produce. The bill specifies that rules made may not exceed regulations already adopted by the FDA.Read More
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SB 907 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 907 would direct the Texas Historical Commission to design and build facilities to accommodate visitors to the Republic of Texas Granite Boundary Marker and to improve the marker and its surrounding area. This marker is the last remaining boundary marker that once separated the Republic of Texas from the United States. The bill would additionally transfer any powers or duties related to the marker as found in other state agencies to the...Read More
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SB 803 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Currently, an assessment is required for persons in custody for certain offenses if there is reasonable cause to believe that the person has a mental illness or intellectual disability. SB 803 would expand the list of officials who receive a copy of the assessment report to include the sheriff or other person responsible for the person's medical records while incarcerated, the personal bond office of the county in which the person...Read More
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SB 1236 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1236 would authorize the board of the Hunt Memorial Hospital District to directly hire physicians.Read More
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SB 316 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 316 would require the Attorney General to defend teachers in public or open-enrollment charter schools in civil lawsuits if the attorney general determines the teacher was acting within the scope of employment and in good faith. This bill would not prevent a teacher from seeking their own legal counsel at their expense. Read More
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SB 554 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Under current law, a private property owner may repurchase land acquired through eminent domain if within ten years the property is not used for the stated public use. However, the property owner cannot purchase the land if the entity has made "actual progress" towards the public use.SB 554 would increase the number of completed actions that the entity must take to demonstrate "actual progress" from two to three, as well as decrease the...Read More
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HB 373 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 373 would prohibit judges who place an individual on
community supervision from prohibiting the individual's interaction with organizations whose members include people with criminal histories if the organization works with community members to address criminal justice issues, offers training programs to assist those who were formerly incarcerated, or advocate for criminal justice reform.The purpose of this bill is to prevent the...Read More
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SB 421 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 421 would add requirements that must be met before a private entity may acquire real property through eminent domain. These requirements include inserting certain terms for instruments of conveyance; not engaging in ex parte communications with courts or special commissioners; mandating a public meeting in which the private entity is required to participate; and holding private entities accountable if they offer property owners less compensation...Read More
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HB 1452 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1452 would allow a person to petition the court that placed them on deferred adjudication community supervision for an order of
nondisclosure of criminal history record information after the first anniversary of the discharge and dismissal for a misdemeanor, rather than the second, and the third anniversary for a felony, rather than the fifth. Read More
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