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SB 1268 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1268 would restrict the court from imposing a limit on the number of
victims, close relatives, or guardians who may appear and present a statement after sentencing unless the court finds that
additional statements would unreasonably delay the proceeding.Read More
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HB 2706 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2706 would
make a number of changes regarding investment of certain public funds.
The bill would would make numerous statutory changes to modernize the Public Funds Investments Act of 1987, including updates to the types of funds units of Texas government may invest in. The bill extends the maturation date of commercial paper bonds from 270 days to one year. The bill also allow investment pools to invest in corporate bonds.Read More
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HB 2423 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2423 would establish a new "broadband office" within the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and authorize the PUC to hire employees to carry out the duties of the office. (The Legislative Budget Board mentions in the fiscal note that five new full time equivalent employees would be needed for this purpose.)The broadband office would facilitate and coordinate efforts of state agencies, schools, hospitals, and local governments to develop...Read More
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HB 916 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 916 would exempt rural transit districts from motor fuel taxes, if the gas is used exclusively to provide public transportation. The bill would allow rural transit districts to apply for refunds for gas taxes on gasoline bought for public transportation purposes.Read More
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HB 4611 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4611 is enabling legislation for HJR 151 which would amend the Texas Constitution to raise the cap on the amount of revenue derived from Public School Fund lands or properties which the General Land Office may distribute to the Available School Fund in a fiscal year from $300 million to $600 million.Read More
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HB 9 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 9 would increase the state contribution rate to the Teacher Retirement System gradually until 2023. Teacher contributions would not change. The state contribution would increase from 7.25% to 8.8%.Read More
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HB 2464 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2464 would require persons enrolled in massage school to apply for and obtain a student permit. The bill would additionally prohibit massage school students from being compensated for their services. Lastly, the bill would increase reporting requirements on massage schools such as requiring them to maintain daily attendance logs and to submit monthly progress reports on every student to the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation. Read More
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HB 1839 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Current law prohibits allocation of housing tax credits in a single community in the same calendar year unless the developments are more than two linear miles apart. HB 1839 would add another exemption to allow the board for the Department of Housing and Community Affairs to allocate housing tax credits to more than one development in a single community in one calendar year if the local government had by vote authorized the allocation of...Read More
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HB 489 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 489 would make it illegal to discharge a firearm or shoot an arrow from a bow while located on the bank or bed of a navigable river or stream in Hall County. This would add Hall County to a short list of counties with the same prohibition. The bill does provide exceptions for fishing with a bow and for discharging a shotgun (presumably in the course of bird hunting) and stipulates that the bill does not prohibit lawful carry of a handgun...Read More
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SB 991 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 991 would direct the Texas Department of Transportation to contract with a third-party to conduct a study on the feasibility of issuing digital identification and digital personal information (e.g., a mobile app in place of a physical driver's license). The study must be submitted by December 2022. Read More
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HB 1262 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1262 would have the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles create a system by which the owner of a vehicle not subject to inspection (except mobile homes) can register the vehicle for an extended period of up to 5 years. The vehicle owner would be able to select the number of years to register, with all applicable fees for the entire period due at the time of registration. Read More
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HB 1186 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1186 would authorize another form of bingo to be played for prize money in Texas - "carryover pull-tab Bingo" Furthermore, while the current maximum prize value for a single game of bingo is capped at $750, the cap would be elevated to $10,000 for a carryover pull-tab bingo game.Read More
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HB 69 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 69 would allow the representative of the estate of a rental tenant who died before the expiration of the term of the lease to terminate the lease and avoid liability for the remaining term of the lease. In the event of a death, the deceased tenant's estate would still be responsible for any ‘wear
and tear’ fees, but the bill would not permit the landlords to impose any
penalties such as re-letting or early move out fees.Read More
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HB 3175 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3175 would require confidentiality of personal information maintained by a governmental body of a person applying for federal or state disaster recovery funds. The street name and amount of disaster recovery funds no longer be confidential after the funds have been awarded. Read More
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SB 923 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 923 would prohibit a sexually oriented business from allowing persons younger than 18 years old on the premises, or from employing persons younger than 21 years old. It would create administrative penalties for sexually oriented businesses that knowingly or recklessly allow persons younger than 18 on their premises, and attach a criminal penalty to sexually oriented businesses employing an individual under 21 years old. Read More
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HB 2630 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2630 would require a directory maintained by certain health benefit plan issuers to include any physician or health care provider specialty, and require the directory to be electronically searchable by specialty. Health benefit plan issuers would be required to update their directories to conform with the specific requirements of the bill's provisions no later than January 1, 2020.Read More
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HB 933 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 933 would require a variety of basic information regarding election notices and polling places to be posted on the Internet by counties and the Texas Secretary of State.Read More
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HB 1276 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1276 would prohibit a student who attends elementary school in a public school district from being assigned for two consecutive school years to a teacher teaching a subject in the foundation curriculum who has less than one year of teaching experience and who does not hold the appropriate certificate. This rule only applies to school districts with more than 5,000 students enrolled and for students in grades first through sixth. This...Read More
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HB 3334 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3334 would create an alternative option for licensed insurance adjusters to complete continuing education requirements. The bill would require the Texas Department of Insurance to accept a claims certification that an adjuster receives as satisfaction of any continuing education requirement so long as the claims certification is issued by a national certification program and the number of hours required to complete the certification program...Read More
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SB 1293 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1293 would authorize a court with primary responsibility for mental illness proceedings for that county to employ attorneys as mental health public defenders to provide proposed patients with legal representation. This would apply only to a county with a population of 800,000 or more, and to proceedings under Chapter 574 of the Mental Health Code (Court-Ordered Mental Health Services). This bill would also require the court to appoint...Read More
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