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SB 497 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 497 would designate part of State Highway 71 in Travis County as "The Trooper Carlos Ray Warren Memorial Highway."Read More
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SB 366 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 366 would require a lobbyist who spends more than 30 percent (reduced from 60 percent) of the amount of the legislative per diem for transportation, lodging, or food and drinks for a member of the legislative or executive branch, or an immediate family member, to file a detailed report. Also, if multiple lobbyists collaborate to make an expenditure that exceeds this limit, each lobbyist involved must report their expenditure. Read More
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SB 89 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 89 would award the Texas Border Security and Support Service Ribbon to members of the state military who served: (1) on or after July 28, 2014, (2) on state active duty for at least 30 consecutive days, and (3) who served satisfactorily in support of operations to secure the Texas border. Read More
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SB 225 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 225 would create specialty license plates for recipients of the Army of Occupation Medal, and would exempt persons who apply for said license plates from the typical registration fee. Read More
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HB 339 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 339 would require entities that set lower speed limits on roads or highways for construction or maintenance purposes to place a speed limit sign at the end of the zone indicating the speed limit after the construction/maintenance ends. Read More
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SB 752 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 752 would extend civil liability protection for volunteer health care professionals (except in cases of reckless conduct or intentional, willful, or wanton misconduct) and the facilities that sponsor the care of assistance during or in the wake of a man-made or natural disaster. Read More
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SB 553 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 553 would require a condemnor to make a separate offer for land that the condemnor will not seek to condemn. It would also update the Landowner's Bill of Rights to convey this information to the property owner.Read More
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SB 476 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 476 would allow a food establishment to permit customers to bring a dog into an outdoor dining area under certain conditions and would prohibit municipal regulations that are more stringent than the bill. This bill would not apply to service animals.Read More
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SB 420 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 420 would remove the requirement that pharmacists check the Prescription Monitoring Program when
refilling a prescription.Read More
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SB 83 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 83 would rename a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 1570 in Hunt County as the "John L. Horn Memorial Parkway".Read More
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SB 6 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 6 would require the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to develop a model guide for local officials regarding disaster response and recovery. The guide would include information on contracting for debris removal, obtaining federal disaster funding, coordinating the availability and construction of short-term and long-term housing, and obtaining assistance from local, state, and federal volunteer organizations. Among other...Read More
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SB 15 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 15 would prohibit municipalities or counties from adding rules or regulations relating to employment leave, hiring practices, benefits, paid sick leave, scheduling practices, and criminal history. Read More
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SB 3 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 3 would entitle every full-time classroom teacher in Texas to an additional salary allotment of $5,000. This allotment will not affect district minimum payments towards teachers. Every full-time classroom teacher is entitled to a monthly salary that is equivalent to the sum of the district current salary schedule and $500. The bill would allow school districts to provide merit salary, and other, increases in addition to the $5,000 allotment....Read More
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HB 92 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 92 would allow failing schools to elect to go under
the community school model as a part of their turnaround plan. At least 75% of
faculty and 75% of parents must elect to turn a school campus into a community
school. The bill would require a plan for the operation of a community school
that would include the coordination for social and health services. Under this
plan, the TEA commissioner would be prohibited from closing a...Read More
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HB 422 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 422 would require the board of trustees of each independent school district annually certify to the Texas Education Agency that the board has established the required district and campus-level planning committees for district improvement.Read More
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SB 1041 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1041 would extend the deadline by which the Texas Water Development Board is required to identify and designate brackish groundwater production zones for certain areas of the state.Read More
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HB 305 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 305 would require any state agency or political subdivision with the ability to impose a tax to post a variety of information about the entity on the Internet, including contact information, elected officers, candidates for election, the date of the next election and notices/records of meetings.Read More
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SB 19 |
85(1) - 2017 |
This bill would appropriate $212.7 Million from the Economic Stabilization Fund to the retired school employees group insurance fund for the purpose of decreasing premiums and deductibles that would otherwise be paid during the 2018 and 2019 plan years by participants in the Texas Public School Employees Group Insurance Program. Read More
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HB 21 |
85(1) - 2017 |
This legislation would add up to $60 million in new facilities funding for open-enrollment charter schools. This bill would create a Financial Hardship Transition Program using formula-based grant funding to help ease financial hardships for school districts affected by expiration of the Additional State Aid for Tax Reduction program. Funds under this program would be distributed by grants which would be available to charter schools in addition...Read More
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HB 32 |
85(1) - 2017 |
This legislation would make numerous changes to various portions of code related to the process of setting various tax rates, raising property tax appraisals, protesting property tax appraisals, setting qualifications and standards for arbitrators, increasing transparency, and making tax information more readily available to taxpayers. This bill would required the Comptroller to appoint the property tax administration
advisory board to...Read More
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