Bill Analysis

BILL NAME SESSION ANALYSIS
HB 2879 87(R) - 2021 HB 2879 would change the deadline by which a notice to foreclose on a motor vehicle under a possessory lien must be filed with the county tax assessor-collector's office to the 30th day after the date on which the charges accrue or 30th day before the date of a proposed sale or disposition of the motor vehicle.Read More
HB 3682 87(R) - 2021 HB 3682 is a bracketed bill which would allow the City of Baytown to use revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax for the promotion of tourism by the enhancement and upgrading of an existing sports facility or field.Read More
HB 3616 87(R) - 2021 HB 3616 gives the Texas Commission on Licensing and Registration authority to deny an occupational license to a person convicted of, entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, or received deferred adjudication for promoting prostitution.HB 3616 would also allow the Texas Commission on Licensing and Registration to revoke the license of a massage school or massage establishment if the commission or executive director determines they...Read More
HB 3510 87(R) - 2021 HB 3510 would allow a licensed lender to allow employees to work remotely if the license holder ensures that in-person consumer interactions will be conducted at a licensed location, maintains consumer confidentiality and appropriate safeguards, and ensures that consumer data is not maintained at a remote location. This is a statutory continuation of flexibility that was allowed in response to COVID-19.Read More
HB 2519 87(R) - 2021 HB 2519 would require at least two of the members of the State Board for Educator Certification be from a small or mid-size school district. Additionally, the bill stipulates the means by which the board can suspend a teacher's certification, and how they shall be notified of their suspension, as well as the method of notification of a resignation from employment to be given by an educator.Read More
HB 4666 87(R) - 2021 HB 4666 would create the Lorena Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds, impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Read More
HB 4645 87(R) - 2021 HB 4645 would create the Wildwood Municipal Utility District.Read More
HB 4627 87(R) - 2021 HB 4627 would create the Uptown Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Collin County.Read More
HB 4584 87(R) - 2021 HB 4584 would create the Sterrett Road Municipal Management District to conduct improvement projects. The district would have the authority of a water and road district as well as the authority to impose taxes and issue bonds. The district would not have authority for eminent domain unless this bill receives support from 2/3rds of the legislature. Procedures are included for the district’s dissolution. Read More
HB 4590 87(R) - 2021 HB 4590 would create the TRR 243 Municipal Management District to conduct improvement projects. The district would have the authority of a water and road district as well as the authority to impose taxes and issue bonds. The district would not have authority for eminent domain. Procedures are included for the district’s dissolution. The district may only issue certain bonds if it receives approval the Texas Commission...Read More
HB 4509 87(R) - 2021 HB 4509 would prioritize the cultivation in public school students of an informed American patriotism and lead students in a close study of the founding documents of the United States and Texas.To that end HB 4509 would require as essential knowledge for the social studies curriculum, the fundamental moral, political, and intellectual foundations of the American experiment in self-government, as well as the history, qualities, traditions,...Read More
HB 2204 87(R) - 2021 HB 2204 would modify existing law relating to charitable bingo to increase occasions for charities to conduct bingo, increase the number of temporary licenses that may be issued within a twelve-month period to an organization authorized to conduct charitable bingo games, authorize higher prize limits for each game of bingo, adjust or clarify the allocation of remittances related to bingo games, and redefine "nonprofit" under the code...Read More
HB 4356 87(R) - 2021 HB 4356 would allow a person to qualify for director of a municipal development district that borders both the Neches River and the Trinity River if the person resides in the independent school district that serves the majority of the district. Read More
HB 1315 87(R) - 2021 HB 1315 would update an existing permissive law regarding a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services by now requiring the continuation of the appointment of a guardian ad litem or attorney appointed to serve in a dual role as attorney and guardian ad litem, as long as the child remains in the conservatorship of the department. The bill would also allow for the continuation...Read More
HB 1262 87(R) - 2021 HB 1262 would require, as part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement to require an officer's 40-hour statewide education and training program to include instruction on interacting with persons with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, including instruction on techniques for recognizing symptoms, communicating effectively, employing alternatives to physical restraints, and identifying signs...Read More
HB 129 87(R) - 2021 HB 129 would require the State Board of Education to require students enrolled in 6th grade to complete instruction in digital citizenship as part of their normal social studies curriculum. Digital citizenship includes digital ethics, etiquette, respectful discourse with people who have differing opinions, safety, security, digital footprint, and the identification of rhetoric that incites violence. The instruction would also include...Read More
HB 1032 87(R) - 2021 HB 1032 would give school districts the ability to enter into reimbursement contracts with community-based organizations to incentivize and facilitate paid internships with private employers, for the purpose of providing career and technology education to students. The bill would mandate various stipulations on such contracts including but not limited to mandating participating students be paid minimum wage.Read More
HB 1154 87(R) - 2021 HB 1154 would require the Special Purpose District Public Information Database, a database managed by the comptroller's office, to include the internet address of a district if the district maintains an internet website, or websites used by the district when used to comply with certain governmental requirements.The bill would also require certain special districts to post, on their website, the name of the special district, the name...Read More
HB 572 87(R) - 2021 HB 572 would require the Texas Education Agency to conduct a study of how certain competency-based educational programs could be integrated into the state's school finance and accountability systems, and specifically how such programs could best benefit non-traditional and adult students.Read More
HB 332 87(R) - 2021 HB 332 would allow the compensatory education allotment to provide programs that build skills related to managing emotion, establishing and maintaining positive relationships, and making responsible decisions. Read More