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SB 1937 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would modify the portion of the code related to collection improvement plans. A collection improvement plan is a program that awards grants to counties and municipalities for the use of improving the collection of court costs, fees, and fines imposed in criminal cases. Under current law this program only applies to counties with a population of 50,000 people or more, or municipalities with a population of 100,000 or greater. If...Read More
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SB 2247 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 2247 would amend the Education Code to allow the governing board of the Paris Junior College District to provide by resolution or order of the board for the
election of nine board members, as well as change the date of the district’s general election of board members to the November uniform election date.Read More
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HB 461 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would establish a procedure for serving a notice of an application for a protective order with an associated temporary ex parte order. Read More
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HB 3506 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3506 would amend the Local Government Code to prohibit a political subdivision from adopting or
enforcing an ordinance or other measure that requires a
builder or contractor to obtain an occupational license or other
form of certification from the political subdivision as a condition
of obtaining a building permit or other authorization to construct
or remodel a commercial structure.Read More
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HB 1594 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would allow a commissioner’s court to combine election county precincts to avoid unreasonable expenditures on elections equipment in a county with a population of less than 250,000 if the precinct has less than 500 registered voters or a county with a population of more than 250,000 regardless of the number of registered voters in the precinct. The bill would prohibit a combined precinct from being established if it contains...Read More
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SB 2122 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under this bill, the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board would be required to develop and implement a policy regarding the transferability of lower division course credit, including identifying the 25 degree programs in the
state with the highest transfer student enrollment using a databaseRead More
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HB 3109 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would change the duration of an appointment of a guardian ad litem or an attorney ad litem for a child in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective services to any period of time set by the court during which the child remains in the conservatorship of the department.Read More
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HB 3434 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3434 would amend the Education Code to add that after reviewing uniform general conditions adopted by the Texas Facilities Commission, the Texas Education Agency must adopt uniform general conditions that may be
incorporated in all building construction contracts made by school
districts.Read More
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SB 1696 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require a study on the costs of a Universal school lunch program to school districts to be done. Each odd-numbered year, the bill would require the TEA to
notify eligible districts by May 1 and would require districts and schools notified to perform an
analysis and report on that analysis and certain details by November 15. Read More
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SB 1992 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, low income housing tax credits are prohibited from issuance to two or more developments that are less than two miles apart in a municipality with a population exceeding one million. SB 1992 would change this prohibition to apply to a municipality with a population greater than 1.5 million.Read More
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HB 1998 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 1998 would authorize the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) to establish a regional rating method for determining premiums charged in different regions of the state for benefits offered by TRS-ActiveCare. Along with school districts, this bill would allow certain risk pools to elect to participate in or opt out of the uniform group coverage program.Read More
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SB 384 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 384 would amend the Education Code so that the State
Board of Education would be required to make all reasonable efforts to schedule
end-of-course assessment instruments not to conflict with the administration of
a nationally recognized assessment instrument, exam, or test administered by
higher education institutions to award course credit based on performance.Read More
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SB 1505 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 1505 would allocate revenue from taxes on tobacco products to the permanent fund supporting graduate medical education and the newly created nursing faculty loan repayment assistance program account.SB 1505 would re-classify "little cigars" to be taxed at the same rate as cigarettes. Procedures would be established for the allocation of new tax revenue for the little cigar tax to both funds listed above. Other tax revenue allocations...Read More
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SB 1407 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 1407 would require certain school districts subject to recapture to include in their property tax bills: the percentage of maintenance and operations taxes that is required to go to the state for the purchase of average daily attendance credits; and the percentage of these taxes that is not required to go to the state for that purpose.Property tax bills or separate statements for all other school districts would be required...Read More
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SB 1360 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 1360 would require a tax bill or a separate statement for property that is located in a school district that has entered into a recapture agreement with the commissioner of education to purchase average daily attendance credits to include specific language relating to:1) the school district property tax due; and2) the dollar amount of property tax that will go to fund maintenance and operations, bonded indebtedness, and to the state.In...Read More
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SB 1443 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require that EBT cards display the name and photograph of the benefits recipient, the Fraud Hotline telephone number, and the website for reporting suspected fraudulent activity. The bill adds a provision to exclude certain people from the photograph requirement, including those age 65 and older, disabled persons, homeless people, children younger than 19, blind persons, and victims of domestic abuse. The bill would require...Read More
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SB 1151 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 1151 would add explicit provisions to code protecting the free speech rights of students and employees on public university campuses. In particular, this bill would require that institutions of higher education adopt a policy prohibiting the reducing or increasing of student grades on the basis of free expression and create a grievance procedure for rights infringements. This bill would require that students and employees be informed...Read More
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SB 585 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill, if enacted, would allow youth membership organizations that promote patriotism and civic involvement to promote their organization at public school campuses on one specified day at the beginning of the school year for up to ten minutes. The principal would have complete discretion over the specific date and time of the opportunity required to be provided under this section.Read More
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SB 812 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 812 would amend current Transportation and Tax code by requiring that the expenses incurred by the commission or department be repaid including recouping the expenses by toll revenue or other sources. The bill would require the repayment of the amount contributed to a toll project, which includes money from the state highway fund, the Texas Mobility Fund, or other sources available to the department. Loans and grants made prior to the...Read More
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SB 904 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This is a local bill. SB 904 would create the Cresson Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Hood County, granting it certain powers to implement and finance road projects and provide firefighting services. The procedures for the issuance of bonds and imposing taxes are established. If this Act does not receive a two-thirds vote by all members of each house, it will have no eminent domain power.Read More
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