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HB 17 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would establish an innovation program at institutions of higher education that align with state and institutional goals.The bill
requires the criteria to include demonstrated success, as determined by the commissioner, in
providing high-quality, high-value educational opportunities to all students, particularly
low-income and historically under served student populations; including students enrolled in
adult degree completion...Read More
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SCR 51 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SCR 51 would urge the Department of Transportation, Texas Historical Commission, Texas Veterans Commission, and other appropriate state agencies to offer full aid and support to the Montgomery County Veterans Memorial Commission to establish a new veterans memorial in Conroe.Read More
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HB 2470 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would allow the Texas Ethics Commission to hold seminars addressing the laws enforced by the commission and allow them to charge an attendance fee including the cost of providing food and nonalcoholic beverages to attendees. Read More
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HB 2465 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would codify a court order to allow a corporation or labor organization to make a political contribution from its own property to a political committee if the political committee is not established or controlled by a candidate or officeholder, makes direct campaign expenditures, doesn’t make contributions to a candidate, officeholder, specific purpose committee established or controlled by a candidate or an officeholder or a...Read More
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HB 296 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would modify the laws relating to deceptive and unlawful trade practices by adding certain prohibitions to the marketing, packaging, and/or advertising of nitrous oxide. If this bill passes it would be illegal to present nitrous oxide in any way, other than its approved use as a pesticide, and food, drug, or cosmetic, and a beverage, as regulated by federal laws. Read More
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HB 2991 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, a law enforcement officer may obtain certain information regarding a complaint made against the officer. HB 2991 would clarify that information available to the officer does not include information that is an attorney-client communication, an attorney work product, or other information protected by a privilege recognized by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure or the Texas Rules of Evidence. The bill would also outline which...Read More
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HB 3868 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3868 would allow a property owners' association, upon the affirmative vote of a majority of owners, to amend a dedicatory instrument to require that a tenant applicant consent to a background and criminal history check.Read More
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HB 4086 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would clarify the proper scope of the process under which a lis pendens could be expunged. The slight modification to this portion of the code merely serves to expand the applicability as it was originally intended when the legislature authorized this process in 2009. This bill would also assert that after such a recording has been entered, the property may be sold or encumbered free of all matters asserted or disclosed in the claim. Read More
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HB 2817 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, it is a felony of the third degree if a person tampers with or destroys property without the consent of the owner and the pecuniary loss between $30,000 and $150,000. HB 2817 would also make it a felony of the third degree under the criminal mischief statute if a person causes the death of one or more head of cattle, bison, or horses through discharging a firearm or other
weapon or by any other means.This bill would also...Read More
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HB 1730 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the Department of Agriculture maintains the certified standards of weights and measures by which all state and local standards of weights and measures are tried, authenticated, proved, and certified. The department is required to submit these standards for certification every 10 years. HB 1730 would instead require these standards to be submitted as required to maintain recognition of the department’s metrology laboratory...Read More
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HB 1404 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would modify the current rules pertaining to an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. Under current law, if an individual has been convicted and confined, or convicted and placed on community supervision they would be ineligible for orders of non-disclosure. If this bill passes, a person would be eligible for an order of nondisclosure even if they were convicted of a misdemeanor crime, as long as the crime...Read More
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HB 477 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 477 would amend the Insurance Code to require a health benefit plan issuer that offers individual health benefit plans to provide health coverage information to an agent selling plans to educate a prospective purchaser about policy and coverage provisions including: co-payments, deductibles, coinsurance, provider networks, and financial responsibilities for in-network and out-of-network services. An agent would not be able to sell or...Read More
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HB 1569 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 1569 would require a residential facility that provides 24-hour
custody or care of a person 22 years of age or younger to provide to a public school district or
open-enrollment charter school that provides educational services to a student placed in the
facility; any information retained by the facility relating to the student's school records,
behavioral history, and record of arrests or indictments or other formal charges and the
disposition...Read More
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HB 1370 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 1370 would amend the Tax Code to require the comptroller on request to provide a municipality, county, or taxing entity information relating to tax payments remitted to
the comptroller by each person doing business in the municipality
or other local governmental entity. Also, the comptroller would be required to provide a municipality with a population less than 150,000 information relating to the amount of tax paid to the municipality...Read More
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HB 1985 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 1985 would update various aspects of statute with respect to debt cancellation agreements for motor vehicles and allow debt cancellation agreements to be offered for vehicle leases.Read More
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HB 2228 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 2228 would change or establish certain due dates relating to the chief appraiser's acceptance or denial of exemption applications for freeport goods, allocation applications, tax rendition statements, property reports, and written notice of protests.Read More
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HB 2381 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, an insurance service defined in
Section 151.0039, Tax Code, does not include: insurance coverage for which a
premium is paid or commissions paid to insurance agents for the sale of
insurance or annuities; or a service performed on behalf of an insured by a
person licensed under Chapter 4102, Insurance Code.
HB 2381 would add a service performed by a certified
public accountancy firm, if less...Read More
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HB 2572 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 2572 would amend the Utilities Code to allow certain electric utilities that elect to deploy advanced metering and meter information networks to recover costs incurred in deploying advanced metering and meter information networks.Read More
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HB 3026 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3026 would abolish the used oil recycling account, using the water resource management account in place of it, including all reimbursements that would be paid out of this account. All fees and other funds directed to the oil recycling account would be funneled to the water resource management account. Read More
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HB 3664 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, commodity producer boards exist to encourage the research, production, marketing, and use of agricultural commodities. HB 3664 would authorize the Texas Wine Foundation to petition the commissioner of agriculture for the establishment of a commodity producer board for wine. The foundation would be authorized to accept gifts, grants, donations, and governmental fund appropriations to finance board operations. The board...Read More
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