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SCR 1 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This resolution would call on Congress to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Read More
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SB 260 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, Chapter 752 of the Government Code establishes the Office of Immigration and Refugee Affairs and the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Immigration and Refugees. SB 260 would repeal this chapter of the code, abolishing both groups, and divert the money, authority, contracts, and property to the Health and Human Services Commission.Read More
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SB 226 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, a water right amendment is granted under the same procedures as a water right application, including the responsibility of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to grant notice and a hearing. SB 226 would exempt amendment applications from notice and hearings if the amendment only changes the point of diversion; adds a place of use in the same basin as the original right; and does not authorize consumptive...Read More
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HB 269 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would create a process for individuals who are victims of human trafficking or compelled prostitution, and who have been convicted of prostitution, to petition a court to have their charges set aside and their records expunged. If the alleged victim can provide specific facts that would establish that they engaged in prostitution solely as a victim of human trafficking or compelled prostitution, a court may set-aside their conviction....Read More
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SB 1371 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Senate Bill 1371 would amend Transportation Code by adding a section that would allow the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to issue specialty license plates for recipients of the Commendation Medal with Valor and the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal for each branch of the military and for joint service.A fee is required for those individuals applying for the specialty license plates.Read More
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SB 1345 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 1345 would expand the exemption from ad valorem taxation to include organizations that provide, without regard to the beneficiaries' ability to pay, tax return preparation services and assistance for other financial matters. Read More
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SB 1049 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require the executive commissioner to by rule specify an edition of the Life Safety Code of the National Fire Protection Association to be used in making life safety requirements for an assisted living facility. The bill would also require that at least twice a year the commission issue a technical memorandum on the interpretation of minimum life safety code standards and post the memorandum on the commission’s website....Read More
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SB 979 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 979 would require that land acquired by a private entity for a high-speed rail project "through the threat of the exercise of a purported power
of eminent domain" would be legally bound to use that land in the high-speed rail project. Otherwise, before any sale of the land can be attempted, the original owner must be afforded the opportunity to reacquire the property. Essentially this gives the owner of the property taken under eminent...Read More
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SCR 8 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SCR 8 would designate the cannon as
the official state gun of Texas.
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SB 1304 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would add a chapter to the family code that would require that juvenile records not be disclosed to the public and would require they must be kept separate from adult records. It would also require that juvenile records be stored on a local basis and not shared with state or federal databases. This bill specifies who may have access to these records and specifies under what conditions the information may be accessed and shared. SB...Read More
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SB 1381 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 1381 would amend the Business & Commerce Code to allow a merchant in a transaction to require the customer using a credit or debit card to provide photo identification and refuse payment if the customer fails to provide identification verifying the individual’s identity as the cardholder.Read More
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SB 1541 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the Natural Resources Code has provisions that handle the treatment and recycling of drill cuttings. SB 1541 would clarify the definition of “treatment” to mean a manufacturing, mechanical, or chemical process other than sizing, shaping, diluting, or sorting. This bill would also require the commission to ensure the beneficial use of recycled drill cuttings to be at least as protective of public
health, public safety,...Read More
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SB 1198 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 1198 would convert the Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency to the Alliance Regional Water Authority. Procedures would be established regarding sponsors and directors. This authority would be granted certain powers to implement and finance water projects including: the power to exercise eminent domain, issue bonds, notes, and other obligations.Read More
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SB 981 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 981 would require a private entity that constructs a high-speed rail facility to make that facility compatible with more than one type of train technology.Read More
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SB 430 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, a dentist is forbidden from delegating certain dental services to a hygienist. SB 430 would permit the delegation of certain anesthetic and sedative services to a dental hygienist under specific circumstances.Read More
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SB 1847 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 1847 would allow the appraisal review board, on motion of the chief appraiser or of a property owner, to direct changes in the appraisal roll or related appraisal records for the current tax year and for either of the two preceding tax years to correct an inaccuracy in the appraised value of the owner's tangible personal property. Exceptions to this would apply. Read More
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SB 1441 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require the supreme court to adopt rules to clarify that certain appellants have the right to supersede a judgement or appeal. If this bill passes, the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure would be modified to spell out that the state’s right to supersede a judgement or order cannot be affected by counter-supersedeas. This would apply to appellants who are representing the state of Texas, a department of this state, or the...Read More
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SB 990 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 990 would eliminate the need for home addresses and evidence that a majority of the members of a nonprofit organization’s board of directors reside in this state as requirements for an application for a low-income housing tax credit allocation from a nonprofit set-aside. Read More
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SB 736 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the commissioner of the General Land Office is authorized to sell retail electric power and natural gas to certain governmental entities. SB 736 would remove the ability of the GLO to sell retail electric power, but still allow the sale of natural gas.Read More
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SB 655 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, a municipality can expand its territory through annexation. SB 655 would require municipalities which annex land to provide notice to residents and property owners in areas that fall within the municipality’s extraterritorial jurisdiction under the new annexation. Municipalities would also be required to identify new extraterritorial jurisdiction in other notices related to annexation and on digital maps.Read More
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