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SB 2048 |
84(R) - 2015 |
SB 2048 would prohibit a governmental unit from compelling testimony from a religious leader regarding a sermon and compelling a religious leader to provide a written copy or audio recording of a sermon. Read More
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SB 1009 |
84(R) - 2015 |
Senate Bill 1009 would amend Section 151.3186(d) of the Tax Code to increase from $50 million to $75 million the maximum annual amount of refunds of state sales and use tax given to providers of cable television service, Internet access service, or telecommunications under this section.Companion bill HB 2199 is similar but not identical to Senate Bill 1009.Read More
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HB 13 |
84(R) - 2015 |
This legislation would amend the Transportation code to initiate the following:Implement reviews and update the funding categories and formulas adopted
by the Texas Transportation Commission (TTC) for the Unified Transportation Program (UTP).Require TxDOT to seek the input of metropolitan planning organizations (MPO)
and TxDOT districts in the review process.Would require each MPO,and TxDOT district outside the boundaries of MPOs, to develop...Read More
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SJR 8 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The fiscal note adequately and accurately describes SJR 8. The author's statement of intent offers helpful background information:"The Government Code currently provides that, in an action in which a party to the litigation
challenges the constitutionality of a Texas statute, the court shall serve notice to the attorney
general and that the court may not enter a final judgment holding the statute unconstitutional
before the 45th day after...Read More
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SB 206 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The bill would amend several chapters in the Education Code, Family Code, and Human Resources Code by implementing a portion of the the Sunset Advisory Commission's recommendations concerning the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). The bill would require Child Protective Services to implement an annual business planning process. The bill would also require DFPS to develop a foster care redesign implementation...Read More
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SB 811 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The bill would require school districts to provide a child's
individualized education program (IEP) in audiotape form to parents who
are unable to speak English, if the parent requests it.Read More
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SB 11 |
84(R) - 2015 |
This bill will allow concealed handgun license holders to carry concealed handguns on public college campuses by removing the criminal prohibition. Public colleges may not impose administrative bans or sanctions on concealed handgun license holders. Public colleges will have immunity from liability for the actions of concealed handgun license holders. The bill also permits public colleges to ban weapons on the premises of
any hospital,...Read More
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HB 549 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 549 would require county jails to adopt reasonable rules and procedures regarding in-house visitation with at least a minimum of two in-person, noncontact visitation periods at least twenty minutes each week. This would not limit county authority to restrict prisoner visitation for disciplinary reasons. Read More
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HB 3348 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 3348 would require the
Higher Education Coordinating Board to approve a pilot project for a baccalaureate
dental hygiene program for Tyler Junior College, which is the only institution that meets the criteria in the bill. Read More
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HB 2861 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The fiscal note above provides a sufficient explanation of what
this bill would do. Read More
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HB 2830 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 2830 would amend code to allow a county
clerk or a district clerk to not issue a refund for an amount of $2 or
less unless the individual can request the refund in writing. Read More
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HB 1144 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The bill description in the fiscal note sufficiently describes HB 1144. Read More
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HB 870 |
84(R) - 2015 |
Under the provisions of HB 870 the treasurer, chief financial officer, and investment officer of a school district or a municipality would have to attend a follow-up program every two years of only a minimum of 5 hours (as opposed to 10 currently for any local government) of instruction.Read More
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HB 1112 |
84(R) - 2015 |
House Bill 1112 would amend the Government Code to expand the kind of projects a defense adjustment management authority can conduct.In addition to the projects it can already conduct, tt would allow a defense adjustment management authority to conduct job training programs for jobs in the health care, technology, or oil and gas industries, as well as projects that relates to a public purpose of the district for which the authority receives...Read More
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SB 1583 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The bill would amend Chapter 481 of the Health and Safety Code to classify any synthetic cannabinoid or cathinone designer drug that is not regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration or the state, and that is similar to other Schedule I or II controlled substances, as a Schedule I drug. The bill also states that any drug fitting the aforementioned description that is created or sold with the intent to circumvent the...Read More
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HB 3618 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 3618 would make it a Class C misdemeanor for a person to camp or build a fire in a dry riverbed in certain parts of the Blanco River. According to the statement of intent the purpose of this legislation is to address "fire and safety concerns" that may arise due to camping in a dry river bed during a time of drought. Read More
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SJR 20 |
84(R) - 2015 |
05/25/15 update:An amendment was introduced and adopted on the Senate floor. It would prevent the governing body of a political subdivision that adopted an exemption under Subsection (e) or (n) from reducing the amount of or repealing the exemption. Additionally, it would provide that if the legislature was to allow by general law the governing body of a political subdivision to repeal an exemption under subsection (e), an individual who...Read More
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HB 175 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The bill would add Chapter 49 to the Health and Safety Code. The bill would require the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to establish and operate the Veterans Recovery Pilot Program to provide specific veterans with hyperbaric oxygen treatment free of charge, if sufficient funds are available in the Veterans Recovery Account. The hyperbaric oxygen treatment is defined as treatment for a traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic...Read More
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HB 3456 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 3456 would make administrative changes to the composition of a district executive committee of a political party and affecting the relationship between the state executive committee and district executive committees with respect to quorum requirements and deadlines for filling certain vacancies. Read More
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HB 2763 |
84(R) - 2015 |
(The second chamber sponsor is Representative Rodriguez.)HB 2763, is passed, would authorize the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality to conduct a study on the economic impacts of recycling.
Specifically, the study would examine recycling methods, the recycling
industry, and the economic impacts of the practice. The bill also contains
references to relevant definitions, and a deadline of 2016 by which a report
must be submitted. Read More
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