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SB 1877 |
84(R) - 2015 |
SB 1628 would amend Chapter 2054 of the Government Code.
Specifically, this bill would require each state agency to develop a data use
agreement that must be updated at least biennially. This agreement would need
to be distributed and signed by each employee of the agency.
Finally, this legislation would require each agency to
provide its employees with cybersecurity awareness training to coincide with
the distribution of the data...Read More
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SB 494 |
84(R) - 2015 |
SB 494 amends Section 1812.002 of the Insurance Code
pertaining to the accessibility of insurance forms on an insurer’s website.
Specifically, it will allow the office of public insurance counsel (OPIC) to
post an insurer’s specimen policy on OPIC’s website. The bill’s author intends
for this to increase insurer transparency by allowing consumers to compare the
policy language of different plans.
Currently Section 1812.002...Read More
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SB 200 |
84(R) - 2015 |
5/22/15 Update:This bill was amended in the Senate chamber in a way that would not change our vote yes recommendation. The original and updated analyses are below. The second chamber sponsor is Representative Price.The passage of HB 2292
in 2003 required the consolidation of twelve health and human service agencies
down to five in order to reduce costs and improve service delivery. However,
several state agencies were resistant to change...Read More
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SB 374 |
84(R) - 2015 |
SB 374 would add a new chapter to the Government Code.
Specifically, this new chapter would require all state agencies to participate
in the E-verify program. The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) would be responsible
for implementing this new chapter. Read More
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HB 3519 |
84(R) - 2015 |
5/23/2015 update:Although this bill has been amended since we reported on it in its original
chamber, we continue to support HB 3519. The first and second chamber analyses are below.The second chamber sponsor is Senator Watson.First
chamber analysis below:The bill would require that telemonitoring services are made available only to a person who is diagnosed with certain conditions or another condition for which the commission makes an...Read More
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SB 1213 |
84(R) - 2015 |
SB 1213 would add Chapter 506 in the Business & Commerce
Code. Chapter 506 would prohibit a person from attempting to reidentify an
individual’s information that has been “deidentified” or scrubbed of any
information that may identify that individual. This chapter would also prohibit
a person from disclosing reidentified information.
However, this bill would make reidentifying information for
scholarly research a...Read More
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SB 983 |
84(R) - 2015 |
05/22/2015 update:No changes were made to this bill. The second chamber sponsor is Representative Schofield.First chamber recommendation:SB 983 would allow a person to obtain a certified copy of their birth certificate at no cost for the purposes of having an eligible form of identification in order to comply with voter identification requirements if the person does not have any of the other eligible forms of identification. Read More
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HB 3307 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The bill would amend Chapter 1551 of the Insurance Code by requiring the board of trustees of the Employee Retirement System of Texas (ERS) to offer a TRICARE Military Health System supplemental plan to an employee or annuitant who waives coverage under the basic coverage plan under Section 1551.1045 and is eligible for benefits under the TRICARE Military Health System. The bill would also prohibit the board from contributing to the cost...Read More
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SB 1641 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The bill would require the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to develop and implement a pilot program, utilizing existing resources, that gauges the feasibility and associated benefits of providing protective services when an elderly person or person with a disability has been determined, using certain risk assessment criteria, to be at risk of future harm from abuse, neglect, or exploitation.DFPS would be required to implement...Read More
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HB 2921 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 2921 would amend the Education Code to authorize a recreation and wellness fee at the University of Houston - Clear Lake. The bill would cap the fee amount at $150 per
student for each regular semester, $75 per student for each summer session of
eight weeks or longer, and $50 per student for each term of the summer session
of less than eight weeks.Read More
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HB 2621 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 2621 would enable the addition of trustees to the Blinn Junior College District Board
of Trustees. The two members would be appointed by the commissioners court of each county
with a branch campus of the district with a student enrollment of greater than
10,000. Read More
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HB 2593 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 2593 would enable the Texhoma independent school district to continue to receive the sparsity adjustment
if the average daily attendance declined to a count of less than 90 students but
still exceeded 75 students. Read More
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HB 2573 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 2573 would amend the Business and Commerce Code to make using the terms 'attorney,' 'lawyer,' 'license,' 'notary,' and 'notary public' in written and electronic material in a way that implies that a person who is not an attorney is authorized to
practice law a violation of the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer
Protection Act. A district or county attorney would be able to prosecute this violation. Read More
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HB 2568 |
84(R) - 2015 |
Hb 2568 would authorize a student center fee at the University of Houston - Victoria. The fee would be $150 per student for each regular
semester, $100 per student for the 10 week or longer summer term, and $50 per student
for each summer term of five weeks or longer but less than 10 weeks. Read More
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HB 2718 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The bill would amend Chapter 531 of the Government Code by requiring the Health and Human Services
Commission (HHSC) to establish a program under which faith-based and community-based
organizations may, on the request of the applicant, contact and offer
supplemental assistance to a person applying for financial assistance program, medical assistance program, supplemental nutrition assistance program, or child health plan program benefits....Read More
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HB 2282 |
84(R) - 2015 |
House Bill 2282 would require that an appraisal review board and a chief appraiser review the evidence or argument communicated by a property owner, including information provided by affidavit, before a hearing on a protest.House Bill 2282 would amend Chapter 42 of the Tax Code to provide that in certain counties an appraisal review board determination could be appealed to a justice court instead of a district court if the appeal relates...Read More
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HB 1912 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 1912, if passed,
would modify the Government Code (Section 1, Subchapter B, Chapter 2054) to
allow the Department of Information Resources to employ a data coordinator.
This data coordinator would be given a variety of tasks including improving
control of information security, promoting the sharing of information between
agencies, and reducing information collection costs. The data coordinator would
also be tasked with improving...Read More
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HB 1888 |
84(R) - 2015 |
Driving a commercial vehicle without a commercial drivers license is currently a Class C misdemeanor which is punishable by a fine of up to $500. The Senate committee substitute would remove the Class C misdemeanor designation and stipulate that the fine may not exceed $500 unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant had been previously convicted of the same offense within the past year. Under that circumstance the...Read More
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HB 2171 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The bill would amend Chapter 161 of the Health and Safety Code by requiring the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to change the process and timing by which an individual consents to maintain information in the immunization registry after an individual becomes an adult.The bill would require the written or electronic consent of a parent, managing conservator, or guardian of an individual younger than 18 years old to be submitted...Read More
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HB 1559 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 1559 would require school districts that maintain a website to post information about programs and services that can assist homeless students. The bill would provide that school districts are not liable for any harm that may come to a student in connection with a local program or service referred to on the website. Schools districts with fewer than 3,000 students in counties with a population of less than 50,000 would be exempt from the...Read More
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