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SB 207 |
84(R) - 2015 |
5/22/15 Update:We continue to support SB 207 with the adopted amendments. The second chamber sponsor is Representative Larry Gonzalez.Original chamber analysis
below:This legislation would implement some of the recommendations that were provided by the Sunset Advisory Committee in regards to the Office of the Inspector General (IG) within the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). This bill would do the following:Amend the definition...Read More
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SB 1664 |
84(R) - 2015 |
SB 1664 would establish the Texas Achieving a Better Life
Experience (ABLE) Program. The stated purpose of this bill is to encourage and
assist individuals with disabilities to save private funds to help pay for
future expenses related to the disability. ABLE would supplement a disabled
person’s income in conjunction with receiving benefits from the federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program and the Medicaid program.
The...Read More
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HCR 52 |
84(R) - 2015 |
On behalf of the 84th Legislature of the State of
Texas, HCR 52 would authorize the State Preservation Board (SPB) to approve the
relocation of the Texas Game Warden Memorial (which currently resides at the
Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, Texas) to the State Capitol
Complex. The legislation also requests
the SPB to consider a site south of the Sam Houston Building for the location
of the memorial. Read More
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HCR 61 |
84(R) - 2015 |
This Concurrent
Resolution conveys the 84th Texas State Legislature’s dissatisfaction
with the federal government's insufficient efforts to secure the border between
Texas and Mexico.Read More
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SCR 5 |
84(R) - 2015 |
This Continuing Resolution conveys the Texas Senate' dissatisfaction with the federal
government's insufficient efforts to secure the border between Texas and Mexico.Read More
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SB 1934 |
84(R) - 2015 |
SB 1934 would amend the Transportation Code to stipulate how
Department of Public Safety may request and use a driver license
applicant's social security number. The bill would apply the same standards
to personal identification cards. The bill would require an individual
to surrender their identification card to get a driver license, and
their driver license to get an identification card.Read More
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SB 100 |
84(R) - 2015 |
Senate Bill 100 would make several changes to the Enterprise Zone Program.It would change the definition of a "qualified employee" under the program by amending section 2303.003 (7)(C) to include persons engaging in transportation of goods and services who report to the qualified business site and live within 50 miles of it. Senate Bill 100 would require that any county enter into an interlocal agreement with a municipality that has...Read More
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HB 2812 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 2812 would repeal Section 130.008(f) of the Education Code; "Except as provided by this section, a student may not enroll in more than three courses under this section at a junior college if the junior college does not have a service area that includes the student's high school. A student enrolled at an early college high school may enroll in a greater number of courses to the extent approved by the commissioner of education." Read More
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HB 2396 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 2396 would repeal Sections
61.539 and 61.9731, Education Code, eliminating the requirement that higher education institutions set aside medical school and law school tuition for student loan repayment programs for certain physicians and lawyers who ave met the eligibility requirements, applicable beginning with the 2015 fall semester. Read More
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HB 1305 |
84(R) - 2015 |
05/21/2015 update:HB 1305 was amended to include free or reduced-price lunches along with breakfast. First chamber analysis:HB 1305 would authorize a school district which would otherwise be
required to participate in the National School Breakfast Program to
instead develop and implement a locally funded program to provide a free
or reduced-price breakfast to all students in the school or schools
eligible for the national program.The...Read More
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HB 1300 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The State Board of Education is currently permitted to admit a person to
an educator preparation program if the individual has not obtained the
required grade point average if up to 10 percent of the total number of
people admitted to the program in a year fail to satisfy that requirement. HB 1300 would amend the
Education Code to add the condition that each person so admitted performs, before
admission, at a satisfactory...Read More
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HB 700 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 700 would repeal the Texas B-On-Time Student Loan Account effective September 1, 2020 (Fiscal Year 2021). Remaining funds would be appropriated to eligible public institutions in accordance with a formula adopted by the Board. The bill would eliminate the requirement that public higher education institutions set aside 5 percent of their tuition to fund the program. Read More
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HB 3996 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 3996 would amend the code to allow jurors to donate all or part of their daily reimbursement to the Veterans Court program, which adds the program to the current list of four programs. Read More
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HB 3729 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The fiscal note above provides an accurate and adequate explanation of
what this bill would do. Read More
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HB 3185 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 3185 would allow a county not
served by a hospital district or a public hospital, with a population of less than 200,000, and with
two municipalities with a population larger than 75,000 to create a Local Provider Participation Fund (LPPF) to collect mandatory payments based on paying hospital net patient revenue to provide the nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program.Under this bill, money deposited to the...Read More
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HB 2789 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The bill would amend Chapter 161 of the Human Resources Code by requiring the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) to develop and adopt trauma-informed care traing for employees who work directly with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in state supported living centers (SSLCs) and intermediate care facilities (ICFs). The executive commissioner by rule would require new employees to complete the...Read More
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HB 2265 |
84(R) - 2015 |
From the Author's Statement of Intent:"Interested observers note that with the tragic loss of Army Ranger Sergeant Tanner Stone
Higgins in military operations in a foreign theater, Texas has lost another brave son. These
observers call for the distinguished service of Sergeant Higgins to be recognized with a tribute as
special as the selfless soldier himself. H.B. 2265 seeks to honor the memory of Sergeant Higgins.
H.B. 2265 amends the...Read More
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HB 1741 |
84(R) - 2015 |
This legislation would authorize overweight corridors between the free trade International Bridge in Los
Indios to The Port of Harlingen east and west entrance, Harlingen Industrial Park, and Harlingen
Aerotropolis at Valley International Airport.Read More
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HB 1717 |
84(R) - 2015 |
House Bill 1717 would amend Chapter 351 of the Tax Code relating to municipal hotel occupancy taxes to allow an eligible barrier island coastal municipality to use revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax to pay for promotion and expenses related to ecological tourism events if these events are mainly attended by tourists and increase economic activity at hotels in and around the municipality, and to pay for expenses related to the...Read More
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HB 1386 |
84(R) - 2015 |
Under current law, not more than one counsel can conduct either the prosecution or the defense in justice and municipal courts.House Bill 1386 would amend Article 45.020 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to remove this provision. It would also clarify current law by specifying that the State's counsel may open and conclude the argument in the case.Read More
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