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HB 135 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 135
would require the Department of Family and Protective Services, before conducting an
interview with an alleged perpetrator, to inform the person orally and in writing of the person's right to create an audio or video recording of the interview (but not to record the interview in any other manner), and that any such recording may be subject to subpoena under a court order.The bill would require the department to document in the case...Read More
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HB 3893 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3893 would give subsurface and access right to the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority to certain parks for the construction of the Austin Metro system.In November of 2020, Austin voters approved funding of the Capital Metro's Project Connect Initial Investment, which would include two light rail lines that would operate underground in the Central Business District. The lease for subsurface and access rights would be centralized...Read More
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HB 20 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 20 would make a number of changes to the bail system. If
a defendant is charged with an offense while released on bail for a prior
offense, only the court before whom the case for
the previous offense is pending may release the defendant on bail. Defendants previously convicted of a violent offense or charged
with any offense while released on bail for a violent offense would not be able
to be released on a personal bond. If enacted,...Read More
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HB 549 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 549 would prevent civil, criminal or administrative causes of action against professionals who release confidential information to a mental health professional if there is a probability of imminent physical injury by the patient to the patient or others or there is a probability of immediate mental or emotional injury to the patient. These professionals would include:a person authorized to practice medicine in any state or nation;a person...Read More
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HB 3961 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3961 would require long-term care facilities to post on their website information about the office of the state long-term care ombudsman, including information on the office's role in regulation, and contact information. HB 3961 would allow a long-term care facility to comply with this section by posting the required information on the website of the facility's parent company, if that facility does not maintain a unique website....Read More
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HB 4080 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 4080 would require the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue specialty license plates that include the words "Autism Awareness." Fees collected from the sale of this specialty license plate in excess of the necessary administrative costs incurred by the DMV would given through grants to a nonprofit organization whose focus is creating autism awareness. Read More
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HB 3514 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3514 would clarify and update references, procedures, and practices of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. Among other things, the bill would revise the definition of "qualified commercial loan," change a Motor Vehicle Board reference concerning certain statutory requirements to refer instead to the board of the Texas Department of Motor
Vehicles, and make other conforming changes. The bill would exclude certain information...Read More
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HB 2748 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2748 would change the population brackets of municipalities that would be eligible to allow peace officers to apply for certification to enforce commercial motor vehicle safety standards. The new bracket would apply to a municipality that has a population between 32,000 and 50,000 if that municipality is located entirely in a county that has a population of less than 250,000, is adjacent to two counties that each have a population of...Read More
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HB 2048 |
87(R) - 2021 |
Current law requires drivers to move over and slow down for a number of specific types of vehicles. HB 2048 would add to that list by requiring that drivers vacate the lane next to, or slow down 20 mph slower than the posted speed limit, when passing a vehicle operated by a toll project that has certain required visual signals.Read More
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HB 1540 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1540 would make several changes to laws relating to human
trafficking. Law enforcement would be permitted to issue notice to the owner of
a massage establishment if they have reason to believe the promotion of
prostitution, compelled prostitution, or the commercial manufacture or
distribution of obscene material has occurred on the property, rather than
having to make an arrest to issue notice. After issuing notice, a subsequent
arrest...Read More
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HB 1115 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1115 would designate the portion of State highway 114 in Wise County between its intersection with 12 Street within the Bridgeport municipal limits and its intersection with County Road 3330 as the Sergeant Randy D. White Memorial Highway.Read More
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HB 840 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 840 would provide an alternative process for a county commissioners court to select members of the public to serve on a salary grievance committee. This alternative process would allow the commissioner's court to direct the county clerk to use a computer to generate a randomized list of the names of all persons who served on a grand jury in the county during the preceding calendar year. HB 840 would require the commissioner's court,...Read More
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SB 1449 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1449 would expand the existing ad valorem tax exemption for income-producing tangible personal property, increasing the exemption from property with a taxable value of less than $500 to property with a taxable value of $2,500.Read More
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SB 851 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 851 would add to the Texas Cybersecurity Council, one member who is an employee of the secretary of state's Elections Division.Read More
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SB 237 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 237 would permit an arresting peace officer to issue a citation to appear to a person who committed a Class B misdemeanor criminal trespass offense rather than taking them before a magistrate if that person resides in the county where the offense took place.Read More
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SB 1245 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1245 would require the comptroller to conduct an annual farm and ranch survey for purposes of estimating the productivity value of qualified open-space land to determine school district taxable values. The bill would also require the comptroller to prepare and issue an
instructional guide that provides information to assist
individuals in completing the survey.On an annual basis, the comptroller would be required...Read More
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SB 1137 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1137 would require hospitals licensed under Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code to compile, maintain, and publicly disclose, the cost of certain hospital items and services. The list would be required to be updated regularly and to be prominently accessible on the facility's website without requiring extra steps to access it. Facilities would also be required to publish a list of at least 300 shoppable services, including certain services...Read More
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SB 903 |
87(R) - 2021 |
Under current law, a taxpayer filing a claim for a tax refund must go through a number of steps after the refund is denied before being able to file suit to have the issue adjudicated by a court. The current process requires a taxpayer to first request a refund hearing, complete the hearing process at the State Office of Administrative Hearings, and file a motion for rehearing before filing suit. SB 903 would create a process...Read More
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HB 2086 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2086 would permit a contractor who performed services on a state road to appeal an interlocutory order denying a motion for summary judgment issued by a district court, county court at law, statutory probate court, or county court.Read More
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HB 3496 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3496 would designate State Highway 358 in Nueces County as the Peace Officers Memorial Highway.Read More
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