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SB 2016 |
84(R) - 2015 |
SB 2016 would prevent a municipality from completely surrounding another municipality. The extraterritorial jurisdictions in question are the cities of Brownsville and Laguna Vista of Cameron County. Read More
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SB 1010 |
84(R) - 2015 |
SB 1010 would create the
Compensation to Child Pornography Victims Fund in
the General Revenue Fund and require the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to administer the account. The offender would be required to pay restitution to victims under the age of eighteen or to the fund account. The OAG would be required to adopt rules related to the administration of the fund and disbursement of funds to assist victims in covering the cost...Read More
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SB 93 |
84(R) - 2015 |
This legislation would amend the law to strike the provision that allows for the suspension of a person's driver's license if the person fails to pay the
driver's license surcharge under the Driver Responsibility Program. To better understand the background behind this legislation it is worth reading the author's statement of intent in full."The Driver Responsibility Program (DRP) was created in 2003 to help fill a budget shortfall and
to...Read More
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HB 4003 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 4003 would require that before a court record of a juvenile defendant is released any identifying information about that defendant's victims who were under the age of 18 at the time they were victimized be redacted. There are exceptions for sharing information with other law enforcement agencies.As the author's statement of intent explains: "Juvenile victims of another juvenile's delinquent conduct should
not be subject to further inconvenience...Read More
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SB 318 |
84(R) - 2015 |
SB 318 raises the maximum municipalities are allowed to apply for when submitting a grand request for a Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant (DEAAG) from $2 million to $5 million dollars per grant project. DEAAG's are specific grants that the Texas Military Preparedness Commission states is "Designed to assist defense communities that have been positively or negatively impacted by a change in defense contracts or an announced...Read More
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SB 212 |
84(R) - 2015 |
5/19/15 Update:This bill was amended on 2nd reading in ways that did not fundamentally alter the purpose or affect of the bill. Our position remains unchanged.5/15/15 Update:This bill has been substantively updated since we reported on it in its
original chamber. However, we continue to
support SB 212. The second chamber
sponsor is Representative Burkett.First chamber analysis below:This bill would implement sunset provisions by...Read More
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SB 789 |
84(R) - 2015 |
SB 789, if passed, would add a new section to the Water Code
(Section 13.2475) titled “Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity to
Provide Sewer Service in Certain Municipalities”. This section of code is added
specifically to deal with the area around Lake Palestine.
This is made clear in the first part of the proposed section
as the municipalities to which the section would apply, must have a population
of more than...Read More
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HB 1212 |
84(R) - 2015 |
5/19/2015 update:Since we reported on this bill in its original chamber, it has been modified to reflect similar language in SB 1582. We continue to support HB 1212. The first and second chamber analyses are below.First chamber bill analysis:The bill would authorize the commissioner of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to designate a consumer commodity as an abusable synthetic substance if the commissioner determines the commodity...Read More
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HB 7 |
84(R) - 2015 |
House Bill 7 would amend several codes of law in order to expand the purposes of some funds, to remove language related to the deposit of appropriated amounts, to abolish dedicated funds or accounts, to eliminate certain occupational license fees and taxes, to reduce some surcharges, to require that the Comptroller transfer certain unexpended balances in dedicated funds or accounts, or revenues to the General Revenue Fund.The second chamber...Read More
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HB 1878 |
84(R) - 2015 |
5/19/15 Update:This bill is substantively the same as when we reported on it in its
original chamber. We continue to support HB 1878. The second
chamber sponsor is Senator Van Taylor.There are currently pilot programs in place for certain participating school districts to offer telemedicine services as a payable Medicaid benefit to children.This legislation would expand statewide access to telemedicine care by requiring telemedicine services...Read More
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HB 2463 |
84(R) - 2015 |
5/19/2015 Update: The Senate committee slightly modified HB 2463. However, we continue to support HB 2463. First chamber bill analysis:The bill would mandate the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) to consolidate the Independent Living Program for individuals who are blind or have visual impairments and the Independent Living Services Program for individuals with significant disabilities into one, comprehensive...Read More
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HB 1794 |
84(R) - 2015 |
(The second chamber sponsor is Senator Hancock.)HB 1794, if passed, would modify the Water Code by adding
new sections (after Section 1, Subchapter H, Chapter 7). These sections would
effectively limit the amount which could be levied by local governments. in
the event that certain civil penalties are violated. These violations cover
rules which are under the jurisdiction of, and permits which are issued by the
Texas Commission on Environmental...Read More
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HB 1736 |
84(R) - 2015 |
(The second chamber sponsor is Senator Fraser.)HB 1736, if passed, would modify the Health and Safety Code
(Section 388.003) related to energy efficiency standards. Namely, the bill
would state that future State Energy and Conservation Office energy codes would
be based on the findings of the Energy Systems Laboratories on stringency of
energy code editions. The agency could choose to amend or establish an energy
rating index before...Read More
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HB 942 |
84(R) - 2015 |
(The second chamber sponsor is Senator Birdwell.)HB 942, if passed, would make a number of changes to the
Agriculture Code, Health and Safety Code, and Water Code. All of these changes
reflect the creation of a unified regime regarding ammonium nitrate, instituted
at the state level, and designed to replace the current piecemeal regulatory
regimes put in place at a more local level. The provisions of this bill would regulate the storage,...Read More
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SB 130 |
84(R) - 2015 |
SB 130 would allow those convicted and placed on community supervision and whose convictions were later set aside by a judge to be able to petition the court for an order of nondisclosure. For a misdemeanor offense a person would be able to petition the court for an order of nondisclosure after the conviction has been set aside. For a felony, a person would have to wait until the fifth anniversary of the date when the conviction was set...Read More
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SB 1511 |
84(R) - 2015 |
This legislation would update the population brackets pertaining to the mass transportation systems in Forth Worth and Dallas. The original brackets were put in place at a time when the populations of both cities were much lower than they are today. There are specific statutory requirements and obligations that pertain to the transportation authorities of those cities, which is why the population brackets were put in place in the first place....Read More
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SB 1465 |
84(R) - 2015 |
SB 1465, if passed, would modify the Government Code
(Section 1, Subchapter B, Chapter 418) by adding a new section (418.025) which
would grant the governor a new possible course of action in the event of a
disaster.
Currently in code (Section 418.016) when the governor
declares a disaster, five subsections must be adhered to (subsections a-f). SB
1465, if passed would allow the governor to declare an disaster and only adhere
to...Read More
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SB 1389 |
84(R) - 2015 |
Senate Bill 1389 would amend Chapter 772 of the Government Code related to governmental planning in order to "cleanup" the section related to the border commerce coordinator, Section 772.010 that was duplicated in statute over different sessions.In addition to consolidating Section 772.010 into one section, Senate Bill 1389 would add functions to the border commerce coordinator, requiring that the coordinator identify problems and develop...Read More
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SB 667 |
84(R) - 2015 |
SB 667 would amend chapter 964 of the Insurance Code that
deals with the regulations of captive insurance companies (CIC). It would
permit CICs, with approval from the commissioner of insurance, to accept risks
from and cede risks to or take credit for risks ceded to a captive reinsurance
pool that is composed of other CICs only. Additionally, a CIC would be able to accept
from or cede risks to an affiliated CIC.
This legislation...Read More
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SB 1902 |
84(R) - 2015 |
SB 1902 would amend the chapter for the “Department of Public Safety” within the Government Code to allow an order of nondisclosure to be made for eligible defendants at the time of dismissal and discharge for certain offenses. This bill would also allow criminal history record information that is subject to an order of nondisclosure to be admitted into evidence during trial and disclosed to a prosecuting attorney for a criminal justice purpose.Read More
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