Bill Analysis

BILL NAME SESSION ANALYSIS
HB 2491 84(R) - 2015 HB 2491 makes clarifications to the licensing and appointment requirements for title insurance escrow officers. Specifically, changes would be made to Chapter 2652 (Escrow Officers) of the Insurance Code.  This legislation would amend requirements that a title insurance agent must follow before employing an escrow officer. Before an escrow officer may work for a title insurance agent, the information of that officer must be...Read More
SB 1900 84(R) - 2015 SB 1900 would amend Education Code to entitle open-enrollment charter holders to additional funding per student in average daily attendance equal to the state average amount of revenue per student collected by school districts under Sections 46.003(a) and 46.032(a), Education Code. Read More
HB 2145 84(R) - 2015 HB 2145 would allow the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) to issue a provisional permit to applicants who are waiting for approval to be licensed as an insurance agent. A person submitting an application for a provisional permit would have to file an application, a nonrefundable fee, and a certificate signed by a licensed agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization (HMO) stating that the applicant completed the training.  This...Read More
HB 1953 84(R) - 2015 Under current law, a county or municipality must publish a proposed property tax rate notice by September 1 each year.House Bill 1953 would allow counties and municipalities to publish the notice on the rate not later than the later of September 1, or the 30th day after the first date that the taxing unit has received each applicable certified appraisal roll.Read More
SB 1691 84(R) - 2015 HB 1691 would expand the number of members on the board of directors for both the Harris County Improvement District No. 10 (HCID) and Five Corners Improvement District from 7 to 9 members. HB 1691 would also authorize the creation of a 10-year plan to provide sufficient funds for projects and programs dedicated to public improvements in preparation for the 2017 Super Bowl. 60% shall be apportioned to fund services and improvements...Read More
SB 1355 84(R) - 2015 SB 1355 would allow donation of accrued compensatory time or annual leave to the legislative leave pool for peace officers who are employed by the attorney general’s office, the alcoholic Beverage Commission, or the Parks and Wildlife Commission. This would allow a peace officer to use time contributed to the legislative pool on behalf of a law enforcement association that is at least 350 members governed by a board of directors. Read More
SB 1813 84(R) - 2015 The bill would amend Chapter 154 of the Occupations Code by requiring the Texas Medical Board (TMB) to provide a physician who is the subject of a complaint with a copy of the complaint via personal delivery or certified mail.TMB would be required to deliver a copy of the preliminary and final reports, including any dissenting or minority report, to the physician who is the subject of the review. The name and medical credentials of each...Read More
HB 3003 84(R) - 2015 HB 3003 amend the Family Code to authorize the commissioners of either one county or multiple counties to establish an Office of Parent Representation and an Office of Child Representation, which would provide attorneys to represent parents and children in parental rights cases and conservator appointment cases. These offices would be operated by the county or counties and funded by county funds. The bill would also authorize...Read More
HB 968 84(R) - 2015 HB 968 would amend code to provide the ability to sue the owner and shareholders of a corporate entity that engages in human trafficking. Read More
SB 780 84(R) - 2015 Senate Bill 780 would amend Chapter 38 of the Code of Criminal Procedure relating to evidence in criminal actions to require that law enforcement agencies and crime laboratories charged with the collection, storage, preservation, analysis, or retrieval of toxicological evidence, defined as blood or urine specimen, retain this evidence for certain periods of time, depending on the case and determined by a court. The defendant and the entity...Read More
HB 1937 84(R) - 2015 The bill would amend Chapter 824 of the Government Code by authorizing certain members of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) to opt out of the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP). The opt-out decision would apply to a member: whose approved period of participation in the plan has expired; and who has not retired on or before December 31, 2015; ora beneficiary of a member whose approved period of participation in...Read More
HB 2900 84(R) - 2015 The bill would amend the Election Code to prohibit voting systems to be used in an election unless the system complies with the standards adopted by the Elections Assistance Commission. Read More
HB 2181 84(R) - 2015 From the Author's Statement of Intent:"George P. Mitchell (1919-2013) was born in Galveston, Texas, to a family of Greek immigrants. He was not a man who inherited wealth. He worked his way through Texas A&M University, where he was the captain of the tennis team and graduated first in his class with a degree in petroleum engineering. After receiving his degree, he served his country in the Army Corps of Engineers during World War...Read More
HB 2052 84(R) - 2015 HB 2052 would allow a customer to contract with a merchant for a heavy equipment loss damage waiver in connection with a rental agreement for heavy equipment. A merchant would not be allowed to sell a heavy equipment loss damage waiver unless it's in compliance with the provisions of HB 2052 and the customer agrees to the waiver in writing nor can they impose or require the purchase of the loss damage waiver as a condition of entering into...Read More
HB 1963 84(R) - 2015 Quoting from the author's statement of intent: "Interested parties note that Texans lost a valuable member of the law enforcement community with the death of Parks and Wildlife Department Game Warden Michael C. Pauling. These parties contend that Game Warden Pauling's selfless service in the United States armed forces, in the medical service corps, as a Texas game warden, and in the protection of the vulnerable should be honored with...Read More
HB 1819 84(R) - 2015 HB 1819 would change the date for the election of the board of directors of the Hill County Underground Water Conservation District from even numbered years to odd numbered years. Read More
HB 1235 84(R) - 2015 Under current law a Water Control and Improvement District may annex land to a district via a petition requiring the signatures of only 50 people. HB 1235, if passed, would allow the board of the Wise County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 to hold an election for the purpose of authorizing the annexation of all parts of Wise County which are currently not within district boundaries and are not within the boundaries of another...Read More
HB 978 84(R) - 2015 This legislation would amend Government Code to designate segments of former US Highway 66 as the Route 66 Historic Corridor.Read More
HB 826 84(R) - 2015 HB 826 requires that the Title IV-D agency provide information on the laws governing modification of a child support order to all parties in a suit in which a final order for child support has been rendered.Read More
HB 663 84(R) - 2015 From the Author's Statement of Intent:The bill would require the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to design,construct,and erect highway markers designating a portion of State Highway 207 as the Hamblen Memorial HighwayRead More