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HB 495 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 495 would extend dedication of funds
from the Permanent Fund for Higher Education Nursing, Allied Health, and Other
Health Related Programs (one of the trust funds established by the Texas
Tobacco Lawsuit Settlement) to nursing education from the current expiration date of August 31,
2015 to August 31, 2019.Read More
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HB 315 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The bill would amend the Transportation Code to require the Department of Motor Vehicles to
issue specialty license plates that include the words "In God We Trust."Read More
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SB 2068 |
84(R) - 2015 |
SB 2068 would provide the Harrison County court at law concurrent jurisdiction with the district court, on assignment of a
district judge presiding in Harrison County in felony cases, other than capital murder, and civil cases. The criminal district attorney assigned to a case would be
entitled to the same fees prescribed by law for prosecutions in a district court. Read More
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HB 1900 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 1900, if passed, would modify the Tax Code (Section 23.51
– Appraisal of Agricultural Land) by making the code more consistent. A number
of changes would be made to the code. The first would require that the chief
appraiser distinguish between the intensity of various agricultural methods
when making his appraisal. Most of the changes are clarifications of this
degree, such as the addition to code which would explicitly list fruit...Read More
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SB 1464 |
84(R) - 2015 |
This legislation will amend Government Code section Sec. 402.038 to create an Organized Crime and Criminal
Activity Division within the Office of the Attorney General. This department will have the responsibility of providing assistance to local prosecutors in investigating and prosecuting trafficking of
persons, identify victims of trafficking of persons and provide
comprehensive services to address the needs of those victims, and develop...Read More
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SB 1041 |
84(R) - 2015 |
Senate Bill 1041 would amend Chapter 52 of the Election Code related to ballot forms, content, and preparation to require that, in addition to already existing requirements, any political subdivision, for a proposition, including a provision prescribing the proposition language, a proposition submitted to the voters for approval of the issuance of bonds or the imposition, increase, or reduction of a tax, would have to clearly state the following:For...Read More
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SB 1030 |
84(R) - 2015 |
Senate Bill 1030 would amend Section 151.3185 of the Tax Code related to exemptions from the sales and use tax for property used in the production of motion pictures or video or audio recordings and broadcasts.It would add an exemption from the sales and use tax for tangible personal property that is sold to an entity to which 47 C.F.R. Section 73.404(a) (related to licensed digital audio broadcasting stations that use the In-band On-channel...Read More
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HJR 77 |
84(R) - 2015 |
On behalf of the 84th Texas Legislature, HJR 77
would call for an Article V convention amongst the states “for the limited
purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose
fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and
jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of
federal officials and members of Congress.” Read More
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HB 821 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 821 would prohibit the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
(TPWD) from requiring the Social Security number of an applicant who is seeking
to get a fishing and hunting license and is 13 years of age or younger. Read More
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HB 3006 |
84(R) - 2015 |
Under current law, penalties and interest collected through Sections 843.342 (m) and 1301.137 (l) of the Insurance Code are collected by the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool and transferred to the credit of the General Revenue Fund.The bill would amend
Section 843.342 and 1301.137 of the Insurance Code by directing penalties paid
by non-institutional providers to be paid back to the physician, provider, or
preferred provider by the health...Read More
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HB 1789 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 1789, if passed, would modify the Local Government Code
(Section 141.032) regarding longevity pay. Namely, the bill would state that
longevity pay for fire fighters and police officers in municipalities should
receive at least $4 additional per month and for an indefinite period (as opposed to the
25 years currently in code).Read More
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HB 2429 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 2429 amends the Family Code to include among the persons authorized to consent as a non-parent to the medical, dental, psychological, and surgical treatment of a child a stepparent of the child and an adult who has actual care, control, and possession of the child as the child's primary caregiver. The bill specifies that a parent, managing conservator, guardian, or other person who, under the law of another state or a court order, is...Read More
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HB 1009 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 1009 would entitle a rental applicant to the refund of a deposit if the
applicant is rejected as a tenant or withdraws the application before the application has been
processed but authorizes a landlord to retain the deposit if the applicant gives false information
on the rental application. HB 1009 would require the landlord, if the landlord
rejects an applicant, to return any deposit not later than the fifth day after the date...Read More
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HB 2170 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The fiscal note above provides an accurate and adequate description of what this legislation would do if enacted. Read More
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HB 3770 |
84(R) - 2015 |
This legislation would amend Election Code to adjust electioneering offenses to include loitering or
electioneering for or against any candidate, measure, or political party within 100 feet of an
outside door that a voter may enter the polling place building or a parking space for person with
disabilities that serves the building and a designated travel path between the space and an outside
door of the building. Read More
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HB 338 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 338 would add a provision to allow to a school board to evaluate the internal auditor selected for the school district. Read More
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HB 2348 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The bill would add Chapter 1459 to the Insurance Code titled Fair Access to Telephone Consultations.
The bill would prohibit an employee benefit plan or a health benefit
plan from:
prohibiting a physician from charging for a telephone consultation with
a covered patient if that plan allows another person to charge for a telephone
consultation with a covered patient;denying payment to a physician for a medically necessary telephone
consultation...Read More
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HB 1844 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 1844 would amend the Alcoholic Beverage Code to enhance the punishment for providing an
alcoholic beverage to a minor from a Class A misdemeanor to a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person purchased
an alcoholic beverage for or gave or made an alcoholic beverage
available to a minor who, as a result of the consumption of the
alcoholic beverage, caused another person to suffer serious bodily
injury...Read More
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HB 1987 |
84(R) - 2015 |
House Bill 1987 would amend Section 313.025(b) of the Tax Code under the Texas Economic Development Act to reduce from 90 days to 60 days the maximum number of days during which the comptroller wold be required to provide an economic impact evaluation for an application for a limitation on appraised value in a school district.While the governing body of a school district must approve or disapprove an application not later...Read More
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HB 770 |
84(R) - 2015 |
As noted accurately and succinctly by the Legislative Budget Board: "The bill would amend the Alcoholic Beverage Code relating to civil liability for the provision of
an alcoholic beverage to a minor. The bill would delete the language "under the age of 18",
thereby extending section 2.02 of the Alcoholic Beverage Code to include all minors under the
age of 21."Currently, an adult 21 years or older who gives alcohol to a minor under the...Read More
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