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HB 1382 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1382 would require the secretary of state to develop and maintain an online tool that allows a voter to monitor the status of the voter's application for a mail-in ballot and a voter's mail-in ballot. The bill would require that the online tool be updated as soon as practicable upon receipt of an application for a mail-in ballot, acceptance or rejection of an application for mail-in ballot, the early voting clerk sending...Read More
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HB 1005 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1005 would require bail bonds for defendants charged with
various trafficking and prostitution charges to include the address, ID number,
and state of issuance shown on the driver’s license or ID card for the
defendant and any surety. These bonds would also have to require the defendant
not to communicate with the victim or go near their residence, workplace,
business, or school or childcare facility, if applicable. If enacted,...Read More
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HB 3394 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3394 would permit a court, if there is probable cause to
believe a guardian is incapacitated, to appoint an attorney to represent the
ward's interests and appoint an investigator to investigate whether the
guardian should be removed. The court would also be permitted to appoint physicians
to examine the guardian if they believe it is necessary to make a
determination.Read More
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HB 1069 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1069 would remove the liability of a government department in a civil action if a first responder uses their firearm on duty. Additionally, the bill would establish a training course for firearm safety for all first responders who choose to carry a handgun while on duty and require the first responder to have liability insurance.Read More
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HB 781 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 781 would update statute with respect to public junior college school marshals, including prohibiting the Texas Commission
on Law Enforcement from requiring a public junior college school marshal to store the
handgun in a locked container while on duty.Read More
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HB 1397 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1397 would require a contract to acquire equipment necessary for operating a voting system from a vendor to disclose each person or entity that has at least a 5% ownership interest in the vendor, the vendor's parent company, if any, and all subsidiaries or affiliates of the vendor, if any.Read More
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HB 4579 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 4579 would revise and update the authority and duties of the Lubbock Reese Development Authority.Read More
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HB 365 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 365 would expand the liability protections provided under the Texas Farm Animal Liability Act (FALA). Current law protects eligible individuals from liability for injuries or death related to certain activities and events involving farm animals. HB 365 would expand FALA protection to include farm owners and lessees, as well as expand definitions to cover more types of animal related activities such as branding, weening, transporting,...Read More
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HB 4436 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 4436 would allow a
person to operate an aircraft in or on a protected freshwater area. It stipulates that a person who operates an aircraft in or on a protected
freshwater area must try to avoid harming or disturbing vegetation, wildlife,
or wildlife habitat within the protected freshwater area.Read More
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HB 636 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 636 extends the Sunset provision for The Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners until 2027.HB 636 would remove the requirement that responsible master plumbers must complete an additional training program set forth by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners before being certified as responsible master plumbers and would allow the board to employ or contract with plumbing examiners to administer the practical portion...Read More
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HB 851 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 851 would, in the event that a party to a divorce proceeding files a motion to modify alimony based on changed circumstances, prohibit that party from being viewed as having admitted changed circumstances in any other matter. Similarly, it would prohibit a party who files a motion to modify a child order based on changed circumstances from being viewed as having admitted changed circumstances in any other matter in the proceedings.Read More
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SB 601 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 601 would create the Texas Produced Water Consortium, which would be administratively
housed at Texas Tech University, to partner with other Texas
universities and work with stakeholders to reach specific goals. If enacted, the bill would establish an agency advisory council to advise the consortium on matters relating to the regulation, permitting, and treatment standards for fluid oil and gas waste. The consortium would be required...Read More
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SB 1061 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1061 would require certain childcare facility owners and employees to submit a complete set of fingerprints to the Health and Human Services Commission for fingerprint-based background and criminal history checks. This could be done electronically through a service center. SB 1061 would allow the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission to waive the fingerprint requirement if various qualifying conditions are met.Read More
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SB 1090 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1090 would amend existing law regarding land use and building restrictions to enable a community that has stated its intent to become a Dark Sky Community to do so. Senate Substitute makes non substantial changes.Read More
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SB 997 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 997 would make procedural updates to the process by which the Public Utility Commission reviews the contractual rate for the furnishing of water and sewer services, and the process by which a PUC determination may be appealed. SB 997 would prohibit the Public Utility Commission from holding a hearing on or otherwise prescribing just and reasonable amounts to be charged under a contract for sewer and water services unless the...Read More
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SJR 47 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SJR 47 proposes a constitutional amendment adjusting the eligibility requirements for justices of the Supreme Court,
judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals, justices of each Court of Appeals, and
all District Court judges. If adopted, this amendment would narrow the pool of available candidates for statewide judicial office by increasing certain qualifications such as length of residency and length of time as a practicing lawyer, judge,...Read More
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HB 586 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 586 would create the Texas Public Finance Authority which would be allowed to issue and sell obligations to
finance loans to eligible school districts for eligible
purposes, such as the purchase of vehicles,
equipment, or appliances for sale, a lease or other agreement that concerns equipment, and costs associated with improvement of existing
instructional facilitiesRead More
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SB 2212 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 2212 would create a duty for police officers to request and render aid to an injured person. A police officer who encounters an injured person while performing their duties would have to request emergency medical services personnel for the person and provide first aid or treatment to the person to the extent of their training while waiting for personnel to arrive. If enacted, this duty would not apply in circumstances in which requesting...Read More
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SB 808 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 808 would allow a person to recover attorney's fees from any other person in certain civil claims, rather than only an individual or corporation. The new language would include any corporation, organization, government entity, business trust, partnership, or other legal entity that is a party to the claim.Read More
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SB 550 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 550 would make carrying a handgun in any kind of holster, as opposed to only a shoulder or belt holster, an exception to various criminal offenses for licensed handgun owners. This would effectively allow handguns to be legally carried by a license holder in any type of holster rather than only in a belt or shoulder holster.Read More
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