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SB 1821 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1821 would clarify that the definition of a contingent fee contract includes an amendment to an existing contingent fee contract that changes the scope of the lawyer’s representation or may result in the filing of an action or amending of a petition in an action.Read More
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SB 581 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 581 would place limitations on the authority of property owners' associations to prohibit religious displays on private property within the association. Read More
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SB 383 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 383 would require nursing home facilities to provide a disclosure notice stating whether the facility is or is not certified to provide specialized care and treatment for residents with Alzheimer’s
disease and related disorders. The disclosure would be required to be provided to each facility resident and each person applying for services from the facility or the person’s next of kin or guardian.SB 383 would also require assisted...Read More
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SB 153 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 153 would specifically exclude the processing of a payment made by credit card or debit card from the definition of data processing services, which in effect would keep payment processing a non-taxable service with regards to sales and use tax.Read More
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SB 707 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 707 would extend the sunset date of the Credit Union Department and the Credit Union Commission for twelve years, requiring the commissioner to create a training manual that would provide pertinent training about the department's rule-making ability, disclosing conflicts of interests, and laws governing the department's operations. The bill would also require the department to promptly notify and issue guidance to all...Read More
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SB 1354 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1354 would make a group home or facility agent considered responsible for a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual’s care in the context of a criminal injury offense if they have accepted responsibility for either their protection, food, shelter, or medical care, rather than all of these elements together.Read More
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SB 1386 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1386 would require emergency medical services providers that elect to use a body-worn camera program to adopt a policy for this program. Such a policy would be required to comply with all state and federal laws, and ensure that personnel activate the camera only during legitimate emergency medical services. SB 1386 accomplishes this by including guidelines for approved circumstances of activating and using the cameras, provisions on data...Read More
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SB 585 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 585 would update the laws regarding the sale of beer and wine at retail establishments to mirror the hours beer and wine is currently allowed to be sold at restaurants.Read More
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HB 1571 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1571 would create exemptions to certain cemetery location restrictions. The bill is bracketed to the City of Mission.Read More
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SB 1947 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1947 would require a municipality to submit a written notice to an applicant for a building permit explaining why the municipality was unable to grant or deny the permit if the municipality does not take either action in 45 days. If the municipality fails to comply with this requirement then the municipality would be prohibited from collecting any related permit fees and would have to refund any such fees that had been collected. The...Read More
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SB 1311 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1311 would prohibit a physician from performing a surgery that sterilizes a child, performing a mastectomy on a child, prescribing, administering, or supplying medication that would induce transient or permanent infertility, or removing any otherwise healthy body parts or tissue. These actions would not be allowed for the purpose of transitioning a child's biological sex to match a perception of sex that is inconsistent with the...Read More
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SB 1003 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1003 would require wind turbines to be constructed at a minimum distance of 3000 feet from an adjacent property if it is a non-participating property. The bill would allow the property owner the right to obtain a written waiver of the distance requirement in order to build a wind turbine within the setback. The waiver would only be valid for one year.SB 1003 would also allow a county or district court to file an injunction to enforce...Read More
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SB 183 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 183 would require the Executive Commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission to adopt rules for subscription programs for emergency medical services. These rules would have to ensure the protection of public health and safety and ensure air ambulances comply with federal laws and rules while establishing minimum standards and objectives for the delivery of air ambulance emergency medical services.SB 183 would exempt...Read More
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HB 725 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 725 would allow children who were part of a foster care system in another state but now reside in Texas to enroll for free in publicly funded prekindergarten programs.Read More
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HB 699 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 699 would require public schools to excuse a student who is unable to attend class due to a serious or
life-threatening illness or related treatment if the student or the student’s
parent or guardian provides an appropriate certification. Such an excused absence would not be allowed to be considered in determining whether the student has satisfied the attendance requirement which must ordinarily be met for promotion.The...Read More
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SB 2246 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 2246 would designate a portion of State Highway 164 in Limestone County between its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1953 and Country Road 789 as State Trooper Chad Walker Memorial Highway.Read More
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HB 4218 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 4218 would permit a person to bring a civil suit against an oil and gas entity for the bad faith washout of their overriding interest in an oil or gas lease. The plaintiff would have to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that they had an overriding royalty interest in the lease, the defendant had control over the lease burdened by the overriding interest, and the defendant acted in bad faith by knowingly causing a washout of the...Read More
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HB 2090 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2090 would require health benefit plan issuers or administrators to disclose publicly on a website in three machine-readable file formats helpful consumer information such as each coverage option's name and identifier and a billing code with a plain language description for prescription drugs. The bill would also require health benefit plan issuers or administrators to disclose similar information upon an...Read More
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HB 315 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 315 would permit an honorably retired peace officer to purchase a uniform that was formerly commissioned to them by a state agency. If enacted, the state agency would be responsible for setting an amount not to exceed the fair market value of the uniform. HB 315 would also permit such an officer to be buried in a uniform they purchase.HB 315 was substituted in a Senate committee. The committee substitute would permit medically discharged...Read More
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HB 19 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 19 would create specific rules and requirements for civil actions against the operator of a commercial motor vehicle. Commercial motor vehicle would be defined as any motor vehicle being used to transport property or passengers, deliver or transport goods, or provide services. If enacted, such civil actions would have to be conducted through a bifurcated trial, in which the first trier of fact would determine liability for and the...Read More
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