Bill Analysis

BILL NAME SESSION ANALYSIS
HB 843 87(R) - 2021 HB 843 would require private insurance providers to cover certain services for children with developmental disabilities under the Early Childhood Intervention program, such as speech therapy and specialized skills training among others.  The bill additionally provides for an annual coverage limit of $9,000, including case management costs for each child and requires the child to exhaust available coverage under statutory provisions...Read More
HB 3671 87(R) - 2021 HB 3671 would require that, for an original or modified protective order issued under this subchapter, on receipt of the order from the clerk of the court, a law enforcement agency immediately enter the certain information into the statewide law enforcement information system maintained by the Department of Public Safety.Read More
HB 2404 87(R) - 2021 HB 2404 would direct the comptroller to create and make accessible on the Internet a database of information regarding all local development agreements in this state created under Chapters 380 and 381 Local Government Code. Local governments not in compliance with the Comptroller's request for relevant information would be subject to enforceable civil penalties. Read More
HB 2045 87(R) - 2021 HB 2045 would create a task force to evaluate the housing needs of senior citizens who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning.Read More
HB 1947 87(R) - 2021 HB 1947 would require that, within 30 days of filing the application, an applicant for a permit to construct, operate, or maintain a facility to store, process, or dispose of medical waste must send a notice of the application to various government entities and public officials. Tribal councils would have to be notified of applications or notices of intent if a facility is to be located on tribal lands. An applicant would be required to...Read More
HB 4328 87(R) - 2021 HB 4328 would require any municipality with a population of 500.000 or more to provide to homeless individuals residing in the municipality access to mobile showers. Read More
HB 2390 87(R) - 2021 The Gulf Coast Authority is a creation of the legislature for the purpose of protecting waters of the state of Texas. HB 2390 would expand the ability of the Gulf Coast Authority to finance certain projects or qualified improvements within and outside of Texas for the purpose of fulfilling its mission to protect state waters.Read More
HB 773 87(R) - 2021 HB 773 adds Career and Technical Education programs to the statewide accountability system for high school students.Read More
HB 160 87(R) - 2021 HB 160 would create a provision allowing valid identification card issued by an institution of higher education in this state to be considered an acceptable form of identification for voting. The identification card must contain a photograph, full legal name, and a date of expiration that has not expired or that expired no earlier than four years before the date of presentation to be considered valid.Read More
HB 136 87(R) - 2021 HB 136 would allow a member of the Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee to be reimbursed for travel or other expenses incurred by conducting the business of the review committee. HB 136 would expand the information reported to the Maternal Mortality and Morbidity data registry to include pregnancy-associated death, making this information confidential. HB 136 would require the Department of State Health to allow voluntary...Read More
HB 4299 87(R) - 2021 HB 4299 would require the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement to study the provision, availability, and accessibility of mental health services for peace officers.Read More
HB 4300 87(R) - 2021 HB 4300 would require that, by November 1 of each even-numbered year, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement submit a report regarding peace officer salaries in this state to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each standing committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over the commission. The report would include 1) salary information categorized by law enforcement agency...Read More
HB 298 87(R) - 2021 HB 298 would allow International Dark Sky municipalities to regulate the use of outdoor lighting within the municipality and the municipality’s extraterritorial jurisdiction. Violations would create a class C misdemeanor.Read More
HB 3042 87(R) - 2021 HB 3042 would allow the Commissioner of Worker's Compensation to at any time amend or replace the treatment guidelines, return-to-work guidelines, individual treatment protocols or formulary adopted under current law to ensure the guidelines, protocols, and formulary are current and comply with changing requirements.Read More
HB 191 87(R) - 2021 HB 191 would prevent private property owners from choosing to rent or sell residential properties to individuals who do not identify with their gender based upon science. The bill would also create new protected classes people based on their sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression.Read More
HB 1173 87(R) - 2021 HB 1173 prevents a governmental entity from entering into a taxpayer resource transaction or to appropriate or spend money to provide to any person logistical support for the express purpose of assisting a woman with procuring an abortion or the services of an abortion provider. Read More
HB 391 87(R) - 2021 HB 391 has three main components:1) Allows state employees who work from an alternative work site the capability to complete their work hours, not including overtime, at times other than regular working hours.2) State agencies can adopt policies that can permit and revoke employees to work from an alternative work site, including their home or a temporary work space.3) Every even year, the Department of Information Resources will compile...Read More
HB 503 87(R) - 2021 HB 503 would allow the City of Houston to declare the violation of a municipal ordinance relating to the parking of an unattended motor vehicle in the front or side yard of a single-family residence in a residential area to be a civil offense and by ordinance establish an administrative adjudication hearing procedure under which a civil fine may be imposed.Read More
HB 3218 87(R) - 2021 HB 3218 is known as the Preborn Nondiscrimination Act. HB 3218 would develop informational materials for perinatal palliative care and place some limitations on abortion.HB 3218 would require the commission to develop informational materials and post those materials on the commission's website for perinatal palliative care, which must include a description of the services offered by perinatal palliative care and information...Read More
HB 2449 87(R) - 2021 HB 2449 would prevent a nursing facility or related institution from confiscating or misappropriating an eligible federal payment made to a resident who is a recipient of Medicaid. Violation of this section would constitute an administrative penalty in an amount equal to $25,000 for each violation. Read More