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HB 795 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 795 would have the Department of Transportation designate "safety corridors" on highways with a high number of traffic fatalities, as identified by the governing body of the municipality or county.The minimum and maximum fine is doubled when the offense is committed inside a highway safety corridor.Read More
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HB 1561 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1561 would award an extra 5 points toward the score of an individual taking the entrance exam to become a firefighter or police officer if they live in the municipality they would be working in.Read More
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HJR 141 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HJR 141 would propose an amendment to the Texas Constitution to extend to all political subdivisions. other than a school district, the authority to establish a limitation on the amount of property taxes that may be imposed on the residence homestead of a person who is either disabled or 65 years of age and their surviving spouses.Read More
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HB 4257 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 4257 would add to the list of plans to be implemented for the integration of trauma-informed practices a plan for providing support to
students, teachers, and district staff in the event of a crisis,
including through methods such as psychological first aid and
referrals to community providers for mental health services.Read More
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HB 2738 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2738 would repeal the opt out provision of the mandated uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage. The bill would also require county mutual companies to mandate uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, which it is exempt from doing under current law.Read More
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HB 1980 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1980 would void a provision of a nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement between an employer an employee if the agreement prohibits the employee from notifying a local or state law enforcement agency or any state or federal regulatory agency of sexual assault or harassment committed by an employee of the employer or if it prohibits an employee from disclosing to any person the facts surrounding any sexual assault or harassment.Read More
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HB 2087 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2087 is bracketed to the City of Houston and would require the city and the fire department to enter into binding arbitration if the two sides reach an impasse or the governing body of the city fails to ratify an agreement within 61 days after a collective bargaining agreement has been reached. Read More
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HJR 82 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HJR 82 proposes an amendment to the Texas constitution to establish a GROW Texas Fund by redirecting 12% of funds that would otherwise go to the Economic Stabilization Fund. The GROW Texas Fund would be used only for areas in which oil and gas are produced, or which are significantly affected by oil and gas production, and only for public roadways, infrastructure, and public safety concerns.Read More
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HB 2275 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2275 would create the critical infrastructure resiliency fund to make grants to eligible organizations to increase the resilience of critical infrastructure. This fund has various accounts relating to different types of infrastructure:The Electric Grid Improvement account would be used to issue matching grants to municipally owned electric utilities, electric cooperatives, transmission, distribution utilities, and vertically...Read More
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HB 2730 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2730 would require the landowner's bill of rights to inform property owners of their right to file a written complaint with the Texas Real
Estate Commission over misconduct by an easement or
right-of-way agent representing an entity using eminent domain authority.HB 2730 would require the completion of coursework, a minimum age of 18 and citizenship/lawful alien status in order to obtain a certificate of
registration as an easement...Read More
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HR 538 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HR 538 would resolve the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature to strongly condemn and denounce anti-Asian
bigotry, racism, and all hateful speech and violent action related
to COVID-19 and would urge the federal,
state, and local law enforcement officials to investigate and
document all credible reports of hate crimes, incidents, and
threats against the Asian American community in Texas.
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HCR 66 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HCR 66 would resolve the Legislature to strongly condemn racism against Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders and to call on state law enforcement officials to investigate and prosecute all credible reports of hate crimes and incidents and threats against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Read More
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HB 125 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 125 would expand the current local government standards for areas disproportionately affected by the ad valorem tax relief for disabled veterans by redefining local government to include a municipality adjacent to or with extraterritorial jurisdiction located within two miles of the boundary line of a United States military installation. Read More
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HB 3940 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3940 would prohibit the State Bar of Texas from adopting
a rule or policy that limits an applicant’s ability to obtain, or a member’s
ability to renew, a law license based on a sincerely held religious belief. The bar
would also be prohibited from adopting a rule or policy that burdens an
applicant or member’s free exercise of religion, membership of a religious
organization, or freedom of association. Any rules or policies...Read More
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HB 464 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 464 requires food service establishments to display a poster relating to food allergen awareness in an area of the establishment accessible to their employees. The Department of State and Health Services is required to determine the form and content of this poster, post a sample on their website, and update the poster as necessary. Food service establishments may display the sample poster in lieu of the poster, provided the information...Read More
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HB 2241 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2241 would add the phrase "regardless of the final diagnosis of the conditions" to the definition of emergency care as defined in several sections of Insurance Code. If enacted this would mean an insurer would have to reimburse a facility outside their network if an enrollee receives care at a hospital ER, standalone emergency care center or similar facility even if the the enrollee's final diagnosis suggests the enrollee didn't...Read More
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HB 4395 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 4395 would define a governmental security incident as an unauthorized exposure to sensitive personal information. A state agency or local government that owns or maintains computerized data of sensitive information that experiences a security incident would have 48 hours to notify the Department of Information Resources (or the Secretary of State, if the data breach involves election data). After the security incident is resolved, the...Read More
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HB 4201 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 4201 would require the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, in consultation with the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Department of Public Safety, to conduct a feasibility study on colocated federal and state motor vehicle inspection facilities at ports of entry in Texas.Read More
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HB 3711 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3711 would require the Texas Division of Emergency Management to develop a process to designate individuals included in the emergency assistance registry as medically fragile. The Health and Human Services Commission, Department of State Health Services, first responders, local governments, and local health departments would be authorized to access this registry. HB 3711 would require the commission to collaborate with these authorized...Read More
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HB 3125 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3125 would have the judge of a probate court order the clerk to refund court costs paid or advanced for a person by an inpatient mental health facility if the facility has received no compensation or reimbursement for the treatment of the individual; if the facility provided treatment for the person under a contract with a local mental health authority; or the facility provided treatment for the person and the person is eligible for Medicaid benefits.Read More
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