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HB 2021 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2021 would establish a federal funds administration board to aid in the appropriate allocation and transfer of funds received from the CARES Act, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and any additional federal funding appropriated to the state for federal fiscal years 2022 and 2023 that is designated as being an emergency requirement,...Read More
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HB 2474 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2474 would require police departments retain complaints against police officers for at least five years after the
police officer’s employment with the municipality ends and that an abstract
of the complaint be created and retained indefinitely once the
original complaint is destroyed.Read More
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HB 3439 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3439 would revise the appraisal procedures for certain low-income or moderate-income housing properties which are still under construction or have not reached stabilized occupancy on January 1 of the tax
year in which the property is appraised.Read More
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HB 2298 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2298 would require the Department of Family and Protective Services to provide the suspect of an investigation of child abuse certain information after initiating the investigation, upon the department's first contact with the person. This information would have to include a list of rights that would be required to be communicated verbally and in writing. These rights include the right to:not speak with any agent of the department without...Read More
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HB 2918 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2918 would entitle a person to a hearing for court assistance if they were awarded a judgment against another person in a civil suit and despite their efforts have not been able to recover the total money judgment they were awarded. If notice of the hearing is given to the debtor, the court would be required to appoint a receiver to recover the total judgment, unless the debtor appears and asserts an applicable exemption. Read More
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HB 2775 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2775 would stipulate that if a qualified ratepayer (or group of ratepayers) believes a municipally owned utility providing service to the Capitol complex is overcharging them, they may petition to have the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) investigate and determine if they are being charged a rate similarly situated customers in areas of the state that are deregulated are charged. If it is determined that these customers are being...Read More
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HB 4259 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 4259 would require the Department of Public Safety (DPS)
to post on its website a printable brochure that includes information regarding suicide prevention, the warning signs that a person is at risk of
suicide, and state agencies that provide mental health and suicide prevention services, and the phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
The bill requires DPS to update the brochure not later than October 1 of each...Read More
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HB 2846 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2846 would require any public
school or charter school that does not
have a full-time nurse assigned for more than 30 consecutive
instructional days during the same school year to provide
written notice of the absence to the parent of or other person
standing in parental relation to each student enrolled in the
school.Read More
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HB 24 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 24 would require, from
funds appropriated for the purpose or any other available funds,
the commissioner of education to distribute funds to each school district to
provide at least one playground in the district that is inclusive
and accessible for students with disabilities.Read More
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HB 2403 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2403 would update the procedures for selecting members of the board of directors of an appraisal district for districts in a county with a population of 120,000 or more. Specifically, the bill would establish that the "governing body of each taxing unit entitled to cast at least five percent of the total votes must determine its vote by resolution
adopted at the first or second open meeting of the governing body
that is held after the...Read More
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HB 2321 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2321 would require the signature verification committee for early ballots voted by mail to compare the signature on each carrier envelope certificate with each signature of the voter obtained from the Department of Public Safety and on file with the county clerk or voter registrar. Read More
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HB 2002 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2002 would prohibit the employer of a first responder- defined as a peace officer, fire protection personnel, or emergency medical services personnel- from taking any adverse employment action against a first responder solely because they know or believe the first responder has a mental illness, unless it is necessary to ensure public safety. A first responder would be able to assert a violation of this rule in a judicial or administrative...Read More
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HB 2542 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2542 would prohibit an employer from asking about a potential hire's criminal history unless the employer has first made a conditional employment offer to the individual. Employers would also be prohibited from publishing information about an employment position that states or implies that an individual’s criminal history automatically disqualifies the individual from consideration for the position.HB...Read More
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HB 1842 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1842 would require an operator of a wind power facility to post at each
entrance to the facility a sign that includes the the name of the facility, appropriate contact information for the facility, emergency contact information, and other information as proscribed by the bill.Read More
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HB 1360 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1360 would require taxing units to publish in a newspaper (in addition to the taxing unit's website) certain tax rate information. This information includes, but is not limited to, the no-new-revenue tax rate, the voter-approved tax rate, the explanation of how the rates were calculated, a schedule of the taxing unit's debt obligations, and the estimated amount of interest and sinking fund balances.Read More
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HB 1314 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1314 would require, beginning September 1, 2021, that all software of a voting system approved for use in elections be developed and operated entirely within the United States and sold by a company whose headquarters are located in the United States. The bill would also require the company's parent company's headquarters to be located in the United States, provided the company has a parent company. HB 1314 would...Read More
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HB 1322 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1322 would require state agencies that file a notice for a proposed rule to publish the rule and a brief explanation in plain language in both English and Spanish Read More
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HB 1277 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1277 would allow the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to fund the transitional housing pilot program using funds contributed to the Ending Homelessness Fund. The bill would also allow the department to operate the program in coordination with one or
more counties or municipalities.Read More
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HB 1171 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1171 would permit a court to appoint an attorney or guardian to represent an unborn child in a proceeding in which a pregnant minor is seeking a court order to receive abortion services. The Attorney General would be required to maintain a registry of attorneys or others who volunteer to serve in that capacity.Read More
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HB 1060 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1060 would establish the Texas Border Security and Support
Service Ribbon. This ribbon would be awarded to a service member of the military
forces in this state, another state, or the United States who served on or
after July 28, 2014; on state active duty or active duty under state authority for
at least 90 consecutive days, or in response to an emergency activation; and
honorably in support of operations under civilian authority...Read More
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