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HB 4051 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 4051 would prohibit a health benefit plan from preventing an enrollee from paying a physician or health care provider in full directly in lieu of submitting a claim to the benefit plan. The bill would also prohibit physician or health care provider from charging an uninsured patient more for a service than an insured.HB 4051 would also prohibit a contracting entity from offering or entering into a contract with most favored...Read More
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HB 1803 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1803 would prohibit municipalities from purchasing or converting a municipally-owned property to house homeless individuals unless the
commissioner's court of the county in which the property is located
approves of the plan. The plan would have to include the provision of healthcare and mental healthcare services, affordable transportation, local law enforcement in the area, and what steps the municipality has taken...Read More
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HB 1190 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1190 would prevent the Department of Family and Protective Service from adding an individual's name to the central registry of individuals found to abuse or neglect a child unless a court of
competent jurisdiction enters a final order in a civil, criminal,
or juvenile proceeding in which the court finds the individual
abused or neglected the child.
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HB 1183 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1183 would update the requirements for a candidate for public office who has lost the ability to run for office due to a felony conviction but had the disability removed due to a pardon or other process. The bill would specifically require such a candidate include with their application to appear on the ballot a certified copy of the candidate’s felony pardon or other documentation evincing removal of the conviction related...Read More
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HB 3900 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3900 would remove the requirement that the appointment of a deputy clerk to the County Courts at Law No. 2 or 3 in Bexar County be approved in writing by the applicable judge. It would also remove the provision entitling them to the same compensation as the other deputy clerks in Bexar County and the provision requiring them to be paid in monthly installments from county funds.Read More
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HB 1817 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1817 would require the agency head or the presiding officer of a state agency's governing body to sign the written justification to purchase a proprietary product. The agency head or presiding officer can designate another person to sign the written justification for the agency. On receipt of the written justification and any other documentation required by the comptroller, and on approval of the purchase request, the comptroller shall...Read More
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HB 862 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 862 would require an owner of a migrant labor housing facility to obtain a license for the housing facility and pay a fee set by the TWC. The bill also stipulates additional items to be included with an application for certain types of inspections for housing migrant facilities. It also says the license for a migrant housing facility must be renewed annually. HB 862 would also allow a third party (other than the department or individual)...Read More
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HB 701 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 701 would implement a simplified certification and recertification of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for people at least 60 years old or those with a disability. This simplification will utilize a shortened application form, making the certification easier, and would allow individuals to remain eligible for benefits for 36 months. Individuals would be required to submit a change reporting...Read More
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HCR 67 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HCR 67 would designate April 6 as Tejano Day for the next ten years. Read More
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HB 675 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 675 would permit a member of the armed forces stationed in another country to include in their absent applicant affidavit for a marriage license that they prefer to participate in the ceremony through the use of video conference technology, if available. Once the marriage license is approved, the bill would permit a member of the armed forces to participate in their marriage ceremony through the use of such technology instead of using...Read More
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HB 442 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 442 would revise requirements for a municipality to change the prima facie speed limit on certain roadways. The bill would stipulate that a "municipality is not required to perform an engineering or
traffic investigation to declare a lower speed limit under this
subsection if the street is located in a residence district." The bill would also exclude a speed limit reduced by a municipality in a residence district from a requirement...Read More
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HB 48 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 48 would establish that an employer, defined as a person who employs one or more employees or acts directly in the interests of an employer in relation to an employee, commits an unlawful employment practice if sexual harassment of an employee occurs and the employer, employer's agents, or supervisors know or should have known that the conduct constituting sexual harassment was occurring and fail to take immediate and appropriate corrective action.Read More
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HB 662 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 662 would add programs intended to prevent homelessness resulting
from displacement due to economic development activities to the list of services that may be provided by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs in a municipality with a population of 285,500 or greater. Read More
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HB 573 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 573 would require that health care sharing ministries obtain a certification of registration to operate in Texas and annually renew this certification. A fee would be imposed for an application for certification or renewal of certification, this fee would not exceed $100, unless the renewal is sought after the certification has already expired. In such a case the ministry would have a a maximum of 90 days to renew the certification...Read More
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HB 639 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 639 would allow qualifying emergency service districts, contingent on approval of a commissioners court, to provide preventive health care services to reduce reliance on 9-1-1 transports and systems for routine health care, contract with the state or a local government for the provision of those services, and charge a reasonable fee for performing those services. Read More
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HCR 52 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HCR 52 would indicate the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas' resolve that the state claims sovereignty under the Consitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the Constitution and to demand that the federal government halt and reverse, effectively immediately, its practice of assuming powers and imposing mandates and laws upon the states for purposes not enumerated...Read More
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HB 363 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 363 would require any operator of a website or online service, including an application or mobile application, approved or adopted by the TEA that possesses personally identifiable information of a student to use the Texas Student Data System or a successor system to mask all personally identifiable student information. The bill would also require that any operator of a website or online service that conducts business with a public school...Read More
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HB 1677 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1677 would require the State Preservation Board to establish a Texas Police Service Animals Memorial Monument on the Capitol Complex. The monument would be funded by gifts, grants, and donations. Read More
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HB 785 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 785 would require committees overseeing a student's behavior improvement plan to reassess the plan's progress at least annually. The bill would also require school boards to provide a student's parents more information about the current status of their behavior improvement plan when/if the student violates the student code of conduct. Additionally, HB 785 requires school boards to notify parents of the reasoning behind and methods of...Read More
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HCR 4 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HCR 4 would declare the Legislature’s opposition to the federal law encouraging each state to automatically suspend the driver’s licenses of those convicted of drug offenses. Such a declaration, along with a written statement of the Governor’s opposition and a corresponding bill, would permit Texas to opt out of the federal law.Read More
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