Bill Analysis

BILL NAME SESSION ANALYSIS
HB 3039 87(R) - 2021 HB 3039 allows the Railroad Commission of Texas to send an electronic record to notify the operator of a well to plug a delinquent inactive well or for the purpose of notifying the owner of the disposal of well-site equipment or hydrocarbons.Read More
SB 162 87(R) - 2021 SB 162 would stipulate that a person commits an offense if, while prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law, they knowingly make a material false statement on a form that is required by state or federal law for the purchase, sale, or other transfer of a firearm and is submitted to a licensed firearms dealer.  Such an offense would be a state jail felony.Read More
SB 27 87(R) - 2021 SB 27 would allow the commissioner of education to establish criteria for, authorize the operation of, and approve an expansion of a full-time virtual school to campuses which meet certain criteria. Additionally, the bill would create a statewide course catalog, a program of supplemental courses offered by state-approved course providers that is delivered through the state virtual school network. Students who are enrolled full-time...Read More
SB 215 87(R) - 2021 SB 215 would establish the office of inspector general as a division within the Texas Education Agency. The commissioner would appoint an inspector general to serve as director of the office who serves until removed by the commissioner.Read More
SB 1941 87(R) - 2021 SB 1941 would require the Health and Human Services Commission to develop and implement a five-year strategic plan to improve diagnosis and public awareness of hyperemesis gravidarum. Such a strategic plan would have to include strategies to increase awareness of those at risk, establish a referral network, increase women's access to formal and informal peer support, raise public awareness, and leverage sources of funding to support...Read More
SB 337 87(R) - 2021 SB 337 would require the Texas Workforce Commission to develop and administer a program under which the commission may award grants to one or more nonprofit organizations that help veterans and active-duty military members participate in apprenticeship training programs in Texas. Read More
SB 2012 87(R) - 2021 SB 2012 would provide an exemption to the two plate license plate requirement for vehicles that lack a dedicated area on the front bumper, due to the manufacturer failing to provide a location on the vehicle for placement of a front license.Read More
SB 1797 87(R) - 2021 SB 1797 would allow work colleges in Texas to access the TexShare library consortium.Read More
HB 16 87(R) - 2021 HB 16 would ban variable rate wholesale electricity plans like Griddy for residential and small commercial customers. The senate substitute would allow non-residential/small commercial customers to purchase wholesale indexed electricity plans and would also require a retail electric provider to provide a residential customer who has a fixed rate product with at least three written notices, rather than one written notice, of the date the...Read More
SB 247 87(R) - 2021 SB 247 would prohibit the State Bar of Texas from adopting any rules or policy that would limit an applicant for a license to practice law in Texas from obtaining a license because of sincerely held religious beliefs or limit an applicant or bar member from their free exercise of religious beliefs, freedom of speech, membership of a religious organization, or freedom of association.  A person may assert this as a defense in an administrative...Read More
HB 3813 87(R) - 2021 HB 3813 would prohibit certain municipalities from enforcing an ordinance that regulates amplified sound from a bar as long as the sound is under 85 decibels and is between the hours of 10 am and 2 am.Read More
HB 1903 87(R) - 2021 HB 1903 would establish a compact to facilitate the interstate practice of Occupational Therapy. This compact is designed to increase public access to Occupational Therapy services; enhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and safety; encourage cooperation between member states; support spouses of relocating military members; enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary information; allow a remote...Read More
HB 1241 87(R) - 2021 HB 1241 would allow a municipality that is annexing an area or property to also annex the right-of-way of a street, highway, alley, or other public way or of a railway line, spur, or roadbed, so long as it's contiguous and parallel to the area being annexed. The bill would require notice be given to the owner of the right-of-way to be annexed and allow the owner to object in writing to the proposed annexation. Read More
HB 2766 87(R) - 2021 HB 2766 would require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board board to establish a pilot program under which the board awards grants to participating public junior colleges to provide financial assistance to qualifying high school students for all or part of the cost of enrolling in dual credit courses at the college.Read More
HB 3262 87(R) - 2021 HB 3262 would, under certain circumstances in which a title is disputed, prohibit a person from whom an oil and gas producer is withholding payments under the Natural Resources Code from having a civil cause of action unless their contract with the producer expressly grants them one. This would only apply to a legal action filed on or after the effective date of this bill. Read More
HB 2132 87(R) - 2021 HB 2132 adds the National Hot Rod Association Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex to the list of events eligible for funding under the Major Events Reimbursement Program.Read More
HB 2787 87(R) - 2021 Under current law, self-funded benefit plans are exempt from certain audits. HB 2787 would remove that exemption. Read More
HB 2309 87(R) - 2021 HB 2309 would increase fines for illegally parking in a parking space or area designated specifically for persons with disabilities. HB 2309 would also provide a mechanism for a justice court or municipal court to dismiss a charge for parking in a disabled parking spot upon completion of a disabled parking course.Read More
HB 2557 87(R) - 2021 HB 2257 would allow district and charter schools to form a volunteer security detail comprised of retired law enforcement agents.Read More
HB 1427 87(R) - 2021 HB 1427 stipulates that a member of the legislature may request information from certain healthcare vendors regarding any negotiated rate included in a contract between the vendor and this state for the administration of health benefits. HB 1427 applies only to a health care vendor that contracts with this state, including with an agency of this state, to administer health benefits under the basic plans for Texas employees, Texas...Read More