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SB 1146 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1146 would require a physician who performs an abortion at a location other than a licensed abortion facility to complete and submit a monthly report, by the 15th day of each month, to the Health and Human Services Commission listing each abortion. The reports would not identify by any means the patient and would have to include the type of facility the abortion was performed in, the patient's demographics, the type of abortion performed,...Read More
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HB 270 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 270 would raise the personal needs allowance from not less than $60 a month to not less than $75 a month for a resident of a convalescent or nursing facility or related institution, assisted living facility, ICF-IID facility, or other similar long-term care facility who receives medical assistance from the State.Read More
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HB 2350 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2350 would create a new Water Resources Restoration Program to allow a state revolving fund established under the Water Code to be used to provide financial assistance for local nature-based water quality enhancement projects. Read More
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HB 372 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 372 would require a court to appoint an attorney for an indigent applicant for a writ of habeas corpus if the state attorney believes they have a potentially meritorious claim. The bill would add two new circumstances to the definition of a potentially meritorious claim: the likelihood that the defendant is actually innocent of the offense or that they were convicted in violation of the Texas or United States constitutions. The appointed...Read More
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SB 1817 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1817 would grant the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) the ability to place a title application on hold if they receive a hold request due to evidence of a lawsuit regarding vehicle ownership.An applicant would be able to appeal the hold unless the title is related to a salvaged or non-repairable vehicle.Read More
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SB 1566 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1566 would extend until 2025 the Trade Agricultural Inspection Grant Program which would otherwise expire September 1, 2021. The purpose of this program is to help expedite cross-border agricultural trade to more efficiently get agricultural goods from Mexico to market in the United States through Texas' ports of entry.Read More
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HB 1993 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1993 would require property seller disclosure notices to include in the list of items, fuel gas piping, black iron pipe, copper, and corrugated stainless steel tubing.Read More
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HB 559 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 559 would waive the fishing license fee for Texas residents who are at least 85 years old. Current law already allows TPWD to waive this fee for residents and nonresidents 65 years old older.Read More
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HB 1441 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1441 would remove the burden of proof from the property owner in civil asset forfeiture cases and place it on the state. The state would have to prove by clear and convincing evidence that property is eligible for forfeiture.Read More
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HB 3786 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3786 would allow the Comptroller, after proving notice, to require a document, payment, notice, report, or other item that is required to be submitted to the Comptroller to be submitted electronically. The comptroller would also be permitted to send these items electronically as well. HB 3786 allows the comptroller to adopt rules to administer these provisions.Read More
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HB 1341 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1341 would waive entry fees to state parks for resident first responders, military service members, and veterans.Read More
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HB 252 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 252 would change the numeric requirements for a jury making findings during a sentencing hearing in a death penalty case. Under current law, the jury is required to be unanimous or 10 or more in agreement. HB 252 would remove the 10-person requirement, requiring all juries to be unanimous. Read More
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HB 1293 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1293 would permit a defendant, with the written consent of the state attorney, to file a motion for a new trial with their convicting court. The state attorney would be permitted to condition their consent of the motion on the defendant pleading guilty, waiving parole eligibility, or waiving their right to an appeal. The motion would have to include an agreed statement of facts. After a hearing, the court would be permitted to grant a...Read More
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HB 1002 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1002 would make the testimony of a person obtained through hypnosis inadmissible in a criminal trial.Read More
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HB 275 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 275 would allow a court to grant an application for a writ of habeas corpus if they find by a preponderance of the evidence that had newly emerged scientific evidence been available during trial, the defendant would have received a different punishment.Read More
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HB 2053 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2053 would establish a licensing and testing program that defines and regulates professional genetic counseling services. Genetic Counselors communicate genetic information by obtaining and evaluating individual, family, and medical histories to determine the risk factors for genetic or medical conditions. HB 2053 would not apply to licensed physicians unless the physician is a licensed genetic counselor. HB 2053 would prevent...Read More
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HB 907 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 907 would prevent health benefit plan insurers from requiring preauthorization more than once a year for a prescription drug prescribed to treat an autoimmune disease, if a health benefit plan provides prescription drug benefits.Read More
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HB 1490 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1490 would require hospitals to disclose their cash price for each health care service regularly provided by the hospital. This must be made by posting the prices on the Internet website of the hospital, or if the hospital does not have an Internet website by providing the prices in writing on request to any person. Read More
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HB 530 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 530 would allow election judges with a License to Carry a handgun to carry firearms at a polling place either during early voting or election day.Read More
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HB 3429 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3429 would allow vehicles be issued and display a buyer's tag without satisfying the inspection requirements if the buyer of the vehicle is not a resident of this state, and the vehicle is not purchased in Texas; the vehicle will be titled and registered in accordance with the laws of the buyer's state of residence; and if the vehicle will be inspected in accordance with the laws of the buyer's state of residence, if the laws of that...Read More
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