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SJR 45 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SJR 45 would amend the constitution to require the governor to call a special legislative session when the governor wants to renew a state of disaster or emergency declaration or issue a new order to respond to the same disaster if the disaster exists in at least two-fifths of Texas counties, affects at least half of the population of Texas, or affects at least two-thirds of the counties in
three or more trauma service areas in this state....Read More
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HB 5 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 5 would promote development of rural broadband internet services. To facilitate this goal, the bill would establish the Broadband Development Office, the Broadband Development Program, and the Broadband Development Account. The bill outlines the specific purposes and duties and uses of these entities in furtherance of the development of rural broadband access.Read More
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HB 1264 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1264 modifies existing law, which requires local registrars of deaths to file abstracts to local voting officials and the Secretary of State’s office within a month of an eligible voter’s death.Current law requires that these abstracts be filed by the 10th day of the next month, and that local voter registrars must immediately cancel a deceased voter’s registration upon receiving their abstract. HB 1264 would require that these...Read More
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HB 2398 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2398 would require marketplace providers who process sales of or
payments for lead-acid batteries to collect applicable fees. The bill would also clarify that if a marketplace seller sells tickets for admission and tells the marketplace provider that taxes were collected on those sales, the marketplace provider may in good faith accept that statement and take the allowable deduction...Read More
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HB 739 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 739 would require the Texas Veterans Commission to develop and administer a grant program to provide financial assistance to veterans seeking certification or training for employment in the energy industry. HB 739 would require the commission to conduct an outreach campaign for this program in coordination with the General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board. The commission then would have the ability to adopt rules to implement the...Read More
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HB 587 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 587 would authorize the Texas Facilities
Commission to conduct a study to assess the usage of government owned or operated facilities in this state and consider the economic advantages of having more than one local or state government agency share certain facilities. The commission would have to submit its report to the legislature by December 1, 2022. Read More
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HB 1386 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1386 would allow the state registrar, on written request, to provide to a person who was adopted or, if the adopted person is deceased a family member, a noncertified copy of the person's original birth certificate without obtaining a court order. This can be done if the adopted person was born in the state, the request is made on or after the adopted person's 18th birthday, a supplementary birth certificate was issued for the adopted...Read More
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HB 2305 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2305 would update the terms and practices related to the structure and operations of the Texas Real Estate Research Center. The bill also would increase real estate broker and sales agent licensing fees, as well as certification fees, by charging a real estate broker or sales agent each year of the term for which the license is issued or renewed.Read More
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HB 1715 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1715 would allow the Colorado river authority to provide fiber capacity or facilities for the purpose of facilitating broadband service
connectivity; but not to provide broadband service to a retail customer or lease fiber capacity or
facilities to a municipality.Read More
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HB 2510 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2510 would make the sale of an animal by a nonprofit animal welfare organization exempt from taxation. Read More
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SB 1822 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1822 would revise candidate filing deadlines, primary election, dates and runoff election dates, depending on the date on which a census based redistricting plan adopted by the Legislature becomes law. The Secretary of State would have to adjust the schedule for performing official election acts based on the new election dates.Read More
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SB 1529 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1529 would create a statewide Texas Court of Appeals, an intermediate appellate court with exclusive jurisdiction over certain civil cases in which the state is a party. The Court would be composed of five justices chosen through statewide election, similar to the Texas Supreme Court. On the date of its proposed creation, January 1, 2023, all applicable civil cases on appeal would be transferred to their docket.Read More
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SB 1210 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1210 would ensure that a building code may not prohibit the use of a substitute refrigerant authorized for use by the EPA. Federal and state laws have made efforts to limit the use of HFC refrigerants, yet many building codes have not been updated to allow the use of substitute refrigerants. SB 1210 would allow the use of substitute refrigerants that have been authorized for use by the EPA. Read More
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SB 1181 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1181 would update the remedies available to the owner of a self-storage facility who places a lien for nonpayment on a vehicle, boat, trailer, or boat motor stored at the facility. SB 1181 would allow a self-storage lessor who takes possession of a tenant's motor vehicle, boat, trailer, or boat motor to enforce a lien to tow the property to a vehicle storage facility. A vehicle storage facility that accepts possession of such property...Read More
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SB 669 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 669 would abolish the requirement for the Texas Water Development Board to submit a biennial report on water usage and a report on repair and maintenance of certain dams to the legislature. Instead, the bill would require that the most recent data be made publicly available.Read More
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SB 230 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 230 would update the current statute mandating county commissioners attend classroom training for their continuing education requirements and would now allow county commissioners to utilize online classes to fulfill their annual training requirements. An exception would be made for first term commissioners during the first 12 months of their term. Such commissioners would still be required to take complete their instruction in person. Read More
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SB 796 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 796 would require a public hearing and notice prior to a municipality purchasing or converting a property for the purpose of housing homeless
individuals. The bill would also require a notice be sent by mail to residents within a two-mile radius of the proposed property no later than 36 hours before the public hearing. If the municipality fails to comply with the requirements of the public hearing, the bill would give an individual...Read More
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SB 464 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 464 would require that if the Department of Health Services provides to a part-time health authority information on a death from a reportable or other communicable disease reported to the department, the department must also provide the information to the director of the local health department for the county served by the health authority. SB 464 further requires a physician appointed to serve as health authority for a county part-time...Read More
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HB 1689 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1689 would make a variety of changes to the Insurance Code to be in conformity with federal law with respect to re.HB 1689 would allow credit for reinsurance ceded, as an asset or as a deduction from liability if the reinsurance is ceded to an eligible assuming insurer as defined by the bill. HB1689 would require an eligible assuming insurer to have its principal office located outside the US or depending on the agreement...Read More
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HB 167 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 167 would permit a court to issue a temporary restraining
order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction in a common nuisance
action. Violators would be subject to the existing penalties. The court would
be able to issue a temporary restraining order without a hearing if the person
seeking the order shows that the relevant place is maintained as a common
nuisance or about to become one. Such orders could not last longer than...Read More
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