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HB 1514 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1514 makes certain changes to unclaimed property laws. It would require a court clerk to provide a copy to the comptroller of a court order paying funds to the comptroller by mail or e-mail, rather than personal service of citation. It would require an insurer to report and deliver unclaimed proceeds from a life insurance policy, annuity contract, or retained asset account to the comptroller. Worthless or non-freely transferable securities...Read More
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SB 297 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 297 would extend the deadline for fingerprint-based background checks for certified public accountant applicants from September 1, 2021, to September 1, 2022.Read More
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SB 387 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 387 would allow customers paying for water or
sewer service in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a
municipality to appeal the rate they pay to the Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Texas if the rates for the service increases when a new utility service provider, who is under jurisdiction of the PUC, takes over the provision of the service. The appeals process would require that a petition be signed by the lesser of 10,000...Read More
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HB 2677 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2677 would rename the statewide alert system for missing adults to Coordinated Law
Enforcement Adult Rescue (CLEAR).Read More
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HB 1675 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1675 would permit the appointment of caregiver adults as independent guardians for minors with profound intellectual disabilities who require guardians as adults. The caregiver would be able to submit an application confirming they are the parent of the child, have been their primary caregiver for all or most of their childhood, and have never been subject to an allegation of mistreatment. If the court has no reason to believe their statements...Read More
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SB 788 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 788 would create a state-wide, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act-compliant, data sharing model of student information to be adopted under voluntary participation between public schools, public or private institutions, state and local workforce entities and third-party entities authorized to receive this data.Read More
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SB 1234 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1234 would require that a voting system used in an election be an auditable voting system; using a paper record or producing a paper receipt by which a voter can verify their ballot is counted accurately. A paper record or a receipt copy is the official record of the vote cast for purposes of recounts. Read More
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SB 632 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 632 would allow the Lower Colorado River Authority to provide fiber capacity or facilities to be used to provide broadband service and facilitate broadband service connectivity, but not to provide broadband service to a retail customer.Read More
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SB 43 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 43 would prohibit an individual from originating or making a wrap mortgage loan unless the person is licensed to originate or make a residential mortgage loan, or receives an exemption as established in this bill. In addition, conditions for a borrower to bring an action would be established. The Savings and Mortgage Lending Commissioner would be permitted to conduct inspections and investigations of a wrap lender. SB 43 would stipulate...Read More
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SB 219 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 219 would prohibit a contractor from being held liable for defects in the accuracy, adequacy, sufficiency, or suitability of real property construction plans given to them by the person they contracted with or another person on behalf of the person they contracted with. A contractor would be required to disclose in writing to the person they are contracting with any defects they discover or reasonably should have discovered in the construction...Read More
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SB 650 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 650 prevents a governmental entity from entering into a taxpayer resource transaction or to appropriate or spend money to provide to any person logistical support for the express purpose of assisting a woman with procuring an abortion or the services of an abortion provider. This includes providing child care, travel or transportation, lodging, food or food preparation, counseling that encourages a woman to have an abortion, and...Read More
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HB 1729 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1729 would provide Stockman's Café, located in Elkhart, an exemption to sell alcoholic beverages. Current law states that land that is annexed assumes the "wet" or "dry" status of the county into which it was annexed. This bill would provide a waiver for this location because Elkhart is in a dry county. Read More
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HB 531 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 531 would require landlords to provide tenants with notices that the landlord knows a property is in a 100 year floodplain or has flooded within 5 years of the effective date of a lease. The mandate to provide the aforementioned notices doesn't apply to any properties in a 100 year floodplain that have been elevated above flood levels in accordance with federal regulations.If a landlord fails to give notice as this bill would mandate,...Read More
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HB 1195 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1195 would amend the Tax Code to stipulate that loans or grants received through the federal Paycheck Protection Program and used for qualifying purposes do not count as revenue for the purpose of determining franchise tax liability. Read More
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HB 2625 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2625 would amend the tax code to exclude the furnishing of an academic transcript from being an information service, thus exempting it from sales tax. Read More
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SB 872 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 872 would extend the expiration of the dry cleaner environmental response program for 20 years.Read More
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SB 5 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 5 would add one non-voting member to the governor's broadband development council of 17 voting members. The council would research, study and analyze the deployment and outcomes of the state broadband development office. SB 5 would also establish the State Broadband Development office housed within the University of Texas System with a 12 member advisory board. This office would use census data to create and annually update all areas...Read More
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SB 244 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 244 would require the board of directors of a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone
created under Chapter 311, Tax Code to hold public meetings and meet related requirements that govern such meetings.Read More
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HB 11 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 11 requires power generation facilities to better prepare for extreme weather events, minimize power outages and not neglect rural and low income communities.Read More
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SB 941 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 941 would direct the Department of Transportation to plan, design, and establish a program for designating
highways as State Scenic Byways. Creating such a program would allow federal grant funds to be used for creating Scenic Byways. The bill would allow the use of state highway funds if the federal grant is not sufficient to cover the costs.Read More
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