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HB 1435 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1435 would require that before a permit for a proposed municipal solid waste management facility is issued, amended, extended, or renewed, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) shall inspect the facility or site used or proposed to be used to store, process, or dispose of municipal solid waste to confirm information included in the permit application.Read More
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HB 2245 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2245 would prohibit the terms of a trust from limiting a court's power to order disgorgement (a remedy requiring a party who profits from an illegal or wrongful act to give up any profits made as a result of the illegal or wrongful act) of a trustee's compensation if the trustee commits a breach of trust, or to make an award of costs and attorney's fees. This bill would also make certain provisions of the Estates Code governing...Read More
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HB 1002 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1002 would require landlords who offer parking permits to tenants to issue the permit for a term coterminous with the tenants lease, and may not terminate the permit until the tenant's right of possession ends.Read More
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HB 866 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 866 would require all distribution gas pipeline facility operators to replace any cast iron, wrought iron, or bare steel pipeline with plastic pipeline no later than December 31, 2021. It would also require these facilities to annually remove or replace at least eight percent of pipeline posing the greatest risk in the system.Read More
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HB 2504 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2504 would require a candidate nominated for state or
county office at a state convention to either pay a filing fee or submit a petition in lieu of a filing fee. The filing fee would be equal to the filing fee for the same office in a general primary election. The petition option
would likewise require the same number of signatures as would be required if the person was running for the same office in a general primary election.Read More
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HB 2780 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB
2780 would update statute in a variety of places to strike obsolete references to the Texas Probate Code and the Texas Department of Aging.
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HB 2971 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2971 would make certain statutory requirements, related to the General Land Office's (GLO) responsibility to prepare a revision and compilation of certain volumes of abstracts of patented, titled, and surveyed real property which were previously made by the land office, permissive rather than required. The bill would also revise the Save Texas History and Adopt-A-Beach programs to allow the GLO to use cash, gifts, grants, donations,...Read More
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HB 3143 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Under Chapter 312 of the Texas Tax Code, cities, counties, and various special purpose districts may offer tax abatements to certain businesses. It is set to expire this year unless the legislature extends the deadline. HB 3143 would make changes to requirements for taxing units with respect to the Chapter 312 tax abatement process. The bill would require taxing units to hold public hearings regarding any adoption,
amendment,...Read More
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HB 714 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 714 would allow defendants placed on community supervision for a misdemeanor offense who are veterans to enter into a reemployment program. The program provides access to workforce development education and training courses. The court would be required, on successful completion of the program and all other conditions of supervision, to enter an order of nondisclosure with respect to all records of the offense for which the defendant was...Read More
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HB 3167 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3167 would make several changes to county and municipal approval procedures for land development applications. This bill would require a municipality to approve or disapprove a plan within 30 days after the date the plan is filed. If the municipality disapproved the plan, it would be required to provide the applicant a written statement of the reasons for disapproval that clearly articulates each specific reason for disapproval. Each...Read More
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HB 3233 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3233 would update multiple statutes of Election Code relating to certain contribution and expenditure limits for judicial candidates. This would include, among other things: revising the aggregate limits on political contributions from and direct campaign expenditures by a general-purpose committee; establishing that a political contribution by the spouse of an individual is not considered to be a contribution by the individual for purposes...Read More
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HB 4548 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4548 would allow a bracketed county to participate in a health care provider participation program to collect mandatory payments based on paying hospital net patient revenue to provide the nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program.Read More
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HB 4280 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4280 would make various changes to the grant program for distributing money from the
transportation infrastructure fund with the purpose of increasing the contributions to counties which generate the most severance tax revenue for purposes of constructing, repairing and maintaining county roads related to oil and gas production. The bill would clarify that counties would only be eligible for funds from the fund if at least $10 million...Read More
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HB 3753 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3753 would authorize a county fire marshal to (1) provide training programs and operate a training facility, (2) specify that such training programs relate to fire-fighting and fire prevention, and (3) change the entities for whom the fire marshal provides such programs to first responders in the county, rather than just fire-fighting and fire prevention units.Read More
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HB 2755 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2755 would amend maximum fees for the issuing of food establishment permits by counties and public health districts to not exceed amounts necessary to recover costs for conducting inspections and other administrative costs related to the permit. In most counties this fee is currently capped at $150. This bill would likely lead to a significant increase in permit fees for affected food establishments. Among other things, this would affect...Read More
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HB 2699 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2699 would ease various licensing requirements for the license to fit or dispense hearing instruments. The bill would remove the oral portion of the required exam, repeal the requirement that the exam be validated by an independent training professional, and allow persons to be issued apprentice permits upon passing the required exam (changed from passing with a 70% or greater score). The bill would additionally repeal the language which...Read More
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HB 2477 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2477 would standardize rules and regulations for automatic participation in deferred compensation plans for employees of hospital districts. Employees would be automatically enrolled in deferred compensation plans if the hospital district chooses to do so, with an opt-out option for employees. The hospital would be required to inform employees of their automatic enrollment and their option to opt out. There would be no requirement...Read More
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HB 2188 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2188 would prohibit the Department of Public Safety (DPS) from prohibiting the operation of an electric bicycle in an area where regular bicycles are permitted unless the area is a path that is not open to motor vehicles and has a certain natural surface tread. However, DPS or a local authority may prohibit the operation of a bicycle on a sidewalk and establish speed limits for bicycles on paths set aside for the exclusive operation of...Read More
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HB 1815 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1815 would extend the deadline, from April 1 to May 1, for submitting an application to claim an interstate allocation for property tax purposes. Interstate allocation refers to the portion of property tax due to the state of Texas for property that is used in interstate commerce. For example, a trucking company might claim an interstate allocation in Texas to only be taxed by this state for mileage their rolling stock actually covered in Texas. Read More
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HB 1711 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1711 would allow digital license plates (screens attached to vehicles that display a license plate) in the state. Under the bill, drivers would be allowed to place a digital license plate on the rear of the vehicle instead of a physical one. Drivers would still be required to attach a physical license plate to the front of the vehicle unless the vehicle is exempt from displaying two plates. The Texas Department of Transportation...Read More
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