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HB 4695 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4695 would provide for benefits for the members of the board of port commissioner of the Port of Port Arthur Navigation District and for district employees. The bill also replaces the requirement that the commissioners court levy certain district taxes with a requirement for the board to impose such taxes.Read More
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HB 882 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 882 would extend the allowable duration of bingo sessions conducted by bingo licensees from four to six hours.Read More
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SB 1115 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1115 would authorize a governing body of a county to adopt a land bank program in which the officer, charged with selling real property ordered sold pursuant to foreclosure, may sell certain eligible real property by private sale for purposes of affordable housing development. This bill would also define qualifications for participating developers, and requirements for a land bank plan.Read More
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SB 2022 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2022 would authorize the board of the Harris County Hospital District to facilitate a health care provider participation program. The bill would authorize the board to collect revenue from federal funds.Read More
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HB 2169 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2169 would require the Commission on Jail Standards to establish minimum standards for the quantity and quality of feminine hygiene products in jails, as well as include the number of female prisoners in the monthly report that the Commission is required to submit to counties. Read More
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HB 2969 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2969 would prohibit adverse employment action by an employer of a first responder solely because the employer knows or believes that the first responder has a mental illness, except for an appropriate action that is necessary to ensure public safety. Adverse action would include suspension, termination, or take any other adverse employment action. This bill would apply to any public safety employee of a state agency or political subdivision...Read More
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HB 2830 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2830 would allow the Texas Department of Transportation to enter into an additional three design-build contracts per state biennium. The bill would additionally repeal the requirement that a proposed design submitted as a part of the contract be schematic in nature. Read More
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SB 1196 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1196 would allow certain hospital districts to offer deferred compensation plans that would provide for automatic enrollment of new employees unless the employee affirmatively elects not to participate. This would apply only to a hospital district created under general or special law if the district offers a deferred compensation plan to the district's employees under the relevant subchapter. Using existing resources, the hospital district...Read More
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SB 253 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 253 would require courts to expedite any proceedings related to a suit brought for the enforcement of an ordinance relating to dangerously damaged or deteriorated structures or improvements. It would also allow a person to appeal an interlocutory order (a ruling by a trial court that is made before the trial itself has concluded) if the court denied a motion filed by a governmental entity in actions related to such structures or...Read More
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HB 1542 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1542 would prohibit a design-build contractor selected for a contract for a highway project from making changes to companies or entities identified as part of the
design-build team in a response to a request for proposal. Exceptions are provided for such as if an entity is no longer in business, voluntarily removes itself from the team, etc. If a design-build contractor makes changes in violation of the provisions of this bill, any...Read More
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HB 1026 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Under the Education Code, current statute permits a school district to provide a character education program. HB 1026 would update this statute to require the State Board of Education to integrate positive character traits into the essential knowledge and skills for grades K-12. Specific character traits that must be included in the curriculum are specified in statute; this bill adds gratitude to this list. School districts and open-enrollment...Read More
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SB 855 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 855 would prohibit municipalities from considering the value of a dwelling or the cost of constructing or improving a dwelling in determining the amount of a building permit or inspection fee. The bill would additionally prohibit the municipality from requiring the disclosure of said information in the process for obtaining a building permit. Read More
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HB 23 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 23 would rename a portion of U.S. Highway 83 in Taylor County as the "Officer Rodney T. Holder Memorial Highway."Read More
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HB 3366 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3366 would transfer funds set aside to fund the Texas-Bred Program to the newly created Texas-Bred Incentive Fund, with funds to be deposited to state horse breed registries for
the program. The purpose for creating this new fund is to prevent the Texas Racing Commission's budget from being artificially inflated as a result of Texas-Bred Program funds being included, according to the author's office.Read More
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HB 639 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 639 would add to the qualifications required for land that
is used principally as an ecological laboratory by a public or
private college to qualify for an open-space land appraisal. This would make it more difficult to qualify for such an appraisal. This would limit access to beneficial tax treatment that is only available to public or private colleges. Read More
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HB 1060 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1060 would require an appraisal review board to deliver notice of a hearing by certified mail or email if requested by a property owner in the owner's notice of protest. Read More
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HB 2698 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Under current statute, the examination required for a barbering or cosmetology license may only be administered by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation or an entity contracted with by TDLR. This significantly limits the availability and location of testing for those seeking to enter these licensed professions.HB 2698 would allow barber schools, private beauty culture schools or
public secondary or postsecondary beauty culture...Read More
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HB 3800 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3800 would require law enforcement entities in a county with a population of more than 50,000 people and the Department of Public Safety to report detailed information regarding certain criminal investigations which may relate to human trafficking to the attorney general. The attorney general would be required to contract with a university of the attorney general's choosing to assist with the collection and analysis of the information...Read More
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HB 1277 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1277 would allow for the University of Houston Downtown campus to charge each student a wellness and success center fee. The fee must be approved by a majority vote of the students. The amount charged would not exceed: (1) $150 per student for each regular semester; (2) $75 per student for each summer session of eight weeks or longer; or (3) $50 per student for each term of the summer session of less than eight weeks. The board of regents...Read More
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HB 3440 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3440 would require the Commission on Jail Standards to establish a system for for facilities to submit forms and data to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice electronically. The commission could still allow facilities to submit required information via paper, but could charge a reasonable processing fee to do so.Read More
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