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SB 821 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 821 would make several updates to statutes governing the operations of children's advocacy centers. These changes include, among other things, the following: (1) requiring centers to adopt a multidisciplinary team working protocol; (2) revising provisions relating to the interagency memorandum of understanding; and (3) revising provisions relating to the center's duties, including review of Department of Family and Protective Services...Read More
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HB 1191 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Under current statute, the Department of Corrections is required to report to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house certain information regarding inmates who have previously been in the conservatorship of child protective services. HB 1191 would require that report to also be sent to all members of the legislature, to be published on the department's website, and include, disaggregated by age, the number of inmates...Read More
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SB 536 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 536 would establish a system of regional specialized guardianship courts for the purpose of assisting under-sourced counties in handling these cases. This bill would require the presiding judge of each administrative judicial region to consult with county courts and statutory courts with jurisdiction over guardianship proceedings or protective services proceedings to determine whether those courts require the appointment...Read More
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SB 1700 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1700 would change guidelines regarding the release of prisoners from county jails. The bill would allow defendants convicted of misdemeanors to only be released between 6:00 AM and 5:00 PM (changed from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM), with certain listed exceptions.Read More
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HB 4533 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4533 would delay the state's transition of certain Medicaid services to a managed care model in order to first establish a pilot program to analyze the costs and benefits of the transition. The pilot program would operate from 2023-2025, after which the decision of whether to continue the program would be made by the Texas Health and Human Service Commission. The majority of the bill lays out the procedures and goals of the pilot...Read More
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HB 902 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 902 would make assault of a person the actor knew was pregnant at the time of the assault a third degree felony. This would be an increase from the current Class A misdemeanor penalty.Read More
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HB 4289 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4289 would allow certain local jurisdictions to "administer a health care provider participation program to
provide additional compensation to certain hospitals located in the
hospital district, county, or municipality by collecting mandatory
payments from each of those hospitals to be used to provide the
nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program."Read More
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SB 557 |
86(R) - 2019 |
This bill would make administrative and procedural updates to the Comptroller's use of the electronic funds transfer (EFT) system for payment of salaries, reimbursements, and annuities. The bill would require the Comptroller to use the EFT system to make payments to annuitants by the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System on the same terms as for other state retirement systems. Read More
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HB 3980 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3980 would require the Health and Human Services Commission in conjunction with the Department of State Health Services to prepare a summary report on the prevalence of suicide in the state and state policies and programs across state systems and agencies to prevent suicide. The report would be due not later than May 1, 2020 to the Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council, governor, lieutenant governor, speaker, and...Read More
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SB 1312 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1312 would provide for the issuance of a non-commercial applicator license authorizing the licensee to purchase and use certain mosquito pesticides in counties bordering Mexico. The Texas Department of Agriculture would be required to minimize fees and requirements to obtain the license and would be allowed to solicit and accept donations and grants. The bill would also require the Department of State Health Services...Read More
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HB 2813 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2813 would codify the establishment of the Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council, created in the General Appropriations Act of the 84th Legislature. The council would develop and monitor implementation of a five-year behavioral health strategic plan; develop a coordinated biennial statewide behavioral health expenditure proposal; and oversee administration of state and federal funding for behavioral health and mental health.Read More
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SB 1257 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1257 would give concurrent jurisdiction to the Attorney General over multi-jurisdictional human trafficking cases. This would allow for more efficient investigation and prosecution of large human trafficking rings.The bill would also give concurrent jurisdiction to the Attorney General in single-jurisdictional human trafficking cases if the local prosecutor exercises first right of refusal and decides not to prosecute the case. This essentially...Read More
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HB 667 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 667 would increase the penalty for sexual assault of a family member from a second
degree felony to a first degree felony.Read More
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HB 2088 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2088 would amend Section 481.074 of the Health and Safety Code, to provide information regarding safe disposal of controlled substance prescription drugs. Under the provisions of the bill, a person dispensing a controlled substance would be required to provide the person receiving the controlled substance written notice of certain information about options for the disposal of controlled substances. This notice would apply...Read More
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HB 2032 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2032 would require the statewide health coordinating council to form an advisory committee on health literacy. The advisory committee would have certain membership requirements and develop a long-range plan for increasing health literacy, including studying the economic impact of low health literacy on state health care programs and insurance coverage for residents. Read More
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HB 1849 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1849 would create a new authorization and establish requirements for physicians (or persons with prescriptive authority) to prescribe epinephrine auto-injectors in the name of day-care centers. Also, HB 1849 would require the prescribing physician or other person to provide the day-care center with a standing order for the administration of the epinephrine auto-injector for a person experiencing anaphylaxis. Liability...Read More
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HB 1848 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1848 would require each long-term care facility's infection prevention and control program to include monitoring of key infectious agents (including multidrug-resistant organisms) and procedures for making rapid influenza diagnostic tests available to facility residents. This bill would also require the Department of State Health Services to establish a regional advisory committee in each designated public health region to address...Read More
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SB 1707 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1707 would allow school districts and the Texas School for the Deaf to enter into a memorandum of understanding with a local police department for the provision of school resource officers.SB 1707 would require school boards to determine the duties of a school resource officer, security personnel, and peace officers on campus. These duties would be required to include enforcing the law and protecting people within their jurisdiction....Read More
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SB 9 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 9 would require a paper audit trail for electronic voting systems, unless the system is an auditable voting system. It would also increase criminal penalties, create a criminal offense, and create civil penalties. Specifically, it would create a Class B misdemeanor for a person who impedes access to a polling place. It would also upgrade the offense of a false statement on a registration application from a Class B misdemeanor to a state...Read More
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HB 300 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 300 would revise procedural requirements related to evidence collection, delivery, and retention related to an inquest (investigation into the death of a person). According to the bill author's statement of intent, the purpose of this bill is to eliminate requirements which are "redundant and unnecessarily
burdensome for justice and district courts." Read More
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