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HB 2789 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2789 would make it a crime to electronically transmit sexually explicit material that is not sent at the request of or with the express consent of the recipient. Material which depicts a person engaging in sexual conduct with their intimate parts exposed and material which depicts male genitals which are in a "discernibly turgid state" would be considered sexually explicit material. Read More
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HB 1028 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1028 would increase the penalty for burglary of coin operated machines, burglary of vehicles, arson and theft if they are committed in a disaster area or evacuated area. Theft would be increased to a first degree felony. Read More
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HB 1930 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1930 would allow the Texas Juvenile Justice Board to establish a
charter school to educate children previously adjudicated as having
engaged in conduct indicating a need for supervision or delinquent
conduct. The school may only be established in a county that has between 250,000 and 270,000 residents and is within 100 miles of the board's office. (Jefferson County)The goals of the charter school would be to enable students to: achieve...Read More
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HB 442 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Under current law, the statute of limitations for abandonment or endangerment of a child is five years. HB 442 would extend the statute of limitations for these offenses to ten years. Read More
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SB 442 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 442 would require an insurer that provides insurance coverage to a commercial or residential property, but does not provide flood insurance coverage, to include additional information in their policy disclosure specifically stating that the policy does not cover flood insurance and advising the policy holder to consider acquiring flood insurance separately.Read More
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HB 24 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 24 would increase the criminal penalty to a state jail felony in the event of an individual committing an act that brings bodily harm against a person who is a family member, someone who shares a household, or the offender is dating and the offense is committed in the physical presence
or within the hearing of a person who is younger than 18 years of
age.Read More
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SB 300 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 300 would require the General Land Office to enter into indefinite quantity contracts with vendors to provide certain services necessary to construct, repair, or rebuild property or infrastructure following a natural disaster. The terms of the contract would be contingent on the availability of funds, the timing of the natural disaster, and the delivery of services to an area declared under law to be a disaster area.SB 300 would also...Read More
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SB 475 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 475 would establish the Texas Electric Grid Security Council as an advisory body "to facilitate
the creation, aggregation, coordination, and dissemination of best
security practices for the electric industry, including the
generation, transmission, and delivery of electricity."Read More
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SB 21 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 21 would require stores to ID anyone appearing under the age of 30 for purchasing a tobacco or e-cigarette product. The bill would also change the legal age to purchase cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products from 18 to 21. This only applies to people born after Aug. 31, 2001.The bill would make an exception for individuals who are 18 years of age and purchased a tobacco product with a valid military ID; allowing military personnel...Read More
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SB 646 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 646 would update rules for self-directed semi-independent state agencies (SDSI) to purchase property or take on construction projects. The bill creates a more thorough process for SDSIs to purchase real property or begin a construction project by requiring that the SDSI first request an analysis by the Facilities Commission to determine if any available state-owned property or building satisfies the agency's need. The SDSI would have...Read More
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SB 624 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 624 would extend the sunset of the Texas Real Estate Commission for six years as recommended by the sunset commission. It also makes a number of procedural changes to increase the efficiency of the commission including training requirements, compliant procedure, education requirements, restrictions for employees and members, and multiple other changes.Read More
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SB 621 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 621 would transfer the regulation of plumbing from the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The bill would cause The Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners to sunset on September 1, 2019, as recommended by the Sunset Commission. It would also create an advisory board consisting of plumbing professionals to advise the department, and a licensing and fee authority...Read More
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HB 53 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 53 would amend the requirements of the Transitional Living Services Program so that experiential life-skills training must include financial literacy, civic engagement, and mental health for the education of certain youths in foster care. The financial literacy education program would be required to follow guidelines under the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner and the State Securities Board.Read More
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SB 601 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 601 would continue the responsibilities and functions of the Texas Veterans Commission and provide training manuals for all members of the commission. The bill would also require the commission to evaluate and set priorities for each program, and evaluate claims and make sure there is enough staff to evaluate claims.Read More
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SB 1279 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1279 would amend multiple statutes of the Family Code to require prevention and early intervention programs and practices provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services to be evidence-based programs or practices, promising programs or practices, or evidence-informed programs or practices that meet state requirements.Read More
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SB 1235 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1235 would allow providers that are credentialed by a managed care organization or enrolled in Medicare to participate in Medicaid without also enrolling with the state's Medicaid claims administrator. Additionally, the Health and Human Services Commission would be required to develop a process to streamline the Medicaid enrollment of a provider who: (1) provides services to a recipient who is also enrolled...Read More
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SB 1113 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1113 would authorize a municipal or county health department to apply to the Department of Agriculture for a waiver to allow unlicensed employees of a municipality or county to apply pesticides for mosquito control under certain circumstances.Read More
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SB 1306 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1306 would require each school to post the contact information of their campus behavior coordinator on the district's website. If the school is in a district of innovation and is exempt from having a campus behavior coordinator, the school would be required to post the contact information of the administrator primarily responsible for discipline. Read More
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SB 1571 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1571 would allow, rather than require, the comptroller to contract with one or more consultants to conduct audits to recover overpayments made by state agencies to vendors. It would also allow, rather than require, recovery audits to be performed on the vendor payments made by certain state agencies, and would expand the number of state agencies subject to a recovery audit by decreasing the amount of expenditures from $100 million to $50 million.Read More
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SB 2456 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2456 would modify the powers and duties of the Karis Municipal Management District of Tarrant County to administer and provide funding for community improvement projects and services in the district. It would allow the district to undertake all or part of the cost of an improvement project related to public safety and security, fire protection and emergency medical services, and law enforcement in or adjacent to the district, or that...Read More
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