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SB 1000 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1000 would prohibit a municipal zoning or land use ordinance from prohibiting a religious organization from using the religious organization's facility as housing for homeless individuals, or having housing units on the organization's property for homeless individuals. However, this bill would allow a municipality to adopt or enforce an ordinance that imposes reasonable health and safety regulations on the housing for homeless individuals....Read More
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SB 1276 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1276 would require agreements between a school district and a public institution of higher education to include common advising strategies and terminology regarding dual course classes, provide for the alignment of transcript endorsements between the school district and courses provided by the institution, and for counselors and students and their families to identify tools that help select endorsements. Read More
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SB 1928 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1928 would amend the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to replace "plaintiff" with "claimant" to clarify that any party seeking to sue certain licensed professionals (a licensed architect, professional engineer, registered professional land surveyor, or registered landscape architect) for malpractice must file a certificate of merit.Read More
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SB 1063 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1063 would make several changes to statutes regarding the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association, which operates as a safety net to provide financial protections for insurance consumers in the event a member insurer becomes insolvent. First, this bill would amend the process for filling vacancies on the board of directors. Second, this bill would entitle the Association to recover costs, expenses, and reasonable...Read More
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SB 604 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 604 is the sunset legislation for the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. The Department's operation would be extended to 2031 with a host of changes, including more training requirements, hiring general counsel, creating a complaint system and alternative dispute resolution process, creating a fraud monitoring system for the department, and allowing county-assessors to allow online vehicle registration. In addition,...Read More
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HB 2639 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2639 would make various clarifying and procedural updates to the Finance Code with respect to debt cancellation agreements. Read More
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SB 2060 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2060 would require appraisal districts to include a brief explanation to property owners of each tax exemption that is available to a disabled veteran or the veteran's surviving spouse or child; an individual who is 65 years of age or older or the surviving spouse; an individual who is disabled or the surviving spouse; the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services who was killed in action; or the surviving spouse of a first responder...Read More
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SB 1943 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1943 would require the comptroller to provide information on how heir property homeowners may secure the homestead exemption by providing clarification that heir property owners are eligible for the homestead exemption. In addition, the bill would specify the documents needed for the application process.Read More
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SB 1642 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1642 would prohibit an owner of a homestead sold at a tax sale from transferring to another person their right of redemption for that property. Any instrument that attempts to transfer this right would be void.Read More
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SB 941 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 941 would allow the City of Coppell to hold elections to extend the authorization of its local street maintenance sales tax every ten years instead of every four. Read More
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SB 1582 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1582 would apply preventative immunization entitlements for first responders to peace officers who respond to emergency medical calls. The bill would additionally apply most of the same disability and line of duty death presumptions to peace officers as to fire fighters and emergency medical technicians. Read More
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SB 979 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Currently, all citrus propagated in Texas must comply with the Certified Citrus Budwood and the Certified Nursery Stock programs under the Agriculture Code. The Texas Department of Agriculture made a legal determination that, due to an inconsistency with the inclusion of "cuttings" in certain definitions related to citrus, the propagation or sale of citrus plants produced by rooted cuttings is prohibited.SB 979 would include "cuttings" in...Read More
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SB 2140 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2140 would decrease the maximum civil penalty for a violation under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act from $20,000 to $10,000.Read More
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SB 747 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 747 would require the Department of State Health Services to post the cost of newborn screening tests on its website and provide a 90-day notification before prices change. The bill also prohibits a health maintenance organization (HMO) that provides maternity benefits or accident and health coverage for additional newborn children from excluding or limiting coverage for newborn screenings.Read More
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SB 467 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 467 would require the State Commission on Judicial Conduct to include additional information in its annual report, including the number of complaints pending, the number of complaints referred to law enforcement, and the number of complaints deferred pending criminal investigation. It would also require the Commission to notify the complainant of any change in case status, rather than just a quarterly notification. Finally, SB 467...Read More
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SB 14 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 14 would allow an easement held by an electric cooperative to provide electricity to also be used to provide broadband service.The bill also outlines additional requirements for the cooperatives; including for the two entities to maintain separate records, and a requirement for certain communications between the two electric entities.Read More
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SB 1438 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1438 would prohibit a navigation district from conveying or exchanging an interest in real property to an individual or private entity for the purpose of bedding or harvesting oysters, regardless of whether the bedding or harvesting is to be done directly by the individual or private entity or the heirs, successors, or assigns of the individual or private entity.Read More
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SB 370 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 370 would expand current protections for jurors by prohibiting any employer from discharging, threatening to discharge, intimidating, or coercing an employee because the employee serves as a juror. SB 370 also expands such prohibition for the employee's attendance or scheduled attendance in connection with jury service. Additionally, an employee who is discharged, threatened with discharge, intimidated, or coerced is entitled to return...Read More
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SB 27 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 27 would allow administrative law judges or courts to
award a person up to $1 million for reasonable attorney’s fees and costs
incurred in defending against a frivolous regulatory action if the person
prevails in the case and the judge or court finds that the action is frivolous.
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SB 670 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 670 would repeal the sunset provision for Medicaid reimbursement of telemonitoring services. The bill would amend the Government Code by repealing language relating to regulatory requirements for telemedicine and their reimbursement status from HHSC. HHSC would be prohibited from denying reimbursement for a covered procedure delivered by a health care provider with whom the managed care organization contracts to a recipient as a telemedicine...Read More
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