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SB 1689 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Under current law, local governments are authorized to create public facilities corporations (PFC) to help facilitate providing and financing public facilities on the local government's behalf. SB 1689 would authorize two or more sponsors to jointly establish a PFC. The bill would also authorize the transfer of funds between the sponsoring entities.Read More
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SB 2083 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Under current law, certain property is obtained by units of government through a Public Use Agreement (PUA).
SB 2083 would update the date used to prorate the tax due to the seller so that the seller is not responsible for taxes after effectively giving up right to use or posses the land through a PUA but before the transaction is complete.Read More
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SB 2345 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2345 would provide an exemption from property taxes to property leased to a charter school that is used solely for that purpose. This is enabling legislation for the constitutional amendment proposed by SJR 74.Read More
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SB 1294 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1294 would extend a sales tax exemption on the purchase of rainwater harvesting systems to include the cost of labor related to the installation of those systems.Read More
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SB 1987 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1987 establishes certain procedures for appraisal boards
in order to establish auxiliary boards to hear appeals. The bill also includes rules
for placing a board member on a ballot. This bill would only apply to certain
counties.
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SB 1145 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1145 would create an Eating Disorder Task Force to study the prevalence of eating disorders in Texas and the current access to care for those that suffer with eating disorders. Read More
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SB 947 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 947 would allow a student to enroll full-time in the state virtual school network if the student is in a military family stationed in Texas, and would remove the requirement that the student was enrolled in a public school the preceding year.Read More
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SJR 74 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SJR would authorize the legislature to exempt from taxation any real property that is leased to a person for use as a school that operates under a charter granted by the State Board of Education, the commissioner of education, or any other state agency or officer. SJR 74 is the constitutional amendment accompanying SB 2345. Read More
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SB 293 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 293 would require the State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC) to propose rules specifying what each educator is expected to know with regard to students with disabilities and the minimum amount of academic qualifications required for a certificate. This bill would also require training requirements to include: (1) demonstration of basic knowledge of each disability category under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and...Read More
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HCR 59 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HCR 59 would designate the second week of November as School Psychologist Appreciation Week for a 10-year period in accordance with state law. Read More
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HB 3459 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3459 would allow the board of trustees of the Harris County Hospital District to authorize the district 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 2867 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2867 would codify the creation of the Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Read More
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HB 2615 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2615 would rename a portion of U.S. Highway 84 in McLennan County as "The Waco Police Sergeant Bobby Vicha Memorial Highway". Read More
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HB 2570 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2570 would extend the deadline for the payment of claims by the comptroller with respect to grants awarded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee. It would authorize claims to be made not later than seven years after the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation from which the claim is to be paid. This is an increase from two years under current statuteRead More
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HB 2551 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Currently, a driver's license application for a person under 18 years of age must be signed by a parent or guardian, or if there is no parent or guardian, then the applicant's employer or a county judge. HB 2551 would allow an individual under the age of 18 to obtain a driver's license if an agent with power of attorney for the child cosigns the application.Read More
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HB 2425 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2425 would allow for pharmacists in federally qualified health centers to be included in the list of pharmacists to whom physicians may delegate implementation or modification of a patient's drug therapy under a protocol.Read More
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HB 2338 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2338 would make a change to the definition of "motor vehicle used for religious purposes" as it relates to a tax exemption for motor vehicles used for religious purposes. The new simplified definition would include any motor vehicles that are used primarily by a church or religious society which are not used primarily for the personal or official or duties of a minister or other person. Read More
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HB 1900 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Currently, replacement cost coverage eligibility for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) is determined at the time of loss.HB 1900 would provide that if, on the effective date of a TWIA policy, the total amount of insurance applicable to a dwelling is 80 percent or more of the full replacement cost of the dwelling, or equal to the maximum amount of insurance otherwise available through TWIA, then coverage is extended to...Read More
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HB 2196 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2196 would allow the Texas State Railroad Authority to contract with a person for the retail
sale of alcoholic beverages on authority property that is used as a passenger rail station. It would also authorize an alcoholic beverage purchased by a consumer on a passenger train for present consumption to be removed from the train in order to be consumed on property that is a public entertainment facility owned or leased by...Read More
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HB 2058 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2058 would allow funds seized via asset forfeiture to cover the costs of a contract with a municipal or
county program to provide services to domestic victims of
trafficking.Read More
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