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HB 3219 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3219 would allow a campus behavior coordinator at a public school to create a behavior contract stating that appropriate disciplinary action may be taken against a student who violates the district's student code of conduct if the student continues to engage in the violative behavior, and to authorize the coordinator to require the student and parent to sign the contract as a condition of not taking immediate disciplinary action. This...Read More
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HB 3177 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3177 would create the offense of continuous sexual abuse of a young child or disabled individual by expanding the applicability of conduct constituting the offense of continuous sexual abuse of a young child or children to include disabled individuals. This bill includes any knowing act of: (1) compelling prostitution; (2) trafficking another person and, through force, fraud, or coercion, causing that person to engage in prostitution,...Read More
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HB 2824 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2824 would reestablish a writing assessment pilot program that previously was created in 2015. The pilot program would be in effect through the 2022-2023 school year. The commissioner of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) would be required to create a committee to assist the TEA with the pilot program. Participating school districts would be prohibited from administering the normally required writing assessment while participating in the...Read More
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HB 3008 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3008 would create a civic education project fund to provide money for educationally disadvantaged children in grades fourth or higher to complete a civic education project and to provide related professional development for educators. Read More
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HB 3730 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3730 would require the State Library and Archives Commission to purchase online library resources for primary and secondary schools that have adopted certain internet safety policies and technology protection measures. The vendor the commission selects to provide the resources must certify that the resources are in compliance with specified federal internet security and safety laws. The commission would use funds appropriated by the...Read More
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HB 3964 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3964 would amend the Election Code to state that the percentage of countywide polling places in each commissioners precinct located in counties with populations of less than one million must be as equal as mathematically possible to the percentage of registered voters of the county who reside in each commissioners precinct, or, in counties with a population of one million or
more, "the percentage of the...Read More
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HB 4125 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4125 would allow local governments to create tenant legal services offices to provide legal representation for low-income Texans facing eviction. The majority of the bill lays out the procedures for the offices, including the requirement of an annual report to be submitted by the office to the local governing body. Read More
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HB 3840 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3840 would establish a regulatory framework for the training of veteran assistance animals. The bill would establish a number of training requirements including that service animals for veterans must be trained one-on-one for at least 30 hours over a 90 day or longer period. In addition, the animal would be required to obtain a wellness verification from a veterinarian. The bill would also require the trainer...Read More
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HB 2875 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2875 would allow, when a defendant is charged with exploitation of a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual, evidence
that the defendant has engaged in other conduct that is similar to
the alleged criminal conduct to be admitted for the purpose of
showing their knowledge or intent regarding an element of
the offense.
Under the bill, unncorroborated
testimony of an accomplice would be sufficient to establish the
defendant’s...Read More
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HB 2207 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2207 would provide a definition of "federal military treatment facility" and clarify the medical care provided in these facilities is exempt from certain workers' compensation requirements. It would also base the reimbursement rates at these facilities on guidelines provided in federal law. Read More
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HB 4324 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4324 would make updates to the process by which public schools electronically transfer student transcripts to institutions of higher education, including allowing the commissioner of education and the commissioner of higher education may specify an approved format for
submission of electronic student records. The purpose is to make this process more efficient and effective.Read More
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HB 1536 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1536 would make numerous updates to Family Code. The bill would require foster parents, adoptive parents, and
kinship caregivers to receive training in trauma-informed care. The bill specifies what must be included in the training and provides an exemption for caregivers who can demonstrate that they have received training elsewhere that meets the requirements. The bill would also require trauma-informed training for DFPS employees who...Read More
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HB 3051 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3051 would give a more specific definition of a "flooded" vehicle for purposes of notation requirements for the salvage vehicle titles of flooded vehicles. Read More
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HB 4235 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4235 would increase the penalty for burglary from a state jail felony to a third degree felony if the offense is committed in a commercial building in which trade or commerce is conducted.Read More
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HB 1722 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1722 would allow counties and municipalities to establish needle exchange programs to reduce the risk of communicable diseases (HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, etc.) in counties where a public health emergency has been declared by the county commissioner and approved by the Texas Department of Health & Human Services. Read More
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HB 1045 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1045 would require the Texas Veterans Commission, in collaboration with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to develop and maintain a system for tracking the number of suicides of women veterans and determine how many of those veterans who received services from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. Medical examiners, health care and mental health facilities and any other persons would be required to provide relevant...Read More
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HB 948 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 948 would alter the property tax exemption for places of religious worship. Under current law, land contiguous to the land on which a religious place of worship is located can not be exempted for more than 6 years. This bill would extend that exemption period to 10 years. Read More
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HB 1041 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Under current law, public employers are required to provide a reasonable amount of break time for an employee to express breast milk as needed and provide a private place for the employee to express breast milk, other than a multiple user bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from other employees and the public. A single user bathroom is permissible under current law.HB 1041 would prohibit public employers from designating...Read More
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HB 1015 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1015 would require food service establishments that prepare food containing peanuts or peanut products to post a sign that states "This establishment prepares food items that contain peanut
products." The bill would require the Health and Human Service Commission to implement this plan.Read More
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HB 431 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 431 would prohibit all convicted felons from serving as poll watchers, regardless of what felony offense a person was convicted for.Read More
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