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HB 4152 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4152 would allow hotel occupancy tax revenue to be used to fund supplemental services in Big Bend National Park in the event that a temporary partial federal government shutdown results in the park's closure due to lack of funding. Funds could only be used for the first 60 days of the park being closed and may not exceed annual area hotel revenue
attributable to visitors to the national park.Read More
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SB 2431 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2431 would create the Next Generation Commission on Digital Learning to develop and make recommendations for incorporating digital learning and teaching in public schools. Read More
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HB 1133 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1133 would change the limitation on enrollments at grade levels kindergarten through fourth grade in a public school district from 22 students per class, to a campus-wide average in each applicable grade level of 22 students per class.Read More
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HB 1457 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1457 would allow a private practice criminal law attorney to be employed by a
public defender’s office on a part-time basis for the sole purpose
of providing counsel in relation to an indigent person’s appearance
before a magistrate.Read More
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SB 422 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 422 would prohibit municipalities from imposing fines and fees in the extra-territorial jurisdiction of an area that has either been disannexed or where a municipal annexation attempt has failed because voters rejected the annexation. Read More
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HB 3535 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3535 would allow a telecommunications provider that provides telephone and cable over the same line using a municipality's right-of-way to pay a single fee. Currently, such a provider may be charged twice for use of a single right-of-way because the fees are duplicated in separate codes. Read More
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HB 3622 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3622 would require the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners to adopt the 2015 edition of the International Plumbing Code, rather than continue to operate under both the International Plumbing Code and the Uniform Plumbing Code.Read More
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HB 4674 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4674 would create the Chambers County Municipal Utility District No. 2, subject to municipal consent and voter approval at a confirmation election. The bill would grant the district the power to undertake certain road projects, issue obligations, and impose certain taxes. The bill, if it does not receive a two-thirds vote of all members of each house, would prohibit the district from exercising the power of eminent domain.Read More
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HB 4673 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4673 would amend the Special District Local Laws Code to create the Chambers County Municipal Utility District No. 3 and to establish the powers of the district. Read More
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HB 1820 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1820 would create Liberty County Drainage District. This bill would establish a board of directors, grant the authority to issue bonds, and provide requirements for the district to be in compliance with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).Read More
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HB 4242 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4242 would require the commissioner of the Texas Education Agency to evaluate readability within grade level for each test assessment instrument. A test would be required to include only passages written at a reading level not higher than the grade level at which the assessment will be administered.The assessments would also be required to be independently evaluated by group of educators with experience teaching in Texas to ensure the...Read More
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HB 2163 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2613 would define neighborhood electric vehicles as an electric vehicle that complies with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards applicable
to motorcycles for a vehicle that has at least
three wheels in contact with the ground or Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 500 for low-speed vehicles.Read More
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HB 1038 |
86(R) - 2019 |
For the purposes of municipal annexation in Texas, counties are divided based on population into tier 1 and tier 2 counties. Residents of unincorporated area in a tier 2 county subject to annexation by a municipality are entitled to the benefit of having an election to determine whether or not to agree to the annexation. HB 1038 would allow residents of tier 1 counties (counties with a population below 500,000) to petition for an election...Read More
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HB 234 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 234 would prohibit local governments and public health authorities
from enforcing an ordinance that would regulate individuals that are younger
than 18 years old from temporarily selling nonalcoholic beverages from a stand
on private property.
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SB 2040 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2040 would require the Health and Human Services Commission to prepare a written report regarding provider reimbursement rates and access to care in the Medicaid program. The bill would require the report to include reimbursement methodologies and the comparison of prices among providers in different regions. Read More
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SB 1535 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1535 would require notification of the outcome of any investigation involving a child in foster care to the child. SB 1535 would also require the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) child care licensing division to provide written notice to the foster care ombudsman whether it accepted or rejected the ombudsman's recommended corrective action...Read More
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SB 764 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 764 would exempt, from prohibitions against carrying a club, code enforcement officers who hold a certificate of registration and possess an instrument used
specifically for deterring an animal bite while they are performing official duties or traveling to or from a place of duty. The bill would stipulate that education requirements and continuing education requirements related to obtaining or renewing a code enforcement officer...Read More
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SB 2011 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2011 would require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to "collaborate with at least one institution of higher education, the Texas Medical Board, and the Texas Board of Nursing" to conduct a study on the feasibility of developing a pilot program to streamline the requirements for an advanced practice registered nurse to become eligible to attain a license to practice medicine.Read More
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HB 1944 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1944 would allow the commissioner of insurance, on a showing of good cause, to set the length of the extension of certain deadlines relating to claims under the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Act. According to the bill author's statement of intent, the purpose of this bill is to "ensure that both claimants and the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association have sufficient time
to settle claims and resolve disputes."Read More
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SB 1913 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1913 would allow Dallas city elections to be moved to the uniform November election date. Read More
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