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SB 2168 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2168 would amend the Transportation Code to require the adjustment to the local matching funds requirement for economically disadvantaged counties to be
equivalent to the highest adjustment rate set in the last year the
county was considered to be economically disadvantaged. The bill would additionally alter the definition of "economically disadvantaged county" to be any county which has met the criteria already set forth in statute within...Read More
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SB 2015 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2015 would direct the Texas Department of Transportation to issue a specialty license plate in consultation with the Kids Shouldn't Have Cancer Foundation, with the revenue from issuance fees for the plates going to the cancer prevention and research fund, after deducting administrative costs. Read More
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SB 1593 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1593 would direct the Texas Department of Transportation to create a training course in collaboration with the Attorney General on the recognition
and prevention of human smuggling and trafficking, and make it available to TxDOT employees. Read More
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HB 2497 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2497 would amend the Local Government Code to make limitations to the qualifications necessary to appeal
to a municipal board of adjustment regarding administrative decisions made to land development.Read More
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HB 1365 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1365 would legalize low-THC medical cannabis in the state, under certain conditions. The bill would permit physicians to prescribe low-THC cannabis to individuals with debilitating medical conditions and would allow individuals to possess an amount of low-THC cannabis not to exceed a 30-day supply of the prescribed amount. This bill would additionally issue protections from legal action for the production of cannabis...Read More
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HB 3614 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3614 would amend Subchapter B, Chapter 264, Family Code, to require caseworkers that are operating under the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to conduct an in-person meeting at least once a month with children in the foster-care system. The bill would also require DFPS to document the results of the meeting. Specific documentation requirements are prescribed. Protocols are also...Read More
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HB 802 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 802 would allow qualified voters who reside in conservation and reclamation districts which become annexed by a municipality for limited purposes to vote in municipal elections. These residents would not be eligible to run for municipal office, however. Read More
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HB 3069 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3069 would create a grant program to incentivize teachers to obtain a computer science certification and continue professional development in coding, computational thinking, and computer science education. Grants would be provided to eligible providers that offer professional development for elementary school and middle school teachers to ensure teachers maintain a working knowledge of current computer industry standard tools and resources,...Read More
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SB 2208 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2208 would authorize Orange County to use the hotel occupancy tax to build a pavilion for fishing tournaments. Read More
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SB 1262 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1262 would authorize certain municipalities to levy a hotel occupancy tax to promote tourism and the convention and hotel industry.Read More
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SB 1007 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1007 would require, rather than authorize, a taxing unit, at the request of a property owner, to enter a contract under which the property owner deposits money in an escrow account for property taxes collected on any property the person owns. It would also allow, rather than require, the property owner to make deposits, rather than monthly deposits, to the escrow account at any time until the earlier of the following occurs: (1) the estimated...Read More
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SB 597 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 597 would prohibit an appraisal board from requiring a property owner to pay a fee to protest an appraisal. Read More
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SB 288 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 288 would exempt rights-of-way and county-owned property that is being used for a public purpose, and in which no person has a place of business to which a sales tax permit has been issued, to be considered in determining the combined tax rate. This bill would allow county assistance districts to spend the money already collected by the CAD within the annexed property to fund roads and facilities with existing sales taxes.Read More
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SB 129 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 129 would redefine “first responder” under the Tax Code to include a Special Agent of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a Customs and Border Protection Officer or Patrol Agent, and an immigration enforcement agent or deportation officer of the Department of Homeland Security. The surviving spouses of these first responders would be eligible for the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead. Read More
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HB 2165 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2165 would prohibit the holder of a permit or license authorizing the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption from selling an alcoholic beverage at retail for off-premise consumption at a cost less than the retailer's cost. The bill requires proof of the retailer's cost for alcoholic beverages to become a part of the permanent records of each such permit or license holder, and to be available for two years for inspection...Read More
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HB 1850 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1850 would require the early voting clerk to provide a current copy of the branch daily register for posting on the website of the authority ordering an election each day early voting is conducted. The bill would also require the voter registration number for each voter listed in the register to be posted.Read More
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SB 792 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 792 would amend multiple sections of The Occupations Code to include tele-dentistry. Under the new law, dentists and dental hygienists would be given authority to expand the use of tele-dentistry to underserved areas of the State. The bill would allow for treatments covered under this plan to include the oversight of the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners for the purpose of promulgating...Read More
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HB 347 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 347 would remove the municipal tiers system from current law in the cases of municipal annexation. Municipalities would not be able to force annexations without consent of the residents regardless of the population of the county. This is an expansion of SB 6, which was passed during the special session of the 85th legislature. Read More
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HB 125 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 125 would prohibit the state government from publishing the home addresses of licensed professional counselors on the Internet, unless a counselor specifically requested it be published. Read More
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HB 853 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 853 would allow an electric utility that elects
to deploy advanced metering and meter information networks to recover reasonable and necessary costs incurred in deploying
advanced metering and meter information networks. This deployment would be subject to PUC rules and regulations including rules related to customer protections, privacy, ownership, and options given consumers to continue to receive service through a...Read More
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