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HJR 82 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HJR 82 proposes an amendment to the Texas constitution to establish a GROW Texas Fund by redirecting 12% of funds that would otherwise go to the Economic Stabilization Fund. The GROW Texas Fund would be used only for areas in which oil and gas are produced, or which are significantly affected by oil and gas production, and only for public roadways, infrastructure, and public safety concerns.Read More
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HB 598 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 598 would add part-time masters to the list of judicial positions that may receive continuing education paid for with funds from the Judicial and Court Personnel Training Fund.Read More
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HB 402 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 402 would adopt standards and requirements for the electronic publication of official legal material on the Internet. Legal material includes the state constitution, statutes, and state agency rules. This bill would allow the official publisher of legal materials to designate an electronic record as the official version in order to authenticate the materials.Read More
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HB 2016 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2016 would allow holders of a wine and beer retailer's permit or mixed beverage permit to sell desert-flavored wine or rice wine (in addition to traditional port or sherry as currently in statute). Mixed beverage permit-holders would additionally be allowed to purchase wine, beer, ale, and malt liquor
containing alcohol of not more than 24% by volume (raised from 21%).Read More
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HB 1995 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Simulcast pari-mutuel betting is a type of gambling, mostly on horse racing and greyhound racing, that is legal in Texas. Under current statute, a percentage of the pool for each pari-mutuel pool is deducted and set aside for the state. This bill would specifically dedicate those funds to the Texas Racing Commission which is the regulatory body which oversees legal simulcast pari-mutuel gambling.Read More
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HB 1409 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1409 would prohibit chief appraisers from considering portions of land that are used for timber or forest product production, such as roads, right-of-ways, firebreaks, buffer areas, etc. from being considered in determining whether land qualifies as timberland for property tax purposes.Read More
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HB 4246 |
86(R) - 2019 |
A "nonsubmetered master metered utility service" is water utility service that is master metered for an apartment house but is not submetered. Unlike submetering, which requires the installation of individual meters for each unit to determine the real cost of utility usage, master metering involves a single meter that records utility usage for the entire structure. Tenants do not see the bill or pay for usage directly, but instead receive...Read More
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HB 1897 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Under current law, the Fair Access to Insurance Program (FAIR)
helps provide access to individuals who would otherwise not be covered, due to
higher risk.
HB 1897 would make procedural changes to dispute resolutions
for individuals filing claims against FAIR. The bill outlines new requirements
that include deadlines for filing claims, notice for new procedures for
disputed claims, and limitations for the recovery of related disputes....Read More
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SB 1154 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1154 would exempt the Texas Civil Commitment office from requirements of minimum standards of uniform practice for a state agency, public participation in the rule-making process and the law of judicial review, for sexually violent predators. The bill would also allow the TCCO to issue an emergency retention order for a committed person's immediate apprehension for the purpose of returning the person to a more restrictive setting
following...Read More
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SB 586 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 586 would require peace officers to be trained once every 48 months on recognition, documentation,
and investigation of cases that involve child abuse or neglect,
family violence, and sexual assault. The training would include the best
practices and trauma-informed techniques to effectively recognize,
document, and investigate those cases. The bill would also require minimum requirements for the training, testing and certification...Read More
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SB 230 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 230 would add "rock climbing" to the definition of "recreation." Landowners who give people access to their land for purposes of recreation do not assume the land is safe for that purpose and do not incur liability for any injury. Read More
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HB 1832 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1832 would amend the Insurance Code to define what is an unfair method of competition when it relates to health benefit plan coverage for an emergency care claim. This would be dependent on a utilization review and determination of the patient's need for emergency care.Read More
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HB 2330 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2330 would require the Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Division of Emergency Management to conduct a study of the feasibility of creating a form that would compile all information needed to obtain disaster assistance, an automatic intake system to collect the information, and a state case management system for disaster assistance.Read More
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HB 1426 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1426 would prohibit a mobile Internet service provider from impairing or degrading lawful mobile Internet service access in an area subject to a declared state of disaster. This would expressly not prohibit a provider from prioritizing first responder Internet service access or a network service designated for use by emergency services personnel if there is network congestion in an area subject to such a disaster declaration.Read More
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HB 2068 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2068 would exempt documented tribal council members or employees of the legislative branch of tribal government for the
Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribe, the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (Tigua
Indian Tribe), or the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas from jury duty. Read More
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HB 2263 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2263 would prohibit a utility tax from being imposed on the sale of electricity to a public school district customer. The bill would also remove certain statutory authorization from the commissioner of the General Land Office to sell electric power from certain royalties taken in kind to a public retail customer or to negotiate related agreements.Read More
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HB 1689 |
86(R) - 2019 |
This bill addresses issues related to a divorce proceeding in which the parties are involved in a "gestational agreement" with a third party. This is an agreement in which a third party agrees to have a fertilized embryo implanted and carry the pregnancy to term on behalf of another couple. HB 1869 would require disclosure in a divorce proceeding if the parties are involved in a gestational agreement. The bill would establish requirements...Read More
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HB 36 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 36 would require courts to expedite any proceedings related to a suit brought for the enforcement of an ordinance relating
to dangerously damaged or deteriorated structures or improvements. It would also allow a person to appeal an interlocutory order (a ruling by a trial court that is made before the trial itself has concluded) if the court denied a motion filed by a governmental entity in actions related to such structures or improvements....Read More
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HB 1628 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1628 would give authority to commissioners courts of counties along the Gulf of Mexico to adopt reasonable rules on camping, access, litter, resource protection, or waste disposal on beach parks, island parks, or any part of a public beach. This bill would create a Class C Misdemeanor for violation of these rules. The Committee Substitute added that rules a commissioners court could adopt would be required to be consistent with the...Read More
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HB 1300 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1300 would create a program under the Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) for
cultivation of oyster farms. The bill defines “cultivated oyster mariculture”
for the clarification of what the program would include. HB 1300 would require
the oversight of this program to be coordinated with the following state
agencies: Department of State Health Services (DSHS), the Department of
Agriculture, the General Land Office (GLO), and...Read More
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