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HB 2772 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2772 would require the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), with regard to certain inmates who at the time of being sentenced to a term of imprisonment is confined in a county jail and eligible for release to mandatory supervision, to take custody of the inmate before the inmate is released to mandatory supervision. TDCJ would then be required to provide notice to the victim, guardian of the victim, or close relative of a deceased...Read More
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HB 2227 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Currently, retired teachers who resume employment in a state public educational institution may work part-time for no more than 90 days in the school year without losing benefit payments.Hb 2227 would provide a process to allow retired teachers who return to teaching on a part-time basis to exceed the prescribed limitation on time worked due to an exigent event that is beyond the retiree's control, including a weather-related event, without...Read More
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HB 1825 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Under current law, when a law enforcement agency arrests for certain offenses a juvenile the agency believes to be enrolled in a public school, the agency must attempt to ascertain whether the person is so enrolled and, among other things, notify the superintendent of the district the student is believed to be enrolled in. HB 1825 would add to the information that is required to be included in the notice to a school superintendent when...Read More
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HB 3016 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3016 would dispense with a nonsensical loophole in the law which could result in the prosecution of a person who holds a license to carry a handgun if the licensee is in a vehicle and a holstered handgun is in view but not on the licensee's person. This bill would stipulate that it is an exception to the unlawful carry statute if the handgun is in view while "in a holster, and the handgun and the license
holder were in a motor vehicle."Read More
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HB 1494 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1494 would require a district clerk or county clerk to issue a surety bond for each of their deputy clerks and other employees. Read More
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HB 1996 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Under current statute, courts are required to make certain admonitions to defendants either orally or in writing if the defendant enters a plea of guilty or no contest. One of the required admonitions is "that if the defendant is not a citizen of the United States of America, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere for the offense charged may result in deportation, the exclusion from admission to this country, or the denial of naturalization...Read More
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HB 2686 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Under current law, a person with an insurance policy through the Texas Windstorm Insurance Agency may only bring a legal action for denial of a claim under certain circumstances. The only issues a claimant may raise are whether the denial of coverage was proper and the amount of damages to which the claimant is entitled, if any.HB 2686 would amend the Insurance Code by allowing a claimant who was denied their claim in whole or in part to...Read More
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HB 2963 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2963 would transfer certain land from a state forest in Cherokee County to the Texas A&M University System.Read More
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HB 1065 |
86(R) - 2019 |
This bill would create the Rural Resident Physician grant program to help establish graduate medical education programs in rural and non-metropolitan areas.Read More
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SB 406 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 406 would allow school marshals to carry a concealed handgun on a school campus and would give school marshals the option to either store their gun in a safe or on their person. Read More
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SB 363 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 363 would prohibit the Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP) from permitting any person to have access to information submitted to TSBP except under limited circumstances. It would also require the Department of Public Safety or other law enforcement agency to have a warrant, subpoena, or other court order in order to access data from the Prescription Monitoring Program.Read More
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SB 285 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 285 would require the governor to issue a proclamation each year before hurricane season, instructing: (1) property owners to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season; (2) state agencies to review and update their hurricane preparedness plans; and (3) municipalities and counties, among others, to conduct community outreach and education activities on hurricane preparedness. The General Land Office would also conduct a public information...Read More
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SB 193 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 193 would waive fees for the issuance of a duplicate, modified, or renewed license to carry a handgun for school marshals. The applicant for the waiver must be an active school marshal and must also have a current license to carry a handgun. Read More
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HB 3117 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Currently, the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is tasked with developing a two-year long-term care plan to determine the needs for beds at intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ICF-IDD). HHSC is not explicitly required to take into account the specific needs of a given community when determining the number of ICF-IID beds for a particular region.HB 3117 would require...Read More
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HB 2298 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2298 would designate January 28 as Sexual Assault Survivors Day.Read More
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HB 39 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Current statute prohibits the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight
Committee (CPRIT) after August 31, 2022. HB 39 would repeal that expiration date and effectively allow CPRIT to continue granting public dollars to institutions of higher education for cancer
research in perpetuity. Read More
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HB 570 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 570 would require the governing body of a charter holder for an open-enrollment charter school, and the governing body of a charter school, to hold each open meeting in the geographical area served by the school and broadcast the open meeting over the Internet if the school includes campuses that are located in non-contiguous municipalities. Read More
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HB 4733 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4733 would create the Oak Farms Municipal Management District in Dallas, Texas. Among other things, the purpose of the district is to "promote,
develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce,
transportation, affordable housing, tourism, recreation, the arts,
entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public
welfare in the district."Read More
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HB 1936 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1936 would prohibit a defendant, who at the time of the commission of a capital offense had a severe mental illness, from being sentenced to death. This would include a person suffering from schizophrenia, a schizoaffective disorder, or a bipolar disorder and, as a result of that disorder, has active psychotic symptoms that substantially impair the person's capacity to appreciate the nature, consequences, or wrongfulness of the person's...Read More
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HB 3540 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3540 would authorize a peace officer, with respect to a person with an intellectual or developmental disability who resides at a group home or an intermediate care facility operated under the home and community-based services Medicaid waiver program, to release the person at the person's residence in lieu of arresting the person. The officer must believe that confinement of the person in a correctional facility is unnecessary to protect...Read More
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