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HB 3766 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3766 would allow grapes to be stored in a public storage warehouse, require that a receipt be given to the owner of the grapes, and that the grapes be deliverable on presentation of the receipt properly endorsed and with payment for storage and required insurance. The bill also stipulates that natural byproducts of grapes are an agricultural commodity not subject to other sections of the law until removed from the warehouse or mixed with...Read More
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HB 1514 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1514 would create a nine-member Texas Olive Oil Industry Advisory Board for the purpose of assessing the olive and olive oil industry in this state, developing recommendations to promote and expand the industry, obtaining grants and gifts to promote and expand the industry, and considering future industry development. The Department of Agriculture and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service have indicated that the provisions of the...Read More
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SB 927 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 927 requires exhibits in the Alamo to be centered on the 1836 Battle for the Alamo, including lives of the individuals, the impact of the battle, and the pride felt by Texans. Exhibits related to the Alamo but not on this battle will be held at site other than the Alamo. Read More
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HB 1378 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1378 would allow the Lubbock County Hospital District to employ and commission peace officers. Read More
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HB 651 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 651 would allow counties which are not served by a public hospital or hospital district to create a health care provider participation
program to collect mandatory payments from institutional health care providers to provide the nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program.Read More
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SB 2390 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2390 would allow, on request by a person protected by an order for emergency protection, or if determined necessary by the magistrate, the court issuing the order may protect the person’s mailing address by rendering an order. The person would be required to disclose their mailing address to the court but could designate another person to receive documents on their behalf. The court clerk would be required to strike the mailing...Read More
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SB 676 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 676 would allow for a parent that is in active military service to submit a copy of their orders or transfer to a military base as a form of residency to admit their children into a public school, provided that they provide a proof of residence within 10 days after the arrival date on their orders.Read More
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SB 1774 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1577 would allow a county to discontinue certain fee collection efforts if the defendant is deceased, serving a life sentence without parole, or the fee has been unpaid for at least 15 years.Read More
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SB 903 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 903 would require certain disclosures for felons informing them of their inability to vote. It would also increase the sharing of information who are unable to vote between the secretary of state (SOS), local officials, and other agencies and allow certain officials to maintain lists that they are currently not authorized to maintain for the purpose of upholding the voting restrictions. More specifically, this bill would require the SOS...Read More
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SB 705 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 705 would specify the types of settings for which the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) would be required to release fatality investigation information to the public for an investigation of a report of child abuse or neglect. SB 705 would also require DFPS to release certain information to the public for cases involving child fatalities and near fatalities that occurred in a day-care center,...Read More
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SB 1530 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1530 would allow self-funded insurance plans to participate in the surprise medical bill mediation process operated by the Texas Department of Insurance. Currently, self-funded plans are governed by the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and federal law does not provide for dispute resolution processes for self-funded plans to resolve surprise medical bill disputes.Read More
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SB 462 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 462 would require propositions to issue debt obligations to distinctly state the purpose for the debt, the principal amount of the debt, that taxes sufficient to pay the principal and interest may be imposed, the total amount of debt obligations the municipality currently has, and the ad valorem debt service tax rate at the time of the election. Read More
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SJR 27 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SJR 27 would amend the constitution so that the State is not liable for any debts or obligations of local retirement systems, and would prohibit the State from appropriating money for the debts or obligations of these systems. Read More
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SB 755 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 755 would update several administrative sections of the Water Code regarding the powers and administration of navigation districts, including allowing the districts to employ executive directors. Read More
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HB 2 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2 would reduce the rollback tax rate from 8 percent to 2.5 percent, and trigger an automatic election if the rollback rate exceeds 2.5 percent for certain taxing units. The 8 percent rollback would remain for special taxing districts, defined as a taxing unit other than a school district,
for which the maintenance and operations tax rate proposed for the
current tax year is 2.5 cents or less per $100 of taxable value in addition...Read More
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HB 273 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 273 would make a procedural change for the timeframe required to send a mail-in-ballot to a voter who requests one. Read More
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HB 1555 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1555 would clarify that a document providing a plain language summary of an automobile insurance policy or a residential property insurance policy, or of an endorsement to an insurance policy, is not part of the actual policy or endorsement form. Furthermore, such a summary would not modify the provisions of the policy it summarizes nor be admissible as evidence of the coverage provided by the insurance policy it summarizes. The...Read More
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HB 1554 |
86(R) - 2019 |
This bill would allow insurance providers to provide policies, endorsements, and other materials in a language other than English. In case of a dispute, the English version controls. Read More
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SB 124 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 124 would
allow counties to require bids or proposals through an electronic submission.Read More
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SB 319 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 319 would authorize the Lubbock County Hospital District to commission and employ peace officers.Read More
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