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SB 354 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 354 would adjust the procedure for the disbursement of funds to local government employees for easier access. Read More
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HB 1465 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1465 would compel the Health and Human Services Commission to conduct a study to evaluate the current status of and opportunities, challenges, and needs to expand recovery housing for people recovering from opioid addiction in this state. The study shall: (1) identify and evaluate state and federal regulations relevant to recovery housing; (2) create focus groups with community stakeholders interested in...Read More
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SB 1827 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1827 would authorize law enforcement agencies to acquire and possess, and peace officers to administer, an epinephrine auto-injector. The bill would permit pharmacies to dispense epinephrine auto-injectors to law enforcement agencies for this purpose. The purpose of this bill is to allow peace officers to possess and administer an an epinephrine auto-injector in an emergency situation. Read More
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SB 1397 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1397 would exempt retired the
Parks and Wildlife Department officers who are special game wardens, and retired Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission officers who are special inspector or
representatives, from continuing education requirements. Read More
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SB 649 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 649 would mandate the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to work with the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office to produce a Market Development Plan on using recyclable materials as feedstock in processing and manufacturing. Also, it would require these entities to provide public education to help keep contaminants out of recycling.Read More
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SB 1230 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1230 would require a court clerk to notify the chief administrative officer of a private school that an employee was convicted or granted deferred adjudication of an offense. This bill would also require a chief administrative officer of a private school to notify the State Board for Educator Certification if an educator has a criminal record and the school found out by a means other than the criminal history clearinghouse, was terminated...Read More
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SB 330 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 330 would expand the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program to those enrolled in a baccalaureate program offered at a two-year institution. The bill also adds a cap to the amount of semester credit hours a student under the grant program can take. Read More
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HB 13 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 13 would establish a dedicated Flood Infrastructure Fund that would
be outside of general revenue. This bill would amend Section 15.405 of the
Water Code by adding flood control planning which would relate to any work
regarding flood planning at the local, state, or federal level. Under this plan,
the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) would be granted the authority to use
the appropriated funding. TWDB would be able to disperse the...Read More
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SB 926 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 926 would allow a school district to transport any student enrolled at one of its schools regardless of where the student resides. Under current law, to transport students who live in another district, school districts are required to enter an interlocal agreement with the school district or county where the student resides in order to transport the student into the district where the student attends school. Read More
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SB 205 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 205 would require the attorney general to quarterly review information on a statewide list which would say if a voter has been disqualified from jury service because they are deceased or a non-citizen. The attorney general would investigate to determine if the person has committed the offense of a false statement on an application. SB 205 would also strike language which made it an offense to use the list of disqualified voters for...Read More
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HB 1842 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Under current law, a homeowner whose home was rendered uninhabitable due to a disaster may be eligible for reconstruction grants from certain federal block grant funds administered by the General Land Office. Property that is replaced or reconstructed with grants from these funds may not be appraised at a higher value than the property as it existed before it was destroyed by the disaster provided certain conditions are met.HB 1842 would...Read More
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HB 1101 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1101 would change the name of the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf to the Southwest College for the Deaf. Read More
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HCR 43 |
86(R) - 2019 |
This resolution would designate February as Kidney Health Awareness Month for a ten year period beginning in 2019.Read More
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HB 405 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 405 would designate June as Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Awareness Month. Neonatal Abstinence
Syndrome a term for a group of problems a baby experiences when withdrawing from
exposure to narcotics. The bill
is intended to encourage awareness, cooperation between federal and state
agencies, and availability of resources for mothers to combat drug use.Read More
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HB 1964 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1964 would exempt the application process for an amendment
on a water right as long as the case has met other requirements under the
authority of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). This bill would
provide for exceptions in the event the case was under review by TCEQ. HB 1964
would also mandate that the determinations for the cases under review be made by the
Executive Director of TCEQ, which would require an...Read More
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HB 2325 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2325 would require the emergency management division to consult with the Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM) in order to coordinate state and local efforts in the creation of a 9-1-1 emergency service capable of receiving text messages. The division (TDEM) would also be required to create standards for the use of social media as a communication tool for the government during emergencies. Additionally,...Read More
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HB 1525 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1525 would impose a number of new reporting and record-keeping requirements for online providers and sellers related to the taxable value of items sold in the online marketplace. An online marketplace provider could be exempted from liability for violating these requirements if they can demonstrate good faith reliance on insufficient information provided by an online marketplace seller. Read More
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HB 48 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB48 would amend Subchapter D, Chapter 301 of the Labor Code by adding subsection 301.075 regarding wage theft. This section would order The Texas Workforce Commission to make available on it's website a publicly accessible list of all employers in this state
that have been:
(1) assessed an administrative penalty under Sect. 61.053;
(2) ordered to pay wages by a final order of the
commission and have failed to comply by paying the wages....Read More
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HB 1965 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1965 would continue the sales tax exemption for certain amusement services even if a qualified amusement entity contracts with a non-qualified entity to provide touring theatrical productions for a term of at least five years for at least five presentations a year at certain locations. Read More
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HB 3022 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3022 would create a local emergency warning system to send messages to a participant's email, home phone, or mobile phone. Under HB 3022, a political subdivision would be able to coordinate with the Department of Public Safety for purposes of disclosing the contact information of a resident who consents to being placed in the system. Participants are would be able to request to be removed from the warning system....Read More
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