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HB 1755 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1755 would allow assembled vehicles (vehicles assembled by a person other than a manufacturer from assembly kits and various parts etc.) to be titled and registered by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles pending an application submitted by the owner of the vehicle. The Department would be able to refuse the registration of any assembled vehicle that is found to be unsafe or otherwise unfit to be operated on public roads. Read More
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HB 2315 |
86(R) - 2019 |
During a declared emergency or natural disaster, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sometimes purchases trailer homes for use as temporary housing. HB 2315 would provide exemptions to certain statutory regulations involving the purchase of a trailer home by the federal government during a natural disaster or other declared emergency. The department of transportation would also be required to automatically issue a statement...Read More
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HB 2708 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2708 would allow the Texas Department of Transportation to use appropriated funds to purchase food and beverage for department employees who are unable to leave or are required to remain in a specific area as a result of providing services in response to an emergency/disaster or in response to an incident that endangers the health or safety of a person. Read More
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HB 1256 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1256 would amend Subchapter A, Chapter 161, Health and Safety Code, to require the Health and Human Services Commission to create a rule that provides direct access to the immunization registry managed by the Department of State Health Services to first responders, their employers, or their acting supervisors for verification of the first responder's immunization history during a disaster to which the first...Read More
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SB 1805 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1805 would amend Section 132.002, Agriculture Code, to allow for the sale of eggs produced by a person's own flock if the eggs are labeled "ungraded." Additionally, the bill would require the Texas Department of Agriculture to allow persons who remit less than $360 in special fees on eggs for the year to remit those fees annually rather than monthly.Read More
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HB 2153 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2153 would provide an optional and simplified means for computing the amount of local use tax remote sellers are required to collect following the SD vs. Wayfair US supreme court decision. This bill would require remote sellers to collect and remit sales and use taxes to the state by one of the following options: The combined rate of all applicable local use taxes authorized by Title 3 or at the sellers election a single local use tax...Read More
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HB 2305 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2305 would authorize the creation of a work group with the purpose to develop a plan to better train emergency management personnel. The work group would be required to consult with institutions of higher education with emergency management degree programs. A report would be required to be submitted to the Governor and each member of the Legislature by November 1, 2020. The work group would be abolished January 1, 2021.Read More
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SB 325 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 325 would require the Department of Public Safety to establish a Protective Order Registry that contains the records of protective orders filed and issued in this state. Municipal and county case systems would need to be easily able to interface with the registry. The registry must also be easily accessible to the public. Read More
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HB 540 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 540 would rename a portion of U.S. Highway 75 in Richardson to the "Officer David Sherrard Memorial Highway". Read More
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HB 1 |
86(R) - 2019 |
CSHB 1, as reported to the Senate floor, would appropriate more than $239 billion (excluding Hurricane Harvey relief funds) for the upcoming 2020-2021 biennium. This represents an increase of 10.4% in all funds over appropriations for the 2018-19 biennium.Read More
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SB 2487 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2387 would prohibit a political subdivision from adopting or enforcing any ordinance, order, rule, regulation, or policy regulating a private employer's terms of employment relating to any form of employment leave, including paid days off from work for holidays, sick leave, vacation, and personal necessity. Any ordinance or rule to the contrary would be void and unenforceable. Read More
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SB 2486 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2486 would prohibit political subdivisions from regulating scheduling practices of private employers. Existing regulations would be void and unenforceable. Read More
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SB 2485 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2485 would prevent a political subdivision from adopting or enforcing any
ordinance, order, rule, regulation, or policy regulating a private
employer's terms of employment relating to employment benefits, including health, disability, retirement, profit-sharing, death, and group accidental death and dismemberment benefits. Any ordinance, order, rule, regulation, or policy to the contrary would be void and unenforceable. Read More
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SB 1287 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1287 would make updates to the composition of the Texas Homeland Security Council. The bill would eliminate language regarding committees no longer use. The bill would also add Health and Human Services, the State Office of Risk Management, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the Texas School Safety Center to the list of Texas Homeland Security Council representatives. Read More
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SB 86 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 86 would prevent any political subdivision in the State from prohibiting the keeping or raising of six or fewer chickens. The bill would void any current law which prohibits this activity. However, SB 86 allows municipalities to impose certain regulations such as prohibiting the breeding of poultry, prohibiting the raising or keeping of roosters, and requiring a certain minimum distance between a chicken coop and a residence.Read More
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SB 849 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 849 would require municipalities (except for those primarily located in counties with less than 30,000 population) to develop notification systems either through email or on a website through which subscribers would be notified of all new or increased municipal fees, as well as related information such as public hearings relating to new or increased fees. The bill would additionally require proposed municipal budgets that derive revenue...Read More
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HR 16 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HR 16 supports the Nation of Israel's claim to the city of Jerusalem and the historical connection between the city and the Jewish people. HR 16 also condemns the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Culture Organization for passing resolutions that condemn Israel and its claims over Jerusalem. Read More
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SB 1378 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1378 would affect how medical schools that are planning new doctor programs plan for student enrollment. If the school, in its preliminary planning, establishes a different targeted long-term maximum student enrollment class size than what was in their proposed initial maximum class size, the school must provide to the Higher Education Coordinating Board a proposed increase in the number of first-year residency positions that would accommodate...Read More
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HB 3086 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3086 would close a loophole in the sales tax exemption for property used in the production of films, video, audio recordings and broadcasts. Some companies currently make use of the tax exemption even for films or audio recordings that are only used internally. This bill would add the language "exhibited for consideration" to the bill in order to require the film or audio to be shown to the public in order to qualify for the exemption. Read More
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HB 723 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 723 would require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to obtain or develop current water availability models for the Brazos, Guadalupe, Nueces, Red, Rio Grande, San Antonio, and San Jacinto water basins. Read More
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