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SB 17 |
85(1) - 2017 |
This bill would extend the sunset date of the Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force to 2023. The task force is currently scheduled to expire in 2019. This bill would further refine and revise the mission of the task force. Among other things, new responsibilities of the task force would include studying "best practices and programs operating in
other states that have reduced rates of pregnancy-related deaths" and comparing "rates...Read More
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SB 16 |
85(1) - 2017 |
This bill would create the Texas Commission on Public School Finance to develop recommendations for addressing issues
related to the public school finance system. The commission would be required to deliver a report to the governor and the legislature by the end of 2018 and would expire in January of 2019.Read More
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HB 208 |
85(1) - 2017 |
This bill would limit the growth of appropriations for each biennium from state tax revenues not dedicated by the Constitution to the estimated rate of growth of the state's population times inflation for the same period.This bill would limit the rate of growth of appropriations from all sources of revenue other than the federal government in a state fiscal biennium to not exceed the rate of growth of the state's economy as calculated by...Read More
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HB 367 |
85(1) - 2017 |
This bill would prohibit the Comptroller from depositing funds received from the federal government to the credit of the General Revenue Fund (GRF). However, "interest, other
earnings on money, earned credits, and indirect cost recoveries
received from the federal government" would be deposited to the credit of the GRF. The Comptroller would be required to account for and administer federal money separately from money in the GRF...Read More
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SB 11 |
85(1) - 2017 |
This bill would specify the circumstances under which a Do Not Resuscitate Order issued in a health care facility is valid. The bill would specifically protect patients by requiring that DNRs in health care facilities only be valid if approved by the patient or the patient's guardian or in a patient's valid advance directive. The bill would improve notice requirements and make it easier for a patient to revoke a DNR.The purpose of this bill...Read More
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SB 1 |
85(1) - 2017 |
SB 1 is a property tax reform act which would help reduce the rate of property tax growth across Texas and empower taxpayers to have a more significant voice in proposed property tax increases.Most significantly this bill would reduce the rollback rate from eight percent to six percent in taxing units other than "small taxing units" and trigger an automatic ratification election if the rollback rate is exceeded in those taxing units. The...Read More
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SB 60 |
85(1) - 2017 |
This bill would repeal budget contingency riders for the Texas Medical Board and the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists from the 85th legislature, regular session. Read More
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SB 20 |
85(1) - 2017 |
This bill would extend legislative authority for the following professional boards: Texas Medical Board, Texas State
Board of Examiners of Psychologists, Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family
Therapists, Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, and Texas State Board of
Social Worker Examiners. These boards are currently scheduled to expire September 1, 2017. This bill would extend the boards until September...Read More
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HB 7 |
85(1) - 2017 |
This bill would require a municipality which imposes a tree mitigation fee for the removal of trees on private property in certain circumstances to allow a property owner to apply for a credit against the fee for planting replacement trees elsewhere. The bill prescribes the amount of credit which must be given based on the type of property and size of tree(s) to be removed. The bill specifies that a municipality may not prohibit the removal...Read More
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HB 331 |
85(1) - 2017 |
Under current law, the governing body of a taxing unit has the option to reappraise property damaged after a disaster. HB 331 would require the chief appraiser of the respective appraisal district to reappraise a property in a declared disaster area that the Federal Emergency Management Agency estimates to have sustained five percent or greater damage as a direct result of the disaster. The property owner would maintain the...Read More
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SB 5 |
85(1) - 2017 |
SB 5 would strengthen election integrity and reduce voter fraud. This bill would broaden prohibitions on tampering with ballots or impersonating another person to fraudulently cast their ballot. This bill would expand the list of actions that constitute fraudulent use of mail in ballots and enhance penalties for numerous fraudulent voting activities. Read More
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HB 115 |
85(1) - 2017 |
Current law allows eligible active duty military service members to defer property taxes without penalty or interest in times of war or national emergency. This bill would allow eligible service members to defer property taxes without penalty or interest regardless of whether there is a war or national emergency.Read More
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HB 214 |
85(1) - 2017 |
This bill would stipulate that, subject to certain conditions, a health benefit plan may provide coverage for elective abortions only if that coverage is provided separately from other health benefit plan coverage, the enrollee pays the premium coverage for elective abortion separately and in addition to the premium for other health benefit plan coverage, and the enrollee agrees in writing separately to the elective abortion coverage. The...Read More
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HB 129 |
85(1) - 2017 |
This is enabling legislation for HJR 27 which would permit the legislature to provide targeted tax relief to qualifying partially disabled veterans or the surviving spouse of a disabled veteran provided certain qualifying conditions are met. Read More
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HJR 27 |
85(1) - 2017 |
This legislation proposes a constitutional amendment which would allow the legislature to provide property tax relief for qualifying disabled veterans and the surviving spouses of deceased disabled veterans provided they meet certain qualifying conditions. Read More
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HB 23 |
85(1) - 2017 |
HB 23 would establish a grant program that would make grants available for school districts that employ innovative, evidence based techniques in educating students with autism.Read More
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HB 30 |
85(1) - 2017 |
This is a contingency appropriations bill which would only take effect if HB 21 and a bill authorizing deferral of the August 2019 Foundation School Program payment are enacted.Read More
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HB 22 |
85(1) - 2017 |
This bill would extend provisions that would allow districts to take advantage of more state aid until 2019, as long as the amount that the district would have received in state and local revenue is less than the state and local revenue that would have been available if the increase in the residence homestead exemption and the additional limitation on tax increases, adopted by the 84th Legislature, had not occurred. HB 22 would also...Read More
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HB 108 |
85(1) - 2017 |
This legislation would reduce the interest rate for certain residence homesteads undergoing a deferral or abatement on the collection of property taxes. Under current law, the statutorily set rate of interest accrual on deferred or abated tax liabilities for properties affected by this bill is eight percent. This bill would change the rate to the five-year Constant
Maturity Treasury Rate reported by the Federal Reserve as of
January...Read More
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HB 25 |
85(1) - 2017 |
This legislation would appropriate $34,180,000 from the economic stabilization fund
and $44,977,018 from federal funds for the state fiscal year ending
August 31, 2018; and $35,995,000 from the economic stabilization fund
and $48,262,959 from federal funds for the state fiscal year ending
August 31, 2019 to the Health and Human Services Commission for the purpose of increasing reimbursement rates for Medicaid acute care therapy services.Read More
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