Bill Analysis

BILL NAME SESSION ANALYSIS
HB 1849 87(R) - 2021 HB 1849 would make the death of a child’s conservator a material and substantial change of circumstances sufficient to justify a temporary order or modification of an existing conservatorship order. It would also require a court, when modifying an order under such circumstances, to first consider whether any limitations in the original order on the parent’s access to the child are still in the best interest of the child. If they are,...Read More
HB 113 87(R) - 2021 HB 113 would define a number of terms relating to peer-to-peer car sharing programs. It would also lay out provisions regarding liability in the case of an accident and insurance requirements. The main thrust of this bill is to provide an insurance structure that fits the unique needs of peer-to-peer car sharing programs.Read More
HB 1966 87(R) - 2021 HB 1966 would designate July as Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month to increase awareness of uterine fibroids and to:encourage education and research on uterine fibroids;improve methods for identifying signs and symptoms of uterine fibroids;improve methods for preventing, diagnosing, and treating uterine fibroids; andencourage the establishment of a public education campaign that includes health seminars, medical information panels, community...Read More
HB 1935 87(R) - 2021 H.B. 1935 would expand the ability of pharmacists to use their good judgement to issue the lesser of a 30-day supply or smallest available package of insulin or insulin-related equipment as an emergency supply. This would be done without the authorization of the prescribing doctor so long as certain conditions are satisfied. The bill would also require health insurance providers to cover emergency supplies of insulin under diabetes coverage. Read More
HB 1342 87(R) - 2021 HB 1342 would require the Teacher Retirement System of Texas to provide "de-identified health information, enrollment information, or other relevant information available to the trustee as requested by the entity in connection with a search for alternative health benefit plan coverage for the entity’s employees and the employees’ dependents." The information provided could not include any personally identifying information of the...Read More
HB 787 87(R) - 2021 HB 787 would bar a judge from prohibiting a defendant from communicating, as a condition of their community supervision, with a person who belongs to an organization that includes people with criminal histories that advocate for criminal justice reform or offer programs to formerly incarcerated individuals.Read More
HB 1685 87(R) - 2021 HB 1685 would allow the governing body of the City of San Antonio to authorize the use of a good quality electronic recording device to report court proceedings rather than using an official court reporter. The recording would have to be kept for a 20-day period after the end of the final proceeding of the case. Upon appeal, the proceedings would have to be transcribed from the recording by an official court reporter.Read More
HB 957 87(R) - 2021 HB 957 would stipulate that a firearm suppressor that is manufactured in this state and remains in this state not be subject to federal law or federal regulation, including registration, under the authority of the United States Congress to regulate interstate commerce. HB 957 would remove a firearm silencer from among the prohibited weapons whose intentional or knowing possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale constitutes...Read More
HB 3853 87(R) - 2021 HB 3853 would allow electric utilities to lease their excess fiber capacity on existing or future middle mile infrastructure to internet service providers subject to a number of conditions. Additionally, electric utilities would be allowed to to own, construct, maintain, and operate fiber optic cables and other facilities used for middle mile broadband. The Public Utility Commission of Texas would be required to adopt rules to determine...Read More
HB 30 87(R) - 2021 HB 30 would require the Windham School District (the education provider for all state prison facilities) to provide a program of education equivalent to standard high school curriculum for each inmate younger than 18 years old or younger than 22 years old if in need of special education. The District would have to consider each inmate's duration of confinement, existing level of education, educational goals, and recommendations of their...Read More
HB 1589 87(R) - 2021 HB 1589 would expand the number of paid absence days for public officers or employees who are members of the Texas military forces, a reserve component of the armed forces, or a member of a state or federally authorized urban search and rescue team who are called to active duty by the governor or other appropriate authority in response to a disaster. Under the provisions of this bill such employees would be granted paid leave of absence...Read More
HB 21 87(R) - 2021 HB 21 would increase the statute of limitations for sexual harassment complaints filed with the Texas Workforce Commission from 180 days to 300 days.Read More
HB 3578 87(R) - 2021 HB 3578 would allow permit fees for a distributor, wholesaler, bonded agent, manufacturer, export warehouse, importer, or retailer for tobacco products to be made via credit card.Read More
HB 3134 87(R) - 2021 HB 3134 would allow electronic notice by email as a method of serving notice to an individual of a hearing to suspend or revoke the individual's license or permit issued by the comptroller's office. Sending a notice by email to the email address in the comptroller's records would mean that service is complete.Read More
HB 2667 87(R) - 2021 HB 2667 would allow for the uniform charge that currently funds the universal service fund to also be in the form of a fee or an assessment on revenues of telecommunications providers. The bill would also expand the charge to apply it to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service. Additionally, the bill would prohibit the Public Utility Commission of Texas from assessing the uniform charge in a way that is not technology-neutral...Read More
HB 1920 87(R) - 2021 HB 1920 expands the definition of "secure area" to include certain federally-controlled areas at commercial airports in Texas, thus prohibiting the carrying of a firearm in those locations.Read More
HB 2450 87(R) - 2021 HB 2450 would define an antique outboard motor as an outboard motor that is at least 40 years of age and would make it title exempt as long as the capacity is under 25 horsepower.Read More
HB 3489 87(R) - 2021 HB 3489 would require The Texas Education Agency, in consultation with the Health and Human Services Commission, to "develop and distribute model health and safety guidelines that school districts and open-enrollment charter schools may use to determine best practices for the effective integration of digital devices in public schools." The bill lists a number of requirements the guidelines must address.Read More
HB 2430 87(R) - 2021 HB 2430 would permit the commissioners court of a county to reimburse any mileage expenses incurred by a justice of the peace serving in the county that is appointed as a temporary justice over a different justice court.Read More
HB 750 87(R) - 2021 HB 750 would require school districts that have a website to post on their website the employment policy adopted by the district’s board of trustees and the full text of any regulations or forms referenced in the policy.Read More