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HB 978 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, board members of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission serve staggered terms of two years, with two members’ terms expiring February 1st of each odd-numbered year. HB 978 would have board members serve staggered terms of six years, with one or two members’ terms expiring February 1st of each odd-numbered year.Read More
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HB 501 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 501 would amend the Government Code pertaining to financial statements filed by certain public officials and candidates for elected office to add that if a contract exceeds $10,000 the following must be reported: the name of each party in the contract for the sale of $2,500 or more, and if the individual, the individual’s family, or business entity if they have at least 50% interest with a governmental entity or a person who contracts...Read More
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HB 9 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 9 would amend the Penal Code to add that a person would commit an offense if they intentionally interrupt or suspend access to a computer system through deception and without a legitimate business purpose; the crime would be punishable by a third-degree felony. This bill would also prohibit electronic data tampering, with either malware or ransomware, punishable by a Class A misdemeanor. In the case that someone uses ransomware to defraud...Read More
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HB 8 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 8 would amend the Government Code to add a series of provisions to address cybersecurity. A summary but not an exhaustive list of the bill's provisions follows:The bill would allow a governmental body to conduct closed meetings to deliberate certain security related information which should not be discussed in open meetings. The bill would require state agencies to redact certain confidential information from contracts posted on the internet....Read More
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HB 4147 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would modify the portion of the code related to a defendant’s right to appeal. This bill would clarify that if a county does not have a county court at law, then the county court would have jurisdiction of any appeal. Read More
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HB 4064 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would add to the requirements necessary to obtain a teaching certificate by requiring the applicant to have had training in digital learning and literacy. The course required to be taken under this bill must be aligned with the International Society for Technology in Education's standards for teachers; provide effective, evidence-based strategies to determine a person's degree of digital literacy; and include resources to address...Read More
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HB 3442 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3442 would allow the board of the Fairfield Hospital District to order an election to increase the maximum tax rate. However, it may not exceed 25 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district. Procedures for this election would be established.Read More
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HB 3391 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would allow counties to establish a specialty court for qualified public safety employees, including peace officers, firefighters, detention officers, county jailers, or emergency medical service employees. Eligibility requirements would apply. The public safety employee treatment court program would use a nonadversarial legal approach to provide access to a continuum of services and rehabilitative treatments, monitoring of treatment,...Read More
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HB 3521 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3521 would have the Department of Transportation issue specialty license plates for recipients of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Armed Forces Service Medal, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal, the Merchant Marine Expeditionary Medal, the Kosovo Campaign Medal, and the Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal.Read More
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HB 3294 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3294 would allow the NASCAR All-Star Race and season-ending championship race to receive funding through the Major Events Reimbursement Program.Read More
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HB 3019 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would include “mental illness” as it is defined in the Health and Safety code to the existing definition of “disabled individual” found in the penal code. In addition, it would bolster the existing law that prohibits the intentional, reckless, or criminally negligent injury of a person living in certain care facilities, by employees, owners or operators of those facilities. Under current law, there is list of facilities...Read More
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HB 3178 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3178 would amend the Local Government Code to allow the Dallas County Hospital District to contract with a broker to lease or sell a tract of property owned by the district provided certain conditions are met.Read More
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HB 3069 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, if a defendant successfully completes a veterans treatment court program, the court in which the criminal case is pending must dismiss the case against the defendant.HB 3069 would dismiss the case if a defendant who was arrested for or charged with, but not convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for, an offense successfully completes a veterans treatment court program. Next, defendants who...Read More
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HB 2471 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would prohibit an officer or employee of a political subdivision from spending public funds to make a political contribution or expenditure or directly or indirectly employ a person to spend public funds on a political contribution or expenditure. Violation of this would be a class A misdemeanor. Read More
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HB 1884 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would increase the penalties for certain violations associated with littering. If an individual is convicted of illegal dumping, outdoor burning of household refuse, or the disposal of litter in a cave they would be required to perform a term of community service not to exceed 60 hours, in addition to any fine or other penalties assessed. Read More
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HB 1724 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the Parks and Wildlife Department is authorized to buy back licenses using funds either reserved from the fees imposed in issuing licenses (as in the case of crab and finfish licenses) or by raising certain licensing fees and dedicating the increased revenues to a buyback account (as in the case of shrimp). HB 1724 would consolidate buy back programs for crab, finfish, and shrimp into a commercial license buyback subaccount. Revenue...Read More
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HB 3055 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would exempt county elections administrators in counties with less than 1,000 people from certain prohibited political activities. This would allow affected county elections administrators to run for or hold elected office if the office is not in the county for which the administrator has jurisdiction and any election for that office is a nonpartisan election. Read More
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HB 2 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 2 makes a supplemental appropriation to fund unfunded state obligations from the 2016-2017 biennium. Read More
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HB 1486 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would add peer services to the scope of services provided under Medicaid. The bill would also require the commission to adopt rules that establish training, certification, and supervision requirement for peer specialists, differentiate their scope of services from other services, define the services a peer specialist may provide, and any other rules to protect the health and safety of persons receiving peer services. Read More
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HB 590 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would remove liability of those first responders who in good faith provide roadside assistance so long as they are not grossly negligent, reckless, or commit intentional misconduct.Read More
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