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HB 280 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would allow the nursing resource center to use any available funding for a grant program aimed at reducing verbal and physical violence against nurses. A recipient of one of these grants would be required to submit periodic reports describing the outcomes of the activities funded through the grant. The executive commissioner of the nursing resource center would set rules related to submission and approval of grants requests and...Read More
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SB 1939 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would establish a permitting program specifically for intermodal shipping containers. The permit would be an annual permit with a weight allowance of up to 93,000 pounds and cost $2,000. Of the fees collected, 90 percent would be deposited to the state highway fund, 5 percent to the Texas DMV fund, and 5 percent to the county road and bridge fund.It would also establish certain route restrictions and manners in which the fee revenue...Read More
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SB 1424 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would add a section to the code related to who may be
investigated by a grand jury. If passed, a grand jury would be prohibited from
investigating, or charging, a person who is accused or suspected of an offense
if the person had previously been investigated by a grand jury for the same
offense and that grand jury found no bill of indictment. However if at an ex parte hearing, the attorney representing the state establishes...Read More
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HB 4181 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is required to provide notice regarding the renewal of air quality permits. HB 4181 would allow the TCEQ to send these notices through an electronic system that is equally reliable in ensuring receipt of notice.Read More
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HB 3952 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3952 would inactivate, but not abolish, the Texas Grain Producer Indemnity Board. The board would be available for reactivation upon the order of the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture (DOA), which would be required upon the petition of 200 or more grain producers. In the meantime, the DOA would administer the grain producer indemnity fund.Read More
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HB 3934 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would allow the Department of Aging and Disability Services to waive the extra training requirements for surveyors who have previous experience (in the previous two years) working in a long-term care facility as a nursing facility administrator, licensed vocational nurse, registered nurse, or social worker. Read More
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HB 3726 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, applicants for and holders of liquefied petroleum gas licenses are required to fulfill continuing education requirements through examinations for technical competence and attendance at approved seminars, programs, and reexaminations. HB 3726 would no longer require the Railroad Commission to enforce such rules and instead permit the commission to enforce such rules voluntarily. This bill would also eliminate reexamination...Read More
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HB 2765 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would enact the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact to facilitate interstate practice of physical therapy to improve access to physical therapists and their services. The compact would provide for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses and the exchange of investigative and disciplinary actions against license holders in member states. The bill would require that applicants for a license have their criminal history checked.Read More
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HB 3488 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3488 would amend the Business Organizations Code to authorize a for-profit corporation to elect to become a public benefit corporation. This bill would require the board of directors to operate business affairs in a manner that balances the shareholders’ interests and a public benefit or benefits as specified in the certificate of formation. Shareholders would be authorized to maintain a derivative action to enforce compliance with...Read More
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HB 3167 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would modify the portion of the code related to collection improvement plans. A collection improvement plan is a program that awards grants to counties and municipalities for the use of improving the collection of court costs, fees, and fines imposed in criminal cases. Under current law this program only applies to counties with a population of 50,000 people or more, or municipalities with a population of 100,000 or greater. If...Read More
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HB 594 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 594, if enacted, would amend current Health and Safety Code by adding a
subsection that would provide county commissioners the option of dissolving a
county hospital authority provided the commissioners court created the
authority and the authority’s assets and liabilities were transferred to the
county.Read More
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HB 3237 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, a magistrate may not issue a search warrant unless there is probable cause set forth in a sworn affidavit. This bill would formalize that the affidavit becomes public information when the search warrant is executed, unless otherwise restricted by law.Read More
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SB 317 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would extend the functions of the Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners, the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, and the Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners under the Sunset Act until 2029. The bill would prohibit a person from being a member of the executive council of the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners or the Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners...Read More
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HB 3359 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would mandate informational material and videos about the advantages of donating bone marrow by made available in publicly accessible areas of a driver's license office.Read More
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HB 3272 |
85(R) - 2017 |
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to provide that a justice or municipal court
may not order confinement of a child for the failure to appear for an offense committed by the
child. Additionally, this bill would have anyone under 18, instead of those with a provisional license, with two or more moving violations, licenses revoked.Read More
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HB 3177 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, certain uncontested applications or requests sent to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality are delegated to the executive director. HB 3177 would also delegate matters that were previously contested and have become uncontested or matters for which contesting parties have agreed to allow the executive director to take action. This bill would also allow an affected individual to file a petition for judicial review...Read More
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HB 2762 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 2761 would amend the Local Government Code to allow a county commissioners court to enter a broker agreement to sell surplus property owned by the county that uses a high level of technology, was or will be used with or for a specialized program, and was purchased by the county for more than $250,000. Read More
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HB 2275 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would modify the regulations of service contracts.
If passed, a service contract may provide for the replacement of a motor vehicle
key or key fob if it were to be lost, stolen, or inoperable. In addition, a
provider would not be required to deduct the amount of any claims paid under a
service contract from the amount of a refund of the service contract, or the amount
that a service contract holder is entitled to. Read More
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HB 1860 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 1860 would amend the Government Code to permit the Adjutant General to access criminal records of an applicant for enlistment in the Texas Military Forces or employment with the Texas Military Department without signed authorization from the applicant.Read More
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SB 894 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would establish procedure on how the Health and Human Services Commission selects managed care organizations (MCO) to audit, as well as require the commission to periodically audit pharmacy benefit managers that contract with MCOs or require the MCO to audit the pharmacy benefit managers. The bill would also establish a monitoring process in the Medicaid and CHIP services department to strengthen the commission’s process for...Read More
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