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HB 3051 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3051 would amend the list of race and ethnic categories in the Transportation code for the purposes of data collection at traffic stops. This would help state statute to match nationally recognized standards. Read More
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HB 2425 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require a hospital to give a patient or a person authorized to make decisions for the patient an opportunity to designate a caregiver that would be notified of the patient’s transfer or discharge from the hospital. The hospital would be required to work with the patient and their caregiver to make a discharge plan that describes the patient’s aftercare needs. The hospital would be required to give the caregiver instructions...Read More
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SB 297 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, overtime pay is tracked weekly for Department of Public Safety officers. If they exceed 40 hours for any one calendar week, then that employee is entitled to overtime pay. This bill would amend that by replacing it with tracking every 24 hours. If an employee works more than eight hours in a 24 hour period, then they are entitled to overtime pay or leave as well as if an officer works over 40 hours in one week.Read More
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HB 1946 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 1946 would specify that certain water district contracts or leases in which the proceeds are pledged to the payment of a bond may be submitted to the Attorney General for approval. An amendment was adopted on the floor which would allow a contract or lease, other than one in which the proceeds of the contract or lease are pledged to the payment of a bond, to be submitted to the attorney general along with the bond records for review...Read More
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SB 22 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the state established a technological program (TECH-Prep Education) that works alongside secondary education to train students in the technological field and is funded through grants and allotments. This bill would abolish the current TECH-Prep Education program and establish another system in its place called the Pathways in Technology Early College
High School program or P-TECH. It would be designed to work with...Read More
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SB 1045 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would allow a notice of intent and notice of preliminary decision for certain air quality permit applications be consolidated into one notice if the application is determined to be complete not later than the 15th day after the date the application is received, and the preliminary decision and draft permit are available at the time of the commission’s determination. Read More
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HB 639 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 639 would allow the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school to purchase accident, liability, or automobile insurance coverage for the benefit of businesses or students participating in career or technology training programs. A district or school may not charge a student, or parent or guardian of a student, participating in a career and technology program for the cost of providing...Read More
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HB 2130 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require a study on the impact of the statewide assessment
program on students in a special education program. Read More
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HB 264 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, information about college and career readiness programs are available on a form and can be mailed upon request. The bill would extend authorization for this to continue and would remove outdated information from the form.Read More
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HB 657 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would allow special education students who fail certain standardized tests to become approved by a
commission to be promoted to the next grade if the child can show proficiency
in another way before the student is administered the test for a second time. A student passing the test after taking it a second time would also be able to be promoted. Read More
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HB 3954 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would create health care provider participation programs in counties not served by a hospital district or public hospital with a population of more than 400,000 people and adjacent to the county containing the state capital to authorize the county to collect a mandatory payment from each institutional health care provider in the county to be deposited in a fund by the county. The fund would be used to fund intergovernmental transfers...Read More
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HB 1771 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would prohibit the discharging of weapons in the Canadian River in Potter County centered on the intersection of
United States Highways 287 and 87 and the Canadian River.Read More
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HB 2798 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, there are certain minimum standards for the indoor and outdoor use and reuse of treated graywater and alternative onsite water. HB 2798 is a local bill that would allow Harris County to implement a pilot program to reuse any form of on-site treated wastewater at a county facility for surface irrigation and toilet flushing.Read More
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HB 2654 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the governing body of a local government
may contract with the governing body of another taxing unit or entity,
including a county assessor-collector, to perform collections of certain assessments
imposed by the local government. HB 2654 would add that a county
assessor-collector who performs these duties is not personally liable as a
result of exercising those duties. Read More
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HB 789 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would allow the Highland Park ISD to set it's own minimum threshold above the current 80th percentile minimum passing score required in acceleration examinations that are used to advance a grade in elementary or middle school and exams used for course credit in high school. The maximum score that could be required under this bill is a 90 percent passing score.Read More
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HB 1291 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would mandate that public school curriculum include emphasize "an
understanding of the principles underlying the United States form
of government, including the study of the Founding Fathers of the
United States, the Declaration of Independence, the United States
Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Federalist Papers."Read More
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HCR 30 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This resolution would urge the US Congress to direct the Bureau of Land Management to affirm that the vegetation line on the south bank of the Red River is the boundary between Oklahoma and Texas. Read More
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HB 3976 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3976 would: eliminate the requirement for the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) to provide a premium-free health plan to retirees;instead require eligible retirees, surviving spouses, and dependents participating in the plan to pay a monthly contribution (premium) to TRS-Care;require TRS to establish three plans to be offered to retirees, surviving spouses, and dependents participating in the program;require TRS to establish a Medicare...Read More
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HB 3481 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, each district court holds terms that commence on the first Mondays in January and July of each year. HB 3481 would create an exception for Harris County, instead requiring district court terms in that county to commence on the first Mondays in February, May, August and November of each year. This would allow Harris County district courts to have four shorter terms rather than the two terms each year for other counties. Read More
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HB 3227 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the Department of Agriculture is the lead agency for education and training regarding the safety of fresh fruits and vegetables and is authorized to provide assistance to federal agencies. HB 3227 would require the enforcement of federal produce safety standards, require coordination and planning with nongovernmental organizations, and would authorize the imposition of administrative fees up to $5,000 for violations of...Read More
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