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HB 873 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would bar any establishment that serves the public from prohibiting a peace officer from carrying a weapon, whether or not the officer is in the discharge of his duty.Read More
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HB 2775 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 2775 would prohibit educator preparation programs from mandating in person observation and evaluations of certain teacher certification candidates in an education preparation program. This would require the program to be flexible and allow evaluations to take place via audio/visual transmission means.Read More
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SB 2141 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 2141 would mandate that those representing special education students in due process proceedings agree to a voluntary code of ethics and other rules for representing special needs students.Read More
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SB 1605 |
85(R) - 2017 |
The bill would require the 50 school districts with the highest enrollments to maintain certain
financial information on their Internet websites, including: total expenditures, total revenue,
budget,a visualization chart,and a transaction register for each checking account.
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SB 1561 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would conduct a study that will determine how many hours of instruction time is needed in order to get through a typical curricula in grades K-12. Read More
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SB 896 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 896 would amend the Alcoholic Beverage Code to add that a person may not sell powdered
alcohol to an ultimate consumer unless the powdered alcohol is
sealed in single-serving packages containing no more than 14 grams
of powdered alcohol. The tax rate would be $2.40 per gallon.Read More
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HB 1555 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 1555 would allow lottery tickets to be sold at a location that is required to have a wine and beer retailers permit as long as less than 30% of that location's gross receipts are from the sale of alcohol.Read More
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HB 2454 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would remove the provision that nursing facility quality-based payment incentives would be distributed only to the extent that appropriated funds are available. Read More
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SB 1838 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would have open enrollment charter schools be considered school districts for the purposes of zoning. Charter schools would also not have to pay impact fees unless the board of trustees of the district or the governing body
of the charter school consents to the payment of the fees by
entering a contract with the political subdivision that imposes the
fees.Read More
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HB 2579 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 2579 would change current code regarding indemnity bonds of directors, officers, and employees to be concerning financial institution bonds. A savings bank would be required to maintain a financial institution bond that provides adequate coverage to protect the bank from certain types of loss. Procedures would be revised accordingly regarding the employment of a collections agent, and the review of the bond. Read More
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SB 1587 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require that each public water system provide public schools with information relating to the location of lead service lines, and the school would be required to determine which of the school's buildings receive drinking water from those pipelines and provide the Health and Human Services Commission with that information. The bill would also require that public schools have periodic testing of the water supply for elevated...Read More
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SB 370 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill, if enacted, would prohibit schools from expelling students, or putting them in a disciplinary education program, if they are below the third grade..The bill would also require
schools to adopt positive behavior programs for certain students; provide training for certain
educators; and submit procedures detailing program implementation to the Texas Education
Agency.Read More
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SB 506 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, only counties that use direct recording electronic voting machines may participate in the countywide polling place program. This bill would allow counties with any type of voting machine that either is a direct recording electronic machine or is a machine capable of processing votes for each type of ballot used in the county to be eligible to participate in the countywide polling place program. The bill would also require...Read More
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HB 925 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 925 amends Occupations Code relating
to regulations for booting vehicles. The bill would modify the definition of a
boot. The Texas Transportation Commission would be directed to set a maximum
amount for the boot removal fee.
Additionally, the bill would add a
provision that would allow a parking facility to boot a vehicle if the vehicle
has been parked in the parking facility continuously for 30 minutes or longer....Read More
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HB 3374 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would amend the Government Code to allow a person to engage in the practice of communication access realtime translation if the person obtains a certificate of registration. The office of court administration would establish the training, educational, and experience requirements. The commission would also establish and maintain a registry of communication access realtime translation (CART) providers and have the authority to impose...Read More
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HB 1584 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, a commissioners court of a county may regulate solid waste management in areas of the county not in a municipality or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality. HB 1584 is a local bill (for certain counties near the international border) that would also allow a commissioners court to establish a mandatory program to manage waste. Individuals who meet certain requirements would be eligible for exemption from the program.Read More
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HB 1345 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, drivers licenses are required to include a color photograph. HB 1345 would permit the inclusion of non-color (monochromatic) photographs.Read More
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HB 294 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the attorney general must bring suit upon request by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or the Public Utility Commission for the
appointment of a receiver to collect the assets and carry on the
business of a water or sewer utility that has abandoned operation or violated a final order of either commission. HB 294 would also require the attorney general to bring such a suit against a utility that violates a...Read More
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HB 3885 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would allow a private hospital in a medically underserved or rural area to employ a physician only if they are a psychiatrist and remain employed by the private hospital for not more than 10 years after the date of initial employment. The bill would also require the chief medical officer of the private hospital to certify in writing to the Texas Medical board that the hospital has not been able to recruit a physician to provide...Read More
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HB 1893 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require a county election officer on the request of the county chair of a political party holding a primary election in the county to contract with the county executive committee of the political party to perform election services in accordance with a cost schedule agreed to by the contracting parties. The bill would also require the county election officer to contract with the opposite political party if they contract with one party. Read More
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