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HB 3201 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, hydrocarbons produced from a two-year or three-year inactive well qualify for a 10-year severance tax exemption. HB 3201 would further define the term "two-year inactive well" to narrow the meaning of the term for the purposes of eligibility for a severance tax exemption, strike provisions related to three-year inactive wells, and allow for the indefinite designation of two-year inactive wells. In addition, the exemption...Read More
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HB 2898 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would create the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (TBHEC) to administer and enforce Chapter 110 Occupations code (sex offender treatment council). The duties of the boards which currently license and regulate psychologists, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, chemical dependency treatment counselors, and social workers would be consolidated and folded into the new TBHEC. The boards that formerly regulated...Read More
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HB 209 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would mandate high schools to always have voter registration application forms available for students and employees. Read More
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HB 2133 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, land contiguous to a religious organization’s place of worship that is designated for the expansion of that place of worship is only granted tax exemption for a maximum of six years. HB 2133 would strike this provision, allowing for indefinite exemption of such land.Read More
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HB 3448 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3448 would establish procedures for single premium term life insurance to be offered in connection with certain consumer loans. An additional requirement is created for including insurance charges in the contract. Read More
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HB 1909 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 1909 would add registered interior designers to the list of professionals who may place a mechanic's lien on the property they are involved with, allowing them to secure payment for themselves. Read More
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HB 4168 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require the court in a permanency hearing before a final order is rendered to ask all parties present whether the child or child’s family has Native American heritage and identify any Native American tribe with which the child may be associated, and to determine whether the department has conducted an independent living skills assessment and whether the department has addressed the goals identified in the child’s permanency...Read More
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HB 3509 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the board of directors propose the maximum liability limits under a windstorm and hail insurance policy issued by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and must be approved by the Commissioner of Insurance. HB 3509 would consider the maximum liability limits approved by the commissioner unless the commissioner disapproves or modifies the liability limits by order no later than 30 days after the date of receiving...Read More
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HB 3482 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, a local government may not adopt an ordinance, rule, or regulation to prohibit or restrict, for waste management purposes, the sale or use of a container or package in a manner not authorized by state law. HB 3848 would specifically exclude a single-use plastic bag from the definition of “container or package”.Read More
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HB 1359 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the Texas Facilities Commission is authorized to contract with the Texas Historical Commission regarding issues related to monuments and memorials. HB 1359 would put the Historical commission directly in charge of memorials and would create a criminal offense for memorial vandalism (punishable by a $50-$1,000 fine and three days to one year in jail). This bill would also create a new chapter of code requiring the THC to...Read More
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HB 2290 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would institute a new publicly funded grant program for adult students returning to school to earn their bachelors degree. This program would only be available for residents of the state and those who aren't participating in the Texas Grant program.Read More
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HB 3256 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would establish a pilot program to reduce the risk of certain communicable diseases in Bexar, Dallas, Harris, and Travis county and the hospital districts in those counties. The program would offer anonymous exchange of used hypodermic needles for new ones and offer education on transmission and prevention of infectious diseases including HIV and hepatitis B and C, and would assist participants in obtaining healthcare. Read More
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HB 2155 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 2155 would mandate that Institutes of higher education and school districts enact a memorandum of understanding to share technology and innovative lesson plan and teaching mechanics.Read More
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HB 3089 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3089 would allow certain alcoholic beverage permit and license holders to designate a common area where an alcoholic beverage may be transferred to and sold, dispensed, or sampled for on-premise consumption. The common area would only be allowed to be located in certain areas. If an act that is grounds for suspension or cancellation of a permit or license occurs at an authorized common, the permit or license may be suspended or revoked. ...Read More
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HB 3142 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3142 would have transcripts mark that a student has been suspended or expelled from a public or private institute of higher education, or that the student would have been suspended or expelled if he or she had not withdrawn from the institute before disciplinary proceedings concluded.Read More
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HB 3510 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, if at the time of loss, the total amount of insurance applicable to a dwelling is equal to 80 percent or more of the full replacement cost of the dwelling or equal to the maximum amount of insurance otherwise available through the association, coverage applicable to the dwelling under the policy is extended to include the full cost of repair or replacement, without a deduction for depreciation. HB 3510 would change from...Read More
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HB 2497 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, certain criteria must be met in order for an environmental permit application to be considered administratively complete. HB 2497 would require that, once an application qualifies as administratively complete, the applicant place a sign at the site of the facility providing notice that an application has been filed and contact information for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.Read More
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HB 1870 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 1870 would require the comptroller to contract with a vendor for nonemergency medical transportation, shipping logistics, and coordination services for state agencies. The bill would stipulate that contracting opportunities must be provided for veterans or persons with disabilities. Read More
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HB 1967 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require any legal clinic or program in the state that receives financial support from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission to submit an annual report to the commission. This bill would establish a program for the Innocence Project. The grant program would go towards projects that screen, investigate, and litigate post-conviction claims of innocence in non-capital cases. If passed, a public or private law school in Texas,...Read More
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HB 1554 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would modify the penal code pertaining to the offense of smuggling of persons. Under current law it is considered an offense if a person, with the intent to obtain a pecuniary benefit, knowingly conceals an individual from a peace officer or special investigator or flees from a person that is lawfully arresting certain actors. If this bill passes the “intent to obtain a pecuniary benefit” portion would be repealed, and only...Read More
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