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HB 641 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the Red River Boundary Commission is established to determine the precise boundary between this state and the State of Oklahoma in the Texoma area. The commission is scheduled to file its final report in July, 2017 and be disbanded in December, 2017. HB 641 would extend the life of the commission to 2021.Read More
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HB 2656 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 2656 would establish requirements to apply for a mortgage lot lender company registration and procedures for the approval of an application. No such registration currently exists. Approved applicants must renew their registration annually, and must pay the annual renewal fee of up to $500.Read More
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SB 1855 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 1855 would amend the Local Government Code to allow a defense base development authority to participate as a member or partner of a limited liability company, a limited liability partnership, or other entity organized to finance a project designated as a redevelopment project.Read More
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SB 1790 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, it is considered a Class A misdemeanor to intentionally defraud or harm another by interfering with price tags or somehow interfering with the “writing” on certain property. In effect, the penalty for the fraudulent destruction, removal, or concealment of a writing that is attached to tangible property is harsher than the penalty for stealing that same tangible property. If this bill passes, the penalty would be put...Read More
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SB 1683 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require a food service establishment to display a poster (or other medium) of information relating to food allergen awareness in an area primarily accessible to employees. Read More
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HB 1434 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require that, in the public area of a drivers' license office, informational materials about autism are made available to the public.Read More
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HB 281 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would mandate that certain types of evidence, related to sex crimes, be collected and tracked in order to help law enforcement during these type of investigations. The tracking system that would be created must allow a survivor to anonymously track or receive
updates regarding the status and location of each item of evidence
collected in relation to the offense.Read More
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SB 824 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, extrajudicial earnings of district and appeals court judges are counted toward the judges statutory salary cap. This bill would exclude extrajudicial earnings from the maximum salary allowed for a judge.Read More
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SB 459 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This would prohibit municipalities and counties from enforcing any regulation on the sale, purchase, or manufacture of firearms, air guns, knives, ammunition, or related supplies. It would also prohibit the imposition of a tax not authorized by state law.Read More
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SCR 47 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SCR 47 would urge the U.S. Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification a regulation freedom amendment to the U.S. Constitution that dictates that whenever one-fourth of the members of either the U.S. House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate submit a written declaration of opposition to a proposed federal regulation to the President, the regulation would require a majority vote of approval from both chambers for adoption.Read More
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HB 415 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would rearrange language in the statute regarding aggravated kidnapping to more clearly delineate the circumstances under which a kidnapper would be required to register as a sex offender.Read More
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HB 1020 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, an inactive member of the Texas State Bar is prohibited from practicing law in the state, holding state bar office, or participating in state bar elections. HB 1020 would allow inactive members to practice law on a voluntary basis as provided by rule promulgated by the supreme court.Read More
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HB 383 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would increase penalties for repeat and habitual offenders. For example if a person has committed a Class A misdemeanor, it would be automatically increased to a state jail felony charge if the individual has any felony convictions or four or more Class A misdemeanors. At least one of the previous convictions must have been a felony, and their previous convictions must have occurred within the previous ten years, in order to be...Read More
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HB 1916 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require animal shelters and releasing agencies to keep a record of intake and disposition of live animals at the facilities, categorized by many factors including species, age, reason why the animal is there, and regarding the disposition of the animal, if they were adopted, reclaimed, died, or were transferred to a different shelter/agency. The bill would also require that the shelter/agencies records of this be made available...Read More
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HB 4131 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would create a variety of new offenses and sentence enhancements relating to voter fraud. The bill would make changes to voter assistance laws in order to reduce opportunities for a person to fraudulently cast the ballot of a vulnerable voter who is in need of assistance.Read More
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HB 3842 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would transfer the Office for the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities to the University of Texas at Austin rather than the Health and Human Services Commission and rename it the Office for Healthy Children. Read More
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HB 3786 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would add an additional limitation to jury-recommended community supervision. If this bill passes, and if a person committed burglary in a place of inhabitance, and if the defendant knew that another person was present in the place being burglarized, they would be ineligible for community supervision. Read More
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HB 1759 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would allow independent school districts to contract with the county to pay a portion of the costs of the design, improvement, or construction of an instructional facility, stadium, or other athletic facility.Read More
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HB 1110 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under
current law it is considered assault punishable by a Class B misdemeanor, if an
offense is committed by a person who is not a sports participant, and if they
assault a person who is a sports participant either while they are
participating in their sport, or if they assault them in retaliation to the
participant’s performance. This bill would clarify some language, and attempts
to close an existing loophole whereby auxiliary...Read More
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SB 1823 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, a peace officer may search a cellular telephone without a warrant if the phone is reported as stolen by the owner or possessor. SB 1823 would alter this provision to only allow for unwarranted and unconsented search when the officer reasonably believes the device is stolen and only searches information relevant to identifying the owner of the phone. This bill would also allow a justice or other magistrate otherwise authorized...Read More
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