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SB 1780 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1780 would establish and maintain the Texas Epidemic Public Health Institute at the University of Texas Health Science
Center at Houston to establish and maintain a public health reserve network of public health
professionals, community health workers, state and local public
health agencies, health care organizations, universities
throughout the state, and other relevant entities and persons for
the purpose of coordinating efforts...Read More
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SB 30 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 30 would establish a legal process for individuals who own real property or an interest in real property to request that a county clerk remove from the property records any restriction relating to race, color, religion, or national origin that have since been deemed void and unenforceable. The bill also prohibits the court clerk from collecting a filing fee for filing the motion, and provides a sample form for filing the motion.Read More
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SB 181 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 181 would permit a court to waive the automatic
suspension and denial of a driver's license to a person convicted of a
misdemeanor drug offense, unless the person has been convicted of a drug
offense in the prior 36 months or the court finds that suspension is in
the public interest. The period of suspension and denial of a driver's license
would be shortened from six months to three. It would also impose a $100
fine...Read More
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SB 776 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 776 would require the University Interscholastic League to ensure students with intellectual disabilities have an opportunity to
participate in team athletic activities by establishing an inclusive sports program. Read More
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SB 1907 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1907 would require the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, in consultation with the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Department of Public Safety, to conduct a feasibility study on colocated federal and state motor vehicle inspection facilities at ports of entry in Texas.Read More
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SB 50 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 50 would require the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission to develop a uniform process to ensure that individuals who are enrolled in Medical Assistance programs under the 1915 waiver program are able to participate in workforce development programs. SB 50 would ensure that plan of care includes workplace development so that the individual can find gainful employment as a part of their healthcare plans. SB...Read More
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SB 263 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 263 would lower the age requirement from 45 years of age to 25 years of age for a relative caregiver to be eligible to receive financial assistance in supporting an eligible dependent child. The bill would also expand the category of family members to qualify for this assistance by now including aunts, uncles, sisters, or brothers. To qualify to serve as a protective payee of a child receiving financial assistance, a person would have...Read More
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SB 798 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 798 would exempt victims of dating violence or family violence, and the children of such victims, from paying fees to obtain a copy of their birth record, receive a personal identification certificate, or be issued a driver’s license.Read More
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SB 1605 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1605 would appropriate funds out of various accounts to pay certain outstanding claims and judgments against the state.Read More
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SB 367 |
87(R) - 2021 |
Under SB 367, the Texas Railroad Commission would require that an applicant for a permit to drill an oil or gas
well in a county with a population of more than 750,000 disclose to
the Commission in the application that the applicant was the
operator of an oil or gas well:
(1) located at a site adjacent to the site of the
proposed well;
(2) drilled through or into the same formations as the
proposed well is to be drilled; and
(3)...Read More
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SB 1270 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1270 would allow TxDOT to purchase materials used in the construction or maintenance of a highway and traffic control or safety materials without submitting for a competitive bid if the contract would involve an amount for which the comptroller has delegated purchasing authority and determines that the regular competitive bidding process is not practical. An award using this process would be required to be made to the lowest responsive...Read More
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SB 1282 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1282 would require generators to pay for certain costs incurred to interconnect their generation into the ERCOT transmission system. The committee substitute would give an allowance for "reasonable costs" and require the generators to pay anything in excess of what is deemed reasonable. Read More
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SB 1582 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1582 would allow the Railroad Commission to use a proctoring service to offer examinations for the Texas LP-gas license. In addition, the bill would also make changes to how the fee for this examination is collected; now allowing the person taking the examination to directly pay the fee to the commission rather than requiring the organization administering the examination to collect the fee. Read More
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SB 790 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 790 would allow counties to consider a health benefit plan payment toward a claim for air ambulance services provided by the county as payment in full for those services. The bill would prohibit counties from charging an enrollee in a health benefit plan to recover costs if it chooses to consider a payment towards a claim for air ambulance services.Read More
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SB 1580 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1580 would allow electric cooperatives to utilize securitized financing to recover certain costs caused by the 2021 winter storm. The bill would enable electric cooperatives to issue rate reduction bonds that would be paid back over time rather than frontloading the costs to customers all at once.Read More
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SB 12 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 12 would prevent social media platforms with more than 100 million users in a calendar month from censoring a person's viewpoint expressed in a social media post but would not prohibit the censoring of content that is prohibited, such as violent or overtly sexual content or in cases where federal law specifically allows websites and services to censor speech. This applies to Texas residents, users who do business in Texas and...Read More
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SB 4 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 4 would prohibit a government entity from entering into an agreement with a professional sports team that requires a financial commitment from the state or any government entity as part of an agreement unless the professional sports team agrees to play the United States national anthem at the beginning of each team sporting event held at the team’s home venue or other facility controlled by the team for the event. The...Read More
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SB 25 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 25, which is enabling legislation
for a constitutional amendment proposed by SJR 19, would give
residents, or their guardian or legally authorized representative, of certain long term care and assisted living facilities the right to
designate at least one essential caregiver with whom the facility, residence,
or center may not prohibit in-person visitation except for a limited time in
extraordinary circumstances. The bill would require...Read More
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SB 783 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 783 would expand the "Buy America" program by requiring public institutions of higher education to only use iron and steel products that are made in the United States in construction projects. Read More
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SB 403 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 403 would allow owners of certain qualified low-income housing developments to negotiate or enter into a purchase agreement with a public housing authority or eligible public facility corporations for the sale of the property during the first 60 days of the 180-day right of first refusal period.Read More
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