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HB 2828 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 2828 rescind regulations on certain sweepstakes provided those sweepstakes meet a few enumerated criteria. Read More
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HB 2649 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 2649 would amend the Education Code to require the governing body of a charter holder and open-enrollment charter to hold each open meeting in the county in which the charter school is located or broadcast the open meeting over the internet and make an archive available.Read More
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HB 2820 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would establish a committee that would honor the lives of peace officers that were killed in the line of duty.Read More
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HB 3409 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would allow a state supported living center to provide nonresidential services as long as the services do not interfere with services given to residents. The bill would also allow the executive commissioner to establish a list of services that a state supported living center (SSLC) can provide and would allow the commissioner to establish a fee schedule using the reimbursement rate for the applicable service under Medicaid or a...Read More
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HB 3717 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3717 would authorize a governmental entity or retail public utility to provide monetary incentives as a part of a landscape and irrigation program for the purchase and installation of water conserving irrigation or sprinkler controllers that make periodic adjustments to irrigation
applications based on certain ecological factors. The Department of Agriculture would be required to maintain a list of existing programs and provide...Read More
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HB 3179 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3179 amends current law relating to the Texas college work-study program and to establishing a program for the off-campus employment of certain students at public or private institutions of higher education. It states that universities may directly employ students for these work-study programs, and not work with private employers in order to run the program. This bill also requires the board to develop a standard contract establishing...Read More
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HB 3772 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3772 would create the Texas leverage fund outside the state treasury by the comptroller as trustee.The fund would consist of: proceeds from the issuance of revenue-based obligations; payments of principal and interest on loans; loan origination fees; investment earnings; and other funds.They may only be used to: make loans to economic development corporations; pay the costs of administering the program; pay the principal and interest...Read More
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HB 1226 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would add to the list of people who are exempt from performing jury duty. If passed, firefighters and police officers who are permanent, paid employees of a police or fire department would be exempt from having to serve. Read More
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HB 2250 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Regarding the franchise tax, HB 2250 would amend the definition for activities engaged in retail trade for purposes of the franchise tax by including activities involving the rental of industrial uniforms, industrial garments, and industrial linen supplies that are classified as linen supply and industrial launderers in the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual.Read More
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HB 1749 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, an individual who qualifies may have their felony and misdemeanor charges expunged from their criminal history by a district court. This bill would allow individuals who have been arrested for an offense punishable by fine only to have their records expunged by a justice court or a municipal court. This bill would provide a procedure for people to file an ex parte petition for expunction for those previously mentioned...Read More
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HB 1152 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would prohibit a board of trustees located of Houston Independent School District from changing the name of a school without a referendum that is placed on a ballot at the next district election.Read More
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HB 3238 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would prevent political subdivisions from adopting or enforcing any ordinance, order, or other similar measure regarding the ownership or operation of an unmanned aircraft. However, they would still be permitted to adopt and enforce policies regarding their own use of unmanned aircraft. They would also be allowed to adopt and enforce policies related to unmanned aircraft near a facility or infrastructure owned by the political...Read More
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HB 2276 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, fees for permits issued for the transportation of oversized and overweight vehicles in Hidalgo County may not exceed $80 and only 15 percent of revenue may be used to cover administrative costs. HB 2276 would set the maximum fee amount to $200, limit administrative use to ten percent, and would require fees collected in an amount not to
exceed five percent to be used to leverage funding from other sources to construct...Read More
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HB 3652 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under this bill, open-enrollment charter schools would not have to pay motor vehicle registration fees and would be exempt from paying certain sales and use taxes related to the purchase, lease, or rental of a motor vehicle. Read More
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HB 4231 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, revenue from the gas and oil production taxes are distributed by sending one-fourth to the credit of the foundation school fund and three-fourths to the to the general revenue fund. HB 4231 would adjust the distribution of these tax revenues by sending one-fourth to the credit of the foundation school fund, two percent to the county in which the taxes were imposed, and the remainder to the general revenue fund. The funds...Read More
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HB 2975 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would mandate that public junior colleges submit a report to the legislative budget board concerning the number of contact hours, including those
generated from distance learning, for the preceding academic year; student attainment of completion milestones for
the preceding academic year; and the total amount of state appropriations, tax
revenue, and tuition and fee revenue received by the junior college
district in the preceding fiscal yearRead More
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HB 1908 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 1908 would amend the Health and Safety Code to change the definition of minor to a person under 21 years old and prohibit the sale of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and other tobacco products to those under 21. Also, a person may not sell these products to a person under 30 unless the customer presents a valid ID. This section would not apply to a product that has been approved by the FDA for use of treatment in nicotine or smoking addiction...Read More
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HB 1720 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would have school nurses authorize the disbursement of a letter sent to each parent whose child shares a class with a child who has lice in no more than 48 hours from the initial discovery.Read More
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HB 3606 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3606 would create the School Health Survey that would collect data on the amount of Physical Education classes a student will take on average at a school district; whether the district allows modifications or
accommodations that allow physical education courses to meet the
needs of students with disabilities; the average class size; and the ratio of students enrolled in physical
education classes in the district compared to the overall...Read More
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HB 3345 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, an entity is
considered a passive entity if the entity is a general or limited partnership
or trust. The entity may also accumulate 90 percent of its federal gross income
from dividends, distributive shares of partnership income, capital gains from
the sale of real property, or royalties.
HB 3345 amends Tax Code relating to the
definition of passive entities when filing franchise taxes. The bill would...Read More
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