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SB 1143 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under
current law, the Department of Transportation may only convert certain
nontolled state highways to toll projects based on the number of lanes on the
highway or other specific lanes. SB 1143 amends current Transportation Code by prohibiting
the department from converting high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes into tolled
lanes.
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HB 972 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 972 amends the Education Code to prohibit (with some exceptions) a student in first through sixth grade who
attends an elementary school in a public school district with an enrollment of 5,000 or more
students from being assigned for two consecutive school years to a teacher who has less than one
year of teaching experience and who does not hold the appropriate teaching certificate. The bill would allow the commissioner of education...Read More
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HB 2722 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would allow a person with an employment hardship to apply for an early voting ballot by mail to be delivered to their address or the address of their employer or person related to the applicant by a second degree of affinity or third degree by consanguinity. The secretary of state would prescribe rules and procedures to implement the new provisions. Read More
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HB 2122 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 2112 would order the adoption of the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act which proposes procedures to enforce judgments, rendered by courts outside the United States, relating to the granting or denying recovery of sums of money. This bill would create standards for the recognition of foreign-country judgments to a certain extent by a Texas court. Additional procedures are created regarding: the recognition of...Read More
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HB 3062 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3062 amends Code relating to the sale of property for
delinquent property taxes. Current law states that real property seized under a
tax warrant pursuant to a foreclosure of a tax lien must be sold by the officer
authorized to sell the property, unless otherwise directed by the taxing unit.
The bill would add personal property which would include manufactured
housing, as property that would be subject to the current...Read More
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HB 1856 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under state law, with regard to enforcement and administrative orders concerning imminent and substantial endangerment, a person is responsible for solid waste if they arrange for the management of solid waste or accept solid waste for transportation to a facility. HB 1856 would not hold a person who arranges for the recycling of scrap metal responsible in the aforementioned instances if they can establish that they meet federal criteria...Read More
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HB 591 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would expand the category of aggravated assault eligible for a felony of the first degree. If this bill passes aggravated assault that results in the permanent paralysis of the victim would be considered a first degree felony. Under current law, a crime of this nature would be considered aggravated assault and would be treated as a felony of the second degree.Read More
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HB 3189 |
85(R) - 2017 |
If a judge requires someone to serve a term of confinement and treatment in a substance abuse felony punishment facility as a condition of community supervision, or if the judge requires a defendant to receive treatment as a participant in a specialty court program, or if a judge otherwise enters an order for court-ordered treatment, the judge would be required to submit to the Texas State Board of Pharmacy the defendant’s name and birth-date,...Read More
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HB 929 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would allow ballots by mail sent by a member of the armed forces or merchant marine of the United States or the spouse or dependent of a member to be counted if the ballot arrives not later than the sixth day after the election unless that day is a weekend or holiday, in which case the deadline is extended to the next regular business day. The bill would also require that each local canvassing authority convene to conduct the local...Read More
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HB 2032 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would enhance certain penalties if they were committed in a public transportation vehicle. If this bill passes, crimes related to sexual offenses, assaults, and/or robberies, if committed in a vehicle operated by a county, rural, urban, municipal, or regional transit authoritity, would be enhanced to the next higher category of offense. Read More
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HB 3296 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law a person shall establish a peer review committee to conduct nursing peer review under certain circumstances. This bill merely changes the threshold of when such a person must establish such a committee based on the number of nurses regularly employed, hired, or contracted for services. The current threshold is 10, this bill would reduce it to eight.Read More
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HB 2591 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 2591 amends the Water Code relating to taxes and other special
assessments of property of navigation districts. The bill would exempt the district and the district’s property from all
taxes imposed by the state or all political subdivision of the state.
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HB 1747 |
85(R) - 2017 |
In this bill mail theft is defined as a letter, postal card, package, bag, or other sealed article sent through a common carrier, and addressed to someone other than the sender. This bill would make it a state jail felony to steal mail that is addressed to at least three people, but fewer than 10. If the number of addresses is more than ten but fewer than 50 it would be a third-degree felony, and if it were more than 50 pieces of mail appropriated...Read More
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HB 2619 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 2619 amends Government Code by adding a section that would direct
the Governor’s Criminal Justice Division to establish and administer a grant
program intended to monitor and improve the mental health of peace officers
employed by a state law enforcement agency.
The criminal justice division would be required to create eligibility
criteria and implementation procedures for grant applicants. The grant funds
may...Read More
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HB 3991 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3991 would authorize an aquifer storage and recovery project to
involve the use of water derived from multiple sources, authorize a right or amendment to be for water that is not continuously available, and to authorize the diversion and use of excess flows that
would otherwise flow into the Gulf of Mexico. In addition, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality would be required to consider certain factors before approving a new...Read More
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HB 1166 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, electric utilities may enter into a written agreement
with a political subdivision to allow public access to property owned by the
electric utility for recreation purposes. The utility under the agreement would
subject to limited liability. However, this statute only applies to electric
utilities located in a county with a population of four million or more.
HB 1166 would include adjacent counties...Read More
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HB 4117 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would establish a dedicated account in the general fund. If this bill passes, the fund would consist of funds appropriated from the general revenue fund and gifts, grants, and other donations. Counties that qualify for disbursements would have to have a certified capacity of 96 prisoners or fewer. The Commission on Jail Standards would be appropriated the funds to pay for programs, training, and capital improvements that are necessary...Read More
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HB 3629 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would have the Texas Higher Education Board allow Brazosport college district to offer baccalaureate programs in nursing.Read More
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HB 3810 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, a building known as the French Embassy is in the charge of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and in the custody of the Texas Facilities Commission. HB 3810 would transfer the building, funding, and related assets to the Texas Historical Commission, rename the building as the “French Legation,” and require the commission to restore, preserve, and maintain the property.This bill would add the Sam Rayburn House State...Read More
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HB 1622 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would change the minimum personal needs allowance for certain residents of long-term care facilities from $60 to $75 per month Read More
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