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SB 686 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This is a local bill. SB 686 would change the bracketing requirements to impose a hotel occupancy tax to include a county that has at least one municipality located on the Frio River. Read More
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HB 3769 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Current law prohibits improper relationships between
students and employees of a primary or secondary schools. HB 3769 seeks to
clarify the applicability of the current law, add new reporting requirements,
and hold school administrators accountable.
If this bill passes, the principal of a school district, district of
innovation, or open-enrollment charter school campus must notify the
superintendent or director of the applicable district...Read More
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SB 945 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Along with the chief appraiser's current powers, SB 945 would give the chief appraiser authority to change the appraisal roll at any time to correct an exemption, or an erroneous denial or cancellation of an exemption if the applicant or recipient is disabled or is 65 or older.Read More
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HB 1898 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 1898 would have the Department of Information Resources and Texas State Library and Archives Commission conduct a study on state agency digital data storage and records management practices and the costs to the state. A report would be sent to the Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, and appropriate committees with recommendations for reducing costs.Read More
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HB 1532 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require each court clerk in the state to post self-help resources on the court’s website. The resources would range from lawyer referral services, to local legal aid offices, to resources on court-affiliated self-help centers. HB 1532 would also require the clerk of each court to post a link to the State Law library's website. Finally, each clerk would also have to conspicuously display a sign with the aforementioned information...Read More
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HB 2009 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, honorably discharged veterans or active members of the United States armed forces and current members of the Texas Army National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, and the Texas State Guard are exempt from the requirement to complete the live firing portion of a hunter education course.HB 2009 would waive any requirement for the hunter education course for the exempted individuals. This bill would also expand the...Read More
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HB 1258 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 1258 would authorize a person who establishes, maintains, or operates the state court document database for the supreme court to allow public access to a document filed with a court and included in the database if the database maintains each document in compliance with federal and state laws and a copy of each page clearly states that the copy is unofficial. The Supreme Court would be permitted to authorize the Office of Court Administration...Read More
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HB 748 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would allow an owner found to have cruelly treated an animal in counties or municipalities with a population of at least 700,000 people to be ordered to pay the county or municipality's attorney fees.Read More
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HB 850 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 850 amends Tax Code regarding the creation of a property tax
exemption on a portion of the appraised value for housing dedicated to
individuals with intellectual disabilities.
This bill would exempt group homes and intermediate care facilities for
individuals with intellectual disabilities. The property owners of these residences
would be eligible to apply for a waiver that would amount to the costs incurred
by the...Read More
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HB 4095 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require the executive commissioner to by rule specify an edition of the Life Safety Code of the National Fire Protection Association to be used in making life safety requirements for an assisted living facility. The bill would also require that at least twice a year the commission issue a technical memorandum on the interpretation of minimum life safety code standards and post the memorandum on the commission’s website....Read More
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HB 731 |
85(R) - 2017 |
If this bill passes intimidation by a gang member would be defined as when a member of a criminal street gang intends to cause a person to do, or to refrain from, certain activities. The gang member would have to threaten to inflict bodily injury, or to destroy property, or threaten to confine the individual, or threaten another to commit an offense punishable as a Class A misdemeanor. If a gang member were to be found guilty of this crime...Read More
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HB 2235 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 2235 would update electric utility accounting practices to consider the annual amount of pension and other post-employment benefits approved as an expense rather than as an operating expense when calculating values in a reserve account. Read More
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HB 3533 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would establish a legislative oversight committee for long-term care facilities and would change some inspection procedures regarding long-term care facilities. These changes include that if a commission employee inspecting a facility is a health care professional licensed in this state, the officer or employee of the facility may require the commission employee to provide proof of licensure before conducting the inspection, a...Read More
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HB 3548 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would designate non-profit corporations that are established by the Texas Public Finance Authority, and provide tuition revenue bonds to charter schools, a governmental unit as defined by the Texas
Tort Claims Act. The bill subjects that nonprofit corporation to liability only as provided by that
act and only in the manner that liability is provided by that act for a school district. The bill
exempts a director, officer, or...Read More
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HB 3150 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would amend the Civil Practice and Remedies
Code to allow a merchant to offer a person who is suspected of stealing, or
attempting to steal, an opportunity to complete a theft education program
instead of reporting the theft to law enforcement. The merchant would have to
provide written information to the defendant informing them of civil and
criminal remedies available to the merchant if the defendant does not complete
the...Read More
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HB 2612 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would impose a civil liability on persons for damages proximately caused by the consumption or ingestion of a synthetic substance. A person would be strictly liable for all damages caused by the consumption or ingestion of a synthetic substance by a minor if they were responsible for either providing or manufacturing the substance. An action brought under this section of the code may include a claim for exemplary damages. If this...Read More
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HB 2052 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, a municipality is authorized to impose a tree mitigation fee. The bill would require, in the case of a fee imposed as necessary for development or construction on a person’s property, the municipality must also allow that person to apply for a partial credit for tree planting to offset the mitigation fee.Read More
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HB 852 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, non-profit organizations may apply for a charter to provide adult education for only up to 150 people. Specifically this bill deals with the adult high school diploma and industry certification charter school pilot program and would take away the cap on how many people the charter school can teach. Read More
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HB 18 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 18 would make a series of changes regarding management and oversight of state agency contracts with five to take note of. First, the Legislative Budget Board would be required to report annually on how much of each agency’s budget is spent in contracts each fiscal year. Next, the Health and Human Services Commission Inspector General would be required to appoint contract oversight personnel to review high-risk contracts. Third, vendors...Read More
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HB 3956 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Current Texas law does not clearly prohibit government entities from compelling, or attempting to compel, the production of a recording or transcript of a religious sermon in a civil or administrative proceeding. HB 3956 would prohibit any compulsory surrender of a sermon delivered by a religious leader. Transcripts or recordings could be provided voluntarily. Also, this legislation would not apply to criminal proceedings.Read More
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