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HB 1480 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill modifies the power of courts of appeals and the power of a justice. Under current law, any court of appeals may issue a writ of mandamus to a judge in a district or county appeals court, and to certain courts of inquiry under the code of criminal procedure. If this bill passes, they may also issue a writ of mandamus to an associate judge who is overseeing certain family courts in the appeals district of the judge who appointed...Read More
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HB 2286 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would slightly modify the current procedure for the selection and the qualification of grand jurors. If this bill passes, a district judge would be able to determine the necessary number of prospective grand jurors to select for the process of determining a grand jury. This bill would add the explicit requirement that grand jurors must be over the age of 18. It also would change the eligibility requirement for being excused from...Read More
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HB 3417 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, groundwater conservation districts consider certain factors when evaluating a permit application, such as any unreasonable effects on other permit holders that might result from granting the application. HB 3417 would also require a district to consider any unreasonable effects on wells that are exempt from the requirement to obtain a permit.Read More
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HB 2669 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would limit the situations under which a court may award an individual attorney’s fees in various suites against the state. If this bill passes, and if someone is seeking legal or equitable relief relating to the applicability, assessment, collection, constitutionality, or amount of a tax or fee imposed under the enforcement and collection portion of the Texas Tax code, they would not be allowed to be awarded attorney’s fees. Read More
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SB 1338 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require the judges of county courts, statutory county courts,
and district courts that try criminal cases to adopt an instrument to be used
in conducting a pretrial risk assessment for defendants charged with an offense
in that county. The instrument would
have to be objective, validated, and standardized, and would analyze empirical data
and risk factors to determine the risk of a defendant failing to appear in court
as...Read More
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HB 3025 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, a person who is possesses an abandoned or deteriorated well is responsible for plugging that well within 180 days of learning of its condition. HB 3025 would enable a possessor of a deteriorated well to repair it within 180 days in addition to the option of plugging the well. Procedures related to the covering of uncovered wells would also be applied to abandoned or deteriorated wells.This bill would also explicitly authorize...Read More
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HB 446 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 446 would amend the Occupations Code to require the Texas Lottery Commission to issue a refund for a fee related to the application of a temporary license to conduct bingo if the applicant does not use the license to conduct bingo within a year of issuance or if the applicant requests withdrawal of the application before the license is issued. The commission would be permitted to retain up to 50% of the fee to defray administrative costs.The...Read More
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HB 3746 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the Texas Water Development Board is authorized to use the floodplain management account to assist political subdivisions endeavoring to qualify for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. HB 3746 would also authorize the board to use the fund to study and create programs to educate the public regarding flood-related information as well as perform other activities related to flood planning, protection, mitigation,...Read More
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HB 2509 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would allow victims of trafficking to be eligible for an order of nondisclosure for crimes committed solely as a victim of trafficking, including theft, organized retail theft, unauthorized use of a vehicle, or possession of various controlled substances or marijuana. Read More
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HB 1976 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require the Teacher and Employees Retirement Systems of Texas to jointly conduct a study of the benefits and disadvantages of establishing a patient-reported outcomes registry for musculoskeletal care provided under their health care plans. These systems would be required to report whether establishing the registry would be beneficial and effective. Read More
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HB 1920 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This is a local bill. HB 1920 would modify the river authority to be the Palo Duro Water District; wording throughout current code would be changed to reflect this. Changes would be made to the boundaries of the district, and reasonable penalties administered by the district for the breach of regulation no longer includes imprisonment. The power of the district to issue of bonds and taxes are revised, and limits would be placed on the authority...Read More
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SB 2265 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 2265 would expand the territory of the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority to include Jefferson and Orange counties and would change the composition of the board. This bill would also make provision for a project to construct a coastal barrier along the coastal spine to protect areas vulnerable to damage from hurricane-induced storm surges, provided there is sufficient funding. If such a project is undertaken, an advisory committee would...Read More
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SB 1727 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, an emergency services district that would otherwise be precluded from imposing a sales and use tax may adopt, abolish, or change a tax by election if the district excludes from the election and the applicability of the proposal an area that is already subject to the maximum tax (two percent). SB 1727 would allow an area subject to the maximum tax to participate in the election but not be subject to the tax. This bill would...Read More
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HB 2370 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 2370 would amend the Utilities Code to abolish the Texas Utilities Commission’s rule over lifeline services. Most notably, a certified provider of local exchange telephone service may now discontinue basic network services to a consumer who receives lifeline service because of nonpayment of charges for other services billed by the provider.Read More
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SB 1991 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 1991 would make procedural changes to the distribution of funding related to the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act primarily to make state distribution of such funds more consistent with federal law.Read More
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HB 1645 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require school districts to allow students who participate in the Special Olympics, to earn a letter.Read More
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SB 1870 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, in one bracketed county a person commits an offense if they possess a glass container within the boundaries of a state-owned riverbed. SB 1870 would allow any county in the state to prohibit the possession of a glass container within the boundaries of a state-owned riverbed in the county. A violation would be a Class C misdemeanor. Read More
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HB 2575 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require that a sex offender who enters the premises of a school notify the school administration of their presence on the premises of the school and of their registration under the chapter. Read More
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SB 1354 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, specified municipalities are permitted to use revenues from the hotel occupancy tax to finance hotel equipment and ancillary facilities (including restaurants, shops, parking, and utilities near the hotel project). SB 1354 is a local bill that would also apply this provision to the City of Cedar Hill.Read More
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HB 1102 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require the voter registrar of each county to include a current phone number on the voter registration list from all precincts that they give to the secretary of state each year. The bill would also require that jury wheel cards contain phone numbers of prospective jurors, if possible. The bill would also make phone numbers on voter registration applications confidential and not subject to disclosure in public information...Read More
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