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SB 1183 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would modify certain procedures related to
criminal defendants who have a mental illness or an intellectual disability. If an individual was arrested and determined to
be incompetent to stand trial, and if the defendant is charged with an offense
punishable as a Class B misdemeanor, the judge may release the defendant on
bail, or commit the person to a jail-based competency restoration program, or a
mental health facility....Read More
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SB 2075 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 2075 would amend the Transportation Code to make the fee for the registration of a commercial fleet a one-time, rather than annual, payment of $10 per vehicle, semitrailer, or trailer and a license plate manufacturing fee of $1.50 per vehicle, semitrailer, or trailer. Next, if the office of an assessor-collector is closed an application may be sent to a county assessor-collector who is willing to accept the application. Third, printed...Read More
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SB 1413 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 1413 would amend the Insurance Code to allow a health maintenance organization to contract with a pharmacy benefit manager to provide healthcare services. Read More
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SB 1837 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under Senate Bill 1837, charter schools operated by public institutions of higher education would be evaluated for financial accountability in the same way as other open-enrollment charter schools but not assigned a financial accountability rating. This would take into account the unique financial nature of charter schools operated by institutions of higher education. Read More
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SB 1732 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Senate Bill 1732 amends current Transportation Code by adding a section that designates a portion of Interstate Highway 35W in Johnson County as the Deputy Clifton Taylor Memorial Highway.Read More
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SB 1643 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, customer electronic toll collection information is confidential and is not subject to disclosure. Senate Bill 1643 would add a subchapter to the TransportationCode that would authorize that a local toll project entity may provide electronic toll collection customer account information to another toll project entity, as long as both entities are under contract. The shared information may not include customer financial information...Read More
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SB 1560 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, an individual commits an offense, if driving or operating a road tractor, motorcycle, trailer, or semitrailer on a public road and does not properly display a license plate according to Department of Public Safety rules and has been assigned by the department.Senate Bill 1560 amends current Transportation Code to make an accommodation for motor vehicles that have been equipped by the manufacturer with only one area to...Read More
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SB 1490 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 1490 would amend the Insurance Code to clear up the fact that an automobile insurer may assess a premium surcharge as stated in the insurer’s plan, rather than the Department of Insurance setting the surcharge. This will clean up an outdated section of code which is no longer relevant to current insurance law. Read More
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SB 1334 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Current law states that the Texas Transportation Commission must allocate funding for public transportation on a biennial basis to urban, urbanized, and rural areas under an predetermined formula program. Senate Bill 1334 would amend current Transportation Code by striking the terms urban, urbanized, and rural and replacing them with large urbanized, small urbanized and nonurbanized. Furthermore, the bill would define large urbanized as...Read More
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SB 1976 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require Health and Human Services to, at the request of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, assist in developing a method for identifying low income customers to retail electric providers and telecommunications utilities so that they can offer customer service, discounts, bill payment assistance, or other forms of assistance. The bill does not require the companies to offer any customer services or any service for which...Read More
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SB 1548 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would establish optional services provided to youth who have been discharged from probation. The services would support vocational, educational, behavioral, or other goals, and would provide continuity for the child as they transition from probation. The services could include behavioral or mental health services, substance abuse services, mentoring, job training, and educational services. The post-discharge services may only be...Read More
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HB 1483 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the Transportation Code makes provision for the naming of highways. HB 1483 would designate the section of Highway 191 located in Ector County as the Chris Kyle Memorial Highway. This bill would also require the placement of indicators and markers for this section of the highway.Read More
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SB 848 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law a driver education course may be "conducted by the parent, stepparent, foster
parent, legal guardian, grandparent, or step-grandparent of a
person who is required to complete a driver education course to
obtain a Class C license." The law stipulates that to give driver education instruction a person must not have been convicted of criminally negligent homicide or driving while intoxicated, and must not be "disabled because...Read More
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SB 779 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, if an individual commits a certain traffic offense and is compelled to join the driver responsibility program, and if they can provide evidence of their indigence, then the Department of Public Safety is required to waive all surcharges assessed under this chapter. If this bill passes, upon its own motion a court may inquire if a person would like to submit evidence of their indigent status. Read More
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SB 772 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, a code enforcement officer is prohibited from carrying a club. SB 772 would permit such an officer to carry a club or "bite stick" to deter the bite of an animal if they hold a certificate of registration.Read More
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SB 859 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 859 would amend the Texas racing Act to add that one of the two ex officio members with the right to vote must be the Commissioner of Agriculture or a designee by the commissioner.Read More
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SB 399 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law the Department of Transportation may not designate a segment of non-tolled state highway as a toll project unless under certain criteria. One such criteria related to the changes of the new legislation, is the highway being reconstructed as a non-tolled lanes is greater or equal to the number in existence before the reconstruction. SB 399 amends current Tax Code by adding a subsection clarifying that the Department of Transportation...Read More
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HCR 106 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Given the critical role that the Gulf Coast region of Texas plays in the economy of the United States, its vulnerability to major weather events (such as hurricanes), and the results of recent studies, HCR 106 would urge the United States Congress to provide sufficient financing and support for the construction of a coastal barrier to protect the Gulf Coast region of Texas from storm surges.Read More
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HB 1414 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would repeal the sunset provision for the email ballot program and allow any county that desires and the secretary of state determines has the technological capability to participate in the program. The secretary of state would be required to operate the program until September 1, 2021 and submit a report to the legislature with their recommendations on future use of email ballot submissions and suggestions for permanent statutory...Read More
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HB 2459 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 2459 would change the dates regarding: the sunset review date for the Employees Retirement System to 2029; the actuary’s investigation and valuation of the system to once every four years; and the adoption of tables to once every four years.Along with this, the board would be required to: complete a training program designed by the executive director; develop policy to encourage the use of negotiated rulemaking and appropriate alternative...Read More
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