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SB 1537 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 1537 would amend the Insurance Code to make a multitude of changes regarding disputes under policies issued by the FAIR Plan Association. The first to take note of is to require a presiding officer over a dispute involving the FAIR Plan Association and an insured to notify each party that the officer has property and casualty insurance under the FAIR plan within seven days of being given the assignment. Either party may file a written...Read More
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SB 692 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 692 is a local bill that would allow the commissioners court of a county (with a population of more than 800,000 that is adjacent to an international border) to implement a process to apply more current infrastructure requirements if 50 percent or more of the land in a subdivision remains undeveloped and has been platted for 25 years.Read More
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SB 1871 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 1871 would make it a criminal offense to unlawfully appropriate a petroleum product or oil and gas equipment with intent to deprive the owner of the oil and gas product or equipment. Such an offense would be a state jail felony if the value of the appropriated goods is less than $10,000; a third degree felony if the value is $10,000-$100,000; a second degree felony if the value is $100,000-$300,000; and a first degree felony if the value...Read More
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HB 122 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the age of criminal responsibility relating to juvenile courts ranges from 10 through 16. If this bill passes, it would expand that range to 10 through 17 so that anyone aged 10-17 who commits an offense would be adjudicated through the juvenile justice system. This bill would update several parts of the code to reflect this age increase to all the rules governing youth, family, and transportation codes. Read More
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SB 55 |
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 518 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 518 would allow qualified retailers certified by the comptroller to retain a certain amount of the sales tax they collect to provide job training and placement services to persons with disabilities, low education, criminal records, and/or those without homes. In the first year of certification, retailers would be able to retain the lesser of 30 percent or $1 million of sales tax revenues they collect, and use the money to improve infrastructure...Read More
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HB 2650 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 2650 would not presume a membership initiation payment as abandoned if the member has not forfeited the deposit, or the deposit is included as discharge of indebtedness income on the federal income tax return of the business that sold the membership. Read More
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HB 2948 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the Texas Water Development Board issues a new state water plan every five years. HB 2948 would require the formation of an interregional planning council during the creation of state water plans to improve coordination among the regional water planning groups and between each regional water planning group and the board. This bill would also require that reports sent to the board by regional water planning groups be more...Read More
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SB 441 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 441 would amend the Transportation Code so that a person would be eligible for specialty license plates if the person is a surviving spouse of a person who had been entitled to specialty plates for veterans with disabilities, regardless of whether or not the deceased spouse was issued plates.Read More
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SB 1147 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 1147 would amend the Government Code to establish the Texas State Music Museum and the Texas Music Foundation to raise money to finance and support the museum. The state preservation board would enter into an agreement with the foundation for the management, operation, and financial support of the museum. Read More
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SB 2242 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This is a local bill. SB 2242 would only apply to property subject to taxation from multiple taxing units in Neuces and San Patricio counties. If taxes are imposed on property due to jurisdictional disputes of similar taxing units, the property owner may file suit with the supreme court to establish the correct geographic boundary between the taxing units and determine the amount of taxes owed. Like taxing units may enter into an agreement...Read More
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SB 1736 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This
bill would limit the civil liability for individuals who do not
forbid the carrying of handguns on their property. If this bill passes, a
business, or other entity, would be immune from civil liability with respect to
any claim that is based on the person’s failure to forbid the licensed carrying
of handguns on the premise.Read More
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SB 1349 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under
current law, the Texas Facilities Commission provide facilities management
services and manages the building construction, acquisition, and disposition of
real property to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
Senate
Bill 1349 would amend current Government Code by adding a subsection that would
grant the Department of Motor Vehicles authority over the management of
property including the construction, acquisition,...Read More
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SB 1208 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would amend the definition of “general residential operation” in the Human Resources Code to mean a child-care facility that provides care to 7 or more children 24 hours a day. The bill also adds the definition for “Continuum-of-care residential operation” to mean a group of residential child-care facilities that operate under the same license or certification and provide a continuum of services. The bill would add a definition...Read More
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SB 849 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 849 would amend the Occupations Code to exempt college and professional sports team physicians from licensing requirements under certain circumstances. This is a limited exemption so that the physicians of visiting sports teams, who are licenced in their home states, are not breaking Texas law by practicing medicine in this state without a valid license. Read More
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SB 239 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would allow the parents of a deceased child whose death occurred in a hospital to view the body of the child before the body is examined by a justice of the peace or medical examiner. If the child did not die at a hospital or other institution, the bill would require that the that the parent first obtain consent by the justice of the peace or medical examiner to see the body of the child. The parents would also be required to be...Read More
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SB 188 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 188 would provide immunity from liability for individuals who use force to enter a motor vehicle to remove a domestic animal or a vulnerable individual. Before exerting force however, the individual would have to determine that the vehicle is locked, that there is no reasonable method to for the animal to escape without help, and that entry is necessary to avoid imminent harm to the animal. They must also not use more force than necessary...Read More
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SB 1533 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require the Department of State Health Services to make grants to local mental health authorities to the extent funds are appropriated to provide first aid training to university employees at no cost to the employees. Read More
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SB 949 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, special three-judge district courts are convened under certain circumstances. SB 949 would limit the attorney's fees a special three-judge district court can grant to $250,000. The purpose of this legislation is to protect taxpayers by limiting the amount of attorneys fees that can be paid to plaintiffs in lawsuits against state agencies. Read More
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SB 599 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Current law regulating the driver responsibility program does not allow for deferral or reduction of surcharges other than deployed military personal. SB 599 would add a section to current Transportation Code that would authorize a court to defer surcharges assessed under the driver responsibility program for individuals participating in a drug court. The individual must have completed the drug court program in order...Read More
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