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SB 1386 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, tolling projects have the option to remedy habitual toll violators. Senate Bill 1386 is a local bill that would amend current Transportation Code by requiring Collin County to pursue habitual toll violators.Read More
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SB 1034 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) to conduct a study of the feasibility of and the costs and logistical matter associated with improving and extending Interstate 27 from it's most southern point to I-20; from I-20 to I-10; and from I-10 to the port of entry in Laredo.Read More
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SJR 36 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the legislature is authorized to impose sales taxes. SJR 36 would propose a constitutional amendment on the November 7 ballot that would prohibit the legislature from imposing taxes on the sale or purchase of water at wholesale.Read More
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SB 714 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Current law requires financial institutions to disclose single and multiple party information for the transferring of property upon death before the client selects or modifies an account. SB 714 would amend the Estates Code to add an additional paragraph that would also be required in agreements for the client to sign and acknowledge that the appropriate information for each type of account has been disclosed. Read More
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SCR 35 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SCR 35 would urge the U.S. Congress to reimburse the state $1.49 billion for bearing the financial burden of securing the Texas-Mexico border from 2012 through 2017.Read More
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HB 3529 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3529 would require the comptroller to comply with certain authorized investment standards for investments of state money held outside the state treasury. The comptroller would also be required to adjust the investment portfolio periodically to ensure sufficient liquidity of the account or fund. This does not apply to money held trust accounts outside the state treasury where the comptroller is an acting trustee. Read More
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HB 63 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 63 would amend the Government Code to expand the term of “appointed officer of a major state agency” to include a member of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). Next, the CPRIT oversight committee would be permitted to conduct closed meetings to discuss issues related to managing, acquiring, or selling securities or other revenue-sharing obligations. Third, not more than 10 percent of the money appropriated...Read More
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HB 2611 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, a school district is authorized to sell any property (other than minerals) with the assistance of a real estate broker. HB 2611 would require sale through a broker to include listing the property on a multiple-listing service for at least 30 days before finalizing a sale agreement with the highest bidding cash offer. These sales would also be exempted from provisions related to notice of property sale by a political subdivision.Read More
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SB 843 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would modify the Code of Criminal Procedure relating to the disclosure of certain information. If this bill passes, an application for compensation under the Crime Victims Compensation Act and any information, document, summary, or other record provided to the attorney general would not be subject to disclosure. Under current law, if a crime victim is compensated for pecuniary loss arising from criminally injurious conduct, their...Read More
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HB 59 |
85(R) - 2017 |
The bill would add a provision to allow certain lottery winners who win $1 million or more to remain anonymous unless they choose to receive their prize money in periodic installments, in which case the state may only disclose information on or after the 30th day after the date the person claims their prize if they choose to remain anonymous. It would not prohibit the release of the winner's city or county of residence or prohibit the commission...Read More
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HB 1133 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would change the reimbursement methodology of prescription drugs under Medicaid to require the managed care organization to reimburse a pharmacy for not less than the lesser of the average of the actual acquisition cost for the drug plus a dispensing fee or the amount claimed by the pharmacy/pharmacist. Read More
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HB 3183 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would re-create the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force to coordinate implementation of the state’s plan for prevention, early screening, diagnosis, and management of chronic kidney disease and educate health care professionals on the use of clinical practice guidelines for detecting and treating chronic kidney disease.Read More
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HB 1352 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 1352 would allow a municipality to transfer real property or an interest in real property for consideration to another entity. This consideration is in the form of an agreement between the parties, and requires the entity to use the property in a manner that promotes economic development. The municipality will still maintain a certain degree of control to ensure the purpose is carried out. The municipality must make the information about...Read More
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HB 3335 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, a proposition submitted to the voters for approval of the issuance of bonds or the imposition, increase, or reduction of a tax shall specifically state the total principal amount of the bonds to be authorized, and a general description of the purposes for which the bonds are to be authorized. HB 3335 would require any political subdivision, when issuing a proposition seeking voter approval for the issuance of bonds, to...Read More
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HB 2389 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would prohibit the Texas State Board of Pharmacy from adopting rules prohibiting a pharmacist, pharmacy technician, or pharmacist intern from remotely accessing the pharmacy’s database to perform certain prescription processing functions.Read More
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HB 2335 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require that all child protective services caseworkers that interact with children on a daily basis receive training in trauma based care, and would require that an owner, operator, or employee of a daycare, group day-care home, registered family home, general residential operation, foster group home, or agency foster group home receive training in trauma-based care. Attorneys that are on the list maintained by the court...Read More
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SB 932 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would give authority to the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission to review the commission’s methods for issuing informational letters, policy updates, policy clarifications, and other materials to certain long-term care facilities and develop a more efficient way to issue the materials. The bill would also give the commission authority to assess an administrative penalty against a person who violate...Read More
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SB 933 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would make the Health and Human Services Commission the government entity that regulates home and community based services and that issues a home and community support services agency license, and would change the expiration of the license to three years after the date of issuance (instead of two) and would require the executive commissioner to adopt a system under which licenses expire on staggered dates during each three-year...Read More
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SB 539 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would add additional requirements for individuals who wish to serve as an impartial third party mediator in a proceeding that may impact a parent-child relationship. Under current law, to qualify for appointment as an impartial third party mediator in a dispute relating to a parent-child relationship, one needs to complete 40 hours in dispute resolution training class and 24 hours of training in the fields of family dynamics, family...Read More
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HB 776 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Currently a judge or justice may have their home address removed before their financial statement is made available to the public. This bill would require that the commission remove the home address from any individual's candidate financial statement before making that statement available to the public. Read More
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