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SB 249 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, institutions of higher education must submit a report to their governing board concerning cost and access to the institution. This bill would require the report to also be sent to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and in turn, the board would send the report to the governor and the legislature.Read More
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SB 887 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 887 would implement a new loan debt disclosure requirement for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The board would be required to give a student information about the total amount of education loans previously incurred, the total payoff amount, the estimated monthly repayment amount, and an estimate of the percentage of the education loan borrowing limit applicable to the student. This disclosure would apply to any participating...Read More
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SB 867 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 867 would designate a portion of US Highway 287 in Armstrong and Donley Counties as the Colonel Charles Goodnight Memorial Highway.Read More
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SB 454 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 454 would amend the Family Code to add that the petition in a suit for dissolution of a marriage, the parent-child relationship, and adjudication of parentage must state whether regarding a party or a child of a party if there is a family violence protective order, a sexual assault or abuse protective order, or an emergency protection order in place or an application is pending. Read More
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SB 658 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would expand the definition of “recreation” to include rock climbing in relation to the limited liability of landowners. Under current law the liability of landowners varies based on the degree on permission granted to someone who may become injured. Read More
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HB 994 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would add the option that a record of a donation or anatomical gift that is signed by an individual other than the donor be acknowledge by a notary public. The bill would also change the language in the disposition of remains forms from "divorce" to "marriage dissolved by divorce, annulment, or declared void." Read More
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HB 744 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, a person in a civil case may recover reasonable attorney’s fees from an individual, or a corporation. If this bill passes, any “other legal entity”, such as limited liability corporations and limited liability partnerships, would be added to the list of entities from which one may recover attorney’s fees. In addition, this bill specifies that this section does not authorize the recovery of attorney’s fees from...Read More
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SB 798 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the legislature is authorized to establish days of recognition and ceremony. SB 798 would establish July 7 as Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Day in recognition of the ultimate sacrifice made by Texas law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.Read More
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SB 495 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill pertains to evidence that may be used in court in child custody cases to determine custody and visitation rights. This bill would allow a court to consider credible evidence of past or present neglect or physical or sexual abuse committed by a person other than the child's parent who his likely to reside in the same house as the child or who has a dating relationship with the child's parent. The bill would also allow the court...Read More
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SB 566 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would allow an otherwise qualified contractor with a domestic relations office to conduct adoption evaluations for that office.Read More
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SB 40 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 40 increase the amount of bonds required to be taken out by certain judges who preside over guardianship proceedings. As an alternative to a bond, a county would be able to obtain insurance to protect against losses caused by gross negligence of a judge of a statutory county court in performing the duties of office. The purpose of this bill is to protect he assets of estates under guardianship from gross judicial negligence. Read More
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SB 396 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 396 would designate a portion of Highway 10 in Guadalupe
County as the Texas Game Warden Teyran “Ty” Patterson Memorial Highway.
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SB 413 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 413 is a local bill bracketed only for a county with a population of more than 780,000 but less than 790,000. This bill would allow any officer authorized to collect a fee to request the trial court in which a criminal action or proceeding was held to make a finding that a fee is uncollectible if the officer believes the defendant is deceased, the defendant is serving a sentence for life, or the fee has been unpaid for at least 15 years. If...Read More
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SB 49 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, there is no procedure for appointing new students to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship if someone currently receiving the scholarship is no longer eligible for it. This bill would establish such a system, allowing the elected official to appoint another student who is eligible.Read More
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SB 18 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the legislature mandates that universities set aside no less than 15 percent of each student's tuition, in excess of 46 dollars per credit hour, and allocate that money toward programs that offer needs-based financial assistance. This bill, if enacted, would repeal this requirement.Read More
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SB 44 |
85(R) - 2017 |
As the bill author's statement of intent explains:"Until 2015, candidates for various judicial offices were required to submit a petition containing
250 signatures in addition to the filing fee or, if a candidate submitted a petition in lieu of the
filing fee, 250 additional signatures. A bill last session removed that requirement."SB 44 would reinstate those signature requirements for counties with a population of more than 1.5 million...Read More
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HB 1062 |
85(R) - 2017 |
House Bill 1062 would allow the
Trinity Valley Community College District to increase their board to 11
members.
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HB 1936 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would prohibit a government entity from entering into a taxpayer resource transaction with an organization that performs elective abortions or an affiliate of a facility that performs elective abortions. Read More
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SB 505 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would prohibit a former elected official who takes a job as a lobbyist from knowingly making an expenditure from political contributions they received as an office holder or candidate for two years after the date their last term in office ended.Read More
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SB 503 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 503 would amend the Election Code to add that for a candidate to be eligible for public office that person must not be required to register as a lobbyist. This provision would not apply to an official of a political subdivision with a population of 150,000 or less other than the presiding officer of the governing body of the subdivision, or the office of the presiding officer of the governing body of a political subdivision with a population...Read More
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