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HB 3938 |
84(R) - 2015 |
House Bill 3938 would amend Chapter 342 of the Finance Code related to consumer loans, and more specifically Subchapter I regarding insurance, to provide that on a loan made under this chapter and subject to Subchapter E related to interest charges on non-real property loans, a lender, through a licensed insurance agent, could offer a borrower single premium life insurance. The lender would not be allowed to require that the borrower...Read More
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HB 1782 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The bill description in the fiscal note accurately and adequately describes the provisions of HB 1782.Read More
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HB 463 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The bill would amend Section 202.059 (b) of the Transportation Code, which requires a Texas
Department of Transportation (TxDOT) District Engineer to notify property owners of a third
party's request to mow, bail, shred or hoe material on state highway right of way adjacent to their
property and to offer property owners the first right of refusal to mow, bail, shred, or hoe material
on that right-of-way. The bill would provide that...Read More
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HB 3623 |
84(R) - 2015 |
House Bill 3623 would amend Section 11.23 of the Tax Code related to miscellaneous exemptions to add an exemption from taxation of the real and tangible personal property for the National Hispanic Institute.Read More
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HB 3190 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 3190 seeks to make a few substantive changes to the Property code concerning trusts. They are below as followed:The bill would establish that, for purposes of its provisions, the term "advisor"
includes a protector and that an advisor with authority with respect to investment decisions is an
investment advisor. HB 3190 would establish that a protector of a trust has all the power and
authority granted to the protector by the trust...Read More
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HB 2472 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 2472 would repeal the Sunset
provision for limited automatic admission to The University of Texas at Austin, which would allow limited automatic admission to the University of Texas at Austin to continue. The original legislation authorizing the limited automatic admission was passed in 2009 and the sunset provision that this bill repeals would cause the automatic admission to expire in 2017. Read More
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HB 1949 |
84(R) - 2015 |
By creating a statutory provision requiring annexing authorities to annex the adjacent right-of-way on both sides of the annexed road, this legislation will help to clarify and settle responsibilities between counties and municipalities over who is responsible for maintenance of the road area after annexation.Read More
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HB 1783 |
84(R) - 2015 |
Some schools have differing policies with respect to reporting an alleged crime at school. Concern has been expressed that some schools may actively discourage the reporting of crimes or have policies regarding who crimes must be reported to. This legislation would allow any public school employee who witnesses a crime to report it to any peace officer. Read More
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HB 2655 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The bill would amend Chapter 264 of the Family Code to require the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to study the effectiveness of the relative and other designated caregiver placement program, also known as kinship care, created by Subchapter I and make recommendations to the legislature for improving the program.The bill would require the recommended improvements to be designed to:minimize the number of placements...Read More
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SB 1630 |
84(R) - 2015 |
5/26/15 Update:A House amendment added the "raise the age" provision to this legislation to prevent 17 year old children from being tried as adults. We support this provision.Original Analysis Below:SB 1630 would create a provision that the juvenile court may commit a child without a determinate sentence if the court makes a special commitment finding that the child has behavioral health or other special needs that can not be met by the...Read More
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HB 2 |
84(R) - 2015 |
5/25/15 update:Amendments adopted on the House floor and a committee substitute would make several changes that are reflected in bold in our previous analysis below. The committee substitute would also allow for several other transfers of unspent money.First chamber analysis:House Bill 2 would make adjustments to appropriations from for the 2013-2014 fiscal biennium.House Bill 2 would make appropriation reductions to the Public...Read More
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HB 928 |
84(R) - 2015 |
(The second chamber sponsor is Hinojosa.)HB 928, if passed, would make a number of changes to the
Water Code as it relates to local preparation for potential drought. There are
three major sections of the bill, each of which will be described in turn.
Section one would modify Section 10.010 of the code in part
by cleaning up some of the language, and by eliminating a task force which was
implemented in 2003). It would also enlarge...Read More
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HB 4168 |
84(R) - 2015 |
(The second chamber sponsor is Senator Kohlkorst.)HB 4168, if passed, would modify the Acts of the 59th
Legislature, regarding the Gulf Coast Water Authority. Two sets of changes
would be introduced by the bill. The first set would be to permit the Gulf
Coast Water Authority to enter into retail service agreements with the Electric
Reliability Council of Texas.
The second set of changes modifies the requirements for the
Board of...Read More
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HB 3474 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 3474 seeks to make changes to code concerning issues affecting counties and other governmental entities. There are several different issues addressed in this bill. The bill would allow individuals who have been arrested for a Class B or Class C misdemeanor and has completed a veterans treatment court program to have their records expunged after the court has dismissed the case and makes clarifying changes. The bill would require that...Read More
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HB 3576 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 3576 seeks to amend the statutory framework which provides the right of first refusal to owners of low income housing tax credit developments. The bill would require the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to adopt rules that provide for the
amendment of a land use restriction agreement. Rules adopted under
this subsection must require reasonable notice to tenants, a public
hearing, and board approval for any material...Read More
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HB 3311 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 3311 would the prohibit the board of the Texas
Department of Housing and Community Affairs from allocating to developments reserved for
elderly persons and located in an urban subregion of a uniform state
service region a percentage of the available housing tax credits
allocated to developments located in that subregion that is greater
than the percentage that results from the formula given, unless
there are no other qualified applicants...Read More
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HB 1438 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The fiscal note above provides a sufficient explanation of
what this bill would do. Read More
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HB 4130 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 4130 would make changes to the Jonah Water Special Utility District board member's composition, eligibility, and election rules to provide for single member districts.Read More
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HB 3002 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 3002 would amend Section 280.003 (Street Lights in
Subdivision Located in Certain Counties) of the Transportation Code. This legislation would require a county tax
assessor-collector to include a certain fee in a tax bill for property owners
in unincorporated areas near the border. Currently, a county charges a fee for the installation and maintenance
of a street light in those areas. This legislation would make that fee a tax...Read More
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HB 2775 |
84(R) - 2015 |
This legislation would amend the Election Code to specify a single notarized affidavit by the person who
obtained the signatures would to be valid for all signatures gathered by that person provided the affidavit is notarized after the date of the last signature, and allow a petition to be corrected and additional signatures to be
presented after it has been initially filed and before the deadline for filing a petition.Read More
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