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SB 279 |
84(R) - 2015 |
05/25/15 update:An amendment was introduced and adopted on the Senate floor. It would prevent the governing body of a taxing unit that adopted an exemption under Subsection (n) for the 2014 tax year may not reduce the amount of or repeal the exemption for 10 years. Nevertheless, an exemption under Subsection (n) could be repealed if an exemption granted under Subsection (s) is an amount greater than $5,000.A committee substitute was also...Read More
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SB 1950 |
84(R) - 2015 |
SB 1950 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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SB 1330 |
84(R) - 2015 |
SB 1330 would allow injury leave for peace officers serving in the office of the attorney general to be treated the same way as injury leave as peace officers commissioned by the Public Safety Commission, Parks and Wildlife Commission, or the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.Read More
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SB 1708 |
84(R) - 2015 |
SB 1708 would establish a program for the identification, rehabilitation, and treatment of child victims of the sex trafficking. A director would be appointed by the governor to oversee this program and coordinate with other bureaucratic agencies to identify victims who are eligible to receive services under this program. Under the program proposed by this legislation a caseworker would create a customized package of services for the victim’s...Read More
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HB 4174 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 4174 would establish a defined
area in the Fort Bend County Water Control
and Improvement District No. 2, which grants the district the authority to engage in projects and services that
uniquely benefit the defined area and provides authority to issue bonds and
impose assessments, fees, and taxes.Read More
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HB 2159 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The fiscal note above provides a sufficient explanation of
what this bill would do. Read More
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HB 2630 |
84(R) - 2015 |
(The second chamber sponsor is Senator Uresti.)HB 2630, if passed, would amend a number of sections of the
Family Code and the Human Resources Code regarding programs and procedures of
the Department of Family and Protective Services. The programs in question
relate to families of children who are at risk for neglect. Essentially, HB
2630 would require that these programs, and their various components, be
evidence based. Specific language...Read More
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HB 2804 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 2804 would require the Commissioner of Education to adopt a set of
performance indicators of the quality of learning and achievement. The
bill would amend the accountability indicators in Education Code
and would require the Commissioner to assign a separate rating for five domains. The first domain would contain the results
of statewide standardized tests and end-of-course tests,
as well as the results of tests for certain...Read More
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HB 2641 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The bill would amend Chapter 531 of the Government Code to require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to ensure that all information systems available for use by health and human services agencies are compliant with the applicable data exchange standards developed by an organization accredited by the American National Standards Institute. The bill gives HHSC the authority to develop rules and implement a system to...Read More
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HB 2134 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 2134 seeks to allow a reasonable standard for public information requests sent through
email by allowing the governmental body to also communicate through email. This bill would not change the responding deadlines. Read More
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HB 2794 |
84(R) - 2015 |
This bill addresses the issue of delayed birth certificates, when parents do not file for a certificate within one year of a child's birth and must apply for a delayed certificate. HB 2794 would amend the Health
and Safety Code to change the venue in which a person is authorized to file a
petition for an order establishing a record of the person's date of birth,
place of birth, and parentage from the county probate court of...Read More
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HB 2665 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 2665 would amend the
Estates Code to authorize the child of a ward to file an application
with a
court requesting access to the ward, including visitation or
communication with the ward. The court would be required to schedule a
hearing within 60 days of receipt of the application, unless required to
schedule an emergency hearing because the ward's death is imminent. The
bill would require the
guardian of a ward to...Read More
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HB 2633 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 2633 would place more restrictions on who can gain access to the record of a motor vehicle accident to only those who are properly concerned, such as the driver, property owners, and individuals in the accident. The bill would create a new,
redacted accident report that contain only the date, time, and location of
accidents, along with the make and model of vehicles involved. Read More
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HB 3523 |
84(R) - 2015 |
5/25/2015 update:The bill was amended on the Senate floor by making the transition to managed care of services provided to persons enrolled in the TxHmL mandatory. We continue to support HB 3523.The second chamber sponsor is Senator Perry.Updated chamber analysis below:Current statute in Section 534.053 of the Government Code
authorizes the continuation of the Intellectual and Developmental Disability System Redesign Advisory Committee...Read More
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HB 1628 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 1628 would establish the Texas Savings Promotion Act.
This act would allow credit unions and financial institutions to conduct a
savings promotion raffle. A saving promotion raffle would be a raffle used by a
credit union or financial institution in which “a chance of winning a
designated prize is the deposit of at least a specified amount of money in a
savings account or other savings program.” Read More
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HB 2521 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 2521 would require the comptroller to the extent possible under the Texas Constitution to remit to a county the amount
received from lease payments from land owned in fee simple by the county that
is leased for oil and natural gas production. The bill requires the remitted
money to be deposited to the credit of the county road and bridge fund and
restricts the use of such money by the county to road maintenance purposes. Read More
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HB 2205 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 2205 would amend Education Code to require the governor to appoint an additional nonvoting member to the State Board of Education (SBOE) that has experience working for and knowledge
of an alternative educator preparation program and who is not affiliated with
an institution of higher education. The bill would give SBEC procedure for changing the
accreditation status of a program that does not meet established accreditation
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HB 2186 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 2186 would amend code to require school district employees to participate in suicide prevention training once annually and remove language that requires the school district to keep records of employees who participate in the training. Read More
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HB 1455 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 1455, if passed,
would modify the Property Code (Subchapter C, Chapter 28) by adding two new
sections, 82.119, and 82.120, each of which will be discussed in turn. The
first change regards new procedures for filing suit and the second change
regards binding arbitration made on certain claims.
Section 82.119 places new requirements on condominium
associations (with more than eight units) if said associations wish to file
suit...Read More
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HB 1171 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 1171 would amend Education Code to extend the immunity of an open-enrollment charter school to include a charter holder and the employees and volunteers. The bill would establish that an
open-enrollment charter school is a local government for purposes of statutory
provisions relating to tort claims payments by local governments and requires
a payment on a tort claim to comply with those provisions. The bill
establishes that...Read More
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