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HB 1164 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 1164 would amend code to require each school district to evaluate student writing achievement in grades four, seven, and at the end of English 1 and English 2 secondary-level courses and to use any method the district determines is appropriate for assessment. The school district would be required to provide written notice to the parent or individual in the parental relation of the student's writing assessment. A report would be required...Read More
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HB 1150 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 1150 would extend the time period when a fireworks permit holder may sell fireworks. Fireworks can currently be sold June 24 to midnight of July 4 and December 20 to midnight of January 1. This would add additional periods from February 25 to midnight of March 2, April 16 to midnight on April 21, and beginning Wednesday before the last Monday in May and ending at midnight on the last Monday in May. Read More
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HB 1000 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 1000 would rename the Texas Competitive Knowledge Fund (TCKF) as the
Texas Research University Fund, and would make changes to the
eligibility of the fund. The bill would provide that eligible
institutions are institutions designated as research universities that
made total annual research expenditures of at least $450 million in
three consecutive fiscal years, and removes emerging research
universities from eligibility.The...Read More
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HB 1908 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The purpose of this legislation is to ensure that inmates with certain mental illnesses continue to receive care post-incarceration. The potential costs are outlined in the fiscal note above.Read More
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HB 743 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 743 would make changes to state required assessment tests for public school students. The bill would require that an assessment instrument be determined to be valid
and reliable based on empirical evidence by an entity independent of the
Texas Education Agency (TEA) and test developer before being
administered. It would also require TEA to ensure that assessments primarily assess the
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)...Read More
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HB 737 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 737 would authorize a county or municipality in a region with a population of at least 425,000 and composed of counties each with a population of 4,500 but less than 311,000 currently operating a 9-1-1 system through a regional planning commission (RPC) to create a regional emergency communication district.The district would be governed by a board of managers with certain powers and duties. The bill sets out provisions relating to the...Read More
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HB 3244 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 3244 would allow home-rule municipalities to use a broker to sell property that is held in trust. Cities that have full ownership of properties may already do this. HB 3244 would allow allow them to do the same in situations in which they hold property in trust for other taxing entities. Read More
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HB 3043 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 3043 seeks to clarify the scope of duties for electrical journeyman lineman to include the installation of equipment associated with the
transmission and distribution of electricity from the
electricity ’s original source to a substation and from a substation
to the point where the electricity enters a building or structure on
a customer ’s premises for further distribution.The executive director or commission would adopt the...Read More
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SB 1684 |
84(R) - 2015 |
05/25/2015 update:The bill removes commissioned law personnel from the list of allowed first responders in the Senate committee substitute.Original analysis:SB 1684 would amend code to allow first responders, such as firefighters and other emergency medical services personnel, to carry a concealed handgun while on duty. This would allow them to receive a designation on their CHL identifying them as a first responder. To receive the...Read More
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HB 283 |
84(R) - 2015 |
A county commissioners court, an elected school
district board of trustees if the school district has 10,000 or more students, or an elected governing body of a
home-rule municipality, if the county, school district, or
municipality has a population of 50,000 or more, shall: make a video of their open meetings and make that video readily accessible and archived on said website. Read More
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HB 939 |
84(R) - 2015 |
This bill seeks to amend the Property Code to state that property owners’
association may not adopt or enforce a dedicatory instrument
provision that prohibits, restricts, or has the effect of
prohibiting or restricting an owner from owning, operating,
installing, or maintaining a permanently installed standby
electric generator. Property owners' associations may adopt certain regulations regarding the operation and installation of...Read More
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HB 991 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 991 seeks to make the Department of Agriculture to publish the a notice on the current
rates of the federal and state motor fuel taxes on each pump in a clear and conspicuous manner. The civil penalties in the filed version have since been removed.Read More
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HB 1786 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 1786 seeks to transfer the Texas Education Agency's (TEA) regulatory authority, functions, and activities of public drivers education programs to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR). The bill would also allow the Commission of Licensing and Regulation to establish application, license, and registration fees to be determined after passage. Read More
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HB 2634 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 2634 would close a loophole that allows for an engineer or architect, or entity related to the engineer or architect, to also serve as construction manager-at-risk for a governmental entity's project. HB 2634 would also add that an entity is related to the governmental entity's architect or
engineer if the entity is a sole proprietorship, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
or other entity that is a subsidiary,...Read More
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HB 2739 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 2739 would permit a concealed handgun license (CHL) to count as valid proof of identification for access to goods, services, or facilities. This bill would not affect instances where an individual is required to present a driver’s
license or identification certificate in addition to a concealed
handgun license nor does it affect the types of identification required under federal
law to access airport premises or pass through airport security.Read More
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HB 2391 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 2391 would require a seller, at the consumer's request, to refund the balance of certain stored
value cards in cash, if that stored value card was redeemed in person to make a purchase and has a
balance of less than $2.50 remaining following the redemption. Read More
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HB 4175 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 4175 would permit a list of certain
municipal utility districts, utility districts, and water control and
improvement districts to exercise eminent domain if the district submits
a letter to the Comptroller of Public Accounts by December 31, 2015. Read More
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HB 4147 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 4167 seeks to create the Missouri City Management District No. 1 to promote,
develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce,
transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts,
entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public
welfare in the district. All or part of the district is eligible
to be included in a tax increment or abatement reinvestment zone, and
enterprise zone, or an industrial district.The...Read More
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HB 4103 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 4103 would clarify in the code that municipal
court judges who continue to serve for another term in office may perform the
duties of their office without an additional oath or affirmation. This would effectively make their oath or affirmation from the previous term carry over into the subsequent term.Read More
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HB 4099 |
84(R) - 2015 |
This legislation would require the Department
of Motor Vehicles to issue K9s4Cops specialty license plates.Read More
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