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HB 3929 |
84(R) - 2015 |
House Bill 3929 would amend Chapter 411 of the Government Code relating to the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to create the automatic license plate reader system.The bill would authorize law enforcement agencies to use images and all related captured plate data produced by an automatic license plate reader system for the following purposes:detecting or investigating a criminal offense,detecting or investigating a criminal...Read More
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SB 481 |
84(R) - 2015 |
SB 481 would make three changes to the health insurance
laws. Firstly, it would change the meaning of “facility-based physician” by
including an assistant surgeon. The purpose of this is to expand health
insurance coverage that an assistant surgeon provides.
Secondly, the bill would require a physician who works at a
health facility, but is not on that facility’s health network, to send a
patient a billing...Read More
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SB 652 |
84(R) - 2015 |
Senate Bill 652 would recognize by law that a franchisor is not the employer of a franchisee, nor the employer of a franchisee's employees.Read More
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HB 1586 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 1586 would require the establishment of up to seven geographic and population-based juvenile regional associations by the Juvenile Justice Board of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) and hire at least one full-time employee to lead each region. Each regional association would be required to develop a written strategic plan by May 2016 to be implemented by December 2016.The bill would commission the TJJD Office of the Independent...Read More
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HB 4071 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 4071 would require a peace officer to obtain a search warrant before performing a body cavity search during an investigative detention. According to the bill, "body cavity search" means "an inspection that is conducted of a
person's anal or vaginal cavity in any manner, including by visual
inspection, digital probing, x-ray, enema, or colonoscopy".
If a body cavity search would occur, the search must be performed in a private, sanitary...Read More
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HB 670 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 670 would provide that a court, arbitrator, or
administrative adjudicator’s decisions could not be based on foreign law if the
application would result in a violation of a fundamental right guaranteed by
the United States Constitution. The bill would provide that any contract
provision requiring the use of foreign law in a dispute under the contract is
void. An action filed in Texas by a Texas resident to a foreign forum is...Read More
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HB 1525 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 1525 would amend the Government Code to require the Department of Public Safety to compile and maintain statistical information on offenses involving family violence and submit an annual report on this statistical information to the legislature.Read More
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HB 3417 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 3417 would amend Education Code to authorize a student
who is enrolled in a special education program to earn an endorsement on the
student's transcript with or without modification of curriculum requirements.
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HB 158 |
84(R) - 2015 |
House Bill 158 would amend Chapter 151 of the Tax Code and the subsection regarding the allocation of proceeds from the collection of the taxes imposed by this chapter on the sale, storage, or use of sporting goods.House Bill 158 would remove the current restriction that prevents the comptroller from crediting to the Parks and Wildlife Department or the Texas Historical Commission any amounts of such money in excess of the amounts appropriated...Read More
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HB 2565 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The bill would create a commission to study and review all penal laws of this state other than certain criminal offenses. The bill would require the commission to make recommendations to the Legislature regarding the repeal of certain laws that are identified as being unnecessary, unclear, duplicative, overly broad, or otherwise insufficient to serve the intended purpose of the law. The bill would require the commission to report findings...Read More
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HB 2151 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 2151 would amend Education Code to provide that the board of trustees of a school district is not required to address a
complaint that the board receives concerning a student's participation in an
extracurricular activity that does not involve a violation of a right under Chapter 26, Education Code. Read More
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HB 2125 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The bill would amend the Election Code to prohibit the use of regular paper ballots at any polling
place if a voting system is used in the election. Read More
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HB 1384 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 1384 would allow the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to authorize baccalaureate degree programs for nursing at public junior colleges that show a workforce need. The program would be funded only by the
public junior college's proportionate share of state appropriations, local funds,
and private sources for the first two years. In third, fourth, and fifth years, state
appropriations would be limited to 50 percent of...Read More
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HCR 107 |
84(R) - 2015 |
On behalf of the 84th Legislature of the State of
Texas, HCR 107 would request the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the
house to create a joint interim committee to study the problem of human
trafficking in Texas. Read More
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HB 3197 |
84(R) - 2015 |
The fiscal note above provides a sufficient explanation of
what this bill would do. Read More
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HB 3914 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 3914 would establish a procedure by which an individual who is believed to be incapacitated and subject to a court order concerning that incapacitation petition to have that set aside. The bill would establish a court procedure for investigating before a person loses any rights due to incapacitation. Read More
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HB 1227 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 1227 would repeal Subchapter
C, Chapter 38, Education Code, which requires school districts to assess the physical fitness of students in grade 3 or higher and makes conforming changes. Read More
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HB 3546 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 3546 would amend the
Education Code to authorize a school district's board of trustees to
establish a minimum required score for each section of an examination to advance to the next grade in primary school or an examination for high school academic
subject credit. The score would be required to be higher than existing minimum
required scores for the examinations but no higher than a score in the 90th percentile for the respective...Read More
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HB 969 |
84(R) - 2015 |
HB 969 would amend code to remove a defendant's net worth from the list of
factors the jury shall consider determining exemplary damages and
establish that an individual's wealth is not relevant for supporting a
claim for exemplary damages or calculating the amount. This would
authorize a trial court to, only after the court has found a written
order from the claimant demonstrating a substantial likelihood of
success on the...Read More
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HB 3972 |
84(R) - 2015 |
This bill would require the board of trustees of a school district to develop
security guidelines for school district property selected for use as a polling place, and consult with local law enforcement and election officials. Read More
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