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SB 702 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 702 would postpone sunset of The Prepaid Higher
Education Tuition Board from 2021 to 2033. The bill would make a variety of changes to the Board in accordance with recommendations by the Sunset Advisory Commission. The bill would also establish an advisory committee subject to open meetings rules of Chapter 551.Read More
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SB 630 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 630 would require the Agua Special Utility District to hold an election on the uniform election date in November of each even-numbered year to elect the appropriate number of directors for the board. It also would require that the annual board meeting in which the budget is discussed be held within the district. The House Substitute for this bill added the following provisions: A director cannot be removed from the board for failing...Read More
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HB 3442 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3442 would require that a copy of a complaint filed with the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners against a license holder be provided to the license holder. Additionally, the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners would be required to provide to a complainant a copy of any response made by a license holder who is the subject of the complaint. Complaints initiated by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners...Read More
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HB 3165 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3165 would make a child’s voluntary absence from their home due to domestic abuse an affirmative defense to a school truancy charge.Read More
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HB 2847 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2847 would grant the Tarrant County Hospital District the authority to sell or license technology or intellectual property that is owned by or licensed to the district or a nonprofit corporation formed by the district, enter into a contract to provide services related to such technology or intellectual property, and to take necessary action to protect or benefit from the exclusivity of the technology and intellectual property owned by...Read More
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HB 2698 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2698 would repeal a section of statute which prevents a person from decorating the doorway or window of a retail alcoholic beverage establishment in a way that obstructs the view of the general public.Read More
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HB 2171 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2171 would extend the ability to purchase continued health benefits coverage after retirement to firefighters and emergency medical service providers employed by emergency service districts in counties with a population of at least 200,000.Read More
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HB 2080 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2080 would update and revise procedures for a person to file suit against the comptroller to dispute the amount of a tax. The effect of the bill would be to expand access to courts in order to dispute a tax.Read More
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HB 1213 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1213 would allow court reporter costs stemming from certain hearings or proceedings for involuntary detention to be recovered by counties that house a state hospital. Read More
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HB 837 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 837 would amend the process for revoking certificates of necessity and convenience for a retail public utility. The bill would require the Public Utility Commission to require a petitioner for water utility decertification to submit a report to the utility commission verifying that all required compensation has been paid to the decertified retail public utility and the certificate holder.This bill would also require a municipality...Read More
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HB 374 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 374 would extend the deadline to submit the final report of The Red River Boundary Commission to July 30, 2023 rather than 2021. The Red River Boundary Commission was established to determine the boundary between this state and the State of Oklahoma in the Texoma area.Read More
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HB 180 |
87(R) - 2021 |
Under current law, the commissioners court of a county with a population of
one million or more may allow an employee to voluntarily
transfer vacation leave time earned by the employee to a county sick
leave pool. HB 180 would expand this ability to any county with a population of 800,000 or more. Read More
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SB 2037 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 2037 would require the Health and Human Services Commission to adopt a definition of "exploitation" (in the context of exploiting an elderly person) that does not exclude from the definition "the provision of a monetary or property loan made to a provider by an individual receiving services from that provider." The purpose of this bill is to enable the prosecution of caretakers who exploit elderly people in their care by taking money...Read More
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SB 1968 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1968 would require the comptroller
to establish the Family Educational Relief Program, a form of Education Savings Account, to provide
funding for eligible parents and guardians to choose
from public, private, charter, or homeschool options for their children's education. The fund would only be allowed to pay for the following: 1) tuition and fees at a private school, public or private institution of higher education
or a private...Read More
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SB 1745 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1745 would establish a joint interim committee to conduct a study regarding colonias and to consider a number of issues such as updating the colonia classification system, assessing the definition of colonies across state agencies, adopting new metrics to track conditions in colonias, and reviewing impacts of COVID-19 on colonia residents, among other things.This joint committee would have to prepare and submit a report to the legislature...Read More
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SB 1741 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1741 would make certain changes to criminal laws regarding rioting and the prosecution of rioters. It would prohibit any court, besides the one before which the case is pending, from releasing someone on a personal bond who is charged with rioting. A person arrested without a warrant for rioting would only be able to be released on bond after either their personal information is collected or 72 hours has passed, whichever is earlier....Read More
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SB 1630 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1630 would require an owner or operator of a group home (as defined by the bill) to obtain criminal history record information from the Texas Department of Public Safety for applicants for employment as well as current employees. An owner or operator of a group home would be prohibited from hiring or continuing to employ an individual who has been convicted of any offense under a number of specified Penal Code chapters or any Class A...Read More
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SB 1489 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1489 would require the Department of State Health Services to post a printable brochure on the department's website containing information about preventable measures and treatments for COVID-19. Such a brochure would have to include information on:methods for improving the functioning of an individual's immune system; the importance of therapeutic prevention of COVID-19;the importance of seeking treatment for COVID-19 as soon as...Read More
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SB 1412 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1412 would update the respective processes for adopting and repealing a local-option tax for maintenance of county roads, including within a defined area within a county rather than the entire county. Read More
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SB 917 |
87(R) - 2021 |
Under current law, a person may author an advance directive to express their wishes regarding life-saving medical treatment in the event of a catastrophic injury that prevents them from making their own medical decisions. A doctor acting with approval from the hospital may ignore an advance directive and choose to withdraw life-sustaining treatment after giving 10 days advance notice to the patient's family. SB 917 would extend the...Read More
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