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HB 4047 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 4047 would require the Health and Human Services Commission to ensure that, in implementing the Medicaid electronic visit verification system, a healthcare provider would be allowed to enter a variable schedule; submit a claim to be reimbursed; and submit a claim to be reimbursed for an amount of time that does not exceed the amount of authorized hours, unless the additional hours are approved; and is equal to or less than the appropriately...Read More
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HB 633 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 633 would allow projects in counties with a population of not more than one million, to use date compiled but the Texas Workforce Commission's Labor Market and Career Information Department to determine the prevailing wages of public contracts. This state data would only be able to be used if there was no data available through the Office of Management and Budget in the Standard Occupational Classification system.Read More
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HB 3346 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3346 would add an indicator for evaluating schools that student preparedness for success in subsequent grade
levels are measured by meeting standards, adopted by
commissioner rule, other than performance on assessment
instruments.Read More
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HB 455 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 455 would prohibit employers from asking about a job applicant's criminal record on an initial employment application form, except in cases where statute already mandates that criminal records be considered when applying for a position.The bill specifies that an employer may ask a job applicant about their criminal record upon inviting them to an interview or after a conditional job offer has been made.Read More
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HB 2230 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2230 would require the Commissioner of Education to establish a task
force to study the utility, efficacy, and feasibility of
incorporating fine arts into foundation curriculum.Read More
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HB 462 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 462 would remove the requirement that a person must know they are engaging in sexual conduct with an adult or child prostitute that is a trafficking victim in order to have committed an offense, instead making it an offense whether or not the person knows that the prostitute is a trafficking victim. If the prostitute is an adult, such an offense would be a second-degree felony; if the prostitute is a child, it would be a first-degree...Read More
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HB 1970 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1970 would require a property owners’ association board to establish an enforcement policy regarding fines that must include each category of restrictive covenants for which the association may assess a reasonable fine and a a schedule of fines for each category of violation.HB 1970 would also require the board to file the enforcement policy with their county clerk.Read More
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HB 716 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 716 would require the Texas
Department of Housing and Community Affairs to conduct
a study on the number of incidents and causes of mold contamination
in housing developments that are wholly or partly supported by
financial assistance administered by the department. Read More
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HB 1725 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1725 would prohibit a mail-in ballot from being counted if if is delivered in a manner not explicitly mentioned in existing law or if the ballot is deposited in an unattended receptacle other than a mailbox or common carrier receptacle.Read More
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HB 4442 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 4442 requires that an applicant submit an fee of $200 for any well utilizing a reserve pit for disposal of oil field wastes on the well site. This bill would direct a program for oil and gas waste reduction incentives towards solids control equipment and
closed-loop drilling systems. Under this bill, the Railroad Commission of Texas would be required to adopt a rule mandating a notice for noncommercial surface...Read More
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HB 1892 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1892 would require the only place any reference to a political party can be indicated on a mail-in ballot for a partisan primary election is the carrier envelope.Read More
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HB 240 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 240 would require group health benefit plan to provide coverage for serious emotional disturbance of a child, based on medical necessity, for at least 45 days of inpatient treatment and 60 visits for outpatient treatment during a calendar year. HB 240 would exempt Texas Public School Employee benefits from this mandate.The bill would also require the Department of Insurance to conduct a study to determine and evaluate the...Read More
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HB 3875 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3875 would prohibit a juvenile from being referred to juvenile court for engaging in prostitution and would exclude engaging in prostitution from the definition of delinquent conduct. If enacted, a person younger than 17 years old would not be able to be criminally prosecuted for engaging in prostitution.Read More
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HB 571 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 571 would requires the ERS board of trustees to develop develop a cost-positive bundled-pricing program for health benefit plans provided under the group benefits program. The bill specifies that a health care facility, physician, or health care provider is not required to participate in the program and must expressly agree in writing to participate.Read More
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HB 3199 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3199 would allow an individual, corporation, partnership, firm, trust,
or association to file a written application with the governing
body or commissioners court of a municipality to establish or use a cemetery located inside the limits of and authorized by the municipality or commissioners court in a county with a population of more than 750,000 or a county adjacent to a county with a population of
more than 750,000.
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HB 2004 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2004 would protect a burn boss who is a
certified and insured prescribed burn manager from liability for property damage, personal
injury, or death caused by or resulting from the smoke that occurs
more than 300 feet from the burn. This protection from liability does not apply to a burn boss who commits
gross negligence or intentionally causes property damage, personal
injury, or death. This bill would prohibit a state agency from...Read More
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HB 605 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 605 would require that each school district adopt a healthy and safe
school water plan which would include provisions for periodic testing for lead in school water sources and reducing exposure to elevated levels of lead in
school water sources.Read More
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HB 3998 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3998 would prevent a political subdivision from adopting or enforcing an order, ordinance, or other measure including an emergency management order, that prohibits or limits the amount of time of an individual's access to an imminently dying member of the individual's family. Read More
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HB 454 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 454 would permit counties to create juvenile family drug
court programs to handle cases of adult offenders with substance abuse problems
that reside in the home of a child with a pending juvenile criminal case. An
individual handled through such a program could be required to pay for all of
their treatment within the program based on their ability to pay. HB 454 would
encourage counties establishing such a program to use court improvement...Read More
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HB 890 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 890 would permit a juvenile court to conduct a proceeding remotely and allow a participant to participate remotely. The court would not have to obtain permission from the parties to do so, unless required by the United States or Texas Constitutions. The Office of Court Administration would be required to provide guidance to a juvenile court proceeding involving a jury. If enacted, a juvenile court judge would have to submit a plan to...Read More
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