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HB 3250 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3250 would require that a residential property insurance policy that includes coverage for additional living expenses must cover the additional living expenses incurred by an insured in the event the insured property is uninhabitable due to a stoppage of water, electricity, sewer, or natural gas services for a period of at least 24 hours. Coverage required by this bill would begin not less than a day after a stoppage...Read More
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HB 2182 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2182 would standardize the delivery of notice and communications regarding estates. It would define a qualified delivery method in the Estates Code and replace mentions of communication with the new definition. It would also make minor changes to various estate laws, including creating a distinction between community property owned by the deceased or surviving spouse for liability of debts and changing the age eligibility for waiving...Read More
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SB 1527 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1527 would establish the Rural Schools and
Communities Technical Assistance Center (Center) to assist
small and rural school districts with the implementation and
expansion of the Collegiate Edu-Nation P-20 System Model for 21st
Century School Transformation to ensure better economic and life opportunities through the expansion of broadband development in rural
communities. The bill would also require the
commissioner of education...Read More
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HB 2629 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2629 would require all ATMs in the state not owned or operated by a bank to be registered before being available for public use. The owner of an applicable ATM would have to submit an application to the Texas Department of Banking that includes information on the owner and the business it is located on. The Texas Finance Commission would be required to charge an application fee of between $5 and $25 per ATM but below $200 total, regardless...Read More
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HB 2953 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2953 would make small changes to child support proceedings. It would require records of court orders regarding child support provided to the state to include medical support and dental support. The form included in such records could have an option for a party to apply for child support services from a Title IV-D agency. Parties to a child support proceeding who wish to waive their right to a court hearing would be able to waive it through...Read More
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HB 3126 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3126 would permit an advanced practice registered nurse to examine the incapacity of a person in a guardianship proceeding if they are acting under a physician's authority and supervision. Read More
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HB 100 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 100 would allow municipal animal control authorities to impound violent dogs in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city if the authority receives a notarized affidavit signed by at least two residents from different households alleging that dangerous or aggressive dogs have made repeated attacks against people, domestic animals, or livestock and that the presence of the dangerous or aggressive dogs creates an unsafe environment....Read More
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HB 3656 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3656 would clarify and codify a number of regulations with respect to employee classification in the construction industry. Among other things, the bill stipulates that a contractor "shall properly classify each individual providing construction services as either an employee or an independent contractor in accordance with commission rules." The bill would impose substantial financial penalties for failure to comply. Read More
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HB 1568 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1568 would alter the definition of an "eligible school district" concerning property value, which is the basis for which schools receive state funding. HB 1568 changes the lower limit of the aggregate local value on sampled property, as determined by the comptroller, to 85% from 90%. In determining if the local value of a school district is valid, the comptroller would now need to use a margin of error that does not exceed 7.5% instead of 5%.Read More
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HB 1781 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1781 would allow the holder of a valid deer breeder’s permit to propagate dear by cloning.Read More
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HB 3598 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3598 would create a mandatory minimum term of confinement for a person convicted of intoxication manslaughter of five years, up from the current minimum of two years. A person serving a sentence for an intoxication manslaughter conviction would not be eligible for parole or mandatory supervision until they have served five calendar years, except that a judge granting community supervision to a person convicted of this offense would...Read More
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HB 3294 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3294 would require title fees to be deposited directly in the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Fund rather than in the Texas Mobility Fund.Read More
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HB 4355 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 4355 would require the Texas Juvenile Justice Department,
when discharging a child in confinement or under supervision, to verify whether
they have a driver’s license, personal identification card, birth certificate,
or Social Security Card. If they do not have one, the Department would have to
submit a request to the applicable entity on behalf of the child. The
Department would be able to charge the child or their guardian for...Read More
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HB 2821 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2821 would require a child in foster care who engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for community supervision to be referred to community juvenile services rather than be prosecuted in juvenile court. Behavior intervention programs at foster care facilities would have to include crisis response training with a goal of limiting law enforcement involvement. If enacted, juvenile boards would have to track certain information...Read More
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HB 4212 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 4212 would make certain changes to laws regarding criminal defendants with a mental illness or disability. The bill would permit a motion in a criminal proceeding to determine whether probable cause exists to believe that a defendant lacks the capacity to understand the criminal proceedings or is unfit to proceed in them. If the court determines probable cause exists, the court would be permitted to dismiss the charges. Such a dismissal...Read More
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HB 2793 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2793 would make certain changes to laws regarding parole. It would require the written decisions of parole panels, when denying an inmate parole, to explain the specific actions the inmate must take to address factors that contributed to their denial. They would have to provide copies of their written decision to the Rehabilitative Programs division of the Department of Criminal Justice. If enacted, the Board of Pardons and Paroles would...Read More
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HB 2742 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2742 would require the Comprehensive Reentry and Reintegration Plan maintained by the Department of Criminal Justice to require programs to begin as soon as possible after an offender is taken into their custody. It would expand the programs offered to offenders, requiring them to provide offenders with the development of prosocial behavior and positive relationships generally. The programs would also have to provide offenders with spiritual...Read More
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HB 3016 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3016 would prohibit the governor from issuing any executive order during an emergency or disaster that suspends any provision in the Code of Criminal Procedure or Penal Code.Read More
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HB 3916 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3916 would allow individuals who own a
distributed generation facility, such as solar panels, small wind turbines, fuel cells that run on hydrogen, natural gas, gasoline, or diesel generators, to sell their surplus electric power in the ERCOT power region under certain circumstances including at wholesale price.Read More
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HB 3162 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3162 would exempt design-build projects from certificate of merit requirements when contracted with a governmental entity. Read More
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