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HB 2711 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2711 would stipulate that a person does not lose their homestead exemption while temporarily absent from their Texas residence because they are stationed abroad as a foreign service officer in the employment of the United States Department of State. Read More
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HB 156 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 156 would allow counties that border Mexico to impose an additional fee of not more than $10 for vehicle registration if approved by a majority of voters in an election. Revenue from this new fee would be used by the regional mobility authority to fund long-term transportation projects. Read More
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HB 3286 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3286 would allow the placement of signs prohibiting overnight parking of a commercial motor vehicle near certain apartment complexes.Read More
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HB 2569 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2569 would extend by one day the timeframe for which a retail fireworks permit holder is allowed to sell fireworks for Independence Day. Fireworks stands currently must close at midnight on July 4th but would be allowed to stay open until midnight on July 5th under the provisions of HB 2569.Read More
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HB 1764 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1764 would allow Atascosa County to impose a hotel occupancy tax to fund "construction, enlarging,
equipping, improvement, maintenance, repairing, and operation of a
civic center with an arena used for rodeos, livestock shows, and
agricultural expositions to substantially enhance hotel activity and encourage tourism."Read More
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HB 2405 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2405 would prohibit a municipal zoning or land use ordinance from prohibiting a religious organization from using the religious organization's facility as housing for homeless individuals, or having housing units on the organization's property for homeless individuals. However, this bill would allow a municipality to adopt or enforce an ordinance that imposes certain health and safety regulations on housing for homeless individuals on...Read More
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HB 4661 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 4661 would define what sexual harassment means in the government code. HB 4661 would require lobbyists to complete a sexual harassment training every two years following their registration with the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC). The bill would allow the TEC to deny, revoke, or suspend a registration under certain circumstances. HB 4661 would require the executive director of the TEC to temporarily suspend for 90 days the registration...Read More
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HB 782 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 782 would require a proposition to substantially submit the question with such definiteness and certainty that the voters are not misled. The bill would allow a person to seek from a court a writ of mandamus to compel the governing body of a city to comply with the requirement. HB 782 would also prohibit signature illegibility from disqualifying a signature for a petition so long as other verification...Read More
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HB 3141 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3141 would require a person who sells or resells tickets for a public event to disclose all fees charged in connection with the sale of a ticket for the event. Fees for event tickets sold on a ticket website must be posted on the website in a location easily accessible by potential ticket purchasers.Read More
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HB 1346 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1346 would amend Chapter 151, Tax Code, to authorize certain oil and gas producers who already file severance tax returns but who do not hold sales tax permits, to file refund claims for overpaid sales and use taxes directly with the comptroller. Read More
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HB 805 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 805 would exempt members of the Houston Firefighters' Relief and Retirement Fund who retired when they were 48 or older from recent legislative changes to firefighter retirement benefits. Without this bill, firefighters who retired before the age 55 under previous rules would have to wait until they are 55 to get any kind of cost of living benefit increases.Read More
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HB 1884 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1884 would require the Texas Workforce Commission to develop and administer a program under which the commission may award grants to one or more nonprofit organization that helps veterans and active-duty military members participate in apprenticeship training programs in Texas.Read More
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HB 3673 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3673 would require the State Department of Health Services to establish and maintain a registry of individuals diagnosed with sickle cell disease for use as a single repository of accurate, complete records to aid in the cure and treatment of sickle cell disease in Texas. HB 3673 would require such a registry to include a record of individuals in Texas who were diagnosed with sickle cell disease; and any other information regarding...Read More
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HB 1886 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1886 would require the Legislative Budget Board to study safety net programs available in the State of Texas during the five-year period preceding the effective date of this act. This study is designed to streamline program eligibility requirements, resources, and benefits; improve outcomes for recipients; and reduce costs to taxpayers. Safety net programs refer to any needs-based state or federal program that provides food, medical...Read More
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HB 4343 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 4343 would update the application form for Medicaid to require applicants to indicate their preferred contact information. The form would also have to include language that informs the applicant that preferred contact methods will be shared with the appropriate managed care organization or health plan provider; allows the applicant to consent to being contacted by their managed care organization or health plan provider through their...Read More
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SB 1917 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1917 would require the Health and Human Services Commission to conduct a public awareness and education outreach campaign about resources and programs available to aging adults who are blind or visually impaired in Texas. The campaign would have to be tailored to target populations, and disseminated through methods appropriate for each targeted population. In order to support this campaign, the commission would be required to: establish...Read More
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SB 1165 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1165 would extend the sunset provision which increased the size of the Dallas County Hospital District board of managers from seven to eleven members by delaying the requirement to revert back to seven members until September 1, 2030.Read More
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SB 1357 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1357 would provide more flexibility to both small and large counties with regards to deadlines to prepare budgets. The bill also changes the timeframe within which a commissioner's court must give notice of the proposed budget. Read More
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SB 504 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 504 would allow a county fire marshal to inspect group homes.Upon a complaint of any person, SB 504 would allow a county fire marshal to enter into a group home or assisted living facility or the premises of a building at any reasonable time to conduct an inspection. Additionally, the fire marshal would be required to order the removal of a building or structure in which a group home or assisted living facility is located if...Read More
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SB 2023 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 2023 would establish the Texas Tutor Corps competitive grant program to mobilize subject
matter experts and future and retired educators as tutors for students in certain schools highly effected by covid.Read More
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