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HB 2144 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2144 would make significant changes to laws regarding
public nuisance lawsuits. It would permit a person to be held liable for a public
nuisance only when they cause an unlawful condition that violates an
established public right, such as the use of public land, water, or air.
Activity expressly authorized by statute or rule and the lawful manufacturing,
selling, or advertising of a lawful product would be exempt from public
nuisance...Read More
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HB 2268 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2268 would require a utility to mail and hand deliver a disconnection notice to a customer at least 14
days before the date the utility disconnects the customer’s
service.Read More
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HB 962 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 962 would increase the required hours of behind-the-wheel instruction for driver training to 50 hours. This would be an increase from the current 30 hour requirement. Read More
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HB 853 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 853 would alter the considerations a court must use when issuing a possessive order for a child less than three years old. The new list would include the pre-existing child-parent relationship, including the parents’ level of contact with the child and its siblings, the present and proposed environments in which possession of or access to the child would occur, and the circumstances of the contesting parties. It would remove the effect...Read More
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HB 409 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 409 would exempt first-responders with certain levels of experience from entrance fees to state parks and hunting or fishing licenses.Read More
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HB 2318 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2318 would require that if more than one political subdivision’s proposition is to appear on the ballot, a unique letter of the alphabet be assigned to each measure.Read More
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HB 1418 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1418 would prohibit a contractor from being held liable
for defects in the accuracy, adequacy, sufficiency, or suitability of real
property construction plans given to them by the person they contracted with or
another person on behalf of the person they contracted with. A contractor would
be required to disclose in writing to the person they are contracting with any
defects they discover in the construction plans before or during...Read More
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HB 3381 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3381 gives the state of Texas a first lien, superior
to all preexisting and subsequent liens and security interests, on
the drill
cuttings stored at the site or facility and in any abandoned equipment that
is located on a site that has ceased oil and gas operations.HB 3381 considers drill cuttings
subject to a lien under this section as abandoned and allows the commission to contract with a person to treat the drill
cuttings...Read More
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HB 1653 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1653 would allow certain areas that were exempt from municipal taxation for 20 years and that do not receive full municipal services or were annexed for limited purposes and have never received full municipal services to apply a formal process to disannex from their respective municipalities. Read More
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HJR 5 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HJR 5 proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize the issuance of certain bonds and the dedication of bond proceeds to fund the Brain Institute of Texas.Read More
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SB 7 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 7 is a comprehensive election integrity reform bill that provides many legislative fixes to election problems. Highlights include increased poll watcher protections, mail-in ballot reform and mandating the development of a paper trail for electronic voting.Read More
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SB 1508 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1508 would require the office of the attorney general to establish an election integrity division to investigate cases of voter fraud. The bill would require a law enforcement agency to cooperate with the division in these investigations. The bill would grant the division administrative subpoena power to compel local officials to cooperate in an investigation by this division.The bill would also require an election official...Read More
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SB 1480 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1480 would amend various codes as they relate to the licensing and regulation of certain drug and alcohol-related court-ordered educational programs. The bill would create license requirements for program administrators, set eligibility requirements, mandate endorsement of training programs, and require an initial license and renewal fees. The unlawful transfer or possession of a certificate of program completion, or of a certificate...Read More
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HB 3233 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3233 would expand a pilot program currently in Bexar County to now include Dallas, El Paso, Harris, Nueces, Travis, and Webb counties. This pilot program's intent is to reduce the spread of certain infectious and communicable diseases by implementing a needle and syringe exchange program. Individuals participating in this program would not be criminally liable for the possession of drug paraphernalia. The bill would allow organizations...Read More
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HB 1804 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1804 would prohibit the Legislature from appropriating money to settle or pay a sexual harassment claim made against a person elected to state public office, an appointee to state public office, or a member of their staff. State agencies would be prohibited from using appropriated money to settle or pay such claims.Read More
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HB 2414 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2414 would require a person filing property records in a county to present photo identification and would prohibit a county clerk from accepting a document for filing of property records if a person does not have or who refuses to provide a photo identification. Read More
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HB 2631 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2631 would require a pretrial hearing in a criminal case
for various violent felonies on the admissibility of an in-custody informant’s
testimony. The judge would have to find, by clear and convincing evidence, that
any benefit offered by the prosecution to the informant would not unduly
influence their testimony, a juror could find the informant to be credible, and
the value of the testimony is not outweighed by unfair prejudice...Read More
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HB 1930 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1930 would require each justice court in the state to include, in their monthly report to the Texas Judicial Council, each case involving a dispute between a landlord and a tenant, such as eviction suits, utility disconnection suits, and suits involving security deposits, among others. The Office of Court Administration would be required to publish the information on their Internet website.Read More
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SB 2049 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 2049 would allow a guardian ad litem that was appointed by the Department of Family and Protective Services in a hearing affecting the parent-child relationship, to act as the guardian ad litem in proceedings involving this child before a Juvenile Court. Such guardians would not be allowed to investigate any charges involving the child that are pending with the juvenile court. Read More
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HB 3397 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3397 would require the Actuary for the State to calculate the contribution rate for the Employees Retirement System of Texas whether government employees voluntarily contribute or don't contribute to their retirement account. This action would then be sent to the Board of Trustees for the Retirement System who would be required to approve this recommendation. Read More
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