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HB 2536 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2536 would prevent a court from terminating a parent-child relationship based on a parent seeking an opinion from more than one medical provider relating to the child’s medical care or transferring the child to a new medical provider or health care facility. It would also exclude these acts from the definition of neglect.Read More
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HB 1585 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1585 would make various changes to existing law regarding the operations of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. It would make minor language updates and enact other changes such as requiring the TRST to designate a compliance agent within the retirement system to assist members by performing member protection and advocacy functions, requiring the retirement system to make all reasonable efforts to locate and notify a member...Read More
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SB 1879 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1879 would require certain local government entities to obtain a majority vote by their governing body before spending money to influence any legislation pending before the legislature. The bill would also require the political subdivision to report to the Texas Ethics Commission, and to publish on their website, the amount of money authorized to be spent, the name of the lobbyist, and an electronic copy of the contract for services between...Read More
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SB 1339 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1339 would permit an attorney who serves as the head of the civil legal department for a county on the Mexican border with less than 400,000 people and one or more cities with more than 200,000 people to seek a written opinion from the Attorney General on an action to which the state is a party. This attorney would have to receive approval for the request from their county commissioner's court.Read More
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HB 582 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 582 would exempt students who are municipally employed paramedics from tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education. Certain eligibility requirements would apply. Read More
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SB 804 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 804 would clarify the requirements necessary for the
governing body of a municipality to include new property in a tourism Public Improvement District after the
establishment of the district. Read More
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SB 1138 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 1138 would require the Legislative Budget Board to conduct a study on safety net programs available in Texas to consider ways of streamlining program eligibility requirements, resources, and benefits, improving outcomes for recipients under the programs, and reducing costs to taxpayers. This study would have to include an examination of aggregate data, a cost-benefit analysis that compares the costs of providing each program with...Read More
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SB 285 |
87(R) - 2021 |
SB 285 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 148 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 148 would raise the indictment limitation period for felony assault that classifies as dating or family violence from three years to five years. Continuous violence against the family would also have a five-year limitation. The bill would increase the limitation period for misdemeanor assault that classifies as dating or family violence from two years to three years.Read More
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HB 4548 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 4548 would allow the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to issue special permits to waive weight requirements for oversize or overweight vehicles for the purpose of delivering agricultural commodities during a declared disaster.Read More
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HB 2448 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2448 would remove the provision of code that prohibits a person’s bond from being discharged if they are in federal custody for the purpose of determining whether or not they are lawfully present in the United States.Read More
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HB 3614 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3614 would require the Bond Review Board to submit to the legislature and post on the board's Internet website a report on all lending programs and credit support programs in the state no later than December 31 of each even-numbered year.A state agency or political subdivision of this state shall provide to the board in the manner provided by board rule any information necessary for the board to prepare the required report.Read More
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HB 3022 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3022 would add statutory county courts to the list of courts required to expunge the criminal files of a defendant acquitted by an appeals court or recommended for expunction prior to trial by the state attorney. They would only be required to expunge the records of a person charged under their jurisdiction. Read More
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HB 541 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 541 stipulates that if a public safety employee contracts SARSCoV2 or COVID-19 under certain circumstances, resulting in the employee's death or total or partial disability, the employee is presumed to have contracted the
virus or disease during the course and scope of employment for workers' compensation purposes. Read More
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HB 3120 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3120 would expand the criteria for an employee to qualify for lifetime income benefits under the workers’ compensation system. New criteria includes a permanent major neurocognitive disorder or a psychotic disorders, seriously body injury that permanently prevents the employee from performing any gainful work and the placement of third degree burns.The bill would also add to the criteria, permanent...Read More
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HB 3745 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 3745 would prohibit a person from using any method, technology, device, or software which would function as a bypass of the purchasing process, disguise the user's identity and allow the person to purchase more than the maximum product per person limit in an online sale. The bill would allow the attorney general to investigate claims of violations of the bill and take action against a person believed to be violating...Read More
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HB 1647 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1647 would make records related to eviction cases stemming from the COVID-19 disaster confidential under most circumstances. A court would have to make such records confidential if judgment is entered for the defendant, the case is dismissed, or at least three years have elapsed since the date of the final judgment. If the court entered a final judgment for the plaintiff, the records would be accessible to the public until they are made...Read More
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HB 2812 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2812 would create the Disaster Response Loan Fund outside the State Treasury but administered by the Comptroller. The account would provide short-term loans to political subdivisions that have been affected by a disaster declared by the Governor and are eligible for financial assistance from FEMA. The Comptroller would be required to transfer $500 million from the unencumbered balance of the general revenue fund to start the account if...Read More
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HB 956 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 956 would repeal the criminal offense of bringing a location-restricted knife onto the premises of a business that derives the majority of its income from the sale of alcohol, an amusement park, or a place of religious worship. The purpose of this bill is to undo the legislature's unintentional criminalization of employees of these entities who use knives for work purposes that technically meet the definition of location-prohibited. Read More
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HB 2914 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2914 would allow the city council of Grand Prairie to impose a monthly fee by council resolution for emergency medical services. Read More
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