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HB 2205 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2205 would require that as part of the informal dispute resolution process between the Health and Human Services Commission and long-term care facilities, the surveyor who conducted the survey that is the subject of the dispute be available to clarify or answer questions. The bill would also require the commission's review of the institution's or facility's informal dispute resolution request to be conducted by a registered nurse...Read More
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HB 2140 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2140 would require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to allow people to apply for a TAFSA or similar state student financial aid on the board's website. The board would be required to create a temporary advisory committee to help develop the application and website as well as make recommendations to the board. The board would also be required to maintain an online database of institutions of higher education where...Read More
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HB 3420 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Currently, temporary vehicles (courtesy or loaner vehicles provided by motor vehicle dealers when a customer's own vehicle is in the dealership for service or repair) are not always covered by insurance companies because the individual's and dealer's insurance are both considered excess coverage. HB 3420 would require a personal automobile insurance policy to define temporary vehicle as defined by this bill, and include in the policy's coverage...Read More
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HB 2110 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2110 would make minor changes to the procedure for state agencies to survey customer satisfaction, mostly relating to accommodating mobile and Internet survey methods. Read More
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HB 1962 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1962 would push the sunset date for the Texas State Library and Archives Commission to 2031 as it is set to sunset in 2019. This bill would also require the director to create a training manual to be distributed to every member of the commission; allow the commission to use general revenue, grants, donations, gifts, and federal funds to promote commission programs; and create an advisory committee to make recommendations to the commission...Read More
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HB 1111 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1111 would require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to conduct a study on the costs and benefits of permitting Medicaid reimbursement for prenatal and postpartum care delivered through telemedicine medical services and telehealth services. HHSC would also be required to develop a pilot program to establish pregnancy medical homes that provide coordinated evidence-based maternity care management...Read More
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HB 3601 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3601 would authorize the Higher Education Coordinating Board to approve a public institution of higher education to offer a degree in coordination with the Texas Military Department that uses alternative methods of determining mastery of program content, including competency based education.Read More
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HB 1888 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1888 would update requirements related to the days and hours of operation for temporary branch polling locations for elections held on the November uniform election date. Read More
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HB 1806 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1806 would allow for a retail public utility that holds a permit to purchase water from the City of San Antonio. The bill specifically relates to water that is drawn from Edwards Aquifer and would require the purchase to be made in whole sale price from the city for the use in an adjacent county.Also, this bill would prohibit a municipally owned utility owned by the City of San
Antonio from selling...Read More
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HB 1063 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1063 would require the Health & Human Services Commission to provide reimbursements for home tele-monitoring services for certain pediatric patients under Medicaid. This would include patients who are being concurrently treated by at least three medical specialists, who are diagnosed with end-stage solid organ disease, who have received an organ transplant, or who require mechanical ventilation....Read More
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SB 1806 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1806 would direct the Texas Department of Transportation to issue specialty license plates for recipients of the Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal.Read More
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HB 1053 |
86(R) - 2019 |
This bill would authorize the the Willacy County Navigation District to "sell, exchange, or lease
real property or any interest in real property owned by it" with the exception of certain specified property which may only be sold to or exchanged with the state of Texas. The district would be allowed to donate, exchange, convey, sell, or
lease land, improvements, easements, or any other interests in real
property to promote a public...Read More
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HB 1791 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1791 would prohibit a state agency or political subdivision from taking any action that states or implies that a license holder who is carrying a handgun is prohibited from entering or remaining on a premises owned or leased by a governmental entity (unless license holders are otherwise prohibited from carrying a handgun under state law). Read More
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HB 1655 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1655
would prohibit a governmental body from withholding a date of birth from a request subject to the Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) except in a
circumstance that relates to federal privacy requirements. The purpose of this bill would be to make date of birth records accessible under the TPIA. Currently those records are not available under TPIA due to a 2015 court ruling which declared dates of birth located in all government...Read More
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HB 1584 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1584 would prohibit a health benefit plan from requiring step therapy for patients with stage-four advanced metastatic cancer and associated conditions.Read More
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HB 1025 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1025 would allow a property owners' association that governs a subdivision comprised of multiple sections to designate in an association instrument a specified number of positions on the board, each of which must be elected from a designated section of the subdivision. The instrument may require each board member representing a section to reside in that section. This bill would only apply to certain property owners' associations. This...Read More
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HB 3081 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3081 would change the definition of "qualified person" for the position of special and temporary justice to include a person who has served as a justice of the peace
or the judge of a county court at law for at least 4 years and who has not been convicted of a criminal offense that
involves moral turpitude. It would also authorize the county judge to appoint any qualified voter who has experience and knowledge relevant to judicial
or...Read More
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HB 4150 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4150 would require an electric utility, municipally-owned utility, or electric cooperative to meet the national minimum clearance requirements in the construction of any transmission or distribution line over certain lakes. This bill would also require these entities to submit to the Public Utility Commission (PUC) a report the includes summary descriptions of certain training programs provided by the entities to their employees and contractors....Read More
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HB 2944 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2944 would direct the General Land Office (GLO) to sell or transfer the G. J. Sutton Building
Complex in San Antonio.Read More
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HB 722 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 722 would prescribe rules for permits in brackish groundwater districts. The bill would authorize a Groundwater Conservation District located over any part of a designated brackish groundwater production zone to adopt rules to govern the issuance of permits for the completion and operation of a well for the withdrawal of brackish groundwater. The district would adopt rules if the district receives a petition from a person with a legally...Read More
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