HB Bills

Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties.

Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.

Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations, located in a populous county, and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community.

Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions.

Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.

Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, jurors, and the special prosecution unit; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.

Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties.

Relating to the creation of the Climate Change Impact Assessment Council.

Relating to requiring notice regarding the potential eligibility to vote of certain persons convicted of a felony.

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained.

Relating to the minimum wage.

Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the Texas Water Development Board before the issuance of permits or permit amendments by the district.

Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees; providing administrative and civil penalties.

Relating to prohibiting the transfer of semiautomatic rifles to certain recipients; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the interconnection of the ERCOT power grid to grids outside the ERCOT power region.

Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to impose a supplemental local sales and use tax to provide additional revenue for property tax relief and general governmental purposes if the tax is approved by the voters; authorizing the imposition of a tax.

Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board regarding standards for placement of recreational vehicles and temporary dwelling structures in a flood hazard area.

Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency.

Relating to governmental oversight of youth camps, including youth camp rules, duties, and the advisory committee.

Relating to the making and acceptance of political contributions during a special legislative session.

Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.

Relating to the creation of the Texas Hemp Council; regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and hemp beverages and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and permits; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing civil penalties; imposing taxes.

Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.

Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property.

Relating to youth camp flood safety requirements and a study on and grants for flotation devices for youth camp cabins.

Relating to establishment of maximum allowable ground level concentrations of hydrogen sulfide by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Relating to the governor's review of purchases by political subdivisions of public safety radio communication systems.

Relating to the interoperability of emergency communication equipment and infrastructure in this state, including the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council, a grant program administered by the council, and the purchase of certain public safety radio communication systems.

Relating to the residential and commercial building codes of municipalities.

Relating to the creation of a working group to study alert notification systems.

Relating to a franchise tax credit for entities that establish a grocery store or healthy corner store in a food desert.

Relating to the establishment of the Institute for Animal Health Research and Response at Texas A&M University.

Relating to an interstate compact for animal health initiatives.

Relating to a study conducted by the Commission on Jail Standards on the living conditions and safety of persons confined in the Harris County jail.

Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.

Relating to eligibility of a political subdivision for a grant from the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program.

Relating to the power of the Texas Animal Health Commission to control or eradicate pests.

Relating to the requirements regarding notice of certain property tax-related information to be provided by taxing units and appraisal districts.

Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.

Relating to the vote required in an election to approve an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds a taxing unit's voter-approval tax rate; making conforming changes.

Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence.

Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.

Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.