HB Bills

Relating to the creation of certain criminal offenses concerning firearm sales at gun shows.

Relating to the vote required by the governing body of a taxing unit to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate or authorize the issuance of tax bonds.

Relating to flood safety signage in certain areas in flood-prone municipalities and counties.

Relating to the determination of the value not in dispute of property that is the subject of an ad valorem tax protest or appeal.

Relating to a limit on municipal and county expenditures.

Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate of certain taxing units and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved by the voters.

Relating to the authority of a county to establish drainage utilities, impose drainage fees, and regulate land use for the purpose of flood management.

Relating to requiring congregate living facilities to maintain a flood disaster plan and conduct an annual flood disaster plan drill; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to the authority of a property owner to obtain an injunction restraining the collection of ad valorem taxes by a taxing unit if the taxing unit adopts a tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate and subsequently takes an action that constitutes a material deviation from the stated purpose of the tax increase.

Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, related school finance reform, and directing the comptroller to identify alternatives to local ad valorem taxes; imposing taxes.

Relating to the governance and territory of the Harris County Flood Control District.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of a percentage of the assessed value of a property owned by certain disabled veterans and the amount of the exemption for the surviving spouses and children of certain disabled veterans.

Relating to a prohibition on the receipt of certain state funds by a registered lobbyist.

Relating to prohibition of transporting or funding the transportation of an unemancipated minor for an abortion; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to a grant program to provide financial assistance to municipalities and counties that use helicopters to respond to disasters.

Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations, restitution, and certain procedures with respect to those offenses.

Relating to the regulation of stormwater management by certain counties.

Relating to a preference in state purchasing for certain goods and services used in a disaster area.

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

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 the maintenance of emergency communication devices for certain facilities serving vulnerable populations.

Relating to flood control measures for Texas Department of Transportation highway projects.

Relating to electronic voter registration.

Relating to youth camp emergency preparedness plans.

Relating to participation by flood prone counties in the National Weather Service StormReady program.

Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter and to the repeal of certain criminal offenses concerning the solicitation and distribution of an application to vote by mail.

Relating to the provision of an abortion-inducing drug.

Relating to municipal and county financial requirements.

Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of land subject to a quarantine established by the Texas Animal Health Commission for ticks or screwworms.

Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved; making conforming changes.

Relating to the regulation of recreational vehicle parks by a political subdivision; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the suspension of toll collection while an evacuation order is in effect.

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.

Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.

Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of certain commercial real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of certain commercial real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Relating to the creation of additional judicial districts composed of Harris County.

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Redistricting Commission.

Relating to the development of a severe weather adaptation plan by certain entities.

Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.

Relating to emergency warning systems operated by municipalities and counties.

Relating to the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission and the redistricting of the districts used to elect members of the United States House of Representatives, the Texas Legislature, and the State Board of Education.

Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations, restitution, and certain procedures with respect to those offenses.

Relating to the creation of a Texas Commission on Assessment and Accountability.

Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for taxable items purchased by a totally disabled veteran.

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.

Relating to a study of alternative methods of taxation to replace revenue lost to political subdivisions if ad valorem taxes are abolished.

Relating to a guide on preparing for and responding to a flooding disaster.