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| Session | Bill Number | Read Bill | Author Sort descending | Bill Status | Updated | Bill Type | Position | Priority | Caption | Body | |
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| 88_R | HB 1964 | Read Bill | Hernandez, Ana (D) | Passed: Signed by Governor, effective 9/1/23 | 2023.06.01 | Open Records | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the release of a motor vehicle accident report to an employee or authorized representative of a vehicle storage facility. |
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| 88_R | HB 3109 | Read Bill | Hernandez, Ana (D) | Failed: Licensing and Administrative Procedures | 2023.03.17 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to provision of notice by a vehicle storage facility through a Texas Department of Motor Vehicles electronic system. | Changes some notifications - monitor |
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| 88_R | HB 4844 | Read Bill | Herrero, Abel (D) | Passed: Filed without signature by Governor, effective 9/1/23 | 2023.06.18 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the use of a broker for the sale of real property by the Nueces County Hospital District. | Contains Newspaper Notice - Monitor |
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| 88_R | SB 1056 | Read Bill | Hinojosa, Chuy (D) | Passed: Filed without signature by Governor, effective 9/1/23 | 2023.06.18 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the directors and administration of the Hidalgo County Water Improvement District No. 3; creating a criminal offense. | Contains new newspaper notice language. Watch for amendments |
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| 88_R | SB 1658 | Read Bill | Hinojosa, Chuy (D) | Failed: Passed Senate, House Calendar 5/23 | 2023.05.21 | Open Records | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the collection and disclosure of certain public information. | This bill would increase access to public information by eliminating some of the privileges that currently allow for withholding. The “basic information” piece would make clear that basic information about an incident (which the press has a right to) is not limited to just arrests and crimes, but would apply to incidents that don’t necessarily result in an arrest. The last section regarding “video” would ensure that audio recordings aren’t subject to the stricter standards for releasing body cams. Companion is HB 3334 by Canales. |
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| 88_R | SB 2056 | Read Bill | Hinojosa, Chuy (D) | See companion HB 4844 sent to governor | 2023.05.24 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the use of a broker for the sale of real property by the Nueces County Hospital District. | Contains newspaper notice - Monitor Companion is HB 4844 |
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| 88_R | SB 1848 | Read Bill | Hinojosa, Chuy (D) | Failed: Referred to Local Government | 2023.03.20 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the dissolution by election of certain urban area water control and improvement districts. | Contains newspaper notice - monitor |
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| 88_R | HB 31 | Read Bill | Hinojosa, Gina (D) | Failed: Referred to Public Education | 2023.02.23 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the use of average enrollment for purposes of the public school finance system. | Retains current language - 1/4 page legal notice Same as HB 1376, 2841 and SB 263
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| 88_R | SB 372 | Read Bill | Huffman, Joan (R) | Passed: Signed by Governor, effective 9/1/23 | 2023.06.18 | Open Records | Monitor | 3 | Relating to creating a criminal offense for the unauthorized disclosure of non-public judicial opinions and judicial work product. | We need to monitor this one. It would make leaking a court document a misdemeanor. Companion is HB 1741 by Leach |
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| 88_R | SB 746 | Read Bill | Hughes, Bryan (R) | Failed: Referred to Health and Human Services | 2023.03.01 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the creation and operation of pediatric long-term care access assurance program in certain counties. | Adds a public notice - watch for amendments Companion bill is HB 1185 |
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| 88_R | SB 2164 | Read Bill | Hughes, Bryan (R) | Failed: Referred to State Affairs | 2023.03.22 | First Amendment | Monitor | 3 | Relating to restricting access to sexual material harmful to minors on an Internet website. | Targets sexual materials materials to minors on the Internet. Current language excludes news gathering organizations. Companion to HB 3570 by Schatzline and HB 3570 by Leo-Wilson
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| 88_R | HB 2475 | Read Bill | Hunter, Todd (R) | See SB 1032 by Kolkhorst (Passed) | 2023.03.13 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to oyster certificates of location and the closure of oyster beds. | A Todd Hunter bill that ELIMINATES a newspaper notice in favor of placing a news release on a governmental agency’s website. Need to take up the issue with him - could be a drafting mistake. Companion is SB 1032 by Kolkhorst. Talk to her after Hunter. 2/28: Per Hunter’s suggestion Donnis spoke with David Eichler with TPWD and he’s fine with a committee sub on HB 2475 maintaining the existing newspaper notice requirement AND the press release they wanted to add on oyster bed closures. Eichler is going to notify Kolkhorst’s office. We will continue to monitor. |
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| 88_R | HB 962 | Read Bill | Jetton, Jacey (R) | Failed: Referred to Public Education | 2023.03.02 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the inclusion of certain information about classroom and student expenditures in the notice of the budget and proposed tax rate meeting of the board of trustees of a school district. | Current language retains existing 1/4-page notice provisions |
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| 88_R | HB 215 | Read Bill | Johnson, Jarvis (D) | Failed: Referred to Ways & Means | 2023.02.23 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses. | Current language retains existing 1/4-page public notice |
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| 88_R | HJR 13 | Read Bill | Johnson, Jarvis (D) | Filed | 2022.11.14 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total market value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses. | Contains newspaper notice - Monitor Same as SB 215, SB 5124, HJR 196 |
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| 88_R | SB 263 | Read Bill | Johnson, Nathan (D) | Failed: referred to Senate Education | 2023.02.15 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the use of average enrollment for purposes of the public school finance system. | Retains current language - 1/4 page legal notice Same as HB 31, HB 1376 and 2841 |
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| 88_R | SB 498 | Read Bill | Johnson, Nathan (D) | Vetoed by Governor | 2023.05.29 | Business | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the operation of statewide technology centers. | The Department of Information Resources: (c) The department by rule shall specify the services a statewide technology center may provide. |
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| 88_R | SB 1044 | Read Bill | Johnson, Nathan (D) | Failed: Passed Senate on local calendar, referred to House Elections | 2023.04.28 | Ethics, Lobbying | Monitor | 3 | Relating to criminal offenses for the creation or distribution of certain misleading images and videos. | Increases penalty for images/video distributed with intent to alter an election outcome |
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| 88_R | HB 4710 | Read Bill | Kacal, Kyle (R) | Failed: Removed from hearing | 2023.03.31 | Open Records | Opposed | 1 | Relating to allowing a governmental body to combine multiple requests submitted by separate individuals on behalf of an organization for purposes of computing charges under the public information law. | Bill allows government to lump different people's requests and treat them as one. It is not the government's privilege to declare that a person is part of a particular group, nor to know why people are seeking information. Each individual has a right to request. Donnis talked to Kacal by phone to get more info about the bill. 3/24 Donnis and Kelley Shannon meeting with Bryan (city of) folks about the bill. They are having a problem with vexatious requestors. Our opponents must have convinced Kacal that existing law cannot protect them and this bill must be set for hearing.
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| 88_R | HB 4012 | Read Bill | Kitzman, Stan (F) (R) | Signed by Governor | 2023.05.26 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the administration of the electronic state business daily. | Converts Comptroller's State Business Daily into the Electronic State Business Daily. Watch this one CLOSELY! |