Session | Bill Number | Read Bill | Author Sort descending | Bill Status | Updated | Bill Type | Position | Priority | Caption | Body | |
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88_R | HB 5277 | Read Bill | Bucy, John (D) | Failed: Passed House w/ 2 amendments 138-5, Referred to Senate Criminal Justice | 2023.05.10 | Law Enforcement Transparency | Monitor | 3 | Relating to public access to criminal proceedings. | Increases online public access to criminal proceedings. |
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88_R | HB 1765 | Read Bill | Burns, DeWayne (R) | Failed: Passed House on local calendar, referred to Senate Business and Commerce | 2023.05.05 | Open Records | Monitor | 0 | Relating to the redaction of certain information from a document posted on the Internet by a county clerk or district clerk on request of a person to whom the information relates. | Can a clerk just modify a record because someone asks? Reid: "I do think that's what it means. It would have to be someone who fits the definition in 552.114 and would have to be the kind of information that's described there. But if it fits the bill, the this bill would require the clerk to redact at their request. Might be worth having a conversation with the author. 3/15/23 We further reviewed the bill and concluded that the bill did no harm and removed it from our list. |
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88_R | HB 1786 | Read Bill | Burns, DeWayne (R) | Failed: Passed House on local calendar, referred to Senate Business & Commerce | 2023.05.11 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to notice to property owners of the adoption or amendment of certain restrictive covenants. | Bill adds a newspaper notice for property owners association. Committee sub takes that notice away. |
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88_R | SB 2370 | Campbell, Donna (R) | Passed: Signed by Governor, effective 9/1/23 | 2023.06.18 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the provision of emergency services in Comal County Water Improvement District No. 3. | Contains newspaper notice - monitor Amendments add bracketing, but retain notice. |
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88_R | HB 2666 | Read Bill | Campos, Liz (D) | Failed: Referred to Ways & Means | 2023.03.13 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that a school district may impose on the residence homestead of an individual and the surviving spouse. | Current language retains existing 1/4-page notice provisions |
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88_R | HB 3334 | Read Bill | Canales, Terry (D) | Failed: Referred to State Affairs | 2023.03.14 | 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 SB 1658 by Chuy Hinojosa |
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88_R | HB 4700 | Read Bill | Clardy, Travis (R) | Signed by Governor | 2023.05.21 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the Nacogdoches County Hospital District. | Includes new newspaper notice. |
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88_R | HB 4498 | Read Bill | Cook, David (R) | Failed: House Passed as amended, referred to Senate Business & Commerce | 2023.05.16 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the transfer and statutory novation of policies from a transferring insurer to an assuming insurer by way of an insurance business transfer. | Contains newspaper notice - monitor |
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88_R | HB 3973 | Read Bill | Cook, David (R) | Failed: Referred to Ways & Means | 2023.03.20 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses. | Contains newspaper notice - monitor |
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88_R | HB 4717 | Read Bill | Cortez, Philip (D) | Failed: Referred to Ways & Means | 2023.03.22 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that provide child care. | This bill preserves newspaper notice to establish such a tax. The bill requires an election to conform to Section 775.018, which cross-references Elections Code 4.003, and that section requires newspaper notice. This bill would require more disclosure in the notice, but wouldn’t change the newspaper requirement |
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88_R | SB 1768 | Read Bill | Creighton, Brandon (R) | Signed by Governor | 2023.05.29 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the correction or removal of certain obsolete provisions of the Property Code. | Contains newspaper notice - Monitor Companion HB 3422 |
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88_R | HB 1093 | Read Bill | Cunningham, Charles (F) (R) | Failed: Referred to Natural Resources | 2023.03.02 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to planning and financial responsibility requirements for certain aggregate production operations. | Bill contains new public notice language. Watch for amendments. |
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88_R | HB 1185 | Read Bill | Dean, Jay (R) | Failed: Hearing 8:00 am, E2.030 House Human Services 03/28 | 2023.03.23 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the creation and operation of pediatric long-term care access assurance programs in certain counties. | Adds a public notice - watch for amendments Companion is SB 746 by Hughes |
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88_R | HB 2436 | Read Bill | Frazier, Frederick (F) (R) | Failed: House Calendar for 5/11 | 2023.05.09 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the sale of bonds by certain special purpose districts. | Adds a newspaper notice. Monitor for amendments |
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88_R | HB 2165 | Read Bill | Guerra, Bobby (D) | Failed: Committee Action Pending in Business & Industry | 2023.04.24 | Business | Monitor | 3 | Relating to requirements for subscription service contracts. | Affects newspaper subscriptions that are on auto-renew. May want to oppose. |
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88_R | SB 2053 | Read Bill | Hancock, Kelly (R) | Failed: Passed Local Government, Set on Senate Calendar for 5/3 | 2023.05.02 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the disposition of burial spaces and abandoned plots in certain cemeteries in the possession and control of a municipality. | Good newspaper notice language introduced. We might consider moving to 2+ if the bill gets a hearing. Companion HB 2371 |
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88_R | HB 2220 | Read Bill | Harrison, Brian (R) | Failed: Referred to Ways & Means | 2023.03.09 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | 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. | Per Reid Pillifant: HB 220 Tweaks the text of the notice that’s required, but doesn’t alter where notice appears. Worth monitoring |
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88_R | hb 4852 | Read Bill | Harrison, Brian (R) | Failed: Referred to Ways & Means | 2023.03.23 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the form of a notice of public hearing on a proposed ad valorem tax rate. |
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88_R | HB 2221 | Read Bill | Harrison, Brian (R) | Failed: Referred to Ways & Means | 2023.03.09 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | 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. | Per Reid Pillifant: HB 2221 just changes the percentage required to approve a tax rate (from a majority to 60 percent). Suggests we monitor. |
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88_R | HB 1382 | Read Bill | Hernandez, Ana (D) | Passed: Signed by Governor, effective 9/1/23 | 2023.05.23 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the public sale of real property taken in execution of a judgment | Meet with author to amend. Reid's review: There is a notice requirement for these sales in Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 647: The time and place of sale of real estate ... shall be ... published ... three consecutive weeks ...in newspaper. This bill gives commissioners courts authority to set rules for online auctions and might pose a threat to public notice. Have author add a provision that this bill does not trump the requirements of Rule 647. Companion is SB 2067 by Bettencourt Met with Hernadez Chief of Staff. Bill does not affect public notice. |