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| Session | Bill Number | Read Bill | Author | Bill Status Sort ascending | Updated | Bill Type | Position | Priority | Caption | Body | |
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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 1021 | Read Bill | Nichols, Robert (R) | Signed by Governor, effective immediately | 2023.05.24 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the handling of bids on certain contracts for highway projects. | We oppose increases in the amount of a contract that could be let without bidding. This raises from $300,000 to $1 million for highway improvement. However, the old threshold of $300k won't repair a road these days. Bill by Sen. Nichols, is one of our staunchest supporters and maybe the sponsor of an important notice bill for us. |
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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 | SB 1032 | Read Bill | Kolkhorst, Lois (R) | Signed by Governor | 2023.05.16 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to oyster certificates of location and the closure of oyster beds. | Kolkhorst is carrying Todd Hunter's oyster bed bill, except that it ELIMINATES a newspaper notice in favor of a government website. We met with Hunter to correct the notice problem. Senate and House bills will have committee substitutes with corrected language. Hunter's bill is HB 2475. 3/22/23: Senate passed the corrected bill (restoring public notice in newspaper).
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| 88_R | SB 818 | Read Bill | Alvarado, Carol (D) | Signed by Governor | 2023.05.19 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the disposition of real property interests by navigation districts and port authorities. | This eliminates notice requirements for sale or gift of small pieces of public property to Navigation Districts and Port Authorities for rights-of-way, etc. Not worth fighting over but let’s monitor. |
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| 88_R | HB 3191 | Read Bill | Spiller, David (R) | Signed by Governor | 2023.06.13 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the elections and operations of certain hospital districts. | Contains newspaper notice - Monitor for Amendments |
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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! |
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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 3492 | Read Bill | Stucky, Lynn (R) | Sent to Governor | 2023.05.24 | Public Notice | Monitor | 0 | Relating to county and municipal authority to impose certain value-based fees and require disclosure of certain information related to subdivision construction. | 3/15/23: Reviewed HB 3492 again. The bill requires counties and municipalities to disclose information related to subdivision construction online. If no website, then publish it in the newspaper. The requirement is new, no newspaper notice is removed in the bill. The bill actually increases transparency. We removed the bill from our list.
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| 88_R | HB 1505 | Read Bill | Bell, Keith (R) | See SB 1397 | 2023.03.23 | Business | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. | Sunset Bill for TCEQ Companion is SB 1397 by Schwertner |
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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 1492 | Read Bill | Ordaz Perez, Claudia (F) (D) | See companion SB 543 (signed by governor) | 2023.05.24 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the conveyance of property by a municipality for the public purpose of economic development. | Includes a new newspaper notice provision. Watch for amendments. Same Bill as SB 543 |
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| 88_R | hb 1741 | Read Bill | Leach, Jeff (R) | See companion SB 372 | 2023.05.09 | Open Records | Monitor | 3 | Relating to creating a criminal offense for the unauthorized disclosure of non-public judicial opinions and judicial work product. | Confidentiality of judicial work product See companion SB 372 (passed house and senate) |
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| 88_R | HB 3184 | Read Bill | Thompson, Senfronia (D) | See companion SB 1457 (passed into law) | 2023.05.24 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to guardianships and the delivery of certain notices or other communications in connection with guardianship proceedings. | Contains newspaper notice language, Companion is SB 1457 by Zaffirini
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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 | HJR 196 | Read Bill | Bell, Cecil (R) | Referred to House Ways and Means | 2023.03.24 | 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 HB 215, HB 5134, HJR 13 |
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| 88_R | HB 4835 | Read Bill | Metcalf, Will (R) | Passed: Signed by Governor, effective 9/1/23 | 2023.06.01 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the creation and operations of certain health care provider participation programs. | Creates newspaper notice for hearing Committee sub retains newspaper notice |
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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. |
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| 88_R | SB 1397 | Read Bill | Schwertner, Charles (R) | Passed: Signed by Governor, effective 9/1/23 | 2023.06.18 | Business | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. | Senate version of Sunset bill for TCEQ. Monitor. Companion is HB 1505 by Keith Bell |
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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. |