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| Session | Bill Number Sort descending | Read Bill | Author | Bill Status | Updated | Bill Type | Position | Priority | Caption | Body | |
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| 88_R | HB 2519 | Read Bill | Thompson, Senfronia (D) | Failed: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety | 2023.03.13 | Open Records | Monitor | 3 | Relating to law enforcement misconduct and law enforcement interactions with certain detained or arrested individuals and other members of the public, to public entity liability. | Pro-transparency section, but for the most part this will be seen as an anti-law enforcement bill. We shouldn't be associated with it. Let's monitor. |
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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| 88_R | HB 2730 | Read Bill | Rosenthal, Jon (D) | Failed: House Passed, withdrawn from Senate Local Calendar | 2023.05.24 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the adoption and amendment of an annual budget by certain emergency services districts. | Retains current newspaper notice. Need to monitor |
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| 88_R | HB 2805 | Read Bill | Leo-Wilson, Terri (F) (R) | Failed: Committee Action Pending in House Corrections | 2023.04.24 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Failed: Relating to the consideration of certain information by a parole panel in determining whether to release an inmate on parole. | Contains new newspaper notice language. Watch for amendments Companion is SB 1067 |
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| 88_R | HB 2841 | Read Bill | Rogers, Glenn (R) | Failed: Referred to Public Education | 2023.03.14 | 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 SB 263 |
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| 88_R | HB 2863 | Read Bill | Leo-Wilson, Terri (F) (R) | Failed: Referred to State Affairs | 2023.03.14 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to publication of certain notices on the Internet website of a newspaper. | 3/5/23 We met with Saul Mendoza in Leo-Wilson’s office. Reminded him of our previous meeting regarding HB 2863 and that he was supposed to encourage Leo-Wilson to visit with Hunter about the statewide notice bill (HB 2178). |
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| 88_R | hb 2911 | Read Bill | Metcalf, Will (R) | Failed: Referred to Natural Resources | 2023.03.14 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to approval by voters prior to the issuance of revenue bonds by the San Jacinto River Authority. | Refiled from last session (HB 4576). Adds a newspaper notice. |
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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 3117 | Read Bill | Morales, Eddie (D) | Failed: Referred to State Affairs | 2023.03.14 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the type of newspaper required for the publication of notices by governmental entities or representatives in certain counties. | Trying to get notices into the Eagle Pass newspaper. Amends Gov't Code 2051.0441, counties with no newspaper. Allows local government to name newspaper of record. Same bill was filed last session, but didn’t get a hearing. 3/15/23: Discussed HB 3117, a bill to fix the problem with Eagle Pass and Maverick County notices having to run in San Antonio Express-News, 140 miles away. The bill could present unintended consequences. We suggested they amend the bill to the language that Fannin County used to carve out an exception. Aaron will contact Leg. Council to see about amending. Yvonne will be our contact 512-463-2910. 3/21 Follow up with Yvonne, She is waiting on Leg. Council for committee substitute. Chief of Staff Aaron Gibson requested a carve out like Fannin County has. |
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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 | 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 3273 | Read Bill | Thierry, Shawn (D) | Passed: Signed by Governor, effective 9/1/23 | 2023.06.18 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to public notice of the availability on the Internet of property-tax-related information. | Contains public notice language. Amended committee sub retains public notice language. |
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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 3422 | Read Bill | Bryant, John (D) | Failed: House Calendar for 5/11 | 2023.05.09 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the correction or removal of certain obsolete provisions of the Property Code. | Contains newspaper notice - monitor Companion SB 1768 by Creighton |
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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 3570 | Read Bill | Schatzline, Nate (F) (R) | Failed: On House Calendar for 5/11 | 2023.05.09 | 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. Identical bill to HB 3585 by Teri Leo-Wilson Companion is SB 2164 |
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| 88_R | HB 3585 | Read Bill | Leo-Wilson, Terri (F) (R) | Failed: Referred to Youth Health & Safety | 2023.03.16 | 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. Identical bill to HB 3570 by Schatzline Companion is SB 2164 |
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| 88_R | HB 3699 | Read Bill | Wilson, Terry (R) | Passed: Signed by Governor, effective 9/1/23 | 2023.06.18 | Public Notice | Monitor | 0 | Relating to municipal regulation of subdivisions and approval of subdivision plans or plats. | 3/15/23 Reviewed HB 3699 again. We concluded that the bill does not remove any current newspaper notice, but rather increases transparency in municipal approval of subdivision plans by putting certain documentation online. We removed bill from our list. |
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| 88_R | HB 3881 | Read Bill | Bell, Cecil (R) | Failed: Reported from committee as substituted | 2023.03.09 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to board of directors meeting locations of certain rural area water districts. | 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 |