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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 | 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 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 | 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 1067 | Read Bill | Middleton, Mayes (F) (R) | Failed: Referred to Criminal Justice | 2023.03.03 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | 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 HB 2805 |
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| 88_R | SB 1116 | Read Bill | Perry, Charles (R) | Failed: Referred to Local Government | 2023.03.09 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the election of the board of directors of the Terry Memorial Hospital District. | Current language retains existing newspaper notice provisions |
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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 1419 | Read Bill | Birdwell, Brian (R) | Failed: Passed Senate, referred to House Ways and Means | 2023.05.04 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to limitations on the use of public money under certain economic development agreements or programs adopted by certain political subdivisions. | Creates new notice Companion is HB 4940 |
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| 88_R | SB 1457 | Read Bill | Zaffirini, Judith (D) | Passed: Signed by Governor, effective 9/1/23 | 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 HB 3184 by Senfronia Thompson |
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| 88_R | SB 1487 | Read Bill | Bettencourt, Paul (R) | Failed: Passed Senate, referred to House Ways & Means | 2023.04.25 | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the electronic delivery of certain communications required or permitted under the Property Tax Code. | Need to monitor, includes a committee substitute Companion is HB 1609 by Hugh Shine |
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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 1670 | Read Bill | Lamantia, Morgan (F) (D) | Passed: Signed by Governor, effective 9/1/23 | 2023.06.18 | Open Records | Support | 2 | Relating to required boating incident reports. | Bill increases transparency and allows newspapers access to boating incident reports. Signed card of support |
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| 88_R | SB 1714 | Read Bill | Perry, Charles (R) | Failed: Referred to Business & Commerce | 2023.03.16 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the consequences of a criminal conviction on a person's eligibility for an occupational license. | Contains newspaper notice - monitor |
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| 88_R | SB 1761 | Read Bill | Middleton, Mayes (F) (R) | Failed: Referred to Local Government | 2023.03.20 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to infrastructure planning and lot frontages in the unincorporated are of certain counties. | Contains newspaper notice - monitor Identical to his SB 2557 |
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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 | 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 | SB 2021 | Read Bill | Paxton, Angela (R) | Failed: Passed Senate, House Calendar 5/23 | 2023.05.21 | First Amendment | Monitor | 3 | Relating to requirements for certain Internet websites containing sexual material harmful to minors. | Targets sexual materials materials to minors on the Internet. Current language excludes news gathering organizations. Similar to HB 3570 and HB 3585. Substitute retains exception for news gathering organizations
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| 88_R | SB 2037 | Read Bill | Bettencourt, Paul (R) | Failed: Bill Pronounced Dead by Procedural Action | 2023.05.22 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the regulation of platting and subdivisions of land by a municipality or county. | Contains newspaper notice - monitor Companion is HB 4991 by Oliverson |
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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 | 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 2067 | Read Bill | Bettencourt, Paul (R) | Failed: Referred to Local Government | 2023.03.21 | 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 HB 1382 by Ana Hernandez. 3/21 met with Hernandez chief of staff - bill does not affect public notice.
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