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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 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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| 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 | SB 2206 | Read Bill | Parker, Tan (F) (R) | Failed: Referred to Local Government | 2023.03.22 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the sale of bonds by certain special purpose districts. | Contains Newspaper Notice - monitor Companion HB 2436 |
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| 88_R | SB 2301 | Read Bill | West, Royce (D) | Failed: Referred to Education | 2023.03.22 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the use of average enrollment for purposes of the public school finance system. | Contains newspaper notice - monitor |
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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 | SB 2431 | Read Bill | Bettencourt, Paul (R) | Failed: Referred to Senate Local Government | 2023.04.05 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the Harris County Flood Control District. | Contains newspaper notice - Monitor |
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| 88_R | SB 2557 | Read Bill | Middleton, Mayes (F) (R) | Failed: Filed | 03/10/2023 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to infrastructure planning and lot frontages in the unincorporated area of certain counties. | Contains Newspaper Notice - Monitor |