Session | Bill Number | Read Bill | Author | Bill Status Sort descending | Updated | Bill Type | Position | Priority | Caption | Body | |
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88_R | SB 263 | Read Bill | Johnson, Nathan (D) | Failed: referred to Senate Education | 2023.02.15 | 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 2841 |
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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 566 | Read Bill | Springer, Drew (R) | Failed: Referred to State Affairs | 2023.02.17 | Business | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the purchase of periodicals by state agencies and certain state officers and to prohibiting state agencies from providing financial support to the news media. | Need to find out the purpose of this bill. It could be detrimental to newspaper. |
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88_R | HB 1719 | Read Bill | Raymond, Richard (D) | Failed: Referred to State Affairs | 2023.03.07 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to local option elections to legalize or prohibit the operation of eight-liners. | Local elections to legalize 8-liners, requires newspaper notice |
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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 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 | 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 | 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 843 | Read Bill | Patterson, Jared (R) | Failed: Referred to State Affairs | 2023.03.01 | Business | Monitor | 3 | Relating to a prohibition on the purchase of periodicals by a state agency. | Prohibits state agencies from purchasing periodicals. Bad public policy. Similar to Springer's bill. |
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88_R | HB 2457 | Read Bill | Lozano, Jose (R) | Failed: Referred to Urban Affairs | 2023.03.13 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to notice requirements for certain municipal fees and the process to adopt a municipal budget that includes the use of revenue from those fees. | Go see author and see if we can add Newspaper Notice to the bill. Note that he is calling for a website notice with email notification which our statewide site can provide. |
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88_R | HB 38 | Read Bill | Murr, Andrew (R) | Failed: Referred to Ways & Means | 2023.02.23 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the elimination of certain property taxes for school district maintenance and operations and the provision of public education funding by increasing the rates of certain state taxes. | Current language retains existing 1/4-page notice provisions |
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88_R | HB 117 | Read Bill | Bernal, Diego (D) | Failed: Referred to Ways & Means | 2023.02.23 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that a school district may impose on certain residence homesteads following a substantial school tax increase. | Current Language retains existing 1/4-page public notice (Refile of HB 183 from last session) |
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88_R | HB 215 | Read Bill | Johnson, Jarvis (D) | Failed: Referred to Ways & Means | 2023.02.23 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses. | Current language retains existing 1/4-page public notice |
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88_R | HB 1566 | Read Bill | Allison, Steve (R) | Failed: Referred to Ways & Means | 2023.03.03 | Public Notice | Monitor | 3 | Relating to the ad valorem taxation of residential real property. | Current language retains existing 1/4-page notice provision |
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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 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 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 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 | 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 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 |