Highlights of the 79th Texas Legislature - Senate

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Eligibility for Jury-recommended Community Supervision─H.B. 1759 ......................................................................164
Child Support Payment to Individual with Primary Possession—H.B. 2231...............................................................165
Rights of Person in Mental Health Court Program—H.B. 2518..................................................................................165
Civil Liability for Providing Alcohol to a Minor—H.B. 2868 .........................................................................................165
Expunction or Nondisclosure of Criminal Records and Files─H.B. 3093 ..................................................................166
Procedures Applicable to Waivers of the Right to Counsel─H.B. 3152 (Vetoed).................................................167
Declaration of Mistrial in Punishment Phase of Criminal Proceeding—H.B. 3265 .....................................................167
Civil Claims Involving Exposure to Asbestos and Silica—S.B. 15 .............................................................................167
Representation in Capital Cases and Life Without Parole─S.B. 60...........................................................................169
Eligibility for Release from Jail After a Delay In Prosecution─S.B. 599.....................................................................170
Revising Laws Regarding the Insanity Defense—S.B. 837 .......................................................................................170
Reducing Recovery in Civil Action by Settlement Amount—S.B. 890........................................................................171
Evidence in the Sentencing Phase of a Capital Felony Case─S.B. 1507 .................................................................172
Increasing Juror Pay—S.B. 1704...............................................................................................................................172
Prosecution of the Offense of Capital Murder─S.B. 1791 .........................................................................................172
Authorizing the Denial of Bail to Certain Criminal Defendants─S.J.R. 17 .................................................................173
LOCAL GOVERNMENT/DISTRICTS
Port Authority and Navigation District Proposal Evaluations—H.B. 769 ....................................................................174
Water Districts and Provision of Sufficient Services—H.B. 1207 ...............................................................................174
Use of Eminent Domain by Conservation and Reclamation Districts—H.B. 1208 .....................................................174
Conversion and Creation of Special Utility Districts—H.B. 1673................................................................................174
Notice for Establishment of Municipal Management Districts—H.B. 1830 .................................................................175
Real Property Transactions and Public Improvement Districts—H.B. 1919...............................................................175
Political Subdivisions and Proposed Reservoir Construction—H.B. 2140 .................................................................175
Merging of Emergency Services Districts—H.B. 2235 ...............................................................................................175
Election of Municipal Utility District Directors—H.B. 2667 (Vetoed) .....................................................................176
Competitive Bidding for Purchases by Emergency Services Districts—H.B. 2957 ....................................................176
State Travel Rates for Communications Districts—H.B. 3047 ...................................................................................176
Flatrock Springs Municipal Management District—S.B. 1821 (Vetoed)................................................................176
NASA Area Management District—S.B. 1867 (Vetoed) .......................................................................................177
LOCAL GOVERNMENT/GENERAL
Probationary Period of Persons in Certain Fire or Police Departments—H.B. 148....................................................178
Civil Service Status of Fire Department Employees—H.B. 263 .................................................................................178
Collection of Municipal Hotel Occupancy Taxes—H.B. 352.......................................................................................178
Restrictive Covenants in Certain Residential Subdivisions—H.B. 638.......................................................................178
Municipal Economic Development—H.B. 918............................................................................................................179
Fitness Incentive Pay—H.B. 1213 .............................................................................................................................179
Residential Foreclosures in Certain Counties—H.B. 1582.........................................................................................179
Municipal Participation in Contracts for Public Improvements—H.B. 1606 ................................................................179
Restrictions Governing Residential Subdivisions—H.B. 1631 ...................................................................................180
Certificates of Convenience and Necessity Municipal Annexation—H.B. 1644 .........................................................180
Annexation by General-Law Municipalities—H.B. 1772.............................................................................................180
Competitive Sealed Proposals for Certain Construction Projects—H.B. 2661...........................................................180
Health Insurance Benefits and Purchasing Contracts—H.B. 2695 ............................................................................181
Historic Courthouse Preservation—H.B. 2902 ...........................................................................................................181
Moratorium on Certain Property Development—H.B. 3461 .......................................................................................181
County Authority and Gated Communities—S.B. 200................................................................................................181
HIGHLIGHTS - 79TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE
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