The money placed in a minors savings account, trust account, or trust subaccount may not be withdrawn, removed, paid out, or transferred to any person, including the minor, except pursuant to a court order, on the minors 18th birthday, or upon the minors death. Affirm the sanctity of human life and the importance of treating all persons with dignity and respect. Requiring that a part or product be purchased from any vendor or supplier on the basis that the part or product is the least expensive part or product available. HB113 would amend Texas Business & Commerce Code to allow for peer-to-peer car sharing programs (a business platform that connects owners with drivers to enable vehicle sharing for financial consideration) to operate within the State of Texas. If passed, HB67 seeks to amend Chapter 202 of Texas Property Code in order to prevent HOAs from the adopting or enforcing any provisions that prohibit or restrict a property owner from installing a swimming pool enclosure that conforms to applicable state or local safety requirements. In 2017, Colten Carney was struck and killed by a motorist while walking to work in Royse City, Texas. According to HB1121, any excess revenue made by the department (exceeding the expenses necessary to operate the platform) shall be deposited to the credit of the foundation school fund. She received a two-year partially probated suspension, effective Feb. 15, in connection with a case where she accepted $1,200 . The amount billed by the medical or health care provider. HB170 & SB1067 both seek to adds language to Section 105.06 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code to further define a public place in this context. The bill also applies to distillers and brewers from out-of-state who wish to ship liquor and beer directly to consumers in Texas. Obtaining professional representation, including representation by an athlete agent or attorney, in relation to contracts or other legal matters. A peace officer may not assert official immunity as a defense to liability, and the officers governmental unit would also be liable to such a suit under the doctrine of respondeat superior. Opponents often argue that scholarships are the only form of compensation they should receive. New Texas Laws Proposed for 2021. If passed, HB4554 seeks to amend Chapter 3101 of Texas Government Code in order to designate Dr. Pepper as the official state soft drink of Texas. It would also require policyholders who receive a written request for policy information from a claimant to disclose the name of their insurance company and type of coverage provided by their insurer. HCR67 seeks to designate April 6 as Tejano Day (an observance that coincides with the date in 1813 when Tejano leaders issued the first declaration of Texas independence) for a period of ten (10) years. The average amount typically paid or allowed by health benefit plan issuers or governmental payers at or near the time the medical or health care services were provided. A handler who is trained to manage the qualified facility dog or qualified therapy animal must accompany the dog or animal at a court proceeding, and courts may impose additional restrictions during the court proceeding. Currently, such hospital liens may not exceed: If passed, HB2064 would also add that such hospital liens may not exceed the amount awarded by the trier of fact for the services provided to the injured individual by the hospital, less the pro rata share of attorneys fees and expenses the injured individual incurred in pursuing the claim.. HB3580, if passed, seeks to increase the salary of any classroom teacher in the state to a minimum of $70,000 per year, beginning with the 2021-2022 school year. It also states that no person may sell, offer for sale, or deliver any liquor before 10 a.m. or after 9 p.m. on any other day. Consent must be given in a manner that indicates the customer understands that they are enrolling in a variable rate plan, and the electric provider shall provide notice that the plan includes variable rates in an easily readable font and type size. Each of the bills listed above, which were filed in response to the widespread electrical outages experienced during the catastrophic winter storm in February of 2021, seek to ensure that Texas has adequate reserve power to prevent blackout conditions caused by shortages of generated power in the ERCOT power region. Documentation, replacement parts, and tools; and. HB2067 also states that Confederate Heroes Day, which currently falls on the same date, would be removed from the list of official state holidays. The reform would also reinstate the licenses of people who currently have a suspended license due to non-payment of traffic fines. By Jackeline Luna , Maggie Beidelman. If passed, SB419 seeks to again increase this limit from $20,000 to $50,000. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 25, which eliminated the straight-ticket voting option (the option for voters to check one box to cast a ballot for every candidate from a single political party) starting in the year 2020. If passed, HB2067 seeks to amend Section 662.003(b) of the Texas Government Code to add COVID-19 Heroes Day in honor of the frontline workers, essential personnel, and all Texans who sacrificed during the pandemic. Both HB2232 & SB1013 seek to allow wet counties and cities in Texas the option to hold local elections in order to either prohibit or legalize the sale of liquor for off-premise consumption on Sundays. The penalty is raised to a state jail felony for a 2nd offense, and to a 3rd degree felony for any additional offenses. If passed, HB1757 would amend Section 37.09 of Texas Penal Code in order to make it a criminal offense for a peace officer (or another employee of a law enforcement agency) to alter, destroy, or conceal another persons audio, visual, or photographic recording of a peace officers performance of official duties without obtaining that other persons written consent. Prepare and submit periodic reports that evaluate systemic issues affecting law enforcement agencies in this state to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and each member of the legislature. Both SB438 & HB1992, if passed, seek to amend Section 151.3565(b) of Texas Tax Code in order to list face masks, disposable gloves, and disinfectant cleaning supplies as emergency preparation items in order to exempt them from sales and use taxes during Texas Emergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday (which begins at 12:01 a.m. April 25 and ends at midnight April 27). The new law will end license suspensions due to non-payment of traffic fines, while making affordable payment plans available (at 2% of a person's monthly income or $25/month, whichever is greater). The report must include: If passed, SB747 seeks to amend Chapter 2 of Texas Code of Criminal Procedure in order to state that each law enforcement agency in the state shall adopt a policy prohibiting a peace officer of the agency from using a chemical device against a person younger than 18 years of age. Each of the above bills, if passed, seek to amend several sections of Texas Election Code to reimplement the straight-ticket voting option. 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Texas law currently allows for truck accident victims to pursue damages against both the commercial truck driver as well as the transportation company who hired the driverif it can be shown that their negligence (e.g., lax vetting of hired drivers, pushing drivers past their hours-of-service limits, failure to maintain their fleet, etc.) Among other things, HB833 also states that deadly force is only to be used by peace officers as a last resort, and that before using force, officers must attempt to de-escalate the situation and issue a warning that force will be used. According to the bill, the comptroller shall determine the adjusted minimum wage on December 1 of each year by increasing the adjusted minimum wage for that calendar year by the percentage increase, if any, in the consumer price index for the 12 months preceding that date. If passed, both HB795 & HB1946 would allow municipalities and/or counties in Texas to name portions of a roadway containing high numbers of traffic fatalities as highway safety corridors. Like construction zones, traffic offenses occurring in a designated highway safety corridor would result in fines being doubled. Today, we figured wed highlight some of these new proposed laws and explain exactly what they mean in simple terms. The average of the amounts actually accepted for payment in the previous 12 months by the medical or health care provider for the same services. SB 112 simply seeks to change a reasonable suspicion to probable cause to believe (a higher standard). The bill would also allow liquor to be sold on any other day between the (expanded) hours of 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. Texas blue laws also state that stores may not sell beer on Sundays between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. HB1551, if passed, seeks to amend Section 105.04 of Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code in order to allow beer and wine stores (stores which hold a wine and malt beverage retailers permit or a wine and malt beverage retailers off-premise permit) to sell beer on Sundays between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.