Mike Toomey Texas 83rd Session Update: HB 1272 http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/83R/fiscalnotes/html/HB01272E.htm House Bill 1272 was passed on April 11th of 2013, and is currently scheduled for an upcoming public hearing. This bill intends to continue the Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force. It also requires the task force to work together with the Department of Family and Protective […]
Mike Toomey Texas 83rd Session Update: HB 1174
Mike Toomey Texas 83rd Session Update: HB 1174 http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/83R/billtext/html/HB01174H.htm House Bill 1174 sets the standards for punishments and fines for the criminal offense of passing a stopped school bus. All of these offenses are listed as misdemeanors punishable by fines between 500 and 1,200 dollars. If the offender has previously broken this law in the […]
83rd Legislative Session Update: HB 38
83rd Legislative Session Update: HB 38 http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/83R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00038E.htm House Bill Number 38 aims to make criminal offenses involving airbags a state jail felony. Currently, these offenses are listed as Class A Misdemeanors. If passed, the penalty range for these crimes would be expanded if the offense in question were to result in a death. The bill […]
83rd Legislative Session Update
83rd Legislative Session Update http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/83R/billtext/html/HB00033H.htm House Bill Number 33 has been approved, and will take place on September 1st of this year. The bill proposes alternate methods of dispute resolutions between department licensed assisted living facilities and the Department of Aging and Disabilities Services itself. The Health and Human Service Commission has been instructed to […]
Mike Toomey Lobbyist News: Texas 83rd Legislative Session Report on HB 165
Mike Toomey Lobbyist News: Texas 83rd Legislative Session Report on HB 165 HB165 by Flynn (Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship and placement decisions for children in foster care.), As Introduced This bill seeks to change the Family Code to lower the minimum time period before foster parents would have legal standing to bring […]