Mike Toomey Texas Lobbyist 83rd Legislative Session Update HB 561 http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/83R/analysis/html/HB00561E.htm House Bill No. 561 was just passed on April 23rd of 2013, and it will be enacted on September 1st of 2013. The bill amends the Tax Code by allowing a tax exemption for land that is appraised for agricultural use. If the landowner […]
Mike Toomey Texas 83rd Session Update: HB 1272
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 […]
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 […]
Texas 83rd Legislative Session Update: Lots of New Faces
Texas 83rd Legislative Session Update: Lots of New Faces The following is a digest of an article originally published at ImpactNews.com. Mike Toomey and the Texas Lobby Group are posting this update as a public service for Texas lobbyists, legislators, state political analysts, consultants, and all other parties interested in the 83rd legislative session. The […]