Harrison pre-files bills for 89th Legislature
As of Friday, Jan. 3, state Rep. Brian Harrison (R-Midlothian) had pre-filed 43 bills for the upcoming 89th Legislature, which kicks off at the state Capitol in Austin on Tuesday, Jan. 14, and continues through Monday, June 2.
Across the Legislature to date, the House has seen 1,720 pre-filed bills, while the Senate has seen 697. The last day for members can file a bill is Friday, March 14.
Harrison’s proposed legislation encompasses taxation, health and medical, and transparency among other topics.
Below is a list of his bills sorted into categories. Clicking the bill number will link to information specific to it on the legislature’s website, https://capitol.texas.gov/.
To reach Harrison’s Capitol office, call 512-463-0516; contact his district office at 972-923-0264.
TAXATION
HB 217 – 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; making conforming changes.
HB 250 – 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; making conforming changes.
HB 698 – Relating to the abolition of ad valorem taxes and the creation of a joint interim committee on the abolition of those taxes.
HB 774 – Relating to municipal and county ad valorem tax relief.
HB 829 – Relating to the text of ballot propositions that increase taxes.
HB 1333 – Relating to toll collection and enforcement by toll project entities; authorizing an administrative fee; imposing a civil penalty.
HJR 64 – Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish ad valorem taxes.
ELECTIONS
HB 919 – Relating to the offense of unlawful use of public funds for communications relating to a measure.
HB 953 –Relating to prohibiting a school district from procuring training, insurance products and risk pool participation, goods or supplies from a buy board, and any investment or professional services from certain nonprofit associations or organizations.
HB 1267 – Relating to the recall of a United States senator by the legislature.
TRANSPARENCY
HB 760 – Relating to references to "the people's money" in state documents, publications, and notices.
HB 815 – Relating to documents required to be posted on the Legislative Budget Board's Internet website in connection with an appropriations bill.
HB 948 – Relating to the required posting by governmental entities of employee contracts and compensation on entity Internet websites.
HB 1223 – Relating to the publication of a line-item budget by school districts and municipalities.
EMPLOYMENT & LICENSING
HB 710 – Relating to the recognition of occupational licenses and government certifications issued in other states; authorizing a fee.
HB 794 – Relating to limitations on the enforcement of certain occupational regulations.
HB 901 – Relating to a limitation on the salary paid to officers and employees of this state and political subdivisions of this state.
HB 935 – Relating to the employment of certain executive heads of state agencies and employees reporting to those executive heads.
BUSINESS & DEVELOPMENT
HB 663 – Relating to limitations on the applicability of certain statutes to high-speed rail.
HB 872 – Relating to the burden of proof in certain derivative proceedings.
HB 988 – Relating to the duty of the board of directors of a corporation to maximize the value of the corporation's shares.
HEALTH & MEDICAL
HB 383 – Relating to prohibiting a private employer from adopting or enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates; authorizing an administrative penalty.
HB 468 – Relating to immunization requirements.
HB 843 – Relating to certain general definitions in the Code Construction Act.
HB 847 – Relating to a prohibition on funding for gender reassignment.
HB 855 – Relating to promoting, prescribing, administering, or dispensing prescription drugs for off-label use.
HB 964 – Relating to the regulation of laboratory developed tests during a federally declared public health emergency.
HB 970 – Relating to the application of prescription drug price reductions; imposing a civil penalty.
HB 975 – Relating to the right to try cutting-edge treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses.
HB 985 – Relating to hospital-owned outpatient facilities, including site-neutral reimbursement rates under Medicaid.
HB 994 – Relating to the issuance of a license to practice medicine to certain applicants licensed or educated in a foreign country.
LEGAL & JUDICIAL
HB 523 – Relating to the authority of the legislature, courts, the governor, and other state and local officials regarding declared states of disaster.
HB 916 – Relating to the tracking, reporting, and disposition of proceeds and property from asset forfeiture proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
HB 940 – Relating to decisions of an administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings in contested cases.
HB 961 – Relating to the use of automatic license plate readers by a law enforcement agency.
PUBLIC EDUCATION
HB 526 – Relating to requiring coursework in economics for an associate or baccalaureate degree program at a public institution of higher education.
HB 929 – Relating to prohibiting a school district from procuring training, insurance products and risk pool participation, goods or supplies from a buy board, and any investment or professional services from certain nonprofit associations or organizations.
RULES & OVERSIGHT
HB 404 – Relating to state agency review of adopted rules.
HB 587 – Relating to a requirement that certain rules proposed by state agencies in the executive branch of state government be approved by certain elected state officials.
HB 606 – Relating to de novo review and interpretation of state laws and state agency rules by reviewing court judges and administrative law judges.
HB 926 – Relating to the adoption and voidability of certain rules proposed by a state agency.
HB 944 – Relating to the establishment of the Legislative Economic Analysis Unit and the expiration of certain state agency rules.
ENVIRONMENTAL
HB 862 – Relating to the labeling, advertising, and sale of products as “zero emissions.”
Below also are lists of all House bills and Senate bills filed as of Jan. 4. Click each bill for more information.
For more information about the upcoming legislative session, visit https://capitol.texas.gov/.
Article by Jo Ann Livingston/ITKE.
