SPI Insights

Gov. Greg Abbott Thursday vetoed 50 bills passed by the 85th session of the Texas Legislature.  Abbott has until Sunday at midnight to veto any bills passed by the House and Senate during the regular session that ended May 29.

• House Bill 61 Relating to consideration under the public school accountability system of performance on assessment instruments by certain students formerly receiving special education services and to the placement and use of video cameras in certain self-contained classrooms or other settings providing special education services. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 298 Relating to a parent’s right to view the body of a deceased child before an autopsy is performed. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 462 Relating to the provision of notice of proposed rules by state agencies. Governor’s remarks 
• House Bill 2798 Relating to the authority of a county to implement a pilot program to reuse wastewater at county facilities. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 2943 Relating to the use of money in the state water pollution control revolving fund. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 3025 Relating to open, uncovered, abandoned, or deteriorated wells. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 3055 Relating to the restrictions on political activities for a county elections administrator. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 3281 Relating to the eligibility of certain municipalities to establish homestead preservation districts and reinvestment zones. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 3987 Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to use the state participation account of the water development fund to provide financial assistance for the development of certain facilities. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 572 Relating to the disposal of pesticides. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 4310 Relating to the temporary board of and financing of certain facilities and improvements by the LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to impose an assessment. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 4311 Relating to the temporary board of and financing of certain facilities and improvements by the LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 2; providing authority to impose an assessment. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 961 Relating to the election of junior college district trustees. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 4312 Relating to the temporary board of and financing of certain facilities and improvements by the LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 3; providing authority to impose an assessment. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 1166  Relating to liability of certain electric utilities that allow certain uses of land that the electric utility owns, occupies, or leases. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 4313 Relating to the temporary board of and financing of certain facilities and improvements by the LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 4; providing authority to impose an assessment. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 4314 Relating to the temporary board of and financing of certain facilities and improvements by the LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 5; providing authority to impose an assessment. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 1284  Relating to the licensing and regulation of a journeyman lineman. Governor’s remarks 
• House Bill 1342 Relating to child sexual abuse prevention training for public school students. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 1406 Relating to the authority of the asset management division of the General Land Office to sell real property to a federally recognized Indian tribe. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 1426 Relating to the issuance of a certificate of relief from collateral consequences to certain persons placed on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, for certain criminal offenses. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 1433 Relating to the statute of limitations applicable to the collection of a contribution, a penalty, or interest under the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 1500 Relating to the public school accountability system. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 1586 Relating to the services that require a structural pest control license; changing the applicability of an occupational license. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 1764 Relating to the operation of metropolitan rapid transit authorities. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 1859 Relating to certain rental-purchase agreements. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 2182 Relating to the authority of a county assistance district to impose a sales and use tax. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 2334 Relating to the imposition of a criminal penalty for the violation of a rule adopted or order issued under the Flood Control and Insurance Act in certain counties. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 2377 Relating to the development of brackish groundwater. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 2378 Relating to extensions of an expired permit for the transfer of groundwater from a groundwater conservation district. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 2410 Relating to the authority to conduct a runoff primary election by mail in certain counties. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 2463 Relating to requiring state agencies to develop written succession plans. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 2475 Relating to the sales and use tax exemption for certain amusement services. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 2774 Relating to the installation of unsafe motor vehicle tires; creating a criminal offense. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 2783 Relating to the assessment of litigation costs and attorney fees in certain lawsuits under the public information law. Governor’s remarks
• House Bill 2792 Relating to housing authorities established by municipalities and counties. Governor’s remarks
• Senate Bill 196 Relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse, school counselor, or librarian assigned to the school during all instructional hours. Governor’s remarks
• Senate Bill 570 Relating to the regulation of the retention, storage, transportation, disposal, processing, and reuse of used or scrap tires; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense. Governor’s remarks
• Senate Bill 667 Relating to establishing a guardianship compliance program. Governor’s remarks
• Senate Bill 670 Relating to the appointment of the commissioners of the health and human services agencies by the governor. Governor’s remarks
• Senate Bill 744 Relating to a tree planting credit to offset tree mitigation fees imposed by a municipality. Governor’s remarks
• Senate Bill 790 Relating to the continuation of the women’s health advisory committee. Governor’s remarks
• Senate Bill 813 Relating to recovery of damages, attorney’s fees, and costs related to frivolous regulatory actions by state agencies. Governor’s remarks
• Senate Bill 830 Relating to the provision of accounting statements by mortgage servicers for certain loans secured by a lien on residential real property. Governor’s remarks
• Senate Bill 1215 Relating to the creation of a joint interim committee to study issues related to construction contracts. Governor’s remarks
• Senate Bill 1444  Relating to de novo hearings in child protection cases. Governor’s remarks
• Senate Bill 1525 Relating to studies by the Texas Water Development Board of water needs and availability in this state. Governor’s remarks
• Senate Bill 1743 Relating to transferring the Office for the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities to The University of Texas at Austin and renaming the office the Office for Healthy Children. Governor’s remarks
• Senate Bill 1912 Relating to certain notice requirements and filing requirements in court proceedings involving persons with mental illness and representation of proposed patients in proceedings for court-ordered mental health services. Governor’s remarks
• Senate Bill 1992 Relating to the allocation of housing tax credits to developments within proximate geographical areas. Governor’s remarks