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March 13th marked the 60th day of legislative session, which was also the last day to file new legislation. In total, there were 6,324 pieces of legislation filed. There were 4,121 bills and 132 constitutional amendments filed in the House, and 2005 bills and 66 constitutional amendments filed in the Senate. Today, I will discuss a few of the bills that have been filed.
House Bill 462 would waive an end-of-course assessment in a course for a high school student who has completed a dual-credit course provided by an institution of higher education with a C average or better. The commissioner of the Texas Education Agency would be responsible for developing the rules by which the waiver could be implemented.
HB 484 would make it a requirement that a person running for public office be a registered voter. A person would not be eligible to run for public office if that person were not registered to vote.
HB 505 would prohibit either the commissioner of the Texas Education Agency or the Higher Education Coordinating Board from adopting any rule limiting the number of dual-enrollment or dual credit courses a student may take while in high school.
HB 533 would allow a vehicle involved in an accident to be impounded if it is found that the owner did not have liability insurance for that vehicle. The vehicle would be released to the owner once the owner shows that the vehicle is covered by insurance and pays all of the fees associated with the impoundment.
For more information on the legislative process, or to review legislation that has been filed, please visit the website www.capitol.state.tx.us. You can contact my office by writing to P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768-2910 or by emailing me at larry.phillips@house.state.tx.us. My district office phone number is (903) 891-7297.
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