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Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 November 2008 12:39 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 18 November 2008 12:39
From the Boerne Star:
Lawmakers filed more than 500 bills Nov. 10-14 in advance of the 81st session of the Texas Legislature, which convenes Jan. 13.
With dynamic national and world economic conditions on the table, lawmakers’ big jobs, to appropriate funding and to pass a state budget, are likely to demand more time and effort than in previous sessions.
Those issues aside, here are examples of a few early bills:
HB 60 by Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, would require tax collectors to accept partial payment of ad valorem taxes.
HB 72 by Ryan Guillen, D-San Diego, would repeal the 60-day waiting period for issuing a divorce decree, if one spouse was convicted of assaulting or threatening the other.