Texas Business Legislative Updates
As a business, it is important to keep up with legislative acts that can affect how you operate. We will update this list as time progresses.
HB 1195: Relating to the forgiveness of a loan made under the Paycheck Protection Program for franchise tax purposes. https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=HB1195… #txlege
HB 1162: Relating to recovery of attorney’s fees in certain civil cases. https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=HB1162… #txlege
HB 1159: Relating to the maximum judgment amount awarded by a justice court in certain civil cases regarding the repair of residential rental property. https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=HB1159… #txlege
HB 1153: Relating to the applicability of the Texas Fair Housing Act to certain sales and rentals. https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=HB1153… #txlege
SB 363: Relating to prohibiting daily simple interest home loans. https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SB363… #txlege
SB 362: Relating to the satisfaction of a reverse mortgage loan after the death of the last surviving borrower. https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SB362… #txlege
SB 360: Relating to the release of a deed of trust or other contract lien securing a home loan after direct payoff by mortgagor.
SB 359: Relating to provision of a verified accounting for actions involving foreclosure of a lien on residential real property or recovery on a consumer credit account. https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SB359… #txlege
SB 358: Relating to a franchise tax credit for entities that establish a grocery store or healthy corner store in a food desert. https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SB358… #txlege
SB 357: Relating to the financing of certain grocery stores by a public facilities corporation. https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SB357… #txlege
HB 1137: Relating to limiting the assessment of certain fees and taxes during a declared state of disaster. https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=HB1137… #txlege
HB 1129: Relating to false, misleading, or deceptive advertising made in connection with a reverse mortgage loan agreement. https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=HB1129… #txlege
SB 340: Relating to establishing an intergovernmental development corporation in certain counties to foster minority- or women-owned construction businesses. https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SB340… #txlege
HB 1101: Relating to mandatory sales price disclosure in real property sales; providing a civil penalty. https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=HB1101… #txlege
SB 337: Relating to the award of grants by the Texas Workforce Commission to facilitate the participation of certain veterans and military personnel in apprenticeship training programs. https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SB337… #txlege
SB 326: Relating to the authority of a county to require electronic bids or proposals for competitive bidding. https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SB326… #txlege