Thread by @chucklindell

Filed today at #txlege:
HB 748 by Rep. Victoria Neave, D-Dallas, would repeal the law that lets motorcycle operators and riders, 21 or older, ride without a helmet if they have completed a training/safety course and have insurance.

Other bills filed earlier this week include:
HB 694 by Rep. Hubert Vo, D-Houston, would expand voter ID law to allow voters to present university/college IDs and state agency ID cards. #txlege

HB 705 by Rep. Charlie Geren R-Fort Worth, would let voters in TX counties decide whether to raise sales taxes 1%, with $ devoted to cutting property taxes.
Geren also has HJR 24, a constitutional amendment requiring state to pay at least half of public education costs.
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HB 692 by Rep. James White, R-Hillister, would ban schools from issuing out-of-school suspensions to homeless students. #txlege

HB 688 by Rep. Ryan Guillen,(D-Rio Grande City, would let the front license plate be displayed from the windshield interior. #txlege

HB 749 by Rep. John Zerwas, R-Richmond and a doctor, would raise the legal buying age for cigarettes, e-cigarettes and tobacco from 18 to 21. #txlege

HB 760 by Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, goes after porch pirates, making the theft of dropped-off packages a state jail felony. #txlege

HB 774 by Rep. Sarah Davis, R-West University Place, would strike law requiring political committees to appoint a treasurer and receive donations from at least 10 people before making a contribution or political expense. #txlege

HB 780, also by Davis, would bar members of the Legislature and those who hold statewide elected office from lobbying for one year after leaving office. #txlege

HB 784, also by Davis, would beef up conflict of interest limits for state agency heads and board members, including a duty to disclose (in writing, available thru public info laws) financial interests in matters before the agency. #txlege

One more ethics bill from Davis:
HB 786 would ban political contributions to legislators, statewide officials (governor not included) during special sessions, from the moment of the governor's proclamation to the final gavel. #txlege

SB 338 by Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, would raise age of buying cigarettes, e-cigs and tobacco from 18 to 21. It's the companion to HB 749, also filed today by Rep. Zerwas
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To help respond to the opioid crisis, Huffman also filed SB 340 to create a grant program to help police departments buy opioid antagonists to treat overdoses.
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