Weekly Update

HB 781 – Department Housekeeping was passed by the Senate with a vote of 49-0 on Monday.
 
HB 847 – Hemp Farming was passed by the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee on Tuesday.
 
HB 865 - Probate Revisions was passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday as a committee substitute.  The Committee passed LC 41 2549S. 
 
HB 969 – Fair Housing was passed by the Senate with a vote of 52-0 on Wednesday. 
 
HB 987 - Disabled Adults and Elder Persons Protection Act was passed by the Senate with a vote of 53-0 on Friday.
 
HB 1008 - Manufactured Homes was passed by the Senate Economic and Development and Tourism Committee on Thursday.      
 
HR 1525 was introduced in the House by Rep. Joseph Gullett (R), Dallas.  The Resolution creates a House Study Committee on Remote Online Notarization.  The Resolution was passed by the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday. 
 
SB 38 - Electronic Filings was passed by the House Judiciary as a substitute on Tuesday.  The substitute bill resulted in all of the language in SB 38 being stripped out and new language inserted provides a mechanism for abolishing a police department and returning the powers to the sheriff department.  The bill was passed by the House with a vote of 152-3 on Friday. 
 
SB 315 – Mechanics and Materialmen Liens and Rights was passed by the House Regulated Industries Committee on Wednesday.  The bill was passed by the House with a vote of 147-0 on Friday.
 
SB 429 – Code Revision was passed by the House Code Revision Committee on Thursday. 
 
SB 442 - Property Owner Associations was passed by the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.    
 
SB 443 - Garnishment Revisions was passed by the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.     
 
SB 462 - GILA was passed by the House Banks & Banking Committee on Wednesday.  Revisions were made to the effective date of the bill in order to accommodate budget implications.      

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