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Bills-Nami-Texas-Supports Bills NAMI Texas Supports Sponsors List Stance H.B. 1886: Relating to a study of streamlining welfare programs in Texas to reduce costs and improve outcomes for beneficiaries. TX Rep. Candy Noble (R-TX-089) Support S.B. 1093: Relating to the administration of a veterans treatment court program. TX Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-TX-004) Support H.B. 2346: Relating to the determination of prescription drug reimbursement TX Rep. Stephanie Klick (R-TX-091), TX Rep. amounts under the Medicaid vendor drug program. Ryan Guillen (D-TX-031) Support H.B. 1208: Relating to a state employment preference for certain children of veterans with a disability. TX Rep. Ryan Guillen (D-TX-031) Support H.B. 1038: Relating to the repeal of the criminal offense of homosexual TX Rep. Michelle Beckley (D-TX-065), TX conduct. Rep. Ann Johnson (D-TX-134) Support H.B. 1999: Relating to a specialty mental health court program for juveniles. TX Rep. Terry Canales (D-TX-040) Support H.B. 839: Relating to the appearance of an arrested person before a magistrate and to the retention of certain related records. TX Rep. Joe Moody (D-TX-078) Support H.B. 697: Relating to requiring entities that provide mental health services to veterans to provide military cultural competency training to personnel to accept a grant from a state agency. TX Rep. Jon Rosenthal (D-TX-135) Support H.B. 2677: Relating to the name of the statewide alert system for certain missing adults. TX Rep. Greg Bonnen (R-TX-024) Support H.B. 88: Relating to interactions between law enforcement and individuals TX Rep. Senfronia Thompson (D-TX-141), TX detained or arrested on suspicion of the commission of criminal offenses, Rep. Garnet Coleman (D-TX-147), TX Rep. witnesses to the commission of those offenses, and other members of the Harold Dutton (D-TX-142), TX Rep. Nicole public, to peace officer liability for those interactions, and to the confinement, Collier (D-TX-095), TX Rep. Yvonne Davis (D- conviction, or release of detained or arrested individuals. TX-111) Support H.B. 1545: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Commission on Jail Standards. TX Rep. John Cyrier (R-TX-017) Support H.B. 1443: Relating to county jailer training on interacting with veterans in the criminal justice system. TX Rep. Ray Lopez (D-TX-125) Support H.B. 1396: Relating to law enforcement agencies and policies and procedures affecting peace officers. TX Rep. James White (R-TX-019) Support H.B. 788: Relating to the eligibility of emergency service dispatchers to participate in a public safety employees treatment court program. TX Rep. Charlie Geren (R-TX-099) Support H.B. 1213: Relating to court reporter costs incurred in a hearing or proceeding for the involuntary detention of a person with mental illness. TX Rep. Drew Darby (R-TX-072) Support TX Rep. Senfronia Thompson (D-TX-141), TX Rep. Rhetta Bowers (D-TX-113), TX Rep. H.B. 830: Relating to law enforcement policies regarding the issuance of Matt Krause (R-TX-093), TX Rep. Briscoe citations for misdemeanors punishable by fine only and to a limitation on the Cain (R-TX-128), TX Rep. James White (R-TX- authority to arrest a person for certain fine-only misdemeanors. 019) Support H.B. 2029: Relating to the licensing and authority of advanced practice registered nurses. TX Rep. Stephanie Klick (R-TX-091) Support H.B. 707: Relating to a study on expanding recovery housing in this state. TX Rep. Joe Moody (D-TX-078) Support TX Rep. Will Metcalf (R-TX-016), TX Rep. H.B. 408: Relating to the administration of a veterans treatment court program. Jake Ellzey (R-TX-010) Support S.B. 1478: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Do-Not-Sell Registry for firearms; creating criminal offenses. TX Sen. Nathan Johnson (D-TX-016) Support TX Rep. Alma Allen (D-TX-131), TX Rep. Carl Sherman (D-TX-109), TX Rep. Andrew Murr H.B. 787: Relating to conditions of community supervision prohibiting contact (R-TX-053), TX Rep. James White (R-TX-019), with certain persons. TX Rep. Eddie Rodriguez (D-TX-051) Support H.B. 1694: Relating to a defense to prosecution for certain offenses involving TX Rep. John Raney (R-TX-014), TX Rep. possession of small amounts of controlled substances, marihuana, dangerous Bobby Guerra (D-TX-041), TX Rep. Ryan drugs, or abusable volatile chemicals, or possession of drug paraphernalia for Guillen (D-TX-031), TX Rep. Jeff Leach (R-TX- defendants seeking assistance for a suspected overdose. 067) Support TX Rep. Carl Sherman (D-TX-109), TX Rep. H.B. 930: Relating to a report on recidivism rates. Eddie Rodriguez (D-TX-051) Support H.B. 549: Relating to an exemption from civil liability for certain professionals for the disclosure of certain mental health information. TX Rep. Senfronia Thompson (D-TX-141) Support H.B. 2709: Relating to an application for court-ordered mental health services TX Rep. Julie Johnson (D-TX-115) Support H.B. 663: Relating to the eligibility of certain at-risk developments to receive low income housing tax credits. TX Rep. Philip "Phil" Cortez (D-TX-117) Support S.B. 1552: Relating to the age of a child at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over the child, to the age of criminal responsibility, and to certain substantive and procedural matters related to those ages. TX Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa (D-TX-020) Support S.B. 1561: Relating to an educational and vocational training pilot program for certain state jail felony defendants and certain inmates released on parole; changing parole eligibility. TX Sen. Joan Huffman (R-TX-017) Support S.B. 1532: Relating to simplified certification and recertification requirements for certain persons under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. TX Sen. Royce West (D-TX-023) Support TX Rep. Julie Johnson (D-TX-115), TX Rep. H.B. 3871: Relating to the development and implementation of the Live Well Dan Huberty (R-TX-127), TX Rep. Lyle Larson Texas program to provide health benefit coverage to certain individuals; (R-TX-122), TX Rep. Kyle Kacal (R-TX-012), TX imposing penalties. Rep. Steve Allison (R-TX-121) Support TX Sen. Robert Nichols (R-TX-003), TX Sen. Kelly Hancock (R-TX-009), TX Sen. Charles Perry (R-TX-028), TX Sen. Royce West (D-TX- S.B. 5: Relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas. 023) Support H.B. 1286: Relating to requirements for beneficial tax treatment related to a leasehold or other possessory interest in a public facility used to provide TX Rep. Jon Rosenthal (D-TX-135), TX Rep. affordable housing. Armando Walle (D-TX-140) Support H.B. 3914: Relating to the inclusion of adults with mental illness in reduced-fare programs of public transportation providers. TX Rep. Evelina "Lina" Ortega (D-TX-077) Support H.B. 3889: Relating to the cost for certain public school students of a broadband Internet access program offered by the Texas Education Agency. TX Rep. Penny Morales Shaw (D-TX-148) Support H.B. 249: Relating to the requirements for an application for a low income housing tax credit allocation from the nonprofit set-aside. TX Rep. Philip "Phil" Cortez (D-TX-117) Support S.B. 1457: Relating to peer specialists for and the provision of peer services to individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability, including the provision of those services under Medicaid. TX Sen. Judith Zaffirini (D-TX-021) Support H.B. 628: Relating to prohibiting an increase in the rent of a tenant residing in a development supported with a low income housing tax credit allocation. TX Rep. Jon Rosenthal (D-TX-135) Support H.B. 1114: Relating to providing mental health services and mental health education to public school students at school-based health centers. TX Rep. Shawn Thierry (D-TX-146) Support H.B. 2287: Relating to data collection by and consultation with the TX Rep. Senfronia Thompson (D-TX-141), TX Collaborative Task Force on Public School Mental Health Services regarding the Rep. Alma Allen (D-TX-131), TX Rep. Todd task force's duties and requiring the Texas Education Agency to report on mental Hunter (R-TX-032), TX Rep. Harold Dutton health services provided to public school students. (D-TX-142) Support S.B. 412: Relating to telemedicine, telehealth, and technology-related health care services. TX Sen. Dawn Buckingham (R-TX-024) Support H.B. 3835: Relating to the establishment of regional assisted outpatient treatment programs to provide court-ordered outpatient mental health services in certain counties. TX Rep. Joe Moody (D-TX-078) Support H.B. 3821: Relating to employing and training mental health professionals for the mental health program for veterans. TX Rep. Todd Hunter (R-TX-032) Support H.B. 159: Relating to improving training and staff development for primary and secondary educators to enable them to more effectively serve all students. TX Rep. Mary Gonzalez (D-TX-075) Support H.B. 875: Relating to the prohibition of housing discrimination on the basis of age or certain housing needs and to the enforcement of that prohibition. TX Rep. Ray Lopez (D-TX-125) Support H.B. 133: Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women after a TX Rep. Toni Rose (D-TX-110), TX Rep. pregnancy. Armando Walle (D-TX-140) Support H.B. 144: Relating to supplemental information required for inclusion with a written statement of an individualized education program developed for certain public school students who received special education services during the 2019-2020 or 2020-2021 school year.
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