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(The Center Square) – Of the many bills being filed in the Texas legislature to address border-related issues, one would ban taxpayer money from being used to fund legal services for illegal ...
HB 18 also known as Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment Act or just The SCOPE Act is an American law in Texas. The law requires internet platforms to verify the age of a parent or guardian of accounts if they are signed in as under 18. It also requires parental consent before collecting the data on minors under 18 years of age.
In 2019, he voted in support of House Bill 3, legislation that invested an additional $4.5 billion in education, $2 billion for teacher pay raises, and $5 billion in property tax relief. [32] He also voted for HJR 38 to authorize a constitutional amendment banning a state income tax, a measure that passed the House 100–42. [ 33 ]
House Bill 610 (Rep. Richard Peña Raymond, D-Laredo): The bill calls for a temporary $360,000 homestead exemption. Property tax relief was a common topic of bills filed by Tarrant County lawmakers.
Parts of the bill were later deemed unconstitutional and struck down by the Supreme Court of the United States in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt. The Texas Right to Life Committee rated Fallon 100% favorable. [23] Fallon opposed the bill to establish a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools; the measure passed the House, 73–58.
The House passed the bill 352-65, with one member, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, voting present and an additional 14 representatives abstaining. The bill has not yet gone to vote in the Senate ...
On December 6, 2022, Slaton proposed a rule change to the Texas House Administration Committee that would end Democrats receiving committee chairmanships. On February 27, 2023, Slaton introduced HB 2889, which would allow a tax credit for married residents of Texas that would increase as the number of children increases, either by procreation ...
Texas already requires age verification for adult websites under HB 1181, which passed in 2023. It requires users to verify their age with a government-issued ID or reasonable alternative.