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How Changes in the Law Affect Your Business

Get a comprehensive recap of the 2019 regular legislative session and how changes in the law can affect your business. Learn about property tax reform, school finance reform, licensing requirements, general business operations, sales transactions, leasing and property management, and laws regarding guns on property.

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How Changes in the Law Affect Your Business

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  1. How Changes in the Law Affect Your Business

  2. Introductions • Lori Levy, General Counsel • Daniel Gonzalez, Director of Legislative Affairs • Kelly Flanagan, Legislative Counsel • Abby Lee, Senior Associate Counsel • David Jones, Associate Counsel

  3. 2019 Regular Session Recap • 7,851 bills filed, and 1,506 bills passed (19%). • Main themes: • Property Tax Reform and Transparency (SB 2) • School Finance Reform (HB 3) • TREC Sunset • Of note, generally: • Municipal annexation • Declared disasters

  4. What Changes in the Law Mean for Your Business • Licensing • General Business Operations • Sales Transactions • Leasing & Property Management • Guns on Property

  5. Licensing • HB 1342 • SB 1217 • SB 37 • SB 1200 • SB 1995

  6. Licensing HB 1342 Relating to the consequences of a criminal conviction on a person’s eligibility for an occupational license. SB 1217 Relating to the consideration of certain arrests in determining an applicant’s eligibility for an occupational license.

  7. Licensing SB 37 Relating to a prohibition on the use of student loan default or breach of a student loan repayment or scholarship contract as a ground for refusal to grant or renew an occupational license or other disciplinary action in relation to an occupational license.

  8. Licensing SB 1200 Relating to the authority of certain military spouses to engage in a business or occupation in this state.

  9. Licensing SB 1995 Relating to the review of certain occupational licensing rules by the office of the governor.

  10. General Business Operations • HB 3609 • SB 1258 • SB 2342 • HB 101

  11. General Business Operations HB 3609 Relating to the filing of an assumed name certificate by certain business entities.

  12. General Business Operations SB 1258 Relating to the prosecution of limited liability companies and other business entities under the Penal Code.

  13. General Business Operations SB 2342 Relating to the jurisdiction of, and practices and procedures in civil cases before, justice courts, county courts, statutory county courts, and district courts.

  14. General Business Operations HB 101 Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of false caller identification information display.

  15. Sales Transactions • HB 1743 • HB 3815/SB 339 • SB 442

  16. Sales Transactions HB 1743 Relating to the additional ad valorem tax and interest as a result of a change of use of certain land (i.e., rollback taxes).

  17. Sales Transactions HB 3815 / SB 339 Relating to a seller’s disclosure notice for residential property regarding floodplains, flood pools, floodways, or reservoirs.

  18. Sales Transactions SB 442 Relating to a disclosure regarding flood coverage under a commercial or residential property insurance policy.

  19. Leasing & Property Management • HB 69 • HB 1002 • SB 234 • SB 1414 • HB 1152 • HB 4390

  20. Leasing & Property Management HB 69 Relating to the right to vacate and avoid liability under a residential lease after a tenant’s death.

  21. Leasing & Property Management HB 1002 Relating to the term of a parking permit issued to a residential tenant by a landlord.

  22. Leasing & Property Management SB 234 Relating to the right to vacate and avoid residential lease liability following the occurrence of family violence.

  23. Leasing & Property Management SB 1414 Relating to fees regarding a residential tenant’s failure to timely pay rent.

  24. Leasing & Property Management HB 1152 Relating to the deceptive trade practice of charging exorbitant or excessive prices for necessities during a declared disaster.

  25. Leasing & Property Management HB 4390 Relating to the privacy of personal identifying information.

  26. Guns on Property • HB 121 • HB 302 • SB 741 • SB 772

  27. Guns on Property HB 121 Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of trespass by certain persons carrying handguns.

  28. Guns on Property HB 302 Relating to the carrying, storage, or possession of a firearm or firearm ammunition by certain persons on certain residential or commercial property.

  29. Guns on Property SB 741 Relating to restrictive covenants regarding firearms or firearm ammunition.

  30. Guns on Property SB 772 Relating to evidence in certain civil actions of a person’s failure to forbid handguns on certain property.

  31. What Changes in the Law Mean for Your Business Questions?

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