Legislative Update

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022, NUMBER 38

TML Legislative Update Number 38 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 38
  • Comptroller Proposes Revised Local Sales Tax Sourcing Rule for Internet Orders; Public Hearing on October 17
  • Resolutions Submitted for Consideration at 2022 Annual Conference and Your City Delegate
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • House and Senate Committee Interim Hearings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022, NUMBER 37

TML Legislative Update Number 37 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 37
  • Resolutions Submitted for Consideration at 2022 Annual Conference and Your City Delegate
  • TML Testifies at Committee Hearings
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • Comptroller to Send $664.7M to Cities in Sales Tax Revenue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022, NUMBER 36

TML Legislative Update Number 36 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 36
  • Senate Committee Hearing Next Week on City-Related Issues
  • House and Senate Committee Interim Hearings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022, NUMBER 35

TML Legislative Update Number 35 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 35
  • Fifth Circuit Opinion Strikes Down STR Residency Restrictions
  • Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council Begins Outreach on Disbursement of Statewide Opioid Settlement Funds
  • Texas Comptroller Releases List of 10 Financial Companies that Boycott the Energy Sector
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • House and Senate Committee Interim Hearings

AUGUST 26, 2022, NUMBER 34

TML Legislative Update Number 34 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 34
  • TML Municipal Policy Summit Establishes Priorities for Upcoming Legislative Session
  • District Court Preliminarily Rules in Plaintiff Cities' Favor in Internet Sales Tax Sourcing Litigation
  • Comptroller's 380 Database on Chapter 380 Economic Development Agreements Now Online
  • House and Senate Committee Interim Hearings
  • Mandated Cybersecurity Training and Reporting Due Wednesday, August 31

AUGUST 19, 2022, NUMBER 33

TML Legislative Update Number 33 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 33
  • NLC Launches Program for Small- to MId-Sized Cities to Help Access Federal Infrastructure Dollars
  • Governor's Office Announces Law Enforcement Grant Opportunities
  • Comptroller to Send $760M to Cities in Sales Tax Revenue
  • State Energy Conservation Office Programs for Cities
  • Last Call: Resolutions Due MONDAY, August 22 for 2022 Annual Conference
  • Mandated Cybersecurity Training and Reporting Due August 31
  • House and Senate Committee Interim Hearings

AUGUST 12, 2022, NUMBER 32

TML Legislative Update Number 32 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 32
  • Several Texas Cities File Lawsuit Seeking Franchise Fees from Streaming Services
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • Last Call: Resolutions Due August 22 for 2022 Annual Conference
  • Mandated Cybersecurity Training and Reporting Due August 31
  • House and Senate Committee Interim Hearings

AUGUST 5, 2022, NUMBER 31

TML Legislative Update Number 31 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 31
  • Mandated Cybersecurity Training and Reporting Due August 31
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • House and Senate Committee Interim Hearings
  • Don't Forget: Resolutions for 2022 Annual Conference Due August 22

JULY 29, 2022, NUMBER 30

TML Legislative Update Number 30 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 30
  • Treasury Releases Updated SLFRF Reporting Guidance
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • Red-Light Camera Data Required by TxDOT
  • House and Senate Committee Interim Hearings
  • Don't Forget: Resolutions for 2022 Annual Conference Due August 22

JULY 22, 2022, NUMBER 29

TML Legislative Update Number 29 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 29
  • Railroad Commission Proposes Rule on Weather Emergency Preparedness Standards
  • Texas House Investigative Committee Releases Report
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • House and Senate Committee Interim Hearings
  • Don't Forget: Resolutions for 2022 Annual Conference Due August 22

JULY 15, 2022 NUMBER 28

TML Legislative Update Number 28 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 28
  • Franchise Fee Elimination Bill Ruled Unconstitutional
    
  • Comptroller Updates Revenue Estimates by Nearly $14 Billion
  • Governor Announces Operation Lone Star Grant Program
  • Census of Governments
  • Don't Forget: Resolutions for 2022 Annual Conference Due August 22

JULY 8, 2022, NUMBER 27

TML Legislative Update Number 27 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 27
  • Legislative Budget Board Releases Budget Instructions for State Agencies
  • U.S. Census Count Question Resolution Operation
  • Sunset Advisory Commission Releases Decisions on Texas Water Development Board
  • Governor Abbott Announces Economic Impact of Military Installations
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • Don't Forget: Resolutions for 2022 Annual Conference Due August 22
  • House and Senate Committee Interim Hearings

JULY 1, 2022, NUMBER 26

TML Legislative Update Number 26 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 26
  • Texas Supreme Court Rules on Construction-Site Waste Hauling License Fees; Distinguishes Such Fees from More Traditional Solid Waste Franchise Fees 
  • The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
  • State Leadership Announces $105.5 Million for School Safety Initiatives
  • Don't Forget: Resolutions for 2022 Annual Conference Due August 22
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • House and Senate Committee Interim Hearings

JUNE 24, 2022, NUMBER 25

TML Legislative Update Number 25 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 25
  • Big City Mayors Request Special Session on Gun Reform
  • Comment Period for Proposed Civil Rules of Procedure for Municipal Courts
  • Texas Supreme Court Issues 52nd and 53rd Emergency Order of the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Resolutions for 2022 Annual Conference
  • House and Senate Committee Interim Hearings

JUNE 17, 2022, NUMBER 24

TML Legislative Update Number 24 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 24
  • Comptroller Releases Texas Broadband Plan
  • U.S. Treasury Updates SLFRF Program Guidance
  • Resolutions for 2022 TML Annual Conference
  • Federal Infrastructure Update Bill
  • House and Senate Committee Interim Hearings

JUNE 10, 2022, NUMBER 23

TML Legislative Update Number 23 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 23
  • Resolutions for 2022 TML Annual Conference
  • Speaker Forms Investigative Committee, Issues New Interim Charges and Appoints Additional Members to Committee
  • Sunset Advisory Commission Issues Reports for Texas Water Development Board and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
  • House and Senate Committee Interim Hearings

JUNE 3, 2022, NUMBER 22

TML Legislative Update Number 22 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 22
  • Resolutions for 2022 Annual Conference
  • Governor Requests Special Committee
  • TWDB Program for Small Water and Wastewater Systems
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • House and Senate Committee Interim Hearings

MAY 27, 2022, NUMBER 21

TML Legislative Update Number 21 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 21
  • Texas Primary Runoff Election Results
  • TML Legislative Advocacy Toolkit
  • TSLAC Amends Guidance and Best Practice for Inventorying and Scheduling Records
  • Reminder: Stay Vigilant Against Cyber Threats
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • House and Senate Committee Interim Hearings

MAY 20, 2022, NUMBER 20

TML Legislative Update Number 20 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 20
  • TML Legislative Advocacy Toolkit
  • DIR Proposes New Rules on Minimum Standards for Meetings Held by Videoconference
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • House and Senate Committee Interim Hearings
  • Texas Hazard Communication Act Compliance Guide Released
  • Reminder: Drought Contingency Plans

MAY 13, 2022, NUMBER 19

TML Legislative Update Number 19 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 19
  • Study Shows Impact of Senate Bill 2; 2022 Property Tax Picture Coming into Focus
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • House and Senate Committee Interim Hearings

MAY 6, 2022, NUMBER 18

TML Legislative Update Number 18 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 18
  • U.S. Supreme Court: City Flag Raising Program Violated the First Amendment
  • Railroad Commission Proposes Emergency Prioritization Rules
  • TDHCA Announces Homeowner Assistance Fund
  • House and Senate Committee Interim Hearings

APRIL 29, 2022, NUMBER 17

TML Legislative Update Number 17 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 17
  • U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Cities' Ability to Regulate Off-Premise Signs
  • SLFRF Project and Expenditure Report Deadline Is Tomorrow
  • TML Testifies at Committee Hearings
  • House and Senate Committee Interim Hearings
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • 2022 City Tax and Budget Deadline Memos Now Available

APRIL 22, 2022, NUMBER 16

TML Legislative Update Number 16 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 16
  • 2022 City Tax and Budget Deadline Memos Now Available
  • House and Senate Committee Interim Hearings
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • Fort Worth Court of Appeals Declares Eight-Liners Unconstitutional
  • PUC Adopts Rule for Middle Mile Broadband
  • Task Force on Concert Safety Releases Report
  • AG Opinion: Coronavirus Funds Distribution Conforms to the Law

APRIL 15, 2022, NUMBER 15

TML Legislative Update Number 15 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 15
  • House and Senate Committee Interim Hearings
  • Comptroller Survey on Texas' Broadband Development Plan
  • Reminder: SLFRF Project and Expenditure Report Due April 30

APRIL 8, 2022, NUMBER 14

TML Legislative Update Number 14 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 14
  • Lieutenant Governor Releases Senate Interim Charges
  • Texas House Committees Begin Interim Hearings
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • SLFRF Project and Expenditure Report Due April 30

APRIL 1, 2022, NUMBER 13

TML Legislative Update Number 13 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 13
  • House Committee Hearing on Sales Tax Sourcing Set for April 21st
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • U.S. Supreme Court Finds That Censuring an Elected Official Does Not Violate the First Amendment
  • Texas Supreme Court Issues 49th Emergency Order of the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Treasury Releases Webinar on Reporting Guidance for NEUs

MARCH 25, 2022, NUMBER 12

TML Legislative Update Number 12 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 12
  • TML Leadership Meets with Senator Cornyn
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • Reminder: Annual Local Debt Reporting
  • PUC Adopts Penalties for Violations of Weather Emergency Preparedness Standards
  • TDHCA Proposes Rules Changes for Homelessness Grant Program
  • Changes to Texas House and Senate Committee Chairs

MARCH 18, 2022, NUMBER 11

TML Legislative Update Number 11 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 11
  • Get Involved in TML's Legislative Process: Volunteers Needed
  • Comptroller Survey for City Officials on Texas' Broadband Development Plan
  • U.S. Treasury to Host Webinar on SLFRF Reporting Requirements for NEUs

MARCH 10, 2022, NUMBER 10

TML Legislative Update Number 10 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 10 
  • Texas Speaker of the House Releases Interim Charges
  • Get Involved in TML's Legislative Process: Volunteers Needed
  • Reminder: COVID-19 First Responder Disease Presumption Law
  • Governor's Office Adopts Law Enforcement Funding Rules for Large Cities
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update

MARCH 4, 2022, NUMBER 9

TML Legislative Update Number 9 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 9
  • Enhanced Cybersecurity Risks
  • Texas Primary Election Results
  • Texas Comptroller Broadband Listening Tour
  • Treasury Releases Updated SLFRF Compliance and Reporting Guidance
  • SLFRF Grant Update 

FEBRUARY 25, 2022, NUMBER 8

TML Legislative Update Number 8 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 8
  • Governor Sets Special May Election Date
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • Texas Attorney General Secured $1.167 Billion for Texas for Global Opioid Agreement

FEBRUARY 18, 2022, NUMBER 7

TML Legislative Update Number 7 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 7
  • Monthly Reporting Required on Federal Funds for City EMS Providers
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • Reminder: Deadline for Water Utilities to Submit Preparedness Plan is March 1
  • Deadline Approaching: Mandatory Hotel Occupancy Tax Reporting

FEBRUARY 11, 2022, NUMBER 6

TML Legislative Update Number 6 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 6
  • TML President Testifies Before Congressional Committee on Autonomous Vehicles
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • Governor Releases 2022 Report to the People of Texas
  • Don't Forget: Mandatory Hotel Occupancy Tax Reporting

FEBRUARY 4, 2022, NUMBER 5

TML Legislative Update Number 5 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 5
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • Don't Forget: Mandatory Hotel Occupancy Tax Reporting
  • COVID-19 Update (No. 216)

JANUARY 28, 2022, NUMBER 4

TML Legislative Update Number 4 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 4
  • Mandatory Eminent Domain Reporting Closes February 1
  • Deadline Approaching for SWIFT Applications
  • American Rescue Plan Act: Using SLFRF Allocation to Replace Lost Revenue
  • FEMA's Technical Assistance Program
  • Don't Forget: Mandatory Hotel Occupancy Tax Reporting

JANUARY 21, 2022, NUMBER 3

TML Legislative Update Number 3 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 3
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • Texas Broadband Office Seeks Input on Pole Replacement Program
  • Don't Forget: Mandatory Hotel Occupancy Tax Reporting
  • Don't Forget: Mandatory Eminent Domain Reporting
  • COVID-19 Update (No. 215)

JANUARY 14, 2022, NUMBER 2

TML Legislative Update Number 2 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Number 2 
  • Texas Demographic Center to Host Webinar on U.S. Census Count Question Resolution Operation
  • Governor Announces Grants to Military Communities
  • Lt. Governor Announces New Chair of Finance Committee
  • EPA to Host "Waters of the U.S." Webinars for Local Officials
  • Don't Forget: Mandatory Hotel Occupancy Tax Reporting
  • Don't Forget: Mandatory Eminent Domain Reporting
  • COVID-19 Update (No. 214)

JANUARY 7, 2022, NUMBER 1

TML Legislative Update Number 1 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 1
  • Comptroller's 380 Agreement Reporting Tool Online; Deadline Extended for Reporting Existing Agreements
  • Comptroller Reporting Requirements: File Eminent Domain and Local Hotel Occupancy Reports Now
  • Federal Infrastructure Bill Update
  • PUC Proposes Rules for Power Outage Alert System and for Middle Mile Broadband
  • TWDB Opens Application Period for Funding and Proposes Rules for Financial Assistance for Economically Distressed Areas
  • Railroad Commission Adopts Critical Infrastructure Designation Rules
  • EPA Adopts Lead and Copper Rule
  • COVID-19 Update (No. 213)