AGC-Texas Building Branch (Associated General Contractors of America, Texas Building Branch)

What this organization says it wants

AGC-Texas Building Branch (Associated General Contractors of America, Texas Building Branch) is on record about 15 bills, through federal lobbying filings and testimony to state committees. None of them carries both a stated side and a bill we have placed on the scale, so there is nothing here to compare yet.

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The positions, and the documents they come from

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• ForTX-88-hb3Relating to measures for ensuring public school safety, including the development and implementation of purchases relating to and funding for public school safety and security requirements and the provision of safety-related resources.

  “School safety reform and funding – HB 3”

  Published by the organization2023Open the recordnot counted yet

• ForTX-88-hb19Relating to the creation of a specialty trial court to hear certain cases; authorizing fees.

  “Creation of business trial court – HB 19”

  Published by the organization2023Open the recordnot counted yet

• ForTX-88-hb679Relating to limitations on the use of workers' compensation insurance experience modifier values in soliciting and awarding public construction contracts.

  “Limiting use of workers comp modifiers on public projects – HB 679”

  Published by the organization2023Open the recordnot counted yet

• ForTX-88-hb2007Relating to a certificate of merit in certain actions against certain licensed or registered professionals.

  “Fix certificate of merit dilemma re: 3 rd party claims on public design-build projects – HB 2007”

  Published by the organization2023Open the recordnot counted yet

• ForTX-88-hb2127Relating to state preemption of and the effect of certain state or federal law on certain municipal and county regulation.

  “State preemption of local anti-business ordinances – HB 2127”

  Published by the organization2023Open the recordnot counted yet

• ForTX-88-hb2965Relating to certain construction liability claims concerning public buildings and public works.

  “Ban on contractually waiving the right to repair on public projects – HB 2965”

  Published by the organization2023Open the recordnot counted yet

• ForTX-88-hb3485Relating to a contractor's or subcontractor's right to elect not to proceed with additional work under a contract.

  “Right to refuse to perform unsigned change orders – HB 3485”

  Published by the organization2023Open the recordnot counted yet

• ForTX-88-hb4123Relating to access to and use of certain criminal history record information.

  “Fix FBI issues on K-12 background checks for contractors – HB 4123”

  Published by the organization2023Open the recordnot counted yet

• ForTX-88-sb1045Relating to the creation of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals with jurisdiction over certain civil cases, the compensation of the justices of that court, and the jurisdiction of the courts of appeals in this state.

  “Creation of specialty appellate court – SB 1045”

  Published by the organization2023Open the recordnot counted yet

• ForTX-88S2-sb3Relating to the amount of the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax and the exclusion of certain taxable entities from the requirement to file a franchise tax report.

  “Franchise tax cuts – SB 3 (2 nd Called)”

  Published by the organization2023Open the recordnot counted yet

• ForTX-88S2-hjr2Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to establish a temporary limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes; to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads; to adjust the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in certain exemption amounts; to except certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations; and to authorize the legislature to provide for a four-year term of office for a member of the governing body of certain appraisal entities.

  “Three-year appraisal cap (20%) for business real property – HJR 2 (2 nd Called)”

  Published by the organization2023Open the recordnot counted yet

• ForTX-87-hb1578Relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases.

  “Expanded contractors’ recovery of attorney’s fees for breach of construction contracts – HB 1578”

  Published by the organization2021Open the recordnot counted yet

• ForTX-87-hb3069Relating to statutes of limitation and repose for certain claims involving the construction or repair of an improvement to real property or equipment attached to real property.

  “Shortened statute of repose on public projects – HB 3069”

  Published by the organization2021Open the recordnot counted yet

• ForTX-87-sb6Relating to liability for certain claims arising during a pandemic or disaster related to a pandemic.

  “Retroactive business protection for COVID liability lawsuits – SB 6”

  Published by the organization2021Open the recordnot counted yet

• ForTX-87-sb219Relating to civil liability and responsibility for the consequences of defects in the plans, specifications, or related documents for the construction or repair of an improvement to real property or of a road or highway.

  “Contractors not responsible for design defects – SB 219”

  Published by the organization2021Open the recordnot counted yet

Marked positions are on record but not yet counted: we have not placed those bills on our scale, so they do not move any number on this page.

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