1. HB 1559 DESTRUCTION OF DOCUMENTS Effective: Statutes Affected: GV Destruction of documents dating from are unprotected Court documents filed, presented, or produced from 1860 – January 1, 1951 may not be destroyed until the Texas State Library adopts rules

2. SB 1907 ARCHAIC INFORMATION Effective: 9-1-2011
Statutes Affected: LG
On or after the 75th anniversary of the date of creation of information the public is allowed access to such information that was excepted from disclosure
Any government record, including birth records, are open to public inspection 75 years after the record was originally created

3. HB 1481 RESPECTFUL LANGUAGE Effective: Statutes Affected: GV Chapter 392 Statutes must reflect following terms: Disabled, developmentally disabled, mentally disabled, mentally ill, mentally retarded, handicapped, cripple, and crippled Change to: Persons with disabilities, person with developmental disabilities, persons with mental illness, and persons with intellectual disabilities

4. SB 0321 STORAGE OF FIREARMS Effective: Statutes Affected: LA Public or private employer must allow employee with handgun license to transport or store a firearm or ammunition in locked vehicle in parking area provided for employees Employer is exempt from liability Individual remains liable

5. HB 0015 INFORMED CONSENT FOR ABORTION Effective: 9-1-2011
Statutes Affected: HS Chapter 171
Requires sonogram at least 24 hours before abortion
Requires physician to provide images and heartbeat
Requires physician to provide list of agencies offering ultrasounds at no cost

6. HB 0118 NOTICE REGARDING MEDICAL RECORDS Effective: Statutes Affected: HS Requires hospital to provide written notice that medical records may be disposed on or after periods specified by hospital licensing laws

7. HB 0184 CANCELLATION OF SPECIAL ELECTION Effective: Statutes Affected: EL Secretary of State must declare an unopposed candidate in a special election to fill a vacancy in the legislature, elected

8. HB 0549 DISPOSITION OF REMAINS Effective: Statutes Affected: HS Person with right to control disposition of remains may not do so if person has been indicted for criminal homicide involving family violence There is no longer a presumption that a married woman directs that her name include the same last name she used at the time of her death on a grave marker

9. HB 0843 ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF TAX BILLS Effective: Statutes Affected: TX Tax office may offer a paperless, electronic tax bill Taxpayer must opt to receive Taxpayer must specify address before 9-15

10. HB 1075 AMBER ALERT SYSTEM Effective: 9-1-2011
Statutes Affected: GV
Statewide AMBER alert system will include persons with intellectual disabilities
"Intellectual disability" means significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning that is concurrent with deficits in adaptive behavior and originates during the developmental period. The term includes a pervasive developmental disorder.

11. HB 1075 AMBER ALERT SYSTEM Effective: 9-1-2011
Statutes Affected: GV
Statewide AMBER alert system will include persons with intellectual disabilities
"Intellectual disability" means significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning that is concurrent with deficits in adaptive behavior and originates during the developmental period. The term includes a pervasive developmental disorder.

12. HB 1137 SALE OF EPHEDRINE Effective: Statutes Affected: HS Before completing sale, business selling product containing ephedrine must transmit record of sale to real-time electronic logging system Sale cannot be completed if ELS returns report that person would be obtaining an amount greater than allowed

13. HB 3487 SERVICE ANIMALS Effective: 9-1-2011 Statutes Affected: BC 106
HB 3487 SERVICE ANIMALS Effective: Statutes Affected: BC Hotel, other lodging establishment, and restaurant prohibited from charging fee or security deposit for service canine Waives governmental immunity and allows agency of canine unit to beheld liable for damages to premises caused by service canine

14. HB 3487 SERVICE ANIMALS Effective: 9-1-2011 Statutes Affected: BC 106
HB 3487 SERVICE ANIMALS Effective: Statutes Affected: BC Hotel, other lodging establishment, and restaurant prohibited from charging fee or security deposit for service canine Waives governmental immunity and allows agency of canine unit to beheld liable for damages to premises caused by service canine