The Senate Commerce and Technology Committee heard Sen. Bray’s SB 443 enacting uniform business organization laws from the Uniform Business Organization Code, including the Uniform Model Registered Agents Act and the Uniform Model Entity Transactions Act. This bill repeals a lot of old law, and reorganizes existing law. It also adopts law consistent with current statutory concepts a … [Read more...] about Uniform business organization laws
Child Services
The Senate Family and Children Services Committee heard Sen. Merritt's SB 447 child services bill. This is the Department of Child Services bill for 2017 and contains the following provision: Requires child abuse and neglect training for school employees. Allows the department of child services (department) to share costs incurred making new hires in accordance with fe … [Read more...] about Child Services
Substance abuse pilot program
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sen. Merritt’s SB 510 on a substance abuse pilot program. The bill allows the Allen superior court to establish a substance abuse pilot program to assist persons in the criminal justice system who require addiction treatment and assistance with developing a long term plan for sober living. The bill also makes an appropriation. Judge Wendy Davis o … [Read more...] about Substance abuse pilot program
Notaries public and trademarks
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sen. Bray’s and Sen. Brown’s SB 539 on notaries public and trademarks. The bill provides that: a person who wishes to register a trademark must file an electronic application for the registration of the trademark allows the Governor to appoint notaries public in certain instances describes permitted notarial acts specifies that notarial acts … [Read more...] about Notaries public and trademarks
Personal information privacy
The Senate Civil Law Committee heard Sen. Sandlin’s SB 549 on personal information privacy. This bill amends the definition of "abandoned" for purposes of protection of health records and personal information possessed by certain professionals. It permits the Attorney General to file an action against a professional to recover incurred costs related to abandoned records. The bill a … [Read more...] about Personal information privacy