** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Business & Commerce 

TIME & DATE:   8:00 AM, Friday, May 19, 2023 

PLACE:         E1.036 (Finance Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Charles Schwertner 

The Committee will meet to consider the following:

HB 30          Moody | et al.           SP: King
Relating to access to certain law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutorial records under the public information law.

HB 139         Klick | et al.           SP: Hall
Relating to the provision of notice of certain proposed rules by state agencies.

HB 173         Klick | et al.           SP: Johnson
Relating to the licensing and regulation of genetic counselors; requiring an occupational license; authorizing a fee.

HB 821         King, Ken | et al.       SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the placement of electric vehicle charging equipment on state property.

HB 823         Allen                     SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the eligibility of an inmate for certain occupational licenses and the practice of certain occupations by an inmate of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 1363        Kuempel                   SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the repeal of the real estate inspection recovery fund.

HB 1466        Clardy | et al.          SP: Johnson
Relating to the regulation of certain continuing education programs.

HB 1518        Darby                     SP: Parker
Relating to the examination of appraisal services for an appraisal management company.

HB 1597        Murr | et al.            SP: Sparks
Relating to tariff filing requirements for certain telecommunications providers.

HB 1620        Holland | et al.         SP: Schwertner
Relating to the review date for certain governmental entities subject to the sunset review process.

HB 1903        Smithee                   SP: Parker
Relating to capital stock requirements for certain insurance companies.

HB 1996        Hull | et al.            SP: Johnson
Relating to the regulation of group family leave insurance issued through an employer to pay for certain losses of income.

HB 2060        Capriglione | et al.     SP: Parker
Relating to the creation of the artificial intelligence advisory council.

HB 2259        Cain                      SP: Middleton
Relating to the sale and purchase of retail fireworks permits.

HB 2265        Leach | et al.           SP: Hughes
Relating to the award of compensatory damages caused by certain delays under governmental construction contracts.

HB 2266        Leach                     SP: Middleton
Relating to judicial review of certain local laws applicable to state license holders.

HB 2313        Thompson, Senfronia | et al.               SP: Paxton
Relating to training materials for certain transportation network company drivers regarding human trafficking awareness and prevention.

HB 2333        Allison                   SP: Flores
Relating to noncharitable trusts without an ascertainable beneficiary.

HB 2549        Rogers | et al.          SP: Johnson
Relating to light pollution mitigation for wind turbine generators.

HB 2702        Guillen                   SP: Menéndez
Relating to payments associated with certain medical examinations under the workers' compensation system; imposing a fee.

HB 2839        Smithee                   SP: Zaffirini
Relating to a liquidity stress test for certain insurance companies.

HB 2884        Lujan                     SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the regulation of private passenger vehicle rental companies.

HB 2965        Vasut | et al.           SP: Creighton
Relating to certain construction liability claims concerning public buildings and public works.

HB 3033        Landgraf | et al.        SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the public information law.

HB 3335        Canales                   SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to employment activities of certain peace officers responding to an emergency call for purposes of the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.

HB 3436        Rogers                    SP: King
Relating to  the authority of the Texas Military Department to negotiate the release of a reversionary interest and certain other interests of the state in certain property in Palo Pinto County owned by the Palo Pinto County Livestock Association.

HB 3440        Canales                   SP: Hinojosa
Relating to the governmental bodies required to post on the Internet agendas for meetings under the open meetings law.

HB 3579        Bumgarner                SP: King
Relating to the issuance of an emergency order by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation against a massage establishment.

HB 3625        Walle                     SP: Huffman
Relating to notice requirements for a leased dwelling located in a floodplain.

HB 3668        Holland                   SP: Schwertner
Relating to the expiration and extension of certain provisions relating to engaging outside council for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission matters.

HB 3772        Thompson, Senfronia | et al.               SP: Parker
Relating to combating human trafficking by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

HB 4025        Howard | et al.          SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to authorizing the sale by the State of Texas of certain real property located in Austin, Texas.

HB 4219        Lambert                   SP: Creighton
Relating to the maximum rate or amount of interest of certain consumer loans.

HB 4373        Canales                   SP: Johnson
Relating to the procedure by which a regional water planning group is required to make the regional water plan prepared by the group available for public inspection.

HB 4389        Cole                      SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the funding mechanism for the regulation of workers' compensation and workers' compensation insurance; authorizing surcharges.

HB 4524        Bhojani | et al.         SP: Hall
Relating to conducting certain medical examinations using telemedicine under the workers' compensation system.

HB 4542        Moody                     SP: Blanco
Relating to the compensation of a distributed renewable generation owner in certain areas outside of ERCOT.

HB 4579        Walle                     SP: Hughes
Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies.

HB 4952        Slawson                   SP: Paxton
Relating to the security of the electricity supply chain.

HCR 26         Oliverson | et al.       SP: Creighton
Authorizing the State Preservation Board, subject to state law and rules of the board, to approve the construction of a monument honoring victims of communism at the State Capitol Complex, at a site outside of the historic Capitol grounds.

Public testimony will be limited to 2 minutes. If submitting written testimony, please provide 25 copies to the assistant committee clerk, with your name and the bill number on each copy.

Bills deleted after last posting:

HB 1437

** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **

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