HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Intergovernmental Affairs 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Tuesday, April 15, 2025 

PLACE:        E2.026 
CHAIR:        Rep. Cecil Bell 

**Public testimony may be limited to 3 minutes**

HB 386         Gervin-Hawkins | et al.                   
Relating to change order limits for certain construction contracts.

HB 1449        Capriglione                               
Relating to permits for mobile food service establishments operating in certain counties.

HB 1701        Flores                                    
Relating to the administration and enforcement of a county fire code.

HB 2142        Simmons                                   
Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs on the feasibility of using certain models to address homelessness in this state.

HB 2675        Cook                                      
Relating to housing finance corporations.

HB 2857        Tepper                                    
Relating to purchase or other acquisition  of personal property by a political subdivision.

HB 3063        Perez, Mary Ann                           
Relating to the civil prosecution of offenses involving certain municipal parking ordinances; authorizing a civil fine.

HB 3171        Lujan | et al.                            
Relating to compensation and employment condition standards by municipal charter or collective bargaining agreement and to impasse resolution in collective bargaining with certain political subdivisions.

HB 3641        Bell, Cecil                               
Relating to the authority of counties to regulate noise levels in residential areas; creating a criminal offense.

HB 3732        Martinez                                  
Relating to compliance by a fire department with certain minimum standards adopted by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.

HB 4045        Bell, Cecil                               
Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.

HB 4370        Metcalf | et al.                          
Relating to the projects that may be undertaken by a public improvement district, municipal utility district, fresh water supply district, water control and improvement district or municipal management district.

HB 4491        Bell, Cecil                               
Relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders on certain dates.

HB 4505        Bell, Cecil | et al.                      
Relating to the establishment of the workforce housing capital investment fund program to fund the development of workforce housing in this state; authorizing a fee.

HB 4626        Harris Davila                             
Relating to hearing and public notice requirements regarding the conversion by a municipality of certain properties to house homeless individuals.

HB 5267        Bell, Cecil                               
Relating to municipal and county financial requirements.

HB 5356        Lujan                                     
Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate activities involving a horse-drawn carriage.

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to

agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until

the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c324

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