** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Licensing & Administrative Procedures 

TIME & DATE:  11:00 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 

PLACE:       E2.016 
CHAIR:       Rep. Dade Phelan 

PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE

Public Testimony may be limited to two (2) minutes.

HB 1382        Virdell | et al.                                       
Relating to a prohibition on weather modification and control; creating a criminal offense.

HB 3945        Bumgarner                                             
Relating to the licensing and regulation of massage therapy and other programs administered by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.

HB 4449        Smithee                                               
Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages in areas annexed by certain municipalities.

HB 5043        McQueeney                                             
Relating to the issuance of a provisional license to certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses to engage in a business or occupation in this state.

HB 5397        Hayes                                                 
Relating to authorizing out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit holders to conduct sampling or tasting events at certain locations.

HB 5499        LaHood                                                
Relating to towing fee studies and the amount of nonconsent towing fees in certain political subdivisions; authorizing an increase in existing fees.

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=c350

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

Bills deleted after last posting:

HB 5388

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of this notice.

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.