** REVISION **
                                   SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: State Affairs

TIME & DATE:  1:30PM or upon adjournment.,
             Thursday, May 15, 1997

PLACE: Senate Chamber

CHAIR: Senator Kenneth Armbrister

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Consideration of the following:

HB 66            Cuellar / et al.         SP: Zaffirini
Relating to unfunded state mandates on political subdivisions.

HB 92            Brimer                   SP: Whitmire
Relating to the financing of sports and community venues and
related infrastructure; authorizing the imposition of certain local
taxes and the issuance of local bonds; providing penalties.

HB 330            Danburg                  SP: Shapiro
Relating to the form of the ballot and related procedures in
connection with certain voters voting on an affidavit; providing
criminal penalties.

HB 331            Danburg                  SP: Madla
Relating to certain election processes and procedures.

HB 325            Pickett                  SP: Shapleigh
Relating to the required distance between certain businesses that
sell alcoholic beverages and a day-care center or child-care
facility.

HB 332            Danburg                  SP: Patterson, Jerry
Relating to election precincts and polling places; providing a
criminal penalty.

HB 425            Raymond                  SP: Ellis
Relating to the policies of state agencies regarding work and
family issues.

HB 625            Hernandez                SP: Madla
Relating to the disclosure of certain information submitted to a
governmental entity by a potential vendor or  contractor.

HB 629            Yarbrough                SP: Cain
Relating to recruitment requirements for hiring personnel at the
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

HB 724            Serna                    SP: Barrientos
Relating to transfers of contributions to the optional retirement
program for faculty members of institutions of higher education.

HB 841            Jackson                  SP: Brown
Relating to voting procedures for persons on a space flight.

HB 920            Jones, Delwin            SP: Duncan
Relating to the width of certain vehicles transporting seed cotton
modules.

HB 1176            Allen                    SP: Brown
Relating to public access to conviction and deferred adjudication
information and to certain sex offender registration information
maintained by the Department of Public Safety.

HB 1216            Edwards                  SP: Patterson, Jerry
Relating to the creation and operation of the Texas Emancipation
Juneteenth Cultural and Historical Commission.

HB 1362            Giddings                 SP: Nelson
Relating to exemptions from regulation as a food manufacturer or
wholesaler.

HB 1418            Alexander                SP: Sibley
Relating to the regulation of motor carriers of household goods.

HB 1448            Hunter                   SP: Ellis
Relating to reporting of representation before state agencies by
state officers and employees.

HB 1449            Hunter                   SP: Ellis
Relating to reporting concerning fundraising for governor for a day
and speaker's reunion day ceremonies.

HB 1483            Danburg                  SP: Armbrister
Relating to certain early voting processes and procedures;
providing a criminal penalty.

HB 1521            Raymond                  SP: Truan
Relating to notice by the comptroller concerning certain unclaimed
property.

HB 1653            Wise                     SP: Gallegos
Relating to the dating of state publications.

HB 1595            Alexander                SP: Cain
Relating to the regulation of motor vehicle dealers and
manufacturers.

HB 1779            Place                    SP: Carona
Relating to the Real Estate Research Center.

HB 2018            Maxey                    SP: Ellis
Relating to the allocation of space to state agencies.

HB 2029            Turner, Bob              SP: Carona
Relating to retirement because of disability under the Employees
Retirement System of Texas.

HB 2101            Siebert                  SP: Cain
Relating to stopping at railroad grade crossings; providing
penalties.

HB 2202            Bosse                    SP: Duncan
Relating to the regulation of vehicle storage facilities; providing
a penalty.

HB 2295            Oakley                   SP: Cain
Relating to excavation operations that may damage underground
facilities; providing civil and criminal penalties.

HB 2584            Torres                   SP: Gallegos
Relating to the contents of certain retail alcoholic beverage
permits and licenses.

HB 2733            Driver                   SP: Wentworth
Relating to the operation of golf carts on a public road or
highway.

HB 2745            Haggerty                 SP: Whitmire
Relating to the location of certain hearings affecting the status
of alcoholic beverage permits.

HB 2768            Goolsby                  SP: Carona
Relating to records of the Texas Lottery Commission that are open
for public inspection.

HB 2816            Torres                   SP: Whitmire
Relating to the expiration of secondary alcoholic beverage permits
and licenses.

HB 2861            Pickett                  SP: Shapleigh
Relating to sanctions against retail sellers of alcoholic beverages
for violations relating to minors.

HB 2915            Oliveira                 SP: Ellis
Relating to retirement benefits for certain state employees whose
state jobs are lost as a result of contracts to provide services
previously provided by the state and to benefits under the
contracts.

HB 3016            Price                    SP: Galloway, Michael
Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice to Jefferson County.

HB 3037            Cook                     SP: Armbrister
Relating to cost-of-service studies for electric cooperative
corporations exempt from rate regulation.

HB 3329            Talton                   SP: Patterson, Jerry
Relating to requirements for governmental entities that acquire
real property held in trust or sell real property to a trustee.

HB 3350            Place                    SP: Sibley
Relating to the criminal offenses applicable to gambling and
gambling devices.

HB 3368            Junell                   SP: Shapiro
Relating to the acquisition of real property by the General
Services Commission as an alternative to leasing space.

HB 3436            Kubiak                   SP: Whitmire
Relating to reports required by certain retailers of alcoholic
beverages.

HB 3437            Kubiak                   SP: Cain
Relating to the cancellation or suspension of an alcoholic beverage
private club registration permit.

HB 3440            Kubiak                   SP: Cain
Relating to the cancellation or suspension of certain alcoholic
beverage licenses.

HB 3441            Kubiak                   SP: Cain
Relating to the offense of purchase or possession of alcohol by a
minor.

HB 3530            Holzheauser              SP: Cain
Relating to energy savings projects for school districts,
institutions of higher education, and state agencies.

HB 3570            Jones, Delwin            SP: Duncan
Relating to the length limitation for a vehicle or vehicle
combination transporting a combine.

SB 22            Lucio
Relating to the regulation of the use of bingo card-minding devices.

Pending Business:

HB 1445            Gray                     SP: Armbrister
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Racing
Commission and to the transfer of certain commission functions to
the Texas Department of Commerce; providing penalties.









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BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING:

HB 325
HB 629
HB 1779
HB 2733
HB 3530