HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Financial Institutions

TIME & DATE:  3:00PM, Monday, March 15, 1999

PLACE: E2.012

CHAIR: Rep. Kip Averitt

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To meet to consider the following:

HB 744            Eiland
Relating to revolving credit accounts.

HB 1511            Marchant
Relating to the operation and regulation of pawnshops.

HB 1553            Craddick
Relating to permitting the creation of perpetual trusts in certain
circumstances.

HB 1878            Averitt
Relating to the regulation of pawnbrokers and pawnshop employees.

HB 2180            Averitt
Relating to usury and the regulation of lenders.

HB 2284            Averitt
Relating to a change in notice requirements for escrow agents when
increasing premiums.

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