HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Business & Industry

TIME & DATE:  2:00PM or upon final adjourn./recess
             Tuesday, March 22, 2005

PLACE: E2.026

CHAIR: Rep. Helen Giddings

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HB 533            Howard
Relating to the automatic renewal of contracts for services or
subscriptions.

HB 672            Jones, Jesse
Relating to the disclosure of charges for motor vehicle repairs;
providing a civil penalty.

HB 698            McCall
Relating to the disposal of certain business records that contain
personal identifying information; providing a civil penalty.

HB 1343            Gattis
Relating to the expiration or reduction in value of a gift
certificate or gift card.

HB 1351            Pena
Relating to the installation, copying, or use of computer software
for unauthorized purposes; providing a penalty.

HB 1430            McCall / et al.
Relating to the installation, copying, or use of computer software
for unauthorized purposes; providing a penalty.

HB 1710            Alonzo
Relating to use of a credit score by a business or lender.

HB 1806            Campbell
Relating to prohibiting a person from requiring an individual to
provide a social security number to obtain goods or services or
enter into a business transaction; providing a civil penalty.

HB 1833            Chisum
Relating to disclosures required for the creation of certain
consumer contracts solicited by mail; providing a civil penalty.

HB 1855            Giddings
Relating to the deletion of certain electronic records concerning a
customer who issues a check; providing a civil penalty.

HB 1870            Turner
Relating to a deceptive trade practice in connection with
advertising for a household goods carrier.

HB 1983            Elkins
Relating to the automatic renewal of certain consumer contracts.

HB 2013            Giddings
Relating to the extension of credit to a victim of identity theft.

HB 2229            Reyna
Relating to the automatic renewal of contracts for security
services.

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