** REVISION **
SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE: Transportation & Homeland Security
TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Friday, May 20, 2005
PLACE: E1.016
CHAIR: Senator Todd Staples
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Any business not addressed at today's hearing or left pending will be taken
up at the committee's hearing on Saturday at 8 a.m. in E1.016.
To consider the following:
HB 183 Brown, Fred / et al. SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the prosecution of offenses involving the use of safety
belts and child passenger safety seat systems.
HB 366 Hegar SP: Zaffirini
Relating to use of safety belts and child passenger safety seat
systems.
HB 599 Eissler SP: Wentworth
Relating to erecting or maintaining certain outdoor signs or
advertising; creating an offense; providing penalties.
HB 600 Eissler SP: Wentworth
Relating to erecting certain signs on certain rights-of-way;
providing penalties.
HB 1481 Gattis SP: Wentworth
Relating to the offense of disobeying certain motor vehicle traffic
warning devices.
HB 1584 Casteel SP: Madla
Relating to requiring the operator of a vehicle storage facility to
accept certain forms of payment for the delivery or storage of a
vehicle.
HB 1789 Callegari SP: Lindsay
Relating to certain obsolete documents issued in connection with
the licensing of drivers.
HB 1816 West, George "Buddy" SP: Shapiro
Relating to the transfer of powers and duties over railroads from
the Railroad Commission of Texas to the Texas Department of
Transportation.
HB 1925 Driver SP: Brimer
Relating to removal or covering of certain signs in a construction
or maintenance work zone.
HB 2071 Rose SP: Van de Putte
Relating to the designation of U.S. Highway 281 as the American
Legion Memorial Highway.
HB 2239 Luna SP: Van de Putte
Relating to homeland security training and supplemental pay for
certain law enforcement officers.
HB 2652 Krusee SP: Staples
Relating to the creation of a private activity bond program for
highway and surface freight facilities.
HB 2704 Krusee SP: Staples
Relating to the construction, maintenance, or operation of toll or
nontoll projects or facilities.
HB 2955 Hamric SP: Lindsay
Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in certain counties.
HB 3111 Corte SP: Janek
Relating to authorizing the presiding officer of a political
subdivision to order an evacuation in certain emergency
circumstances.
HB 3115 Corte SP: Staples
Relating to certain homeland security activities, including the
operation of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Council by the
office of the governor.
HB 3129 Hamilton SP: Lindsay
Relating to the creation of a driver safety program for holders of
provisional driver's licenses.
HB 3425 Geren SP: Brimer
Relating to the use of certain exhibition vehicles.
SB 298 Wentworth
Relating to the creation of an offense involving the supervision of
a vehicle operator holding an instruction permit.
The Senate's posting rules were suspended in order for the committee to
take up the following:
HB 988 Chisum SP: Lucio
Relating to the county in which a seller of a motor vehicle may
file an application for registration and certificate of title.
HB 2139 Phillips SP: Wentworth
Relating to certain agreements by the Texas Department of
Transportation involving pass-through tolls.
HB 2300 Turner SP: Whitmire
Relating to the authority of metropolitan rapid transit authorities
to enter into comprehensive development agreements.
HB 2495 Wong SP: Lindsay
Relating to the transfer of a motor vehicle title at a dealer
auction.
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BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING:
HB 988
HB 2139
HB 2300
HB 2495