SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
State Affairs
TIME & DATE:
12:30 PM or upon adjournment
Thursday, April 26, 2007
PLACE:
Senate Chamber
CHAIR:
Senator Robert Duncan
Senate Bills to be considered
SB 354
 
Carona
Relating to the operation and regulation of certain consolidated insurance programs.
 
SB 700
 
Lucio
Relating to state agency rules affecting small businesses.
 
SB 1298
 
Wentworth
Relating to the service retirement annuity of certain members of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One and the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.
 
House Bills to be considered
HB 34
 
Solomons / et al.
SP:
Brimer
Relating to the prohibition of certain payments or other inducements regarding a workers' compensation claim; providing an administrative violation.
 
HB 770
 
Dutton
SP:
Lucio
Relating to requiring the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to provide notice to certain persons of the right to vote.
 
HB 862
 
Aycock
SP:
Fraser
Relating to the appointment of a temporary county chair.
 
HB 1071
 
Aycock
SP:
Fraser
Relating to the duties of a county chair on a change of leadership.
 
HB 1180
 
Flores
SP:
Ellis
Relating to the continuation of the Texas Lottery Commission and certain laws administered by the commission.
 
HB 1560
 
Callegari
SP:
Jackson, Mike
Relating to liability of a governmental unit for certain recreational activities.
 
HB 1987
 
Berman
SP:
Duncan
Relating to the offense of possessing another person's official ballot or official carrier envelope.
 
HB 2839
 
King, Susan
SP:
Fraser
Relating to the deadline for filing a personal financial statement by persons appointed to certain state offices.
 
Pending Bills
SB 334
 
Harris
Relating to the regulation of health benefit plan issuers and dissemination of information to patients, physicians, and other providers.
 

SB 922
 
Watson / et al.
Relating to regional health care programs for employees of small employers.
 
SB 971
 
Van de Putte
Relating to swimming pool safety; providing a civil penalty.
 
SB 972
 
Van de Putte
Relating to prohibiting the sale or use of unsafe children's products; providing a civil penalty.
 
SB 1614
 
Duncan
Relating to the implementation of health information technology standards.
 
SB 1647
 
Duncan
Relating to certain election practices and procedures, including provisions relating to the conduct of elections, voting systems, and recounts.
 
SB 1884
 
Williams
Relating to prompt payment penalties.
 
HB 402
 
Hill
SP:
Hegar
Relating to a criminal violation of the open meetings law committed by a member of an appraisal district board of directors and to a prohibition on certain communications between a member of the board of directors and the chief appraiser of the district; providing penalties.
 
HB 1003
 
Giddings
SP:
Watson
Relating to professional licensing requirements for independent review of certain medical decisions regarding workers' compensation claims.
 
HB 1006
 
Giddings
SP:
Watson
Relating to doctor licensing requirements for peer review, utilization, and retrospective review of medical decisions regarding workers' compensation claims.
 
HB 2188
 
Paxton / et al.
SP:
Williams
Relating to the exception of certain ad valorem tax appraisal information from required disclosure under the public information law.