SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
State Affairs
TIME & DATE:
1:00 PM or upon adjournment
Thursday, March 19, 2009
PLACE:
Senate Chamber
CHAIR:
Senator Robert Duncan
The Committee will meet to take up the following bills for consideration
as new business:
 
SB 76
 
Nelson
Relating to authorizing a children's health benefit plan for certain small employers.
 
SB 80
 
Nelson
Relating to employer contributions under small employer health benefit plans.
 
SB 182
 
Patrick, Dan | et al.
Relating to informed consent to an abortion.
 
SB 482
 
Ellis | et al.
Relating to the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission.
 
SB 698
 
Ellis
Relating to the establishment of a registry at the Texas Department of Insurance of certain legal entities determined to have sold race-based insurance coverage.
 
SB 747
 
Carona
Relating to notice of a hospital lien.
 
SB 762
 
Watson
Relating to a study concerning the minimum participation requirement for small employer health benefit plans.
 
SB 828
 
Whitmire
Relating to a determination of value for purposes of punishment of the offense of abuse of official capacity.
 
SB 842
 
Averitt
Relating to the operation of health care sharing organizations.
 
SB 879
 
Averitt | et al.
Relating to premium discounts for certain participants in the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool and to related tax credits for health benefit plan issuers.
 
SB 927
 
Huffman
Relating to tampering with a direct recording electronic voting machine.
 
SB 972
 
Averitt
Relating to small and large employer health group cooperatives.
 

SB 1111
 
Duncan
Relating to the liability of and legal fees for a trustee of certain facilities.
 
SB 1119
 
Hinojosa
Relating to the recovery of medical or health care expenses in civil actions.
 
SB 1134
 
Duncan
Relating to the authority for certain high school students to serve as election clerks.
 
 
At the Chairman's discretion, the Committee may also consider any pending
business.
Public testimony will be limited to 3 minutes per person.
If providing written testimony please submit 20 copies, along with your
witness affirmation card, to committee staff at the hearing.