** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
Business & Industry
TIME & DATE:
10:00 AM, Thursday, May 15, 2008
PLACE:
E2.026
CHAIR:
Rep. Helen Giddings
 
Invited testimony will be taken on the following interim charges:
 
Charge 2 - Study Articles 2 and 2A of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
and consider amending Chapters 2 and 2A of the Business and Commerce Code
to conform with recent amendments to the UCC.
 
Charge 3 - Study the original purposes, development, and current need for
the Subsequent Injury Fund and determine whether this fund should be
continued or altered.
 
Charge 4 - Study the problem of digital piracy and make recommendations for
legislative changes to address the problem facing movie producers and
distributors, retailers, book publishers, the music industry,
universities, and other copyright holders of creative content. This
review should include an examination of the impact on state and local
government sales tax revenues.