HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Business & Industry 

TIME & DATE:  10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 

PLACE:       E2.016 
CHAIR:       Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer 

The committee will meet to hear invited testimony from a Texas business leader regarding the Texas business climate and industry trends.

After that, the committee will hear public testimony on the following:

HB 495         Deshotel
Relating to the consideration of criminal history record information regarding applicants for employment.

HB 701         Lucio III | et al.
Relating to the regulation of call centers; providing a civil penalty.

HB 733         Zedler
Relating to the eligibility of certain physicians to provide and receive remuneration for workers' compensation health care services.

HB 850         Johnson, Eric
Relating to the prohibition of employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

HB 1036        Beckley | et al.
Relating to mandatory sales price disclosure in real property sales; providing a civil penalty.

HB 1833        Wray
Relating to the authority to transfer real property in the name of an entity.

HB 1941        Phelan
Relating to unconscionable prices charged by certain health care facilities for medical care.

HB 1002        Collier
Relating to the term of a parking permit issued to a residential tenant by a landlord.

HB 1061        Minjarez
Relating to mandatory arbitration as a condition of employment.

HB 2457        Canales
Relating to certain obligations of and limitations on landlords regarding residential tenants' rental payments, late fees, and security deposits.

HB 2919        Shine
Relating to a demonstration program at the State Office of Risk Management for real-time processing of workers' compensation authorizations of payment for medical services and medical bills.

HB 3530        Moody
Relating to the towing of certain property from a self-service storage facility for disposition by a vehicle storage facility.

HB 4390        Capriglione
Relating to the privacy of personal identifying information; imposing a civil penalty.

HB 4518        Martinez Fischer
Relating to the privacy of a consumer's personal information collected by certain businesses; imposing a civil penalty.

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

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