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 9, 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 572         González, Mary          
Relating to eligibility for unemployment compensation for employees who leave the workplace due to sexual harassment.

HB 750         Walle                  
Relating to required provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for employees of building and construction contractors and subcontractors.

HB 970         Walle                  
Relating to notice requirements for leased residential property, manufactured home lots, or commercial property located in a flood zone.

HB 1396        Harless                
Relating to the eligibility of certain persons to serve on the board of a property owners' association.

HB 1521        Burrows | et al.        
Relating to liability of certain political subdivisions in certain workers' compensation actions.

HB 1575        Turner, Chris           
Relating to sexual harassment prevention training and information for employees.

HB 1658        Bell, Cecil            
Relating to seller's disclosure of certain residential real property conditions and related property insurance issues.

HB 1992        Leman | et al.          
Relating to prohibiting telemarketers from transmitting misleading caller identification information or otherwise misrepresenting the origin of a telemarketing call.

HB 2143        Turner, John            
Relating to the eligibility of a first responder for workers' compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder.

HB 2501        Bowers                 
Relating to the ability of a nonexempt employee to participate in certain academic, extracurricular, and developmental activities of the employee's child.

HB 2503        Kacal                  
Relating to workers' compensation death benefit eligibility for certain spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty.

HB 2685        Bailes                 
Relating to workers' compensation death benefit eligibility for certain spouses of first responders and certain other public servants killed in the line of duty.

HB 3815        Morrison               
Relating to requiring notices of property located in floodplains, flood pools, or reservoirs to be provided by sellers of real property and on subdivision plats.

HB 3996        Burrows                
Relating to liability of certain political subdivisions in certain workers' compensation actions.

HB 4262        Darby                  
Relating to aircraft liens

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Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.