HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    State Affairs 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Wednesday, March 26, 2025 

PLACE:       JHR 140 
CHAIR:       Rep. Ken King 

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Public testimony may be limited to two (2) minutes.

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HB 246         Guillen | et al.                                       
Relating to landowner compensation for certain damage to or on agricultural land caused by certain criminal activities.

HB 796         Bell, Cecil | et al.                                   
Relating to the Texas Sovereignty Act.

HB 1056        Dorazio | et al.                                       
Relating to the issuance of gold and silver specie and the establishment of a currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.

HB 1544        Raymond                                               
Relating to the recovery by this state from the federal government of certain border security expenditures.

HB 1846        Walle                                                 
Relating to the establishment of the Electric Truck Advisory Council.

HB 2001        Meyer                                                 
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for insider trading and other misuse of official information.

HB 2618        Anchía                                                
Relating to the development of a severe weather adaptation plan by certain entities.

HB 2625        DeAyala                                               
Relating to prohibited local regulations regarding certain late-night and overnight deliveries to food service establishments.

HB 2869        Metcalf                                               
Relating to a financing mechanism allowing electric utilities to obtain recovery of costs associated with a weather-related event or other natural disaster; granting authority to issue bonds.

HB 2898        Frank                                                 
Relating to requirements for certain meteorological evaluation towers.

HB 3069        Darby                                                 
Relating to the approval of a certificate of convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects.

HB 3114        Geren                                                 
Relating to the view of the State Capitol.

HB 3157        Darby                                                 
Relating to interim rates charged by electric utilities during a rate suspension period.

HB 3228        Lambert                                               
Relating to the inclusion of recycling or disposal provisions in certain lease agreements of wind or solar power facilities.

HJR 98         Vasut | et al.                                         
Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress.

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to

agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until

the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c450

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

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