** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Economic Development 

TIME & DATE:   1:00 PM or upon adjournment
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 

PLACE:         E1.028 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Phil King 

The Senate Committee on Economic Development will consider the following:

HB 346         Harris Davila | et al.   SP: King
Relating to support for new businesses.

HB 1851        Morales, Eddie | et al.  SP: Hughes
Relating to the disposition of certain surplus motor vehicles and other law enforcement equipment by the Texas Facilities Commission to certain school districts.

HB 2974        Craddick                  SP: King
Relating to municipal and county hotel occupancy taxes and the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project; authorizing the imposition of taxes.

HB 5596        Leo Wilson               SP: Middleton
Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain municipalities that receive municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue.

HCR 118        Dorazio                   SP: Campbell
Expressing support for the expansion of the warship manufacturing industry in Texas.

HCR 127        Lujan | et al.           SP: Parker
Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Taiwan.

HCR 141        Paul                      SP: Middleton
Urging Congress to move NASA's headquarters to Houston.

Pending business.

Public testimony is limited to 2 minutes. If submitting written testimony, please provide 7 copies to the committee clerk with your name (and/or the name of your organization) and the bill number on each copy, and email a digital copy to the Committee Clerk at Jack.Herrell_sc@senate.texas.gov.

Bills added after last posting:

HB 5596

HCR 118

HCR 127

HCR 141

** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **

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