** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Business & Commerce 

TIME & DATE:   8:00 AM, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 

PLACE:         Senate Chamber 
CHAIR:         Senator Kelly Hancock 

The committee will meet to consider the following:

SB 455         Hughes                 
Relating to treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.

SB 712         Buckingham             
Relating to certain provisions applicable to state agencies subject to review by the Sunset Advisory Commission.

SB 859         Johnson | et al.        
Relating to the authority of certain water planning entities to hold an open or closed meeting by telephone conference call or videoconference call.

SB 861         Paxton                 
Relating to remote meetings under the open meetings law.

SB 1080        Campbell               
Relating to service contracts for leased or purchased motor vehicles.

SB 1132        Johnson | et al.        
Relating to the regulation of crafted precious metal dealers; authorizing the change of a fee.

SB 1273        Paxton                 
Relating to state agency contracts for Internet  application development.

SB 1369        Creighton              
Relating to the Texas Real Estate Research Center and the Texas Real Estate Commission.

SB 1448        Taylor                 
Relating to the continuation of the windstorm insurance legislative funding and funding structure oversight board and to studies relating to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan.

SB 1470        Buckingham             
Relating to chilled water service and district cooling systems.

SB 1492        Bettencourt            
Relating to an expedited response by a governmental body to a request for public information.

SB 1588        Hughes                 
Relating to the powers and duties of property owners' associations; authorizing a fee.

SB 1749        Hancock                
Relating to the eligibility and designation of certain gas entities and gas facilities as critical during an energy emergency.

SB 1750        Hancock                
Relating to coordinating severe weather preparedness in critical electric and natural gas infrastructure; authorizing an administrative penalty.

SB 1757        Hancock                
Relating to securitizing costs of electric services or electric markets.

SB 1777        Hancock                
Relating to credit for reinsurance governed by certain covered agreements and ceded to certain assuming insurers.

SB 1782        Creighton              
Relating to the response and resilience of certain utilities to major weather-related events or natural disasters.

SB 1809        Hancock                
Relating to the enforcement of insurance laws, including laws governing the unauthorized business of insurance; authorizing administrative penalties.

SB 1810        Hancock                
Relating to the licensing and regulation of insurance professionals.

SB 1900        Zaffirini              
Relating to the regulatory authority of the savings and mortgage lending commissioner; authorizing fees.

SB 1954        Hancock                
Relating to the pledge or encumbrance of an insurer's assets under  the Asset Protection Act.

SB 1973        Springer               
Relating to the operation of and coverage by a nonprofit agricultural organization.

SB 2016        Johnson                
Relating to the applicability of certain provisions mandating the provision by certain health benefit plans of health benefits requiring cost defrayal by this state.

SB 2038        Menéndez               
Relating to fees and prices charged by freestanding emergency medical care facilities; providing administrative penalties.

SB 2062        Menéndez               
Relating to the establishment of a Motor Fuels Metering and Quality Advisory Board.

SJR 55         Creighton              
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to own, hold, and use any mutually agreed upon medium of exchange.

To protect the health and safety of members, staff and the public, the

Senate Business and Commerce Committee will strictly follow all Senate

rules relating to the pandemic, including the requirement for a negative

COVID-19 test to enter the Senate Chamber.

Bills deleted after last posting:

SB 1089

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

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO PLAN TO ATTEND THIS MEETING AND WHO MAY NEED ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER OR PERSONAL ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES, ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE SENATE COMMITTEE COORDINATOR AT 512/463-0070, 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING SO APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

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