HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: County Affairs

TIME & DATE:  8:00AM, Wednesday, April 23, 1997

PLACE: E2.030

CHAIR: Rep. Ron E. Lewis

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The committee will consider the following:

HB 1562            Tillery
Relating to the use of money in the county law library fund.

HB 1740            Hinojosa
Relating to the salaries of the members of the commissioners court
of certain counties.

HB 2046            Keffer
Relating to the location of justice of the peace courts in certain
counties.

HB 2094            Uher
Relating to authorizing the Sweeny Hospital District to operate or
provide for certain medical care and medical services to or for
needy residents of the district.

HB 2205            Yarbrough
Relating to civil service systems for constables' offices in
certain counties.

HB 2222            Rhodes
Relating to the bond and oath requirements applicable to a sheriff.

HB 2805            Kamel
Relating to emergency ambulance service provided by counties.

HB 2850            Williams
Amending Chapters 775 and 794, Health and Safety Code, by adding
Sections 775.025 and 794.0526 relating to the exclusion from rural
fire prevention districts and emergency services districts of
certain territory subject to ad valorem assessments; ratifying the
exclusion of land from certain districts and related election
proceedings; providing a severability clause; and declaring an
emergency.

HB 3051            Berlanga / et al.
Relating to the power of certain coastal counties to enact
ordinances; providing a penalty.

HB 3213            Elkins
Relating to the disposal of dead animal carcasses found on
municipal and county roadways.

HB 3408            Corte
Relating to authorizing certain counties to order a referendum in
certain circumstances.

HB 3448            Jones, Jesse
Relating to the authorization of a closed meeting by the
commissioners court of a county to deliberate certain personnel
actions affecting a member of an advisory body.

HB 3534            Farrar
Relating to access to criminal history record information maintained
by Federal Bureau of Investigation or local criminal justice agency.

HB 3566            Rhodes
Relating to the Gonzales County Hospital District.

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