HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: State Affairs

TIME & DATE:  1:00PM or upon adjournment,
             Wednesday, April 23, 1997

PLACE: E1.030

CHAIR: Rep. Steven Wolens

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HB 764            Maxey
Relating to the application of the open meetings law to certain
deliberations of the governing bodies of entities that are parties
to certain contracts with the State of Texas.

HB 951            Turner, Sylvester
Relating to the Texas open records law.

HB 1772            Danburg
Relating to allowing a governmental body to hold a meeting or
receive testimony by videoconference.

HB 2161            Uher
Relating to the release and use of certain personal information
from motor vehicle records.

HB 2328            Turner, Sylvester
Relating to an exception to the open meetings law for certain
deliberations of the board of a hospital district.

HB 2763            Jones, Delwin
Relating to the application of the open meetings law to judges
performing management functions in connection with a community
supervision and corrections department.

HB 2768            Goolsby
Relating to records of the Texas Lottery Commission that are open
for public inspection.

HB 3177            Jones, Delwin
Relating to public access to certain information under, and for the
purposes of, the open records law.

SB 145            Nixon, Drew
Relating to the acceptance of gifts by state entities.

HB 586            Bailey
Relating to permitting collective bargaining between the state or
a political subdivision of the state and certain labor
organizations representing public employees.

HB 668            Eiland
Relating to the requirement that deliberations relating to
collective bargaining between certain public employers and certain
employee associations be open to the public.

HB 1499            Wohlgemuth
Relating to certain information relating to abortion facilities.

HB 2856            Hupp
Relating to the protection of women's health with respect to
services performed at an abortion facility and the right to access
certain information relating to abortion facilities.

HB 2420            Hilbert
Relating to requiring a small business impact statement for bills
and resolutions.

HB 2813            Danburg
Relating to the definition of governmental body.

HJR 13            Goolsby
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide a salary for the
lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house.

HJR 115            Grusendorf
Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the number of terms a
person may serve as the speaker of the house of representatives.

HB 1887            Stiles
Relating to the review and continuation of certain state agencies
subject to the Texas Sunset Act.

HB 2775            Galloway, Carolyn
Relating to requiring a report by a private auditor as part of the
sunset review process.

SB 330            Armbrister
Relating to the sunset review of the State Office of Administrative
Hearings.

HB 198            Nixon, Joe / et al.
Relating to holding an election in each county on whether certain
sexually oriented businesses should be allowed to operate in the
county.

HB 443            Wise / et al.
Relating to the creation of the Bureau for Economic Development and
Hispanic Studies.

HB 1592            Wise
Relating to a state government internship program for certain
students in certain fields of higher education.

HB 1600            Bosse
Relating to the authority of the commissioners court of a county to
regulate the use of fireworks in a residential subdivision;
providing a criminal penalty.

HB 2960            Burnam
Relating to state investments in or contracts with companies doing
business with Burma (Myanmar).

HB 3048            Hodge
Relating to the application of certain laws prohibiting employment
discrimination.

HB 3102            Craddick / et al.
Relating to partnerships between public and private entities for
the development of infrastructure systems and facilities.

HB 3146            Danburg
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, and duties of the
Upper Kirby Management District; granting the authority to issue
bonds; authorizing a tax.

HB 3472            Clark
Relating to the regulation of outdoor advertising of sexually
oriented businesses on or near an interstate or primary highway
system.

HCR 106            Finnell
Extending the term of the Red River Boundary Commission to June 30, 2000.

SCR 32            Haywood
Extending the term of the Red River Boundary Commission to June 30, 2000.











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