SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Economic Development

TIME & DATE:  9:00AM, Thursday, April 24, 1997

PLACE: Lt. Governor's Cmte. Room

CHAIR: Senator David Sibley

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HB 3            Berlanga / et al.        SP: Sibley
Relating to establishing the Texas Healthy Kids Corporation and
other health benefit coverage to increase access to health care for
children.

HB 39            McCall                   SP: Zaffirini
Relating to a prohibition of discrimination in the determination of
eligibility for employment, occupational licenses, and coverage
under certain health benefit plans based on the use of certain
genetic tests and to limitations on the use of information derived
from those tests.

HB 565            Oliveira                 SP: Ellis
Relating to eligibility for and payment of unemployment
compensation benefits.

HB 567            Oliveira                 SP: Ellis
Relating to the operation and administration of the state
unemployment compensation system.

HB 710            Averitt                  SP: Sibley
Relating to the implementation of federal reforms and the Texas
Health Insurance Risk Pool.

HB 922            Driver                   SP: Duncan
Relating to the board of directors of the Life, Accident, Health,
and Hospital Service Insurance Guaranty Association.

HB 1212            Averitt                  SP: Sibley
Relating to health insurance portability and availability and the
implementation of certain federal reforms relating to health
insurance portability and availability.

HB 1975            Smithee                  SP: Sibley
Relating to the examination of certain insurance companies.

SB 599            Shapiro
Relating to certain insurance benefits and annuity proceeds.

SB 1076            Lucio
Relating to prohibited activities of officers, directors, and
certain shareholders of insurance companies.

SB 1197            Lucio
Relating to the cost estimate of Texas Department of Insurance
rules.

SB 1479            Bivins
Relating to civil immunity for volunteers for institutions of
higher education.


Pending business:


SB 530            Duncan
Relating to indemnity provisions in certain agreements for services
relating to real property.

SB 1155            Harris
Relating to business practices in the writing of title insurance.

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