** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Economic Development TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Tuesday, May 11, 1999 PLACE: Lt. Gov. Cmte. Room CHAIR: Senator David Sibley ___________________________________________________________________________ To be considered: HB 512 Gray / et al. SP: Ellis, Rodney Relating to the admissibility in a civil action of certain communications of sympathy. HB 542 Brimer SP: Fraser Relating to the board of directors of the Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund. HB 610 Janek SP: Carona Relating to health care providers under certain health benefit plans. HB 756 Hartnett SP: Madla Relating to certain meetings held by a nonprofit corporation. HB 965 Swinford SP: Duncan Relating to certain dealer agreements concerning forestry harvesting and off-road construction equipment. HB 1014 Oliveira SP: Lucio Relating to use of state and municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue to clean and maintain beaches in certain municipalities. HB 1018 Denny SP: Sibley Relating to participation of cities and counties in the National Flood Insurance Program. HB 1064 Pickett SP: Carona Relating to the regulation of the sale and use of certain refrigerants. HB 1066 Swinford SP: Duncan Relating to dealers of certain farm and industrial equipment. HB 1194 Turner, Bob SP: Fraser Relating to the operation of a statewide rural health care system. HB 1354 Hartnett SP: Carona Relating to requiring notice of certain appeal rights to a person insured or applying for medical liability insurance provided through a joint underwriting association. HB 1498 Janek SP: Sibley Relating to the availability of health benefit coverage options for health maintenance organization eligible enrollees. HB 1511 Marchant SP: Armbrister Relating to the operation and regulation of pawnshops. HB 1522 Siebert SP: Armbrister Relating to prompt payment requirements for work performed by contractors and subcontractors on certain real property. HB 1543 Keffer SP: Fraser Relating to the residency requirements for directors of certain economic development corporations. HB 1687 Hunter SP: Armbrister Relating to a state program of loan guarantees to promote the film industry in this state; providing a penalty. HB 1764 Farabee SP: Whitmire Relating to coverage by a health benefit plan of reconstructive breast surgery after mastectomy. HB 1778 Giddings SP: Armbrister Relating to the medical review of health care provided under the workers' compensation insurance system. HB 1878 Averitt SP: Harris Relating to the regulation of pawnbrokers and pawnshop employees. HB 1924 Averitt SP: Sibley Relating to health insurance provided through the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool. HB 1983 Bosse SP: Madla Relating to the functions of the Advisory Commission on State Emergency Communications and emergency communication districts and to the continuation of the Advisory Commission on State Emergency Communications. HB 1984 Bosse SP: Madla Relating to the consolidation of emergency communication districts. HB 2049 Thompson SP: Madla Relating to the right of a person entitled to coverage under certain health and accident insurance policies to select certain health care practitioners. HB 2054 Solomons SP: Shapleigh Relating to mechanic's, contractor's, and materialmen's liens. HB 2066 Marchant SP: Fraser Relating to regulation of bank holding companies in an interstate banking and branching environment, the authorization of interstate operations of financial institutions in accordance with the requirements of federal law, and the enhancement of state bank and trust company charters for the interstate banking and branching environment. HB 2180 Averitt SP: Cain Relating to usury and the regulation of lenders. HB 2559 Turner, Bob SP: Ratliff Relating to increasing the policy limit on stipulated insurance company policies. HB 2614 Counts SP: Fraser Relating to creation of a county alliance to jointly authorize the creation of a development corporation. HB 2748 Smithee SP: Sibley Relating to coverage for certain care for children provided through a health maintenance organization. HB 2752 Smithee SP: Sibley Relating to joint underwriting and reinsurance advisory organizations. HB 2842 Brimer SP: Armbrister Relating to continued payment of salary by an employer as replacement for certain workers' compensation income benefits. HB 2856 Yarbrough SP: Carona Relating to the quantity of alcoholic beverages which may be sold by package store and wine only package store permittees in a single transaction. HB 3020 Smithee SP: Sibley Relating to the withdrawal from operations by a health maintenance organization. HB 3033 Oliveira SP: Carona Relating to the ad valorem taxation of an inventory consisting of motor vehicles held for sale. HB 3333 Tillery SP: Cain Relating to certain duties of local workforce development boards in connection with the provision of child care. HB 3515 Marchant SP: Sibley Relating to the nature of certain contracts included in the cash price of motor vehicles sold at retail. HB 3657 Oliveira SP: Sibley Relating to the continuation, funding, and operation of certain workforce development programs. HB 3697 Siebert SP: Sibley Relating to the operation of the Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund and the disposition of certain surpluses of that fund. SB 745 Shapleigh Relating to employment discrimination based on certain employer-imposed language requirements. Pending business: HB 1642 Hochberg / et al. SP: Nelson Relating to the treatment of property in certain reinvestment zones for purposes of school finance. SB 645 Lucio Relating to compliance with government standards as a defense to an award of exemplary damages in certain products liability actions. SB 899 Sibley Relating to certain investments by insurance companies and related organizations. Subcommittee reports: HB 23 Goolsby SP: Armbrister Relating to liability for certain prohibited telephone communications. HB 2109 Bonnen SP: Brown, J. E. "Buster" Relating to limits on liability of a taxing unit for storage tanks. ___________________________________________________________________________