** 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
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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.
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