** REVISION **
                                   SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Economic Development

TIME & DATE:  3:00PM or upon adjournment
             Thursday, May 13, 1999

PLACE: Lt. Gov. Cmte. Room

CHAIR: Senator David Sibley

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To be considered:

HB 89            Gutierrez                SP: Sibley
Relating to the delinquent registration of a motor vehicle.

HB 450            Pitts                    SP: Cain
Relating to disconnection of a telephone call made by an automated
dial announcing device.

HB 792            Maxey                    SP: Carona
Relating to the regulation of viatical settlement agreements and
life settlement agreements.

HB 969            Van de Putte             SP: Carona
Relating to the definition under certain health benefit plans of
treatment for craniofacial abnormalities of a child.

HB 1097            Coleman                  SP: Madla
Relating to application requirements for participation in the Texas
Health Insurance Risk Pool.

HB 1148            Seaman                   SP: Madla
Relating to reports related to certain offices within the Texas
Department of Economic Development.

HB 1217            Moreno, Joe              SP: Jackson
Relating to enrollment periods for employer health benefit plans.

HB 1453            Smith                    SP: Madla
Relating to coverage under a title insurance policy issued with
respect to residential real property.

HB 1822            Yarbrough                SP: Carona
Relating to the regulation of air conditioning and refrigeration
contractors; providing penalties.

HB 1997            Palmer                   SP: Madla
Relating to installation, repair, or removal of certain vent hoods.

HB 2252            Eiland                   SP: Jackson
Relating to commercial windstorm insurance rates.

HB 2253            Eiland                   SP: Jackson
Relating to the operation of the catastrophe reserve trust fund.

HB 2337            Ehrhardt                 SP: Carona
Relating to additional interest for default on a loan contract
including simple interest.

HB 2338            Ehrhardt                 SP: Carona
Relating to certain charges for administration of loans and loan
applications.

HB 2424            Coleman                  SP: Madla
Relating to application of certain coverage requirements for
serious mental illness.

HB 2495            Farabee                  SP: Madla
Relating to the use of a prescription drug formulary by a group
health benefit plan.

HB 2511            Giddings                 SP: Armbrister
Relating to the reporting and transmission of certain information
in connection with workers' compensation coverage.

HB 2513            Ritter                   SP: Armbrister
Relating to certain workers' compensation benefits and procedures
designed to  enable an injured worker to return to work.

HB 2514            Ritter                   SP: Armbrister
Relating to certain workers' compensation programs conducted to
increase worker safety.

HB 2655            Elkins                   SP: Carona
Relating to repossession of a motor vehicle for repair charges.

HB 2711            Thompson                 SP: Carona
Relating to restrictions on the deposit and investment of funds of
a domestic insurance company.

HB 2800            Driver                   SP: Carona
Relating to requiring a financial institution to maintain certain
information from a business account holder.

HB 2915            Pitts                    SP: Sibley
Relating to the powers and duties of the executive director of the
workforce development division of the Texas Workforce Commission.

HB 3034            Oliveira                 SP: Sibley
Relating to property tax abatement agreements.

HB 3177            Lewis, Glenn             SP: Jackson
Relating to payment of claims by the Texas Property and Casualty
Insurance Guaranty Association.

HB 3189            Driver                   SP: Jackson
Relating to the sale, servicing, installation, or monitoring of
fire alarms or fire detection devices.

HB 3304            Thompson                 SP: Sibley
Relating to the books and records of certain insurers.

HB 3480            Greenberg                SP: Sibley
Relating to the membership of a local workforce development board.

HB 3431            Delisi                   SP: Fraser
Relating to the Council on Workforce and Economic Competitiveness.

HB 3656            Oliveira                 SP: Madla
Relating to the participation of community-based organizations in
the skills development fund.

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BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING:

HB 792
HB 969
HB 1097
HB 1148
HB 1217
HB 1997
HB 2252
HB 2253
HB 2337
HB 2338
HB 2424
HB 2495
HB 2655
HB 2800
HB 3304
HB 3480