SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Business & Commerce TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Thursday, April 26, 2001 PLACE: E1.028 CHAIR: Senator David Sibley ___________________________________________________________________________ To be considered: HB 198 Averitt / et al. SP: Carona Relating to the refund of certain consumer loan acquisition charges. HB 251 Keffer SP: Carona Relating to certification of food managers. HB 269 Berman SP: Staples Relating to the sale of alcohol in dry areas; providing criminal penalties. HB 551 Mowery SP: Van de Putte Relating to the authority of a cosmetologist to treat a person's mustache or beard. HB 1162 Eiland SP: Jackson Relating to the development of Texas Windstorm Insurance Association insurance rates. HB 1466 Maxey SP: Cain Relating to waiver of certain requirements for insurers who contract with municipalities. HB 1506 Yarbrough SP: Whitmire Relating to security costs required of a person who contests certain alcoholic beverage license applications. HB 1989 Hamric SP: Lindsay Relating to the authority of a judge of a statutory county court to hear certain alcoholic beverage permit or license applications. Pending: SB 427 Lucio Relating to health benefit plan coverage for the treatment of autism and pervasive developmental disorders. SB 623 Duncan Relating to damages for liability actions in residential construction. SB 836 Shapleigh Relating to the allocation of certain child care funds to local workforce development areas. SB 1151 Van de Putte Relating to the duties of employers and insurance carriers in a workers' compensation proceeding. SB 1555 Duncan Relating to certain civil actions for injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual and certain related liability insurance coverage. SCR 45 Madla Directing the Texas Department of Insurance to conduct a study of an insurance verification system relating to proof of liability insurance. ___________________________________________________________________________