SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Finance TIME & DATE: 8:30AM, Wednesday, April 11, 2001 PLACE: E1.036 CHAIR: Senator Rodney Ellis ___________________________________________________________________________ The Committee will consider the following bills: HB 82 Gallego SP: Duncan Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain taxable items sold by a qualified student organization affiliated with an institution of higher education. SB 1515 Lucio Relating to the acquisition of vehicles by the Texas Department of Transportation. SB 1520 Lucio Relating to the fee collected for registration of motor vehicles in certain counties. SB 1651 Bernsen Relating to improving the disaster mitigation services provided by the division of emergency management. SB 1652 Bernsen Relating to the funding and operation of certain emergency management and disaster relief programs. SB 1725 Cain Relating to the creation of the Texas Fuel Cell Commercialization Initiative and the redirection of certain federal Oil Overcharge Restitution Funds. Pending Items/Other Business: SB 982 Duncan Relating to establishing uniform minimum ethics requirements for persons involved in the management or investment of state funds. SB 1471 Ogden Relating to the application of the sales tax to certain food served to students at institutions of higher education. Recess ___________________________________________________________________________