SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Business & Commerce TIME & DATE: 9:00AM, Tuesday, May 20, 2003 PLACE: Betty King Committee Room CHAIR: Senator Troy Fraser ___________________________________________________________________________ To be considered: HB 329 Naishtat / et al. SP: Fraser Relating to the regulation of mold assessors and remediators, civil liability for mold remediation, and insurance coverage on mold claims; providing civil and administrative penalties. HB 1020 Villarreal SP: Zaffirini Relating to the promotion of dependent care benefits for employees. HB 1131 Flores SP: Carona Relating to insurer interests in certain motor vehicle repair facilities. HB 1296 Noriega SP: Lindsay Relating to small business development programs of navigation districts and port authorities. HB 1329 McReynolds SP: Staples Relating to the liability insurance and security requirements for wood treaters and other persons engaged in the business of structural pest control. HB 1338 Taylor SP: Averitt Relating to the amount of homeowners insurance or other residential property insurance required in connection with certain financing arrangements. HB 1493 Solomons SP: Harris Relating to the foreclosure of property and the authority of a mortgage servicer to administer the foreclosure on behalf of a mortgagee. HB 1839 Solomons SP: Armbrister Relating to property in the custody of a pawnbroker; providing criminal penalties. HB 2033 Menendez SP: Fraser Relating to historically underutilized businesses that perform investment brokerage services for a state agency. HB 2112 Homer SP: Brimer Relating to the liability of an employer for actions of an employee in the sale, service, dispensing, or delivery of alcoholic beverages. HB 2528 Madden SP: Fraser Relating to the authority of school districts to purchase electricity through a political subdivision corporation. HB 2548 King SP: Fraser Relating to electric transmission capacity. HB 3034 Ellis SP: Armbrister Relating to the rates of certain retail public utilities. HB 3179 Homer SP: Van de Putte Relating to the elimination of certain membership requirements for local workforce development boards and of certain programs administered by those boards. HB 3324 Keffer, Jim SP: Fraser Relating to the issuance of certain obligations and the imposition of assessments for the unemployment compensation system. HB 3325 Keffer, Jim SP: Staples Relating to the creation and administration of the community telecommunications alliance program. HB 3534 Laubenberg SP: Shapiro Relating to the place of business of a retailer for purposes of the collection of the municipal sales and use tax. HJR 23 Hochberg SP: Carona Proposing a constitutional amendment permitting refinancing of a home equity loan with a reverse mortgage. SB 1193 Carona Relating to the regulation of barbers and related occupations, barbershops and specialty shops, and barber schools; providing a criminal penalty. Pending business HB 730 Ritter / et al. SP: Fraser Relating to residential construction, including certain warranties, building and performance standards, and dispute resolution; providing an administrative penalty. HB 1282 McCall SP: Duncan Relating to commercial electronic mail; providing penalties. SB 256 Harris Relating to contingent payment clauses in certain construction contracts. ___________________________________________________________________________