SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: State Affairs TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Thursday, April 3, 2003 PLACE: Capitol Extension E1.028 CHAIR: Senator Bill Ratliff ___________________________________________________________________________ To consider the following bills: SB 7 Wentworth Relating to the recognition of a same-sex marriage or civil union. SB 703 Jackson Relating to providing a uniform limit on the population of a county election precinct. SB 984 Wentworth Relating to excepting a benefits appeals committee for a public self-funded health plan from deliberating the medical or psychiatric records of an individual applicant for a benefit. SB 993 Armbrister Relating to participation and credit in, contributions to, and benefits and administration of the Texas Municipal Retirement System. SB 1087 Staples Relating to the appointment of notaries public. SB 1088 Staples Relating to eliminating certain requirements for publishing and distributing volumes of legislative acts and for distributing judicial reports and other state publications. SB 1331 Ratliff Relating to procurement procedures for construction-related services for public school districts, institutions of higher education, and the Texas Building and Procurement Commission. Pending business: SB 1091 Shapiro Relating to the termination of certain duties of the General Land Office relating to the Recycling Market Development Board and the recycling awareness campaign. ___________________________________________________________________________