** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: State Affairs TIME & DATE: 8:30AM, Thursday, May 8, 2003 PLACE: Senate Chamber CHAIR: Senator Bill Ratliff ___________________________________________________________________________ The committee will meet at 8:30a.m., or upon adjournment of the Local and Uncontested Calendar to consider the following bills: SB 137 Ellis, Rodney Relating to certain life insurance policies insuring the life of an employee or other third parties. SB 319 Armbrister / et al. Relating to the death of or injury to an unborn child; providing penalties. SB 478 Duncan Relating to disqualification for eligibility for workers' compensation benefits of certain persons who perform services that benefit a political subdivision. SB 588 Duncan Relating to liability insurance coverage for certain nursing institutions. SB 637 Nelson Relating to elimination of the state payment for certain national insurance database fees. SB 728 Staples Relating to the benefits provided to the survivors of certain public employees killed in the line of duty. SB 879 Whitmire Relating to appeals of adverse determinations made by health maintenance organizations. SB 904 Lindsay Relating to the appointment by the governor of the presiding officers of the governing bodies of state agencies. SB 1061 Ellis, Rodney Relating to discrimination in the sale of insurance; providing a criminal penalty. SB 1117 Williams Relating to optional benefits under the Texas school employees uniform group coverage program. SB 1192 Carona Relating to the operation of the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association. SB 1205 Lindsay Relating to liability of the state and certain political subdivisions for certain recreational activities. SB 1243 Armbrister Relating to systems and programs administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. SB 1305 Lucio Relating to the treatment of certain private primary or secondary schools as charitable organizations for certain purposes. SB 1313 Van de Putte Relating to balance billing by facility based physicians or providers. SB 1387 Armbrister Relating to the regulation of racing. SB 1474 West Relating to the prohibition of discrimination with regard to housing developments based on the source of development funding. SB 1575 Carona Relating to civil liability arising from the activities of the medical quality review panel of the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission. SB 1576 Carona Relating to a health care delivery network pilot project in the workers' compensation system. SB 1579 Carona Relating to software acquisitions by state agencies. SB 1675 Fraser Relating to the administration of state-federal relations and federal formula grant programs. SB 1720 Williams Relating to a vendor's or subcontractor's remedy for nonpayment of certain contracts. SB 1938 Averitt Relating to mortgage guaranty insurance. SCR 24 Jackson Directing the Texas Building and Procurement Commission to name the new public health laboratory building for Dr. Jesse Vernal Irons. SR 373 Wentworth Memorializing Congress to prohibit federal courts from ordering or instructing any state or political subdivision thereof to levy or increase taxes. ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS DELETED AFTER LAST POSTING: SB 1547