** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: State Affairs TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Monday, May 19, 2003 PLACE: Senate Chamber CHAIR: Senator Bill Ratliff ___________________________________________________________________________ To consider the following: SB 1951 Ratliff Relating to the sale of certain land dedicated to the permanent school fund. SJR 4 Ratliff Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit the legislature to require the sale of certain land dedicated to the permanent school fund. HB 1274 Geren / et al. SP: Nelson Relating to the procedure for collecting signatures on a petition filed in connection with a candidate's application for a place on the ballot. HB 1476 Truitt SP: Nelson Relating to the election of certain unopposed candidates. HB 1517 Jones, Jesse SP: West Relating to publicizing a list of voters' rights. HB 1576 Gallego SP: Shapleigh Relating to the telecommunications planning and oversight council. HB 1695 Denny SP: Nelson Relating to certain election processes and procedures. HB 1696 Denny SP: Staples Relating to the hours of service of a poll watcher on election day. HB 1813 McReynolds SP: Staples Relating to the conduct of a raffle by a qualified nonprofit organization. HB 2032 Hochberg SP: Wentworth Relating to the confidentiality of e-mail addresses under the public information law. HB 2056 Dawson SP: Jackson Relating to the maximum value of a charitable raffle prize. HB 2149 Denny SP: Staples Relating to notice of, and disclosure of information about, an investigation of criminal conduct in connection with an election. HB 2152 Denny SP: Staples Relating to automatic recounts of certain majority vote elections. HB 2153 Denny SP: Staples Relating to filing a voting system equipment contract with the secretary of state. HB 2154 Denny SP: Staples Relating to appealing certain decisions of an election judge at a polling place. HB 2158 Hartnett SP: West Relating to the regulation of political contributions to judicial candidates and officeholders. HB 2543 Bonnen SP: Jackson Relating to allowing nonprofit corporations to offer limited cash prizes under the Charitable Raffle Enabling Act. HB 2912 Homer SP: Ratliff Relating to industrial development corporations; providing a civil penalty. HB 3109 Keffer, Bill SP: Carona Relating to physician and health care provider panels of independent review organizations. HB 3128 Truitt SP: Nelson Relating to write-in voting for the offices of county chair and precinct chair. HB 3242 Pitts SP: Estes Relating to the use of the reverse auction procedure by state agencies. HJR 54 King SP: Brimer Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that benefits in certain public retirement systems may not be reduced or impaired. HJR 59 Uresti SP: Van de Putte Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit a person to assume an office of a political subdivision without an election if the person is the only candidate to qualify in an election for that office. HJR 62 Truitt SP: Nelson Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit a person to take office without an election if the person is the only candidate to qualify in an election for that office. Pending Business: SB 626 Shapleigh Relating to requirements for considering a financial institution for selection as a depository of public funds. SB 627 Shapleigh Relating to financial literacy programs for consumers. SB 1112 Shapleigh Relating to regulation of certain lending and finance practices. SJR 58 Wentworth Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to act on bills, resolutions, and other pending business after the first thirty days of a regular session. HB 54 Wolens / et al. SP: Shapiro Relating to certain early voting by mail procedures and to the prevention of voting fraud generally; providing criminal penalties. HB 146 Solomons SP: Estes Relating to jury duty on general election day. HB 500 Goolsby SP: Carona Relating to the confidentiality of certain information contained in applications for ad valorem tax exemptions; providing criminal penalties. HB 725 Haggerty SP: Whitmire Relating to the participation of community supervision and corrections department employees, retired employees, and dependents of employees and retired employees in the group benefits program for state employees. HB 897 Woolley SP: Nelson Relating to the operation of certain employer coalitions and cooperatives established for the provision of health benefits coverage. HB 928 Eiland SP: Armbrister Relating to the authorized investments and transactions of certain stipulated premium insurance companies. HB 948 Crownover SP: Fraser Relating to a veterinarian member of the Texas Racing Commission. HB 1446 Brown, Betty SP: Averitt Relating to the eligibility of certain children for certain health benefit coverage. HB 1865 Bonnen SP: Williams Relating to commercial group property and casualty insurance for certain businesses and associations. HB 1975 Deshotel SP: Ellis, Rodney Relating to providing a physical address for a ballot to be delivered to the early voting clerk. HB 2094 Harper-Brown SP: Harris Relating to the definition of providing assistance to a voter. HB 2359 Ritter SP: Armbrister Relating to the programs and systems administered by the Employees Retirement System of Texas. HCR 34 Hopson SP: Staples Designating the Texas State Railroad as the official State Railroad of Texas. ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: HJR 62