** REVISION ** HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: County Affairs TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Wednesday, April 27, 2005 PLACE: E2.016 CHAIR: Rep. Ray Allen ___________________________________________________________________________ The Committee will meet to hear the following bills: HB 1017 Laney Relating to the powers and duties of the Lockney General Hospital District. HB 3511 Laney Relating to the grounds and procedures for removal of a member of the board of directors of the Lynn County Hospital District. SB 668 Seliger Relating to the authority of the board of directors of the South Randall County Hospital District to invest district funds. HB 2845 Chisum Relating to the Childress County Hospital District. HB 2829 Hamric Relating to audits of and financial statements for emergency services districts. HB 2957 Hamric Relating to an exemption from the competitive bidding requirement for the purchase of vehicle fuel by an emergency services district. HB 1967 Corte Relating to the employment of physicians by certain countywide hospital districts. HB 97 West, George "Buddy" Relating to the Ector County Hospital District. HB 1475 Eiland Relating to repealing certain authority regarding taxation and financing by the Chambers County Public Hospital District No. 1. HB 2409 Bonnen Relating to physicians or other licensed health care professionals contracting with the Angleton-Danbury Hospital District of Brazoria County, Texas. HJR 33 Howard / et al. Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of county treasurer of Fort Bend County. HB 3537 Keffer, Jim Relating to the board of directors of the Palo Pinto County Hospital District. HB 3552 Brown, Betty Relating to development regulations for certain unincorporated areas associated with the watersheds of Cedar Creek Lake, the Trinity River, and the East Fork of the Trinity River; providing a penalty. HB 636 Brown, Fred Relating to county responsibility for indigent health care services. HB 3168 Brown, Fred Relating to the court house security fund HB 757 Farabee / et al. Relating to authorizing counties to enact ordinances to protect the public health, safety, or welfare; providing a penalty. HB 3486 Hardcastle Relating to the Nocona Hospital District. SB 264 Williams Relating to the authority of the Montgomery County Hospital District to issue certain bonds or incur or assume other debt. SB 468 Deuell Relating to the depository designated by the Hunt Memorial Hospital District. HB 1648 Hughes Relating to the expansion of the boundaries of the Wood County Central Hospital District of Wood County. HB 3533 Gonzalez Toureilles Relating to the powers and duties of the Karnes County Hospital District. HB 1961 Otto Relating to the salaries of assistant county auditors. HB 3266 Straus Relating to the reimbursement by certain defendants for the cost of confinement in county jail. HB 1495 Martinez Fischer Relating to certain standards applicable to certain inmates confined in a county jail pending transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The Committee may also take action on pending business. ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: HB 3168 HB 1961 HB 3266 HB 1495