SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Business & Commerce TIME & DATE: 9:00AM, Thursday, April 28, 2005 PLACE: Betty King Committee Room CHAIR: Senator Troy Fraser ___________________________________________________________________________ To consider the following: SB 1291 Lucio Relating to the termination of agreements with certain insurance agents. SB 1564 Janek Relating to the repeal of the requirement for a surety bond for licensure of surplus lines insurance agents. HB 74 Naishtat / et al. SP: Fraser Relating to exempting school districts from certain mold assessor and remediation licensing requirements. HB 207 Goodman SP: Brimer Relating to the reduction of registration, license, and renewal fees required to be paid by certain land surveyors. HB 532 Howard SP: Janek Relating to certain investments by title insurance companies. HB 1201 Seaman SP: Averitt Relating to the appointment of certain temporary insurance agents. HB 1328 Naishtat SP: Fraser Relating to certificates of mold remediation. HB 1817 Driver SP: Brimer Relating to the regulation of the practice of engineering. HB 2565 Eiland SP: Lucio Relating to prohibiting rebates regarding certain insurance coverage. HB 2987 Nixon SP: Armbrister Relating to funding advanced in connection with a lawsuit that is at a rate above the usurious interest prohibition. HCR 59 Eiland SP: Averitt Opposing the State Modernization and Regulatory Transparency (SMART) Act and any similar federal legislation that would interfere with the ability of state governments to regulate the business of insurance. Subcommittee Reports: SB 831 Shapiro Relating to the creation of programs and funding for emerging technology industries. SB 1038 Lucio Relating to authorizing a special events trust fund to support certain Olympic events, including training and development activities. SB 1711 Staples Relating to the creation of and funding for the Texas Entrepreneurship Network. ___________________________________________________________________________