SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Business & Commerce TIME & DATE: 9:00AM, Thursday, May 12, 2005 PLACE: Betty King Committee Room CHAIR: Senator Troy Fraser ___________________________________________________________________________ To consider the following: SB 178 Brimer Relating to regulation of rebates offered by premium finance companies and certain related persons or entities. HB 629 Solomons SP: Brimer Relating to notice required for a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien in certain circumstances. HB 989 Chisum SP: Seliger Relating to recovery of certain transmission investments of electric utilities. HB 1235 Paxton SP: Harris Relating to the notice required for a sale of real property under a contract lien. HB 1458 Bailey SP: Gallegos Relating to the creation of the Airline Improvement District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue a bond or similar obligation. HB 1567 Ritter SP: Williams Relating to the transition to competition of certain electric utilities outside of ERCOT. HB 1833 Chisum SP: Seliger Relating to disclosures required for the creation of certain consumer contracts solicited by mail; providing a civil penalty. HB 2243 Jackson, Jim SP: Carona Relating to the regulation of locksmiths and locksmith companies under the Private Security Act. HB 2614 Eiland SP: Lucio Relating to the applicability of certain insurance laws to Lloyd's plans and reciprocal and interinsurance exchanges. HB 2746 Deshotel SP: Janek Relating to the examination requirements for mold assessors and remediators. HB 2760 Taylor SP: Averitt Relating to regulation of rates for personal automobile and fire and allied lines insurance policies issued by a county mutual insurance company. ___________________________________________________________________________