** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: State Affairs TIME & DATE: 8:30AM, Thursday, May 19, 2005 PLACE: Senate Chamber CHAIR: Senator Robert Duncan ___________________________________________________________________________ HB 107 Van Arsdale / et al. SP: Carona Relating to prohibiting actions brought against certain persons alleging injury relating to an individual's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity. HB 178 Denny SP: Averitt Relating to the use of electronically readable information from a driver's license or personal identification card in an election. HB 251 Eissler SP: Williams Relating to the release of certain information regarding a workers' compensation claim. HB 345 Solomons SP: Seliger Relating to the disclosure of certain information provided on a voter registration application. HB 535 Madden SP: Williams Relating to the offense of using a sound amplification device near a polling place. HB 541 Krusee SP: Jackson, Mike Relating to the types of nonprofit organizations that may conduct raffles. HB 659 Hupp SP: Fraser Relating to authorizing a qualified organization under the Charitable Raffle Enabling Act to conduct a reverse raffle. HB 719 Jones, Jesse SP: West, Royce Relating to publicizing a list of voters' rights. HB 765 Menendez SP: Van de Putte Relating to notice of coverage under certain group health insurance policies and standard health benefit plans. HB 914 Woolley SP: Williams Relating to disclosure of certain business or financial relationships with certain local government officers; providing criminal penalties. HB 949 Eiland SP: Ellis Relating to certain limitations in health benefit plans and health insurance policies. HB 1079 West, George "Buddy" SP: Seliger Relating to the eligibility of certain judges to retire with full benefits. HB 1209 Gattis SP: Ogden Relating to using county election precincts for any election held on the November uniform election date. HB 1268 Bohac SP: Janek Relating to the information included on a voter registration application. HB 1270 Bohac SP: Janek Relating to the qualifications and duties of a deputy voter registrar. HB 1379 Jones, Jesse SP: Deuell Relating to the admissibility in a civil action of certain information relating to identify theft. HB 1474 Eiland SP: Janek Relating to certain information contained in records about members, retirees, annuitants, or beneficiaries of the Texas County and District Retirement System. HB 1571 Taylor SP: Averitt Relating to requirements for a group life insurance policy to be issued for certain employee groups. HB 1647 Hughes SP: Fraser Relating to the appointment of a campaign treasurer and the filing of reports by a political party's county executive committee that accepts or makes a certain amount of political contributions or expenditures. HB 1863 Uresti SP: Van de Putte Relating to the termination of a campaign treasurer appointment. HB 2059 Madden SP: Jackson, Mike Relating to the period of voter registration of a person registered by a federal postcard application. HB 2390 Harper-Brown SP: Carona Relating to the establishment of an employee welfare benefit plan by certain private educational institutions. HB 2454 Jones, Jesse SP: Ellis Relating to the eligibility of certain voters to vote a limited ballot in a new county of residence. HB 2476 Delisi SP: Nelson Relating to allowing the Texas Medical Disclosure Panel to hold hearings by telecommunication methods. HB 2759 Taylor SP: Jackson, Mike Relating to the maximum number of registered voters that may be contained in a county election precinct. HB 2772 Farabee SP: Duncan Relating to health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans implemented as a part of the group benefits program of the Employees Retirement System of Texas. HB 2868 Frost SP: Hinojosa Relating to civil liability for provision of alcohol to a minor. HB 2918 Kuempel SP: Armbrister Relating to resumption of employment within the Texas Municipal Retirement System by a person who has filed an application for retirement. HB 3162 Noriega, Melissa SP: Ellis Relating to the temporary replacement of a member of a political party's county executive committee who enters active military service. HB 3169 Crownover SP: Duncan Relating to purchase of equivalent membership service credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. The following bill will be considered at 5 p.m. HJR 6 Chisum SP: Staples Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman. pending business: HB 1579 Kolkhorst SP: Duncan Relating to contributions and eligibility for benefits of and reports concerning certain retired members of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; imposing a penalty. ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: HB 1474 HB 2772 HB 3169 SPONSORS CHANGED AFTER LAST POSTING: HB 345