** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Transportation & Homeland Security TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Friday, May 20, 2005 PLACE: E1.016 CHAIR: Senator Todd Staples ___________________________________________________________________________ Any business not addressed at today's hearing or left pending will be taken up at the committee's hearing on Saturday at 8 a.m. in E1.016. To consider the following: HB 183 Brown, Fred / et al. SP: Zaffirini Relating to the prosecution of offenses involving the use of safety belts and child passenger safety seat systems. HB 366 Hegar SP: Zaffirini Relating to use of safety belts and child passenger safety seat systems. HB 599 Eissler SP: Wentworth Relating to erecting or maintaining certain outdoor signs or advertising; creating an offense; providing penalties. HB 600 Eissler SP: Wentworth Relating to erecting certain signs on certain rights-of-way; providing penalties. HB 1481 Gattis SP: Wentworth Relating to the offense of disobeying certain motor vehicle traffic warning devices. HB 1584 Casteel SP: Madla Relating to requiring the operator of a vehicle storage facility to accept certain forms of payment for the delivery or storage of a vehicle. HB 1789 Callegari SP: Lindsay Relating to certain obsolete documents issued in connection with the licensing of drivers. HB 1816 West, George "Buddy" SP: Shapiro Relating to the transfer of powers and duties over railroads from the Railroad Commission of Texas to the Texas Department of Transportation. HB 1925 Driver SP: Brimer Relating to removal or covering of certain signs in a construction or maintenance work zone. HB 2071 Rose SP: Van de Putte Relating to the designation of U.S. Highway 281 as the American Legion Memorial Highway. HB 2239 Luna SP: Van de Putte Relating to homeland security training and supplemental pay for certain law enforcement officers. HB 2652 Krusee SP: Staples Relating to the creation of a private activity bond program for highway and surface freight facilities. HB 2704 Krusee SP: Staples Relating to the construction, maintenance, or operation of toll or nontoll projects or facilities. HB 2955 Hamric SP: Lindsay Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in certain counties. HB 3111 Corte SP: Janek Relating to authorizing the presiding officer of a political subdivision to order an evacuation in certain emergency circumstances. HB 3115 Corte SP: Staples Relating to certain homeland security activities, including the operation of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Council by the office of the governor. HB 3129 Hamilton SP: Lindsay Relating to the creation of a driver safety program for holders of provisional driver's licenses. HB 3425 Geren SP: Brimer Relating to the use of certain exhibition vehicles. SB 298 Wentworth Relating to the creation of an offense involving the supervision of a vehicle operator holding an instruction permit. The Senate's posting rules were suspended in order for the committee to take up the following: HB 988 Chisum SP: Lucio Relating to the county in which a seller of a motor vehicle may file an application for registration and certificate of title. HB 2139 Phillips SP: Wentworth Relating to certain agreements by the Texas Department of Transportation involving pass-through tolls. HB 2300 Turner SP: Whitmire Relating to the authority of metropolitan rapid transit authorities to enter into comprehensive development agreements. HB 2495 Wong SP: Lindsay Relating to the transfer of a motor vehicle title at a dealer auction. ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: HB 988 HB 2139 HB 2300 HB 2495