SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: State Affairs TIME & DATE: 12:30 PM or upon adjournment Thursday, April 26, 2007 PLACE: Senate Chamber CHAIR: Senator Robert Duncan Senate Bills to be considered SB 354 Carona Relating to the operation and regulation of certain consolidated insurance programs. SB 700 Lucio Relating to state agency rules affecting small businesses. SB 1298 Wentworth Relating to the service retirement annuity of certain members of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One and the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two. House Bills to be considered HB 34 Solomons / et al. SP: Brimer Relating to the prohibition of certain payments or other inducements regarding a workers' compensation claim; providing an administrative violation. HB 770 Dutton SP: Lucio Relating to requiring the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to provide notice to certain persons of the right to vote. HB 862 Aycock SP: Fraser Relating to the appointment of a temporary county chair. HB 1071 Aycock SP: Fraser Relating to the duties of a county chair on a change of leadership. HB 1180 Flores SP: Ellis Relating to the continuation of the Texas Lottery Commission and certain laws administered by the commission. HB 1560 Callegari SP: Jackson, Mike Relating to liability of a governmental unit for certain recreational activities. HB 1987 Berman SP: Duncan Relating to the offense of possessing another person's official ballot or official carrier envelope. HB 2839 King, Susan SP: Fraser Relating to the deadline for filing a personal financial statement by persons appointed to certain state offices. Pending Bills SB 334 Harris Relating to the regulation of health benefit plan issuers and dissemination of information to patients, physicians, and other providers.

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SB 922 Watson / et al. Relating to regional health care programs for employees of small employers. SB 971 Van de Putte Relating to swimming pool safety; providing a civil penalty. SB 972 Van de Putte Relating to prohibiting the sale or use of unsafe children's products; providing a civil penalty. SB 1614 Duncan Relating to the implementation of health information technology standards. SB 1647 Duncan Relating to certain election practices and procedures, including provisions relating to the conduct of elections, voting systems, and recounts. SB 1884 Williams Relating to prompt payment penalties. HB 402 Hill SP: Hegar Relating to a criminal violation of the open meetings law committed by a member of an appraisal district board of directors and to a prohibition on certain communications between a member of the board of directors and the chief appraiser of the district; providing penalties. HB 1003 Giddings SP: Watson Relating to professional licensing requirements for independent review of certain medical decisions regarding workers' compensation claims. HB 1006 Giddings SP: Watson Relating to doctor licensing requirements for peer review, utilization, and retrospective review of medical decisions regarding workers' compensation claims. HB 2188 Paxton / et al. SP: Williams Relating to the exception of certain ad valorem tax appraisal information from required disclosure under the public information law.