** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: State Affairs TIME & DATE: 3:45 PM or upon adjournment Thursday, May 17, 2007 PLACE: Senate Chamber CHAIR: Senator Robert Duncan House Bills to be Considered: HB 89 Branch SP: Harris Relating to an exemption for certain political committees from the imposition of civil penalties for violating requirements for reporting political contributions and expenditures. HB 343 Naishtat SP: Carona Relating to notification of voter registrar by probate court clerk of recent deaths. HB 473 Solomons SP: Van de Putte Relating to the application of certain fee guidelines to health care provided under the workers' compensation system. HB 497 Madden SP: Ellis Relating to resolution of disputes arising under certain construction contracts. HB 626 King, Phil / et al. SP: Williams Relating to the procedures for registering to vote. HB 860 Paxton SP: Williams Relating to management, investment, and expenditure of institutional funds and adoption of the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act. HB 1146 Bonnen SP: Janek Relating to the authority of small cities to conduct elections only by mail. HB 1183 Otto SP: Nichols Relating to liability of landowners who allow their land to be used for radio control flying and related activities. HB 1381 McCall SP: Shapiro Relating to the date on which certain reports of political contributions and expenditures must be received by the appropriate authority. HB 1495 Callegari / et al. SP: Nichols Relating to a bill of rights for property owners whose property may be acquired by governmental or private entities through the use of eminent domain authority. HB 1613 Gattis / et al. SP: Carona Relating to the delivery of prescription drugs for certain state health plans by mail order and to the payment of certain pharmacy or pharmacist claims;  providing an administrative penalty. HB 1849 Hancock SP: Brimer Relating to certain fees for valuing life insurance policies. HB 1919 Smith, Todd SP: Van de Putte Relating to health benefit plan coverage for treatment for certain brain injuries and serious mental illnesses.

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HB 2117 Parker / et al. SP: Harris Relating to the liability of certain persons who administer emergency care. HB 2190 Truitt SP: Duncan Relating to eligibility to serve as the executive director of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. HB 2358 Otto SP: Duncan Relating to the deposit of certain employer contributions to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. HB 2365 Truitt / et al. SP: Duncan Relating to financial accounting and reporting for this state and political subdivisions of this state. HB 2451 Burnam / et al. SP: Hegar Relating to the rulemaking authority of the Texas Ethics Commission. HB 2564 Hancock SP: Wentworth Relating to the authority of a governmental body to require the payment of a charge before complying with certain requests for the production of public information or for copies of public information. HB 2667 Latham SP: Deuell Relating to certain insurance-related matters involving rural volunteer firefighters, volunteer police force members, or emergency services districts. HB 2823 Bohac / et al. SP: Patrick, Dan Relating to provisional voting by a person who applied for an early voting ballot by mail. HB 2926 Van Arsdale SP: Ellis Relating to using county election precincts in every county for any election held on the November uniform election date. HB 3470 Delisi SP: Williams Relating to the program of supplemental health coverage for individuals eligible under the TRICARE military health system offered through the Employees Retirement System of Texas. HB 3723 Elkins SP: Janek Relating to the voting rights of residents in an area annexed for limited purposes under a strategic partnership agreement. HCR 35 Rodriguez / et al. SP: Ellis Urging the United States Congress to enact legislation to eliminate the 24-month Medicare waiting period for participants in Social Security Disability Insurance. HCR 187 McClendon / et al. SP: Duncan Expressing the commitment of the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas to providing a supplemental annuity in the form of a 13th check for eligible ERS retirees. HJR 30 Jackson, Jim SP: Janek Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the repurchase of real property acquired by a governmental entity through eminent domain. HJR 39 Allen, Alma / et al. SP: Ellis Post-ratifying Amendment XXIV to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the denial or abridgment of the right to vote for failure to pay any poll tax or other tax. Bills added after last posting: HB 497 HB 1146 HB 1183 HB 1495 HB 1613 HB 1849 HB 2451 HB 2564 HB 2667 HB 2823 Bills deleted after last posting: HB 2247 HB 2880 ** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **