SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: State Affairs TIME & DATE: 9:00 AM, Thursday, April 16, 2009 PLACE: Senate Chamber CHAIR: Senator Robert Duncan The committee will meet to take up the following bills as new business: SB 42 Zaffirini Relating to the eligibility of certain postdoctoral fellows and graduate students to participate in health benefit programs at public institutions of higher education. SB 350 Shapleigh Relating to the application for and continuation of certain health benefit plan coverage; providing a civil penalty. SB 460 Gallegos Relating to access to information regarding a firefighter or police officer under the municipal civil service law. SB 871 Lucio Relating to health risk assessments of state employees. SB 1257 Averitt Relating to the regulation of certain market conduct activities of certain life, accident, and health insurers and health benefit plan issuers; providing civil liability and administrative and criminal penalties. SB 1358 Seliger Relating to optional annuity increases for certain retirees and beneficiaries of the Texas Municipal Retirement System. SB 1479 Carona Relating to exemptions from certain mandated benefit requirements in supplemental or limited coverage health benefit plans. SB 1563 Shapleigh Relating to the liability of a public utility that allows recreational use of land that the public utility owns, occupies, or leases. SB 1747 Duncan Relating to billing practices for certain health care facilities and providers. SB 1795 Zaffirini Relating to the filing by political committees of reports of political contributions and expenditures in connection with a runoff election. SB 1807 Zaffirini Relating to the method of delivery of notices relating to sworn complaints filed with the Texas Ethics Commission. SB 1808 Zaffirini Relating to notification sent by the Texas Ethics Commission to certain persons regarding deadlines to file reports.

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SB 1813 Duncan Relating to the exception from required public disclosure of certain records of an appraisal district. SB 1895 Gallegos Relating to the governing boards of independent school districts and junior college districts in counties with a population over 3.3 million. SB 2154 Wentworth Relating to the confidentiality of certain travel vouchers submitted by certain peace officers. SB 2242 Zaffirini Relating to disclosure reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission concerning political contributions and expenditures made in connection with offices of and measures proposed by local governmental entities. SB 2324 Duncan Relating to the classification of certain types of marital property in regards to claims for payment of a criminal restitution judgment. SB 2468 Gallegos Relating to the post-employment activities of county and other local public officials. Public testimony will be limited to 3 minutes per person. If wishing to provide written testimony, please submit 20 copies, along with your witness affirmation card, to committee staff at the hearing.