** REVISION **
SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
State Affairs
TIME & DATE:
9:00 AM, Monday, May 11, 2009
PLACE:
Senate Chamber
CHAIR:
Senator Robert Duncan
The committee will meet to take up the following bills:
 
SB 714
 
Van de Putte
Relating to regulation of the secondary market in certain physician and health care provider discounts; providing administrative penalties.
 
SB 1618
 
Wentworth
Relating to the election of the governing body of certain municipalities.
 
SB 2416
 
Deuell
Relating to the authority of certain insurers to engage in the business of health insurance in this state.
 
SB 2577
 
Jackson, Mike
Relating to bariatric surgery coverage for state employees.
 
SJR 41
 
Duncan
Proposing a constitutional amendment to replace the attorney general on the legislative redistricting board with the commissioner of agriculture.
 
HB 488
 
Bohac | et al.
SP:
Duncan
Relating to the eligibility requirements for volunteer deputy registrars.
 
HB 567
 
Miller, Sid
SP:
Fraser
Relating to the eligibility of candidates for certain offices to serve as election judges.
 
HB 739
 
Quintanilla
SP:
Ellis
Relating to certain continuing education requirements for insurance agents who sell Medicare-related products.
 
HB 1058
 
Solomons
SP:
Lucio
Relating to the receipt of death benefits in the workers' compensation system.
 
HB 1070
 
Truitt
SP:
Duncan
Relating to audits of certain public retirement system actuarial valuations, studies, and reports.
 
HB 1191
 
Flores
SP:
Lucio
Relating to the enrollment period for insurance benefits for certain retirees of the Teacher Retirement System.
 
HB 1293
 
Eiland
SP:
Ellis
Relating to disclosure of certain information regarding annuity transactions.
 
HB 1294
 
Eiland
SP:
Ellis
Relating to certain certifications, professional designations, and education requirements regarding the sale of life insurance and annuities.
 
HB 1493
 
King, Tracy O.
SP:
Zaffirini
Relating to the use of certain devices in a polling place.
 
HB 1888
 
Davis, John | et al.
SP:
Duncan
Relating to standards required for certain rankings of physicians by health benefit plans.
 
HB 1919
 
Kent | et al.
SP:
Ellis
Relating to the maturity dates of certain annuities.
 
HB 2283
 
Truitt
SP:
Deuell
Relating to increasing state employee participation in the TexaSaver program.
 
HB 2751
 
Truitt
SP:
Duncan
Relating to participation and credit in, benefits from, and the administration of the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System.
 
HB 3218
 
Naishtat
SP:
Zaffirini
Relating to the filing of sworn complaints with the Texas Ethics Commission.
 
HB 3347
 
Truitt
SP:
Duncan
Relating to plan qualification provisions for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
 
HB 4290
 
Smithee
SP:
Duncan
Relating to retrospective utilization review and utilization review to determine the experimental or investigational nature of a health care service.
 
 
Public testimony will be limited to 3 minutes per person.
If providing written testimony please submit 20 copies, along with you
witness card, to committee staff.
At the chairman's discretion, the committee may also consider any pending
business.
Bills deleted after last posting:
HB 3216
** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **