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** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE: County Affairs

TIME & DATE: 9:00 AM, Thursday, April 4, 2019

PLACE: E2.028
CHAIR: Rep. Garnet Coleman

Pending permission granted for the suspension of the 5-day posting rule, the committee will meet to hear pending business, then will hear invited testimony from a representative of LaSalle Corrections regarding the training of county jailers.

The committee will also then hear public testimony on the following bills:

HB 62 Zerwas | et al.
Relating to certain meetings of a commissioners court during a disaster or emergency.

HB 200 Reynolds | et al.
Relating to the power of certain counties to enact park use rules.

HB 643 Raney
Relating to the location at which an application for a disabled parking placard may be made.

HB 834 Hernandez
Relating to the authority of a county to adopt a land bank program.

HB 924 Zedler
Relating to county surety bond requirements for concrete batch plants.

HB 1174 Reynolds | et al.
Relating to the authority of a county assistance district to provide a grant or loan.

HB 1294 Davis, Sarah
Relating to requiring certain persons to receive emergency management training.

HB 1495 Toth
Relating to authorization for the creation of a county ethics commission in certain counties.

HB 1662 Herrero
Relating to grants awarded to reimburse counties for the cost of monitoring defendants and victims in criminal cases involving family violence.

HB 1722 Coleman | et al.
Relating to the establishment by counties and municipalities of disease control programs to reduce the risk of certain infectious and communicable diseases; authorizing fees.

HB 1814 Reynolds
Relating to county regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors.

HB 1932 Thierry
Relating to the inclusion of catastrophic debris management in county emergency management programs.

HB 2175 Leman
Relating to the threshold contract amount at which a county is required to engage in a competitive purchasing procedure for certain purchases.

HB 2176 Leman
Relating to the authority of the Lavaca Hospital District to lease district property.

HB 2566 Dominguez
Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate health and safety.

HB 2617 Cole
Relating to the fiscal year of certain political subdivisions.

HB 2712 Hernandez
Relating to the creation of the Channelview Improvement District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.

HB 2722 Reynolds
Relating to the trap, sterilize, and release program for stray cats in certain counties.

HB 2736 Darby
Relating to the authority of a governmental unit that has withdrawn from a regional planning commission to join another regional planning commission.

HB 2828 King, Phil | et al.
Relating to the exception of certain information related to the humane disposition by a municipality or county of an animal from required disclosure under the public information law.

HB 2840 Canales | et al.
Relating to the right of a member of the public to address the governing body of a political subdivision at an open meeting of the body.

HB 3440 Capriglione | et al.
Relating to the electronic submission of required jail reports.

HB 3753 Harless
Relating to the authority of a county fire marshal to provide fire-related training programs for first responders.

HB 3898 Sherman, Sr.
Relating to the authority of a county to require electronic bids or proposals for competitive bidding.

HB 3905 Goodwin
Relating to the authority of certain counties to adopt and enforce park use rules.

HB 4088 Blanco
Relating to the authority of a hospital district governing board to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate certain issues.

HB 4179 Miller | et al.
Relating to the cemeteries in certain counties.

HB 4251 Cyrier
Relating to allowing the Bastrop County Commissioners Court to charge interest on assessments for certain county improvements of subdivision roads.

HB 4289 Coleman
Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in local jurisdictions in this state.

HB 4314 Walle
Relating to the adoption of noise regulations by certain counties; creating a criminal offense; authorizing fees.

HB 4417 Middleton
Relating to the hours of work of county employees.

HB 4468 Coleman
Relating to county criminal justice reform.

HB 4548 Wray
Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties.

HB 4567 Coleman
Relating to issues affecting counties and certain other governmental entities and residents.

HB 4569 Landgraf
Relating to the operation of the Ector County Hospital District.

HB 4582 Walle
Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate noise levels in residential areas; creating a criminal offense.

HB 4635 Zerwas
Relating to the creation of the Orchard Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 4648 Burrows
Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the Lubbock County Hospital District.

HB 4663 King, Phil
Relating to the authority of the Parker County Hospital District to employ physicians.

Notice of this meeting was announced from the house floor.

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