HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Business & Industry 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 

PLACE:       E2.028 
CHAIR:       Rep. Chris Turner 

HB 145         Rodriguez | et al.
Relating to removing the waiting period for unemployment benefit eligibility.

HB 157         Rodriguez                                             
Relating to requirements regarding an employee's normal weekly hours of work under the shared work unemployment compensation program.

HB 1569        Schofield | et al.                                     
Relating to regulation by a property owners' association of certain religious displays.

HB 1782        Deshotel                                              
Relating to alternative base periods for the computation of unemployment compensation benefits.

HB 2130        Turner, Chris                                         
Relating to the determination of whether work is suitable for an individual for the purpose of determining the individual's unemployment compensation benefit eligibility.

HB 2273        González, Mary                                         
Relating to eligibility for unemployment compensation for employees who leave the workplace due to sexual harassment.

HB 2719        Lucio III                                             
Relating to indemnification clauses in commercial leases.

HB 2810        Turner, Chris                                         
Relating to the eligibility for unemployment benefits of individuals who are unemployed due to certain labor disputes.

HB 2942        Bernal                                                
Relating to investigations and actions by district or county attorneys in connection with the deceptive trade practice of charging exorbitant or excessive prices for necessities during a declared disaster.

HB 3158        Thompson, Senfronia                                    
Relating to standing for receipt of exemplary damages based on a compensable death under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.

HB 3502        Lambert | et al.                                       
Relating to organization of, meetings of, and voting by condominium unit owners' associations and property owners' associations.

HB 3620        Turner, Chris                                         
Relating to unemployment compensation benefits.

HB 3622        Hefner                                                
Relating to the eligibility of certain physicians to provide and receive remuneration for workers' compensation health care services.

HB 3656        Turner, Chris                                         
Relating to the classification of certain construction workers and the eligibility of those workers for unemployment benefits; providing penalties.

HB 3697        Hernandez | et al.                                     
Relating to the eligibility for unemployment compensation of certain employees who leave the workplace to care for a minor child.

HB 3745        Capriglione                                           
Relating to prohibitions in connection with event ticket sales or resales on an Internet website and with the online sale of goods.

HB 3746        Capriglione                                           
Relating to certain notifications required following a breach of security of computerized data.

HB 3836        Hunter                                                
Relating to the electronic dissemination of commercial recordings or audiovisual works.

HB 3903        Wu                                                    
Relating to the confidentiality of eviction case information.

HB 3941        Guillen                                               
Relating to surcharges imposed for the use of a credit card.

HB 4045        Martinez | et al.                                      
Relating to the cost, payment, and collection of health care expenses.

HB 4059        Meza                                                  
Relating to a tenant's right to terminate a residential lease following certain outages of essential utilities.

HB 4415        Herrero                                               
Relating to the display of knives by retail establishments.

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agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until

the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

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