** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    County Affairs 

TIME & DATE:  10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
Thursday, April 8, 2021 

PLACE:       E2.014 
CHAIR:       Rep. Garnet Coleman 

HB 72          Reynolds
Relating to the power of certain counties to enact certain park use rules.

HB 83          Toth                                                  
Relating to the dates a retail fireworks permit holder may sell fireworks to the public.

HB 192         Ortega                                                
Relating to the continuing education requirement for county commissioners.

HB 466         Shaheen                                               
Relating to the sale of fireworks before and during the Diwali holiday.

HB 504         White                                                 
Relating to the sale of fireworks on and before the Juneteenth holiday.

HB 505         White                                                 
Relating to the sale of fireworks on and before the Labor Day holiday.

HB 1123        Muñoz, Jr.                                            
Relating to sheriff's department civil service systems in certain counties; creating criminal offenses.

HB 1217        Perez                                                 
Relating to the establishment of a constable's department civil service system in certain counties; creating a criminal offense.

HB 1290        Reynolds                                              
Relating to the authority of a county assistance district to perform district functions outside the district.

HB 1308        González, Mary                                         
Relating to certain inspections of county jails by the Commission on Jail Standards.

HB 1414        VanDeaver                                             
Relating to the powers of the TexAmericas Center, including its authority to issue bonds.

HB 1456        Herrero                                               
Relating to the expiration of the health care provider participation program administered and operated by the Nueces County Hospital District.

HB 1703        Middleton | et al.                                     
Relating to disclosure of certain relationships with local government officers and vendors.

HB 1720        Reynolds                                              
Relating to the inclusion of certain areas in a county assistance district.

HB 1862        Hefner | et al.                                        
Relating to the authority of a county to restrict sex offenders from child safety zones in the unincorporated area of the county.

HB 2091        Walle                             Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to the Harris County Board of Resources for Children and Adults.

HB 2382        Moody                                                 
Relating to the use of a broker for the sale of real property by the El Paso County Hospital District.

HB 2735        Tinderholt                                            
Relating to the authority of certain counties to use an alternate work period for county peace officers.

HB 3051        Thompson, Senfronia                Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to the authority of certain counties to create a county ethics commission.

HB 3085        Coleman                                               
Relating to health care provider participation programs in this State.

HB 3114        Shine                             Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to rules or procedures of the Commission on Jail Standards regarding prisoner visitation.

HB 3125        Allison                                               
Relating to the payment of costs for certain mental health  hearings or proceedings and a county's entitlement to reimbursement for those costs.

HB 3308        Lucio III                                             
Relating to the formation of special districts for the purpose of storm mitigation and resiliency, energy, water, and indoor air utilizing private funding sources; providing thereto the ability of specific entities to use conduit financing; and establishing specific consumer protection provisions for residential property owners related to the program.

HB 3337        Bowers                                                
Relating to signage displayed by a retail fireworks permit holder.

HB 3342        Bowers                                                
Relating to the definition of illegal fireworks.

HB 3775        Leach                             Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to severance pay for political subdivision employees and independent contractors.

HB 3967        Cortez                                                
Relating to municipal and county authority to prohibit or restrict the sale of fireworks.

HB 4085        Bonnen                                                
Relating to certain meetings of a commissioners court during a disaster or emergency.

HB 4501        Hinojosa                                              
Relating to the permissible uses of funds by a hospital district that receives a mandatory payment under Chapter 298E, Health & Safety Code.

HB 4519        Guillen                                               
Relating to the sale of fireworks on and before the Juneteenth holiday and on and before the Labor Day holiday.

HB 4564        Guillen                           Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to posting a notice of a foreclosure sale on a county's Internet website.

HB 4577        Deshotel                                              
Relating to the authority of the Chambers County Improvement District No. 1 to issue bonds and impose certain taxes or assessments.

HB 4579        Burrows                                               
Relating to the powers, duties, and bond authority of the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority; providing authority to impose a fee.

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Bills added after last posting:

HB 2091

HB 3114

Bills deleted after last posting:

HB 4192

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