** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    House Administration 

TIME & DATE:  9:00 AM, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 

PLACE:       JHR 140 
CHAIR:       Rep. Will Metcalf 

Testimony will be limited to three minutes, not including questions from the members.

The committee will consider:

HB 1324        Allen                                                 
Relating to eligibility requirements to obtain a pass for expedited access to the State Capitol.

HB 1637        Sherman, Sr.                                          
Relating to implicit bias training for members of the legislature and legislative employees.

HB 1732        Bucy                                                  
Relating to establishing a joint select committee to study the feasibility and sustainability of providing a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

HB 2019        Hefner                                                
Relating to a study of the conversion of surface mine pits and quarries to water storage reservoirs in order to enhance this state's available water supply.

HB 2227        Wilson                                                
Relating to an interim study regarding the composition of the boards of directors of certain river authorities.

HB 2982        Paul                                                  
Relating to the creation of a joint interim committee to study the reliability of the ERCOT electric grid.

HB 3537        Paul                                                  
Relating to the feasibility of creating and maintaining a coastal barrier system.

HB 4017        Capriglione                                           
Relating to legislative oversight of investment in state agency information technology improvement and modernization projects.

HB 4099        Murr                                                  
Relating to an interim study of the appraisal of agricultural land for ad valorem tax purposes.

HCR 3          VanDeaver                                             
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House of Representatives to direct the appropriate house and senate committees to conduct an interim study regarding the feasibility of integrating the Northeast Texas Trail into the state park system.

HCR 57         Hunter                                                
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house to create a joint interim committee to study human trafficking in Texas.

HCR 58         Hunter                                                
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker to create a joint interim committee to study suicide prevention in Texas.

HCR 59         Hunter                                                
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House of Representatives to provide for a joint interim study regarding domestic violence.

HCR 72         Hunter                                                
Requesting the creation of a joint interim committee to study the authority of a county or municipality to close access to public beaches during a disaster.

HCR 73         Hunter                                                
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house to create a joint interim committee to study motorcycle operator profiling by law enforcement officers.

HJR 114        Klick                                                 
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing procedures to fill a vacancy in the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives.

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location and health and safety protocols for attending this meeting are available here:

https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/?c=c300

Bills deleted after last posting:

HB 3685

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