HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    State Affairs 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 

PLACE:       JHR 140 
CHAIR:       Rep. Chris Paddie 

HB 3743        Capriglione | et al.
Relating to cybersecurity and privacy regarding distance learning in public schools and prohibiting ransomware payments by certain governmental entities.

HR 538         Vo                                                    
Condemning racism against Asian Americans.

HR 10          Shaheen | et al.                                       
Condemning China's practice of involuntary organ harvesting.

HJR 126        Vasut                                                 
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a legislative session.

HCR 66         Wu | et al.                                           
Condemning racism against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

HCR 60         Wilson                                                
Establishing an America 250 state commission.

HCR 52         Harris | et al.                                        
Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to halt and reverse certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.

HCR 5          Cole | et al.                                         
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the building being constructed on the east side of North Congress Avenue between 16th and 17th Streets the Barbara Jordan Building.

HCR 14         King, Phil | et al.                                    
Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to halt and reverse certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.

HB 623         Morales, Eddie | et al.                                
Relating to the designation of wind-powered energy device construction areas by certain counties.

HB 4556        Anchia                                                
Relating to energy efficiency goals for electric utilities.

HB 4475        Darby | et al.                                         
Relating to restoring electric service to certain vulnerable customers after a power outage.

HB 4120        Deshotel | et al.                                      
Relating to the efficient use and generation of electricity by public schools.

HB 4420        Krause                                                
Relating to a study and analysis by the comptroller on delivery methods used for certain projects of the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Water Development Board.

HB 3997        Bonnen                                                
Relating to the transfer of certain functions relating to state employee leave from the state auditor to the comptroller.

HB 3838        Dominguez                                             
Relating to the display of emergency and other notices by a governmental entity on the entity's Internet website.

HB 3388        Thompson, Ed                                          
Relating to information regarding state agency vehicle fleets.

HB 3046        Middleton | et al.                                     
Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution.

HB 1974        Canales                                               
Relating to contingent fee contracts for legal services.

HB 1842        Lozano                                                
Relating to a requirement that operators of wind power facilities post signs with certain identifying information.

HB 1476        Bell, Keith | et al.                                   
Relating to a vendor's remedies for nonpayment of a contract with this state or a political subdivision of this state.

HB 1231        Moody | et al.                                         
Relating to the designation of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as optional holidays.

HB 3749        Lucio III                                             
Relating to the provision of electric service during extreme weather conditions.

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