SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Business & Commerce 

TIME & DATE:   8:00 AM, Tuesday, March 23, 2021 

PLACE:         Senate Chamber 
CHAIR:         Senator Kelly Hancock 

The Committee will meet to consider the following:

SB 6           Hancock | et al.        
Relating to liability for certain claims arising during a pandemic or other disaster or emergency.

SB 14          Creighton | et al.      
Relating to the regulation by a municipality or county of certain employment benefits and policies.

SB 347         Paxton                 
Relating to the inclusion of local school health advisory councils as governmental bodies for purposes of the open meetings law and the public information law.

SB 398         Menéndez               
Relating to distributed renewable generation resources.

SB 783         Creighton              
Relating to the purchase of iron and steel products made in the United States for certain projects by public institutions of higher education.

SB 790         Zaffirini              
Relating to county authority to balance bill for county air ambulance services.

SB 874         Hancock                
Relating to the reporting and expiration dates of a temporary health insurance risk pool administered by the commissioner of insurance.

SB 875         Hancock                
Relating to prescription drug price disclosure; authorizing a fee; providing an administrative penalty.

SB 877         Hancock                
Relating to the inspection of municipal buildings during a declared disaster.

SB 918         Kolkhorst              
Relating to the size, terms, and election of boards of directors of certain insurance companies.

SB 965         Zaffirini              
Relating to rate filing requirements for certain personal lines insurers with low market share.

SB 993         Hancock                
Relating to the practice of therapeutic optometry; requiring an occupational certificate to perform certain surgical procedures.

SB 999         Hancock | et al.        
Relating to consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by out-of-network ground ambulance service providers.

SB 1181        Creighton              
Relating to the towing of certain property from a self-service storage facility for disposition by a vehicle storage facility.

SB 1202        Hancock                
Relating to the applicability of certain utility provisions to a vehicle charging service.

SB 1216        Zaffirini              
Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality.

SB 1402        Buckingham             
Relating to the labeling of wine as originating from an area of this state.

To protect the health and safety of members, staff and the public, the

Senate Business and Commerce Committee will strictly follow all Senate

rules relating to the pandemic, including the requirement for a negative

COVID-19 test to enter the Senate Chamber.

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO PLAN TO ATTEND THIS MEETING AND WHO MAY NEED ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER OR PERSONAL ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES, ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE SENATE COMMITTEE COORDINATOR AT 512/463-0070, 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING SO APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

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