** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Business & Commerce 

TIME & DATE:   8:00 AM, Tuesday, March 30, 2021 

PLACE:         Senate Chamber 
CHAIR:         Senator Kelly Hancock 

The Committee will meet to consider the following:

SB 2           Hancock                
Relating to independent organizations certified to manage power regions.

SB 40          Zaffirini              
Relating to the use of telehealth in health professional programs administered by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

SB 195         Zaffirini              
Relating to grounds for refusal of certain alcoholic beverage licenses and permits.

SB 398         Menéndez               
Relating to distributed renewable generation resources.

SB 629         Hinojosa               
Relating to an exemption for certain cemeteries from cemetery location restrictions.

SB 707         Paxton | et al.         
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Credit Union Department and the Credit Union Commission.

SB 865         Creighton              
Relating to a study on a statewide disaster alert system and implementation of that system.

SB 964         Zaffirini              
Relating to the prevention, identification, investigation, and enforcement of payment card fraud; providing a civil penalty.

SB 992         Hancock                
Relating to the provision of telehealth services by health professionals located outside of this state.

SB 1097        Creighton              
Relating to retainage requirements for certain public works construction projects.

SB 1130        Hancock                
Relating to the provision of certain massage therapy instruction using distance learning.

SB 1145        Perry                  
Relating to marketing and labeling requirements for certain food products, including imitation meat and egg food products.

SB 1203        Hancock                
Relating to business entities.

SB 1210        Johnson | et al.        
Relating to substitutes for hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants applicable to commercial or residential buildings or construction.

SB 1226        Schwertner
Relating to the rights of a holder of a brewpub license.

SB 1278        Hancock
Relating to the responsibility for ancillary services costs incurred for the operation of intermittent wind and solar resources.

SB 1279        Hancock
Relating to wholesale indexed products offered by retail electric providers.

SB 1280        Hancock                
Relating to certain provisions of The Securities Act for which a person offering or selling a security may be held liable to a person buying the security.

SB 1281        Hancock                
Relating to certificates of public convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects.

SB 1282        Hancock                
Relating to cost recovery for costs arising from the interconnection of certain electric generation facilities with the ERCOT transmission system.

SB 1284        Hancock | et al.        
Relating to consumption of alcoholic beverages in public entertainment facilities and zones.

SB 1367        Creighton              
Relating to the modernization of regulation of commercial property and casualty insurance.

SB 1368        Creighton              
Relating to the limitations periods for certain suits against real estate appraisers and appraisal firms.

SB 1523        Hancock                
Relating to registered and protected series of domestic limited liability companies; authorizing fees.

SB 1580        Hancock                
Relating to electric cooperatives' use of securitization to address extraordinary costs and expenses created by Winter Storm Uri.

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.

Bills added after last posting:

SB 1226

SB 1279

** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **

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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