SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Natural Resources & Economic Development 

TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Thursday, March 18, 2021 

PLACE:         Senate Chamber 
CHAIR:         Senator Brian Birdwell 

The Committee will meet to adopt rules, organize, and consider the following:

SB 13          Birdwell | et al.       
Relating to contracts with and investments in companies that boycott certain energy companies.

SB 43          Zaffirini              
Relating to residential mortgage loans, including the financing of residential real estate purchases by means of a wrap mortgage loan; providing licensing and registration requirements; authorizing an administrative penalty.

SB 44          Zaffirini              
Relating to leave for state employees who are volunteers of certain disaster relief organizations.

SB 211         Zaffirini              
Relating to judicial review of acts by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

SB 244         Bettencourt            
Relating to the application of the open meetings law to the board of directors of certain tax reinvestment zones.

SB 291         Schwertner             
Relating to the posting of certain project information at a commercial building construction site.

SB 297         Perry                  
Relating to the criminal history record information requirement for applicants for renewal of a license issued by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

SB 367         Miles                  
Relating to the requirements for an application for a permit to drill an oil or gas well at a site adjacent to a well blowout site.

SB 518         Kolkhorst              
Relating to the use of certain data collected by the Texas Workforce Commission to determine general prevailing wage rates for certain public work contracts.

If submitting written testimony, please provide 20 copies to the committee clerk with your name or the name of your organization on each copy, and  email a digital copy to the clerk of the committee.

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

Senate Natural Resources and Economic Development Committee will strictly follow all Senate rules relating to the pandemic, including the requirement for a negative COVID-19 test to enter the hearing room.

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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