** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Business & Industry 

TIME & DATE:  8:30 AM, Monday, April 24, 2023 

PLACE:       E2.012 
CHAIR:       Rep. Oscar Longoria 

Public testimony may be limited to three (3) minutes.

HB 778         Walle | et al.                                         
Relating to required provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for employees of building and construction contractors and subcontractors.

HB 870         Patterson | et al.                                     
Relating to the source of dogs and cats sold by pet stores; providing a civil penalty.

HB 872         Gervin-Hawkins | et al.                                
Relating to a manufacturer's disclosure of ingredients and toxic metals in lipstick and lip gloss.

HB 1043        Hinojosa                                              
Relating to a prohibition against covenants not to compete for certain low-wage employees.

HB 1054        Turner                                                
Relating to the classification of certain construction workers and the eligibility of those workers for unemployment benefits; providing an administrative penalty.

HB 1055        Turner                                                
Relating to the eligibility for unemployment benefits of individuals who are unemployed due to certain labor disputes.

HB 1166        Rosenthal | et al.                                     
Relating to pet deposits or fees collected by landlords.

HB 1252        Shaheen | et al.                                       
Relating to the audit of the financial records of certain property owners' associations.

HB 1268        Walle                                                 
Relating to a landlord's liability to a tenant for a casualty loss to residential rental premises caused by the landlord.

HB 1660        Capriglione                                           
Relating to the process for notifying the attorney general of a breach of security of computerized data by persons doing business in this state.

HB 1864        Slawson | et al.                                       
Relating to the beneficiaries of trust funds paid or received in connection with an improvement on specific real property.

HB 2165        Guerra                                                
Relating to requirements for subscription service contracts; providing a civil penalty.

HB 2586        Button                                                
Relating to participation in reemployment services as a condition of eligibility for unemployment benefits.

HB 2949        Cain | et al.                                         
Relating to the verification of the status of certain driver's licenses before renting a motor vehicle.

HB 3335        Canales                                               
Relating to employment activities of certain emergency response personnel for purposes of the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.

HB 3370        Vasut                                                 
Relating to authorizing certain physical therapists to serve as a treating doctor under the workers' compensation system.

HB 3563        Cain                                                  
Relating to the source of dogs and cats sold by pet stores; providing a civil penalty.

HB 3766        Bucy                                                  
Relating to a waiver of rental application fees for certain persons.

HB 3768        Bucy | et al.                                         
Relating to the formation of decentralized unincorporated associations and the use of distributed ledger or blockchain technology for certain business purposes; authorizing a fee.

HB 4195        Zwiener                                               
Relating to the installation by a residential tenant of an electric vehicle charging station in a parking space assigned to the tenant.

HB 4301        Schofield                                             
Relating to deadlines and time of inception for mechanic's and materialman's liens.

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 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/home?c=c040

Bills deleted after last posting:

HB 1839

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