HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Licensing & Administrative Procedures 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Wednesday, April 5, 2023 

PLACE:        E2.010 
CHAIR:        Rep. Ken King 

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

The order in which bills are heard is at the discretion of the chair.

HB 1601        Wu                                        
Relating to defenses to prosecution of the criminal offenses of gambling, keeping a gambling place, and possession of a gambling device, equipment, or paraphernalia and county regulation of poker clubs; providing civil penalties; authorizing an occupational license; authorizing a fee; creating a criminal offense.

HB 2345        Guillen | et al.                          
Relating to definitions for purposes of gambling criminal offenses.

HB 4052        Goldman                                   
Relating to the manufacture of wine by the holder of a winery permit.

HB 4685        Kacal                                     
Relating to the sale by certain alcoholic beverage permit holders of wine or liquor at a cost below the cost to the seller.

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=c350

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

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NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

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