** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Finance 

TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Wednesday, May 10, 2023 

PLACE:         E1.036 (Finance Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Joan Huffman 

Those wishing to give public testimony, please limit prepared remarks to 2 minutes. If submitting written testimony, please submit 40 copies, with your name on each copy, to the Assistant Clerk during the hearing.

· Oral testimony: fill out a paper witness card and submit to the Assistant Clerk.

· Oral and written testimony: fill out a paper witness card and hold on to your documents until your name is called to the table.

· Position only: register using the Senate kiosk located in the extension hallways or by going to Http://swrs on public-capitol.

· Written testimony only: register your position using the Senate kiosk then bring your 40 copies, with your name on each copy, to the Assistant Clerk, during the hearing.

 To consider the following and pending business:

SB 379         Huffman | et al.        
Relating to sales and use tax exemptions for wound care dressings and certain feminine hygiene products.

HB 2230        Canales                 SP: Nichols
Relating to the determination of the sufficient balance of the economic stabilization fund for the purpose of allocating certain constitutional transfers of money to that fund and the state highway fund.

HB 2464        Price | et al.           SP: Hughes
Relating to optional annuity increases for certain retirees and beneficiaries of the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

HB 3447        Bonnen | et al.          SP: Huffman
Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium and the Texas Space Commission.

HB 3813        DeAyala                 SP: Perry
Relating to eligibility to participate as an annuitant in the state employees group benefits program.

HB 4510        Smithee                 SP: Schwertner
Relating to annual financial reports submitted by state agencies.

HB 5174        Bonnen | et al.          SP: Huffman
Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium.

Bills added after last posting:

HB 2230

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

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