** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Natural Resources & Economic Development 

TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Wednesday, May 17, 2023 

PLACE:         E1.012 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Brian Birdwell 

The Committee will meet to consider the following:

HB 26          Ordaz                     SP: Blanco
Relating to the permitting of medical waste facilities by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

HB 33          Landgraf | et al.        SP: Springer
Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating oil and gas operations within the State of Texas.

HB 915         Craddick | et al.        SP: Parker
Relating to a requirement that employers post notice of certain information regarding reporting instances of workplace violence or suspicious activity.

HB 1302        Geren                     SP: Zaffirini
Relating to inspections and examinations by the Railroad Commission of Texas of certain sites and facilities conducted using unmanned aircraft.

HB 1703        Ordaz                     SP: Blanco
Relating to the workforce development evaluation system administered by the Texas Workforce Commission, including the establishment of a workforce development career education and training evaluation pilot program.

HB 2262        Darby                     SP: Hughes
Relating to gas utility alternative gas expenses and infrastructure investments.

HB 2263        Darby                     SP: Hughes
Relating to the authority of a natural gas local distribution company to offer energy conservation programs.

HB 2466        Button | et al.          SP: West
Relating to the creation of the Texas technology and innovation program.

HB 2847        Darby | et al.           SP: Sparks
Relating to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas over and a study of the production, pipeline transportation, and storage of hydrogen.

HB 2975        Guillen                   SP: Hancock
Relating to powers and duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to work and family policies.

HB 3235        Troxclair                SP: Campbell
Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a county hotel occupancy tax.

HB 3453        Jetton                    SP: Miles
Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax, the applicability and rates of that tax in certain counties, and the use of revenue from that tax.

HB 3727        Anderson                  SP: Birdwell
Relating to municipal and county hotel occupancy taxes.

HB 3837        Geren | et al.           SP: Sparks
Relating to the designation of advanced clean energy projects.

HB 4047        Guillen | et al.         SP: Zaffirini
Relating to a study on uranium deposits in this state.

HB 4119        Guillen                   SP: Parker
Relating to procedural requirements for uranium mining production area authorizations.

HB 4390        Button | et al.          SP: Bettencourt
Relating to the Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Grant Program.

HB 4451        Bhojani | et al.         SP: Flores
Relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding apprenticeship opportunities in this state for emerging and high-demand industries.

HB 4494        Vasut                     SP: Huffman
Relating to eligible coastal municipalities for purposes of the municipal hotel occupancy tax.

HB 4565        Longoria                  SP: LaMantia
Relating to the use of the revenue derived from the municipal hotel occupancy tax by certain municipalities and to the rate at which that tax is imposed by those municipalities.

HB 4660        Isaac                     SP: Campbell
Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities.

HB 4885        Landgraf | et al.        SP: Birdwell
Relating to programs established and funded under the Texas emissions reduction plan.

HB 4932        Lopez, Janie | et al.    SP: Sparks
Relating to the amount of foreign emissions of air contaminants in nonattainment areas and the revision of the state implementation plan to account for those emissions.

HB 5012        Clardy | et al.          SP: Birdwell
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects and other qualified projects.

HB 5178        Ashby                     SP: Nichols
Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and the applicability of that tax in certain counties.

HB 5264        Bowers | et al.          SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the adoption and use of certain performance indicators to measure and evaluate career school or college programs.

Public testimony is limited to 3 minutes. 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 at Jennifer.Trevino_SC@senate.texas.gov

Bills added after last posting:

HB 3235

HB 3837

HB 4119

HB 4390

HB 4565

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

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