** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    State Affairs 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Wednesday, April 30, 2025 

PLACE:        JHR 140 
CHAIR:        Rep. Ken King 

HB 551         Swanson
Relating to address information contained on reports of political contributions and expenditures made available on the Internet by the Texas Ethics Commission.

HB 1281        Olcott                                    
Relating to the jurisdiction and enforcement of certain policies of certain international organizations.

HB 1378        Virdell | et al.                          
Relating to municipal and county regulation of certain electric energy storage.

HB 1617        Swanson                                   
Relating to exempting the intrastate manufacture of a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition from federal regulation.

HB 2868        Metcalf                                   
Relating to the consideration of the proportion of long-term debt and equity capitalization in establishing the rates of certain electric utilities.

HB 2881        Isaac                                     
Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws restricting the acquisition, manufacture, or possession of ammunition in this state.

HB 4439        Metcalf                                   
Relating to creating the Governor's Medal of Service award to recognize service to the people of Texas.

HB 4726        Schofield                                 
Relating to the prohibited provision of homeless services in certain locations.

HB 4732        Gámez                                     
Relating to state recognition of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.

HB 4878        Olcott                                    
Relating to reporting regarding the confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or a county jail of certain persons not lawfully present.

HB 4914        Hopper | et al.                           
Relating to the organization, powers, and authority of the Texas State Guard, including the powers and authority of the adjutant general and governor relating to the Texas State Guard.

HB 4921        Davis, Yvonne                             
Relating to restrictions on the use of state funds to benefit private entities that outsource jobs to foreign countries.

HB 4958        Phelan                                    
Relating to required disclosures on political advertising supporting or opposing certain officeholders; authorizing a civil penalty.

HB 5200        Anchía                                    
Relating to the use of grid enhancing technologies and high-performance conductors in the ERCOT power region.

HB 5318        Louderback                                
Relating to the authority of the attorney general to prosecute certain criminal offenses against public order.

HB 5402        Geren                                     
Relating to fiscal impact statements for legislation imposing mandates on health benefit plan issuers.

HB 5568        Darby                                     
Relating to geothermal energy conservation wells.

HB 5573        Bhojani                                   
Relating to fraud and waste.

HB 5623        Davis, Yvonne                             
Relating to the provision of loans and grants from the Texas Energy Fund for certain energy efficiency projects.

HJR 218        Davis, Yvonne                             
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the use of money from the Texas energy fund for energy efficiency projects conducted to benefit retail electric customers.

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=c450

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/

Bills deleted after last posting:

HB 3374

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