SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Business & Commerce 

TIME & DATE:   8:00 AM, Tuesday, March 11, 2025 

PLACE:         E1.012 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Charles Schwertner 

The Committee will meet to consider the following:

SB 213         West | et al.           
Relating to prohibiting insurers from requiring the bundling of personal lines property or casualty insurance policies.

SB 378         Schwertner             
Relating to certain prohibited practices by a barber or cosmetologist.

SB 610         Paxton                 
Relating to combating human trafficking by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

SB 681         Hughes                 
Relating to the renewal of an engineering license or registration.

SB 918         Zaffirini              
Relating to the licensing and regulation of orthotists and prosthetists.

SB 1172        Perry                  
Relating to exempting certain transactions from regulation by the Texas Real Estate Commission.

SB 1252        Schwertner             
Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate the installation or inspection of a residential energy backup system.

SB 1343        Johnson                
Relating to the notice requirements of a data broker registration statement and Internet website.

SCR 8          Parker                 
Expressing opposition to the creation of a central bank digital currency.

Public testimony will be limited to 2 minutes. If submitting written testimony, please provide 25 copies to the committee clerk with your name and the bill number on each copy.

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