SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Finance 

TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Wednesday, April 2, 2025 

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:

SB 868         Sparks | et al.         
Relating to the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program and authorizing an increase in the assessment on certain insurers that fund the program.

SB 1337        Creighton              
Relating to the computation of certain tax penalties and interest amounts.

SB 1371        Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"   
Relating to the operation of certain metropolitan transit authorities.

SB 1377        Perry | et al.          
Relating to a grant program to provide financial assistance to qualified ambulance service providers in certain rural counties.

SB 1426        Huffman                
Relating to operation and management of the first capitol state historic site and replica by the Texas Historical Commission.

SB 1620        Huffman | et al.        
Relating to the establishment of the Texas forensic analyst apprenticeship pilot program.

SB 2064        Perry                  
Relating to the exemption of motor vehicles transferred from a decedent's estate.

SB 2065        Huffman                
Relating to the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System.

SJR 4          Schwertner             
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the maximum amount of money allowable in the economic stabilization fund.

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