** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Local Government 

TIME & DATE:   2:00 PM or upon adjournment/recess
Monday, May 12, 2025 

PLACE:         E1.028 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Paul Bettencourt 

HB 21          Gates | et al.           SP: Bettencourt
Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.

HB 30          Troxclair | et al.       SP: Bettencourt
Relating to the effect of a disaster and associated costs on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unit.

HB 198         Bumgarner | et al.       SP: Parker
Relating to periodic health screenings for firefighters.

HB 303         Vasut | et al.           SP: Hagenbuch
Relating to the authority of a Type A or Type B general-law municipality to change to a Type C general-law municipality.

HB 1535        Kitzman                   SP: Parker
Relating to the Trinity River Authority of Texas, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.

HB 2742        Vasut | et al.           SP: Paxton
Relating to the split-payment of ad valorem taxes.

HB 2715        Curry | et al.           SP: Middleton
Relating to the removal from office of certain officers of  political subdivisions.

HB 3305        Richardson | et al.      SP: Paxton
Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program in certain counties.

HB 3348        Patterson | et al.       SP: Parker
Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program in certain counties.

HB 3505        Harris                    SP: Hughes
Relating to the continuation and operation of a health care provider participation district created by certain local governments to administer a health care provider participation program.

HB 3711        Capriglione | et al.     SP: Middleton
Relating to the investigation and prosecution of certain open meetings offenses as offenses against public administration and the publication of certain information regarding the prosecution of those offenses.

HB 4753        Gates | et al.           SP: Parker
Relating to the municipal issuance of a document verifying that a certificate of occupancy has been issued for certain buildings.

The committee may also consider pending business.

Public Testimony:

Oral testimony is limited to 2 minutes. If providing written testimony,

please bring 18 copies with your name on each copy to E1.028, and send an

electronic copy to ross.leake_sc@senate.texas.gov and

jared.yust_sc@senate.texas.gov.

All written testimony will be distributed to the Committee Members during

or after the hearing. Those registering a position only may do so at any

Senate kiosk by the end of the hearing.

·Oral testimony: Please use the kiosks outside in the extension hallways.

·Oral and written testimony: Please use the kiosks in the extension

hallways and submit your written testimony to Committee staff located in

E1.028.3.

·Position only: Register using the Senate kiosk located in the extension

hallways or by going to http://swrs on public-capitol. Kiosk registration

will open at 1:00 p.m. the afternoon of the hearing.

·Written testimony only: If providing written testimony, please bring 18

copies with your name on each copy to E1.028 and submit to Committee

staff, and submit electronically to ross.leake_sc@senate.texas.gov and

jared.yust_sc@senate.texas.gov.

·All written testimony will be distributed to the Committee Members during

or after the hearing.

For those unable to appear in person, comments may be provided directly to

each Committee Member,whose contact information can be found at:

http://www.senate.texas.gov/

Bills added after last posting:

HB 21

HB 30

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

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