SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     State Affairs 

TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Monday, March 31, 2025 

PLACE:         Senate Chamber 
CHAIR:         Senator Bryan Hughes 

SB 30          Schwertner | et al.
Relating to recovery of damages in civil actions.

SB 517         Middleton
Relating to criminal offenses applicable to and authorized uses of gambling devices, including eight-liners.

SB 1313        Cook | et al.
Relating to prohibited signs, logos, and designs in advertising or marketing cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or other tobacco products; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1314        Cook | et al.
Relating to a prohibition on certain e-cigarette products.

SB 1316        Cook | et al.
Relating to a prohibition on e-cigarette advertising in certain locations.

SB 1541        Bettencourt
Relating to state oversight of county elections following a county election audit.

SB 1698        Parker
Relating to the sale of certain e-cigarettes in this state and a directory of e-cigarette manufacturers and their products; authorizing fees; authorizing administrative and civil penalties; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1845        Hughes | et al.
Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities;  providing a civil penalty.

SB 1860        Hughes
Relating to the applicability of laws protecting minors from harmful material on digital services.

SB 2420        Paxton | et al.
Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices.

SB 2429        Hughes
Relating to genetic information security for residents of this state; providing a civil penalty; providing a private cause of action.

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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