Hearing dates and times are subject to change, the latest information can be found by visiting: House Committee Meetings By Date and Senate Committee Meetings By Date. Please note that additional hearings dates may also be added at any time.
All hearings below are public hearings unless otherwise noted.
Tuesday, March 15
House Natural Resources
3/15/11 8:00 A.M., E2.010
- HB 1060 – Kleinschmidt – Relating to the de-annexation of land in Bastrop County by the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District.
- HB 1177 – Gallego – Relating to the election of members of the board of directors of the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District.
- HB 1210 – Taylor, Larry – Relating to the rates charged by certain conservation and reclamation districts for potable water or wastewater service to recreational vehicle parks.
- HB 1281 – Workman – Relating to changes in the single-member district boundaries of the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District.
- HB 1482 – Beck – Relating to groundwater conservation district management plans.
- HB 1547 – Larson – Relating to the desired future conditions of groundwater resources within groundwater management areas.
- HB 1732 – Ritter – Relating to the applicability of the constitutional limit on state debt payable from the general revenues of the state to bonds issued by the Texas Water Development Board.
- HB 1734 – Ritter – Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance for certain projects if the applicant has failed to complete a request for information relevant to the project.
- HB 1756 – Rodriguez – Relating to the creation of the Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District No. 2.
- HB 1757 – Rodriguez – Relating to the creation of the Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District No. 1.
- HB 1758 – Rodriguez – Relating to the creation of the Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District No. 3.
- HB 1759 – Rodriguez – Relating to the creation of the Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District No. 4.
- HB 1760 – Rodriguez – Relating to the creation of the Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District No. 5.
- HB 1824 – Price – Relating to the management of groundwater production by groundwater conservation districts.
- HB 1825 – Price – Relating to permit application and amendment hearings conducted by groundwater conservation districts and the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
- HB 1832 – Ritter – Relating to the law governing the Lower Neches Valley Authority.
- HB 1932 – Schwertner – Relating to the powers and duties of the Williamson-Liberty Hill Municipal Utility District.
- HB 2007 – Shelton – Relating to payment by the Benbrook Water Authority for certain damages caused by the authority’s operation of a sanitary sewer system.
House Pensions/Investments/Financial Services
3/15/11 8:00 A.M., E2.014
- HB 213 – Rodriguez – Relating to the duties of a mortgage servicer of certain residential mortgage loans.
- HB 738 – Otto – Relating to the authority of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas to invest in hedge funds.
- HB 1061 – Otto – Relating to the expiration of certain investment authority of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
- HB 1222 – Anchia – Relating to the regulation of debt management services providers.
- HB 1592 – Legler – Relating to the members of the State Securities Board.
- HB 2248 – Truitt – Relating to licensing and regulation of certain persons involved in residential mortgage lending pursuant to the Texas Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2009.
- HB 2282 – Truitt – Relating to certain enforcement powers of the banking commissioner.
Senate Business and Commerce
3/15/11 8:00 A.M., E1.016
- SB 17 – Carona – Relating to the regulation of residential mortgage loan servicers.
- SB 411 – Estes – Relating to the amount of wine certain wineries may sell directly to consumers.
- SB 576 – Eltife – Relating to reports filed with the comptroller regarding certain alcoholic beverage sales.
- SB 590 – Estes – Relating to retainage under certain construction contracts.
- SB 782 – Carona – Relating to uniform law on secured transactions.
- SB 855 – Duncan – Relating to assistance provided by the Office of Public Utility Counsel to interested parties on certain electricity matters involving certificates of convenience and necessity.
- SB 918 – Wentworth – Relating to immunity for reporting insurance fraud.
- SB 944 – Jackson, Mike – Relating to the creation of an advisory committee to make recommendations to the commissioner of insurance regarding certain automobile insurance claims.
- SB 980 – Carona – Relating to communications services and markets.
- SB 982 – Carona – Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas in relation to extended service areas and toll-free local calling areas.
- SB 983 – Carona – Relating to the elimination of certain requirements for certain customer-specific communications contracts.
- SB 984 – Carona – Relating to the elimination of certain tariff filing requirements for telecommunications providers.
- SB 985 – Carona – Relating to the regulation of Voice over Internet Protocol service.
- SB 986 – Carona – Relating to deregulation of certain telecommunications markets and companies.
- SB 1000 – Eltife – Relating to self-directed and semi-independent status of the Texas Real Estate Commission.
Senate Finance
3/15/11 9:00 A.M., E1.028
Subcommittee on Public Education Funding
- Invited testimony
Senate Finance
3/15/11 9:00 A.M., E1.036
Subcommittee on Medicaid
- Invited testimony
House Redistricting
3/15/11 9:00 A.M., E1.004
The Committee will hear invited and public testimony on potential Texas State Board of Education districts in light of the 2010 Census data.
Senate Natural Resources
3/15/11 9:00 A.M., E1.012
- SB 181 – Shapiro – Relating to the reporting of water conservation measures by municipalities and water utilities.
- SB 329 – Watson – Relating to the sale, recovery, and recycling of certain television equipment.
- SB 430 – Nichols – Relating to written notice to a groundwater conservation district of groundwater contamination.
- SB 493 – Fraser – Relating to the idling of motor vehicles.
- SB 497 – Jackson, Mike – Relating to notice of the construction or expansion of a wind-powered electric generation facility located near a federally owned or operated radar installation or military installation.
- SB 512 – Hegar – Relating to the qualification of supervisors of a fresh water supply district.
- SB 525 – Deuell – Relating to the protection of water quality in certain bodies of water.
- SB 564 – Uresti – Relating to the election of members of the board of directors of the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District.
- SB 569 – Jackson, Mike – Relating to the rates charged by certain conservation and reclamation districts for potable water or wastewater service to recreational vehicle parks.
- SB 683 – Huffman – Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Gulf Coast Water Authority.
- SB 684 – Huf
fman – Relating to the transfer of the assets of and the dissolution of the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1. - SB 801 – Hegar – Relating to the authority of the seawall commission in Matagorda County to build and maintain recreational facilities near the seawall.
- SB 832 – Rodriguez – Relating to voter eligibility and registration in El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1.
- SB 987 – Hegar – Relating to the term of office and qualifications for a director of the Colorado County Groundwater Conservation District.
House Insurance
3/15/11 1:30 P.M. OR ADJ., E2.026
- HB 272 – Smithee – Relating to the operation of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and to the resolution of certain disputes concerning claims made to that association.
House Human Services
3/15/11 2:00 P.M. OR ADJ., E2.030
Consider pending business and:
- HB 824 – Villarreal – Relating to an outreach campaign to promote fathers’ involvement with their children before birth.
- HB 943 – Dukes – Relating to reporting requirements concerning missing persons, including missing children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
- HB 945 – Dukes – Relating to the establishment of an interagency council for addressing disproportionality.
- HB 1493 – Naishtat – Relating to the duration of the interagency task force on ensuring appropriate care settings for persons with disabilities.
- HB 1709 – Dukes – Relating to the creation of the individual development account program to provide savings incentives and opportunities for certain foster children to pursue home ownership, postsecondary education, and business development.
- HB 1779 – Naishtat – Relating to an exemption from private security regulation for social workers engaged in the practice of social work.
House Public Education
3/15/11 2:00 p.m. or adj., E2.036
- HB 359 – Allen – Relating to the use of corporal punishment in public schools.
- HB 400 – Eissler – Relating to flexibility for public schools to administer primary and secondary education efficiently.
- HB 500 – Eissler – Relating to end-of-course assessment instruments administered to public high school students.
- HB 916 – Allen – Relating to corporal punishment in public schools.
- HB 1076 – Shelton – Relating to the student to teacher ratio applicable to accelerated instruction groups for certain public school students.
- HB 1326 – Guillen – Relating to authorization to operate school districts on the basis of a four-day instructional week.
- HB 1334 – Allen – Relating to the effect of a delay by the State Board for Educator Certification in renewing an educator’s certification.
- HB 1589 – Eissler – Relating to the study of productivity and cost-effectiveness in public education.
- HB 1632 – Gonzales, Larry – Relating to the dates by which public school teachers must provide notification of resignation from employment.
- HB 1703 – Martinez Fischer – Relating to the schedule for administration of state-administered assessment instruments in public schools.
- HB 1833 – Shelton – Relating to notice requirements for certain hearings and meetings of the board of trustees of a school district.
- HB 1834 – Shelton – Relating to elimination of certain requirements for increasing community awareness of prekindergarten programs offered by or in partnership with school districts.
Wednesday, March 16
House Energy Resources
3/16/11 8:00 A.M., E2.010
- HB 773 – Anchia – Relating to creating an energy efficiency council to coordinate administration of energy efficiency programs.
- HB 774 – Anchia – Relating to renewable energy capacity, jobs, and trading credits.
- HB 775 – Anchia – Relating to the adoption of energy efficiency, conservation, and indoor air quality standards for the design, construction, and renovation of public school instructional facilities.
- HB 1124 – Burnam – Relating to safety requirements applicable to gas pipelines in certain counties.
- HB 1125 – Burnam – Relating to a study regarding the odorization of natural gas transported in gathering and transmission lines located in populated areas.
- HB 1556 – Burnam – Relating to a prohibition on the issuance of a drilling permit for an oil or gas well that is proposed to be located within a specified distance of a public school.
House Public Health
3/16/11 8:00 A.M., E2.012
- HB 118 – McClendon – Relating to requiring the provision of notice by certain hospitals regarding patients’ medical records.
- HB 300 – Kolkhorst – Relating to the privacy of protected health information.
- HB 680 – Schwertner – Relating to a physician’s response to a complaint filed with the Texas Medical Board.
- HB 944 – Dukes – Relating to membership and duties of local school health advisory councils.
- HB 1013 – Brown, Fred – Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Medical Board.
- HB 1816 – Howard, Charlie – Relating to the vaccination against bacterial meningitis of first-time students at public and private or independent institutions of higher education.
- HB 1924 – Zedler – Relating to the investigation and resolution of complaints filed against physicians.
- HB 2312 – Coleman – Relating to the creation of a sickle cell disease program.
Senate Transportation and Homeland Security
3/16/11 8:00 A.M., E1.016
- SB 19 – Nichols – Relating to the development, financing, construction, and operation of toll projects.
- SB 119 – Uresti – Relating to the creation of an offense for certain uses of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle.
- SB 138 – Wentworth – Relating to prohibitions on the use of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle.
- SB 182 – Wentworth – Relating to the penalty for the offense of reckless driving.
- SB 461 – Williams – Relating to the design and issuance of license plates for United States paratroopers.
- SB 548 – Nichols – Relating to the Texas Department of Transportation’s environmental review process.
- SB 802 – Hegar – Relating to allowing the Aransas County Commissioners Court to charge interest on assessments for certain county road improvements.
- SB 934 – Williams – Relating to the enforcement of tax laws.
- SB 963 – Uresti – Relating to certification of a person as eligible for disabled parking privileges.
- SB 971 – Hinojosa – Relating to an emergency public service messaging network.
House Transportation
3/16/11 8:00 A.M., E2.028
The committee will meet to consider pending business and the following:
- HB 1750 – Darby – Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation to lease and contract for the operation of rolling stock during certain emergencies.
- HB 890 – Howard, Charlie – Relating to the registration and compulsory inspection of certain street rods and custom vehicles.
- HB 1047 – Schwertner – Relating to the impoundment of a motor vehicle if operated without financial responsibility and a driver’s license.
- HB 1271 – Morrison – Relating to community assistance and economic development program activities of the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority.
- HB 468 – Burnam – Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 35W as the Cesar Chavez Memorial Freeway.
- HB 1112 – Phillips – Relating to the authority and powers of regional mobility authorities.
- HB 1105 – Harper-Brown – Relating to the adoption and implementation of a policy by the Texas Transportation Commission p
roviding for the accommodation of pedestrians, bicyclists, persons with disabilities, children, senior citizens, users of public - HB 1116 – Harper-Brown – Relating to prohibiting the sale and use of certain radar interference devices.
- HB 1274 – Pena – Relating to an exemption from the payment of a toll for unmarked military vehicles conducting or training for emergency operations.
- HB 1473 – Scott – Relating to creating the offense of altering a disabled parking placard.
- HB 1376 – Bohac – Relating to the definition of a junked vehicle for purposes of abatement of a public nuisance.
- HB 1499 – Larson – Relating to the designation of the Scenic Loop Road–Boerne Stage Road–Toutant Beauregard Road Historic Corridor.
- HB 1305 – Bonnen – Relating to the issuance of oversize or overweight vehicle permits by certain port authorities.
- HB 1353 – Elkins – Relating to speed limits.
- HB 1422 – Truitt – Relating to the issuance of titles for certain motor vehicles that are the subject of insurance claims.
- HB 1523 – Phillips – Relating to the offense of transporting household goods without registration.
- HB 1594 – Isaac – Relating to disposition of fines imposed by certain municipalities for traffic violations.
- HB 1330 – Raymond – Relating to the use of safety guards or flaps on certain vehicles or vehicle combinations.
- HB 1683 – Fletcher – Relating to specialized license plates and parking placards for vehicles of persons with disabilities.
- HB 1517 – Isaac – Relating to the disposition of fines for traffic violations collected by certain municipalities.
Senate Finance
3/16/11 9:00 A.M., Senate Chamber
Subcommittee on Medicaid
- Invited testimony
Senate Finance
3/16/11 9:00 A.M., E1.036
Subcommittee on Public Education Funding
- Invited testimony only
Senate Intergovernmental Relations
3/16/11 9:30 A.M., E1.028
- SB 86 – Nelson – Relating to municipal contracts for enforcement of outstanding traffic violation arrest warrants.
- SB 117 – Uresti – Relating to allowing municipally owned utility systems in certain cities to fund a program to aid low-income residents in paying their bills.
- SB 349 – Eltife – Relating to the hotel occupancy tax rate in certain municipalities.
- SB 359 – Wentworth – Relating to the powers and duties of certain emergency services districts.
- SB 410 – Eltife – Relating to the name and powers of the Red River Redevelopment Authority.
- SB 475 – Patrick, Dan – Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 524.
- SB 629 – Hegar – Relating to the Ranch at Clear Fork Creek Municipal Utility District No. 1.
- SB 744 – Uresti – Relating to a fee for an application filed with a county commissioners court to revise a subdivision plat.
- SB 813 – Gallegos – Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 528.
PENDING BILLS:
- SB 238 – West – Relating to the regulation of solar energy devices by a property owners’ association.
- SB 310 – Seliger – Relating to the Dallam-Hartley Counties Hospital District.
- SB 311 – Seliger – Relating to the authority of the board of directors of the Ochiltree County Hospital District to employ health care providers.
House Urban Affairs
3/16/11 10:30 A.M. or Adj., E2.016
- HB 43 – Menendez – Relating to the investigation of firefighters and police officers.
- HB 342 – Fletcher – Relating to the reinstatement of a firefighter or police officer following a decision rendered by the Fire Fighters’ and Police Officers’ Civil Service Commission or an independent third party hearing examiner.
- HB 554 – Howard, Donna – Relating to the civil service status of emergency medical services personnel in certain municipalities.
- HB 568 – Dutton- Relating to the cost to maintain open ditches in certain populous municipalities.
- HB 707 – Laubenberg – Relating to the validation of certain governmental acts and proceedings of certain municipalities relating to certain public improvement districts.
- HB 782 – Davis, Yvonne – Relating to a requirement that certain bond issuers obtain an appraisal of property that is to be purchased with bond proceeds.
- HB 844 – Geren – Relating to the sale or lease of property by certain municipalities owning land near the shoreline of certain lakes.
- HB 902 – Thompson – Relating to consideration of a bidder’s principal place of business in awarding certain municipal contracts.
- HB 1283 – Craddick – Relating to consideration of a bidder’s principal place of business in awarding certain municipal contracts.
- HB 1488 – Gutierrez – Relating to examinations for hiring in certain municipal fire departments.
House Environmental Regulation
3/16/11 1:30 p.m. or adj., e2.030
- HB 820 – Farrar – Relating to monitoring air contaminants under the Texas Clean Air Act.
- HB 830 – Dutton – Relating to the consideration of the cumulative effects of air contaminant emissions in the emissions permitting process.
- HB 919 – Allen – Relating to monitoring, permitting, and reducing emissions of certain air contaminants and pollutants.
- HB 1981 – Smith, Wayne – Relating to measuring, monitoring, and reporting emissions.
Thursday, March 17
House Economic and Small Business Development
3/17/11 8:00 A.M., E2.014
- HB 479 – Orr – Relating to the location of board meetings of certain economic development corporations.
- HB 735 – Patrick, Diane – Relating to the events eligible to receive funding through a major events trust fund.
- HB 1050 – Woolley – Relating to initial claims under the unemployment compensation system.
House Technology
3/17/11 8:00 A.M., E1.010
- HB 507 – Button – Relating to notice for certain transactions involving local government entities.
- HB 1052 – Patrick, Diane – Relating to criminal background checks on users of online dating services and to disclosures of online dating safety measures.
- HB 1147 – Smith, Wayne – Relating to notice by a governmental entity regarding certain geospatial data products.
Senate Finance
3/17/11 9:00 A.M., E1.028
Subcommittee on Public Education Funding
- Invited testimony only
House County Affairs
3/17/11 10:30 A.M. OR ADJ., E2.016
- HB 1496 – Gallego – Relating to the contracting authority of the Val Verde County Hospital District.
- HB 1091 – Davis, John – Relating to the authority of certain hospital districts to contract for the performance of administrative functions and services.
- HB 729 – Chisum – Relating to the authority of the board of directors of the Ochiltree County Hospital District to employ health care providers.
- HB 1413 – Chisum – Relating to the powers and duties of the Castro County Hospital District.
- HB 1416 – Chisum – Relating to the authority of the Childress County Hospital District to provide facilities and services for persons who are elderly or disabled.
- HB 1417 – Chisum – Relating to the Swisher Memorial Hospital District.
- HB 1967 – Chisum – Relating to the contracting authority of the Collingsworth County Hospital District.
- HB 871 – Davis, Yvonne – Relating to indigent health care services provided by a county.
- HB 2351 – McClendon – Relating to the authority of the Bexar County Hospital District to employ physicians.
- HB 1885 – Hardcastle – Relating to the authority of the board of directors of the Knox County Hospital District to employ physicians and other health care providers.
- HB 1990 – Hardcastle – Relating to the authority of the board of directors of the Hardeman County Hospital District to employ physicians and other health care providers.
- HB 851 – Miller, Sid – Relating to the Hamilton County Hospital District.
- HB 811 – Darby – Relating to the powers and duties of the Scurry County Hospital District.
- HB 840 – Gonzalez, Naomi – Relating to the power and authority of the El Paso County Hospital District, and related entities, to employ physicians and dentists.
- HB 1917 – Schwertner – Relating to the removal of appointed emergency services commissioners by a commissioners court.
- HB 923 – Frullo – Relating to the board of hospital managers of the Lubbock County Hospital District.
- HB 1293 – Price – Relating to the Moore County Hospital District.
- HB 460 – White – Relating to the board of directors of the Trinity Memorial Hospital District.
- HB 1566 – Coleman – Relating to the authority of counties to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians, dentists, or other health care providers for county jails.
- HB 1567 – Coleman – Relating to the authority of certain counties to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians, dentists, or other health care providers for county jails.
- HB 1700 – Coleman – Relating to the employment of physicians by certain hospitals.
House Government Efficiency and Reform
3/17/11 10:30 A.M. OR ADJ., E1.014
- HB 1634 – Bonnen – Relating to the applicability of certain unfunded mandates on political subdivisions.
- HB 1650 – Hopson – Relating to a preference in governmental purchasing for building materials offered by resident bidders.
- HB 1067 – Brown, Fred – Relating to the purchase of replacement personal computers by state agencies.
- HB 1781 – Price – Relating to obsolete or redundant reporting requirements applicable to state agencies.
- HB 965 – Callegari – Relating to continuing education requirements for persons holding licenses issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
- HB 1618 – Callegari – Relating to the criteria for review by the Sunset Advisory Commission of an agency that licenses an occupation.
House Select Committee on State Sovereignty
3/17/11 10:30 A.M. OR ADJ., E2.010
- HB 5 – Kolkhorst – Relating to the Interstate Health Care Compact.
- HB 32 – Creighton – Relating to the prohibition of required health insurance coverage.
- HB 97 – Paxton – Relating to creation of the Health Freedom Act.
- HJR 24 – Paxton – Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the rights of individuals to choose or decline to choose to purchase health insurance coverage.
- HB 124 – Legler – Relating to payment for health care services and participation in a health care system.
- HJR 27 – Legler – Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing certain payment for health care services and prohibiting requiring participation in a health care system.
- HB 144 – Laubenberg – Relating to payment for health care services and participation in a health care system.
- HJR 30 – Laubenberg – Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing certain payment for health care services and prohibiting requiring participation in a health care system.
- HB 203 – Hughes – Relating to payment for health care services and participation in a health care system.
- HB 297 – Berman – Relating to certain federal health care legislation; imposing penalties.
- HB 335 – Shelton – Relating to implementation and requirements of certain health care reform laws.
- HB 1008 – Lewis – Relating to the State of Texas entering into the Interstate Medicaid Reform Compact.
- HCR 27 – Christian – Expressing opposition to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Friday, March 18
Senate Finance
3/18/11 9:00 a.m., e1.028
Subcommittee on Public Education Funding
- Invited testimony only
