Several hearings have been posted for this weekend. Standing committee hearings, live and archived, can be listened to at the following links: House | Senate.
Dates and times listed below are subject to change and additional hearings dates may also be added at any time so you will want to re-visit "Legislative News from Texas" frequently to confirm hearings.
Saturday
Health & Human Services – 7/22/2017
Time: 8:00 AM, Location: 2E.20 (Betty King Cmte. Rm.)
- Considering pending business
Business & Commerce – 7/22/2017
Time: 9:00 AM, Location: E1.016 (Hearing Room)
- SB 8 (Creighton) Relating to health plan and health benefit plan coverage for elective abortion.
- SB 12 (Buckingham) Relating to limiting the applicability of municipal and county regulations affecting real property.
- SB 13 (Burton) Relating to the issuance of a permit by a political subdivision.
- SB 14 (Hall) Relating to a property owner's right to remove a tree or vegetation.
- SB 15 (Huffines) Relating to prosecution of certain offenses involving and preemption of local regulation of the use of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle.
Government Reform, Select – 7/22/2017
Time: 11:00 AM, Location: Extension Auditorium, E1.004
- SB 1 (Bettencourt) Relating to ad valorem taxation.
- SB 18 (Estes) Relating to a limit on local government expenditures.
- SB 93 (Bettencourt) Relating to ad valorem taxation.
- SB 96 (Bettencourt) Relating to ad valorem taxation.
State Affairs – 7/22/2017
Time: 12:00 PM, Location: 2E.20 (Betty King Cmte. Rm.)
- The Committee will meet if necessary for any pending business.
Finance – 7/22/2017
Time: 1:00 PM, Location: E1.036 (Finance Room)
- SB 9 (Hancock) Relating to the constitutional limit on the rate of growth of appropriations.
- SB 19 (Nelson) Relating to bonuses and salaries for public school classroom teachers and state assistance for the Texas Public School Employees Group Insurance Program.
Sunday
Government Reform, Select – 7/23/2017
Time: 1:00 PM, Location: Extension Auditorium, E1.004
- The Senate Select Committee on Government Reform may take up and consider any pending business.
State Affairs – 7/23/2017
Time: 1:00 PM, Location: Senate Chamber
- SB 5 (Hancock) Relating to the prevention of fraud in the conduct of an election; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties.
- SB 6 (Campbell) Relating to municipal annexation.
Finance – 7/23/2017
Time: 1:30 PM, Location: E1.036 (Finance Room)
- The Senate Finance Committee may take up and consider any pending business.
Business & Commerce – 7/23/2017
Time: 2:00 PM, Location: E1.016 (Hearing Room)
- SB 7 (Hughes) Relating to payroll deductions for state and local government employee organizations.
- SB 94 (Hughes) Relating to payroll deductions for state and local government employee organizations.
Education – 7/23/2017
Time: 4:00 PM, Location: E1.028 (Hearing Room)
- SB 97 (Perry) Relating to the dedication of a portion of state lottery proceeds to the funding of salary increases and bonuses for experienced public school classroom teachers and costs associated with school district teacher retirement contributions.
- SJR 1 (Burton) Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate the net revenue from the state lottery to the foundation school fund, including a portion dedicated to funding salary increases and bonuses for experienced public school classroom teachers and costs associated with school district teacher retirement contributions.