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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 8

House Appropriations 
3/08/11 7:00 AM, Room: E1.030

The Committee anticipates consideration of the House budget recommendations:

  • Department of Aging & Disability Services
  • Department of Assistive & Rehabilitative Services
  • Department of Family & Protective Services
  • Department of State Health Services
  • Health & Human Services Commission
  • Special Provisions Relating to all Health & Human
  • Services Agencies
  • Pending Items 

House Natural Resources 
3/08/11 8:00 AM, Room: E2.010

  • HB 444 – Creighton – Relating to notification of applications for permits for certain injection wells.
  • HB 571 – Huberty -Relating to the regulation of certain aggregate production operations by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
  • HB 610 – Zerwas – Relating to the method of delivery of certain notices sent by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
  • Hb 648 – Menendez – Relating to the appointment of a conservator for and authorizing the dissolution of the Bexar Metropolitan Water District.
  • HB 849 –  Miller, S. -Relating to notice of an application for a permit to dispose of oil and gas waste in a commercial disposal well.
  • HB 865 – Creighton – Relating to the composition and use of money in the rural water assistance fund.
  • HB 886 – Smith, W.- Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 528.
  • HB 1119 – Weber – Relating to the maintenance tax rate of the Brazoria County Conservation and Reclamation District Number Three.
  • HB 1120 – Weber – Relating to the dissolution of the Country Place Management District.
  • HB 1319 –Laubenberg – Relating to the calculation and reporting of water usage and conservation by municipalities and water utilities.
  • HB 1383 – Quintanilla – Relating to the territory of the El Paso County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4.
  • HB 1524 – Phillips – Relating to the creation of the Case Creek Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson County.
  • HB 1551 – Aycock – Relating to the power of the Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 to issue bonds.
  • HB 1752 – Larson – Relating to the appointment of a conservator for and authorizing the dissolution of the Bexar Metropolitan Water District.

 

Licensing and Administrative Procedures 
3/08/11 8:00 AM, Room: E2.012

  • HB 82 – Flynn – Relating to the criminal offenses applicable to gambling and gambling devices.
  • HB 1510 – Hamilton – Relating to the regulation of manufactured housing.

 

House Pensions/Investments/Financial Services 
3/08/11 8:00 AM, Room: E2.014

  • HB 551- Christian – Relating to the eligibility of members of the State Board of Education to participate in a state employees group benefits program.
  • HB 755 – Cook – Relating to eligibility of certain dependents for coverage under the state employee group benefits program.
  • HB 983 – Menendez -Relating to health insurance coverage for eligible survivors of certain public servants killed in the line of duty.
  • HB 997 – Truitt – Relating to the restructuring of fund obligations and accounts of the Texas Municipal Retirement System and related actuarial and accounting procedures. 

Senate Business and Commerce 
3/08/11 8:00 AM, Room: E1.016

  • SB 351 – Williams -Relating to the maximum capacity of a container of wine sold to a retail dealer.
  • SB 438 – Nelson – Relating to the number of days a winery may sell wine under a winery festival permit.
  • SB 566 – Williams – Relating to the regulation of the practice of public accountancy.
  • SB 595 – Ellis  – Relating to the hours of sale for liquor.
  • SB 621 – Nelson- Relating to the authorized activities of a winery permit holder.
  • SB 762 – Carona – Relating to the transfer of an ad valorem tax lien.
  • SB 773 – Zaffirini – Relating to telecommunications service discounts for educational institutions, libraries, hospitals, and telemedicine centers.
  • SB 781 – Carona – Relating to the functions and responsibilities of certain legislative oversight committees.
  • SB 799 – Nelson – Relating to the definition of “first sale” for purposes of the taxes imposed on certain liquor.
  • SB 834 – Deuell – Relating to the update of discounted telecommunication services provided to educational institutions, libraries, hospitals, and health centers.
  • SB 889 – Carona – Relating to assignment of rents to holders of certain security interests in real property.
  • SB 890 – Carona – Relating to certain promotional activities for certain alcoholic beverage permit holders.
  • SB 892 – Carona – Relating to the approval of designs, plans, and specifications of industrialized housing and buildings.
  • Pending Business 

Senate Education 
3/08/11 8:00 AM, Room: E1.028

  • SB 35 – Zaffirini – Relating to transition and employment services for public school students enrolled in special education programs.
  • SB 443 – Patrick – Relating to measures intended to provide flexibility and cost savings to school districts.
  • SB 468 – Shapiro – Relating to the flexibility of the board of trustees of a school district in the management and operation of public schools in the district.
  • SB 764 – Williams – Relating to a prohibition against use of school district resources for a hotel.
  • SB 778 – Williams – Relating to the inclusion of professional staff who educate students with disabilities on district-level and campus-level planning and decision-making committees.
  • SB 872 – Shapiro – Relating to the study of productivity and cost-effectiveness in public education. 

Pending Bills:

  • SB 570 – Shapiro – Relating to beginning teacher induction and mentoring programs for public schools.
  • SB 596 – Shapiro – Relating to transition planning for a public school student  receiving special education services. 

Senate Natural Resources 
3/08/11 9:00 AM, Room: E1.012

  • SB 160 – Williams – Relating to the regulation of certain aggregate production operations by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; providing penalties.
  • SB 271 – Uresti – Relating to the board of directors of the Bexar Metropolitan Water District.
  • SB 292 – Watson – Relating to changes in the single-member district boundaries of the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District.
  • SB 312 – Seliger – Relating to the exemption of certain electric cooperatives from certain regulations.
  • SB 313 – Seliger – Relating to priority groundwater management areas.
  • SB 333 – Fraser – Relating to election procedures and qualifications of members of         boards of directors for water supply or sewer service corporations.
  • SB 341 – Uresti – Relating to the appointment of a conservator for and authorizing the dissolution of the Bexar Metropolitan Water District.
  • SB 360 – Fraser – Relating to the composition and use of money in the rural water assistance fund.
  • SB 370 – Seliger – 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.
  • SB 408 – Estes – Relating to inspection of the John Graves Scenic Riverway.
  • SB 433 – Hegar – Relating to the de-annexation of land in Bastrop County by the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District.
  • SB 448 – Hegar – Relating to the amount of the permit fee for an on-site sewage disposal system.
  • SB 527 – Fraser – Relating to air monitors in Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Regions 3 and 4 to be funded through the Texas emissions reduction plan. 

Senate Health and Human Services 
3/08/11 11:00 AM or Adj., Senate Chamber

  • SB 37 – Zaffirini – Relating to the duration of the interagency task force on ensuring appropriate care settings for persons with disabilities.
  • SB 72 – Nelson – Relating to streamlining of and utilization management in             Medicaid long-term care waiver programs.
  • SB 77 – Nelson – Relating to certain requirements for sponsoring organizations and other institutions participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
  • SB 80 – Nelson – Relating to public health laboratories administered by the Department of State Health Services.
  • SB 193 – Nelson – Relating to the regulation of the practice of nursing.
  • SB 219 – Nelson – Relating to health and mental health services for children in foster care and kinship care.
  • SB 222 – Nelson – Relating to access to certain long-term care services and supports under the medical assistance program.
  • SB 228 – Nelson – Relating to reporting requirements for institutions of higher education conducting human stem cell research.
  • SB 256 – Nelson – Relating to requiring a private autopsy facility to post a notice for filing a complaint against a physician.
  • SB 335 – Fraser – Relating to an exemption from regulation as health spas for certain governmental hospitals and clinics.
  • SB 401 – Shapiro – Relating to the licensing and regulation of diagnostic imaging facilities and fluoroscopy-guided pain management procedure centers.
  • SB594 – Van de Putte – Relating to certain procedures applicable to electronic prescriptions for Schedule II controlled substances.
  • SB 622 – Nelson – Relating to the privacy of protected health information and personal information; providing civil and criminal penalties.
  • SB 798 – Nelson – Relating to the amounts of administrative penalties assessed or imposed against certain health facilities. 

House Insurance     
3/08/11 1:30 PM OR Adj., Room: E2.026

  • HB 1020 – Miller, S.- Relating to minimum liability insurance coverage amounts for persons convicted of offenses related to the operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
  • HB 1032 – Smithee – Relating to a rescission period for annuity contracts.
  • HB 1157 – Hancock – Relating to the Texas Life, Accident, Health, and Hospital Service Insurance Guaranty Association.
  • HB 1253 – Smithee – Relating to notice to an enrollee of a modification in a small or large employer health benefit plan.
  • HB 1265 – Smithee – Relating to the amount of outstanding total liability of a mortgage guaranty insurer.
  • HB 1357 – Eiland – Relating to coverage for certain towing and storage expenses under a motor vehicle insurance policy.
  • HB 1368 – Hancock – Relating to the nonrenewal of, and the assessment of premium surcharges against, certain insurance policies.
  • HB 1405 – Smithee – Relating to provision by a health benefit plan of prescription drug coverage specified by formulary. 

House Human Services 
3/08/11 2:00 PM OR ADJ., Room: E2.030

  • HB 309 – Menendez – Relating to the establishment of the supportive living facility pilot program.
  • HB 434 – Parker – Relating to the minimum standards for licensed child-care facilities and registered family homes.
  • HB 452 – Lucio III – Relating to temporary housing between academic terms for certain postsecondary students who have been under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
  • HB 710 – Walle – Relating to electronic imaging used in the financial assistance and supplemental nutritional assistance programs.
  • HB 848 – Guillen – Relating to an agreement authorizing certain persons to make decisions regarding a child during an investigation of child abuse or neglect.
  • HB 1481 – Truitt – Relating to the use of person first respectful language in reference to individuals with disabilities. 

House Public Education 
3/08/11 2:00 PM or Adj., Room: E2.036

  • HB 357 – Rodriguez -Relating to transition and employment services for public school students enrolled in special education programs.
  • HB 370 – Hochberg -Relating to the eligibility of a student to participate in extracurricular activities or competitions after transferring or moving from one public school to another.
  • HB 675 – Lucio III – Relating to football helmet safety requirements in public schools.
  • HB 677 – Lucio III – Relating to cognitive-linguistic assessments of participants in extracurricular athletic activities sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League.
  • HB 861 –  Patrick, D. – Relating to membership of the state continuing advisory committee       for special education services.
  • HB 1130 – Huberty – Relating to information provided by the Texas Education Agency to school districts regarding placement of students receiving special education services.
  • HB 1189 – Callegari -Relating to school district consideration of a vendor’s principal place of business in making a contract award determination.
  • HB 1286  Howard      Relating to adoption of rules by the University Interscholastic League.