See below for the upcoming interim legislative hearings. Hearing dates and times are subject to change. Please note that additional hearings dates may also be added at any time.
The standing committee hearings can be found at the following links: House | Senate
House
Joint House Public Health and House Higher Education – 9/20/22 at 10:00
The committees will hear invited and public testimony on the following interim charge:
- Evaluate the impact of the pandemic on the state’s teacher workforce and current practices to improve the recruitment, preparation, and retention of high-quality educators.
House Culture, Regulation & Tourism – 9/21/2022 at 10:00 AM
The committees will hear invited and public testimony on the following interim charges:
- Monitor the implementation of the following:
- HB 1728, relating to partnerships between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and nonprofit entities to promote hunting and fishing by certain veterans; and
- HB 3081, which relates to the issuance of digital tags for the taking of certain animals.
- Review the overall state of Texas’ travel, tourism and hospitality industry. Make recommendations for statutory and regulatory changes to ensure industry resiliency and vitality. Consider the following:
- Access to federal recovery programs and efforts that enable the draw-down of federal funding;
- Improvement of workforce reliability; and
- Use of the supplemental money appropriated to the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Tourism through SB 8 (87S3).
- Review state efforts to preserve and develop Texas state parks and open spaces to ensure affordable public access to outdoor recreational and educational opportunities.
House Juvenile Justice & Family Issues – 9/23/22 at 10:00 AM
The committee will meet to discuss the following interim charge:
- Examine obstacles to the reporting of domestic violence and how these obstacles contribute to the difficulty in obtaining and enforcing a protective order. Examine new technologies that could facilitate domestic violence reporting without putting victims at risk of further violence and harm.
House Health Care Reform – 10/3/22 at 9:00 AM
The committee will hear invited testimony only on the following interim charges:
- Study ways to improve outreach to families with children who are eligible for, but not enrolled in, Medicaid or CHIP, including children in rural areas.
- Examine the potential impact of delayed care on the state’s health care delivery system, health care costs, and patient health outcomes, as well as best practices for getting patients with foregone or delayed interventions back into the health care system. The study should consider patient delays in obtaining preventive and primary health services, such as well-child care, prenatal care, screenings for cancer and chronic disease, behavioral health, and immunizations, in addition to delays in seeking urgent care or care for chronic illness.
House Environmental Regulation – 10/19/22
The committee will hear invited testimony on the following interim charges:
- HB 1680, relating to the regulation of on-site sewage disposal systems on certain leased land that is owned by the federal government.
- HB 4472, relating to the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP).
- SB 900, which updates performance and safety standards for chemical storage vessels.
- Evaluate the allocation of TERP funds for effective air pollution reduction programs.
- Review recent passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law No. 117-58), specifically funds that may bolster efforts to clean up polluted sites and plug wells and how federal funds can be used to complement state efforts on well plugging and pollution clean-up.
- Monitor newly adopted and proposed federal regulations that could directly impact economic development, manufacturing, and industrial activities that fall within the jurisdiction of the committee, including regulations adopted or proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Senate
No upcoming meetings have been scheduled at this time.
Agency Meeting Spotlight
Railroad Commission – 9/20/22 at 9:30 AM
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality – 9/22/22 at 1:00 PM
Texas Water Development Board – 10/5/22 at 9:30 AM
Public Utility Commission – 10/6/22 at 9:30 AM