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
House Natural Resources – 10/18/22 at 10:00 AM
The committee will meet to discuss the following:
- Study the feasibility of desalination as a new and/or alternative water source for the state of Texas.
House Environmental Regulation – 10/18/22 at 2:00 PM
The committee will meet in a work session for the purpose of touring air monitoring equipment.
House Environmental Regulation – 10/19/22 at 9:00 AM
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.
House Criminal Jurisprudence – 10/21/22 at 10:00 AM
The committee will hear invited and public testimony on the following interim charges:
- Study Texas’ reentry and integration programs and make recommendations for reducing employment barriers for certain people with a criminal record. Review the length of time certain criminal offenses remain on a defendant’s record and consider the impact of expanding the offenses that qualify for an order of non-disclosure. Evaluate the financial and administrative barriers in the petitioning process for record-clearing relief.
- Study the availability of victim services, including community-based trauma recovery, housing and relocation assistance, employment protections, and other services that help victims recover and stay safe following a violent crime. The study should include an evaluation of the processes for nongovernmental organizations to apply for and receive victim services grant funding. Make recommendations for streamlining the grant administration process and improving access to community-based services in neighborhoods with the highest rates of crime and for victims of violent crimes.
Senate
No upcoming meetings have been scheduled at this time.
Agency Meeting Spotlight
Railroad Commission – 10/11/22 at 9:30 AM
ERCOT Board of Directors Meeting – 10/18/22 at 9:00 AM
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality – 10/19/22 at 9:30 AM
Public Utility Commission – 10/20/22 at 9:30 AM
Railroad Commission – 11/1/22 at 9:30 AM
Public Utility Commission – 11/3/22 at 9:30 AM
Sunset Commission 11/10/22 – the commission will report on decisions for: