Notice of Public Hearing — Senate Business & Commerce Committee (March 23, 2021)

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This Senate notice of public hearing for the Business & Commerce committee is for 8:00 AM on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, in the Senate Chamber, with Senator Kelly Hancock as chair. The committee will meet to consider bills that include SB 6 (Hancock, et al.), relating to liability for certain claims arising during a pandemic or other disaster or emergency, and SB 14 (Creighton, et al.), relating to the regulation by a municipality or county of certain employment benefits and policies. The list also has SB 875 (Hancock) on prescription drug price disclosure and SB 999 (Hancock, et al.) on consumer protections against certain out-of-network ground ambulance billing. A negative COVID-19 test is required to enter the Senate Chamber.

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SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE: Business
 & Commerce TIME
 & DATE: 8:00 AM, Tuesday, March 23, 2021 PLACE: Senate Chamber CHAIR: Senator Kelly Hancock
The Committee will meet to consider the
 following:
SB 6 Hancock
 | et al. Relating to liability for certain claims arising during a pandemic or other
 disaster or emergency.
SB 14 Creighton
 | et al. Relating to the regulation by a municipality or county of certain employment
 benefits and policies.
SB 347 Paxton Relating to the inclusion of local school health advisory councils as
 governmental bodies for purposes of the open meetings law and the public
 information law.
SB 398 Menéndez Relating to distributed renewable generation resources.
SB 783 Creighton Relating to the purchase of iron and steel products made in the United States
 for certain projects by public institutions of higher education.
SB 790 Zaffirini Relating to county authority to balance bill for county air ambulance
 services.
SB 874 Hancock Relating to the reporting and expiration dates of a temporary health
 insurance risk pool administered by the commissioner of insurance.
SB 875 Hancock Relating to prescription drug price disclosure; authorizing a fee; providing
 an administrative penalty.
SB 877 Hancock Relating to the inspection of municipal buildings during a declared disaster.
SB 918 Kolkhorst Relating to the size, terms, and election of boards of directors of certain
 insurance companies.
SB 965 Zaffirini Relating to rate filing requirements for certain personal lines insurers with
 low market share.
SB 993 Hancock Relating to the practice of therapeutic optometry; requiring an occupational
 certificate to perform certain surgical procedures.
SB 999 Hancock
 | et al. Relating to consumer protections against certain medical and health care
 billing by out-of-network ground ambulance service providers.
SB 1181 Creighton Relating to the towing of certain property from a self-service storage
 facility for disposition by a vehicle storage facility.
SB 1202 Hancock Relating to the applicability of certain utility provisions to a vehicle
 charging service.
SB 1216 Zaffirini Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in
 certain areas of a municipality.
SB 1402 Buckingham Relating to the labeling of wine as originating from an area of this state.
To protect the health and safety of members,
 staff and the public, the Senate Business and Commerce Committee will
 strictly follow all Senate rules relating to the pandemic, including the
 requirement for a negative COVID-19 test to enter the Senate Chamber.
NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO PLAN TO
 ATTEND THIS MEETING AND WHO MAY NEED ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS A SIGN LANGUAGE
 INTERPRETER OR PERSONAL ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES, ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT
 THE SENATE COMMITTEE COORDINATOR AT 512/463-0070, 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE
 MEETING SO APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE. .

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