Revision — Senate Notice of Public Hearing, Business & Commerce (March 30, 2021)

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This Senate notice of public hearing, marked REVISION, sets the Business & Commerce committee to meet at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in the Senate Chamber, with Senator Kelly Hancock as chair. The agenda includes SB 2 by Hancock on independent organizations certified to manage power regions, SB 398 by Menéndez on distributed renewable generation resources, and SB 964 by Zaffirini on payment card fraud. SB 1580 by Hancock concerns electric cooperatives' use of securitization to address extraordinary costs created by Winter Storm Uri. The notice lists SB 1226 and SB 1279 as bills added after the last posting and states that members and the public must follow Senate pandemic rules, including a negative COVID-19 test to enter the Senate Chamber.

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                                ** REVISION **
                                     SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE:     Business & Commerce
TIME & DATE:   8:00 AM, Tuesday, March 30, 2021
PLACE:         Senate Chamber
CHAIR:         Senator Kelly Hancock



The Committee will meet to consider the following:

SB 2           Hancock
Relating to independent organizations certified to manage power regions.

SB 40          Zaffirini
Relating to the use of telehealth in health professional programs
administered by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

SB 195         Zaffirini
Relating to grounds for refusal of certain alcoholic beverage licenses and
permits.

SB 398         Menéndez
Relating to distributed renewable generation resources.

SB 629         Hinojosa
Relating to an exemption for certain cemeteries from cemetery location
restrictions.

SB 707         Paxton | et al.
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Credit Union Department
and the Credit Union Commission.

SB 865         Creighton
Relating to a study on a statewide disaster alert system and
implementation of that system.

SB 964         Zaffirini
Relating to the prevention, identification, investigation, and enforcement
of payment card fraud; providing a civil penalty.

SB 992         Hancock
Relating to the provision of telehealth services by health professionals
located outside of this state.


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SB 1097        Creighton
Relating to retainage requirements for certain public works construction
projects.

SB 1130        Hancock
Relating to the provision of certain massage therapy instruction using
distance learning.

SB 1145        Perry
Relating to marketing and labeling requirements for certain food products,
including imitation meat and egg food products.

SB 1203        Hancock
Relating to business entities.

SB 1210        Johnson | et al.
Relating to substitutes for hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants applicable to
commercial or residential buildings or construction.

SB 1226        Schwertner
Relating to the rights of a holder of a brewpub license.

SB 1278        Hancock
Relating to the responsibility for ancillary services costs incurred for
the operation of intermittent wind and solar resources.

SB 1279        Hancock
Relating to wholesale indexed products offered by retail electric
providers.

SB 1280        Hancock
Relating to certain provisions of The Securities Act for which a person
offering or selling a security may be held liable to a person buying the
security.

SB 1281        Hancock
Relating to certificates of public convenience and necessity for certain
transmission projects.

SB 1282        Hancock
Relating to cost recovery for costs arising from the interconnection of
certain electric generation facilities with the ERCOT transmission system.

SB 1284        Hancock | et al.
Relating to consumption of alcoholic beverages in public entertainment
facilities and zones.

SB 1367        Creighton
Relating to the modernization of regulation of commercial property and
casualty insurance.


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SB 1368        Creighton
Relating to the limitations periods for certain suits against real estate
appraisers and appraisal firms.

SB 1523        Hancock
Relating to registered and protected series of domestic limited liability
companies; authorizing fees.

SB 1580        Hancock
Relating to electric cooperatives' use of securitization to address
extraordinary costs and expenses created by Winter Storm Uri.

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.

Bills added after last posting:
SB 1226
SB 1279

    ** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **


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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