Notice of Public Hearing — Senate Business & Commerce Committee (April 6, 2021)

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A Senate notice of public hearing for the Business & Commerce committee, chaired by Senator Kelly Hancock, for 8:00 AM on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in the Senate Chamber. The committee will meet to consider bills including SB 455 (Hughes) on treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral, SB 1749 (Hancock) on gas entities and facilities designated as critical during an energy emergency, and SB 1757 (Hancock) on securitizing costs of electric services or electric markets. It also lists SJR 55 (Creighton), proposing a constitutional amendment on the right to own, hold, and use any mutually agreed upon medium of exchange. The notice says SB 1089 was deleted after the last posting.

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** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE: Business
 & Commerce TIME
 & DATE: 8:00 AM, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 PLACE: Senate Chamber CHAIR: Senator Kelly Hancock
The committee will meet to consider the
 following:
SB 455 Hughes Relating to treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a
 referral.
SB 712 Buckingham Relating to certain provisions applicable to state agencies subject to review
 by the Sunset Advisory Commission.
SB 859 Johnson
 | et al. Relating to the authority of certain water planning entities to hold an open
 or closed meeting by telephone conference call or videoconference call.
SB 861 Paxton Relating to remote meetings under the open meetings law.
SB 1080 Campbell Relating to service contracts for leased or purchased motor vehicles.
SB 1132 Johnson
 | et al. Relating to the regulation of crafted precious metal dealers; authorizing the
 change of a fee.
SB 1273 Paxton Relating to state agency contracts for Internet application development.
SB 1369 Creighton Relating to the Texas Real Estate Research Center and the Texas Real Estate
 Commission.
SB 1448 Taylor Relating to the continuation of the windstorm insurance legislative funding
 and funding structure oversight board and to studies relating to the Texas
 Windstorm Insurance Association and the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements
 Plan.
SB 1470 Buckingham Relating to chilled water service and district cooling systems.
SB 1492 Bettencourt Relating to an expedited response by a governmental body to a request for
 public information.
SB 1588 Hughes Relating to the powers and duties of property owners' associations;
 authorizing a fee.
SB 1749 Hancock Relating to the eligibility and designation of certain gas entities and gas
 facilities as critical during an energy emergency.
SB 1750 Hancock Relating to coordinating severe weather preparedness in critical electric and
 natural gas infrastructure; authorizing an administrative penalty.
SB 1757 Hancock Relating to securitizing costs of electric services or electric markets.
SB 1777 Hancock Relating to credit for reinsurance governed by certain covered agreements and
 ceded to certain assuming insurers.
SB 1782 Creighton Relating to the response and resilience of certain utilities to major
 weather-related events or natural disasters.
SB 1809 Hancock Relating to the enforcement of insurance laws, including laws governing the
 unauthorized business of insurance; authorizing administrative penalties.
SB 1810 Hancock Relating to the licensing and regulation of insurance professionals.
SB 1900 Zaffirini Relating to the regulatory authority of the savings and mortgage lending
 commissioner; authorizing fees.
SB 1954 Hancock Relating to the pledge or encumbrance of an insurer's assets under the Asset
 Protection Act.
SB 1973 Springer Relating to the operation of and coverage by a nonprofit agricultural
 organization.
SB 2016 Johnson Relating to the applicability of certain provisions mandating the provision
 by certain health benefit plans of health benefits requiring cost defrayal by
 this state.
SB 2038 Menéndez Relating to fees and prices charged by freestanding emergency medical care
 facilities; providing administrative penalties.
SB 2062 Menéndez Relating to the establishment of a Motor Fuels Metering and Quality Advisory
 Board.
SJR 55 Creighton Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to own, hold, and
 use any mutually agreed upon medium of exchange.
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
 deleted after last posting: SB 1089
** 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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