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

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Senate notice of public hearing, marked REVISION, for the Committee on Business & Commerce at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in the Senate Chamber, with Senator Kelly Hancock as chair. The committee would consider a long list of bills, including SB 455 on treatment by a physical therapist without a referral, SB 861 on remote meetings, SB 1750 on severe weather preparedness, SB 1757 on securitizing costs of electric services, and SJR 55 on a medium of exchange. SB 1089 is listed as 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.




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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.




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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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