Notice of Public Hearing — House Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development (May 14, 2025)

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Revised notice of public hearing of the Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development of the House of Representatives, set for 8:00 AM on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, with Rep. Angie Button as chair. The Committee will meet to hear public testimony on listed bills, including SB 315 by Kolkhorst, relating to a property right in DNA, and SB 1228 by Hughes, relating to the continuation of the Task Force on Consolidation of Workforce and Social Services. The notice also lists SB 1860 by Hughes on the applicability of laws protecting minors from harmful material on digital services, and SB 1802 under bills added after the last posting.

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** REVISION ** HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE: Trade,
 Workforce & Economic Development TIME & DATE: 8:00 AM,
 Wednesday, May 14, 2025 PLACE: E2.014 CHAIR: Rep. Angie Button
The Committee will meet to hear public testimony on the
 following bills:
SB 315 Kolkhorst
 | et al. Relating to a property right in DNA; providing injunctive relief and a civil
 penalty; creating a criminal offense.
SB 584 West
 | et al. Relating to the responsibility of consumer reporting agencies to ensure
 compliance with certain consumer reporting laws.
SB 1228 Hughes Relating to the continuation of the Task Force on Consolidation of Workforce
 and Social Services.
SB 1484 Hinojosa,
 Adam | et al. Relating to the marketing and sale of catfish and similar fish by food
 service establishments, food service suppliers, wholesalers, distributors,
 and wholesale distributors; providing administrative and civil penalties.
SB 1802 Alvarado
 | et al. Posting Rule Suspended Relating to a landlord's duty to repair or remedy certain conditions.
SB 1860 Hughes Relating to the applicability of laws protecting minors from harmful material
 on digital services.
The Chair may limit public testimony to two (2) minutes.
Texas residents who wish to electronically submit
 comments related to agenda items on this notice without testifying in person
 can do so until the hearing is adjourned by visiting: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c473
For those persons who will be testifying, information for
 in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available
 here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/ Instructions related to public access to the meeting
 location are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/
Bills added after last posting: SB 1802
**
 See Committee Coordinator for previous versions ** of this notice.
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, are
 requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the
 meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

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