Senate Notice of Public Hearing — Business & Commerce (April 22, 2025)

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Senate notice of public hearing for the Committee on Business & Commerce, set for 8:00 AM on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in room E1.012 (Hearing Room), with Senator Charles Schwertner as chair. The committee will meet to consider bills including SB 324 on requiring state contractors, political subdivisions, and private employers to participate in E-verify, SB 1978 on interconnection of an ERCOT facility with a facility outside the power region, and SB 2610 on civil liability of business entities in connection with a breach of system security. Public testimony will be limited to 2 minutes.

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“Senate Notice of Public Hearing — Business & Commerce (April 22, 2025).” Original at capitol.texas.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/89r-schedules-c5102025042208001/, SHA-256 a8911cc269324d9453d7a693c595b3d399e00306055b7b86b5fb12ad4d0ebc6a.

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                                     SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE:     Business & Commerce
TIME & DATE:   8:00 AM, Tuesday, April 22, 2025
PLACE:         E1.012 (Hearing Room)
CHAIR:         Senator Charles Schwertner



The Committee will meet to consider the following:

SB 324         Kolkhorst | et al.
Relating to requiring state contractors, political subdivisions of this
state, and private employers to participate in the federal electronic
verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.

SB 1978        Hall
Relating to the interconnection of a facility in the ERCOT power region to
a facility outside the power region.

SB 2139        King
Relating to the authority of the Texas Military Department to negotiate
the release of a reversionary interest and certain other interests of the
state in certain property in Palo Pinto County owned by the Palo Pinto
County Livestock Association.

SB 2401        Parker
Relating to governmental entities subject to the sunset review process.

SB 2587        Zaffirini
Relating to access to and use of certain criminal history record
information.

SB 2610        Blanco
Relating to civil liability of business entities in connection with a
breach of system security.

SB 2858        Creighton
Relating to state preemption of certain municipal and county regulation.

SB 3016        Creighton
Relating to state preemption of certain municipal and county regulation.

Public testimony will be limited to 2 minutes. If submitting written
testimony, please provide 25 copies to the committee clerk with your name
and the bill number on each copy.


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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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