Lara Keel Texas Lobbyist Update: Notice of Senate Committee Meetings
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COMMITTEE: Business & Commerce
TIME & DATE: 8:00 AM, Tuesday, March 19, 2013
PLACE: E1.016 (Hearing Room)
CHAIR: Senator John Carona
The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce will convene at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday March 19th, 2013, in room E1.016 of the Capitol Extension to take up the following bills for consideration as new business:
SB 131 Nelson
Relating to the hours of sale and consumption of wine at a winery.
SB 400 Hancock
Relating to consumption of alcoholic beverages in certain public entertainment facilities.
SB 567 Watson | et al.
Relating to rates for water service, to the transfer of functions relating to the economic regulation of water and sewer service from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and to the duties of the Office of Public Utility Counsel regarding the economic regulation of water service.
SB 617 Carona
Relating to the regulation of energy efficiency professionals; providing penalties; authorizing a fee.
SB 630 Carona
Relating to certain obligations of and limitations on residential landlords.
SB 672 Carona
Relating to the regulation of industrialized housing and buildings.
SB 733 Carona
Relating to the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association.
SB 736 Watson
Relating to insurance rating and underwriting practices and declinations based on certain consumer inquiries.
SB 809 Carona
Relating to Public Utility Commission of Texas consideration of the rates for certain equalization surcharges and emergency service fees.
SB 828 Van de Putte
Relating to the marketing of certain alcoholic beverages by manufacturers and their agents; providing for a permitting fee.
SB 841 Hancock
Relating to certain authorized investments under the Insurance Code.
SB 848 Carona
Relating to assignment of rents to holders of certain security interests in real property.
SB 905 Van de Putte | et al.
Relating to the sale of distilled spirits to ultimate consumers by the holder of a distiller’s and rectifier’s permit.
SB 952 Carona
Relating to interest on commercial loans.
SB 972 Carona
Relating to the repeal of certain offenses relating to certain occupations regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
SB 1005 Carona
Relating to the regulation of money services businesses.
SB 1006 Carona
Relating to requirements regarding certain shareholder and policyholder dividends.
SB 1007 Carona
Relating to own risk and solvency assessment by insurers and insurance groups; providing a penalty.
SB 1247 Carona
Relating to certain extensions of consumer credit facilitated by credit access businesses; providing a civil penalty.
At the Chair’s discretion, the Committee may also consider any pending business.
Written testimony of any length is welcome, please submit to the Committee staff 15 copies with your name and the bill number on each copy of the written testimony. Please provide an electronic version of written testimony at your earliest convenience. Please limit oral remarks to three minutes.
The Committee website is http://www.senate.state.tx.us/cmte/TxLegeBC . Updates and notifications are available at https://twitter.com/txlegebc . Monitor the hearing by watching the live stream at http://www.senate.state.tx.us/bin/live.php. Contact the Committee office at bc@senate.state.tx.us.