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Interim Hearings - Week of December 17th

Dec 12

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Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.
 
December 18th
House Interim Committee on Manufacturing, Interim
Topic: Recommendations for the House, invited and public testimony
 
Senate Committee on Natural Resources
Charge: Texas Emissions Reduction Program and National Ambient Air Quality Standards
 
Senate Committee on Transportation
Charge: Panama Canal expansion and Texas' cargo and shipping industry,  Houston Ship Channel Security
 
Charge: Oversize and overweight vehicles
 
Charge: Toll collection and enforcement tools to pursue toll scofflaws
 
Charge: Natural gas fueling infrastructure, electric vehicle charging stations and alternative-fueled vehicles
 
Charge: Sunset Advisory Committee recommendations; Proposition 12
 
December 19th
  • Public Testimony
    • Texas Facilities Commission
    • Department of Information Resources
    • Procurement and Support Services Division of the Comptroller of Public Accounts
    • Public Utility Commission of Texas
    • Railroad Commission of Texas
  • Commission Decisions
  • Texas Board of Architectural Examiners
  • Texas Education Agency
  • Texas Board of Professional Engineers
  • Self-Directed Semi-Independent Agency Project Act
 
December 20th          
House Committee on Appropriations
Topic: Program operations and funding considerations at the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and General Land Office
 

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Interim Hearings - Weeks of December 3rd and 10th

Dec 3

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Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.
 
December 3rd
House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Charge: Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) enforcement
 
December 6th
House Committee on Government Efficiency & Reform
Charge: Texas Red Tape Challenge
 
December 10th
Senate Committee on State Affairs
Charge: State authority and protection from federal overreach
 
Charge: Texas Workers' Compensation system
 
Charge: Monitor the implementation of legislation, specifically, SB 100, 82nd Regular Session, relating to implementation and impact of the Military Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act
 
December 11th
House Interim Committee on Response to Federal Sequestration
Topic: Possible actions by Texas in response to federal sequestration
 
Senate Committee on Economic Development
Charge: Unemployed return to work programs, long-term unemployed, job training  
 
Charge: Economic benefits of the 25 largest industries in this state, including energy, manufacturing, healthcare, tourism, etc.; economic development incentives for data centers, film incentives, or other specific industry clusters  
 
Charge: Financing for the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund
 
Charge: Monitor implementation of legislation, including SB 1048, 82nd Legislature, on public-private partnerships
 

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Interim Hearings - Weeks of November 19th and 26th

Nov 16

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Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.
 
November 19th
Senate Committee on State Affairs
Charge: Workforce retention program or deferred retirement option plan (DROP) for Texas Department of Public Safety peace officers
 
Charge:  Health reimbursement accounts and Medicare exchanges for Medicare eligible participants currently covered by and receiving health coverage through the Employees Retirement System, the Teacher Retirement System, the University of Texas, and Texas A&M University
 
Topic: Long-term sustainability of the Employees Retirement System group insurance program and the Texas Public School Retired Employee group insurance program pursuant to 2012-2013 General Appropriations Act, Article I, Employees Retirement System Rider 13 and Article III, Teacher Retirement System Rider 16
 
Topic: Pension benefit studies submitted to the Legislature regarding Employees Retirement System and Teacher Retirement system pension plans pursuant to the 2012-2013 General Appropriations Act, Article IX, Section 18.03
 
November 26th
Senate Committee on Open Government
Charge: Public Information Act revisions
 
Charge: Security of electronic information
 
Charge: Government records retention
 
Charge: Frivolous or overly-burdensome open records requests
 
November 28th
Senate Committee on Natural Resources
Charge: Water rate jurisdiction
 
November 29th
House Committee on Ways & Means
Charge: Property and margins tax issues
 
Senate Committee on Government Organization 
Charge: Cost-effectiveness analysis in state agency rule making
 
Charge: Protection of state information and electronic data
 

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Interim Hearings - Week of November 12th

Nov 9

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Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.
 
November 12th (Dallas), November 13th (San Antonio), and November 14th (Houston)
House Interim Committee on Manufacturing
Charge: Taxes, incentives, regulations, and infrastructure as they relate to manufacturing in Texas
House Interim Committee on Manufacturing
November 12th (Texas Instruments, Dallas), November 13th (Toyota Manufacturing Texas, Inc., San Antonio), and November 14th (Port of Houston Authority, Houston)
Work Sessions – tours for members and staff
 
November 12th
 
 
November 13th
  • Commission Decisions
    • Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs 
    • State Pension Review Board
    • Office of Fire Fighters' Pension Commissioner
    • Port of Houston Authority
    • State Employee Charitable Campaign Policy Committee
    • Texas Commission on the Arts
  • Staff Presentation and Public Testimony
    • Texas Board of Architectural Examiners
    • Texas Board of Professional Engineers
    • Self-Directed Semi-Independent Agency Project Act
    • Texas Education Agency
 

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Interim Hearings - Week of November 5th

Nov 2

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Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.
 
November 7th, 8th, and 9th
House Interim Committee on General Revenue Dedicated Accounts
Charge: Examine the growth of constitutionally and statutorily dedicated accounts and their use in the budget, consider recommendations to reduce the state's reliance on such accounts for budget certification, and identify ways to maximize the use of dedicated funds
Specific accounts to be considered include:
     5050 9-1-1 Service Fees
     5064 Volunteer Fire Department Assistance
     5084 Child Abuse Neglect and Prevention Operating
     5085 Child Abuse Neglect and Prevention Trust
     5111 Designated Trauma Facility and EMS
     5137 Regional Trauma
     5144 Physician Education Loan Repayment Program
     0151 Clean Air
     0655 Petroleum Storage Tank Remediation
     5000 Solid Waste Disposal Fees
     5071 Emissions Reduction Plan
     0009 Game, Fish, and Water Safety
     5100 System Benefit Fund
 
 
November 7th
House Committee on Ways & Means
Charge: Tax administration in Texas, including tax appeals and procedural requirements
 
November 8th
Joint Select Committee on Economic Development
Charge: State and local economic development policy
 

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Interim Hearings – Week of October 29th

Oct 23

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Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.
 
October 30th
Senate Committees on Criminal Justice and Education  (Joint Hearing)
Charge: School discipline practices, Alternative Education Programs (DAEP), and Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs (JJAEP)
 
Senate Committee on Criminal Justice (upon adjournment of Joint Hearing with Education)
Charge: Prescription drug abuse trends
 
Charge: Implementation of SB 321, 82nd R.S., Relating to an employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer
 
Senate Committee on Education (upon adjournment of Joint Hearing with Criminal Justice)
Charge: Monitor implementation of legislation, specifically, the following:
 
November 1st
Topic: Windstorm insurance in this state
 

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Interim Hearings - Weeks of October 15th and 22nd

Oct 9

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Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings, and a list of upcoming Budget Hearings.
 
October 15th
House Committee on Public Health
Charge: Texas Health Care Transformation and Quality Improvement Program  Medicaid 1115 Waiver
Charge: Delivery of dental services in Medicaid
 
Joint Committee on Cruise Industry Development
Charge: Cruise industry in South Texas
 
October 17th
Charge: Timing imbalance of state's revenues and expenditures, ways to minimize short-term borrowing need
 
Charge: Monitor performance of agencies, including operating budgets
 
 
October 18th
House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Charge: Invasive aquatic species
 
Charge: Effect of drought and wildfires on tourism and recreation
 
Charge: Implementation of HB 3726 (administration of the Alamo)
 
Topic: Status of Battleship Texas
 
Senate Committee on State Affairs  CANCELLED
Charge: State authority and protection from federal overreach
 
 
October 19th
House Committee on Higher Education
Charge: Master plan for higher education beyond 2015
 
Joint Committee on Oversight of Windstorm Insurance  CANCELLED  (meeting will be rescheduled)
Charge: Windstorm insurance in Texas
 
October 22nd
House Committee on Ways & Means CANCELLED
Charge: Property tax administration
 
Senate Committee on State Affairs CANCELLED
Charge: Texas Workers' Compensation system
 
Charge: Monitor the implementation of legislation, specifically, SB 100, 82nd Regular Session, relating to implementation and impact of the Military Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act
 
October 24th
House Committee on County Affairs
Charge: Population growth in unincorporated areas and provision of services, including garbage disposal, fire protection, road maintenance, electricity, and water and wastewater service
 
Charge: Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction and 82nd legislation:
House Committee on State Affairs 
Charge: Resource adequacy in the Texas electricity market
 
Charge: Inefficiencies in the regulation of public utilities to minimize cost to consumers
 
Upcoming Budget Hearings
October 19th
Public Safety, Department of
 

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Interim Hearings - Weeks of October 1st and 8th

Oct 1

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Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings, and a list of upcoming Budget Hearings.
 
October 5th
House Committee on Higher Education
Charge:  Research funding
 
October 8th
House Committee on Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII and Urban Affairs (Joint Hearing) Charge: Homelessness
 
House Committee on Business & Industry 
Charge:  Adverse possession
 
Charge: Deed restrictions
Charge: Monitor agencies and 82nd legislation, including changes to homeowners associations
House Committee on Urban Affairs
Charge:  Monitor agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction and implementation of legislation by the 82nd Legislature (upon adjournment of Joint Hearing with House Committee on Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII)
 
Senate Committee on Education   
Charge: Virtual schools
 
October 9th
House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs and Elections (Joint Hearing)
Charge: Implementation and impact of the Military Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act
 
House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Charge: Workforce transition, occupational licensing
 
Charge: Suicide prevention
Senate Committee on Business & Commerce (see the Committee's blog for written testimony, witnesses, and updates, as well as Twitter)
Agency quarterly updates
Charge: Telecommunications market, specifically the Universal Service Fund
 
Charge: Smart meters
 
Charge: Monitor implementation of legislation in the 82nd Regular and Called Sessions, specifically HB 2592 and 2594 relating to payday lending
 
Senate Committee on Government Organization CANCELED
Charge: Cost-effectiveness analysis in state agency rule making
 
Charge: Protection of state information and electronic data
 
UPCOMING BUDGET HEARINGS
October 2nd
Funeral Service Commission
Licensing and Regulation, Texas Department of
 
October 3rd
Stephen F. Austin State University
 

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Interim Hearings - Week of September 24th

Sep 18

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Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings, and a list of upcoming Budget Hearings.
 
September 24th
House Committee on Elections
Charge: Mobile voting
 
Charge: Voter registration
 
Charge: Monitor agencies and programs under committee jurisdiction, implementation of 82nd legislation
 
House Committee on  Land & Resource Management
Charge: Texas Private Real Property Rights Preservation Act
 
Charge: Municipal regulatory authority in extraterritorial jurisdictions
 
Joint Committee on Public School Finance System
Charge: Public school finance system
 
September 25th
House Committee on Public Education
Charge: Review of the University Interscholastic League (UIL)
 
Senate Committee on Finance
Charge: Budget process - efficiency and transparency
 
Charge: Cash management - timing of receipts of state revenues and expenditures, short-term and intrafund borrowing, and cash needs for upcoming biennium
 
Briefing on Certificates of Obligation
Joint Committee on Human Trafficking
Charge: Services for victims of human trafficking
 
Charge: Services for minor sex trafficking victims
 
September 26th
House Committee on Environmental Regulation 
Charge: Federal 8-hour ozone standard under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards program and its impact on the State Implementation Plan
 
Charge: Dam safety, impact of HB 2694, 82nd Legislature
 
Charge: Environmental Protection Agency rules that may impact permits for Texas facilities
 
Charge: Monitor agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction and implementation of legislation by the 82nd Legislature
 
September 27th
House Committee on State Affairs  
Charge: Businesses' interactions with state agencies
 
Upcoming Budget Hearings
September 24th
General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board
Higher Education Coordinating Board
Insurance, Department of
Public Community/Junior Colleges
 
September 25th
Angelo State University
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Texas Tech University System
 
September 26th
Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas
 
September 27th
Midwestern State University
Texas Woman's University
University of North Texas
University of North Texas - Dallas
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
University of North Texas System
 

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Interim Hearings: Week of September 17th

Sep 11

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Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings, and a list of upcoming Budget Hearings.
 
September 17th
House Committee on Human Services
Charge: Managed care in South Texas
 
Charge: Foster care redesign
 
September 18th
House Committee on County Affairs
Charge: Population growth in unincorporated areas
 
Charge: County jails
 
Charge: Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction; update on Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program Medicaid 1115 Waiver
 
Upcoming Budget Hearings
 
September 17th
Arts, Commission on the
Library and Archives Commission
Nursing, Board of
 
September 18th
Information Resources, Department of
The University of Texas - Arlington, Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Health Center at Tyler, Health Science Center at San Antonio, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Medical Branch at Galveston, System Administration
 
September 19th
Finance Authority, Public
Governor, Office of the
Housing and Community Affairs, Department of
Insurance Counsel, Office of Public
Lottery Commission, Texas
Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor
The University of Texas - Brownsville, Health Science Center at Houston, Pan American, Permian Basin, San Antonio, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Tyler
Water Development Board
 
September 20th
Comptroller of Public Accounts, Fiscal Programs
Employees Retirement System
State Health Services, Department of
Workforce Commission, Texas
 
September 21st
Health and Human Services Commission
Texas Facilities Commission
Texas Southern University
University of Houston - Clear Lake, Downtown, System Administration, Victoria
 

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