(subscribe & unsubscribe links at the bottom) Issued April 13, 2015 Friends, Tomorrow - Tuesday April 14 - will be the biggest day of this Session for POA bills. Sixteen POA bills are scheduled for public hearings. On this 91st day of the 140-day Session, the 31 POA-Pertinent Bills that I'm monitoring are in the following positions: 2 are out of committee and waiting for a floor vote of the House HB 745 by Bohac - Allowing solar powered stop signs HB 939 by Dale - Allowing electric standby generators 2 are still pending in committee after having been heard HB 748 by Isaac - Allowing above-ground liquid propane tanks HB 2999 by Landgraf - Allowing firearms and ammo 16 are scheduled for hearings tomorrow - Tuesday April 14 11 are still at the gate - haven't been scheduled for hearings (thank heavens) TUESDAY HEARINGS - 4/14/15 (more about hearings below) HOUSE COMMITTEES - POA Bills scheduled for hearing 4/14/15 Business & Industry - starts 2:00 pm or adjournment
HB 971 by Bohac - Board qualifications - reading & swearing HB 1072 by Thompson - Board qualifications - moral turpitude crimes HB 1178 by Isaac - Prohibits exclusive fuel contracts HB 2147 by Keffer - Restores secret ballots HB 2148 by Keffer - Clarifies voting method options HB 2594 by Parker - Redevelopment of golf courses & country clubs HB 2797 by Villalba - OMNIBUS BILL [24 unrelated parts] HB 3460 by Murr - Flags - adds many more HB 3539 by Dukes - Solar devices can be prohibited if 50 or fewer lots Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence - starts 2:00 pm or adjournment
HB 1455 by King - Condo construction defect litigation Urban Affairs - starts 10:30 am or adjournment HB 3089 by Galindo - Must retrofit highrises with fire sprinklers SENATE COMMITTEE - POA Bills scheduled for hearing 4/14/15 Business & Commerce - starts 8:00 am SB 862 by Birdwell - Clarifies voting method options SB 864 by Birdwell - Restores secret ballots SB 1168 by West - OMNIBUS BILL [24 unrelated parts] SB 1626 by Rodriguez - Solar devices can be prohibited if 50 or fewer lots SB 1852 by Nichols - Amending restrictions under Chapter 211 |