HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Pensions, Investments & Financial Services 

TIME & DATE:  9:00 AM, Monday, April 14, 2025 

PLACE:       E2.012 
CHAIR:       Rep. Stan Lambert 

The Chair may limit testimony to three (3) minutes.

HB 245         Wilson                                                
Relating to the treatment of military service credit in the Employees Retirement System of Texas as law enforcement or custodial officer service.

HB 700         McQueeney                                             
Relating to disclosures for certain commercial sales-based financing transactions and the registration of commercial sales-based financing brokers; authorizing a fee and providing a civil penalty.

HB 2783        Garcia, Linda                                         
Relating to automatic participation by certain county employees in deferred compensation plans provided by certain counties.

HB 3526        Capriglione                                           
Relating to fiscal transparency for bonds issued by local governmental entities.

HB 3900        Guillen                                               
Relating to investment of local governments' money in banks located in this state.

HB 4061        Patterson                                             
Relating to unlawful practices relating to credit card transactions; providing a civil penalty.

HB 4124        Darby                                                 
Relating to the charging of swipe fees on certain electronic payment transactions; authorizing a civil penalty.

HB 4166        Guillen                                               
Relating to an exemption for certain property owners from regulatory requirements for residential mortgage loan originators.

HB 4395        Turner                                                
Relating to electronic submission and delivery of public securities and records of proceedings for those securities.

HB 4534        Metcalf                                               
Relating to death benefits provided under certain police officer retirement systems.

HB 4609        Dean                                                  
Relating to participation in, administration of, contributions to, and benefits under the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

HB 4641        Bonnen                                                
Relating to the resumption of service by certain judicial officers under the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.

HB 4736        Bonnen                                                
Relating to the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System.

HB 4738        Geren                                                 
Relating to the elimination of the portion of the Loan Administration Fee remitted to the comptroller.

HB 4739        Geren                                                 
Relating to the elimination of the portion of the Retail Charge Agreement Delinquency Fee remitted to the comptroller.

HB 4945        Ashby                                                 
Relating to a study conducted by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas on the feasibility of offering alternative service retirement benefits to Texas A&M Forest Service wildland firefighters that are members of the retirement system.

HB 5015        Geren                                                 
Relating to participation by certain retirement systems in the proportionate retirement program.

HJR 175        Gerdes                                                
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to own, hold, and use a mutually agreed upon medium of exchange.

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:

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