** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    State Affairs 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Monday, April 28, 2025 

PLACE:       JHR 120 
CHAIR:       Rep. Ken King 

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Public Testimony may be limited to two (2) minutes.

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HB 256         Leo Wilson | et al.                                    
Relating to the Department of Public Safety performing rapid DNA testing of certain individuals crossing the Texas-Mexico border.

HB 1554        Capriglione                                           
Relating to a political subdivision's authority to use public money in the provision of legal services for individuals unlawfully present in the United States.

HB 1743        Little | et al.                                        
Relating to the holding or acquisition of an interest in real property by or on behalf of certain foreign individuals or entities; establishing an agricultural intelligence office; creating a criminal offense.

HB 2308        Morales, Eddie                                         
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Commission on Border Security and Illegal Immigration.

HB 2351        Dutton | et al.                                        
Relating to prohibiting the employment of persons not lawfully present; creating a criminal offense.

HB 2858        Lopez, Ray                                            
Relating to the establishment of a temporary guest worker program in this state.

HB 3676        Guillen                                               
Relating to the prioritization of awarding grants and loans from the Texas Energy Fund for certain electric generating facilities.

HB 3784        Frank | et al.                                         
Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission for Boys and Men.

HB 4312        Paul                                                  
Relating to a prohibition on the making of a campaign contribution by a person who is not a United States citizen.

HB 4552        Gerdes                                                
Relating to the Texas Antidiscrimination Act.

HB 4823        Capriglione                                           
Relating to an electronic filing system for certain reports of political contributions and expenditures.

HB 4852        Oliverson                                             
Relating to examination of the records of filing entities and foreign filing entities by the attorney general; creating a criminal offense.

HB 5007        Lambert | et al.                                       
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Committee on Foreign Investment to review certain transactions involving certain foreign entities; creating a civil penalty.

HB 5010        Spiller                                               
Relating to the memorial designation of certain portions of an international border wall and the use of grants related to homeland security for those purposes.

HB 5520        Gámez                                                 
Relating to border protection and economic development services, programs, and other measures, including establishing an educational center and programs.

HB 5524        Guillen                                               
Relating to creation of the Palangana Energy District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HCR 19         González, Jessica | et al.                                     
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the building being constructed in Phase Two of the Texas Capitol Complex Master Plan at the northwest corner of Congress Avenue and 15th Street the Irma Rangel Building.

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:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c450

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

Bills deleted after last posting:

HB 1308

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