** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Business & Commerce 

TIME & DATE:   8:00 AM, Thursday, May 1, 2025 

PLACE:         E1.012 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Charles Schwertner 

The Committee will meet to consider the following:

HB 12          Bell, Keith | et al.     SP: Parker
Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency operations.

HB 149         Capriglione | et al.     SP: Schwertner
Relating to regulation of the use of artificial intelligence systems in this state; providing civil penalties.

SB 229         West | et al.           
Relating to prohibiting a retail seller of motor vehicles from imposing certain restrictions on the purchase of a motor vehicle.

SB 1361        Alvarado               
Relating to the consolidation of the small business disaster recovery loan program and the micro-business disaster recovery loan program.

SB 1652        Zaffirini | et al.
Relating to the source of dogs and cats sold by pet stores; providing a civil penalty.

SB 1749        Creighton              
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information for employees of a county, a court, or the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System and the employees' family members.

SB 1897        Hughes                 
Relating to advanced communications infrastructure security; authorizing a fee; providing administrative penalties.

SB 2113        Hughes                 
Relating to a special right of access under the public information law for a member of a governing board.

SB 2327        Zaffirini
Relating to the generation of electric power for sale by a water supply or sewer service corporation.

SB 2344        Zaffirini
Relating to the placement of telephone corporation facilities in the right-of-way of certain county roads.

SB 2566        West                   
Relating to request for public information for legislative purposes; providing an administrative penalty.

SB 2677        Perry                  
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.

SB 2696        Campbell
Relating to the regulation of the performance of advanced cosmetic procedures; requiring an occupational license; authorizing a fee.

Public testimony will be limited to 2 minutes. If submitting written testimony, please provide 25 copies to the committee clerk with your name and the bill number on each copy.

Bills added after last posting:

SB 1652

SB 2327

SB 2344

SB 2696

** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **

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