House Committee on State Affairs - 88th R.S. (2023)
-
- Title:
- Interim Report
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- Border security | Broadband infrastructure | Electric Reliability Council of Texas | Electric utilities | Electricity transmission and distribution | Information Resources, Texas Department of | Insurance industry | Operation Lone Star (Border security) | Property insurance | Public Utility Commission of Texas | Public Utility Counsel, Office of | Semiconductor industry | Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas | Texas Panhandle | Texas Windstorm Insurance Association | Wildfires | Windstorm insurance |
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.88 ST29H
- Description:
- [93 pages File size: 2,200 kb]
- Charges:
-
- Monitoring: Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 88th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following:
- HB 9, 88th R.S., relating to the development and funding of broadband and telecommunications services;
- HB 2555, 88th R.S., relating to transmission and distribution system resiliency planning by and cost recovery for electric utilities;
- HB 5174, 88th R.S., relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium;
- SB 1699, 88th R.S., relating to electricity service in the ERCOT power region, including the participation of aggregated distributed energy resources in the ERCOT market; and
- SB 2627, 88th R.S., relating to funding mechanisms to support the construction, maintenance, modernization, and operation of electric generating facilities.
- Securing the Border: Conduct a review of functions and operations of state agencies involved with carrying out Operation Lone Star as they relate to securing the border and preventing transnational criminal activity. Evaluate whether agencies have sufficient resources and authority to carry out their prescribed duties. Make recommendations to increase the safety and wellbeing of personnel and efficiency of agency operations as needed.
- Economic Challenges Impacting Insurance Premiums: Examine the impact of current economic challenges on the escalating costs of insurance premiums, including factors contributing to the withdrawal of insurance providers from certain markets. Investigate solutions to help Texans more easily and affordably obtain property and casualty insurance coverage. Evaluate long-term strategies for shifting from state-funded insurance programs to sustainable private market alternatives.
- Review TWIA Funding: Review current state policy as it relates to the operation and funding of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA), including state agency capacity to effectively oversee TWIA. Evaluate the ability of state agencies and instrumentalities to secure the seacoast region’s ability to produce energy and advance science and technology, including the role of reinsurance in maintaining economic security and ways to reduce the burden of reinsurance purchases on energy production and scientific and technological advances, while maintaining adequate coverage for policyholders.
- Panhandle Wildfires: Evaluate the findings and recommendations of the Investigative Committee on the Panhandle Wildfires that are within the committee’s jurisdiction and develop related legislative solutions and other actions for preventing future wildfires and improving wildfire disaster preparedness, response, and mitigation.
- Monitoring: Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 88th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following:
-
- Title:
- Committee meeting handouts and testimony, March 1, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- Description:
- [29 pages File size: 2,605 kb]
-
- Title:
- Committee meeting handouts, March 8, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- Description:
- [56 pages File size: 6,028 kb]
-
- Title:
- Committee meeting handouts and testimony, March 15, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- Description:
- [131 pages File size: 17,393 kb]
-
- Title:
- Committee meeting handouts and testimony, March 22, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- Description:
- [479 pages File size: 57,293 kb]
-
- Title:
- Committee meeting testimony, March 29, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- Description:
- [30 pages File size: 87 kb]
-
- Title:
- Committee meeting testimony, April 5, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- Description:
- [29 pages File size: 75 kb]
-
- Title:
- Committee meeting handouts and testimony, April 12, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- Description:
- [92 pages File size: 215 kb]
-
- Title:
- Committee meeting testimony, April 19, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- Description:
- [157 pages File size: 347 kb]
-
- Title:
- Committee meeting handouts and testimony, April 26, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- Description:
- [100 pages File size: 181 kb]
-
- Title:
- Committee meeting testimony, May 3, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- Description:
- [25 pages File size: 69 kb]
-
- Title:
- Committee meeting testimony, May 10, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- Description:
- [145 pages File size: 321 kb]
-
- Title:
- Committee meeting testimony, May 15, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- Description:
- [19 pages File size: 54 kb]
-
- Title:
- Committee meeting testimony, May 17, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- Description:
- [158 pages File size: 346 kb]
-
- Title:
- Committee meeting testimony, May 18, 2023
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- Description:
- [17 pages File size: 50 kb]
Information on this website is provided as a public service by the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Reference Library makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy and makes no warranty in regard to its use. Users assume all risk of reliance on the information included on this site.