Senate Committee on Economic Development - 76th R.S. (1999)

• Title:

  Interim Report - 9-1-1 emergency

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  911 emergency telephone service | Cellular telephones |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.76 ec74e

  Description:

  [20 pages  File size: 535 kb]

  Charges:

  1. Study any needed changes to create a more efficient, cost effective and reliable 9-1-1 emergency communications system, including the development and implementation of wireless 9-1-1. The Committee shall hold joint hearings with the Committee on Intergovernmental Relations on this charge. Final preparation of the report shall be the responsibility of the Economic Development Committee.

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• Title:

  Interim Report - Business financing

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Business loans | Economic development | Tax credits |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.76 ec74b

  Description:

  [65 pages  File size: 1,188 kb]

  Charges:

  1. Study trends relating to the availability of private sector business financing in an effort to find ways to promote entrepreneurship, job creation and economic development in Texas. The Committee shall make recommendations to facilitate access to private sector business capital.

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• Title:

  Interim Report - Consumer credit

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Banks and banking | Consumer credit and debt | Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 | Interest rates |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.76 ec74c

  Description:

  [67 pages  File size: 2,469 kb]

  Charges:

  1. Monitor trends affecting the convergence of the banking, securities, and insurance industries, including market forces and federal government activity. The Committee shall make recommendations for statutory or regulatory changes at the state level as necessitated by changes in federal law or industry trends. The Committee shall also evaluate pending federal legislation affecting financial institutions, specifically in the area of bankruptcy, analyzing how potential changes affect Texas law.
  2. Review Article 16, Sec. 11 of the Texas Constitution, relating to the maximum rates of insterest for contracts entered into in the State.
  3. Study the effect of usury limits on the various consumer lending entities in the State.
  4. Evaluate the effect of the pending federal Financial Services Modernization Act on consumer credit laws in Texas.

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• Title:

  Interim Report - Financial modernization

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Banks and banking | Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.76 ec74f

  Description:

  [200 pages  File size: 1,948 kb]

  Charges:

  1. Monitor trends affecting the convergence of the banking, securities, and insurance industries, including market forces and federal government activity. The Committee shall make recommendations for statutory or regulatory changes at the state level as necessitated by changes in federal law or industry trends. The Committee shall also evaluate pending federal legislation affecting financial institutions, specifically in the area of bankruptcy, analyzing how potential changes affect Texas law.

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• Title:

  Interim Report - Implementation of SB560

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Long distance telephone service | Public Utility Commission of Texas | Telecommunications fees and taxes | Telephone deregulation |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.76 ec74im

  Description:

  [89 pages  File size: 1,247 kb]

  Charges:

  1. Monitor the implementation of SB 560, 76th R.S. regarding the regulation of telecommunications utilities by the Public Utility Commission and the provision of telecommunications services.

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• Title:

  Interim Report - Impact of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999

  Document type:

  Supporting document

  Library Call Number:

  L1836. f49hf

  Description:

  [165 pages  File size: 9,077 kb]

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