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2 Document(s) [ Subject: Residential Construction Commission, Texas ]

Committee:	House State Affairs
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on State Affairs, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2006 : a report to the House of Representatives, 80th Texas Legislature
Subjects:	Aircraft Pooling Board | Building and Procurement Commission, Texas | Cloning | Contraceptives | Identity theft | In-vitro fertilization | Information Resources, Texas Department of | Parental consent for abortion | Pharmacists | Prescription drugs | Residential Construction Commission, Texas | Smoking bans | Stem cell research | Texas Cord Blood Bank | Tobacco lawsuit | Umbilical cord blood | Underage smoking |
Library Call Number:	L1836.79 St29h
Session:	79th R.S. (2005)
Online version:	View report [95 pages  File size: 18,140 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Monitor agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction, including identifying possible ways to merge or streamline agency functions to produce long-term financial benefits to the state and better efficiency of the agencies.
2.	Examine scientific advances made on stem cell research.
3.	Monitor rule making of parental consent for the performance of an abortion.
4.	Study the problem of identity theft, and recommend any legislative changes needed to combat the problem. (Joint interim charge with the House Committee on Business and Industry)
5.	Examine the compliance of cigarette manufacturing companies with the 1998 Tobacco Settlement with reference to sales to minors, and the progress toward meeting the state's tobacco use goals and the cost of tobacco use to the state. (Joint interim charge with the House Committee on Public Health)
6.	Review and consider all issues involved with a pharmacist refusal to dispense a drug.
Committee:	Senate Business and Commerce
Title:	Interim Report - Residential Construction Commission
Library Catalog Title:	Texas Residential Construction Commission : interim report to the 79th Texas Legislature
Subjects:	Construction industry | Residential Construction Commission, Texas | Residential Construction Liability Act |
Library Call Number:	L1836.78 B963rc
Session:	78th R.S. (2003)
Online version:	View report [16 pages  File size: 481 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Study the creation of the Texas Residential Construction Commission (TRCC) established by HB 730, 78th R.S. to determine its effectiveness in reducing lawsuits and improving consumer satisfaction with residential construction services. Issues to be covered shall include, but not be limited to, the: registration of homebuilders, including the Texas Start Builder designation; state-sponsored inspection and dispute resolution process; preparation and adoption of new building performance standards; voluntary certification of arbitrators and filing of arbitration awards; and consumer complaint procedures and public information efforts. In addition to those issues, the Committee shall study and make recommendations on improving the activities of the three task forces for which the TRCC has oversight responsibilities: The Mold Reduction and Remediation Task Force, the Task Force for Rainwater Harvesting and Water Recycling, and the Task Force for Residential Construction Arbitration.

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