Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.
September 10, 2024
House Committee on Appropriations
1. Update on the Texas economy.
2. Review the state finance implications of the implementation of House Bill 4990 as it relates to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative.
3. Review the state finance implications of the implementation of House Bill 8 as it relates to the public junior college state finance program.
4. Interim Charge 1: Monitor and oversee the implementation and impact of appropriations under Article II for reimbursement rates.
5. Interim Charge 1: Monitor and oversee the implementation of programs assisting victims with crime and revenues associated with the awards. Monitor the federal revenue trends and resources available to efficiently administer timely payments to those awarded grants from the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor and the Office of the Attorney General.
House Committee on International Relations & Economic Development
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 1755, relating to the creation of the Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund; and
- HB 4451, relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding apprenticeship opportunities in this state for emerging and high-demand industries.
The Committee will receive an update from the Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas Economic Development & Tourism Office.
Charge: Early Childhood Education Industry: Evaluate the current state of the early childhood education industry. Review current early childhood policies and evaluate their effectiveness, including barriers to enter the Child Care Services program.
- Texas Early Learning Strategic Plan 2024-2026, Texas Early Learning Council, 2024
- Early Childhood System Needs Assessment in Texas, Texas Early Learning Council, November 2023
- New Survey Shows Child Care Closures Are Looming, Texas Association for the Education of Young Children, September 2023
- Child Care Services Guide, Texas Workforce Commission, March 9, 2023
- Texas Early Childhood Data Landscape and Inventory, Third Sector Intelligence (3Si), February 2023
- Child Care in Crisis: Texas Case Study, Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center, January 2023
- State of Preschool 2023 Yearbook: Texas, National Institute for Early Education Research
House Select Committee on Securing Texas from Hostile Foreign Organizations (Tyler)
Charge: Study the threat posed by hostile foreign organizations and related entities on the Texas economy, security, and values.
- Interim Hearings – Week of July 22, 2024 (Blog), July 24 – House Select Committee on Securing Texas from Hostile Foreign Organizations, Legislative Reference Library, July 17, 2024
Charge: Examine rates of intellectual property (IP) theft in the state and identify the industries most impacted. Make recommendations to better secure the IP of government and businesses operating in the state and ensure Texas remains competitive in the face of economic aggression by hostile foreign organizations.
- Annual Intellectual Property Report to Congress, Executive Office of the President of the U.S., April 2024
- Intellectual Property Violations and China: Legal Remedies, Congressional Research Service, September 17, 2020
- Reporting Intellectual Property Crime: A Guide for Victims of Copyright Infringement, Trademark Counterfeiting, and Trade Secret Theft, U.S. Department of Justice, October 2018
- Homepage, National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center
- Protecting Intellectual Property, U.S. Government Accountability Office
September 12, 2024
House Committee on Business & Industry
Charge: 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 4, relating to the regulation of the collection, use, processing, and treatment of consumers' personal data by certain business entities; imposing a civil penalty.
Charge: Evaluate the impact on housing prices and rent caused by institutional buyers to determine whether policy changes are needed to ensure families and individuals are not unfairly priced out of homeownership.
- The Housing Affordability Challenge (Institutional Investors and Housing Affordability), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, August 2024
- Are Institutions to Blame for High Housing Prices? (Blog), Texas2036, May 24, 2024
- Rental Housing: Information on Institutional Investment in Single-Family Homes, U.S. Government Accountability Office, May 22, 2024
- Institutional Investors in Housing, Evidence Matters, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Winter 2023
- Are Institutional Investors a Problem in the Housing Market? (Blog), Cato Institute, November 13, 2023
- What Policymakers Should Know about Institutional Investors’ Role in the Housing Market, Housing Matters, Urban Institute, October 4, 2023
Charge: Examine the proliferation of fraudulent deeds purporting to convey the sale or transfer of real or personal property. Recommend policy changes that will better protect potential victims from this illicit activity.
- Deed Fraud (includes links to articles), Texas Land Title Association, last updated January 24, 2024
- Seller Impersonation Fraud, Texas REALTOR® Magazine, Texas Association of REALTORS®, July 1, 2023
- Special Report: “Dirty Deeds” Investigation Reveals How House Thieves Exploit System Failures, WFAA, last updated December 19, 2022
- How to Avoid Title Fraud on Your Property, American Bar Association, October 26, 2022
