Senate Committee on Business and Commerce
NOTE: This is archived committee information from the 77th Legislative Session.
Committee Information
CHAIR
Troy Fraser
MEMBERS
John Carona
Mike Jackson
Eddie Lucio, Jr.
Frank L. Madla
Eliot Shapleigh
Leticia Van de Putte
CLERK:
Barbara Henderson
TEL:
(512) 463-0365
LOCATION:
Sam Houston Building, 370
Video/Audio — Archives
77th Session Interim
- September 10, 2002 — Interim Charge #3
- September 4, 2002
- July 16, 2002 — Interim Charge #2
- June 6, 2002 — Interim Charge #3
- May 21, 2002 — Topic: Interim Charge #4; Hearing in El Paso, TX; audio only.
- March 18, 2002 (Part 2) — Interim Charge #5
- March 18, 2002 (Part 1) — Interim Charge #2
- March 14, 2002 — Interim Charge #4
- January 9, 2002 — Interim Charge #4
- January 9, 2002 — Interim Charge #5
- December 4, 2001 — Interim Charge #1
- December 4, 2001 — Interim Charge #2
77th Regular Session
- May 11, 2001 (Part 3)
- May 11, 2001 (Part 2)
- May 11, 2001 (Part 1)
- May 10, 2001 (Part 2)
- May 10, 2001 (Part 1)
- May 8, 2001 (Part 2)
- May 8, 2001 (Part 1)
- May 3, 2001 (Part 2)
- May 3, 2001 (Part 1)
- May 1, 2001 (Part 2)
- May 1, 2001 (Part 1)
- April 26, 2001
- April 24, 2001 (Part 1) — audio only
- April 19, 2001 (Part 2)
- April 19, 2001 (Part 1)
- April 17, 2001 (Part 2)
- April 17, 2001 (Part 1)
- April 10, 2001 (Part 2)
- April 10, 2001 (Part 1)
- April 5, 2001 (Part 2)
- April 5, 2001 (Part 1)
- April 3, 2001 (Part 2)
- April 3, 2001 (Part 1)
- March 27, 2001 (Part 2)
- March 27, 2001 (Part 1)
- March 21, 2001 — audio only
- March 20, 2001 (Part 2)
- March 20, 2001 (Part 1)
- March 13, 2001 (Part 2)
- March 13, 2001 (Part 1)
- March 6, 2001 (Part 2)
- March 6, 2001 (Part 1)
- March 1, 2001 — Joint Hearing: Business & Commerce Committee, Health & Human Services Committee
- February 27, 2001
- February 20, 2001 — Joint Hearing: Business & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Border Affairsaring
- February 13, 2001
- February 6, 2001
- February 5, 2001 — Joint Hearing: Business & Commerce Committee, House State Affairs Committee
- January 30, 2001 — (conducted in Spanish)
Reports
The following reports are available for download:
- The following items are the Senate Committee on Business and Commerce Interim Reports to the 78th Legislature:
- Subcommittee on Prevailing Wage Rates Report (2.3 MB, PDF format)
- Subcommittee on The Termination of Contractual Agreements Between Insurers and Insurance Agents Report (1.6 MB, PDF format)
Interim Charges
- Study the termination of contractual agreements between insurers and insurance agents. The Committee should assess the need for statutory guidelines regarding these agreements.
- Study rate regulation of homeowners and automobile insurance, the use of county mutual companies to circumvent rate regulation, and the effects of deregulation on insurance rates and consumers.
- Assess state workforce development and job training programs in Texas. The Committee should determine the need for a statewide strategic plan for workforce programs, and recommend measures necessary to improve such programs.
- Monitor trends in local lending practices in all regions of the state. The Committee shall determine if the legislature should develop strategies to retain bank deposits made by public institutions in Texas communities, increase the number of bank "decision making" centers in Texas, increase the loan-to-deposit ratio in Texas, and develop incentives for lending institutions to locate in all areas of the state.
- Assess the prevalence of prevailing wage rate differences in state procurement contracts. The Committee should determine if identified variances justify the use of additional methodologies to determine prevailing wage rates.
