Senate Interim Committee on Economic Development
NOTE: This is archived committee information from the 75th Legislative Session.
Committee Information
CHAIR
David Sibley
MEMBERS
Rodney Ellis
Tom Haywood
Frank L. Madla
Steve Ogden
Florence Shapiro
Eliot Shapleigh
CLERK:
Barbara Henderson
TEL:
(512) 463-0365
LOCATION:
Sam Houston Building, 370
Reports
The following reports are available for download:
- The following items are the Senate Interim Committee on Economic Development Reports to the 76th Legislature:
- Report on Telecommunications and Insurance (28 KB, PDF format)
- Please note: "Report on the Texas Business Climate" is not available for download.
Interim Charges
- Study major legislation concerning economic development enacted during the 1990's to evaluate and identify the legislation's impact on Texas businesses and the economy, such as creation and retention of jobs, financial stability of businesses, and financial investment in Texas. Among other legislation, the Committee should evaluate laws concerning tort reform, tax abatements and incentives, insurance reform, telecommunication deregulation, and trucking deregulation. The Committee may make recommendations to establish a mechanism for on-going analysis of current and future business-related laws.
- Study the effect of property insurance form deregulation, as addressed in SB 1499, passed by the Legislature during the 1997 regular session, on the affordability and availability of homeowners insurance.
- Monitor the implementation of SB 386, passed by the Legislature during the 1997 regular session, regarding managed care liability, including the development of the rules and standards governing the certification, selection, and operation of independent review organizations.
- Study and assess the effectiveness of HB 2128, passed by the Legislature during the 1995 regular session, including but not limited to:
- the deployment of an advanced telecommunications infrastructure in Texas;
- the development of competition in the local telecommunications market in Texas; and
- the use of the Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund in improving the capabilities of Texas schools, libraries and public hospitals.
- In its evaluation, the Committee should identify any remaining barriers to the development of full competition in the telecommunications market in Texas and make recommendations, if necessary, for any legislative or regulatory action.
Supplemental Charges
- Review the process used by the Texas Department of Insurance and the Attorney General in making determinations regarding public disclosure of insurance data and, if necessary, make recommendations to streamline and standardize the process.
- Review and make recommendations, if needed, to clarify what insurance market-related data should be in the public domain and what information should be considered proprietary data to preserve competition. This review should consider both statistical data and underwriting guidelines.
