Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 55
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Sec. 4 [3]. BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY. The committee shall have nine
members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:
(1) industry and manufacturing;
(2) industrial safety and adequate and safe working conditions, and the
regulation and control of those conditions;
(3) hours, wages, collective bargaining, and the relationship between
employers and employees;
(4) the regulation of business transactions and transactions involving
property interests;
(5) the organization, incorporation, management, and regulation of
private corporations and professional associations and the Uniform Commercial
Code and the Texas Revised Limited Partnership Act;
(6) the protection of consumers, governmental regulations incident
thereto, the agencies of government authorized to regulate such activities, and the
role of the government in consumer protection; and
(7) the following state agencies: the State Office of Risk Management,
the Risk Management Board, the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission,
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Sec. 5 [4]. CALENDARS (PROCEDURAL). The committee shall have 11
members, with jurisdiction over:
(1) the placement of bills and resolutions on appropriate calendars,
except those within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Rules and Resolutions;
(2) the determination of priorities and proposal of rules for floor
consideration of such bills and resolutions; and
(3) all other matters concerning the calendar system and the expediting
of the business of the house as may be assigned by the speaker.
Sec. 6 [5]. CIVIL PRACTICES. The committee shall have nine members,
with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:
(1) fines and penalties arising under civil laws;
(2) civil law, including rights, duties, remedies, and procedures
thereunder;
(3) civil procedure in the courts of Texas;
(4) administrative law and the adjudication of rights by administrative
agencies; and
(5) permission to sue the state.
Sec. 7 [6]. CORRECTIONS. The committee shall have seven members,
with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:
(1) the incarceration and rehabilitation of convicted felons;
(2) the establishment and maintenance of programs that provide
alternatives to incarceration;
(3) the commitment and rehabilitation of youths;
(4) the construction, operation, and management of correctional
facilities of the state and facilities used for the commitment and rehabilitation of
youths; andThursday, January 13, 2005 HOUSE JOURNAL
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1, legislative document, 2005; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth97462/m1/59/?q=%222005-01-11%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.