State Affairs – 8/16/2024

    

*PLEASE NOTE ROOM
CHANGE*




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The chair may limit testimony time to ensure
consideration of posted business.


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The State Affairs Committee will meet on Friday, August
16, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. to hear invited testimony only on the following interim
charge:


Review TWIA Funding: Review
current state policy as it relates to the operation and funding of the Texas
Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA), including state agency capacity to
effectively oversee TWIA. Evaluate the ability of state agencies and
instrumentalities to secure the seacoast region’s ability to produce energy
and advance science and technology, including the role of reinsurance in
maintaining economic security and ways to reduce the burden of reinsurance
purchases on energy production and scientific and technological advances,
while maintaining adequate coverage for policyholders.




Electronic public comments may be submitted for:




Review TWIA funding




Texas residents who wish to electronically submit
comments related to agenda items on this notice without testifying in person
can do so until the hearing is adjourned by visiting: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c450




For those persons who will be testifying, information for
in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx


A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available
here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/





Instructions related to public access to the meeting
location are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/