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AGC Texas Building Branch Legislative Update
 

February 5, 2007

AGC EXPECTS CONTINGENT PAYMENT BILLS TO BE ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEES THIS WEEK
 The Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate are expected to assign the contingent payment bills to committees this week.  AGC Texas Building expects the Speaker to send HB 734 by Representative Warren Chisum to the House Business and Industry Committee and it also anticipates that SB 324 by Senator Bob Deuell will be assigned to the Senate Business & Commerce Committee.

Send a letter to the following Representatives who are on the House – Business & Industry Committee – ask them to pass HB 734.  Following are the committee members: Chair – Helen Giddings, Desoto; Vice-Chair – Gary Elkins, Houston; Kevin Bailey, Houston; Dwayne Bohac, Houston; Joaquin Castro, San Antonio; Drew Darby, San Angelo; Armando Martinez, Weslaco; Burt Solomons, Carrollton; and Bill Zedler, Arlington.

Send a letter to the following Senators who are on the Senate – Business & Commerce Committee – ask them to pass SB 324.   Following are the  committee members: Chair – Troy Fraser, Marble Falls; Vice-Chair – Chris Harris, Arlington; Kip Averitt, Waco; Kevin Eltife, Tyler; Craig Estes, Wichita Falls; Kyle Janek, Houston; Eddie Lucio, Jr., Brownsville; Leticia Van de Putte, San Antonio; and Kirk Watson, Austin.  Send a letter to these Senators and ask them to pass SB 324.

Correspondence to members of the legislature should be addressed to their respective offices:

The Honorable (Full Name)
Texas House of Representatives
PO Box 2910
Austin, Texas 78768-2910

Dear Representative________________.

The Honorable (Full Name)
Texas Senate
PO Box 12068-Capitol Station
Austin Texas 78711

Dear Senator________________.

You can find legislators' addresses at http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/welcome.php or http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Senate/Members.htm.
 

CALL IN ON FRIDAY FOR AGC AUDIO LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
 The first in our series of eight phone-in legislative updates takes place this Friday, Feb. 9, at 10:30 a.m.

This week, Texas Building Branch execs Jim Sewell and Mike Chatron will summarize TBB’s efforts on the contingent payment bill and other TBB activity at the Capitol.

Simply call in (instructions below) and listen to the 15-minute update. We are keeping the presentation concise to provide you with the latest information with as little as possible disruption to your busy schedule. Therefore, if you have specific questions you would like Jim and Mike to address, please e-mail them to us by 9:30 a.m. Friday at AGC Audio Legislative Update.

Instructions: To join in the update, call 800-377-8846. The conference group code number is 48723709#.

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