MONDAY, March 29, 2021, 8:00 am, Senate Chamber
PAID OR INCURRED
SENATE STATE AFFAIRS
SB 207 by Sen. Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown) will be heard in Senate State Affairs on Monday at 8 a.m. in the Senate Chamber. This bill is of immense importance to addressing the abuse of the paid or incurred rule and the process of proving up the reasonableness of medical charges. Please attend the hearing or send someone to register FOR SB 207. Witness registration terminals will be available outside the Chamber, as well as on E1.
TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2021, 8:00 am, E2.010
EMINENT DOMAIN
HOUSE LAND & RESOURCE MGMT
HB 2730 will be heard Tuesday in LRM at 8:00 am in E2.010. HB 2730 represents the culmination of two years of work by the Coalition for Critical Infrastructure (CCI), a project of TCJL, to offer a bill that addresses landowner concerns about the fairness, transparency, and accountability of the eminent domain process. HB 901 by Burns represents the landowner’s perception of where negotiations left off on the issue last session. Discussions with Chairman Burns continue in an effort to reach an agreement on eminent domain reform. Please attend the hearing or send someone to register support FOR HB 2730.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2021, 8:00 am, E2.014
PAID OR INCURRED
HOUSE JUDICIARY & CIVIL JURISPRUDENCE
HB 1617 by Rep. Greg Bonnen will be heard in JCJ at 8 a.m. in E2.014. This bill is of immense importance to addressing the abuse of the paid or incurred rule and the process of proving up the reasonableness of medical charges. Please attend the hearing or send someone to register FOR HB 1617.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2021, 8:00 am, E2.014
Royalty Suspense
HOUSE JUDICIARY & CIVIL JURISPRUDENCE
HB 3262 by Smith (companion SB 1259 by Birdwell) clarifies language on the long-standing practice of temporarily withholding payments when there is a dispute over rightful royalty ownership. Once the dispute is resolved, the rightful owner is paid in full. A recent court decision noted the statute needed “clear language from the legislature” confirming the intent. Without this clarification, it could become necessary to file an interpleader lawsuit in these instances, requiring the rightful owner to have to hire a lawyer to get their money from the court. Please attend the hearing or send someone to register FOR HB 3262.
See www.tcjl.com for more information on these bills.
