SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice

TIME & DATE: 11:30AM or on adj.,
             Saturday, May 17, 1997

PLACE: Senator Whitmire's Desk

CHAIR: Senator John Whitmire

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To consider the following:


HB 237            Goolsby / et al.         SP: Ellis
Relating to the prosecution of failure to return public library
property as theft of service.

HB 1070            Van de Putte             SP: Madla
Relating to drug regulation and enforcement under the Texas
Controlled Substances Act and to the authority of certain state
agencies under that Act and to certain penalties for the use of a
controlled substance to commit the offense; imposing criminal
penalties.

HB 2257            Luna, Vilma              SP: Brown
Relating to the audit required for forfeited property and proceeds
received by a law enforcement agency or an attorney representing
the state.

HB 3278            Counts                   SP: Patterson, Jerry
Relating to designating the Texas National Guard Counterdrug Support
Program as a law enforcement agency in certain circumstances.

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