SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice
TIME & DATE: 6:00PM or 30 min. upon adjournment,
Sunday, May 18, 1997
PLACE: E1.028
CHAIR: Senator John Whitmire
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To take up and consider:
HCR 132 Counts / et al. SP: Sibley
Encouraging the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, Texas Youth Commission,
Juvenile Probation Commission, county commissioners, and sheriffs to
support faith-based correctional programming and facilities.
HB 43 McCall SP: Fraser
Relating to certain punishments as a result of driving while a
driver's license is suspended or revoked.
HB 57 Wilson SP: Patterson, Jerry
Relating to the authority of active and retired judicial officers
to carry certain weapons.
HB 126 Danburg SP: Patterson, Jerry
Relating to the time of the day at which a defendant confined on
conviction of a misdemeanor discharges the sentence of confinement.
HB 133 Hochberg SP: Gallegos
Relating to the standard of alcohol concentration used in defining
the offense of driving while intoxicated.
HB 156 Driver SP: Shapiro
Relating to prohibiting contact with the victim as a mandatory
condition of parole or mandatory supervision for certain offenders
and to facilitating victim-offender mediation in certain
circumstances.
HB 253 Denny SP: Wentworth
Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to
marshals and deputy marshals of the United States Marshals Service.
HB 278 Cuellar SP: Harris
Relating to searches of certain students and children.
HB 507 Dutton SP: Whitmire
Relating to educational and employment experience requirements for
certain individuals hired as guards in facilities that house
inmates; providing a penalty.
HB 547 Culberson SP: Brown
Relating to the eligibility for release on parole of certain
inmates serving sentences for violent offenses.
HB 677 Solomons SP: Haywood
Relating to the punishment for certain persons who sell,
manufacture, distribute, or possess a document that is deceptively
similar to a driver's license.
HB 819 Cuellar SP: Ellis
Relating to reducing the recidivism rate for individuals under the
supervision of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
HB 837 West, George "Buddy" SP: Duncan
Relating to the disposition of stolen property pending the trial of
an offense involving the theft of the property.
HB 921 Danburg SP: Shapiro
Relating to the statute of limitations for certain sexual offenses
committed against children.
HB 972 Jones, Jesse SP: Whitmire
Relating to systems for providing access to driver's license record
information held by the Department of Public Safety.
HB 981 Alexander SP: Cain
Relating to fines for traffic offenses in highway or street
construction or maintenance work zones.
HB 1142 Patterson, L.P. "Pete" SP: Cain
Relating to the determination of the inmate population of a county
jail.
HB 1230 Place SP: Duncan
Relating to the place of detention for juveniles in certain
counties and to the use or establishment of certain criminal
detention facilities.
HB 1259 Thompson SP: Whitmire
Relating to the prosecution of and the punishment for the offense
of interference with child custody.
HB 1333 Hochberg SP: Ellis
Relating to the punishment for an offense motivated by bias or
prejudice.
HB 1370 Garcia SP: Shapiro
Relating to the punishment for the offense of criminal mischief.
HB 1427 Hightower SP: Whitmire
Relating to the possession and use of tobacco products by employees
of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
HB 1467 Puente SP: Shapleigh
Relating to extending the period of community supervision for
certain persons convicted of a misdemeanor.
HB 1684 Clark SP: Duncan
Relating to circumstances in which less than the whole number of a
jury may render a verdict in a criminal case.
HB 1912 Wise SP: Lucio
Relating to the reporting of certain information to the national
crime information center.
HB 1917 Goodman SP: West, Royce
Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Juvenile Probation
Commission and of juvenile boards.
HB 1928 McClendon SP: West, Royce
Relating to the operation of juvenile pre-adjudication and
post-adjudication secure detention and correctional facilities.
HB 1968 Garcia SP: Carona
Relating to punishing as contempt the violation of a condition of a
peace bond.
HB 2065 King SP: Wentworth
Relating to the statistical recording of juvenile cases initially
referred to the office of the prosecuting attorney.
HB 2222 Rhodes SP: Armbrister
Relating to the bond and oath requirements applicable to a sheriff.
HB 2283 Farrar SP: Shapiro
Relating to the creation of an offense prohibiting sexual activity
between certain public servants and persons in custody.
HB 2324 Allen SP: Wentworth
Relating to the organization and operation of certain prison
industries in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Texas
Youth Commission, and certain county correctional facilities and to
agricultural programs and work programs of the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice; providing a penalty.
HB 2396 Finnell SP: Patterson, Jerry
Relating to the prevention of horse theft.
HB 2502 Elkins SP: Patterson, Jerry
Relating to the venue for prosecution of the offense of failing or
refusing to pay the toll imposed for the operation of a motor
vehicle on a toll project of certain counties.
HB 2516 Chavez SP: Whitmire
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of
disorderly conduct.
HB 2592 Tillery SP: West, Royce
Relating to judicial proceedings involving the disposition of
allegedly stolen property.
HB 2634 Place SP: Patterson, Jerry
Relating to administrative fees collected by community supervision
and corrections departments.
HB 2693 Serna SP: Shapleigh
Relating to the development of information to identify missing
persons.
HB 2738 Uher SP: Patterson, Jerry
Relating to authorizing the Texas Board of Criminal Justice to
convey real property in exchange for property of equivalent fair
market value.
HB 2749 McClendon SP: West, Royce
Relating to standards adopted for and registry of juvenile
pre-adjudication and post-adjudication secure detention and
correctional facilities by the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission.
HB 2829 Place SP: Shapleigh
Relating to the disposition of restitution payments made to victims
of crime.
HB 2874 Goodman SP: Whitmire
Relating to the collection and disposal of information pertaining
to a criminal combination.
HB 2897 Crabb SP: Whitmire
Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a rail
car.
HB 2899 Crabb SP: Whitmire
Relating to the development of information to identify missing
children or persons.
HB 2909 Carter SP: Patterson, Jerry
Relating to persons eligible for a license to carry a concealed
handgun, to the rights and duties of license holders, and to
certain offenses involving weapons.
HB 3229 Oakley SP: Cain
Relating to the appointment of criminal law magistrates in Kaufman
County.
HB 3244 Gray SP: Whitmire
Relating to the efficient use of services and facilities for adult
offenders determined to have alcohol or drug abuse problems.
HB 3256 Oakley SP: Whitmire
Relating to the operation and management of the Bill Blackwood Law
Enforcement Management Institute of Texas and to membership on that
institute's advisory board.
HB 3373 Yarbrough SP: Whitmire
Relating to the unlawful interception, use, or disclosure of
certain wire, oral, or electronic communications.
HB 3375 Hamric SP: Whitmire
Relating to the creation of the offense of using false
identification.
HB 3377 Hinojosa SP: Whitmire
Relating to prima facie evidence of the offense of theft by check.
Pending business:
HB 195 Turner, Bob SP: Carona
Relating to the punishment of theft committed against elderly
individuals.
HB 279 West, George "Buddy" SP: Duncan
Relating to a requirement that inmates of the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice participate in work and educational programs.
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