HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE: Judicial Affairs
TIME & DATE: 3:00PM or upon adjournment
Monday, April 26, 1999
PLACE: E2.028
CHAIR: Rep. Senfronia Thompson
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To consider the following:
JUDICIAL SELECTION:
HB 10 Gallego / et al.
Relating to nonpartisan elections for statewide judicial office, to
the regulation of political contributions and expenditures in
connection with statewide judicial office, and to the public
financing of campaigns for statewide judicial office; providing
civil and criminal penalties.
HB 59 Cuellar
Relating to creating a voter information pamphlet for judicial
elections.
HB 346 Thompson
Relating to the nonpartisan election of appellate justices and
judges.
HB 666 Mowery
Relating to the method of voting in connection with certain
judicial races.
HJR 90 Gallego
Proposing a constitutional amendment creating a vacancy in a
judicial office if a judge becomes a candidate for a non-judicial,
public elective office.
SJR 9 Duncan
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for gubernatorial
appointment to fill vacancies in the offices of appellate justices
and judges and for nonpartisan retention elections for those
justices and judges.
VISITING JUDGES:
HB 600 Gallego
Relating to restricting the assignment of certain visiting judges.
HB 639 Thompson
Relating to the assignment of certain retired or former judges as
visiting judges.
HB 1606 Thompson
Relating to the assignment of visiting judges in certain county
courts.
HB 1607 Thompson
Relating to the assignment of a statutory probate court judge to
hear a contested probate matter.
HB 2534 Thompson
Relating to the appointment of retired or former judges as
visiting judges of certain courts.
HB 3107 Longoria
Relating to the order of preference for assigning certain visiting
judges.
COURT REPORTERS:
HB 1815 Dutton
Relating to contracting by court reporters; providing a criminal
penalty.
HB 2709 Thompson
Relating to court reporting firms.
HB 3664 Wise
Relating to the violation of certain duties of official court
reporters; providing a criminal penalty.
SB 424 Carona
Relating to the examination required for certification as a court
reporter.
PROBATE:
HB 1176 Junell
Relating to certain documents required to be filed with an
application for probate of a foreign will.
HB 2164 Naishtat
Relating to the appointment of a guardian for a person with severe
or profound mental retardation.
HB 2165 Naishtat
Relating to guardianships for incapacitated persons.
HB 2166 Naishtat
Relating to the appointment of the Department of Protective and
Regulatory Services as guardian of incapacitated persons.
HB 2317 Hartnett
Relating to venue in an action concerning a trust.
HB 2795 Naishtat
Relating to notice and hearing for the appointment of a guardian
for incapacitated persons.
HB 2822 Deshotel
Relating to the fees charged by a county clerk for probate filings.
HB 2893 Hartnett
Relating to management of the part of the community estate
belonging to an incapacitated spouse.
HB 3626 Naishtat
Relating to the collection of a filing fee by certain statutory
probate courts and to the annual salary supplement paid by the
state to certain statutory probate court judges.
HB 3343 Naishtat
Relating to receiverships for certain persons reported to be
prisoners of war or missing in action.
HB 3632 Naishtat
Relating to trustees of certain trusts.
NOTARIES:
HB 1004 West, George "Buddy"
Relating to affixing the seal of a notary public.
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANTS:
HB 3699 Shields
Relating to the distribution of federal local law enforcement block
grants; granting rulemaking authority.
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