** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
TIME & DATE:
upon final adjourn./recess
Monday, April 27, 2009
PLACE:
E2.010
CHAIR:
Rep. Todd Hunter
HB 322
 
Raymond
Relating to requiring parties in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship to disclose to the court knowledge of certain registered sex offenders; providing a penalty.
 
HB 514
 
Vaught
Relating to recovery of loss of consortium damages by a parent for injury to a child as a result of certain crimes against the child.
 
HB 545
 
Raymond
Relating to requiring courts to report the number of frivolous lawsuits filed each year.
 
HB 547
 
Raymond
Relating to certain civil actions against persons who file complaints with governmental agencies or quasi-governmental entities.
 
HB 585
 
Naishtat
Relating to records related to an estate of a decedent or incapacitated person.
 
HB 587
 
Naishtat
Relating to the payment of attorney's fees to an attorney representing an applicant for the appointment of a guardian.
 
HB 889
 
Naishtat
Relating to examination requirements in certain guardianship matters concerning persons with mental retardation.
 
HB 947
 
Dutton
Relating to the periods of possession of a child to which the child's managing conservator is entitled under a standard possession order.
 
HB 950
 
Dutton
Relating to the modification or enforcement of a child support order during the obligor's confinement in jail or prison.
 
HB 1133
 
Dutton
Relating to the establishment of paternity.
 
HB 1353
 
Vaught
Relating to permitting certain military attorneys to represent military personnel and their dependents in civil proceedings before the courts of this state.
 
HB 2048
 
Naishtat | et al.
Relating to the appointment or removal of guardians of incapacitated persons.
 
HB 2132
 
Rios Ybarra
Relating to sealing of court records containing identifying financial information or personal identifying information.
 

HB 2506
 
Villarreal
Relating to a limitation on causes of action related to permits issued by political subdivisions.
 
HB 2616
 
Heflin
Relating to attorney fees in parent-child proceedings.
 
HB 2992
 
Gallego
Relating to authorizing a fee in bail bond forfeiture proceedings.
 
HB 3002
 
Homer
Relating to certain duties, functions, and procedures of county clerks, district clerks, and local registrars.
 
HB 3018
 
Aycock
Relating to standing to file a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
 
HB 3710
 
Homer
Relating to consideration of district court cases by judges of certain constitutional county courts.
 
HB 3711
 
Homer
Relating to the jurisdiction of constitutional county courts.
 
HB 3727
 
Burnam
Relating to liability of a governmental unit for certain intentional torts.
 
HB 3763
 
Gattis
Relating to the jurisdiction and administration of, and procedures relating to, certain courts in this state, including procedures for appeals.
 
HB 3892
 
Vaught | et al.
Relating to compensation and benefits received by a Chapter 90 Civil Practice and Remedies Code multidistrict litigation pretrial judge.
 
HB 3919
 
Pena
Relating to a qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify in an administrative, executive, legislative, or civil judicial proceeding.
 
HB 4237
 
Pena
Relating to extending the protections of the Privileged Matters Clause of the Texas Civil Practices & Remedies Code to citizen journalists.
 
HB 4251
 
Farrar
Relating to claims and liens by certain health care providers.
 
HB 4296
 
Anchia
Relating to the collection of certain judgments through court proceeding.
 
HB 4403
 
Villarreal
Relating to the filling of a vacancy in state judicial offices by appointment.
 

HB 4518
 
Homer
Relating to district court cases that may be considered by judges of constitutional county courts located within the 76th judicial district and 276th judicial district.
 
HB 4543
 
Raymond
Relating to a cost-of-living increase in compensation for district court judges.
 
HB 4549
 
Raymond | et al.
Relating to the criminal jurisdiction of the supreme court and the abolishment of the court of criminal appeals.
 
HB 4685
 
Homer
Relating to the County Court of Titus County.
 
HCR 161
 
Burnam
Granting John Cook permission to sue the Benbrook Water Authority.
 
HJR 138
 
Villarreal
Proposing a constitutional amendment for filling vacancies in the offices of justices of the supreme court, judges of the court of criminal appeals, and district judges by appointment.
 
HR 480
 
Burnam | et al.
Creating a Special Committee on Impeachment to consider the impeachment of Judge Sharon Keller of the Court of Criminal Appeals for gross neglect of duty and conducting her official duties with willful disregard for human life.
 
SB 431
 
Wentworth
Relating to the enforcement of unpaid child support.
 
SB 432
 
Wentworth
Relating to liability for failure to comply with a child support lien, court order, or notice of levy.
 
SB 477
 
Wentworth
Relating to eligibility for assignment as a visiting judge.
 
SB 497
 
Wentworth
Relating to compensation paid to certain judges and justices.
 
SB 491
 
West | et al.
Relating to consideration of family violence in the risk assessment for international parental abduction of a child.
 
SB 627
 
Carona
Relating to a rebuttable presumption regarding liability of an in-home service company or residential delivery company for negligent hiring.
 
SB 657
 
Fraser
Relating to the selection of the local administrative district judge for Blanco, Burnet, Llano, and San Saba Counties.
 
SB 812
 
Hegar
Relating to reimbursement of expenses incurred by court reporters for the 506th Judicial District.
 
Bills added after last posting:
SB 491