HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:   Criminal Jurisprudence 

TIME & DATE: 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
Monday, March 06, 2017 

PLACE:       E2.014 
CHAIR:       Rep. Joe Moody 

* Public testimony will be limited to 3 minutes

 If submitting written testimony, please submit 10 copies (with your name on each copy) to the committee during the hearing if possible.

HB 142        Moody                  
Relating to the creation of the offense of indecent assault, to judicial protection for victims of that offense, and to certain criminal acts committed in relation to that offense.

HB 244        Anchia                 
Relating to the duties of a magistrate to inform an arrested person of consequences of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere.

HB 268        Lozano                 
Relating to venue in the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving obstruction or retaliation.

HB 351        Canales                
Relating to the discharge or waiver of fines and costs imposed on indigent defendants.

HB 591        Minjarez               
Relating to the punishment for the offense of aggravated assault.

HB 670        Canales                
Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain nonviolent misdemeanor offenses.

HB 790        Lozano                 
Relating to the definition of an illegal knife.

HB 913        Alvarado               
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of certain prohibited explosive weapons.

HB 978        Murr                   
Relating to the terms of the board members of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission.

HB 1087       Alvarado | et al.      
Relating to the creation of the offense of bestiality.

HB 1178       Kuempel | et al.       
Relating to the punishment for burglary and theft of controlled substances.

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