SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice TIME & DATE: 1:00PM, Wednesday, April 25, 2001 PLACE: E1.028 CHAIR: Senator Kenneth Armbrister ___________________________________________________________________________ Consideration of the following: SB 786 Barrientos Relating to the creation of an unsolved crimes investigation team within the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas. SB 794 Ellis, Rodney Relating to the right of a foreign national to contact a foreign consular official. SB 1169 Madla Relating to the authority of a criminal law magistrate in Bexar County to rule on an issue of law or fact. SB 1312 Staples Relating to commissions for certain retired peace officers and the authority of those officers to carry certain weapons. SB 1313 Staples Relating to the creation of the offense of failing to report the commission of a felony. SB 1347 Armbrister Relating to the punishment for assault committed against certain sports officials. SB 1665 Armbrister Relating to the expunction of certain arrest records and files. SB 1724 Cain Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offense of cruelty to animals. SB 1807 Ogden Relating to the duties of a magistrate regarding the provision of bail for a person arrested for a criminal offense. HB 261 Ritter SP: Bernsen Relating to the transfer of a defendant from county jail to the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice pending an appeal by the defendant. HB 772 Haggerty SP: Armbrister Relating to the eligibility of certain offenders for medically recommended intensive supervision and the provision of facilities for those offenders. HB 780 Uher SP: Armbrister Relating to the eligibility of a retired peace officer for a license to carry a concealed handgun. HB 1739 Martinez Fischer SP: Van de Putte Relating to the penalty for a violation of certain laws involving the restraint of a child in a motor vehicle. Pending Business ___________________________________________________________________________