** REVISION **
SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice
TIME & DATE: 1:30PM Or upon adjournment
Thursday, May 19, 2005
PLACE: Sam Houston Bldg 210
CHAIR: Senator John Whitmire
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The committee will consider the following bills:
HB 51 Smith, Todd / et al. SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the punishment prescribed for and conditions of
community supervision imposed on certain persons who commit
intoxication offenses.
HB 681 Gattis SP: Ogden
Relating to the forfeiture of good conduct time from inmates who
file frivolous applications for writ of habeas corpus.
HB 867 Allen, Ray SP: Shapiro
Relating to the registration and supervision of sex offenders;
providing penalties.
HB 1068 Driver SP: Hinojosa
Relating to the collection and analysis of evidence and testimony
based on forensic analysis, crime laboratory accreditation, DNA
testing, and the creation and maintenance of DNA records; providing
a penalty.
HB 1096 Edwards SP: Ellis
Relating to the regulation of dogs in certain municipalities;
creating an offense.
HB 1323 Swinford SP: Seliger
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of credit card or debit
card abuse.
HB 1438 Talton SP: Whitmire
Relating to continuing education for peace officers.
HB 1470 Hegar SP: Hinojosa
Relating to the collection of certain administrative fees by a
community supervision and corrections department.
HB 1483 Frost SP: Eltife
Relating to the method of payment for a concealed handgun license
and the fee for a duplicate or modified license.
HB 1484 Talton SP: Whitmire
Relating to the penalty for failing to perform certain duties
following a vehicle accident.
HB 1575 Dutton SP: West, Royce
Relating to juvenile delinquency; providing a criminal penalty.
HB 1589 Driver SP: Williams
Relating to the administration of polygraph examinations to certain
applicants for positions in the Department of Public Safety.
HB 1601 Madden SP: Averitt
Relating to the use of interpreter services in a criminal case.
HB 1681 McCall SP: Seliger
Relating to the imposition of sanctions on an inmate who refuses to
cooperate in the taking of a sample or specimen to create a DNA
record.
HB 1701 Keel SP: Williams
Relating to the defense of indigent persons accused of a criminal
offense.
HB 1751 Pena SP: Whitmire
Relating to the procedures governing the payment of restitution by
criminal defendants.
HB 1831 Talton SP: Hinojosa
Relating to the definition of "convicted" for purposes of
eligibility to carry a concealed handgun.
HB 1896 Hodge SP: Whitmire
Relating to the application of laws awarding credit to an inmate
for time between release on and subsequent revocation of parole,
mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon.
HB 2036 Allen, Ray SP: Shapiro
Relating to the regulation of sex offender treatment providers and
the treatment of sex offenders; providing a penalty.
HB 2077 Kolkhorst SP: Staples
Relating to the prohibition of wireless communications devices in
correctional facilities operated by or under contract with the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice; providing penalties.
HB 2110 Berman SP: Eltife
Relating to the applicability of certain weapon laws to certain
prosecutors and certain court employees.
HB 2193 Madden SP: Whitmire
Relating to the operation of a system of community supervision.
HB 2228 McCall SP: Ellis
Relating to the creation of the offense of online sexual
solicitation of a minor.
HB 2294 Cook, Robby SP: Armbrister
Relating to the venue for certain crimes regarding misapplication
of property.
HB 2296 Cook, Robby SP: Armbrister
Relating to the reduction of a state jail felony prosecution to a
misdemeanor prosecution.
HB 2384 Madden SP: Whitmire
Relating to the composition of the Advisory Committee to the Texas
Board of Criminal Justice on Offenders with Medical or Mental
Impairments.
HB 2574 Hamric SP: Whitmire
Relating to the waiver of civil process continuing education
requirements for constables and deputy constables by the Commission
on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.
HB 2630 Hill SP: Carona
Relating to procedures regarding the removal and storage of
vehicles.
HB 2677 Driver SP: Seliger
Relating to certain employment records maintained by the Commission
on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education; providing an
administrative penalty.
HB 2767 Talton SP: Hinojosa
Relating to the release of a criminal defendant in certain cases
and the eligibility of and citation to certain individuals who act
as sureties on bail bonds.
HB 2769 Talton SP: Whitmire
Relating to the presentation of state flags to survivors of certain
deceased honorably retired peace officers.
HB 2823 Rose SP: Madla
Relating to the form of payments made to certain disabled peace
officers under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act.
HB 2839 Allen, Ray SP: Harris
Relating to the participation of state inmates in the production of
certain goods and the provision of certain services.
HB 2840 Chisum SP: Averitt
Relating to the regulation of dogs; establishing a defense to
prosecution; limiting liability.
HB 3152 Escobar SP: Ellis
Relating to procedures applicable to waivers of the right to
counsel.
HB 3353 Driver SP: Estes
Relating to the continuation of certain offenses and certain
statutes involving the interception of certain communications.
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SPONSORS CHANGED AFTER LAST POSTING:
HB 1575