HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Juvenile Justice & Family Issues 

TIME & DATE:  10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 

PLACE:        E2.030 
CHAIR:        Rep. Harold V. Dutton, Jr. 

Public testimony will be limited to three (3) minutes.

The order of which bills are heard is at the discretion of the chair.

HB 77          Neave Criado                              
Relating to status offenses committed by a child, including the repeal of the status offense of a child voluntarily running away from home.

HB 250         González, Mary                            
Relating to crime victims' compensation.

HB 422         VanDeaver                                 
Relating to remotely conducting depositions, hearings, and other proceedings in juvenile cases.

HB 458         Craddick                                  
Relating to the period within which the Texas Juvenile Justice Department must accept custody of a person committed to the department.

HB 474         Hull                                      
Relating to certain requirements regarding court-appointed volunteer advocate programs.

HB 956         Dutton                                    
Relating to a suit for possession of or access to a child by a grandparent.

HB 1310        Gamez                                     
Relating to detention orders in a juvenile court proceeding.

HB 1359        Wu                                        
Relating to certain proceedings in juvenile court for children with mental illness and intellectual disabilities.

HB 1429        Campos                                    
Relating to the definitions of family violence and household member for purposes of crime victims' compensation.

HB 1502        Plesa | et al.                            
Relating to required training regarding trauma-informed care for certain judges and attorneys.

HB 1654        Cook                                      
Relating to the eligibility of a child for a determinate sentence for engaging in delinquent conduct that constitutes certain organized criminal activity.

HB 1697        Collier                                   
Relating to the definitions of family violence and household member for purposes of crime victims' compensation.

HB 2037        Johnson, Ann                              
Relating to certain proceedings in juvenile court for children with mental illness and intellectual disabilities.

HB 2096        Manuel                                    
Relating to the release on personal bond of certain defendants charged with, or released on bail or community supervision for, certain family violence misdemeanors.

HB 2268        Dutton                                    
Relating to matters referred to an associate judge under the Family Code.

HB 2272        Swanson                                   
Relating to associate judges and Department of Family and Protective Services representation in child protection court proceedings.

HB 2794        Lujan | et al.                            
Relating to the appointment of a guardian ad litem in certain suits filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

HB 2850        Smith                                     
Relating to discovery procedures for certain civil actions brought under the Family Code.

HB 2946        King, Ken                                 
Relating to the required number of minutes of instructional time to be provided by a juvenile justice alternative education program.

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

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Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until the hearing is adjourned by visiting: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c340

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