SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Criminal Justice 

TIME & DATE:   8:00 AM, Tuesday, March 18, 2025 

PLACE:         E1.016 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Pete Flores 

SB 251         Flores                 
Relating to the creation of criminal law magistrates for Bell County.

SB 608         Flores                 
Relating to reporting information regarding certain evidence collection kits.

SB 487         Alvarado               
Relating to the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of certain offenses.

SB 535         Huffman                
Relating to the admissibility of evidence regarding a victim's past sexual behavior in prosecutions of certain trafficking, sexual, or assaultive offenses.

SB 761         Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"   
Relating to rights of crime victims and the enforcement of those rights; authorizing a civil penalty.

SB 955         Parker                 
Relating to the punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons.

SB 957         Parker                 
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of continuous aggravated promotion of prostitution.

SB 958         Parker                 
Relating to the eligibility of certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.

SB 988         Bettencourt            
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of a motor fuel pump.

SB 990         Bettencourt            
Relating to increasing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of murder.

SB 1019        Huffman                
Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the adjudication of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed against a child or a person with a disability.

SB 1021        Huffman                
Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision of a person convicted of stalking.

SB 1120        Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | et al.    
Relating to rights of a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim in certain criminal cases involving family violence, sexual or assaultive offenses, stalking, or a violation of a protective order or condition of bond.

Public Testimony will be limited to 2 minutes per person. If submitting written testimony please submit 14 copies with your name, and organization on each copy.

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