** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Homeland Security & Public Safety 

TIME & DATE:  10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
Thursday, April 29, 2021 

PLACE:       E2.030 
CHAIR:       Rep. James White 

The Committee will meet to hear the following bills, in no particular order, and with a two-minute time limit:

HB 175         Thierry                                               
Relating to the authority to arrest a person without a warrant.

HB 671         Martinez                                              
Relating to establishment of the disaster identification system for a declared state of disaster.

HB 2844        Goodwin                                               
Relating to certain persons licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.

HB 2865        Collier                                               
Relating to the eligibility requirements for a license to carry a handgun.

HB 2922        Buckley | et al.                                       
Relating to the creation of a statewide alert system for certain adolescents in danger.

HB 3778        Holland | et al.                                       
Relating to a border operations training program for peace officers employed by local law enforcement agencies.

SB 24          Huffman | et al.                  Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to the procedures required before a law enforcement agency hires a peace officer.

SB 64          Nelson | et al.                                        
Relating to a peer support network for certain law enforcement personnel.

SB 198         Nelson                                                
Relating to the demonstration of weapons proficiency by qualified retired law enforcement officers.

SB 343         Kolkhorst | et al.                                     
Relating to the entry into the Texas Crime Information Center of certain information regarding conditions of bond imposed in criminal cases involving family violence.

SB 550         Springer | et al.                                      
Relating to the manner of carrying a handgun by a person who holds a license under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code.

SB 1253        Hall | et al.                                         
Relating to the issuance and renewal of licenses to carry a handgun for purposes of reciprocity with other states.

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

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location and health and safety protocols for attending this meeting are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

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=c420

Bills added after last posting:

SB 24

Bills deleted after last posting:

HB 1029

**         See Committee Coordinator for previous versions         **
of this notice.

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.