HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Public Safety

TIME & DATE:  4:00PM, Monday, April 21, 1997

PLACE: E2.014

CHAIR: Rep. Keith Oakley

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HB 2999            Lewis, Ron
Relating to an exemption from regulation under the Private
Investigators and Private Security Agencies Act for certain peace
officers.

HB 34            Greenberg
Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate firearms.

HB 3467            Greenberg
Relating to the acquisition of firearms by individuals in the State
of Texas, providing a penalty and declaring emergency.

HB 1980            Danburg
Relating to creating an offense for the unlawful transfer of a
handgun at a gun show.

HB 1775            Siebert / et al.
Relating to the disclosure of accident and traffic law conviction
information by the Department of Public Safety.

HB 165            Naishtat / et al.
Relating to creating the offenses of the unlawful transfer to or
purchase of a handgun by a person who has not taken a handgun
proficiency and safety course.

HB 253            Denny
Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to
marshals and deputy marshals of the United States Marshals Service.

HB 456            Rodriguez / et al.
Relating to the creation of an offense for the acquisition of a
handgun by a person while under an active protective order and the
inclusion of information relating to protective orders in the
computerized criminal history system maintained by the Department
of Public Safety.

HB 2739            Uher
Relating to criminal history record checks regarding certain
applicants for employment.

HB 2880            Carter
Relating to regulation by the Board of Private Investigators and
Private Security Agencies.

HB 2301            Hamric
Relating to the creation of an offense for the acquisition of a
handgun by a person while under an active protective order.

HB 2485            Dukes
Relating to security guards at certain car washes.

HCR 194            Hupp
Declaring the week of October 20, 1997, as Children's Gun Safety
Week.


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