** REVISION **
                                   SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Jurisprudence

TIME & DATE:  1:30PM, Monday, May 12, 1997

PLACE: E1.012

CHAIR: Senator Rodney Ellis

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To consider the following:


SB 309            Wentworth
Relating to a prohibition on recovery of damages in certain suits
for slander of title to real property.

SB 1172            Duncan
Relating to the offense of barratry.

SB 1840            Harris
Relating to prohibiting certain employees of a district, county, or
city attorney's office from running for an elected judicial office.

SB 1847            Harris
Relating to local court processing for child support cases and to
enforcement of child support orders.

HB 546            Bosse                    SP: Whitmire
Relating to the civil liability of charitable organizations
providing neighborhood crime prevention or patrol services.

HB 601            Carter                   SP: Patterson, Jerry
Relating to the liability in relation to and regulation of the
ownership, operation, and use of sport shooting ranges.

HB 657            Craddick                 SP: Bivins
Relating to the privilege against disclosure of certain
communications by emergency stress management volunteers.

HB 732            Staples                  SP: Nixon, Drew
Relating to the jurisdiction of the Anderson County Court at Law.

HB 740            Solomons                 SP: Harris
Relating to mechanics', contractors', and materialmen's liens;
providing penalties.

HB 784            Gallego                  SP: Ellis
Relating to the hearing of oral argument by appellate courts.

HB 787            Gallego                  SP: Ellis
Relating to fees collected by a court of appeals.

HB 1128            Kamel                    SP: Ogden
Relating to the harvesting of and payment for timber; providing for
damages; creating an offense.

HB 1291            Solomons                 SP: Wentworth
Relating to the jurisdiction of justice and municipal courts.

HB 1463            Bosse                    SP: Wentworth
Relating to the sale of real property placed in the name of the
state as a result of a tax foreclosure sale.

HB 1576            Uher                     SP: Patterson, Jerry
Relating to criminal background checks of certain employees of
residential dwelling projects.

HB 1825            Goodman                  SP: Duncan
Relating to access to criminal history record information by the
State Bar of Texas.

HB 2102            Turner, Sylvester        SP: West, Royce
Relating to the closing of juvenile court hearings to the public.

HB 2145            Solis                    SP: Luna, Gregory
Relating to removal of certain persons from the pool of prospective
jurors.

HB 2156            Solis                    SP: Luna, Gregory
Relating to counties contracting for the combination of lists for a
jury pool.

HB 2297            Gallego                  SP: Ellis
Relating to the Texas Judicial Council.

HB 2526            Williams                 SP: Ogden
Relating to the duties of an attorney ad litem in a suit affecting
the parent-child relationship.

HB 2531            Gutierrez                SP: Ellis
Relating to the civil liability of certain persons for a child's
conduct.

HB 2702            Zbranek                  SP: Wentworth
Relating to the payment of certain probate fees.

HB 3012            McReynolds               SP: Harris
Relating to standard possession orders in suits affecting the
parent-child relationship.

HB 3060            King                     SP: Madla
Relating to recording of proceedings in a county court at law in
Medina County.

HB 3190            Stiles                   SP: Harris
Relating to the holding of certain court proceedings outside the
municipality designated as the county seat.

HB 3281            Goodman                  SP: Harris
Relating to local court processing for child support cases and to
enforcement of child support orders; providing penalties.

HB 3581            Hightower                SP: Ogden
Relating to the termination of certain receiverships.

Subcommittee business:


SB 1754            Fraser
Relating to summary judgment in civil cases.

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BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING:

SB 1847