** REVISION ** HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Judiciary TIME & DATE: 2:00PM or upon final adjourn./recess Monday, April 25, 2005 PLACE: E2.028 CHAIR: Rep. Will Hartnett ___________________________________________________________________________ HJR 85 Crownover Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for appointment to fill vacancies in certain judicial offices and for nonpartisan retention elections for those offices. HB 2700 Crownover Relating to the appointment of certain judicial offices and a nonpartisan election for the retention or rejection of a person appointed to those offices. HB 1305 Van Arsdale Relating to venue in an action concerning the constitutionality of the school finance system and to direct appeal to the supreme court of such an action. HB 3268 Casteel Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in Comal County. HB 3441 Herrero Relating to the assignment of visiting justices of the peace. HB 3519 Naishtat Relating to the appointment of temporary justices of the peace in certain counties. HB 3531 Jackson, Jim Relating to the Dallas County district and county courts administration and court services. HB 3547 Brown, Betty Relating to the creation of an additional county court at law in Kaufman County. HB 3570 Martinez / et al. Relating to the creation of an additional county court at law in Hidalgo County. SB 241 Wentworth Relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the Third Court of Appeals District. SB 321 Harris Relating to the jurisdiction of the 396th District Court. SB 441 Madla Relating to application of the professional prosecutors law to the district attorney for the 112th Judicial District. SB 550 Duncan Relating to the compensation of security personnel of certain courts, including the payment of compensation for the bailiff of the 106th District Court. SB 1373 Madla Relating to the terms of court of the 112th Judicial District. ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: HB 3570