HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Corrections 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Thursday, March 14, 2019 

PLACE:       E2.030 
CHAIR:       Rep. James White 

HB 363         Johnson, Jarvis | et al.
Relating to the creation of the office of independent oversight ombudsman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 573         Dutton                 
Relating to the restoration of certain rights to a criminal defendant.

HB 574         Dutton                 
Relating to the consequences of successfully completing a period of deferred adjudication community supervision.

HB 788         Davis, Sarah            
Relating to a study on the assessments used by the Board of Pardons and Paroles to make parole decisions.

HB 812         White                  
Relating to the amount of the health care services fee paid by certain inmates.

HB 1191        Johnson, Jarvis
Relating to an annual report concerning the number of inmates who have been in the conservatorship of a state agency responsible for providing child protective services.

HB 1377        Dutton                 
Relating to the creation of a commission to review certain laws of this state that restrict the rights or activities of persons convicted of a felony offense and to make certain recommendations regarding those laws.

HB 1653        White                  
Relating to certain criminal justice reforms, including measures related to reentry and reintegration of state jail felony defendants and pretrial intervention programs that provide an alternative to incarceration.

HB 2168        Allen                  
Relating to a trauma history assessment for certain defendants and inmates.

The order in which bills are heard is at the discretion of the chair.

Public testimony will be limited to 3 minutes.

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