HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Constitutional Rights & Remedies, Select 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Monday, August 23, 2021 

PLACE:       Capitol Extension Auditorium, E1.004 
CHAIR:       Rep. Trent Ashby 

*Public testimony will be limited to two (2) minutes*

Witness registration will open at 7:00am on Monday, August 23, 2021.

Witnesses are strongly encouraged to register as soon as possible.

The committee will hear public testimony on the following bills:

SB 1           Hughes | et al.                                        
Relating to election integrity and security, including by preventing fraud in the conduct of elections in this state; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses; providing civil penalties.

HB 20          Cain                                                  
Relating to censorship of or certain other interference with digital expression, including expression on social media platforms or through electronic mail messages.

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/?c=c090

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, 24 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.