HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Corrections 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Wednesday, May 5, 2021 

PLACE:       E2.026 
CHAIR:       Rep. Andrew Murr 

HB 2388        Sherman, Sr. | et al.
Relating to providing inmates with certain documents on release or discharge.

HB 2751        Meza                                                  
Relating to limitations on the use of administrative segregation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 2752        Meza | et al.                                         
Relating to a study on the impact of the use of administrative segregation on inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 4189        Allen                                                 
Relating to program accessibility for female inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 4214        Allen | et al.                                         
Relating to obtaining a occupational license while incarcerated

SB 48          Zaffirini                                             
Relating to conditions of community supervision for defendants convicted of certain criminal offenses involving animals.

SB 49          Zaffirini                                             
Relating to procedures regarding defendants who are or may be persons with a mental illness or intellectual disability.

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