HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    County Affairs 

TIME & DATE:  10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
Thursday, March 25, 2021 

PLACE:       E2.014 
CHAIR:       Rep. Garnet Coleman 

HB 2494        Metcalf
Relating to the election of emergency services commissioners in certain emergency services districts.

HB 774         Walle                                                 
Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate noise levels in residential areas; creating a criminal offense.

HB 775         Walle                                                 
Relating to the adoption of noise regulations by certain counties; creating a criminal offense; authorizing fees.

HB 1444        King, Phil                                            
Relating to qualifications of a sheriff or a candidate for sheriff.

HB 1213        Darby                                                 
Relating to court reporter costs incurred in a hearing or proceeding for the involuntary detention of a person with mental illness.

HB 1049        Harless                                               
Relating to the requirement for a deputy sheriff, reserve deputy sheriff, deputy constable, or reserve deputy constable to take an official oath.

HB 2610        Harless                                               
Relating to the deadline to begin a county fire code inspection in certain counties.

HB 537         Patterson                                             
Relating to the posting of required notice by a county on the county's Internet website.

HB 768         Patterson | et al.                                     
Relating to the requirement that certain governmental bodies make audio and video recordings of open meetings available on the Internet.

HB 604         Noble | et al.                                         
Relating to a microchip scan of animals in the custody of an animal shelter or releasing agency, including an animal rescue organization.

HB 1545        Cyrier                                                
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Commission on Jail Standards.

HB 1443        Lopez                                                 
Relating to county jailer training on interacting with veterans in the criminal justice system.

HB 2317        Coleman                                               
Relating to the inclusion of affordable housing as a qualifying project for public-private partnerships.

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