HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Criminal Jurisprudence 

TIME & DATE:  1:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 

PLACE:       E2.012 
CHAIR:       Rep. Nicole Collier 

HB 20          Murr | et al.
Relating to the release of defendants on bail.

HB 99          Toth | et al.                                         
Relating to the possession of two ounces or less of marihuana; authorizing a fee.

HB 169         Thompson, Senfronia | et al.                           
Relating to the criminal penalties for the possession of small amounts of Penalty Group 1 controlled substances and marihuana.

HB 198         González, Mary                                         
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of indecency with a child.

HB 439         Canales                                               
Relating to the criminal penalties for possession or delivery of marihuana and marihuana concentrate.

HB 441         Zwiener | et al.                                       
Relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain marihuana possession and drug paraphernalia possession offenses; imposing a fee.

HB 498         Wu                                                    
Relating to the prosecution of and penalties for possession of one ounce or less of marihuana.

HB 688         Dutton                                                
Relating to the extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in a capital murder case.

HB 818         Cole | et al.                                         
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of harassment; creating a criminal offense.

HB 834         Thompson, Senfronia | et al.                           
Relating to requiring the corroboration of certain testimony in a criminal case involving a controlled substance.

HB 854         Burns                                                 
Relating to the punishment for the offense of unlawfully carrying a handgun by a license holder.

HB 921         White                                                 
Relating to the release of defendants on bail.

HB 955         Dutton                                                
Relating to the release on bail of a person charged with a violation of parole or mandatory supervision.

HB 956         Dutton | et al.                                        
Relating to the places where certain knives are prohibited.

HB 1005        Leman | et al.                                         
Relating to the requisites of a bail bond given by certain defendants and to conditions of release on bond for certain defendants.

HB 1178        Crockett                                              
Relating to removing criminal penalties for the possession of drug paraphernalia under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

HB 1340        Leach | et al.                                         
Relating to the extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in certain capital felony cases.

HB 1609        Crockett                                              
Relating to the criminal penalties for possession of marihuana.

HB 2077        Reynolds                                              
Relating to bail proceedings and related duties of a magistrate in a criminal case.

HB 2327        Frullo                                                
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for operating a watercraft while intoxicated with a child passenger; changing the eligibility for deferred adjudication community supervision.

HB 2505        Smith | et al.                                         
Relating to the operation of a watercraft while intoxicated.

HB 2593        Moody | et al.                                         
Relating to the criminal penalties for the possession of certain tetrahydrocannabinols under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

HB 2684        Canales                                               
Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files and the issuance of orders of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain persons.

HB 2781        Johnson, Ann | et al.                                  
Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for an aggravated assault occurring as part of a mass shooting; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 4136        Collier                                               
Relating to automatic orders of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain misdemeanor defendants following successful completion of a period of deferred adjudication community supervision.

HJR 4          Kacal                                                 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail to an accused person if necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court and the safety of the community, law enforcement, and the victim of the alleged offense, and requiring the denial of bail to a person accused of capital murder or a sexual offense involving children under most circumstances.

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