HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Wednesday, March 17, 2021 

PLACE:       E2.014 
CHAIR:       Rep. Jeff Leach 

Public testimony will be limited to three (3) minutes per person.

HB 1495        Dutton                                                
Relating to the award of court costs and attorney's fees in certain actions challenging certain local laws or the failure of an officer of certain political subdivisions to perform certain acts.

HB 900         Huberty                                               
Relating to the liability of a landlord for damages resulting from the execution of a writ of possession in an eviction suit.

HB 1737        Moody                                                 
Relating to the reporting of depositions by court reporters and the deposition transcripts.

HB 1337        Krause                                                
Relating to priority of payment for certain electrical service claims against the estates of certain decedents.

HB 1418        Leach                                                 
Relating to civil liability and responsibility for the consequences of defects in the plans, specifications, or related documents for the construction or repair of an improvement to real property.

HB 1593        Leach                                                 
Relating to civil liability of a nursing facility resident's responsible payor for misappropriation of the resident's funds.

HB 1296        Metcalf                                               
Relating to the provision of certain notices in guardianship proceedings.

HB 1297        Metcalf                                               
Relating to service of process on institutions and organizations in certain probate proceedings.

HB 79          Murr                                                  
Relating to associate judges for guardianship proceedings and protective services proceedings in certain courts.

HB 228         Murr                                                  
Relating to the use of an electronic recording device to report proceedings before certain courts; authorizing fees.

HB 1078        Landgraf                                              
Relating to liability arising from farm animal activities.

HB 1578        Landgraf                                              
Relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases.

HB 1685        Cortez                                                
Relating to the use of an electronic recording device to report proceedings before a municipal court of record for the City of San Antonio.

HB 1374        Minjarez                                              
Relating to the confidential and privileged communications and records of victims of certain sexual assault offenses.

HB 1706        Neave                                                 
Relating to a specialty court program to provide victim services in sexual assault cases.

HB 167         Ortega                                                
Relating to common and public nuisances.

HB 1491        Dean                                                  
Relating to the liability of a rural or community hospital for a health care liability claim.

HB 1876        Schofield                                             
Relating to the annual base salaries of state judges and justices.

HB 1880        Schofield                                             
Relating to the annual base salary from the state of a district judge.

HB 674         Ramos                                                 
Relating to informing the public about the availability of provisions in protective orders, including provisions regarding pets and other companion animals.

HB 1675        Allison                                               
Relating to guardianships of wards with profound intellectual disabilities who are minors or were minors when their guardianship proceedings commenced.

HB 1071        Harris | et al.                                        
Relating to the presence of a qualified facility dog or qualified therapy animal in certain court proceedings.

HB 1831        Rogers                                                
Relating to annual continuing education requirements for certain court clerks.

HB 19          Leach                                                 
Relating to procedure, evidence, and remedies in civil actions.

Committee Substitute to HB 19

The Committee will discuss the committee substitute to HB 19, which will be posted at https://house.texas.gov/committees/committee/index.php?committee=C330 as soon as it is available.

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

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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/home?c=c330

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