HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:    Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 

PLACE:       E2.014 
CHAIR:       Rep. Jeff Leach 

 

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

 

HB 2393        Davis                                                 
Relating to State Bar of Texas elections.

HB 3986        Guillen                                               
Relating to uncollectible fines, fees, and court costs in criminal actions and proceedings.

HB 3162        Martinez                                              
Relating to a certificate of merit in certain actions against certain licensed or registered professionals.

HB 2101        Anderson | et al.                                      
Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in McLennan County.

HB 2714        Hernandez | et al.                                     
Relating to implicit bias training for justices and judges of state courts, judicial officers, certain court personnel, and attorneys licensed to practice law in this state.

HB 1130        White                                                 
Relating to recovery in a civil action of damages attributable to excavation activities.

HB 1089        Reynolds                                              
Relating to the liability of governmental units under the Texas Tort Claims Act.

HB 3082        Krause                                                
Relating to Medicaid fraud actions.

HB 4166        Wu                                                    
Relating to persons considered to exercise certain constitutional rights for purposes of a motion to dismiss certain civil actions.

HB 3611        Leach                                                 
Relating to remotely conducting court proceedings in this state.

HB 3613        Leach                                                 
Relating to the exemption of certain personal property from garnishment, attachment, execution, or other seizure by creditors.

HB 3659        Leach | et al.                                         
Relating to liability for certain claims arising during a pandemic or other disaster or emergency.

HB 1162        Murr                                                  
Relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases.

HB 4267        Oliverson                                             
Relating to the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act of 1983.

HB 1959        Swanson                                               
Relating to the maintenance of records and charging of fees by a notary public; increasing the amount of certain fees.

HB 3340        Swanson                                               
Relating to the appeal of certain orders regarding dangerous dogs.

HB 3469        Hinojosa                                              
Relating to certain notice requirements and filing requirements in court proceedings involving persons with mental illness.

HB 4293        Hinojosa                                              
Relating to the creation of a court reminder program for criminal defendants.

HB 3293        Schofield                                             
Relating to the certificate of merit required for certain civil actions against certain licensed or registered professionals.

HB 3440        Schofield                                             
Relating to information a claimant must provide when bringing an action asserting an asbestos-related injury.

HB 2950        Smith                                                 
Relating to the composition of and actions transferred by the judicial panel on multidistrict litigation.

HB 3913        Ramos                                                 
Relating to continuing judicial training regarding family violence victims.

HB 2020        Gonzįlez, Jessica                                      
Relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases.

HB 1106        Dominguez                                             
Relating to the imposition of a supplemental court security fee on conviction of certain criminal offenses.

HB 3352        Fierro                                                
Relating to removing the word "alien" from certain laws.

HB 3966        Morales, Eddie                                         
Relating to the eligibility of certain retired or former district court judges for assignment as a visiting judge.

HB 4345        Jetton                                                
Relating to the authority and jurisdiction conferred to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

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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