HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Homeland Security & Public Safety 

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

PLACE:       E2.030 
CHAIR:       Rep. James White 

The Committee will meet to hear the following bills, in no particular order, and with a two-minute time limit:

HB 54          Talarico | et al.                                      
Relating to prohibiting law enforcement departments from contracting with television crews to create reality shows.

HB 88          Thompson, Senfronia | et al.                                   
Relating to interactions between law enforcement and individuals detained or arrested on suspicion of the commission of criminal offenses, witnesses to the commission of those offenses, and other members of the public, to peace officer liability for those interactions, and to the confinement, conviction, or release of detained or arrested individuals.

HB 127         Ortega                                                
Relating to the unlawful carrying of certain firearms; creating a criminal offense.

HB 323         King, Phil                                            
Relating to a law enforcement agency accreditation grant program.

HB 788         Geren                                                 
Relating to the eligibility of emergency service dispatchers to participate in a public safety employees treatment court program.

HB 830         Thompson, Senfronia | et al.                           
Relating to law enforcement policies regarding the issuance of citations for misdemeanors punishable by fine only and to a limitation on the authority to arrest a person for certain fine-only misdemeanors.

HB 918         Leman | et al.                                         
Relating to a license to carry a handgun for certain young adults who are protected under certain court orders related to family violence.

HB 1039        Goodwin                                               
Relating to the duties of the Department of Public Safety, peace officers, officers of the court, and licensed firearms dealers with respect to the possession or use of a suspended, revoked, or expired license to carry a handgun; creating a criminal offense.

HB 1069        Harris | et al.                                        
Relating to the carrying of a handgun by certain first responders.

HB 1094        Oliverson | et al.                                     
Relating to authorizing certain persons to carry a handgun without a license.

HB 1238        Biedermann | et al.                                    
Relating to provisions governing the carrying of a firearm by a person who is not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing the firearm and to other provisions related to the carrying, possessing, transporting, or storing of a firearm.

HB 1396        White                                                 
Relating to law enforcement agencies and policies and procedures affecting peace officers.

HB 1758        Krause                                                
Relating to the operation and use of an unmanned aircraft; creating a criminal offense.

HB 1911        White | et al.                                         
Relating to provisions governing the carrying of a handgun by certain unlicensed persons and to other provisions related to the carrying, possessing, transporting, or storing of a firearm; providing criminal penalties.

HB 1927        Schaefer                                              
Relating to the carrying of a firearm by a person 21 years of age or older and who is not otherwise prohibited from possessing the firearm and to criminal offenses otherwise related to the carrying of a firearm; creating criminal offenses.

HB 2343        Geren                                                 
Relating to the purchase of food and beverages by the Department of Public Safety for certain persons.

HB 2462        Neave | et al.                                         
Relating to a forensic medical examination occurring with respect to a sexual assault reported to a law enforcement agency.

HB 2555        Neave | et al.                                         
Relating to evidence included in the statewide electronic tracking system for evidence of a sexual assault or other sex offense and to a report on the status of evidence in that system.

HB 2675        Guillen                                               
Relating to a license to carry a handgun for a person who is at increased risk of becoming a victim of violence.

HB 2677        Bonnen                                                
Relating to the name of the statewide alert system for certain missing adults.

HB 2733        Tinderholt                                            
Relating to defendants restricted to the operation of a vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device or required to submit to alcohol monitoring and establishing a central database of those defendants.

HB 2900        Hefner | et al.                                        
Relating to provisions governing the carrying of a firearm by a person who is not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing the firearm and to other provisions related to the carrying, possessing, transporting, or storing of a firearm; making conforming changes.

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=c420

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