SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Jurisprudence 

TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 

PLACE:         E1.016 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Joan Huffman 

Overflow provided in E1.012

The committee will consider the following business:

SB 232         Johnson                
Relating to service of expert reports for health care liability claims.

SB 295         Perry                  
Relating to the confidential and privileged communications and records of victims of certain sexual assault offenses.

SB 312         Huffman                
Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of improper sexual activity with a person in custody; increasing a criminal penalty.

SB 335         Johnson                
Relating to retention and preservation of toxicological evidence of certain intoxication offenses.

SB 495         Kolkhorst              
Relating to certain rights of crime victims.

SB 567         Huffman                
Relating to the powers and duties of a domestic relations office.

SB 615         Zaffirini              
Relating to probate and guardianship matters and proceedings and other matters involving probate courts.

SB 766         Huffman                
Relating to requiring sexually oriented businesses to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify; creating a criminal offense.

SB 907         Perry                  
Relating to the application for and issuance of a marriage license through the use of remote technology.

SB 985         Buckingham             
Relating to reports by the Public Utility Commission of Texas on the ability of electric generators to respond to abnormal weather conditions.

SB 1054        Huffman                
Relating to mandatory conditions of community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision concerning certain searches.

SB 1055        Huffman                
Relating to motor vehicle accidents involving a pedestrian or other vulnerable road user within the area of a crosswalk; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1056        Huffman                
Relating to criminal liability for reporting false information to draw an emergency response; creating an offense.

SB 1129        Zaffirini              
Relating to guardianships, alternatives to guardianship, and supports and services for incapacitated persons.

SB 1252        Hall                   
Relating to an annual audit of the independent organization certified for the ERCOT power region.

SB 1371        Huffman                
Relating to the reporting of certain incidents of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking at certain public or private institutions of higher education.

SB 1821        Huffman                
Relating to contingent fee contracts for legal services.

Public testimony will be limited to 2 minutes. If submitting written

testimony, please provide 20 copies to the committee clerk with your name

and the bill number on each copy.

To protect the health and safety of members, staff and the public, the

Senate Jurisprudence Committee will strictly follow all Senate

rules relating to the pandemic, including the requirement for a negative

COVID-19 test to enter the hearing room.

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