HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:    Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence 

TIME & DATE:  9:00 AM, Tuesday, September 17, 2024 

PLACE:        E2.014 
CHAIR:        Rep. Jeff Leach 

 

The Committee will meet to consider and hear invited testimony only on the following interim charge:

 

Monitoring: Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee's jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 88th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended outcome of all legislation, including the following:

·       HB 19, relating to the creation of a specialty trial court to hear certain cases; authorizing fees;

·       HB 841, relating to certain judicial statistics and related information gathered by the Texas Judicial Council; and

·       HB 2384, relating to court administration, including the knowledge, efficiency, training, and transparency requirements for candidates for or holders of judicial offices.

 

Electronic public comments may be submitted for:

 

Implementation of HB 19

Implementation of HB 841

Implementation of HB 2384

 

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

 

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

 

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

 

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

 

 

 

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.