SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Criminal Justice 

TIME & DATE:   8:30 AM, Tuesday, April 18, 2023 

PLACE:         E1.016 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator John Whitmire 

SB 435         Middleton | et al.
Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of certain evidence of a crime that resulted in the death of a person.

SB 726         Kolkhorst
Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for the offense of intoxication manslaughter in certain circumstances.

SB 760         LaMantia
Relating to taking a blood specimen from the body of a deceased person during an inquest.

SB 840         West
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault of certain hospital personnel.

SB 1248        Flores
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of smuggling of persons.

SB 1433        Hinojosa
Relating to procedures for the emergency detention of certain persons with mental illness.

SB 1516        King
Relating to the procedures for an application for a writ of habeas corpus and the issuance of the writ.

SB 1969        Bettencourt
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed on or near the premises of a day-care center, school, or postsecondary educational institution.

SB 2134        Miles
Relating to the use of telemedicine and telehealth services in the juvenile justice system.

SB 2479        Zaffirini
Relating to procedures regarding certain persons who are or may be persons with a mental illness or intellectual disability.

SB 2589        Schwertner
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of juveniles who commit certain felony offenses while committed to the custody of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and the waiver of jurisdiction and discretionary transfer of a child from a juvenile court to a criminal court; changing eligibility for community supervision.

SB 2593        Springer
Relating to a defense to prosecution for certain assaultive offenses involving the use or exhibition of a less-lethal projectile device by a peace officer.

Pending business

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