HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Corrections 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Wednesday, April 30, 2025 

PLACE:       E1.014 
CHAIR:       Rep. Sam Harless 

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Public testimony may be limited to (2) minutes per witness.

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HB 1826        Bowers | et al.                                        
Relating to depression screenings for certain women in county jail or in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 1969        Collier                                               
Relating to providing inmates with certain documents on release or discharge; changing a fee.

HB 2708        Allen                                                 
Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.

HB 2729        Dutton                                                
Relating to the admissibility of hearsay evidence in a hearing for a person charged with a violation of a condition of release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 3618        Troxclair                                             
Relating to certain searches of female inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 4515        Cook                                                  
Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.

HB 4764        Jones, Venton                                         
Relating to an annual report on the use of administrative segregation in facilities operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

SB 1021        Huffman                                               
Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision of a person convicted of stalking and to the offense of improper contact with the person's victim.

SB 1610        Perry | et al.                                         
Relating to sexually violent predators, to the Texas Civil Commitment Office, and to the prosecution of the offense of harassment by sexually violent predators and other persons confined in certain facilities; amending certain sex offender registration requirements; increasing criminal penalties.

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=c200

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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NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

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