** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Criminal Jurisprudence 

TIME & DATE:  10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 

PLACE:       E2.014 
CHAIR:       Rep. John Smithee 

Witness testimony may be limited to two (2) minutes.

HB 200         Buckley | et al.                                       
Relating to jury instructions regarding parole eligibility and the release on parole of certain inmates convicted of an offense committed when younger than 18 years of age; changing parole eligibility.

HB 413         Jones, Jolanda | et al.                                
Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial.

HB 525         Vasut | et al.                                         
Relating to a subpoena to compel the attendance of certain peace officers who are witnesses in a misdemeanor case punishable by fine only.

HB 867         Jones, Jolanda | et al.                                
Relating to the dismissal of a criminal case by the attorney representing the state.

HB 1418        Schatzline                                            
Relating to the use of in-custody informant testimony in a criminal trial.

HB 1604        Bucy                                                  
Relating to public access to criminal proceedings.

HB 1650        Canales                                               
Relating to a special bill of review to reform a final judgment of forfeiture of a bail bond.

HB 2333        Hopper | et al.                                        
Relating to certain statutes of limitations for criminal offenses, including the statutes of limitations for felony offenses relating to an election conducted in this state.

HB 2348        Capriglione                                           
Relating to the video recording of a deposition taken of the testimony of certain elderly or disabled persons in a criminal case.

HB 2458        Virdell | et al.                                       
Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of aggravated assault.

HB 2507        Leach                                                 
Relating to automatic orders of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain misdemeanor defendants following successful completion of a period of deferred adjudication community supervision.

HB 2594        Metcalf                                               
Relating to the venue for the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving theft.

HB 2698        Anchía                                                
Relating to the representation of certain indigent applicants for a writ of habeas corpus.

HB 2761        Johnson                                               
Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons and continuous trafficking of persons.

HB 3111        Perez, Mary Ann                                        
Relating to the search of certain wireless communications devices by a peace officer.

HB 3358        Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra                            
Relating to the definition of an emergency service provider for purposes of critical incident stress management and crisis response services.

HB 3362        Little                                                
Relating to grand jury proceedings; providing a punishment for contempt of court.

HB 3449        Canales                                               
Relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding.

HB 3477        Canales                                               
Relating to the expunction of all records and files related to a finding of criminal contempt by a court.

HB 3463        Walle                                                 
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of theft of service.

HB 3664        Smithee                                               
Relating to the training of prospective grand jurors and to grand jury proceedings.

HB 4075        Leach                                                 
Relating to change of venue in certain criminal cases involving a peace officer.

HB 4933        Curry                                                 
Relating to the disposition of a seized weapon belonging to a person who is not prosecuted or convicted for an offense involving the weapon.

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=c220

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/

Bills deleted after last posting:

HB 2895

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