** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Criminal Jurisprudence
SUBCOMMITTEE: New Offenses and Changed Penalties 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Thursday, April 24, 2025 

PLACE:       E2.014 
CHAIR:       Rep. AJ Louderback 

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

HB 108         Plesa                                                 
Relating to the use of metal or body armor while committing an offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 1255        Toth | et al.                                         
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed by a professional who is required to report child abuse or neglect and against a child under the care of that professional.

HB 1509        Hickland                                              
Relating to the offense of failure to stop or report aggravated sexual assault of a child; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 1572        Campos                                                
Relating to mail theft and certain criminal offenses committed against an employee or contractor of a common carrier or delivery service delivering mail; increasing criminal penalties.

HB 1720        Gervin-Hawkins                                         
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of trespass in a facility housing an animal and to restitution for property damage resulting from that trespass.

HB 2113        Reynolds                                              
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of hindering the investigation or prosecution of certain sexual offenses committed against a child.

HB 2181        Shaheen                                               
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain conduct constituting the offense of solicitation of prostitution.

HB 2590        Olcott                                                
Relating to the punishment for the offense of indecent exposure.

HB 2593        Metcalf                                               
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of indecent assault against a disabled or elderly individual.

HB 3061        Oliverson | et al.                                     
Relating to enhancing the punishment for committing certain criminal offenses while disguised or masked.

HB 3167        Cook                                                  
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.

HB 3189        Kerwin | et al.                                        
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain conduct constituting the offense of trafficking of persons.

HB 3231        Kerwin | et al.                   Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 3425        Capriglione                                           
Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses involving the unlawful disclosure of a residence address or telephone number.

HB 4414        Alders                                                
Relating to certain criminal offenses involving mail or a mail receptacle key or lock; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

SB 20          Flores | et al.                   Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of possession or promotion of obscene visual material appearing to depict a child.

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

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Bills added after last posting:

HB 3231

SB 20

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