HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Criminal Jurisprudence 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Tuesday, May 6, 2025 

PLACE:        E2.014 
CHAIR:        Rep. John Smithee 

Testimony may be limited to two (2) minutes.

SB 535         Huffman                                   
Relating to the admissibility of evidence regarding a victim's past sexual behavior in prosecutions of certain trafficking, sexual, or assaultive offenses.

SB 664         Huffman                                   
Relating to qualifications, training, removal, and supervision of certain masters, magistrates, referees, associate judges, and hearing officers.

SB 1019        Huffman | et al.                          
Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the adjudication of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed against a child or a person with a disability.

SB 1020        Huffman | et al.                          
Relating to personal bond offices, to the notification provided to a judge regarding tampering with an electronic monitoring device while released on bond or community supervision, and to the availability of certain information regarding a person required to submit to an electronic monitoring program or being supervised by a community supervision and corrections department.

SB 1120        Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | et al.           
Relating to rights of a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim in certain criminal cases involving family violence, sexual or assaultive offenses, stalking, or a violation of a protective order or condition of bond.

SB 1537        Zaffirini | et al.                        
Relating to the appointment of an interpreter in a criminal proceeding.

SB 1804        Alvarado | et al.                         
Relating to restitution and compensation paid to victims of certain offenses for tattoo removal related to the offense.

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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NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

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