HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES — NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE: Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
TIME & DATE: 10:00 AM, Thursday, May 28, 2026
PLACE: E2.016
CHAIR: Rep. Cole Hefner
The committee will meet to hear invited testimony only regarding:
Monitoring: Monitor the implementation and associated rulemaking of all legislation passed by the Committee and enacted by the 89th Legislature to ensure that legislative purposes are properly implemented, including the following:
• HB 33, relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies.
Authority of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement: Evaluate the statutory framework governing the creation and recognition of law enforcement agencies in Texas and the role of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement in that process. Review whether current law provides clear authority and standards for establishing new agencies employing licensed peace officers and identify any statutory gaps or inconsistencies.
Strengthening the Law Enforcement Workforce: Study workforce challenges affecting state and local law enforcement agencies, including recruitment, retention, moral injury, and training-pipeline barriers. Examine the operational impacts of staffing shortages and evaluate strategies to strengthen the law enforcement workforce, including financial support for
recruits during academy training, childcare and family-support solutions for officers, and other incentives to improve recruitment, retention, and public safety readiness.
Electronic public comment will be available for:
Implementation of HB 33
Authority of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
Strengthening the Law Enforcement Workforce.
Scheduled System Maintenance Notice: Please be aware that the online public comment portal and this posting will be unavailable beginning May 21st at 8:00 p.m. through May 26th at 7:00 a.m. due to scheduled system maintenance. Residents wishing to submit electronic comments are encouraged to do so before May 21st at 8:00 p.m. to ensure their comments are received. The portal will resume normal availability on May 26th at 7:00 a.m. and will remain open until 5:00 p.m. on May 29th.
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=c308
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/
NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS
Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.