HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Wednesday, March 19, 2025 

PLACE:        E2.030 
CHAIR:        Rep. Jeff Leach 

The Committee will hear invited testimony from the following:

Court of Criminal Appeals

Additional Agencies Under the Committee's Jurisdiction

Public testimony may be limited to three (3) minutes per witness.

The Committee will hear public testimony on the following bills:

HB 170         Guillen | et al.                          
Relating to civil liability arising out of justified uses of or threats to use force or deadly force.

HB 865         Moody                                     
Relating to civil liability arising from a firearm hold agreement.

HB 748         Leach                                     
Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse committed against a child.

HJR 112        Frank                                     
Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right of parents to raise their children.

HB 1110        Shaheen                                   
Relating to a limitation on civil suits against persons reporting suspicious activity in good faith.

HB 1495        Morales, Eddie                            
Relating to the prohibited release of personal information collected during the jury selection process.

HB 786         Jones, Jolanda                            
Relating to justice court security in certain counties.

HB 1130        Isaac                                     
Relating to liability of a cavern entity for injuries arising from certain activities.

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=c330

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.