HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Wednesday, April 9, 2025 

PLACE:       E2.030 
CHAIR:       Rep. Jeff Leach 

The Committee will hear invited testimony from the following:

Additional Agencies Under the Committee's Jurisdiction

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

The Committee will hear public testimony on the following bills:

HB 4011        Darby                                                 
Relating to the partition or voluntary sale of real property owned by certain cotenants; amending the Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act.

HB 2680        Lozano                                                
Relating to the liability of a pilot performing pilot services on Matagorda and Lavaca Bays.

HB 4325        Moody                                                 
Relating to the civil penalties for the offense of barratry.

HB 4327        Moody                                                 
Relating to wrongful death actions by siblings of a decedent.

HB 4944        Moody                                                 
Relating to the establishment of a grant program to provide financial assistance to counties for transportation assistance to indigent litigants.

HB 1761        Leach                                                 
Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, notice of certain reprimands, judicial compensation and related retirement benefits, and the reporting of certain judicial transparency information; authorizing an administrative penalty.

HB 4688        Leach                                                 
Relating to civil liability of a commercial motor vehicle owner or operator.

HB 3453        Bonnen                                                
Relating to the liability of nonprofit entities contracted with the Department of Family and Protective Services or a single source continuum contractor to provide foster care or adoption services.

HB 40          Landgraf                                              
Relating to the Business Court.

HB 1707        Landgraf                                              
Relating to the duties of the district attorney for the 70th Judicial District.

HB 4749        Landgraf                                              
Relating to reconstitution of the jury wheel and juror qualifications in certain counties.

HB 2322        Schofield                                             
Relating to the annual base salary from the state of a district judge.

HB 3647        Oliverson                                             
Relating to appeals from orders granting or denying a plea to the jurisdiction by a governmental unit in certain circumstances.

HB 4139        Zwiener                                               
Relating to the use of videography in relation to certain court proceedings.

HB 4081        Vasut                                                 
Relating to the sealing of certain documents alleged to contain trade secrets.

HB 2203        Bumgarner                                             
Relating to liability for land surveying services in or in connection with certain construction or services contracts.

HB 2100        Plesa                                                 
Relating to a no-evidence motion for summary judgment.

HB 4170        Hayes                                                 
Relating to venue in certain actions involving private transfer fees for real property.

HB 3104        McLaughlin                                            
Relating to the salary of bailiffs appointed by certain district courts in Webb County.

HB 4623        Little                                                
Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for certain injuries to students.

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.