HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence 

TIME & DATE:  9:00 AM, Monday, May 12, 2025 

PLACE:       E2.036 
CHAIR:       Rep. Jeff Leach 

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

SJR 27         Huffman | et al.                  Posting Rule Suspended
Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and the authority of the commission and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct.

SB 53          Zaffirini                         Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to certain notice and filing requirements in court proceedings involving persons with mental illness.

SB 311         Hughes                            Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to the writ power of the Texas Supreme Court.

SB 1164        Zaffirini | et al.                 Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to emergency detention of certain persons evidencing mental illness and to court-ordered inpatient and extended mental health services.

SB 2807        Hagenbuch                         Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to the considerations when determining whether an operator of a motor vehicle is an employee of a motor carrier or an independent contractor.

SB 1574        Zaffirini | et al.                 Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to a centers of excellence program developed by the Texas Judicial Council for certain justices and judges.

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/

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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.