SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Jurisprudence

TIME & DATE:  1:30PM, Wednesday, April 2, 1997

PLACE: E1.016

CHAIR: Senator Rodney Ellis

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To consider the following:


SB 318            Ellis
Relating to bonds and reports required of guardians of persons with
mental incapacities.

SB 867            Cain
Relating to residential construction liability.

SB 966            Nelson
Relating to the creation of two county criminal courts in Denton
County.

SB 1063            Carona
Relating to the creation of municipal courts of record in
Richardson.

SB 1094            Wentworth
Relating to the procedure for fixing a mechanic's, contractor's, or
materialman's lien on homestead property.

SB 1173            Duncan
Relating to additional officeholdings by municipal court judges.

SB 1176            Whitmire
Relating to the validity of certain devises or bequests.

SB 1314            Barrientos
Relating to creation of the County Court at Law Number 4 of Travis
County.

SB 1385            Haywood
Relating to the use of videoconferencing technology by the office
of the attorney general.

SB 1547            Ogden
Relating to the appointment and duties of criminal magistrates for
certain courts of Williamson County.

SB 1559            Wentworth
Relating to the sale of real property placed in the name of the
state as a result of a tax foreclosure sale.

SB 1689            Ellis
Relating to certain counties establishing alternative dispute
resolution systems for students.

SB 1864            Ellis
Relating to the powers of certain property owners' associations.

SJR 36            Duncan
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow municipal court
judges to hold more than one civil office of emolument.

HB 368            McCall / et al.          SP: Duncan
Relating to the statute of limitations for misappropriation of
trade secrets.

HB 506            Dutton                   SP: Luna, Gregory
Relating to a bill of review by a civil court.

HB 680            Turner, Bob              SP: Ogden
Relating to used fire control or fire rescue equipment donated to
or made available by the Texas Forest Service.

Pending business:


SB 507            Nixon, Drew
Relating to certain traffic law violations; providing penalties.

SB 808            Ratliff / et al.
Relating to limiting the liability of certain persons involved in
an issuance of securities by a small business.

SB 838            Duncan
Relating to authorizing the adoption of rules by the supreme court
for the coordination or consolidation of pretrial proceedings in
certain litigation.


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