** REVISION **
SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice
TIME & DATE: 2:15PM or upon adjournment
Friday, May 14, 1999
PLACE: Senate Chamber
CHAIR: Senator Kenneth Armbrister
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I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Consideration of the Following:
HB 163 Chisum / et al. SP: Bivins
Relating to the offense of possession of a controlled substance or
dangerous drug in a correctional facility.
HB 243 West, George "Buddy" SP: Gallegos
Relating to authorizing peace officers to administer certain oaths.
HB 244 West, George "Buddy" SP: West, Royce
Relating to a requirement that inmates of the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice participate in work and educational programs.
HB 245 Gallego SP: Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the procedures for determining whether a defendant
sentenced to death is incompetent for purposes of execution.
HB 302 Wise SP: Jackson
Relating to mandatory restitution in offenses involving the
abduction of or interference with the custody of children.
HB 435 Turner, Bob SP: Armbrister
Relating to the punishment for certain theft committed against
elderly individuals.
HB 628 Hope SP: Shapiro
Relating to the creation of the offense of failing to stop or
report the aggravated sexual assault of a child.
HB 943 Tillery SP: West, Royce
Relating to regulation of the use of laser pointers; providing a
criminal penalty.
HB 947 Palmer SP: Harris
Relating to the criminal penalty for a violation of law relating to
the regulation of fireworks.
HB 998 Farrar SP: Jackson
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of burglary.
HB 1140 Thompson SP: Armbrister
Relating to notice to voter registrars concerning persons convicted
of a felony.
HB 1153 Puente SP: Wentworth
Relating to the placement of a child in a county detention facility
as a condition of probation.
HB 1321 King, Phil SP: Harris
Relating to the authority of a magistrate to impose certain
reasonable conditions of bond and to revoke a bond for violation of
one of those conditions.
HB 1428 Staples SP: Shapiro
Relating to the prosecution of and the punishment for the offense
of unlawful restraint.
HB 1798 King, Phil SP: Harris
Relating to the prosecution of theft of services provided at
certain service establishments.
HB 1802 Eiland SP: Jackson
Relating to an affirmative defense to certain gambling offenses
committed on an ocean-going vessel.
HB 1896 Keel SP: Barrientos
Relating to the compensation of criminal law magistrates in Travis
County.
HB 1907 Gutierrez SP: Lucio
Relating to the limited law enforcement authority of certain agents
or officers of the government of the United States.
HB 2023 Carter SP: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Relating to the authority of the Commission on Law Enforcement
Officer Standards and Education to employ and commission peace
officers.
HB 2125 Reyna, Elvira SP: Carona
Relating to creating the offense of stealing or receiving a stolen
check or sight order.
HB 2765 Moreno, Joe SP: Lucio
Relating to amending the law regarding determinations of mental
competency in the prosecution of criminal cases to correct certain
references to other laws.
HB 2825 Isett SP: Bernsen
Relating to the definitions of various types of weapons for the
purposes of criminal prosecutions and to a defense to prosecution
for certain weapon offenses.
HB 2871 Capelo SP: Armbrister
Relating to the funding and construction of post-adjudication
facilities for certain children.
HB 3215 McCall SP: Shapiro
Relating to the methods by which the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice and the Texas Youth Commission obtain samples or specimens
for the purpose of creating a DNA record.
HB 3229 Capelo SP: Armbrister
Relating to the property, items, persons, or contraband subject to
seizure under a search warrant.
HB 3324 Gallego SP: Carona
Relating to the provision of certain services to claimants under
the compensation to victims of crime fund.
HB 3355 Staples SP: Duncan
Relating to the responsibility for transporting certain juvenile
offenders.
HB 3457 Hinojosa SP: Armbrister
Relating to the renewal of certain bail bondsman licenses.
HB 3488 Dunnam SP: Armbrister
Relating to requiring a court to admonish certain defendants
entering a plea of guilty or nolo contendere of the sex offender
registration requirements.
HB 3765 Gallego SP: Armbrister
Relating to the rights of crime victims and to the rights of
victims of delinquent conduct committed by a child.
Pending Business:
HB 1968 Van de Putte SP: Madla
Relating to the powers and duties of peace officers commissioned by
certain hospital districts.
HB 2111 Bonnen SP: Armbrister
Relating to the punishment of certain individuals convicted of
third degree felonies.
HB 2734 Cook SP: Armbrister
Relating to the filing of an affidavit supporting a criminal charge
based on the use of a check or similar sight order.
IV. Other Business
V. Adjourn
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BILLS DELETED AFTER LAST POSTING:
HB 2346