HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Corrections 

TIME & DATE:  10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess
Thursday, March 16, 2017 

PLACE:        E2.014 
CHAIR:        Rep. James White 

HB 1426        Allen
Relating to the issuance of a certificate of relief from collateral consequences to persons convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for certain offenses.

HB 618         Leach                    
Relating to certain notices and information about certain releasees from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice that are provided to or made accessible to criminal justice agencies.

HB 342         Canales                  
Relating to notice provided to a court regarding certain defendants placed on state jail felony community supervision.

HB 664         Canales                  
Relating to the release on bail of a defendant arrested following a violation of a condition of community supervision.

HB 183         Dutton                   
Relating to the consequences of successfully completing a period of deferred adjudication community supervision.

HB 821         Shaheen                  
Relating to the solicitation of pen pals by certain inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 117         White | et al.           
Relating to ethyl alcohol monitoring as a condition of community supervision for certain intoxication offenses; authorizing the imposition of costs.

HB 1421        Johnson, Jarvis          
Relating to the creation of the office of independent oversight ombudsman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

     The Committee will meet to consider new Bills and may consider pending business.

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