HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Corrections 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Wednesday, April 16, 2025 

PLACE:       E1.014 
CHAIR:       Rep. Sam Harless 

***

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

***

HB 1826        Bowers | et al.                                        
Relating to depression screenings for certain women in county jail or in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 2854        Anchía | et al.                                        
Relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits.

HB 3006        Canales                                               
Relating to the purchase and installation of climate control systems at facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 4614        Harless                                               
Relating to the licensing and regulation of state correctional officers; requiring an occupational license.

HB 5261        Cunningham                                            
Relating to designating the Windham School District to provide postsecondary education to inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 5639        Garcia, Josey                                         
Relating to a veteran housing program established by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

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=c200

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.