HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence 

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

PLACE:       E2.030 
CHAIR:       Rep. Jeff Leach 

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

HB 5621        Dutton                                                
Relating to the jurisdiction of district and county attorneys to prosecute certain consumer protection violations.

HB 4904        Guillen                                               
Relating to civil liability of property owners relating to motorcycle training courses.

HB 5067        Leach                                                 
Relating to the jurisdiction of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals.

HB 5076        Leach                                                 
Relating to vicarious liability for certain medical care.

HB 5081        Leach                                                 
Relating to the protection of personal identifying information of certain persons in the judicial system; creating a criminal offense.

HB 5354        Leach                                                 
Relating to the information reported by prosecuting attorneys to the Texas Judicial Council.

HB 4862        Longoria                                              
Relating to business organizations.

HB 3847        Canales                                               
Relating to certain construction defect litigation.

HB 4088        Bonnen                                                
Relating to the qualifications for jury service and the establishment of a juror mental health services reimbursement program.

HB 4157        Bonnen                                                
Relating to liability protections for commercial space flight and exploration.

HB 2966        Meyer                                                 
Relating to the award of attorney's fees in an action involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights.

HB 2287        Oliverson                                             
Relating to liability of judges and magistrates for the improper release on personal bond of defendants accused of committing certain felony offenses.

HB 4203        Swanson                                               
Relating to education requirements for notaries public; providing a civil penalty.

HB 4803        Spiller                                               
Relating to the creation of offices of District Attorney for the Northeast Texas, Central Texas, Southeast Texas, and South Texas Regions and the powers and duties of and related to such officers.

HB 4737        Bhojani                                               
Relating to the application processing time for admission to practice law in this state without examination for an attorney licensed to practice law in another state.

HB 5093        Bhojani                                               
Relating to disclosure under the public information law of certain contact information of a notary public that is maintained by the secretary of state.

HB 783         Lalani                                                
Relating to civil liability for online impersonation.

HB 5411        Hayes                                                 
Relating to the financial disclosure requirements for judges receiving contributions from parties involved in cases they preside over.

HB 4281        McQueeney                                             
Relating to a civil cause of action for fraudulent crowdfunding.

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/

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

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