Defendants; transportation order from correctional facility. [HB-1579]
Transportation order for defendant held in correctional facility. Requires the court or clerk, upon request of the attorney for the Commonwealth or counsel for the defendant, to issue a transportation order for a defendant to be brought to court from a correctional facility.
HB-1579: Defendants; transportation order from correctional facility.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeffrey Campbell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0479) on 03/13/2017
Appeal to Supreme Court; time frame for filing of petition. [SB-946]
Appeal to Supreme Court; time frame for filing of petition. Expresses the time frame within which petitions for appeal from a final judgment of a trial court or the State Corporation Commission to the Supreme Court shall be filed, currently expressed in months, in an equivalent number of days. As introduced, the bill is a recommendation of the Judicial Council.
SB-946: Appeal to Supreme Court; time frame for filing of petition.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Obenshain
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0651) on 03/20/2017
HB-429: Relating to increasing the punishment for an offense committed against a person because of the person's status as a peace officer, a firefighter, or emergency medical services personnel.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Metcalf
Read First Time on 02/20/2017
You have voted HB-429: Relating to increasing the punishment for an offense committed against a person because of the person's status as a peace officer, a firefighter, or emergency medical services personnel..
SB-93: Relating to prohibiting public funds from being used to enforce certain federal or international laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Hall
Read First Time on 01/24/2017
You have voted SB-93: Relating to prohibiting public funds from being used to enforce certain federal or international laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas..
SJR-8: Proposing a constitutional amendment denying bail to certain persons who are unlawfully present in the United States and are taken into custody for committing a felony.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Hall
Read First Time on 01/25/2017
You have voted SJR-8: Proposing a constitutional amendment denying bail to certain persons who are unlawfully present in the United States and are taken into custody for committing a felony..
Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant found incompetent. [SB-935]
Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant found incompetent. Removes the prohibition on inpatient psychiatric hospital admission for defendants who have already been ordered to receive treatment to restore their competency to stand trial. This bill incorporates SB 895 and is identical to HB 2462.
SB-935: Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant found incompetent.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0605) on 03/16/2017
You have voted SB-206: Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons; increasing a criminal penalty..
Procedure when aliens convicted of certain felonies; forms. [HB-1560]
Procedure when aliens convicted of certain felonies; forms. Requires an alienage determination made by a probation or parole officer to be submitted to the Central Criminal Records Exchange of the Department of State Police (Exchange) in a format approved by the Exchange. Current law requires the Exchange to provide reporting forms to the probation and parole officers.
HB-1560: Procedure when aliens convicted of certain felonies; forms.
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Krizek
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0084) on 02/20/2017
Criminal cases; delayed appeals, assignments of errors dismissed in part. [HB-1545]
Delayed appeals in criminal cases; assignment of errors dismissed in part. Provides that an appellant may file a motion for leave to pursue a delayed appeal in a criminal case in the Court of Appeals of Virginia when the appeal was dismissed, in whole or in part, for a failure to (i) initiate the appeal; (ii) adhere to proper form, procedures, or time limits in the perfection of the appeal; or (iii) file the indispensable transcript or written statement of facts, even if other parts of the appeal were refused on the merits. Under current law, an
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HB-1545: Criminal cases; delayed appeals, assignments of errors dismissed in part.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Collins
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0077) on 02/20/2017
Jurors; confidentiality of name and home address. [HB-1546]
Juror information; confidentiality. Limits to name and home address the personal information of a juror impaneled in a criminal case that the court may only regulate the disclosure of upon a showing of good cause, which includes a likelihood of bribery, tampering, or physical injury to or harassment of a juror. The bill limits the release of any additional personal information, defined in the bill as any information other than a name and home address, of a juror impaneled in a criminal case to the counsel of record in the case or a pro se defendant.
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HB-1546: Jurors; confidentiality of name and home address.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Collins
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0753) on 03/24/2017
HB-142: Relating to the creation of the offense of indecent assault, to judicial protection for victims of that offense, and to certain criminal acts committed in relation to that offense.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cindy Burkett
Placed On General State Calendar on 05/10/2017
You have voted HB-142: Relating to the creation of the offense of indecent assault, to judicial protection for victims of that offense, and to certain criminal acts committed in relation to that offense..
You have voted HB-58: Relating to the creation of a specialty court for certain first-time marihuana possession offenders; imposing a fee for participation..