Criminal Procedure

State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to prohibiting a person's waiver of a right to an expunction or to an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information with respect to a criminal offense. [HB-667] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to prohibiting a person's waiver of a right to an expunction or to an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information with respect to a criminal offense.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Canales Committee Report Sent To Calendars on 05/01/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a special bill of review to reform a final judgment of forfeiture of a bail bond. [HB-668] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to a special bill of review to reform a final judgment of forfeiture of a bail bond.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Canales Read First Time on 02/27/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the inclusion of a magistrate's name on certain signed orders. [HB-669] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to the inclusion of a magistrate's name on certain signed orders.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Juan Hinojosa Removed From Local & Uncontested Calendar on 05/24/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a credit toward payment of costs for a defendant confined in jail or other facility before sentencing. [HB-662] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to a credit toward payment of costs for a defendant confined in jail or other facility before sentencing.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Canales Read First Time on 02/27/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the release on bail of a defendant arrested following a violation of a condition of community supervision. [HB-664] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the release on bail of a defendant arrested following a violation of a condition of community supervision.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Canales Referred To Criminal Justice on 05/10/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain nonviolent misdemeanor offenses. [HB-666] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain nonviolent misdemeanor offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Canales Filed on 12/20/2016

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Sentencing guidelines; appeals. [HB-1655] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Sentencing guidelines; appeals. Allows a court's failure to file the required written explanation deviating from the discretionary sentencing guidelines to be reviewable on appeal, provided that the sentence imposed exceeded the maximum of the sentencing guidelines range by more than 12 months. The bill provides that the appellate court reviewing the sentence shall (i) determine whether there exists evidence of potential bias by the court that imposed the sentence and (ii) if such evidence is found, review the sentence for abuse of discretion.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John J. Bell Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of operation of unmanned aircraft over correctional facility or critical infrastructure facility. [HB-638] [Crime ] [Drones ] [Public Safety ] [Cybersecurity ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of operation of unmanned aircraft over correctional facility or critical infrastructure facility.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Daniel Workman Considered In Formal Meeting on 04/24/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to criminal liability for certain federal motor carrier safety regulation violations; creating a criminal offense. [HB-644] [Crime ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to criminal liability for certain federal motor carrier safety regulation violations; creating a criminal offense.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Larry Phillips Comte Report Filed With Committee Coordinator on 04/19/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Presentence report; waiver by defendant. [HB-1647] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Presentence report; waiver by defendant. Expands from guilty to guilty or nolo contendere the pleas for which a court is required to direct a probation officer to create a presentence report upon conviction for certain felonies. The bill provides that upon a conviction or plea agreement for such felonies, the defendant and the attorney for the Commonwealth may waive the presentence report.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. George M. Loupassi Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0045) on 02/17/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to require a court to provide notice to the attorney general of a challenge to the constitutionality of a state statute and authorizing the legislature to prescribe a waiting period before the court may enter a judgment holding the statute unconstitutional. [HJR-45] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to require a court to provide notice to the attorney general of a challenge to the constitutionality of a state statute and authorizing the legislature to prescribe a waiting period before the court may enter a judgment holding the statute unconstitutional.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Schofield Considered In Calendars on 05/05/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

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. [SB-339] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
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: Sen. Charles Perry Read First Time on 01/30/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Barrier crimes; clarifies individual crimes, criminal history records checks. [SB-1008] [Crime ] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ]
Criminal history records checks; barrier crimes. Clarifies the individual crimes that constitute a barrier for (i) individuals seeking employment at nursing homes, home care organizations, hospices, state facilities, and private providers licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, community services boards, behavioral health authorities, assisted living facilities, adult day care centers, children's welfare agencies, family day homes approved by family day systems, and children's residential facilities; (ii) applicants (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Emmett W. Hanger Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0809) on 04/05/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the amount of the fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine. [SB-342] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to the amount of the fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Perry Read First Time on 01/30/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the administration of educational programs for persons placed on community supervision for certain intoxication offenses. [SB-333] [Education ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the administration of educational programs for persons placed on community supervision for certain intoxication offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Royce West Read First Time on 01/30/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the eligibility of certain defendants for release on personal bond. [HB-608] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the eligibility of certain defendants for release on personal bond.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Harold V. Dutton Read First Time on 02/22/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Officer-involved shootings; model policy for investigations; disclosure of report. [SB-1000] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Officer-involved shootings; model policy for investigations; disclosure of report. Provides that an attorney for the Commonwealth shall disclose a report of his findings for any "officer-involved shooting" if no criminal charges are brought against a law-enforcement officer, or, alternatively, if charges are brought, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall issue a general statement disclosing the general purpose of bringing such charges or seeking an indictment. The bill directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services to develop a model policy (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mamie E. Locke Committee Substitute Printed To Lis Only 17104782d-s1 on 01/25/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the representation of a defendant in certain criminal proceedings in populous counties. [HB-609] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to the representation of a defendant in certain criminal proceedings in populous counties.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Harold V. Dutton Read First Time on 02/22/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a court's continuing jurisdiction to handle the disposition of a felony case. [HB-607] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to a court's continuing jurisdiction to handle the disposition of a felony case.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Canales Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/17/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the authority of a court to return certain fees to a person whose criminal record has been expunged. [SB-326] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the authority of a court to return certain fees to a person whose criminal record has been expunged.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Donald Blaine Huffines Referred To Criminal Jurisprudence on 04/18/2017

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