Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.
July 8, 2024
House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety CANCELED
Charge 1: Monitoring: Conduct active oversight of all associated rule making and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following:
HB 3290, relating to the next generation 9-1-1 service fund;
SB 602, relating to the law enforcement authority of federal border patrol agents.
Charge 2: Firearm Purchasing Fees: Examine existing firearm purchasing and transfer fees. Consider their efficacy and the impact of reducing or eliminating the fees.
- Gun Laws: Buying, Texas State Law Library, last updated June 18, 2024
- National Firearms Act Handbook, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, last reviewed July 9, 2019
Charge 3: Use of Less-Lethal Devices in Law Enforcement: Study the use of less-lethal devices in law enforcement encounters, including recent incidents, and their potential to reduce the risk of death or injury to officers and suspects. Consider methods to increase the use of less-lethal devices for the safety and benefit of all parties.
- Texas National Guard Is Shooting Pepper Balls to Deter Migrants at the Border, Texas Tribune, June 18, 2024
- Refining the Role of Less-Lethal Technologies: Critical Thinking, Communications, and Tactics are Essential in Defusing Critical Incidents, Police Executive Research Forum, February 2020
- Police Use of Force, Tasers and Other Less-Lethal Weapons, National Institute of Justice, May 2011
Charge 4: Communications Interoperability: Study the communications challenges of first responders and emergency personnel. Make recommendations, considering the need for a cross-agency communications upgrade or statewide interoperability plan, to increase reliable, available, and modern communications for public safety and emergency response purposes in communities across the state.
- NextGeneration Computing and Communication Hub for First Responders in Smart Cities, Sensors, April 8, 2024
- Feature Article: First Responders Need to Know They’ll Be Heard, Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, January 18, 2024
- PSCR (Public Safety Communications Research) Usability Results Tool: Voices of First Responders, National Institute of Standards and Technology, last updated January 2023
- 2023 Public Safety Communications Survey, Verizon Frontline, 2023
- Emergency Communications (plans, resources, and training to support emergency communications for first responders), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
- First Responder Network Authority, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
House Committee on State Affairs CANCELED
Charge: Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following:
HB 9, relating to the development and funding of broadband and telecommunications services;
HB 2555, relating to transmission and distribution system resiliency planning by and cost recovery for electric utilities;
HB 5174, relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium;
SB 1699, relating to electricity service in the ERCOT power region, including the participation of aggregated distributed energy resources in the ERCOT market;
SB 2627, relating to funding mechanisms to support the construction, maintenance, modernization, and operation of electric generating facilities; and
In addition to the above legislation, the Committee will also be considering the implementation of:
HB 1500, relating to the continuation and functions of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Office of Public Utility Counsel, and the functions of the independent organization certified for the ERCOT power region; increasing an administrative penalty.
July 9, 2024
House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Charge 1: Monitoring: Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 88th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following:
- HB 17, relating to official misconduct by and removal of prosecuting attorneys.
In addition to the above legislation, the committee will consider the implementation of:
HB 842, Relating to prohibiting the suspension of a person's driver's license or extension of the period of a driver's license suspension for certain driving while license invalid convictions; authorizing a fee.
HB 1826, Relating to the establishment of an organized retail theft task force.
HB 2897, Relating to the prosecution of the offense of theft of service.
HB 3956, Relating to the creation of DNA records for a person arrested for a felony offense and the expunction of DNA records in certain circumstances.
HB 4906, Relating to the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications by certain peace officers.
House Select Committee on Youth Health & Safety CANCELED
Charge 2: Behavioral Health Services for At-Risk Youth: Evaluate programs and services currently available to children and families that are either involved with, or at high risk for becoming involved with, the foster care and juvenile justice systems. Study the current barriers for accessing community-based behavioral health services for children with intense behavioral health needs, with an emphasis on ensuring that parents do not have to give up custody of children to gain access to services.
- Report on Outcomes of the Behavioral Health Partnership Program, As Required by Texas Education Code, Section 8.158(b), Texas Health and Human Services, January 2024
- All Texas Access Report, As Required by Texas Government Code §531.0222(e), Texas Health and Human Services, December 2023
- Annual Report to the Governor and Legislative Budget Board: Community Juvenile Justice Appropriations, Riders, and Special Diversion Programs, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, December 2023
- Texas Statewide Behavioral Health Strategic Plan: Progress Report – Fiscal Year 2023, As Required by the 2024-2025 General Appropriations Act, House Bill 1, 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (Article IX, Section 10.04(c)), Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council, December 2023
- Coordinated Statewide Behavioral Health Expenditure Proposal – Fiscal Year 2024, As Required by the 2024-25 General Appropriations Act, HB 1, 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (Article IX, Section 10.04), Statewide Behavioral Coordinating Council, September 2023
- Improving Behavioral Health Care for Youth Through Collaborative Care Expansion: Final Report, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute and The Commonwealth Fund, May 2023
- Interim Report to the 88th Texas Legislature (Charges – Juvenile Justice, Service Coordination), House Select Committee on Youth Health and Safety, January 9, 2023
- Behavioral Health Advisory Committee Fiscal Years 2021-2022 Annual Report, As Required by Title 1, Part 15, Texas Administrative Code, Section 351.807, Behavioral Health Advisory Committee, November 2022
- Texas Statewide Behavioral Health Strategic Plan, Featuring the Texas Strategic Plan for Diversion, Community Integration and Forensic Services – Fiscal Years 2022-2026, As Required by Chapter 531, Subchapter M-1, of the Texas Government Code, Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council, September 2022
