Upcoming Interim Hearings

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See below for the upcoming interim legislative hearings. Hearing dates and times are subject to change. Please note that additional hearings dates may also be added at any time.

The standing committee hearings can be found at the following links: House | Senate

House

House Appropriations S/C on Strategic Fiscal Rev. & Fed. Relief Funds – 12/8/22 at 10:00 AM

The subcommittee will meet to consider the following agency reviews:

Texas Juvenile Justice Department
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission
Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board
Texas Water Development Board
Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Office of Public Utility Counsel
Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

Senate

Senate Criminal Justice – 12/9/22 at 10:00 AM

The committee will meet to hear invited and public testimony on the following interim charges:

Illegal Temporary License Plates: Examine and report on the relationship of the unlawful sale and use of temporary paper license plates with crimes related to human trafficking, drug trafficking, theft, and homicide.
Re-entry Programs for Inmates: Review current offender re-entry programs provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and county jails, and identify barriers to their success. Make recommendations to enhance successful programs to ensure adequate resources and support for released offenders.
Criminal Case Backlogs: Evaluate the current backlog of criminal cases. Consider and recommend ways to reduce delays and ensure timely resolution of cases, including an examination of methods developed by district attorneys, judges, and court administrators.
Public Safety: Examine the recent Harris County release from custody of hundreds of criminal defendants onto the streets without bond or review by a magistrate. Identify what caused this threat to public safety in Harris County and determine if it has occurred in any other counties in Texas. Make recommendations to ensure criminal defendants are timely brought before a magistrate for probable cause hearings and bond hearings, and that appropriate bond is set.

Senate State Affairs – 12/15/22 at 9:00 AM

The committee will hear invited and public testimony regarding the following interim committee charge:

Investment Practices: Study the investment practices of financial services firms and how those practices affect the state’s public pensions. Make recommendations to ensure the state’s public pension funds are not being invested to further political or social causes.

Agency Spotlight

Sunset Commission – 12/7/22 at 9:00 AM