Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
NOTE: This is archived committee information from the 83rd Legislative Session.
Committee Information
CHAIR
Royce West
VICE-CHAIR
José RodrÃguez
MEMBERS
Donna Campbell
John Carona
Sylvia R. Garcia
Kelly Hancock
CLERK:
Tiffany White
TEL:
(512) 463-0395
LOCATION:
Sam Houston Building, 350
Video/Audio — Archives
83rd Session Interim
83rd Regular Session
- May 17, 2013 — Audio only.
- May 16, 2013
- May 15, 2013 — Audio only.
- May 14, 2013
- May 7, 2013
- April 30, 2013
- April 23, 2013
- April 16, 2013
- April 9, 2013
- April 3, 2013 — Audio only.
- April 2, 2013
- March 26, 2013
- March 19, 2013
- March 12, 2013
- March 5, 2013
- February 26, 2013
- February 19, 2013
- February 5, 2013
Reports
The following reports are available for download:
- Senate Committee on Jurisprudence Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (11.3 MB, PDF format)
Interim Charges
- Monitor the implementation of Senate Bill 393 and Senate Bill 1114 and determine if any statutory changes are necessary to clarify the intent of this legislation. In addition, determine those school districts that have implemented the graduated sanctions envisioned by Senate Bill 393 and decide if any additional statutory changes are necessary to ensure that school districts are complying with its intent.
- Monitor the implementation of statewide electronic filing as mandated by the Texas Supreme Court to determine if any additional training or resources are needed by local jurisdictions. In addition, determine those jurisdictions that have imposed the local transaction fee, as created by House Bill 2302, to determine how it is being utilized and if its continued collection is necessary.
- Study and make recommendations on the feasibility of removing failure to attend school (Section 25.094, Texas Education Code) as a Class C misdemeanor offense and determine the feasibility of adjudicating juvenile truancy as a civil offense.
- Study and make recommendations on the availability and application of deferred adjudication, orders for non-disclosure, and expunctions. Study extending the use of expunction of criminal records history and non-disclosures to certain qualified individuals with low-level, non-violent convictions.
