The Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence will hear invited
testimony only on the following interim charges:
Monitoring: Monitor the agencies and programs under the
Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant
legislation passed by the 88th Legislature.
The committee will consider the implementation of:
HB 6, Relating to the designation of fentanyl poisoning
or fentanyl toxicity for purposes of the death certificate and to the
criminal penalties for certain controlled substance offenses; increasing a
criminal penalty.
HB 611, Relating to the creation of the criminal offense
of unlawful disclosure of residence address or telephone number.
HB 1221, Relating to authorizing the comptroller to
release a reported owner’s unclaimed property to the owner’s crime victim in
certain circumstances and payment by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
of certain amounts owed by an inmate.
HB 1442, Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal
conduct involving a reckless driving exhibition or racing on a highway and to
the forfeiture of contraband as a result of a reckless driving exhibition.
Protecting Survivors Against Crimes of Abusers: Examine
the shift in criminalization of children by human traffickers into other
criminal enterprises, such as aggravated robbery, as well as the Texas Penal
Code definition of “duress” as an affirmative defense for survivors of human
trafficking and domestic violence. Make recommendations to prevent the
criminalization of survivors of human trafficking and domestic violence for
the crimes of their abusers.
Electronic public comments may be submitted for: