Legislative Information

85th Legislative Session

Joint Interim Committee to Study State Judicial Salaries | September 28, 2018

• Invited Testimony
• Judicial Compensation Commission

Senate Criminal Justice | September 12, 2018

• Screening Assessment
• Competency Restoration Process
• Mental Health Assessments
• Guardianship, Mental Health, & Intellectual/Developmental Disability Committee Report and Recommendations

Senate State Affairs | September 10, 2018

• Court Costs Ruled Unconstitutional
• Criminal Court Costs List
• Civil Court Costs List
• Salinas v State
• SB 1913 Justice & Municipal
• SB 1913 District & County
• Indicators of Impact of Fines, Fees & Court Costs Legislation

House Criminal Jurisprudence | August 30, 2018

• Interim Charge 1
  • Supreme Court Harvey Orders
  • Harvey Impact on Criminal Cases
  • Texas Judicial Council Recommendations in response to Hurricane Harvey
• Interim Charge 7
  • Legislative Recommendations to Modernize Texas’ Pretrial System 
  • PRAISTX
  • PRAISTX Data Elements Checklist
  • Indicators of Impact of Fines, Fees & Court Costs Legislation

 LAR Joint Budget Hearing | August 30, 2018

• OCA Presentation on Exceptional Items Requested

House Select Committee on Opioids & Substance Abuse | August 7, 2018

• Opioids & Substance Abuse Testimony

Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools & School Security | July 24, 2018

• Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO) Senate Testimony
• Statutory Comparison

House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence | April 27, 2018

• Court Costs Ruled Unconstitutional
• Criminal Court Costs List
• Civil Court Costs List
• reSearchTX
• Emergency Orders and Extensions Issued Chart

House General Investigation & Ethics | March 29, 2018

• Campaign Finance Reform Report
• Texas Judicial Council Report (2010)
• Judicial Campaign Fairness Act

House Criminal Jurisprudence | February 27, 2017

• Invited Testimony

 Senate Finance | February 9, 2017

• 2017 OCA Senate Finance Exceptional Items
• Guardianship Compliance Project