Sent to the Governor!
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HB 1178 by Representatives Escobar (D-Kingsville) and McClendon (D-San Antonio), and carried by Senator Ellis (D-Houston) in the Senate - which ensures that defendants are informed about their right to a lawyer in criminal cases - has been Sent to the Governor! (See prior Grits coverage.)
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Key House Bills that Passed the Senate!
HB 1678 by Representatives Madden (R-Plano), Turner (D-Houston), Haggerty (R-El Paso), McReynolds (D-Lufkin), and Hochberg (D-Houston), and carried by Senator Whitmire (D-Houston) in the Senate - which strengthens probation to stop the costly and ineffective flow into prisons - passed the Senate on Monday, May 21, 2007, and was signed in the House! (See prior Grits coverage.)
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HB 3200 by Madden (R-Plano), and carried by Senator Whitmire (D-Houston) in the Senate - which gives probation departments incentives to utilize progressive sanctions programs by establishing a new funding formula - passed the Senate on Wednesday, May 23, 2007! (See prior Grits coverage.)
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HB 1121 by Representatives Anchia (D-Dallas), Peña (D-Edinburg), and Riddle (R-Houston), and carried by Senator Van de Putte (D-San Antonio) in the Senate - which ensures that police, prosecutors, and courts punish traffickers - passed the Senate on Wednesday, May 23, 2007, and was signed in the House today!
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HB 3736 by Representative McReynolds (D-Lufkin), and carried by Senator Hinojosa (D-McAllen) - which lowers parole caseloads to allow for better supervision - passed the Senate on Wednesday, May 23, 2007, and was signed in the House today!
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HB 431 by Representative Madden (R-Plano), and carried by Senator Whitmire (D-Houston) in the Senate - relating to the release of a defendant convicted of a state jail felony on medically recommended intensive supervision - passed the Senate on Wednesday, May 23, 2007, and was signed in the House today!
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HB 2103 by Representatives Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) and Gonzalez Toureilles (D-Alice), and carried by Senator Ogden (R-Bryan) in the Senate - relating to a pilot program to award scholarships to certain correctional officers enrolled at Sam Houston State University - passed the Senate on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 and signed in the House today!
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View House Committee on Appropriations S/C on Education report
More Bills that Passed the Senate!
HB 199 by Representatives Madden (R-Plano), Noriega (D-Houston), and Leibowitz (D-Helotes), and carried by Senator Whitmire (D-Houston) in the Senate - which creates a residential infant care program for mothers confined in TDCJ facilities - passed the Senate on Tuesday, May 22, 2007, and was signed in the House today! (See prior Grits coverage.)
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HB 47 by Representative Hodge (D-Dallas), and carried by Senator Hinojosa (D-McAllen) in the Senate - which would allow the provision of in-cell educational services to inmates in TDCJ ad seg units - passed the Senate on Tuesday, May 22, 2007, and was signed in the House today!
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HB 1111 by Representative Turner (D-Houston), and carried by Senator Uresti (D-San Antonio) in the Senate - relating to prohibitions on and reporting concerning medical, psychiatric, and other research on children committed to the Texas Youth Commission - passed the Senate on Tuesday, May 22, 2007!
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