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    County Issues Newsletter | Febuary 14, 2025

    News Article | February 14, 2025

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    H55 by Rep. Craddick – Relating to the period within which the Texas Juvenile Justice Department must accept custody of a person committed to the department and to the consequences for the failure of the department to accept custody of the person within that period. (See companion bill below, S68.)

    H378 by Rep. Virdell – Relating to municipal and county regulation of certain electric energy storage.

    H463 by Rep. Jones, V – Relating to the manufacture, transportation, storage, and disposal of new and scrap tires; authorizing a fee.

    H674 by Rep. Kerwin – Relating to the production, sale, and use of certain agricultural products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); creating a criminal offense. (See companion bill below, S86.)

    H795 by Rep. Anchia – Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain conduct constituting the offense of dog fighting or the offense of cockfighting.

    H287 by Rep. Oliverson – Relating to liability of judges and magistrates for the improper release on personal bond of defendants accused of committing certain felony offenses.

    H519 by Rep. Holt – Relating to disclosure required to record an instrument conveying real property.

    H637 by Rep. DeAyala – Relating to the practice and procedures for summoning prospective grand jurors and petit jurors and the exemption of certain persons from a grand jury and petit jury service, authorizing a fee.

    S68 by Sen. Sparks – Relating to the period within which the Texas Juvenile Justice Department must accept custody of a person committed to the department and to the consequences for the failure of the department to accept custody of the person within that period.

    S81 by Sen. King – Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency.

    S08 by Sen. West – Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of a machine gun or a machine gun conversion device.

    S86 by Sen. Sparks – Relating to the production, sale, and use of certain agricultural products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); creating a criminal offense.

    S124 by Sen. Huffman – Relating to discovery in a criminal case.

    S186 by Sen. Hughes – Relating to oversight of certain election procedures by the secretary of state.

    SJR 1 by Sen. Huffman – Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail for an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a felony.

    SJR 5 by Sen. Huffman – Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under limited circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons.