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HB 2096, 82nd R.S.
Relating to the filing of writs of habeas corpus in mental health cases.

Last action: Effective immediately

Author: Senfronia Thompson
Sponsor: Rodney Ellis

Session Law Chapter:
Acts 2011, 82nd R.S.,ch. 994, General and Special Laws of Texas

Signed legislation

Bill Analyses:
Engrossed (Senate Research Center)

Subjects:
Courts--Appellate
HABEAS CORPUS
Mental Health & Mental Retardation

House Committee: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence (Jim Jackson, Dwayne Bohac, Joaquin Castro, Sarah Davis, Will Hartnett, Tryon Lewis, Jerry Madden, Richard Pena Raymond, Connie Scott, Senfronia Thompson, Beverly Woolley)
Minutes: April 18 2011 | April 28 2011 | May 2 2011
Senate Committee: Criminal Justice (John Whitmire, John Carona, Rodney Ellis, Glenn Hegar, Juan Hinojosa, Joan Huffman, Dan Patrick)
Minutes: May 20 2011

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