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HJR 4, 87th R.S.
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of a violent or sexual offense or of continuous trafficking of persons.

Last action: Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

Author: Kyle Kacal
Joint Author: Four Price | Stan Lambert | Andrew Murr
Sponsor: Joan Huffman
CoSponsor: Paul Bettencourt

Bill Analyses:
Committee Report (TLC)
Engrossed (Senate Research Center)
Committee Report (House Research Organization)

Conference Committee:

Conference Committee Report 
House Members: (appointed 05/27/2021) Kyle Kacal (Chair) | Terry Canales | David Cook | Joe Moody | Andrew Murr |

Senate Members: (appointed 05/27/2021) Joan Huffman (Chair) | Paul Bettencourt | Juan Hinojosa | Bryan Hughes | Jane Nelson |

Gubernatorial documents:

Speaker of the House documents:

Subjects:
Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual
Crimes--Capital Punishment
Criminal Procedure--Bail & Pretrial Release
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Minors--Crimes Against
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments

House Committee: Criminal Jurisprudence (Nicole Collier, Keith Bell, Jeff Cason, David Cook, Jasmine Crockett, Gina Hinojosa, Ann Johnson, Andrew Murr, Cody Vasut)
Minutes: April 6 2021 | April 29 2021
Senate Committee: Jurisprudence (Joan Huffman, Brandon Creighton, Juan Hinojosa, Bryan Hughes, Nathan Johnson)
Minutes: May 20 2021

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