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Hot-button bills highlight first Senate Criminal Justice hearing

The Senate Criminal Justice Committee has a full plate today at its first meeting of the 81st Texas Legislature. Here's a brief description of bills that are up, including several sure to generate controversy:Pardon meRoyce West has a bill (SB 233) that would allow people with deferred adjudication to receive gubernatorial pardons, though this Governor's miserly use of his pardon power makes one skeptical this would have wide application.I want your bloodSB 261 by Robert Deuell would expand authority of police to coerce blood draws of DWI suspects when someone is taken to the hospital after an accident.Enhancements going to the dogsSB 554 by Chairman John Whitmire would expand the definition of dog fighting crimes to include possession of dog fighting equipment with intent to use it as such...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on March 17, 2009 (boomark / email).