Innocence Commission Bill Set for Texas House of Representatives Vote on April 14

The Calendars Committee in the Texas House of Representatives has voted to send the bill to create an Innocence Commission to the floor of the Texas House for a vote on Thursday, April 14. It is HB 115 by Ruth McClendon and Pete Gallego. The vote in the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee on March 22 was 7 for, 1 against, and 1 absent. 

This was one of the issues we advocated for on the "Day of Innocence" and Statewide Lobby Day Against the Death Penalty on March 16.

HB 115

House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

The following are this session's House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee members, which includes 8 Democrats (including the chairman) and 3 Republicans.

Chair Pete Gallego - D (Voted yes for a moratorium in 2001)

Vice Chair Wayne Christian - R

Robert Miklos - D

Joseph Moody - D

Paula Pierson - D

Allen Fletcher - R

Terri Hodge - D

Carol Kent - D

Debbie Riddle - R

Allen Vaught - D

Hubert Vo - D