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Committee advances bill requiring courts to hold post-restoration pretrial hearings within 14 days to curb competency backlogs
Summary
House Bill 305 would require courts to conduct the next pretrial hearing within 14 days after a defendant is restored to competency. Supporters said the change would reduce re‑hospitalizations, ease the forensic wait list and avoid repeated competency-restoration cycles caused by delayed hearings.
The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice advanced House Bill 305, which would require courts to schedule the next pretrial hearing within 14 days after a defendant is restored to competency, aiming to reduce repeated placements on the forensic wait list.
Senator Charles Perry (presenting the bill on behalf of Representative Hayes) and Senator Rodney Cook explained that Texas’ forensic wait list has…
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