| Vote Recommendation | Economic Freedom | Property Rights | Personal Responsibility | Limited Government | Individual Liberty |
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| Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral |
Relating to the procedures governing the prosecution of misdemeanor offenses in the jurisdiction of the justice and municipal courts.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
HB 3988 would make an attorney pro tem appointed by a justice or municipal court to represent the state, considered qualified to perform the duties of the office and entitle them to reasonable payment. It would also permit a court to order a law enforcement officer to take the fingerprints of a defendant charged with a family violence misdemeanor punishable by fine only before the final disposition of the case if they were not placed under arrest.
Texas Action is neutral on HB 3988.