Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Senate Criminal Justice Committee Mar 7th, 2023

Meeting Video(s)

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Criminal Justice (Part II) Mar 7th, 2023 1 of 2

Senate Criminal Justice Committee

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Criminal Justice (Part I) Mar 7th, 2023 2 of 2

Senate Criminal Justice Committee

Bills on the Agenda

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Texas Senate Bill SB287

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of terroristic threat.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB402

Filed
1/12/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/9/23  
Voted on by Senate
3/15/23  
Out of House Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the preference given by trial courts to hearings and trials for murder and capital murder offenses.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1319

Filed
2/28/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/9/23  
Voted on by Senate
3/15/23  
Out of House Committee
5/4/23  
Voted on by House
5/11/23  
Governor Action
5/24/23  
Relating to the reporting of certain overdose information and the mapping of overdoses for public safety purposes.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB645

Filed
1/27/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/9/23  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the designation of fentanyl poisoning for purposes of the death certificate and to the criminal penalties for certain controlled substance offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1004

Filed
2/17/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/9/23  
Voted on by Senate
3/20/23  
Out of House Committee
4/27/23  
Voted on by House
5/2/23  
Governor Action
5/15/23  
Relating to creating the criminal offense of tampering with an electronic monitoring device and to certain consequences on conviction of that offense.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1318

Filed
2/28/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/27/23  
Voted on by Senate
3/29/23  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the release of defendants on bail, the duties of a magistrate in certain criminal proceedings, and the notice provided by peace officers to adult victims of family violence.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR44

Filed
2/13/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/9/23  
Voted on by Senate
3/20/23  
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons and requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court as required and the safety of the community, law enforcement, and the victim of the alleged offense.