Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Bills & Legislation

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB5019

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the timeline to submit a motion for a new trial to the Court of Criminal Appeals.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2446

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the criminal penalties for possession of marihuana.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB5075

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the timeline to submit a motion for a new trial to the Court of Criminal Appeals.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1717

Filed
3/7/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/30/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/12/23  
Out of House Committee
5/19/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of stalking.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2479

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/26/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/3/23  
Out of House Committee
5/11/23  
Voted on by House
5/24/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to procedures regarding certain persons who are or may be persons with a mental illness or intellectual disability.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SCR33

Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court decision Gideon v. Wainwright.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2593

Filed
4/3/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/19/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/26/23  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a defense to prosecution for certain assaultive offenses involving the use or exhibition of a less-lethal projectile device by a peace officer.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR172

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of House Committee
5/2/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3660

Filed
3/6/23  
Out of House Committee
4/20/23  
Voted on by House
5/1/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/18/23  
Governor Action
6/10/23  
Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of cruelty to nonlivestock animals under certain circumstances.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1970

Filed
3/8/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/17/23  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving a reckless driving exhibition or racing on a highway and to the forfeiture of contraband as a result of a reckless driving exhibition or racing on a highway.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4914

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to removing criminal penalties for possession of certain small amounts of controlled substances.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2527

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the duty of an attorney representing the state to disclose certain information regarding a defendant convicted of an offense.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1969

Filed
3/8/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/19/23  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed on or near the premises of a day-care center, school, or postsecondary educational institution.
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Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1941

Relating to the use of certain devices to train or control the behavior of an elephant; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1954

Relating to the penalty for certain offenders for possession of a small amount of certain controlled substances.