Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Senate Criminal Justice Committee Bills & Legislation

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Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB691

Relating to suspension of a driver's license for persons convicted of certain misdemeanor drug possession offenses.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB677

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the creation of a task force to identify opportunities for academic credit and industry recognition for inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB549

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to penalties for engaging in organized criminal activity.
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Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1366

Relating to airport police forces and security vehicles, including the authority to commission peace officers and the rights, privileges, and duties of those officers.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1203

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the issuance of subpoenas or certain other court orders with respect to an online service provider in the investigation or prosecution of certain criminal offenses.
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Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1424

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to increasing penalties for defendants convicted of the manufacture or delivery of certain controlled substances.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1267

Filed
2/27/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/26/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/3/23  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of operation of a stash house; increasing a criminal penalty.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB1318

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the appointment of counsel to represent certain youths and indigent defendants.
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Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1401

Relating to a procedure in a justice or municipal court for rendering certain judgments and sentences.
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Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1491

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the publication of confidential criminal and juvenile justice records of certain juveniles; providing civil penalties.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3786

Filed
3/7/23  
Out of House Committee
5/8/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the enforcement of the rights of crime victims.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB616

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the prosecution of and the punishment for the offense of burglary committed while evading arrest or detention.
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Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB589

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the award of diligent participation credit to defendants confined in a state jail felony facility.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2812

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on security patrol vehicles.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2804

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the emergency scheduling of certain controlled substances for the purpose of the prosecution and punishment of certain offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; expanding the application of certain criminal offenses.