Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Senate Criminal Justice Committee Bills & Legislation

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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.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1243

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the creation of the offense of improper contact with an adult victim of a criminal offense and providing certain rights to a victim and the victim's family regarding contact by an inmate or an inmate's representative.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB592

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the representation of indigent defendants in criminal cases.
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Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1549

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to nonsubstantive corrections in statutes to references to the Texas Youth Commission and Texas Juvenile Probation Commission.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1304

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to confidentiality, sharing, sealing, and destruction of juvenile records.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1298

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the selection and summons of prospective grand jurors.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1299

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to access to criminal history record information.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2880

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the criminal punishment for the threatened exhibition or use of a firearm in or on school property or on a school bus.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR50

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of pretrial release of a person accused of a noncapital offense if necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court and the safety of the community and the victim of the alleged offense.
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Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1617

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to authorizing certain real property transactions involving the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.
TX

Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB1530

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of a county clerk or district clerk to collect certain fees; imposing certain court fees.
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Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3116

Relating to the establishment of a task force to conduct a comprehensive study on best practice standards for the detention of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1332

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the availability of certain dates of birth under the public information law.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1927

Filed
2/3/23  
Out of House Committee
4/18/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a parent's right to intervene in the apprehension by a peace officer of a child for an emergency detention and certain requirements and restrictions applicable to an emergency detention.