Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Senate Criminal Justice Committee Bills & Legislation

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Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1191

Relating to an annual report concerning the number of inmates who have been in the conservatorship of a state agency responsible for providing child protective services.
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Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB977

Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that may be obscene or is otherwise harmful to children.
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Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB562

Relating to criminal or juvenile procedures regarding persons who are or may be persons with a mental illness or intellectual disability and the operation and effects of successful completion of a mental health court program.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1204

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the provision of services as an alternative to adjudication for certain children who engage in conduct in need of supervision or delinquent conduct and to a study on certain juvenile justice issues.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB556

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the release on parole of certain inmates convicted of an offense committed when younger than 18 years of age; changing parole eligibility.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB338

Filed
12/28/22  
Out of Senate Committee
4/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/20/23  
Out of House Committee
5/16/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the use of hypnotically induced statements in a criminal trial.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB483

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the retention of and the required disclosure under the public information law of certain complaints alleging official oppression.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1005

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the adoption of physical fitness programs and standards for law enforcement officers employed by the office of the attorney general.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4628

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of House Committee
5/3/23  
Voted on by House
5/10/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/19/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/22/23  
Governor Action
6/13/23  
Relating to the duties of law enforcement agencies, crime laboratories, and the Department of Public Safety following the performance of certain DNA profile comparisons.
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Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2669

Relating to the confidentiality of a child's criminal records related to certain misdemeanor offenses.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB521

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an employment termination report and other records submitted to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement by a law enforcement agency.
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Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2864

Relating to the governance and administration of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and to certain disclosures made in relation to the provision of funding for indigent defense services.
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Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB550

Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB536

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the punishment for burglary and theft of controlled substances.
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Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1005

Relating to the punishment for certain controlled substance possession offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; changing eligibility for community supervision.