Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Bills & Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2000

Filed
1/22/25  
Out of House Committee
4/3/25  
Voted on by House
4/17/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1980

Filed
3/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of assault committed against certain public servants and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those public servants.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB955

Filed
1/28/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2798

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain statutes of limitations for criminal offenses, including the statute of limitations for certain fraud offenses.
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Texas Senate Bill SB9

Filed
2/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
2/13/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the release of defendants on bail, the duties of a magistrate in certain criminal proceedings, the regulation of charitable bail organizations, pretrial intervention programs, and the notice provided by peace officers to victims of family violence, stalking, harassment, or terroristic threat.
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Texas House Bill HB3166

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment and to victims' rights regarding a motion to grant a commutation.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1704

Filed
2/27/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/5/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain rights of crime victims and witnesses and associated persons and to victim impact statements.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1019

Filed
1/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the adjudication of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed against a child or a person with a disability.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB353

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by House
5/1/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1720

Filed
1/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of trespass in a facility housing an animal and to restitution for property damage resulting from that trespass.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2595

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of harassing, intimidating, or threatening another person while concealing identity with a mask or other headgear.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1278

Filed
2/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/5/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB127

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the offense of failure to report child abuse or neglect by certain professionals and the statute of limitations for that offense; harmonizing other statute of limitations provisions.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1833

Filed
3/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/5/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the use of a social media platform in furtherance of an offense involving the delivery of a controlled substance; increasing criminal penalties.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB166

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
4/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to committing the criminal offense of endangering a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual by engaging in certain conduct involving a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.