Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Senate Criminal Justice Committee Bills & Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1936

Filed
3/5/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/10/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/16/25  
Out of House Committee
5/19/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the definition of an abuse unit for certain controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1828

Filed
1/13/25  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by House
5/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to legislative leave for correctional officers employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
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Texas House Bill HB75

Filed
3/5/25  
Out of House Committee
5/13/25  
Voted on by House
5/16/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings.
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Texas House Bill HB413

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
5/6/25  
Voted on by House
5/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial.
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Texas House Bill HB1445

Filed
11/21/24  
Out of House Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by House
4/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/21/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the compensation of counsel appointed to provide representation and services to indigent individuals in criminal and juvenile proceedings.
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Texas House Bill HB2282

Filed
1/30/25  
Out of House Committee
4/25/25  
Voted on by House
5/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/21/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the amount of the reimbursement fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine.
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Texas House Bill HB5667

Filed
4/8/25  
Out of House Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by House
5/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/21/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the chairman of the juvenile board of Parker County.
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Texas House Bill HB1465

Filed
11/25/24  
Out of House Committee
4/17/25  
Voted on by House
5/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/14/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/16/25  
Governor Action
5/29/25  
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of invasive visual recording and the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that offense.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB5238

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of House Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by House
5/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/14/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/16/25  
Governor Action
5/29/25  
Relating to the criminal offense of disrupting a meeting or procession.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2596

Filed
2/7/25  
Out of House Committee
4/9/25  
Voted on by House
4/23/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/14/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/16/25  
Governor Action
5/29/25  
Relating to the issuance of certain protective orders for certain burglary offenses.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2570

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/28/25  
Out of House Committee
5/12/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a legal justification for the use of force with a less-lethal force weapon by a correctional facility guard or a peace officer.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2073

Filed
1/24/25  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by House
5/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain violations of certain court orders or conditions of bond in cases involving family violence, child abuse or neglect, sexual assault or abuse, indecent assault, stalking, or trafficking.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2593

Filed
2/7/25  
Out of House Committee
5/9/25  
Voted on by House
5/16/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of indecent assault against a disabled or elderly individual.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2306

Filed
1/31/25  
Out of House Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by House
5/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals.
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Texas House Bill HB2761

Filed
2/12/25  
Out of House Committee
5/6/25  
Voted on by House
5/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons, continuous trafficking of persons, and compelling prostitution.