Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Senate Criminal Justice Committee Bills & Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1760

Filed
1/7/25  
Out of House Committee
4/17/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB330

Filed
11/13/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county prosecutors' offices.
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Texas Senate Bill SB40

Filed
2/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
2/13/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1727

Filed
2/27/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/10/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to procedures related to juvenile justice proceedings, the adjudication and disposition of cases involving delinquent conduct, and certain offenses or conduct committed by a child or by a person placed in or committed to certain juvenile facilities; changing the eligibility for community supervision.
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Texas House Bill HB1261

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/8/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the disposition of abandoned or unclaimed property seized by a peace officer.
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Texas House Bill HB380

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain statutes of limitations for criminal offenses, including the statute of limitations for the offense of improper relationship between educator and student, and to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements for the offense of improper relationship between educator and student.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1730

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the recovery of damages for injuries arising out of certain uses of force or deadly force.
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Texas House Bill HB2756

Filed
2/12/25  
Out of House Committee
4/10/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to training on de-escalation, crisis intervention, and behavioral health for correctional officers and certain other employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2017

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the creation of a criminal offense for operating a vehicle under certain circumstances causing a tire of the vehicle to spin, lose traction, or leave the surface of a highway.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2794

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the criminal offense of interference with child custody.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2917

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the penalties for certain littering offenses.
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Texas House Bill HB3248

Filed
2/24/25  
Out of House Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of a defense base development authority to employ and commission peace officers.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1659

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to requiring a warrant to search certain location information purchased by a governmental entity from a data broker or electronic personal data tracker.
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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 Senate
 
Governor Action
 
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 Senate Bill SB552

Filed
12/9/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/10/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/16/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to changing the eligibility of certain persons to receive community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision.