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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Senate Criminal Justice Committee Bills & Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB745

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/15/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an exemption from jury service for certain crime victims or close relatives of deceased crime victims.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB272

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
3/26/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of credit card or debit card information.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1637

Filed
2/25/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/3/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/9/25  
Out of House Committee
4/28/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1506

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/10/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/16/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles reconsiders inmates for release on parole.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1164

Filed
2/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to emergency detention of certain persons evidencing mental illness and to court-ordered inpatient and extended mental health services.
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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 Senate
 
Governor Action
 
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 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB155

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/15/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the confidentiality of certain autopsy records.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB285

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of cruelty to nonlivestock animals.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB608

Filed
12/13/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/2/25  
Out of House Committee
4/28/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to reporting information regarding certain evidence collection kits.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2355

Filed
2/3/25  
Out of House Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the disclosure or release of certain information received by the attorney general regarding an application for compensation from the crime victims' compensation fund.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1482

Filed
12/2/24  
Out of House Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision for certain repeat intoxication offenders.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB412

Filed
11/21/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/6/25  
Voted on by Senate
3/19/25  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB614

Filed
12/13/24  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of the Texas Forensic Science Commission to review and refer certain cases to the office of capital and forensic writs.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB872

Filed
1/22/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle involving theft of a firearm; increasing a criminal penalty.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1212

Filed
2/11/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty.