Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Senate Criminal Justice Committee Bills & Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2177

Filed
3/10/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist local law enforcement agencies in solving violent and sexual offenses.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2373

Filed
3/12/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to financial exploitation or financial abuse using artificially generated media or phishing communications; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2460

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to rapid DNA analysis performed by certain law enforcement agencies and the content of certain DNA databases.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2785

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to notification and disclosure of records and information concerning an investigation of a report of child abuse or neglect to county or district attorneys.
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Texas House Bill HB368

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a prohibition on remotely controlling electronic devices of certain individuals and to the criminal prosecution of that conduct.
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Texas House Bill HB166

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
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.
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Texas Senate Bill SB155

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an attack by a dangerous dog; increasing a criminal penalty.
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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 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 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 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 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 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.