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HB 6
| Cain, Briscoe(R) | Relating to election integrity and preservation of the purity of the ballot box through the prevention of fraud in the conduct of an election. |
| Bill History: | 05-07-21 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 7 |
HB 9
| Klick, Stephanie(R) Campbell, Donna(R) | Relating to the criminal punishment and conditions of community supervision for the offense of obstructing a highway or other passageway. |
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| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 20
| Murr, Andrew(R) Huffman, Joan(R) | Relating to the release of defendants on bail. |
| Bill History: | 05-30-21 S Senate adopted conference report (Vote: Y: 20/N: 11) |
HB 39
| Neave, Victoria(D) Zaffirini, Judith(D) | Relating to protective orders. |
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| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 71
| Johnson, Jarvis(D) | Relating to the authority of peace officers to conduct certain searches. |
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| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 77
| Toth, Steve(R) | Relating to prohibiting the death penalty for a defendant whose conviction is based solely on certain evidence. |
| Bill History: | 05-05-21 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 80
| Johnson, Jarvis(D) Whitmire, John(D) | Relating to the discharge by certain defendants of fines and costs through community service. |
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| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 88
| Thompson, Senfronia(D) | Relating to interactions between law enforcement and individuals detained or arrested on suspicion of the commission of criminal offenses, witnesses to the commission of those offenses, and other members of the public. |
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| Bill History: | 03-25-21 H Committee action pending House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 91
| Lucio III, Eddie(D) | Relating to conditions of community supervision for defendants convicted of certain criminal offenses involving animals. |
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| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Corrections |
HB 95
| Meza, Terry(D) | Relating to requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt a policy regarding the discharge of a firearm by a peace officer at or in the direction of a moving vehicle. |
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| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 99
| Toth, Steve(R) | Relating to the possession of two ounces or less of marihuana. |
| Bill History: | 04-27-21 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 109
| Canales, Terry(D) | Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain criminal offenses. |
| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 132
| Canales, Terry(D) | Relating to criminal asset forfeiture proceedings. |
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| Bill History: | 03-15-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 137
| Thompson, Senfronia(D) | Relating to the authority of a court to grant a commutation of punishment for certain persons released on parole. |
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| Bill History: | 04-29-21 H Reported from committee as substituted House Corrections |
HB 140
| Rose, Toni(D) | Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with severe mental illness. |
| Bill History: | 05-17-21 S Received in the Senate |
HB 148
| Toth, Steve(R) Alvarado, Carol(D) | Relating to the limitations period for certain offenses involving dating or family violence. |
| Bill History: | 05-26-21 S Withdrawn from the Local Calendar |
HB 164
| Meza, Terry(D) | Relating to extreme risk protective orders. |
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| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 169
| Thompson, Senfronia(D) | Relating to the criminal penalties for the possession of small amounts of Penalty Group 1 controlled substances and marihuana. |
| Bill History: | 05-05-21 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 172
| Meza, Terry(D) | Relating to creating a criminal offense for the unlawful possession or transfer of an assault weapon. |
| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 175
| Thierry, Shawn(D) | Relating to the authority to arrest a person without a warrant. |
| Bill History: | 04-29-21 H Committee action pending House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 177
| Bernal, Diego(D) | Relating to the enforcement by certain entities of state and federal immigration laws with respect to persons younger than 18 years of age. |
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| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Affairs |
HB 179
| Thompson, Senfronia(D) | Relating to grand jury proceedings. |
| Bill History: | 04-12-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 182
| Bernal, Diego(D) | Relating to the repeal of certain provisions governing state and local enforcement of immigration laws and other provisions related to immigration law. |
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| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Affairs |
HB 187
| Thompson, Senfronia(D) West, Royce(D) | Relating to the consideration of a subsequent writ of habeas corpus in certain felony cases. |
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| Bill History: | 05-18-21 S Committee action pending Senate Criminal Justice |
HB 210
| Meza, Terry(D) | Relating to requiring a person convicted of an offense involving family violence or a person who is the subject of a family violence protective order to surrender firearms owned by the person. |
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| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 212
| Canales, Terry(D) | Relating to the inclusion of a magistrate's name on certain signed orders. |
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| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 215
| Moody, Joe(D) | Relating to abolishing the death penalty. |
| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 217
| Thompson, Senfronia(D) Whitmire, John(D) | Relating to postconviction forensic DNA testing. |
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| Bill History: | 05-18-21 S Vote failed in committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
HB 225
| Thompson, Senfronia(D) Hinojosa, Chuy(D) | Relating to the procedure for an application for a writ of habeas corpus based on certain new evidence. |
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| Bill History: | 05-18-21 S Committee action pending Senate Criminal Justice |
HB 229
| Meza, Terry(D) | Relating to reporting certain orders and convictions to the Department of Public Safety. |
| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 232
| Thompson, Senfronia(D) | Relating to the placement on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, of a defendant who is the primary caretaker of a child. |
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| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Corrections |
HB 239
| Murr, Andrew(R) | Relating to the punishment for certain controlled substance offenses committed in a drug-free zone. |
| Bill History: | 03-22-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 241
| Ortega, Lina(D) | Relating to creating a criminal offense for the unlawful possession or transfer of an assault weapon. |
| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 251
| Thompson, Senfronia(D) | Relating to repealing civil asset forfeiture provisions and establishing criminal asset forfeiture in this state. |
| Bill History: | 03-15-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 252
| Moody, Joe(D) | Relating to certain sentencing procedures in a capital case. |
| Bill History: | 05-14-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
HB 259
| Moody, Joe(D) | Relating to hearings by the Board of Pardons and Paroles regarding clemency matters. |
| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Corrections |
HB 274
| Meza, Terry(D) | Relating to a limitation on the authority to arrest a person for certain misdemeanors punishable by fine only. |
| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 275
| Moody, Joe(D) Hughes, Bryan(R) | Relating to an application for a writ of habeas corpus based on certain relevant scientific evidence that was not available at the applicant's trial. |
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| Bill History: | 05-18-21 S Vote failed in committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
HB 277
| Collier, Nicole(D) | Relating to the appointment of counsel to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases. |
| Bill History: | 03-04-21 H Removed from hearing 03/08/21 - House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 309
| Collier, Nicole(D) | Relating to automatic orders of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain misdemeanor defendants who successfully complete a period of community supervision following conviction. |
| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 336
| Cain, Briscoe(R) | Relating to prohibiting the recognition and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders. |
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| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Affairs |
HB 345
| Rose, Toni(D) | Relating to the duties and powers of peace officers. |
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| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 354
| Dutton, Harold(D) | Relating to abolishing the death penalty. |
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| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 356
| Sherman, Carl(D) | Relating to the requirements of an affidavit supporting the installation and use of a mobile tracking device. |
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| Bill History: | 04-26-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 358
| Sherman, Carl(D) | Relating to certain technical violations of conditions of community supervision. |
| Bill History: | 04-14-21 H Committee action pending House Corrections |
HB 366
| Sherman, Carl(D) | Relating to the duration of a protective order prohibiting an offense motivated by bias or prejudice. |
| Bill History: | 03-29-21 H Vote failed in committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 367
| Sherman, Carl(D) | Relating to the prosecution and reporting of certain offenses committed because of bias or prejudice. |
| Bill History: | 04-29-21 H Vote failed in committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 369
| Craddick, Tom(R) | Relating to the statute of limitations for aggravated assaults involving communicable diseases. |
| Bill History: | 04-12-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 372
| Gonzalez, Jessica(D) | Relating to the representation of certain indigent applicants for a writ of habeas corpus. |
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| Bill History: | 05-17-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
HB 385
| Pacheco, Leo(D) Hughes, Bryan(R) | Relating to conditions of community supervision and procedures applicable to the reduction or termination of a defendant's period of community supervision. |
| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 395
| Moody, Joe(D) | Relating to extreme risk protective orders. |
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| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 402
| Hernandez, Ana(D) Alvarado, Carol(D) | Relating to the use of certain funds derived from criminal asset forfeiture to provide services to domestic victims of trafficking. |
| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 421
| Sherman, Carl(D) | Relating to the notice provided by peace officers to adult victims of family violence. |
| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 439
| Canales, Terry(D) | Relating to the criminal penalties for possession or delivery of marihuana and marihuana concentrate. |
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| Bill History: | 04-06-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 441
| Zwiener, Erin(D) | Relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain marihuana possession and drug paraphernalia possession offenses. |
| Bill History: | 05-03-21 S Received in the Senate |
HB 453
| Moody, Joe(D) | Relating to protective orders. |
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| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues |
HB 462
| Shaheen, Matt(R) | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of trafficking of persons. |
| Bill History: | 05-13-21 H Set on the House Calendar |
HB 465
| Shaheen, Matt(R) Huffman, Joan(R) | Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving one or more child victims. |
| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 486
| Wu, Gene(D) | Relating to the age of criminal responsibility and to certain substantive and procedural matters related to that age. |
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| Bill History: | 03-22-21 H Committee action pending House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues |
HB 487
| Wu, Gene(D) | Relating to the age of a child at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over the child and to the minimum age of criminal responsibility. |
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| Bill History: | 05-13-21 H Set on the House Calendar |
HB 489
| Wu, Gene(D) | Relating to providing certain information to criminal defendants before a plea is entered or before the defendant elects to have punishment assessed by a jury. |
| Bill History: | 03-22-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 491
| Wu, Gene(D) | Relating to the statute of limitations for aggravated assault. |
| Bill History: | 02-25-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 492
| Wu, Gene(D) West, Royce(D) | Relating to a prohibition on the issuance of a warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer. |
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| Bill History: | 05-30-21 S Senate adopted conference report (Vote: Y: 30/N: 1) |
HB 496
| Wu, Gene(D) | Relating to a peace officer's duty to display and provide the officer's name and identification number. |
| Bill History: | 03-18-21 H Committee action pending House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 497
| Wu, Gene(D) | Relating to the deduction of a fee from certain funds withdrawn from a court registry in certain criminal cases. |
| Bill History: | 04-26-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 498
| Wu, Gene(D) | Relating to the prosecution of and penalties for possession of one ounce or less of marihuana. |
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| Bill History: | 04-06-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 536
| Meza, Terry(D) | Relating to the entry into the Texas Crime Information Center of information concerning the release on bond of persons charged with committing a violent offense. |
| Bill History: | 03-01-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 556
| White, James(R) | Relating to suspension of a driver's license for persons convicted of certain offenses and the educational program required for reinstatement of a license following certain convictions. |
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| Bill History: | 03-01-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 561
| Israel, Celia(D) | Relating to the repeal of the authority of political subdivisions to adopt or enforce juvenile curfews. |
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| Bill History: | 05-13-21 H Set on the House Calendar |
HB 562
| Meza, Terry(D) | Relating to law enforcement policies regarding de-escalation and proportionate response. |
| Bill History: | 03-01-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 563
| Meza, Terry(D) | Relating to law enforcement policies requiring a peace officer to intervene when another peace officer uses excessive force or commits an offense. |
| Bill History: | 03-01-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 569
| Sanford, Scott(R) West, Royce(D) | Relating to credit toward payment of a fine and costs for certain misdemeanants confined in jail or prison before sentencing. |
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| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 585
| Cole, Sheryl(D) | Relating to the prosecution of and penalties for possession of marihuana. |
| Bill History: | 03-01-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 616
| Dutton, Harold(D) | Relating to the criminal penalties for possession of two grams or less of marihuana. |
| Bill History: | 03-01-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 657
| Gonzalez, Jessica(D) | Relating to the admissibility of certain evidence of intoxication in the prosecution of a criminal offense involving a motor vehicle. |
| Bill History: | 03-01-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 658
| Gonzalez, Jessica(D) | Relating to the powers and duties of certain prosecutors and authorized peace officers of the offices of those prosecutors with respect to certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment. |
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| Bill History: | 03-01-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 659
| Gonzalez, Jessica(D) | Relating to the disposal of exhibits used in criminal proceedings. |
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| Bill History: | 03-01-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 660
| Gonzalez, Jessica(D) | Relating to retention and preservation of toxicological evidence of certain intoxication offenses. |
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| Bill History: | 03-01-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 667
| Dutton, Harold(D) | Relating to asset forfeiture proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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| Bill History: | 03-15-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 669
| Longoria, Oscar(D) | Relating to donations to certain local charities ordered to be paid as a condition of community supervision. |
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| Bill History: | 03-01-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Corrections |
HB 679
| Gervin-Hawkins, Barbara(D) West, Royce(D) | Relating to the standards for attorneys representing indigent defendants in certain capital felony cases. |
| Bill History: | 05-21-21 S Committee action pending Senate Criminal Justice |
HB 689
| Collier, Nicole(D) | Relating to the appearance of an arrested person before a magistrate. |
| Bill History: | 04-12-21 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 694
| Gervin-Hawkins, Barbara(D) | Relating to the issuance of a citation for a criminal trespass offense punishable as a Class B misdemeanor. |
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| Bill History: | 03-01-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 713
| Reynolds, Ron(D) | Relating to grand jury proceedings. |
| Bill History: | 03-01-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 715
| Reynolds, Ron(D) | Relating to the appointment by the attorney general of a special prosecutor to prosecute certain offenses that are committed by certain peace officers and that result in serious bodily injury or death. |
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| Bill History: | 03-01-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 718
| Gervin-Hawkins, Barbara(D) | Relating to the disposition by a peace officer of certain Class B misdemeanors. |
| Bill History: | 03-01-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 743
| Collier, Nicole(D) | Relating to a maximum allowable caseload for certain attorneys. |
| Bill History: | 03-08-21 H Not heard in committee House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 744
| Collier, Nicole(D) | Relating to certain duties of law enforcement agencies concerning certain information subject to disclosure to a defendant. |
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| Bill History: | 05-13-21 H Set on the House Calendar |
HB 747
| Dutton, Harold(D) | Relating to spoliation of evidence held for use in a criminal proceeding. |
| Bill History: | 03-01-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 748
| Dutton, Harold(D) | Relating to the restoration of civil rights to a criminal defendant. |
| Bill History: | 03-01-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Corrections |
HB 757
| Dutton, Harold(D) Miles, Borris(D) | Relating to the consequences of successfully completing a period of deferred adjudication community supervision. |
| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 766
| Harless, Sam(R) Kolkhorst, Lois(R) | Relating to the entry into the Texas Crime Information Center of certain information regarding orders imposing a condition of bond in a criminal case involving a violent offense. |
| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 772
| Bernal, Diego(D) | Relating to the amount of a fine or cost imposed in a criminal case by a justice or municipal court and to the court's authority to order a defendant confined in jail for failure to pay a fine or cost or for contempt. |
| Bill History: | 03-01-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 787
| Allen, Alma(D) Miles, Borris(D) | Relating to conditions of community supervision prohibiting contact with certain persons. |
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| Bill History: | 06-18-21 G Vetoed by the Governor |
HB 830
| Thompson, Senfronia(D) | Relating to law enforcement policies regarding the issuance of citations for misdemeanors punishable by fine only and to a limitation on the authority to arrest. |
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| Bill History: | 05-14-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
HB 832
| Thompson, Senfronia(D) | Relating to the duties and powers of peace officers. |
| Bill History: | 04-23-21 H Vote failed in committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 833
| Thompson, Senfronia(D) | Relating to the use of force to make an arrest or search and to law enforcement policies regarding de-escalation and proportionate response. |
| Bill History: | 04-08-21 H Committee action pending House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 834
| Thompson, Senfronia(D) Hinojosa, Chuy(D) | Relating to requiring the corroboration of certain testimony in a criminal case involving a controlled substance. |
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| Bill History: | 05-21-21 S Meeting set for 5:40 P.M., Betty King Room - Senate Jurisprudence |
HB 836
| Dutton, Harold(D) | Relating to the charging instrument in the prosecution of the offense of resisting arrest. |
| Bill History: | 05-05-21 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 838
| Johnson, Jarvis(D) | Relating to the extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for the conduct of another in capital felony cases. |
| Bill History: | 04-26-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 839
| Moody, Joe(D) | Relating to the appearance of an arrested person before a magistrate and to the retention of certain related records. |
| Bill History: | 03-24-21 H Removed from hearing 03/29/21 - House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 841
| Moody, Joe(D) | Relating to hearings by the Board of Pardons and Paroles regarding clemency matters. |
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| Bill History: | 04-07-21 H Committee action pending House Corrections |
HB 842
| Moody, Joe(D) | Relating to the disclosure in a criminal case of certain criminal history record information. |
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| Bill History: | 05-03-21 S Received in the Senate |
HB 859
| Collier, Nicole(D) | Relating to the expunction of all records and files related to arrests for certain decriminalized misdemeanor offenses. |
| Bill History: | 05-14-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
HB 869
| Thompson, Senfronia(D) | Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with an intellectual disability. |
| Bill History: | 05-07-21 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 870
| Thompson, Senfronia(D) | Relating to the date on which certain persons placed on deferred adjudication community supervision are eligible to file a petition for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. |
| Bill History: | 05-07-21 H Reported favorably from committee on House Corrections |
HB 894
| Wu, Gene(D) | Relating to placement on community supervision of a defendant convicted of certain felony possession offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. |
| Bill History: | 03-01-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Corrections |
HB 921
| White, James(R) | Relating to the release of defendants on bail. |
| Bill History: | 04-06-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 931
| Sherman, Carl(D) | Relating to certain violations of conditions of community supervision related to testing for alcohol or controlled substances. |
| Bill History: | 03-01-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Corrections |
HB 953
| Allen, Alma(D) | Relating to the award of diligent participation credit to defendants confined in a state jail felony facility. |
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| Bill History: | 04-07-21 H Committee action pending House Corrections |
HB 967
| Dutton, Harold(D) | Relating to the age of criminal responsibility and to certain substantive and procedural matters related to that age. |
| Bill History: | 04-19-21 H Reported from committee as substituted House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues |
HB 973
| Moody, Joe(D) | Relating to the sealing of and discovery procedures relating to certain recordings of children constituting evidence in a criminal case in a criminal hearing or proceeding. |
| Bill History: | 03-01-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1002
| Lucio III, Eddie(D) | Relating to the use of hypnotically induced testimony in a criminal trial. |
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| Bill History: | 05-19-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
HB 1005
| Leman, Ben(R) Huffman, Joan(R) | Relating to the requisites of a bail bond given by certain defendants and to conditions of release on bond for certain defendants. |
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| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 1006
| Leman, Ben(R) | Relating to the requisites of a bail bond given by certain defendants. |
| Bill History: | 03-04-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1007
| Leman, Ben(R) | Relating to conditions of release on bond for a defendant charged with certain trafficking or prostitution related offenses. |
| Bill History: | 03-04-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1008
| Leman, Ben(R) | Relating to conditions of release on bond for a defendant charged with certain offenses committed against a child. |
| Bill History: | 03-04-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1086
| Moody, Joe(D) | Relating to the criminal penalties for certain criminal offenses. |
| Bill History: | 05-13-21 H Set on the House Calendar |
HB 1091
| Reynolds, Ron(D) | Relating to the confidentiality of identifying information of certain crime victims. |
| Bill History: | 03-04-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1103
| Dominguez, Alex(D) | Relating to the representation of an indigent person in certain criminal proceedings. |
| Bill History: | 03-04-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1104
| Dominguez, Alex(D) | Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain criminal offenses. |
| Bill History: | 03-04-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1106
| Dominguez, Alex(D) | Relating to the imposition of a supplemental court security fee on conviction of certain criminal offenses. |
| Bill History: | 04-30-21 H Reported from committee as substituted House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence |
HB 1125
| Anchia, Rafael(D) | Relating to certain duties of law enforcement agencies concerning certain information subject to disclosure to a defendant. |
| Bill History: | 03-04-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1126
| Anchia, Rafael(D) Johnson, Nathan(D) | Relating to an application for a writ of habeas corpus in certain felony cases. |
| Bill History: | 05-25-21 S First placement on Senate Intent Calendar for |
HB 1127
| Anchia, Rafael(D) Johnson, Nathan(D) | Relating to an application for a writ of habeas corpus in a community supervision case. |
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| Bill History: | 05-26-21 S First placement on Senate Intent Calendar for |
HB 1139
| Meyer, Morgan(R) | Relating to the statute of limitations for certain offenses committed against children. |
| Bill History: | 03-04-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1140
| Meyer, Morgan(R) | Relating to the statute of limitations for the offense of abandoning or endangering a child. |
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| Bill History: | 03-04-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1141
| Ramos, Ana-Maria(D) | Relating to requiring a person convicted of an offense involving family violence or a person who is the subject of a protective order to surrender firearms owned by the person. |
| Bill History: | 03-04-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 1172
| Howard, Donna(D) Zaffirini, Judith(D) | Relating to the rights of victims of sexual assault or other prohibited sexual conduct. |
| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 1203
| Wu, Gene(D) | Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for a criminal offense for which a grand jury finds no bill of indictment. |
| Bill History: | 03-04-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1212
| Toth, Steve(R) | Relating to the disposition of abandoned or unclaimed property seized by a peace officer. |
| Bill History: | 03-04-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 1236
| Anchia, Rafael(D) | Relating to state, local, and court involvement in determining whether victims and witnesses to an offense and certain detained, arrested, or incarcerated persons are lawfully present in the United States. |
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| Bill History: | 03-04-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Affairs |
HB 1272
| Crockett, Jasmine (F)(D) | Relating to a prohibition on the issuance of a warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer. |
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| Bill History: | 04-19-21 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1273
| Crockett, Jasmine (F)(D) | Relating to the age of criminal responsibility and to certain substantive and procedural matters related to that age. |
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| Bill History: | 03-04-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues |
HB 1293
| Smithee, John(R) | Relating to the authority of a court to grant a motion for a new trial in certain criminal cases. |
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| Bill History: | 04-23-21 S Received in the Senate |
HB 1313
| Deshotel, Joe(D) | Relating to the recording of the examination and testimony of a witness before a grand jury. |
| Bill History: | 03-15-21 H Removed from hearing 03/15/21 - House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1326
| Geren, Charlie(R) | Relating to the automatic expunction of arrest records and files for certain public safety employees who successfully complete a public safety employees treatment court program. |
| Bill History: | 03-05-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1329
| Canales, Terry(D) | Relating to notice provided to a court regarding a defendant confined in a state jail felony facility. |
| Bill History: | 03-05-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Corrections |
HB 1331
| Canales, Terry(D) | Relating to the admissibility of evidence in an asset forfeiture proceeding and the seizure and forfeiture of certain property. |
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| Bill History: | 03-05-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1332
| Canales, Terry(D) | Relating to prohibiting a person's waiver of a right to an expunction or to an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information with respect to a criminal offense. |
| Bill History: | 03-05-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1340
| Leach, Jeff(R) | Relating to the extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in certain capital felony cases. |
| Bill History: | 05-14-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
HB 1352
| Crockett, Jasmine (F)(D) | Relating to the release of a defendant when the state is not ready for trial. |
| Bill History: | 04-09-21 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1355
| White, James(R) | Relating to the presence of a spiritual leader during the execution of a person. |
| Bill History: | 03-05-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Corrections |
HB 1357
| Harris, Cody(R) | Relating to the appointment, powers, duties, rights, and privileges of special Texas constables. |
| Bill History: | 03-18-21 H Committee action pending House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 1388
| Minjarez, Ina(D) | Relating to the appearance of certain misdemeanor and state jail felony offenders before a magistrate. |
| Bill History: | 03-05-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1396
| White, James(R) | Relating to law enforcement agencies and policies and procedures affecting peace officers. |
| Bill History: | 05-12-21 H Bill pronounced dead by procedural action |
HB 1402
| Johnson, Ann (F)(D) | Relating to a criminal offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. |
| Bill History: | 03-15-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1419
| Hull, Lacey (F)(R) Alvarado, Carol(D) | Relating to the duties of a law enforcement agency regarding missing children and missing persons and regarding unidentified bodies. |
| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 1426
| Shaheen, Matt(R) | Relating to the forensic medical examination of a victim of sexual assault who is a minor. |
| Bill History: | 03-05-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 1430
| Dutton, Harold(D) | Relating to the age of a child at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over the child, to the age of criminal responsibility, and to certain substantive and procedural matters related to those ages. |
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| Bill History: | 03-22-21 H Committee action pending House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues |
HB 1441
| Schaefer, Matt(R) | Relating to the state's burden of proof in certain asset forfeiture proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure. |
| Bill History: | 05-14-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
HB 1509
| Murphy, Jim(R) | Relating to enhancing the criminal penalties for certain repeat and habitual offenders. |
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| Bill History: | 05-10-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
HB 1513
| Zwiener, Erin(D) | Relating to law enforcement policies prohibiting a peace officer from using less lethal projectiles for the purpose of controlling the activity or movement of a gathering of people. |
| Bill History: | 04-15-21 H Committee action pending House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 1540
| Thompson, Senfronia(D) Huffman, Joan(R) | Relating to regulation of certain facilities and establishments with respect to, civil remedies for certain criminal activities affecting, and certain criminal offenses involving health, safety, and welfare. |
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| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 1565
| Paddie, Chris(R) Buckingham, Dawn(R) | Relating to the continuation and transfer of the regulation of willed body programs to the Texas Funeral Service Commission and to the creation of the State Anatomical Advisory Committee. |
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| Bill History: | 05-27-21 S Senate appointed conference committee Buckingham, Schwertner, Campbell, Lucio and Paxton |
HB 1581
| Davis, Yvonne(D) | Relating to the criminal offense of abandoning or endangering a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual. |
| Bill History: | 03-08-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1599
| Johnson, Jarvis(D) | Relating to the use of hypnotically induced testimony in a criminal trial. |
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| Bill History: | 03-29-21 H Not heard in committee House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1605
| Dutton, Harold(D) | Relating to the establishment of the inmate legal services office and to the appointment and compensation of certain legal counsel for certain indigent inmates and other persons in secure correctional facilities. |
| Bill History: | 04-28-21 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1609
| Crockett, Jasmine (F)(D) | Relating to the criminal penalties for possession of marihuana. |
| Bill History: | 04-29-21 H Voted favorably from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1614
| Collier, Nicole(D) | Relating to the use of certain technologies to supervise a defendant placed on community supervision. |
| Bill History: | 03-09-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Corrections |
HB 1636
| Sherman, Carl(D) | Relating to allowing therapy or facility dogs to accompany a child or a person with a disability during testimony in certain criminal cases. |
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| Bill History: | 04-19-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1642
| Sherman, Carl(D) | Relating to official oppression and to law enforcement policies requiring peace officers to report certain peace officer misconduct. |
| Bill History: | 03-09-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 1645
| Sherman, Carl(D) | Relating to an affirmative finding of family violence entered in the trial of certain offenses and to certain family violence protective orders. |
| Bill History: | 03-09-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1654
| Wilson, Terry(R) | Relating to certain evidence obtained in a criminal investigation, including the issuance and execution of certain search warrants, the required disclosure of certain information. |
| Bill History: | 03-09-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1678
| Raymond, Richard(D) | Relating to the confidentiality of certain autopsy records. |
| Bill History: | 05-17-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Health and Human Services |
HB 1684
| Harless, Sam(R) | Relating to pretrial procedures, conditions for community supervision, and criminal punishment for conduct endangering the public safety. |
| Bill History: | 03-09-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1709
| Neave, Victoria(D) | Relating to status offenses committed by a child, including the repeal of the status offense of a child voluntarily running away from home. |
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| Bill History: | 05-17-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
HB 1711
| Dominguez, Alex(D) | Relating to the eligibility of certain attorneys to be employed by a public defender's office. |
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| Bill History: | 03-10-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1712
| Dominguez, Alex(D) | Relating to the representation of an indigent person in certain criminal proceedings. |
| Bill History: | 03-10-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1717
| Thompson, Senfronia(D) | Relating to the state's continuing duty to disclose exculpatory, impeachment, or mitigating evidence in a criminal case and prohibited retaliation against local assistant prosecutors for discharging that duty. |
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| Bill History: | 05-03-21 S Received in the Senate |
HB 1735
| Wu, Gene(D) | Relating to criminal penalties for possession offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. |
| Bill History: | 03-10-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1757
| Krause, Matt(R) | Relating to recordings of peace officer performance of official duties and interactions with the public. |
| Bill History: | 05-04-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
HB 1766
| Anchia, Rafael(D) | Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons. |
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| Bill History: | 04-21-21 H Committee action pending House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 1775
| Tinderholt, Tony(R) | Relating to increased penalties for the offense of trafficking of persons that involves a child victim or the death of any victim. |
| Bill History: | 03-10-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1783
| White, James(R) | Relating to the age of a child at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over the child and to the minimum age of criminal responsibility. |
| Bill History: | 04-27-21 S Received in the Senate |
HB 1814
| Gonzalez, Jessica(D) | Relating to the confidentiality of and discovery procedures relating to certain material regarding the protection or security of a witness. |
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| Bill History: | 04-12-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1837
| Gonzalez, Mary(D) | Relating to motorcycle profiling by peace officers. |
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| Bill History: | 05-07-21 H Reported from committee as substituted House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence |
HB 1838
| Gonzalez, Mary(D) | Relating to intelligence databases for combinations and criminal street gangs. |
| Bill History: | 05-13-21 S Received in the Senate |
HB 1893
| Smithee, John(R) | Relating to the execution of a search warrant for taking a blood specimen from certain persons in certain intoxication offenses. |
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| Bill History: | 03-11-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1894
| White, James(R) | Relating to a clemency review of certain felony offenders by the Board of Pardons and Paroles. |
| Bill History: | 04-14-21 H Committee action pending House Corrections |
HB 1927
| Schaefer, Matt(R) Schwertner, Charles(R) | Relating to the carrying of a firearm by a person 21 years of age or older and who is not otherwise prohibited from possessing the firearm and to criminal offenses otherwise related to the carrying of a firearm. |
| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 1943
| Crockett, Jasmine (F)(D) | Relating to requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt policies prohibiting a peace officer from discharging a firearm at or in the direction of a moving vehicle. |
| Bill History: | 03-15-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 1944
| Crockett, Jasmine (F)(D) | Relating to automatic expunction of arrest records and files for certain persons who are tried for an offense and subsequently acquitted. |
| Bill History: | 04-15-21 H Removed from hearing 04/19/21 - House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1952
| Ordaz Perez, Claudia (F)(D) | Relating to the oversight of a public defender's office by a county's chief administrator. |
| Bill History: | 03-15-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House County Affairs |
HB 1954
| Dutton, Harold(D) | Relating to the penalty for certain offenders for possession of a small amount of certain controlled substances. |
| Bill History: | 03-15-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1996
| Canales, Terry(D) | Relating to a special bill of review to reform a final judgment of forfeiture of a bail bond. |
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| Bill History: | 03-15-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 1997
| Canales, Terry(D) | Relating to the release on bail of a defendant arrested following a violation of a condition of community supervision. |
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| Bill History: | 03-15-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 2009
| Reynolds, Ron(D) | Relating to a prohibition on the issuance of a warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer. |
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| Bill History: | 03-15-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 2011
| Reynolds, Ron(D) | Relating to a duty for peace officers to intervene and make a report when a peace officer uses excessive force. |
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| Bill History: | 03-15-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 2069
| Coleman, Garnet(D) | Relating to the prevention of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. |
| Bill History: | 03-15-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Affairs |
HB 2077
| Reynolds, Ron(D) | Relating to bail proceedings and related duties of a magistrate in a criminal case. |
| Bill History: | 05-07-21 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 2141
| Rodriguez, Eddie(D) | Relating to reporting the loss or theft of a firearm. |
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| Bill History: | 03-15-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 2146
| Allen, Alma(D) | Relating to the punishment of certain controlled substance offenses committed in a drug-free zone. |
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| Bill History: | 05-10-21 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 2170
| Raymond, Richard(D) | Relating to reimbursing a commissioners court and certain individuals for the reasonable costs of transporting a body for the purpose of an autopsy. |
| Bill History: | 04-15-21 H Committee action pending House County Affairs |
HB 2190
| White, James(R) | Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for certain state jail felony offenders, including the creation of a pretrial intervention program for certain state jail felony offenders. |
| Bill History: | 03-23-21 H Removed from hearing 03/24/21 - House Corrections |
HB 2233
| Ramos, Ana-Maria(D) | Relating to requiring certain law enforcement agencies to implement a policy regarding cite and release for certain criminal offenses. |
| Bill History: | 03-15-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 2282
| Toth, Steve(R) | Relating to district and county attorney counsel in federal enforcement of laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunitions within the State of Texas. |
| Bill History: | 03-15-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Affairs |
HB 2285
| Parker, Tan(R) | Relating to the regulation of and criminal offenses occurring near certain child-care facilities and age restrictions on persons employed by or allowed on the premises of a sexually oriented business. |
| Bill History: | 04-09-21 H Committee action pending Licensing and Administrative Procedures |
HB 2315
| Turner, John(D) Huffman, Joan(R) | Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offenses of racing on a highway and organized criminal activity involving that conduct and to the forfeiture of contraband relating to that conduct. |
| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 2327
| Frullo, John(R) | Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for operating a watercraft while intoxicated with a child passenger. |
| Bill History: | 05-05-21 H Bill pronounced dead by procedural action |
HB 2334
| Crockett, Jasmine (F)(D) | Relating to prohibiting a peace officer from using less lethal devices to control the activity or movement of a nonviolent gathering of persons or disperse persons engaging in protected speech or expressive conduct. |
| Bill History: | 03-15-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 2338
| Crockett, Jasmine (F)(D) | Relating to the expunction of all records and files related to arrests for certain misdemeanor offenses. |
| Bill History: | 04-15-21 H Removed from hearing 04/19/21 - House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 2352
| Parker, Tan(R) Huffman, Joan(R) | Relating to an educational and vocational training pilot program for certain state jail felony defendants and certain inmates released on parole. |
| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 2381
| Larson, Lyle(R) | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Energy and Communications Commission to consolidate the functions of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Railroad Commission of Texas. |
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| Bill History: | 03-15-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Affairs |
HB 2383
| Moody, Joe(D) | Relating to access to certain law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutorial records under the public information law. |
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| Bill History: | 03-15-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Affairs |
HB 2436
| Davis, Yvonne(D) | Relating to the establishment of a community pretrial review panel by each county for the resolution and diversion of certain misdemeanor cases out of the criminal justice system. |
| Bill History: | 04-19-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 2441
| White, James(R) | Relating to the imposition and collection of fines, fees, and court costs in criminal cases. |
| Bill History: | 05-07-21 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 1373 |
HB 2446
| Canales, Terry(D) Perry, Charles(R) | Relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding. |
| Bill History: | 05-26-21 S Withdrawn from the Local Calendar |
HB 2448
| Canales, Terry(D) Hinojosa, Chuy(D) | Relating to the verification of the incarceration of an accused person in a criminal case for the purpose of discharging a surety's liability on a bail bond. |
| Bill History: | 06-18-21 G Vetoed by the Governor |
HB 2452
| Campos, Liz (F)(D) | Relating to law enforcement policies prohibiting a peace officer from making a motor vehicle stop on the shoulder of certain highways. |
| Bill History: | 03-16-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 2461
| Landgraf, Brooks(R) | Relating to pretrial procedures and criminal punishment for conduct that occurs during a riot. |
| Bill History: | 03-16-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 2462
| Neave, Victoria(D) Paxton, Angela(R) | Relating to a forensic medical examination occurring with respect to a sexual assault reported to a law enforcement agency. |
| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 2508
| Smith, Reggie(R) | Relating to creating a criminal offense for the unlawful disclosure of an autopsy photograph. |
| Bill History: | 03-17-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 2553
| Thierry, Shawn(D) | Relating to a prohibition on the issuance of a warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer in certain municipalities. |
| Bill History: | 03-17-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 2579
| Leach, Jeff(R) | Relating to court reporting. |
| Bill History: | 05-10-21 H Bill pronounced dead by procedural action |
HB 2588
| Crockett, Jasmine (F)(D) | Relating to a limitation on the authority to arrest a person for certain misdemeanors. |
| Bill History: | 03-17-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 2589
| Howard, Donna(D) | Relating to crime scene investigation services. |
| Bill History: | 03-17-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 2608
| Collier, Nicole(D) | Relating to the appointment of attorneys representing indigent defendants in criminal proceedings. |
| Bill History: | 03-17-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 2631
| Krause, Matt(R) | Relating to the use of in-custody informant testimony in a criminal trial. |
| Bill History: | 04-27-21 S Received in the Senate |
HB 2650
| Johnson, Jarvis(D) | Relating to law enforcement agency policies regarding the placement of a child taken into possession by a peace officer during the arrest of a person. |
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| Bill History: | 04-22-21 H Reported from committee as substituted House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 2655
| Crockett, Jasmine (F)(D) | Relating to a Department of Public Safety database concerning peace officer misconduct. |
| Bill History: | 03-17-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 2669
| Guillen, Ryan(D) Zaffirini, Judith(D) | Relating to the confidentiality of a child's criminal records related to certain misdemeanor offenses. |
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| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 2684
| Canales, Terry(D) | Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files and the issuance of orders of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain persons. |
| Bill History: | 04-06-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 2706
| Howard, Donna(D) Nelson, Jane(R) | Relating to the reporting of sexual assault and other sex offenses, to the emergency services and care provided to victims of those offenses, and to the processes associated with preserving and analyzing the evidence. |
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| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 2733
| Tinderholt, Tony(R) | Relating to defendants restricted to the operation of a vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device or required to submit to alcohol monitoring and establishing a central database of those defendants. |
| Bill History: | 05-10-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
HB 2772
| Campos, Liz (F)(D) | Relating to the definitions of family violence and household member for purposes of crime victims' compensation. |
| Bill History: | 04-27-21 H Reported favorably from committee on House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues |
HB 2783
| Gonzalez, Jessica(D) | Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of prostitution and to a fine imposed on conviction of certain trafficking of persons and prostitution offenses. |
| Bill History: | 03-17-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations |
HB 2784
| Gonzalez, Jessica(D) | Relating to a defendant's payment of costs associated with a court-appointed counsel. |
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| Bill History: | 03-17-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 2791
| Johnson, Jarvis(D) | Relating to confinement and treatment in a substance abuse felony punishment facility under a plea bargain agreement. |
| Bill History: | 03-17-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Corrections |
HB 2794
| Thompson, Senfronia(D) | Relating to evidence in prosecutions of trafficking or certain sexual offenses. |
| Bill History: | 05-07-21 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 2795
| Thompson, Senfronia(D) | Relating to the offense of solicitation of prostitution and certain other consequences of that offense. |
| Bill History: | 05-17-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
HB 2852
| Wu, Gene(D) | Relating to the taking of a specimen to test for intoxication and retention and preservation of toxicological evidence of certain intoxication offenses. |
| Bill History: | 03-18-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 2878
| Goodwin, Vikki(D) | Relating to extreme risk protective orders. |
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| Bill History: | 03-18-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 2895
| Romero, Ramon(D) | Relating to law enforcement policies for peace officer response to certain family violence offenses. |
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| Bill History: | 03-18-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 2901
| Rodriguez, Eddie(D) | Relating to reporting requirements for certain in-custody deaths. |
| Bill History: | 04-21-21 H Committee action pending House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 2915
| Schofield, Mike(R) | Relating to the role of a jury in a criminal case. |
| Bill History: | 03-18-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 2916
| Schofield, Mike(R) | Relating to the enforcement of certain laws by the attorney general. |
| Bill History: | 03-18-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 3014
| Lucio III, Eddie(D) | Relating to the right of one immediate family member of certain deceased peace officers to make an oral statement regarding the terms of a plea bargain agreement. |
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| Bill History: | 03-19-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 3016
| Moody, Joe(D) | Relating to the prohibited suspension of a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure or Penal Code during a declared state of disaster. |
| Bill History: | 05-14-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
HB 3017
| Wu, Gene(D) | Relating to criminal liability for reporting false information to draw an emergency response. |
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| Bill History: | 04-23-21 H Voted favorably from committee as substituted House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 3022
| Herrero, Abel(D) | Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files by a statutory county court. |
| Bill History: | 05-06-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
HB 3024
| Wu, Gene(D) | Relating to civil and criminal liability for doxing. |
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| Bill History: | 03-19-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 3048
| White, James(R) | Relating to a designated law enforcement office or agency. |
| Bill History: | 03-19-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 3064
| Metcalf, Will(R) | Relating to creating the criminal offense of boating while intoxicated with a child passenger. |
| Bill History: | 03-19-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 3075
| Coleman, Garnet(D) | Relating to the collection and reporting of certain information regarding mental health jail diversion. |
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| Bill History: | 04-15-21 H Committee action pending House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 3110
| Meyer, Morgan(R) | Relating to possession or promotion of child sexual abuse material. |
| Bill History: | 05-17-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
HB 3170
| Crockett, Jasmine (F)(D) | Relating to the mandatory placement on deferred adjudication community supervision of certain defendants charged with possession of certain substances listed in Penalty Group 2 under the Texas Controlled Subst |
| Bill History: | 03-19-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 3185
| Krause, Matt(R) | Relating to crime victims' compensation. |
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| Bill History: | 05-10-21 H Reported from committee as substituted House Appropriations |
HB 3194
| Meza, Terry(D) | Relating to the presence of a spiritual leader during the execution of a person. |
| Bill History: | 03-19-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Corrections |
HB 3224
| Leach, Jeff(R) | Relating to the exclusion of certain witnesses during a criminal proceeding. |
| Bill History: | 03-29-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 3249
| Gonzalez, Jessica(D) | Relating to prohibiting the arrest of a person for a violation of a condition of community supervision based on certain drug test results. |
| Companions: |
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| Bill History: | 03-19-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Corrections |
HB 3315
| Crockett, Jasmine (F)(D) | Relating to the creation of a pretrial intervention program for certain youth offenders. |
| Bill History: | 05-14-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
HB 3316
| Crockett, Jasmine (F)(D) | Relating to the duties of peace officers investigating a family violence allegation or responding to a disturbance call that may involve family violence. |
| Bill History: | 04-15-21 H Committee action pending House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 3325
| Lozano, Jose(R) | Relating to the terminology used to describe transportation-related accidents. |
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| Bill History: | 05-14-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Transportation |
HB 3350
| Moody, Joe(D) | Relating to a protective order regarding a defendant charged with certain offenses against persons or property. |
| Bill History: | 04-19-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 3363
| Harless, Sam(R) West, Royce(D) | Relating to the issuance and execution of certain search warrants in a criminal investigation and the admissibility of evidence obtained through certain searches. |
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| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 3392
| Moody, Joe(D) | Relating to the authority of a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment. |
| Bill History: | 05-03-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 3421
| Hinojosa, Gina(D) | Relating to grand jury proceedings. |
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| Bill History: | 03-22-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 3432
| Murr, Andrew(R) | Relating to the civil commitment of sexually violent predators. |
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| Bill History: | 05-14-21 H Withdrawn from the Local Calendar |
HB 3452
| White, James(R) Buckingham, Dawn(R) | Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to special agents of the Office of Export Enforcement of the United States Department of Commerce. |
| Bill History: | 06-16-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 3463
| Crockett, Jasmine (F)(D) | Relating to determining the residence of incarcerated persons. |
| Bill History: | 03-22-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Corrections |
HB 3466
| Morales Shaw, Penny (F)(D) | Relating to protective orders. |
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| Bill History: | 03-22-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues |
HB 3478
| Rose, Toni(D) | Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of reckless driving and racing on a highway and to the forfeiture of contraband relating to that conduct. |
| Bill History: | 03-25-21 H Removed from hearing 03/29/21 - House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 3483
| Rose, Toni(D) | Relating to increasing the punishment for the criminal offense of making a false alarm or report to cause action by a law enforcement agency against another person and for making that false alarm. |
| Bill History: | 03-22-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 3484
| Rose, Toni(D) | Relating to the authority to arrest a person without a warrant. |
| Bill History: | 03-22-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 3505
| White, James(R) | Relating to authorizing a court to require defendants confined in a penal institution to appear by videoconference in criminal cases. |
| Bill History: | 04-12-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 3508
| Ellzey, Jake (F)(R) | Relating to the investigation and prosecution of certain criminal offenses against persons, property, and public order. |
| Bill History: | 03-22-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 3547
| Allen, Alma(D) | Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. |
| Bill History: | 04-14-21 H Committee action pending House Corrections |
HB 3555
| Moody, Joe(D) | Relating to the disposition and use of proceeds and property from criminal asset forfeiture. |
| Bill History: | 03-22-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 3586
| Sherman, Carl(D) | Relating to the creation of the Texas Sentencing Commission and to the collection and analysis of certain criminal sentencing information. |
| Bill History: | 05-03-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 3598
| Leach, Jeff(R) | 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. |
| Bill History: | 05-17-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
HB 3602
| Reynolds, Ron(D) | Relating to peace officers and the investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses. |
| Bill History: | 03-22-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 3607
| Leach, Jeff(R) | Relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes. |
| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 3611
| Leach, Jeff(R) | Relating to remotely conducting court proceedings in this state. |
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| Bill History: | 05-13-21 H Set on the House Calendar |
HB 3652
| Slawson, Shelby (F)(R) | Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain conduct engaged in while participating in a riot and to restitution for property damage resulting from participating in a riot. |
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| Bill History: | 03-22-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 3660
| White, James(R) Perry, Charles(R) | Relating to youth diversion programs for children accused of certain fine-only offenses and related criminal justice matters. |
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| Bill History: | 05-25-21 S First placement on Senate Intent Calendar for |
HB 3670
| Crockett, Jasmine (F)(D) | Relating to appointing a court attorney using the Texas Indigent Defense software |
| Bill History: | 04-15-21 H Removed from hearing 04/19/21 - House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 3671
| Johnson, Julie(D) | Relating to the reporting of certain orders and convictions to the Department of Public Safety and Federal Bureau of Investigation for use with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System for the transfer of firearms. |
| Bill History: | 05-13-21 H Set on the House Calendar |
HB 3692
| Johnson, Julie(D) | Relating to preparation of an appellate record in civil and criminal appeals. |
| Bill History: | 03-22-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence |
HB 3723
| Crockett, Jasmine (F)(D) | Relating to misconduct and standards of conduct applicable to certain persons licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. |
| Companions: |
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| Bill History: | 03-22-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 3756
| Goldman, Craig(R) | Relating to airport police forces, including the authority to commission peace officers and the rights, privileges, and duties of those officers. |
| Companions: |
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| Bill History: | 05-11-21 H Withdrawn from the Local Calendar |
HB 3760
| Oliverson, Tom(R) | Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care, regulation of abortion, and the availability of certain defenses to prosecution for homicide and assault offenses. |
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| Bill History: | 05-11-21 H Reported from committee as substituted House Public Health |
HB 3766
| Dominguez, Alex(D) | Relating to donations to local charities ordered to be paid as a condition of community supervision. |
| Bill History: | 03-22-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Corrections |
HB 3772
| White, James(R) | Relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain criminal offenses involving the possession or delivery of marihuana and cannabis concentrate or possession of drug paraphernalia. |
| Companions: |
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| Bill History: | 05-06-21 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 3774
| Leach, Jeff(R) Huffman, Joan(R) | Relating to the operation and administration of and practice and procedure related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government. |
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| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
HB 3789
| Guillen, Ryan(D) | Relating to the statute of limitations for tampering with certain physical evidence. |
| Bill History: | 05-14-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
HB 3830
| Collier, Nicole(D) | Relating to certain continuing duties of the state that relate to exculpatory evidence in a criminal case. |
| Bill History: | 03-29-21 H Removed from hearing 03/29/21 - House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 3831
| Geren, Charlie(R) | Relating to a limitation on the use of certain unsubstantiated information relating to peace officer misconduct. |
| Companions: |
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| Bill History: | 03-23-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 3917
| Johnson, Ann (F)(D) | Relating to the rights of victims of sexual assault. |
| Bill History: | 04-28-21 H Committee action pending House Public Health |
HB 3977
| Moody, Joe(D) | Relating to the emergency detention of certain persons with a mental illness or cognitive disability and the scope of an order for psychoactive medication for certain patients. |
| Companions: |
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| Bill History: | 03-29-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Public Health |
HB 3986
| Guillen, Ryan(D) Zaffirini, Judith(D) | Relating to uncollectible fines, fees, and court costs in criminal actions and proceedings. |
| Bill History: | 05-22-21 S Recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar |
HB 3988
| Guillen, Ryan(D) | Relating to the procedures governing the prosecution of misdemeanor offenses in the jurisdiction of the justice and municipal courts. |
| Bill History: | 05-13-21 H Set on the House Calendar |
HB 4069
| Middleton, Mayes(R) | Relating to abolition of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and the transfer of the regulation of alcoholic beverages to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. |
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| Bill History: | 04-07-21 H Sent to subcommittee Licensing and Administrative Procedures |
HB 4102
| Johnson, Jarvis(D) | Relating to certain substance abuse treatment programs operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
| Bill History: | 03-29-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Corrections |
HB 4122
| Rose, Toni(D) | Relating to prohibiting certain discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. |
| Bill History: | 03-29-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Affairs |
HB 4145
| Coleman, Garnet(D) | Relating to criminal justice. |
| Companions: |
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| Bill History: | 04-23-21 H Vote failed in committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 4175
| Landgraf, Brooks(R) | Relating to the prosecution and punishment of strangulation, rehabilitation of offenders and services for victims of strangulation, and procedures for law enforcement. |
| Bill History: | 04-12-21 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 4184
| Guillen, Ryan(D) | Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain drug and alcohol related court-ordered educational programs. |
| Companions: |
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| Bill History: | 05-17-21 S Received in the Senate |
HB 4185
| Reynolds, Ron(D) | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Institute for Community Policing at the University of Houston. |
| Bill History: | 03-29-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 4187
| Johnson, Jarvis(D) | Relating to providing a list of approved devices to defendants restricted to the operation of a vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device as a condition of community supervision. |
| Bill History: | 03-29-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 4212
| Moody, Joe(D) | Relating to procedures regarding defendants who are or may be persons with a mental illness or intellectual disability. |
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| Bill History: | 05-14-21 S Received in the Senate |
HB 4237
| Kuempel, John(R) | Relating to the authorization, licensing, and regulation of casino gaming in this state and the creation, powers, and duties of the Texas Gaming Commission. |
| Bill History: | 03-29-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Affairs |
HB 4248
| Harris, Cody(R) | Relating to the requirement for certain persons to provide information to a peace officer. |
| Bill History: | 03-29-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 4250
| Minjarez, Ina(D) | Relating to the investigation and punishment of certain sexual assaults, to protective orders issued on the basis of certain sexual assaults, to crime victims' compensation. |
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| Bill History: | 04-07-21 H Committee action pending House Defense and Veterans' Affairs |
HB 4254
| Morales Shaw, Penny (F)(D) | Relating to a criminal offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of gender identity or expression. |
| Bill History: | 03-29-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 4281
| Sherman, Carl(D) | Relating to the pretrial release of defendants and a prohibition on the use of monetary bail bonds. |
| Bill History: | 03-29-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 4282
| Morales Shaw, Penny (F)(D) | Relating to creating the criminal offense of possession of an animal by a person convicted of multiple offenses involving animal cruelty and to conditions of punishment. |
| Bill History: | 05-07-21 H Reported from committee as substituted House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 4295
| Bell, Keith(R) Johnson, Nathan(D) | Relating to the authorized release and confidentiality of an autopsy report. |
| Bill History: | 05-26-21 S Withdrawn from the Local Calendar |
HB 4308
| Thompson, Senfronia(D) | Relating to prohibiting seeking or imposing the death penalty on the basis of a person's race or ethnicity. |
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| Bill History: | 03-29-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 4337
| Collier, Nicole(D) | Relating to authority of a court to reduce or modify a defendant's sentence. |
| Bill History: | 03-29-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 4354
| Coleman, Garnet(D) | Relating to the administration of medication to certain persons in the custody of a sheriff. |
| Companions: |
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| Bill History: | 05-14-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
HB 4371
| Allen, Alma(D) | Relating to juvenile justice reform, including the age of a child at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over the child and the age of criminal responsibility. |
| Bill History: | 04-29-21 H Vote failed in committee on House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues |
HB 4398
| Coleman, Garnet(D) | Relating to the disposition of forfeited assets. |
| Bill History: | 03-29-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Public Health |
HB 4433
| Gonzalez, Jessica(D) | Relating to public access to hearings or other proceedings for setting bail. |
| Bill History: | 03-29-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 4464
| Deshotel, Joe(D) | Relating to a prohibition on the issuance of a warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer. |
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| Bill History: | 03-29-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
HB 4485
| Guillen, Ryan(D) | Relating to the release of a defendant arrested for a misdemeanor punishable by fine only. |
| Bill History: | 05-14-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
HB 4486
| Guillen, Ryan(D) | Relating to procedures for identifying defendants suspected of having a mental illness or intellectual disability. |
| Bill History: | 05-17-21 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
HB 4516
| White, James(R) | Relating to the authority to arrest a person without a warrant. |
| Bill History: | 03-29-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
HB 4644
| Noble, Candy(R) | Relating to the criminal jurisdiction of magistrates appointed by the Collin County Commissioners Court. |
| Bill History: | 04-19-21 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence |
SB 7
| Hughes, Bryan(R) Cain, Briscoe(R) | Relating to elections, including election integrity and security. |
| Bill History: | 05-30-21 H Discussion of the conference committee report on SB 7 was terminated with the loss of a quorum at 10:40 p.m., Sunday, May 30, 2021. |
SB 21
| Huffman, Joan(R) | Relating to rules for fixing the amount of bail, to the release of certain defendants on bail bond or personal bond, to related duties of a magistrate in a criminal case. |
| Bill History: | 04-20-21 H Referred to House Committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
SB 41
| Zaffirini, Judith(D) Leach, Jeff(R) | Relating to the consolidation and allocation of of state civil court costs. |
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| Bill History: | 01-01-22 G Earliest effective date |
SB 47
| Zaffirini, Judith(D) | Relating to protective orders. |
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| Bill History: | 03-03-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 48
| Zaffirini, Judith(D) Lucio III, Eddie(D) | Relating to conditions of community supervision for defendants convicted of certain criminal offenses involving animals. |
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| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
SB 49
| Zaffirini, Judith(D) Murr, Andrew(R) | Relating to a written report regarding a defendant suspected of having a mental illness or an intellectual disability. |
| Bill History: | 06-18-21 G Earliest effective date |
SB 68
| Miles, Borris(D) Reynolds, Ron(D) | Relating to a duty for peace officers to intervene and make a report when a peace officer uses excessive force. |
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| Bill History: | 05-31-21 S Set on the Senate Items Eligible Calendar |
SB 70
| Miles, Borris(D) | Relating to use of force reporting by peace officers. |
| Bill History: | 03-03-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 71
| Miles, Borris(D) | Relating to law enforcement policies regarding the use of force by peace officers. |
| Bill History: | 03-03-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 72
| Miles, Borris(D) | Relating to requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt a policy regarding the discharge of a firearm by a peace officer at or in the direction of a moving vehicle. |
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| Bill History: | 03-03-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 80
| Miles, Borris(D) | Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with an intellectual disability. |
| Bill History: | 03-03-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 81
| Miles, Borris(D) | Relating to making certain false alarms or reports because of bias or prejudice. |
| Companions: |
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| Bill History: | 03-03-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 84
| Miles, Borris(D) | Relating to lethal violence protective orders. |
| Bill History: | 03-03-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
SB 85
| Miles, Borris(D) | Relating to the age of a child at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over the child and to the minimum age of criminal responsibility. |
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| Bill History: | 03-03-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 92
| Menendez, Jose(D) | Relating to state, local, and court involvement in determining whether victims and witnesses to an offense and certain detained, arrested, or incarcerated persons are lawfully present in the United States. |
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| Bill History: | 03-03-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
SB 110
| West, Royce(D) | Relating to extreme risk protective orders. |
| Bill History: | 03-03-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
SB 111
| West, Royce(D) Collier, Nicole(D) | Relating to certain duties of law enforcement agencies concerning certain information subject to disclosure to a defendant. |
| Companions: |
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| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
SB 112
| West, Royce(D) Harless, Sam(R) | Relating to the requirements of an affidavit supporting the installation and use of a mobile tracking device. |
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| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
SB 122
| Johnson, Nathan(D) | Relating to the award of diligent participation credit to defendants confined in a state jail felony facility. |
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| Bill History: | 03-03-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 151
| Johnson, Nathan(D) | Relating to the criminal penalties for possession or delivery of marihuana and marihuana concentrate. |
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| Bill History: | 03-03-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
SB 161
| West, Royce(D) | Relating to interactions between law enforcement and individuals detained or arrested on suspicion of the commission of criminal offenses, witnesses to the commission of those offenses, and other members of the public. |
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| Bill History: | 11-10-20 S Filed |
SB 164
| Blanco, Cesar (F)(D) | Relating to notice for certain defendants regarding the unlawful possession or acquisition of a firearm or ammunition. |
| Bill History: | 03-03-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
SB 175
| Miles, Borris(D) | Relating to a prohibition on the issuance of a warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer. |
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| Bill History: | 03-03-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 181
| Johnson, Nathan(D) White, James(R) | Relating to suspension of a driver's license for persons convicted of certain offenses and the educational program required for reinstatement of a license following certain convictions. |
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| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
SB 188
| Lucio, Eddie(D) | Relating to abolishing the death penalty. |
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| Bill History: | 03-03-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 189
| Lucio, Eddie(D) | Relating to certain sentencing procedures in a capital case. |
| Companions: |
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| Bill History: | 03-03-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 192
| West, Royce(D) | Relating to credit toward payment of a fine and costs for certain misdemeanants confined in jail or prison before sentencing. |
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| Bill History: | 03-03-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 237
| Bettencourt, Paul(R) Gervin-Hawkins, Barbara(D) | Relating to the issuance of a citation for a criminal trespass offense punishable as a Class B misdemeanor. |
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| Bill History: | 06-18-21 G Vetoed by the Governor |
SB 281
| Hinojosa, Chuy(D) Lucio III, Eddie(D) | Relating to the use of hypnotically induced testimony in a criminal trial. |
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| Bill History: | 06-18-21 G Vetoed by the Governor |
SB 283
| Alvarado, Carol(D) | Relating to requiring a person convicted of an offense involving family violence or a person who is the subject of a family violence protective order to surrender firearms owned by the person. |
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| Bill History: | 03-03-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
SB 301
| Hinojosa, Chuy(D) | Relating to requiring the corroboration of certain testimony in a criminal case involving a controlled substance. |
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| Bill History: | 03-09-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 317
| Huffman, Joan(R) | Relating to the requisites of a bail bond given by certain defendants and to conditions of release on bond for certain defendants. |
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| Bill History: | 03-09-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 324
| West, Royce(D) | Relating to the powers and duties of certain prosecutors and authorized peace officers of the offices of those prosecutors with respect to certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment. |
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| Bill History: | 03-09-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 332
| Johnson, Nathan(D) | Relating to an application for a writ of habeas corpus in a community supervision case. |
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| Bill History: | 03-09-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 335
| Johnson, Nathan(D) Wu, Gene(D) | Relating to retention and preservation of toxicological evidence of certain intoxication offenses. |
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| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
SB 343
| Kolkhorst, Lois(R) Harless, Sam(R) | Relating to the entry into the Texas Crime Information Center of certain information regarding conditions of bond imposed in criminal cases involving family violence. |
| Bill History: | 05-20-21 H Bill pronounced dead by procedural action |
SB 351
| Miles, Borris(D) | Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for certain offenses involving family violence. |
| Bill History: | 03-09-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 404
| Johnson, Nathan(D) | Relating to status offenses committed by a child, including the repeal of the status offense of a child voluntarily running away from home. |
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| Bill History: | 03-09-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 451
| West, Royce(D) | Relating to the release of a child taken into possession by a law enforcement officer. |
| Bill History: | 03-09-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 470
| Hinojosa, Chuy(D) | Relating to the regulation of individuals and entities that conduct forensic analyses, examinations, and tests. |
| Bill History: | 03-09-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 492
| West, Royce(D) | Relating to allowing therapy or facility dogs to accompany a child or a person with a disability during testimony in certain criminal cases. |
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| Bill History: | 03-09-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 495
| Kolkhorst, Lois(R) Harless, Sam(R) | Relating to certain rights of crime victims. |
| Bill History: | 05-23-21 H Reported favorably from committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence |
SB 508
| West, Royce(D) | Relating to the confidentiality of and discovery procedures relating to certain material regarding the protection or security of a witness. |
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| Bill History: | 05-03-21 S Placed on the Senate Calendar for |
SB 509
| Perry, Charles(R) | 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. |
| Bill History: | 03-09-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 512
| Perry, Charles(R) | Relating to youth diversion programs for children accused of certain fine-only offenses and related criminal justice matters. |
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| Bill History: | 04-08-21 S Committee action pending Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 529
| Huffman, Joan(R) | Relating to retention and preservation of toxicological evidence of certain intoxication offenses. |
| Bill History: | 03-11-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 532
| Bettencourt, Paul(R) | Relating to the release of certain defendants on personal bond or on bail. |
| Bill History: | 03-11-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 533
| Kolkhorst, Lois(R) | Relating to the review of a defendant's criminal history before any release of the defendant on bail. |
| Bill History: | 03-11-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 548
| Springer, Drew (F)(R) | Relating to prohibiting the recognition and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders. |
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| Bill History: | 03-11-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
SB 553
| Blanco, Cesar (F)(D) | Relating to the timely reporting of criminal case dispositions to the Department of Public Safety and to the allocation of certain grant money. |
| Bill History: | 03-11-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 623
| Blanco, Cesar (F)(D) Minjarez, Ina(D) | Relating to the investigation and punishment of certain sexual assaults, to protective orders issued on the basis of certain sexual assaults, to the victims' compensation. |
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| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
SB 641
| West, Royce(D) | Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons. |
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| Bill History: | 03-11-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
SB 652
| Eckhardt, Sarah (F)(D) | Relating to the criminal penalties for delivery and possession of marihuana and citations given for those offenses. |
| Bill History: | 03-11-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
SB 664
| Powell, Beverly(D) | Relating to procedures for peace officers and emergency medical services personnel who respond to calls involving an alleged or suspected act of strangulation. |
| Bill History: | 04-08-21 S Committee action pending Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 685
| Lucio, Eddie(D) | Relating to hearings by the Board of Pardons and Paroles regarding clemency matters. |
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| Bill History: | 04-08-21 S Committee action pending Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 690
| Zaffirini, Judith(D) | Relating to remotely conducting court proceedings in this state. |
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| Bill History: | 04-22-21 S Committee action pending Senate State Affairs |
SB 698
| Hughes, Bryan(R) | Relating to the authority of a court to grant a motion for a new trial in certain criminal cases. |
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| Bill History: | 04-08-21 S Committee action pending Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 701
| Buckingham, Dawn(R) | Relating to the continuation and transfer of the regulation of willed body programs to the Texas Funeral Service Commission and to the creation of the State Anatomical Advisory Committee. |
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| Bill History: | 03-16-21 S Committee action pending Senate Business and Commerce |
SB 747
| Miles, Borris(D) | Relating to law enforcement policies prohibiting a peace officer from using a chemical device against a minor. |
| Bill History: | 03-11-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 748
| Miles, Borris(D) | Relating to requiring law enforcement agencies to make certain radio communications available to the public. |
| Bill History: | 03-11-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 768
| Huffman, Joan(R) Johnson, Ann (F)(D) | Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for manufacture or delivery of fentanyl and related substances. |
| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
SB 800
| Nelson, Jane(R) Paddie, Chris(R) | Relating to certain required reports or information received or prepared by state agencies and other governmental entities. |
| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
SB 831
| Lucio, Eddie(D) | Relating to the presence of a spiritual leader during an execution. |
| Bill History: | 03-11-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 852
| Blanco, Cesar (F)(D) | Relating to the definition of victim for purposes of the Crime Victims' Compensation Act. |
| Bill History: | 03-11-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 853
| Menendez, Jose(D) | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Energy and Communications Commission to consolidate the functions of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Railroad Commission of Texas. |
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| Bill History: | 03-11-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Business and Commerce |
SB 899
| Alvarado, Carol(D) | Relating to the duties of a law enforcement agency regarding missing children and missing persons and regarding unidentified bodies. |
| Bill History: | 03-11-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 906
| Perry, Charles(R) Murr, Andrew(R) | Relating to the civil commitment of sexually violent predators. |
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| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
SB 912
| Buckingham, Dawn(R) Slawson, Shelby (F)(R) | Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain conduct engaged in while participating in a riot and to restitution for property damage resulting from participating in a riot. |
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| Bill History: | 05-25-21 H Set on the House Calendar |
SB 944
| Eckhardt, Sarah (F)(D) | Relating to the administration of medication to certain persons in the custody of a sheriff. |
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| Bill History: | 03-11-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 949
| Hinojosa, Chuy(D) | Relating to criminal asset forfeiture proceedings and the seizure and forfeiture of certain property. |
| Bill History: | 03-11-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 950
| Hinojosa, Chuy(D) | Relating to law enforcement policies regarding the issuance of citations for misdemeanors punishable by fine only and to a limitation on the authority to arrest a person for certain fine-only misdemeanors. |
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| Bill History: | 03-11-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 957
| Zaffirini, Judith(D) Krause, Matt(R) | Relating to crime victims' compensation. |
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| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
SB 972
| West, Royce(D) | Relating to access to certain law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutorial records under the public information law. |
| Bill History: | 03-11-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 975
| West, Royce(D) | Relating to access to certain law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutorial records under the public information law. |
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| Bill History: | 03-11-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 988
| Hinojosa, Chuy(D) | Relating to misconduct and standards of conduct applicable to certain persons licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. |
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| Bill History: | 03-18-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 990
| Gutierrez, Roland (F)(D) | Relating to a notice and hearing requirement for a change in the bail amount for certain defendants. |
| Bill History: | 03-18-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 1004
| Hinojosa, Chuy(D) | Relating to the procedure for an application for a writ of habeas corpus based on certain new evidence. |
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| Bill History: | 03-18-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 1005
| Hinojosa, Chuy(D) | Relating to the punishment for certain controlled substance possession offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. |
| Bill History: | 03-18-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 1036
| Huffman, Joan(R) | Relating to regulation of certain facilities and establishments with respect to, civil remedies for certain criminal activities affecting, and certain criminal offenses involving health, safety, and welfare. |
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| Bill History: | 03-18-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 1042
| Eckhardt, Sarah (F)(D) | Relating to a data collection program established by the attorney general regarding defendants in certain criminal cases and access to information stored in criminal justice information databases. |
| Bill History: | 03-18-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 1047
| Seliger, Kel(R) Smithee, John(R) | Relating to the execution of a search warrant for taking a blood specimen from certain persons in certain intoxication offenses. |
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| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
SB 1054
| Huffman, Joan(R) | Relating to mandatory conditions of community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision concerning certain searches. |
| Bill History: | 04-06-21 S Committee action pending Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 1056
| Huffman, Joan(R) Wu, Gene(D) | Relating to criminal liability for reporting false information to draw an emergency response. |
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| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
SB 1119
| Johnson, Nathan(D) | Relating to grand jury proceedings. |
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| Bill History: | 03-18-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 1163
| Campbell, Donna(R) | Relating to the criminal punishment and conditions of community supervision for the offense of obstructing a highway or other passageway. |
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| Bill History: | 03-18-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 1175
| Johnson, Nathan(D) | Relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain criminal offenses involving the possession or delivery of marihuana and cannabis concentrate or possession of drug paraphernalia. |
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| Bill History: | 03-18-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
SB 1224
| West, Royce(D) | Relating to interactions between law enforcement and individuals detained or arrested on suspicion of the commission of criminal offenses, witnesses to the commission of those offenses. |
| Bill History: | 03-18-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 1299
| Nelson, Jane(R) | Relating to the reporting of sexual assault and other sex offenses, to the emergency services and care provided to victims of those offenses, and to the processes associated with preserving and analyzing. |
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| Bill History: | 03-18-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 1322
| Hinojosa, Chuy(D) | Relating to indigent defense. |
| Bill History: | 04-20-21 S Committee action pending Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 1340
| Buckingham, Dawn(R) | Relating to voter qualification and registration. |
| Bill History: | 04-29-21 H Committee action pending House Elections |
SB 1373
| Zaffirini, Judith(D) White, James(R) | Relating to the imposition and collection of fines, fees, and court costs in criminal cases. |
| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
SB 1458
| Zaffirini, Judith(D) Neave, Victoria(D) | Relating to standardized forms and materials for the issuance of protective orders, magistrate's orders for emergency protection, and temporary ex parte orders. |
| Bill History: | 06-18-21 G Vetoed by the Governor |
SB 1480
| Johnson, Nathan(D) Guillen, Ryan(D) | Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain drug and alcohol related court-ordered educational programs. |
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| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
SB 1483
| Zaffirini, Judith(D) | Relating to the review of clemency applications from certain persons who were victims of human trafficking or family violence. |
| Bill History: | 03-24-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 1486
| Hughes, Bryan(R) | Relating to the repeal of the authority of political subdivisions to adopt or enforce juvenile curfews. |
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| Bill History: | 05-24-21 H Referred to House Committee on House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues |
SB 1511
| Zaffirini, Judith(D) | Relating to the emergency detention of certain persons with a mental illness or cognitive disability and the scope of an order for psychoactive medication for certain patients. |
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| Bill History: | 03-24-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
SB 1529
| Huffman, Joan(R) | Relating to the creation of the Texas Court of Appeals to hear certain cases. |
| Bill History: | 05-05-21 H Removed from hearing 05/10/21 - House State Affairs |
SB 1530
| Huffman, Joan(R) | Relating to the operation and administration of and practice and procedure related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government. |
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| Bill History: | 05-07-21 H Referred to House Committee on House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence |
SB 1544
| West, Royce(D) | Relating to no-knock warrants. |
| Bill History: | 04-13-21 S Committee action pending Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 1545
| West, Royce(D) | Relating to the use of force by peace officers and other officer interactions and duties. |
| Bill History: | 03-24-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 1550
| Nelson, Jane(R) Goldman, Craig(R) | Relating to airport police forces, including the authority to commission peace officers and the rights, privileges, and duties of those officers. |
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| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
SB 1552
| Hinojosa, Chuy(D) | Relating to the age of a child at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over the child, to the age of criminal responsibility, and to certain substantive and procedural matters related to those ages. |
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| Bill History: | 03-24-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 1561
| Huffman, Joan(R) | Relating to an educational and vocational training pilot program for certain state jail felony defendants and certain inmates released on parole. |
| Bill History: | 03-24-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 1571
| West, Royce(D) | Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to special agents of the Office of Inspector General of the United States Department of Homeland Security. |
| Bill History: | 03-24-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 1573
| Paxton, Angela(R) | Relating to the reporting of sexual assault and other sex offenses and to the collection, analysis, tracking, and preservation of evidence of those offenses. |
| Bill History: | 03-24-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 1600
| Huffman, Joan(R) | Relating to prohibiting peace officers from using neck restraints during a search or arrest. |
| Bill History: | 03-24-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 1601
| Huffman, Joan(R) | Relating to a duty for peace officers to intervene and make a report when a peace officer uses excessive force. |
| Bill History: | 03-24-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 1626
| Miles, Borris(D) | Relating to law enforcement policies regarding the issuance of citations for misdemeanors punishable by fine only and to a limitation on the authority to arrest a person for certain fine-only misdemeanors. |
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| Bill History: | 03-24-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 1647
| Perry, Charles(R) Oliverson, Tom(R) | Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care, regulation of abortion, and the availability of certain defenses to prosecution for homicide and assault offenses. |
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| Bill History: | 04-30-21 H Reported from committee as substituted House Public Health |
SB 1691
| Miles, Borris(D) | Relating to civil and criminal liability for doxing. |
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| Bill History: | 03-26-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 1717
| Hughes, Bryan(R) | Relating to subpoenas, orders, and warrants for the disclosure of location information, electronic customer communications records, and electronic customer data. |
| Bill History: | 03-26-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 1718
| Hughes, Bryan(R) | Relating to provisions to enable the prevention and prosecution of trafficking of persons and certain sexual offenses committed against children and to the commission of civil racketeering. |
| Bill History: | 03-26-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 1739
| Zaffirini, Judith(D) | Relating to procedures regarding defendants who are or may be persons with a mental illness or intellectual disability. |
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| Bill History: | 03-26-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 1741
| Birdwell, Brian(R) | Relating to pretrial procedures, conditions for community supervision, and criminal punishment for conduct endangering the public safety. |
| Bill History: | 05-24-21 H Referred to House Committee on House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
SB 1742
| Whitmire, John(D) | Relating to extreme risk protective orders. |
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| Bill History: | 03-26-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
SB 1743
| Zaffirini, Judith(D) | Relating to the enforcement of parking privileges for people with disabilities. |
| Bill History: | 03-26-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Transportation |
SB 1771
| Paxton, Angela(R) | Relating to the assumption by the office of the secretary of state of the powers and duties relating to driver's licenses, personal identification certificates, and other related programs, powers. |
| Bill History: | 03-26-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
SB 1775
| Whitmire, John(D) | Relating to criminal justice. |
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| Bill History: | 03-26-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 1844
| Eckhardt, Sarah (F)(D) | Relating to the collection and reporting of certain information regarding mental health jail diversion. |
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| Bill History: | 03-26-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 1848
| Powell, Beverly(D) | Relating to law enforcement policies for peace officer response to certain family violence offenses. |
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| Bill History: | 03-26-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 1866
| West, Royce(D) | Relating to the consideration of a subsequent writ of habeas corpus in certain felony cases. |
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| Bill History: | 03-26-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 1867
| West, Royce(D) | Relating to the issuance and execution of certain search warrants in a criminal investigation and the admissibility of evidence obtained through certain searches. |
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| Bill History: | 03-26-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 1884
| Whitmire, John(D) | Relating to postconviction forensic DNA testing. |
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| Bill History: | 03-26-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 1894
| Creighton, Brandon(R) | Relating to a limitation on the use of certain unsubstantiated information relating to peace officer misconduct. |
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| Bill History: | 03-26-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 1903
| Whitmire, John(D) | Relating to the state's continuing duty to disclose exculpatory, impeachment, or mitigating evidence in a criminal case and prohibited retaliation against local assistant prosecutors. |
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| Bill History: | 03-31-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 1923
| Zaffirini, Judith(D) Leach, Jeff(R) | Relating to certain criminal court costs, fines, and fees. |
| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
SB 1940
| Gutierrez, Roland (F)(D) | Relating to the operation and administration of and practice and procedure related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government. |
| Bill History: | 03-31-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 1945
| Lucio, Eddie(D) | Relating to the terminology used to describe transportation-related accidents. |
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| Bill History: | 03-31-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Transportation |
SB 1952
| Paxton, Angela(R) | Relating to the capture and use of an individual's biometric identifiers, specimen, or genetic information by a governmental body or peace officer or by a person for commercial purposes. |
| Bill History: | 03-31-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
SB 1974
| Springer, Drew (F)(R) | Relating to provisions relating to possession or carrying of a handgun by a person who is a member of a criminal street gang. |
| Bill History: | 03-31-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
SB 1975
| Springer, Drew (F)(R) | Relating to abolition of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and the transfer of the regulation of alcoholic beverages to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. |
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| Bill History: | 03-31-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Business and Commerce |
SB 1989
| Miles, Borris(D) | Relating to the prosecution of and penalties for possession of one ounce or less of marihuana. |
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| Bill History: | 03-31-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
SB 2007
| Huffman, Joan(R) | Relating to enhancing the criminal penalties for certain repeat and habitual offenders. |
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| Bill History: | 03-31-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 2011
| Menendez, Jose(D) | Relating to the criminal offense of interference with child custody and a peace officer's duties with respect to that offense. |
| Bill History: | 05-23-21 H Vote failed in committee on House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues |
SB 2034
| Menendez, Jose(D) | Relating to prohibiting seeking or imposing the death penalty on the basis of a person's race or ethnicity. |
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| Bill History: | 03-31-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 2055
| Menendez, Jose(D) | Relating to a Texas Commission on Law Enforcement database concerning peace officer misconduct. |
| Bill History: | 03-31-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 2059
| Menendez, Jose(D) | Relating to required reporting by a peace officer and collection of data and information relating to the criminal offense of interference with child custody. |
| Bill History: | 03-31-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs |
SB 2113
| Lucio, Eddie(D) | Relating to the consideration of the views of a close relative of a deceased victim regarding the imposition of the death penalty in a capital case. |
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| Bill History: | 03-31-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 2139
| Blanco, Cesar (F)(D) | Relating to criminal offenses related to mass violence. |
| Bill History: | 03-31-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence |
SB 2141
| Blanco, Cesar (F)(D) | Relating to motorcycle profiling by peace officers. |
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| Bill History: | 03-31-21 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice |
SB 2212
| West, Royce(D) Thompson, Senfronia(D) | Relating to the duty of a peace officer to request and render aid for an injured person. |
| Bill History: | 09-01-21 G Earliest effective date |
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