House committee
Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee members
Bills pending in this committee
SB988
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of a motor fuel pump or electric vehicle charging station.
May 22, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
SB957
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of continuous aggravated promotion of prostitution.
May 22, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
SB2320
Relating to increasing the criminal punishment for certain driving while intoxicated offenses.
May 22, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
SB2017
Relating to the creation of a criminal offense for operating a motor vehicle under certain circumstances causing a tire of the vehicle to spin, lose traction, or leave the surface of a highway.
May 22, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
SB1861
Relating to the appointment of a special prosecutor by the court of criminal appeals for certain criminal cases.
May 21, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
SB1778
Relating to the use of telemedicine services in the juvenile justice system.
May 16, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
SB1704
Relating to certain rights of crime victims and witnesses and associated persons and to victim impact statements.
May 12, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2181
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain conduct constituting the offense of solicitation of prostitution.
May 12, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3207
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of intoxication assault; increasing a criminal penalty.
May 6, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2777
Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with severe mental illness.
May 6, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1847
Relating to a maximum allowable caseload for certain attorneys.
May 6, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1713
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of electric vehicle supply equipment.
May 6, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1418
Relating to the use of in-custody informant testimony in a criminal trial.
May 6, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
SB2693
Relating to the role of advocacy and support groups in the juvenile justice system.
May 2, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2915
Relating to the criminal penalty for rigging a publicly exhibited contest; increasing a criminal penalty.
May 2, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB5467
Relating to creating the criminal offense of continuous manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance.
May 1, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB544
Relating to the imposition of consecutive sentences for more than one criminal offense of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual arising out of the same criminal episode.
May 1, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3565
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of interference with public duties.
May 1, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4733
Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files and the issuance of orders of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain persons.
April 29, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4697
Relating to a defendant's appearance by telephone or videoconference in a justice or municipal court.
April 29, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4254
Relating to appeal of a mistrial order in a felony case.
April 29, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3206
Relating to the sequestration of a jury in a criminal case.
April 29, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2794
Relating to the admissibility of evidence regarding a victim's past sexual behavior in prosecutions of certain assaultive offenses.
April 29, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2728
Relating to spoliation of evidence held for use in a criminal proceeding.
April 29, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2328
Relating to the procedures for the expunction of arrest records and files; authorizing a fee.
April 29, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4414
Relating to certain criminal offenses involving mail or a mail receptacle key or lock; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
April 24, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3189
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain conduct constituting the offense of trafficking of persons.
April 24, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3167
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.
April 24, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2113
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of hindering the investigation or prosecution of certain sexual offenses committed against a child.
April 24, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1509
Relating to the offense of failure to stop or report aggravated sexual assault of a child; increasing a criminal penalty.
April 24, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1255
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed by a professional who is required to report child abuse or neglect and against a child under the care of that professional.
April 24, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
SB989
Relating to criminal history record information for certain master, magistrate, referee, associate judge, or other court official applicants appointed or employed to serve in a state court.
April 22, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB867
Relating to the dismissal of a criminal case by the attorney representing the state.
April 22, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB5379
Relating to increasing the punishment for certain intoxication offenses and creating the criminal offense of continuous driving while intoxicated.
April 22, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4672
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for continuous sexual abuse of a child who is younger than 14 years of age.
April 22, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4629
Relating to jury instructions regarding parole eligibility for certain felony offenses that are not eligible for parole.
April 22, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4342
Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the prosecution of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed against a child or person with a disability.
April 22, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4237
Relating to appeals from a justice or municipal court.
April 22, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3330
Relating to discovery in a criminal case.
April 22, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3110
Relating to civil asset forfeiture of digital currency or other similar property.
April 22, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2197
Relating to the protection of an unborn child's rights and criminal liability and justification for prohibited conduct.
April 22, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1801
Relating to the definition of authorized peace officer for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.
April 22, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
SB1124
Relating to discovery in a criminal case.
April 17, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB795
Relating to the punishment for the offense of aggravated assault.
April 15, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB525
Relating to a subpoena to compel the attendance of certain peace officers who are witnesses in a misdemeanor case punishable by fine only.
April 15, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4911
Relating to prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving depictions of children, computer-generated children, or other persons; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.
April 15, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3242
Relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain offenses relating to the possession of marihuana, certain tetrahydrocannabinols, certain synthetic cannabinoids, and drug paraphernalia; imposing a fee.
April 15, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3111
Relating to the search of certain wireless communications devices by a peace officer.
April 15, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3098
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain assaults committed against employees of primary and secondary schools and to the conditions of community supervision for that offense.
April 15, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2895
Relating to the legal justification for using force or deadly force in response to the commission or attempted commission of a violent felony.
April 15, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2461
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of or disruption to a retail motor fuel pump.
April 15, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4816
Relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving trafficking of persons, the human trafficking prevention coordinating council and the human trafficking prevention task force; increasing criminal penalties.
April 8, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3790
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed by an alien.
April 8, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3653
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain trafficking of persons offenses; increasing criminal penalties; changing parole eligibility.
April 8, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3553
Relating to the use of deadly force in defense of property.
April 8, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3165
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of sexual assault of a child and changing the eligibility for parole of certain persons convicted of that offense.
April 8, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2984
Relating to a rebuttable presumption that a person is intoxicated based on an alcohol concentration level analysis.
April 8, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2681
Relating to the penalty for certain offenders for possession of a small amount of certain controlled substances.
April 8, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2178
Relating to the emergency installation and use of a mobile tracking device on a vehicle by an authorized peace officer.
April 8, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2177
Relating to authorizing the disclosure of certain electronic customer data by a provider of an electronic communications service or a remote computing service in certain immediate life-threatening situations.
April 8, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB5644
Relating to a Mass Violence Care Fund to assist victims of mass violence with unreimbursed medical expenses.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB5637
Relating to the provision of family protection services by the Texas Indigent Defense Commission.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB5630
Relating to the authority of a court to order a defendant to engage in certain alternatives to confinement as part of the defendant's sentence.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB5566
Relating to grand jury proceedings.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB5564
Relating to grand jury proceedings; providing a punishment for contempt of court.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB5550
Relating to the role of a jury in a criminal case.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB5547
Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB5540
Relating to the appointment of counsel for indigent defendants released from custody.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB5517
Relating to sexually explicit artificially generated images and videos.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB5401
Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to certain felonies based on the offense initially charged in the case.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB5254
Relating to a claim of actual innocence by a person convicted of a criminal offense; creating the Texas Innocence Inquiry Commission.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB5240
Relating to the creation of a pretrial intervention and diversion program for certain nonviolent offenses; authorizing a fee.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB5170
Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision and parole for certain felony offenses in which a firearm is used or exhibited and to certain consequences on conviction of certain offenses.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB5072
Relating to the appointment of counsel for indigent defendants or juveniles in certain capital felony cases.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB5066
Relating to the reimbursement to a county for forensic science expenses associated with certain crimes.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB5058
Relating to the extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in a capital murder case and the review of certain convictions by the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
April 7, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4940
Relating to a defense to prosecution for certain intoxication offenses.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4918
Relating to rights of a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim in certain criminal cases involving family violence, sexual or assaultive offenses, stalking, or a violation of a protective order or condition of bond.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4883
Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for the offense of intoxication assault in certain circumstances.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4829
Relating to a criminal offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of gender.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4828
Relating to the prosecution and reporting of certain offenses committed because of bias or prejudice; creating a criminal offense.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4718
Relating to the punishment for assault for certain persons subject to an emergency detention or commitment for mental health services.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4644
Relating to reducing the criminal penalty for the offense of cockfighting.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4624
Relating to a limitation on the use of a victim's gender identity or sexual orientation as the basis for a defense in the trial of a criminal offense.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4592
Relating to a hearing before bail may be denied for a defendant.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4563
Relating to allowing a therapy or facility dog to accompany a child or a person with a disability during testimony in certain criminal cases.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1789
Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for the offense of intoxication manslaughter in certain circumstances.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1414
Relating to the punishment for the offense of driving while license invalid.
April 3, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4416
Relating to disorderly or threatening behavior and measures by public schools and institutions of higher education to prevent that behavior; increasing criminal penalties; creating a criminal offense.
April 2, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4357
Relating to requiring a search warrant to obtain or use certain purchase information in a criminal action.
April 1, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4328
Relating to a limitation on the use of a victim's gender identity or sexual orientation as the basis for a defense in the trial of a criminal offense.
April 1, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4315
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.
April 1, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3877
Relating to creating the criminal offense of criminal pursuit.
April 1, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3869
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of assault and harassment committed against certain employees or agents of a utility and committed in a disaster area or evacuated area.
April 1, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3665
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of assault committed against certain public servants and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those public servants.
April 1, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3498
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault of a retail establishment employee.
April 1, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3294
Relating to the offense of providing or requesting or allowing another to provide a breath specimen for an ignition interlock device; creating a criminal offense.
April 1, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3193
Relating to the punishment for intoxication assault and intoxication manslaughter; changing eligibility for mandatory supervision, parole, and community supervision; increasing criminal penalties.
April 1, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2871
Relating to the criminal penalties for possession of marihuana; changing the eligibility for community supervision.
April 1, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2135
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of organized retail theft.
April 1, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2095
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of reckless discharge of a firearm in certain municipalities and counties.
April 1, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1582
Relating to the punishment for the offense of aggravated sexual assault.
April 1, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4221
Relating to the policies and standards of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission applicable to the provision of indigent defense services or family protection services.
March 31, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4184
Relating to the role of a jury in a criminal case.
March 31, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB4133
Relating to the offense of criminal mischief involving the damage or destruction of a monument or memorial.
March 27, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3921
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of aggravated sexual assault committed by a member of the clergy.
March 27, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HJR166
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail to a person accused of certain violent offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons.
March 26, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3779
Relating to the imposition of concurrent or consecutive sentences for certain convictions.
March 26, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3757
Relating to a writ to invoke the jurisdiction of a district court for the purpose of obtaining relevant documents for a postconviction application for a writ of habeas corpus.
March 26, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB848
Relating to the criminal penalties for possession or delivery of marihuana concentrate.
March 25, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB418
Relating to prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving children or other persons; increasing a criminal penalty.
March 25, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB387
Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit images or videos using deep fake technology; increasing a criminal penalty.
March 25, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB379
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of false caller identification information display.
March 25, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3660
Relating to protective orders prohibiting offenses motivated by bias or prejudice.
March 25, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3659
Relating to the compensation to a county for certain persons confined in a county jail pending trial.
March 25, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3654
Relating to automatic orders of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain criminal defendants.
March 25, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3603
Relating to the admissibility of evidence of extraneous offenses or acts in the prosecution of certain family violence offenses.
March 25, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB324
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.
March 25, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB288
Relating to creating the criminal offense of operating a premises for unlawful controlled substance consumption.
March 25, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2444
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of harmful communication to a minor.
March 25, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2430
Relating to prohibiting sex offenders from residing or loitering within a certain distance of certain locations where children commonly gather and from participating in certain Halloween activities; creating a criminal offense.
March 25, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB235
Relating to civil and criminal liability for the unlawful disclosure or promotion of intimate visual material.
March 25, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB207
Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving an anatomically correct doll, mannequin, or robot that has the features of a child.
March 25, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1977
Relating to the admissibility of evidence of certain extraneous offenses or acts in the prosecution of sexual assault or aggravated sexual assault or an attempt or conspiracy to commit sexual assault or aggravated sexual assault.
March 25, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1891
Relating to the offense of invasive visual recording of a minor, including the statute of limitations for that offense and the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that offense; harmonizing other statute of limitations provisions; increasing criminal penalties for certain sexual offenses.
March 25, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1668
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of enticing a child and to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that offense.
March 25, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1490
Relating to creating a criminal offense for certain conduct involving the unauthorized use of a vehicle.
March 25, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1391
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain trafficking and sexual offenses; increasing criminal penalties; changing parole eligibility.
March 25, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1121
Relating to civil and criminal liability for the unlawful disclosure or promotion of intimate visual material.
March 25, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1092
Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit images or videos using deep fake technology; increasing a criminal penalty.
March 25, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3417
Relating to the confidentiality of administrative subpoenas for offenses that involve the Internet-based sexual exploitation of a minor.
March 21, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3400
Relating to the definition of a designated law enforcement office or agency for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.
March 21, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3267
Relating to the use of force or deadly force in defense of a person.
March 20, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3236
Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in a school crossing zone while intoxicated; increasing a criminal penalty.
March 20, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3123
Relating to the powers and duties of a personal bond or personal bond and pretrial supervision office.
March 20, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3122
Relating to a defense to prosecution for the possession of certain consumable hemp products containing a controlled substance or marihuana.
March 20, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB3074
Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.
March 20, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2936
Relating to asset forfeiture proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
March 19, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2934
Relating to the charging instrument in the prosecution of the offense of resisting arrest.
March 19, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2792
Relating to a study on capital punishment in this state and to a moratorium on executions.
March 19, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2778
Relating to the release on bail of certain persons charged with a violation of a condition of the person's release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
March 19, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2772
Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for victims of certain offenses.
March 19, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HJR16
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail for an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a felony.
March 18, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HJR15
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under limited circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons.
March 18, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB799
Relating to the release on personal bond of certain defendants charged with a misdemeanor or state jail felony.
March 18, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB76
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds.
March 18, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2726
Relating to an argument before the jury after a subsequent jury charge in a criminal case.
March 18, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2662
Relating to the issuance of a warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer.
March 18, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2649
Relating to the extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in a capital murder case.
March 18, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2647
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.
March 18, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2644
Relating to the amount of a fine and costs discharged by a defendant while confined in jail or engaged in labor.
March 18, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2570
Relating to extreme risk protective orders and certain other protective orders prohibiting possession of a firearm; creating criminal offenses.
March 17, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2551
Relating to sexually explicit visual material.
March 17, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2539
Relating to creating the criminal offense of prosecutorial misconduct.
March 17, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2514
Relating to the eligibility to participate in certain drug court programs.
March 17, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2497
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.
March 17, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2449
Relating to discovery requirements for pro se defendants in a criminal case.
March 17, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HJR115
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of a violent or sexual offense or of continuous trafficking of persons and requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court as required and the safety of the community, law enforcement, and the victim of the alleged offense.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HJR113
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a district court to reduce or modify a sentence imposing a term of imprisonment for a person who has served not less than 10 years of the term.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2383
Relating to the use of metal or body armor while committing an offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2274
Relating to the creation of a commission to review and make recommendations regarding certain penal laws of this state and to certain criminal offenses previously compiled in statutes outside the Penal Code; increasing criminal penalties; imposing a civil penalty.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2237
Relating to abolishing the death penalty.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2209
Relating to the period for which a person arrested for certain crimes committed against a child may be held after bond is posted.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2183
Relating to criminal penalties for possession offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2172
Relating to a limitation on the use of certain unsubstantiated information relating to peace officer misconduct.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2141
Relating to the applicability of certain criminal offenses to the provision of gender-affirming care.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2055
Relating to the punishment for a capital felony committed by an individual younger than 21 years of age.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2052
Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment for the offense of trafficking of persons.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2045
Relating to automatic expunction of arrest records and files for certain persons who are tried for an offense and subsequently acquitted.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2042
Relating to automatic expunction of arrest records and files for certain persons who are tried for an offense and subsequently acquitted and to the provision of certain records relating to that expunction.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB2006
Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files by a statutory county court.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1984
Relating to creating the criminal offense of misrepresenting medical history to obtain unnecessary medical treatment for a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1975
Relating to victims of sex offenses, sex-based human trafficking offenses, or acts of a sexual nature and to the confidentiality of or restrictions on the availability of certain property, material, or information regarding those victims, offenses, or acts.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1908
Relating to the carrying of a handgun while intoxicated and to the possession or carrying of a handgun by a license holder in certain locations selling or serving alcoholic beverages.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1852
Relating to authority of a court to reduce or modify a defendant's sentence.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1824
Related to monitoring domestic violence offenders through advanced tracking systems to enhance victim safety.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1763
Relating to repealing certain offenses and removing certain regulations relating to marihuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, synthetic cannabinoids, and paraphernalia.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1754
Relating to the minimum duration of certain protective orders.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1752
Relating to a limitation on public access by livestream or videoconference to certain criminal proceedings involving evidence depicting an act of a sexual nature.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1717
Relating to prosecution of certain criminal offense prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving children.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1714
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1666
Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain nonviolent misdemeanor offenses.
March 12, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1653
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of possession or promotion of child pornography.
March 12, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB727
Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle.
March 11, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB548
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of burglary of a vehicle and to grants of community supervision to persons who commit that offense.
March 11, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB268
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for making certain false reports and to restitution for emergency response costs associated with those false reports.
March 11, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1459
Relating to the conduct that constitutes the use of a deadly weapon for purposes of the prosecution of the offense of aggravated assault or aggravated sexual assault.
March 11, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1426
Relating to a prohibition on the issuance or enforcement of a search warrant, subpoena, or other court order for certain menstrual health data.
March 11, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1401
Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of improper relationship between educator and student.
March 11, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1345
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.
March 10, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1291
Relating to the consideration of a subsequent writ of habeas corpus in certain felony cases.
March 10, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1283
Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
March 10, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1271
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of indecency with a child.
March 10, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1264
Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of indecency with a child and sexual assault.
March 10, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1222
Relating to postconviction forensic DNA testing.
March 10, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1215
Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of indecency with a child and sexual assault.
March 10, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HJR84
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to set a minimum amount of monetary bond for persons charged with certain felony offenses involving violence and requiring the denial of bail to a person accused of committing a felony while released on bail for a prior felony under most circumstances.
March 7, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1167
Relating to the release on bail of certain defendants accused of committing a felony offense and the criminal consequences of committing a felony while released on bail for a prior felony; creating a criminal offense; increasing the minimum term of imprisonment for certain felonies; changing eligibility for deferred adjudication community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole.
March 7, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1140
Relating to prohibiting a registered sex offender from residing within a certain distance of a public primary or secondary school.
March 7, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB1037
Relating to the punishment for certain theft offenses.
March 7, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB945
Relating to the authority of a justice of the peace to issue a search warrant to collect a blood specimen from a person arrested for certain intoxication criminal offenses.
March 6, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB916
Relating to the tracking, reporting, and disposition of proceeds and property from asset forfeiture proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
March 6, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB914
Relating to repealing civil asset forfeiture provisions and establishing criminal asset forfeiture in this state.
March 6, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB903
Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct.
March 6, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB893
Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses.
March 6, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB870
Relating to requiring the corroboration of certain testimony in a criminal case involving a controlled substance.
March 5, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB864
Relating to the procedure for an application for a writ of habeas corpus based on certain new evidence.
March 5, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB833
Relating to credit toward a defendant's sentence for time confined in jail or prison before sentencing.
March 5, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB773
Relating to the authority of a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment.
March 5, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB743
Relating to a justice or municipal court's authority to order a defendant confined in jail for failure to pay a fine or cost or for contempt and to the authority of a municipality to enforce the collection of certain fines by imprisonment of the defendant.
March 5, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HJR60
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment.
March 4, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB688
Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with an intellectual disability.
March 4, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB655
Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses.
March 4, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB651
Relating to abolishing the death penalty.
March 4, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB578
Relating to certain sentencing procedures in a capital case.
March 3, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB539
Relating to orders of nondisclosure for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.
March 3, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB478
Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses.
February 28, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB454
Relating to abolishing the death penalty.
February 28, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB453
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for delivery of a controlled substance in Penalty Group 1-B to a child.
February 28, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB444
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.
February 28, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB435
Relating to prohibiting carrying a firearm while intoxicated; creating a criminal offense.
February 28, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB394
Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the prosecution of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed against a child or person with a disability.
February 28, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB372
Relating to the affirmative defense to prosecution for a criminal offense for persons acting under duress.
February 28, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB347
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of invasive visual recording in a lactation room.
February 28, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB234
Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses.
February 27, 2025Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence