Senate committee
Criminal Justice
Committee members
Bills pending in this committee
HB5228
Relating to the collection of certain incident-based data reported to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
May 22, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB3816
Relating to prosecution of the criminal offense of cruelty to livestock animals.
May 22, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB1607
Relating to license plates and license plate windshield insignia issued for and displayed on a vehicle; authorizing a fee; creating a criminal offense.
May 22, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB1650
Relating to a special bill of review to reform a final judgment of forfeiture of a bail bond.
May 21, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB1347
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of exploitation of a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual.
May 21, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB3177
Relating to the office of inspector general in certain municipalities and the investigators of those offices.
May 20, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB1741
Relating to certain proceedings and the provision of treatment and supervision following certain adjudications occurring in a criminal case.
May 20, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB3694
Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of certain sexually explicit media and to the removal of certain intimate visual depictions published on online platforms without the consent of the person depicted; increasing criminal penalties.
May 19, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB2814
Relating to providing children committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department with certain documents on discharge or release.
May 19, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB2621
Relating to the recording and archiving of live video feed by the Texas Department of Transportation.
May 19, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB2136
Relating to design and use of a model criminal citation and an addendum to the citation.
May 19, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB1831
Relating to the eligibility to participate in certain drug court programs.
May 19, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB1820
Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files when a grand jury fails to find that probable cause exists to believe the alleged offense was committed.
May 19, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB5383
Relating to the requirements for appointment as a medical examiner or employment as an assistant or deputy medical examiner.
May 16, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB4614
Relating to the licensing and regulation of state correctional officers and the employment of those officers; requiring an occupational license.
May 16, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB3449
Relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding.
May 15, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB1896
Relating to a mental health leave policy for certain public safety employees.
May 15, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB155
Relating to an attack by a dangerous dog; increasing a criminal penalty.
May 14, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB2458
Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of aggravated assault.
May 14, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB4176
Relating to the investigation of certain motor vehicle collisions by former peace officers.
May 13, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB3358
Relating to the definition of an emergency service provider for purposes of critical incident stress management and crisis response services.
May 13, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB1837
Relating to the enforcement and prevention of offenses involving the manufacture or delivery of controlled substances listed in Penalty Group 1 or 1-B, law enforcement officer safety in handling those substances, and the manufacture and proper use of opioid antagonists.
May 13, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB4023
Relating to the exemption of certain reserve peace officers from regulation as private security personnel.
May 12, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB3488
Relating to representation for an indigent person subject to a civil commitment proceeding.
May 12, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB3418
Relating to prohibitions on certain employment for sex offenders.
May 12, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB2239
Relating to the locations in which certain knives are prohibited.
May 12, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB2180
Relating to a waiver of the preservation of evidence and the return of a seized weapon in a criminal case.
May 12, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB2582
Relating to the rights of a victim, guardian of a victim, advocate for a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim to certain information regarding a defendant's parole.
May 7, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB1160
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of assault and harassment committed against certain employees or agents of a utility and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those employees or agents; increasing criminal penalties for certain criminal offenses relating to interference with public duties.
May 7, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2917
Relating to the penalties for certain littering offenses.
May 6, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1848
Relating to the disclosure of confidential juvenile records to a managed assigned counsel program.
May 6, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1659
Relating to requiring a warrant to search certain location information purchased by a governmental entity from a data broker or electronic personal data tracker.
May 6, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB658
Relating to the carrying of weapons by community supervision and corrections department officers, juvenile probation officers, and certain retired law enforcement officers and to criminal liability for taking a weapon from certain of those officers.
May 5, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB355
Relating to the period within which the Texas Juvenile Justice Department must accept custody of a person committed to the department and to the consequences for the failure of the department to accept custody of the person within that period.
May 5, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB2622
Relating to the transport of female patients to a mental health facility or residential care facility.
May 5, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB2363
Relating to the authority of certain peace officers to arrest a person without a warrant while outside the officer's jurisdiction.
May 5, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB1943
Relating to compensation for the members of the Winkler County Juvenile Board.
May 5, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB1482
Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision for certain repeat intoxication offenders.
May 5, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB1760
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.
May 1, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB1583
Relating to the peace officer's notification of emergency detention form for persons evidencing mental illness and retention of that form.
May 1, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB1552
Relating to changing the name of the offense of child pornography to child sexual abuse material and to updating references to conform to that terminology.
May 1, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB421
Relating to the creation of certain explicit deep fake material; providing a private cause of action.
April 30, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB3163
Relating to the county in which an application for court-ordered mental health services must be filed.
April 30, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2146
Relating to the information reported by prosecuting attorneys to the Texas Judicial Council.
April 29, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1573
Relating to a limitation on the use of certain unsubstantiated information relating to peace officer misconduct.
April 29, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1199
Relating to the investigation of the death of a prisoner in county jail.
April 29, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB745
Relating to an exemption from jury service for certain crime victims or close relatives of deceased crime victims.
April 29, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB368
Relating to a prohibition on remotely controlling electronic devices of certain individuals and to the criminal prosecution of that conduct.
April 29, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB155
Relating to the confidentiality of certain autopsy records.
April 29, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB36
Relating to the monitoring of certain family violence offenders, the provision of resources for family violence victims, and the collection of information about conditions of bond imposed in family violence cases and certain other criminal cases.
April 28, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB2103
Relating to the adoption of a mental health leave policy for certain jailers.
April 28, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB307
Relating to credit toward payment of fines and costs for certain defendants.
April 24, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
HB1644
Relating to the use, possession, delivery, or manufacture of testing equipment that identifies the presence of a substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B or xylazine.
April 24, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB814
Relating to automatic orders of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain misdemeanor defendants following successful completion of a period of deferred adjudication community supervision.
April 14, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB661
Relating to the creation of the Office of Youth Health and Safety.
April 10, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB88
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of sale, distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor.
April 8, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB3041
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for insider trading and other misuse of official information.
April 8, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2399
Relating to restrictions on the sale of obscene devices; providing a civil penalty.
April 8, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB643
Relating to the county in which an application for court-ordered mental health services must be filed.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB3004
Relating to a policy governing the operation of a motor vehicle by a peace officer in pursuit of certain persons.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2996
Relating to responsibilities of the community supervision and corrections departments.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2921
Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of indecent assault.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2870
Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to certain federal special agents.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2869
Relating to prosecutor access to a police officer's personnel file.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2862
Relating to active shooter events and other emergencies, including certain accreditations of law enforcement agencies that respond to such emergencies.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2839
Relating to training on de-escalation, crisis intervention, and behavioral health for correctional officers and certain other employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2837
Relating to the state law enforcement authority of federal National Park Service law enforcement officers.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2818
Relating to training for peace officers on interacting with persons with autism spectrum disorder.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2813
Relating to criminal conduct involving a catalytic converter removed from a motor vehicle; creating a criminal offense.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1432
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2792
Relating to harassment of hospital personnel while the person is on hospital property.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2789
Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the criminal offense of invasive visual recording and the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2772
Relating to the dissemination of juvenile justice information by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2771
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of aggravated assault.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2758
Relating to certain proceedings and supervision following certain adjudications occurring in a criminal case.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2757
Relating to the duration of a child's detention following a detention hearing and a study on the effects of detention orders in a juvenile court proceeding.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2756
Relating to the release of an inmate on medically recommended intensive supervision.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2741
Relating to the appointment of counsel for indigent defendants or juveniles in certain capital felony cases.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2739
Relating to unreasonable noise near a private residence.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2723
Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2673
Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files by a statutory county court.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2560
Relating to the issuance of a warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2558
Relating to the disposal of exhibits used in criminal proceedings.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2557
Relating to preventing racial profiling and to video and audio equipment and recordings of certain law enforcement motor vehicle stops; authorizing a fee; creating a criminal offense.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2555
Relating to a first responder peer support network for certain firefighters and law enforcement personnel.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2554
Relating to collection of certain fines assessed for traffic offenses.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2502
Relating to the exemption of certain reserve peace officers from regulation as private security personnel.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB476
Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for the offense of intoxication manslaughter in certain circumstances.
April 1, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2456
Relating to religious programs and activities available to inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2445
Relating to access to criminal history record information by certain legal services providers.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2438
Relating to conditions of community supervision for defendants convicted of certain criminal offenses involving animals.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2435
Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons and continuous trafficking of persons.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2426
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain conduct constituting the offense of dog fighting or the offense of cockfighting.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2387
Relating to the creation of the office of independent oversight ombudsman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2384
Relating to the creation of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Regional Administrative Judicial Districts, the creation of the office of regional district attorney for each district, and the powers and duties of regional district attorneys.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2381
Relating to limitations on the use of administrative segregation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2372
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of fraudulent use, possession, or tampering with gift cards or gift card data.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2343
Relating to online law enforcement reporting systems maintained or operated by or on behalf of a municipality or county.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2341
Relating to the establishment of a grant program to provide financial assistance to counties for transportation assistance to indigent litigants.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2338
Relating to the award of work-for-time credits to certain persons released on parole or to mandatory supervision.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2307
Relating to creating the criminal offense of operating a premises for unlawful controlled substance consumption.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2304
Relating to the age at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over a child and to the minimum age of criminal responsibility.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2288
Relating to requiring the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement to study and report on incidents of racial profiling.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2264
Relating to the collection and reporting of information regarding mental health jail diversion.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2263
Relating to certain duties regarding county jail prisoners confined in out-of-state correctional facilities.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2229
Relating to change of venue in certain criminal cases involving a peace officer.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2228
Relating to the financial crimes intelligence center.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2219
Relating to certain procedures in connection with a bond forfeiture.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2213
Relating to procedures regarding certain persons who are or may be persons with a mental illness or intellectual or developmental disability.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2186
Relating to compensatory time off for certain state employees.
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2144
Relating to the authority of a reserve peace officer.
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2096
Relating to the time period for conducting a pretrial hearing after a criminal defendant has been restored to competency.
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2086
Relating to job interview restrictions for releasees from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1078
Relating to certain searches of female inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
March 19, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2047
Relating to liability of judges and magistrates for the improper release on personal bond of defendants accused of committing certain felony offenses.
March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB2006
Relating to the composition of the juvenile board of Grayson County.
March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1995
Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.
March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1984
Relating to certain statutes of limitations for criminal offenses, including the statute of limitations for improper relationship between educator and student.
March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1947
Relating to the appointment of an interpreter for a court proceeding.
March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1929
Relating to water testing by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality at correctional facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and county jails.
March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1910
Relating to requests for law enforcement agency reports from the attorney general related to crime victims' compensation applications.
March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1900
Relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by a person not lawfully present in the United States; creating a criminal offense.
March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1850
Relating to data collection of truancy case outcomes.
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1801
Relating to the composition, duties, and personnel of the Moore County Juvenile Board.
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1800
Relating to creating the criminal offense of abandoning a resident of an assisted living facility during a declared state of disaster or local state of disaster.
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1788
Relating to establishing a grant program to equip motor vehicles used by peace officers with certain bullet-resistant components.
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1776
Relating to the payment of certain fines and costs by a defendant.
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1775
Relating to processes to ensure continuity of care and services for certain offenders.
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1774
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain acts of official oppression.
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1761
Relating to the collection of certain incident-based data reported to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1752
Relating to status offenses committed by a child, including the repeal of the status offense of a child voluntarily running away from home.
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB697
Relating to an annual report by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on post-release or post-discharge employment and certain other inmate data.
March 12, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1638
Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.
March 12, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1690
Relating to a Texas Department of Criminal Justice record of information regarding death penalty drugs.
March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1673
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of cruelty to nonlivestock animals.
March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1649
Relating to designating the Windham School District to provide postsecondary education to students of the district.
March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1647
Relating to the practice and procedures for summoning prospective grand jurors and petit jurors and the exemption of certain persons from grand jury and petit jury service.
March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1630
Relating to the training of prospective grand jurors and to grand jury proceedings.
March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1385
Relating to the unlawful acquisition of certain weapons; creating a criminal offense.
March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1604
Relating to the adoption of a mental health leave policy for certain qualified employees.
March 10, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1601
Relating to the legal justification for using force or deadly force in response to the commission or attempted commission of a violent felony.
March 10, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1600
Relating to the authority of certain peace officers to arrest a person without a warrant while outside the officer's jurisdiction.
March 10, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB242
Relating to affirmative defenses to prosecution for certain criminal offenses involving material or conduct that may be obscene or is otherwise harmful to children.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1564
Relating to the peace officer status of designated investigators of a municipal office of inspector general.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1549
Relating to the frequency of county bail bond board meetings.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1515
Relating to the expunction of all records and files related to arrests for certain decriminalized misdemeanor offenses.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1491
Relating to the operations of the Financial Crimes Intelligence Center.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1462
Relating to the placement on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, of a defendant who is the primary caretaker of a child.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1458
Relating to the sequestration of a jury in a criminal case.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1456
Relating to the definition of firearm for purposes of certain criminal offenses.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1440
Relating to required reporting of certain discretionary prosecutorial decisions of prosecuting attorneys.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1431
Relating to the eligibility to participate in certain drug court programs.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1421
Relating to less-lethal force weapons, including a defense to prosecution for certain offenses involving the use of a less lethal force weapon by a peace officer, and policies for law enforcement agencies concerning use of less-lethal force weapons.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1417
Relating to compensatory time and vacation leave accrued by an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1416
Relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1390
Relating to enhancing the criminal penalties for burglary of a place of worship.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1336
Relating to the amount of certain awards under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1306
Relating to the age of criminal responsibility and to certain substantive and procedural matters related to that age.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1304
Relating to the composition of the Sexual Assault Survivors' Task Force.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1279
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses committed in the course of or for the purpose of avoiding certain law enforcement checkpoints or evading an arrest or detention; increasing criminal penalties.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1272
Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of attempted capital murder of a peace officer; increasing a criminal penalty; changing eligibility for parole and mandatory supervision.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1203
Relating to public access to criminal proceedings.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1193
Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB55
Relating to credit toward payment of fines and costs for certain defendants.
February 26, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1047
Relating to the release of defendants on bail, the duties of a magistrate in certain criminal proceedings, and the notice provided by peace officers to victims of family violence, stalking, harassment, or terroristic threat.
February 26, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1133
Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.
February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1125
Relating to creating the criminal offense of criminal pursuit.
February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1123
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of theft of petroleum product.
February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1108
Relating to sexually explicit visual material.
February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1094
Relating to certain sentencing procedures in a capital case.
February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1083
Relating to the representation of an indigent person in certain criminal proceedings in certain counties.
February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1054
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of oil and gas equipment theft.
February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SJR45
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for the denial of bail to a person accused of committing a trafficking or sexual offense against a child while released on bail for committing a similar offense.
February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB980
Relating to the reporting of proceeds and property from asset forfeiture proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB956
Relating to requiring the denial of bail to a person accused of committing certain trafficking or sexual offenses against a child while released on bail for committing a similar offense.
February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB866
Relating to judicial training requirements regarding family violence, sexual assault, trafficking, and child abuse.
February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB839
Relating to asset forfeiture under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB828
Relating to the provision of services by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to offenders with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB449
Relating to the appearance of a license to carry a handgun, personal identification certificate, or driver's license issued to a person who is not a citizen of the United States.
February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB809
Relating to the carrying of a firearm by a person who is a member of a criminal street gang; increasing a criminal penalty.
February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB807
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of credit card or debit card information.
February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB804
Relating to transportation to school for a child required to attend school as a condition of probation.
February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB803
Relating to a hearing for an alleged violation of community supervision by a defendant and the manner in which that defendant is required to appear before the court.
February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB797
Relating to the unlawful installation or use of a tracking device.
February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB792
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.
February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB741
Relating to human trafficking, prostitution, and child pornography and to the prosecution of sexual or assaultive offenses or the prosecution of a failure to stop or report those offenses; amending and harmonizing certain statute of limitations provisions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB702
Relating to the performance of autopsies on individuals with a history of epilepsy.
February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SJR49
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail for an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a felony.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SJR17
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.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB89
Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain criminal offenses involving material or conduct that may be obscene or is otherwise harmful to children.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB679
Relating to the controlled substances listed in Penalty Group 1 under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB676
Relating to the award of good conduct time to inmates.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB662
Relating to the definition of crosswalk for the purpose of motor vehicle collisions involving a pedestrian or other vulnerable road user within the area of a crosswalk.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB633
Relating to certain offenses associated with possessing, carrying, exhibiting, or using a firearm on or within 1,000 feet of school property.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB632
Relating to consequences arising from a failure by appointed counsel in a criminal case to timely meet and confer with the defendant after the defendant is found competent to stand trial.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB615
Relating to the statute of limitations for sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB575
Relating to creating a criminal offense for interfering with a motor fuel metering device or motor fuel unattended payment terminal and the prosecution of certain organized criminal activity.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB554
Relating to the licensing of legal permanent residents as county jailers by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and the hiring of those legal permanent residents by political subdivisions.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB540
Relating to the use, possession, delivery, or manufacture of testing equipment that identifies the presence of a substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB54
Relating to the extension of the period of community supervision for certain defendants who fail to pay a previously assessed fine or cost.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB539
Relating to a defendant's appearance by telephone or videoconference in a justice or municipal court.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB537
Relating to the procedures for the expunction of arrest records and files for persons who complete certain court programs or pretrial intervention programs.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB518
Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision and parole for certain repeat intoxication offenders.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB486
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual when committed in a disaster area or evacuated area.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB468
Relating to the period within which the Texas Juvenile Justice Department must accept custody of a person committed to the department and to the consequences for the failure of the department to accept custody of the person within that period.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB465
Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB433
Relating to the expunction of records and files related to certain conduct or offenses committed by a child.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB432
Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with an intellectual disability.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB430
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.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB421
Relating to training for peace officers on acquired and traumatic brain injuries and trauma-affected veterans.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB394
Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for certain defendants placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the unlawful carrying of a handgun.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB389
Relating to the creation of the Anti-Human-Trafficking Intelligence Center.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB377
Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB376
Relating to including certain demographic information in federal incident-based reporting of information and statistics concerning offenses committed in this state.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB362
Relating to the use, possession, delivery, or manufacture of testing equipment that identifies the presence of a substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB358
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of indecency with a child.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB352
Relating to certain proceedings or procedures involving the disposition of certain contraband or abandoned or unclaimed property.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB343
Relating to abolishing the death penalty.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB334
Relating to the defense to prosecution for certain offenses involving possession of small amounts of controlled substances, marihuana, dangerous drugs, or abusable volatile chemicals, or possession of drug paraphernalia for defendants seeking assistance for a suspected overdose.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB333
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB332
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB299
Relating to remotely conducting depositions, hearings, and other proceedings in juvenile cases.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB298
Relating to the carrying of weapons by community supervision and corrections department officers, juvenile probation officers, and certain retired law enforcement officers and to criminal liability for taking a weapon from certain of those officers.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB297
Relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB295
Relating to the punishment for the offense of arson involving a government building.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB294
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of residential picketing.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB281
Relating to the retention and required disclosure under the public information law of certain complaints alleging official oppression.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB280
Relating to municipal civilian complaint review boards for peace officer misconduct in certain municipalities.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB219
Relating to orders of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain criminal defendants.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB216
Relating to opioid overdose training for peace officers.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB189
Relating to a criminal offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB182
Relating to program accessibility for female inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB181
Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to adopt a gender-responsive risk and needs assessment instrument.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB160
Relating to senior justice assessment centers in certain counties.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice
SB1048
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Criminal Justice