2025-2026 89th Legislature

HB2777

Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with severe mental illness.

Current disposition: Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence
Last status date: May 6, 2025
Last status update: Considered in formal meeting
Pending committee: Criminal Jurisprudence
Author: Toni Rose
Co-sponsors: Jeff Leach Senfronia Thompson Joseph Moody Charlie Geren Diego Bernal Brad Buckley John Bucy Ben Bumgarner Briscoe Cain Nicole Collier Yvonne Davis Erin Gamez Josey Garcia Mary Gonzalez Ana Hernandez Ann Johnson Jolanda Jones Venton Jones Ken King Eddie Morales Jared Patterson Dade Phelan Richard Raymond Ron Reynolds Jon Rosenthal James Talarico Hubert Vo Armando Walle Eugene Wu

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Committee referrals

March 19, 2025 · House

Criminal Jurisprudence

Instrument history

This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

May 6, 2025
House Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
May 6, 2025
House Considered in formal meeting
April 8, 2025
House Left pending in committee
April 8, 2025
House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
April 8, 2025
House Considered in public hearing
April 8, 2025
House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
March 19, 2025
House Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
March 19, 2025
House Read first time
February 13, 2025
House Filed

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 1968841
LegiScan session ID: 2160
Source file: var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/HB2777.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00