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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB2878

Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, mandatory expunction for certain persons, record retention, and youth diversion; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

Current disposition
Vetoed by Governor
Last status date
June 22, 2025
Last status update
Vetoed by the Governor
Author
Bryan Hughes
Co-sponsors
Juan HinojosaJeff LeachEddie Morales

Legislative progress

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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.

House committee substitute May 21, 2025 Enrolled June 2, 2025 Vetoed June 22, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

7 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

May 26, 2025 · House

1-Leach RV#3569

Passed

143 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 5 absent

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May 26, 2025 · House

RV#3570

Passed

74 yea–56 nay · 2 not voting · 18 absent

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May 26, 2025 · House

RV#3571

Passed

109 yea–35 nay · 1 not voting · 5 absent

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May 26, 2025 · House

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal RV#3572

Passed

134 yea–8 nay · 1 not voting · 7 absent

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May 27, 2025 · House

RV#3644

Passed

132 yea–1 nay · 2 not voting · 15 absent

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May 27, 2025 · House

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal RV#3645

Passed

132 yea–2 nay · 2 not voting · 14 absent

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June 1, 2025 · House

House adopts conference committee report RV#4131

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

136 yea–2 nay · 1 not voting · 11 absent

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Committee referrals

April 7, 2025 · Senate

Jurisprudence

Instrument history

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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.

  1. State Vetoed by the Governor
  2. State Sent to the Governor
  3. House Signed in the House
  4. Senate Signed in the Senate
  5. Senate Reported enrolled
  6. Senate House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
  7. House Record vote RV#4131 View roll call
  8. House House adopts conference committee report
  9. House Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
  10. Senate Record vote
  11. Senate Senate adopts conference committee report
  12. Senate Co-author authorized
  13. House Conf. Comm. Report distributed
  14. Senate Conference committee report filed
  15. Senate House appoints conferees-reported
  16. Senate House grants request for conf comm-reported
  17. House House appoints conferees
  18. House House grants request for conference committee
  19. House Senate appoints conferees-reported
  20. House Senate requests conference committee-reported
  21. House Senate refuses to concur-reported
  22. Senate Senate appoints conferees
  23. Senate Senate requests conference committee
  24. Senate Senate refuses to concur
  25. Senate Read
  26. Senate House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
  27. Senate House passage as amended reported
  28. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  29. House Record vote RV#3645
  30. House Passed as amended
  31. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  32. House Record vote RV#3644
  33. House Amended 1-Leach
  34. House Read 3rd time
  35. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  36. House Record vote RV#3572
  37. House Passed to 3rd reading as amended
  38. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  39. House Record vote RV#3571
  40. House Amended 4-Anchía
  41. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  42. House Record vote RV#3570
  43. House Amended 3-Zwiener
  44. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  45. House Record vote RV#3569
  46. House Amended 2-Leach
  47. House Amendment withdrawn 1-Leach
  48. House Laid out as postponed business
  49. House Postponed 5/26/25 3:00 PM
  50. House Laid out as postponed business
  51. House Postponed 5/26/25 2:30 PM
  52. House Read 2nd time
  53. House Placed on Major State Calendar
  54. House Considered in Calendars
  55. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  56. House Committee report distributed
  57. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  58. House Reported favorably as substituted
  59. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  60. House Considered in public hearing
  61. House Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
  62. House Read first time
  63. House Received from the Senate
  64. Senate Reported engrossed
  65. Senate Statement(s) submitted
  66. Senate Record vote
  67. Senate Passed
  68. Senate Read 3rd time
  69. Senate Record vote
  70. Senate Three day rule suspended
  71. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  72. Senate Passed to engrossment as amended
  73. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  74. Senate Amended
  75. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA2 Menéndez
  76. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  77. Senate Amended
  78. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA1 Huffman
  79. Senate Read 2nd time
  80. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  81. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  82. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  83. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  84. Senate Reported favorably as substituted
  85. Senate Vote taken in committee
  86. Senate Considered in public hearing
  87. Senate Left pending in committee
  88. Senate Considered in public hearing
  89. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  90. Senate Referred to Jurisprudence
  91. Senate Read first time
  92. Senate Filed
  93. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2007941
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB2878.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00