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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB9

Relating to the confinement or release of defendants before trial or sentencing, including regulating charitable bail organizations, and the conditions of and procedures for setting bail and reviewing bail decisions.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 16, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Joan Huffman
Co-sponsors
Paul BettencourtBrian BirdwellDonna CampbellCharles CreightonPeter FloresBrent HagenbuchBob HallKelly HancockJuan HinojosaBryan HughesPhil KingLois KolkhorstMayes MiddletonRobert NicholsTan ParkerAngela PaxtonCharles PerryCharles SchwertnerJohn SmitheeDaniel AldersCecil BellKeith BellGreg BonnenBrad BuckleyBen BumgarnerBriscoe CainGiovanni CapriglioneDavid CookCharles CunninghamPat CurryDrew DarbyMano DeAyalaPaul DysonJames FrankGary GatesRyan GuillenSam HarlessCody HarrisCaroline Harris DavilaRichard HayesCole HefnerHillary HicklandAndy HopperLacey HullCarrie IsaacHelen KerwinStan LambertMitch LittleAJ LouderbackDavid LoweJ.M. LozanoJohn LujanShelley LutherDon McLaughlinJohn McQueeneyWilliam MetcalfMorgan MeyerBrent MoneyTom OliversonJared PattersonKatrina PiersonNate SchatzlineAlan SchoolcraftMatthew ShaheenShelby SlawsonDavid SpillerSteve TothEllen TroxclairCody VasutDenise VillalobosTrey Wharton

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute May 12, 2025 Enrolled May 30, 2025 Governor approved June 16, 2025 Became law June 16, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

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

February 19, 2025 · Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Passed

28 yea–2 nay · 1 absent

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February 19, 2025 · Senate

Vote recorded in Journal

Passed

28 yea–2 nay · 1 absent

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February 19, 2025 · Senate

Three day rule suspended

Passed

28 yea–2 nay · 1 absent

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February 19, 2025 · Senate

Read 3rd time

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

28 yea–2 nay · 1 absent

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May 19, 2025 · House

1-Smithee RV#2928

Passed

122 yea–16 nay · 1 not voting · 11 absent

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May 19, 2025 · House

Amendment tabled RV#2929

Passed

92 yea–53 nay · 1 not voting · 4 absent

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May 19, 2025 · House

Amendment withdrawn RV#2930

Passed

122 yea–20 nay · 3 not voting · 5 absent

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May 20, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#3003

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

118 yea–25 nay · 3 not voting · 4 absent

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May 29, 2025 · Senate

Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

28 yea–3 nay

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Committee referrals

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 See remarks for effective date
  2. State Signed by the Governor
  3. State Sent to the Governor
  4. House Signed in the House
  5. Senate Signed in the Senate
  6. Senate Reported enrolled
  7. House Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
  8. Senate Record vote View roll call
  9. Senate Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
  10. Senate Read
  11. Senate House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
  12. Senate Co-author authorized
  13. Senate House passage as amended reported
  14. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  15. House Record vote RV#3003 View roll call
  16. House Passed View roll call
  17. House Read 3rd time
  18. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  19. House Record vote RV#2930
  20. House Passed to 3rd reading as amended
  21. House Amendment withdrawn 2-Cook
  22. House Vote reconsidered 2-Cook
  23. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  24. House Record vote RV#2929
  25. House Amendment tabled 4-Zwiener
  26. House Amended 3-Plesa
  27. House Record vote RV#2928
  28. House Amended 2-Cook
  29. House Amended 1-Smithee
  30. House Read 2nd time
  31. House Placed on Major State Calendar
  32. House Considered in Calendars
  33. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  34. House Committee report distributed
  35. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  36. House Reported favorably as substituted
  37. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  38. House Considered in formal meeting
  39. House Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
  40. House Read first time
  41. House Received from the Senate
  42. Senate Reported engrossed
  43. Senate Statement(s) submitted
  44. Senate Statement(s) submitted
  45. Senate Record vote
  46. Senate Passed
  47. Senate Read 3rd time
  48. Senate Record vote
  49. Senate Three day rule suspended
  50. Senate Record vote
  51. Senate Passed to engrossment as amended
  52. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  53. Senate Amended
  54. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA2 Huffman
  55. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  56. Senate Amended
  57. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA1 Huffman
  58. Senate Read 2nd time
  59. Senate Record vote
  60. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  61. Senate Co-author authorized
  62. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  63. Senate Co-author authorized
  64. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  65. Senate Reported favorably as substituted
  66. Senate Vote taken in committee
  67. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  68. Senate Considered in public hearing
  69. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  70. Senate Co-author authorized
  71. Senate Co-author authorized
  72. Senate Referred to Criminal Justice
  73. Senate Read first time
  74. Senate Filed
  75. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1951427
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB9.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00