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HB 16 TX
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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, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, jurors, and the special prosecution unit; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

TX · session 892 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Aug 15, 2025

Latest action (Sep 17, 2025) See remarks for effective date

Sponsors (6)
13 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (51)
  1. Aug 15, 2025 Filed · lower
  2. Aug 18, 2025 Read first time · lower
  3. Aug 18, 2025 Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence · lower
  4. Aug 20, 2025 Considered in public hearing · lower
  5. Aug 20, 2025 Committee substitute considered in committee · lower
  6. Aug 20, 2025 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · lower
  7. Aug 20, 2025 Reported favorably as substituted · lower
  8. Aug 22, 2025 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · lower
  9. Aug 24, 2025 Committee report distributed · lower
  10. Aug 24, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars · lower
  11. Aug 24, 2025 Considered in Calendars · lower
  12. Aug 25, 2025 Placed on Major State Calendar · lower
  13. Aug 25, 2025 Read 2nd time · lower
  14. Aug 25, 2025 Postponed · lower
  15. Aug 25, 2025 Laid out as postponed business · lower
  16. Aug 25, 2025 Amendment withdrawn · lower
  17. Aug 25, 2025 Postponed · lower
  18. Aug 25, 2025 Laid out as postponed business · lower
  19. Aug 25, 2025 Amended · lower
  20. Aug 25, 2025 Passed to engrossment as amended · lower
  21. Aug 25, 2025 Read 3rd time · lower
  22. Aug 25, 2025 Passed · lower
  23. Aug 25, 2025 Record vote · lower
  24. Aug 25, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  25. Aug 25, 2025 Reason for vote recorded in Journal · lower
  26. Aug 25, 2025 Reported engrossed · lower
  27. Aug 26, 2025 Co-sponsor authorized · upper
  28. Aug 26, 2025 Received from the House · upper
  29. Aug 26, 2025 Read first time · upper
  30. Aug 26, 2025 Referred to State Affairs · upper
  31. Aug 26, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · upper
  32. Aug 26, 2025 Considered in public hearing · upper
  33. Aug 26, 2025 Vote taken in committee · upper
  34. Aug 26, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendments · upper
  35. Aug 26, 2025 Printing rule suspended · upper
  36. Aug 26, 2025 Ordered not printed · upper
  37. Aug 26, 2025 Rules suspended-Regular order of business · upper
  38. Aug 26, 2025 Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading · upper
  39. Aug 26, 2025 Vote recorded in Journal · upper
  40. Aug 26, 2025 Three day rule suspended · upper
  41. Aug 26, 2025 Record vote · upper
  42. Aug 26, 2025 Read 3rd time · upper
  43. Aug 26, 2025 Passed · upper
  44. Aug 26, 2025 Record vote · upper
  45. Aug 27, 2025 Senate passage reported · lower
  46. Aug 27, 2025 Reported enrolled · lower
  47. Aug 28, 2025 Signed in the House · lower
  48. Aug 28, 2025 Signed in the Senate · upper
  49. Aug 28, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
  50. Sep 17, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
  51. Sep 17, 2025 See remarks for effective date · executive
Subjects
ATASCOSA COUNTY (G0358)BORDER (S0045)BOWIE COUNTY (GZ9IZ)BRAZORIA COUNTY (G0077)CALLAHAN COUNTY (GG0DH)CANYON, CITY OF (GP5V0)COKE COUNTY (GM738)COLORADO COUNTY (GK8DS)COMAL COUNTY (G4794)COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)CONCHO COUNTY (GI9ZA)COURT ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF (V8690)Courts--Administration (I0130)Courts--Appellate (I0125)Courts--Civil Procedure (I0135)Courts--County & Statutory (I0115)Courts--District (I0120)Courts--Judges (I0140)Courts--Juries (I0145)Courts--Justice (I0110)Courts--Personnel (I0155)Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys (I0165)Crimes--Against Persons--General (I0170)DIMMIT COUNTY (G1812)ELDER ABUSE (S0247)ELLIS COUNTY (G1202)EXPUNCTION OF RECORDS (S0189)FAYETTE COUNTY (G0331)FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS (VM34V)FORT BEND COUNTY (G0062)Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--Local (I0361)GONZALES COUNTY (GR4I6)GUADALUPE COUNTY (G1715)HARRIS COUNTY (G0330)HENDERSON COUNTY (G20OE)HIDALGO COUNTY (G0071)IRION COUNTY (GL0HA)Interim Studies (I0448)JUDICIAL CONDUCT, STATE COMMISSION ON (V0014)Juvenile Boards & Officers (I0450)LAVACA COUNTY (GF4JR)MAVERICK COUNTY (G0338)MONTGOMERY COUNTY (G1122)Minors--Juvenile Justice (I0534)POTTER COUNTY (G0131)PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)Protection of Personal Information (I0003)ROCKWALL COUNTY (G0105)RUNNELS COUNTY (GT98C)SABINE COUNTY (GA4RY)SCHLEICHER COUNTY (G0217)STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING (S0317)STERLING COUNTY (GZ6NV)SUPREME COURT (V0311)Salaries & Expenses (I0745)TARRANT COUNTY (G0215)TOM GREEN COUNTY (GB0Y3)WICHITA COUNTY (GL0NF)WILLIAMSON COUNTY (G1525)ZAVALA COUNTY (G0317)

Text versions (8)

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  • Introduced · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • House Committee Report · HTML
  • House Committee Report · PDF
  • Engrossed · HTML
  • Engrossed · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Enrolled · PDF

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