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SB 16 TX
Passed One Chamber

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, and jurors; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

TX · session 891 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Aug 7, 2025

Latest action (Aug 12, 2025) Reported engrossed

Sponsor (1)
  • Hughes Republican · primary
8 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (25)
  1. Aug 7, 2025 Received by the Secretary of the Senate · upper
  2. Aug 7, 2025 Filed · upper
  3. Aug 7, 2025 Read first time · upper
  4. Aug 7, 2025 Referred to State Affairs · upper
  5. Aug 11, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · upper
  6. Aug 11, 2025 Considered in public hearing · upper
  7. Aug 11, 2025 Testimony taken in committee · upper
  8. Aug 11, 2025 Vote taken in committee · upper
  9. Aug 11, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendments · upper
  10. Aug 11, 2025 Committee report printed and distributed · upper
  11. Aug 12, 2025 Co-author authorized · upper
  12. Aug 12, 2025 Printing rule suspended · upper
  13. Aug 12, 2025 Rules suspended-Regular order of business · upper
  14. Aug 12, 2025 Read 2nd time · upper
  15. Aug 12, 2025 Amendment(s) offered · upper
  16. Aug 12, 2025 Amended · upper
  17. Aug 12, 2025 Vote recorded in Journal · upper
  18. Aug 12, 2025 Passed to engrossment as amended · upper
  19. Aug 12, 2025 Vote recorded in Journal · upper
  20. Aug 12, 2025 Three day rule suspended · upper
  21. Aug 12, 2025 Record vote · upper
  22. Aug 12, 2025 Read 3rd time · upper
  23. Aug 12, 2025 Passed · upper
  24. Aug 12, 2025 Record vote · upper
  25. Aug 12, 2025 Reported engrossed · upper
Subjects
ARREST WARRANTS (S0245)ATASCOSA COUNTY (G0358)BASTROP COUNTY (G0125)BORDER (S0045)BOWIE COUNTY (GZ9IZ)BRAZORIA COUNTY (G0077)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)CRIMINAL APPEALS, COURT OF (V1605)Courts--Administration (I0130)Courts--County & Statutory (I0115)Courts--District (I0120)Courts--Judges (I0140)Courts--Juries (I0145)Courts--Justice (I0110)Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys (I0165)DIMMIT COUNTY (G1812)ELDER ABUSE (S0247)ELLIS COUNTY (G1202)EXPUNCTION OF RECORDS (S0189)FAYETTE COUNTY (G0331)FORT BEND COUNTY (G0062)Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--Local (I0361)HARRIS COUNTY (G0330)HIDALGO COUNTY (G0071)IRION COUNTY (GL0HA)Interim Studies (I0448)JUDICIAL CONDUCT, STATE COMMISSION ON (V0014)Juvenile Boards & Officers (I0450)LAVACA COUNTY (GF4JR)MAGISTRATES (S1592)MAVERICK COUNTY (G0338)Minors--Juvenile Justice (I0534)PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)Protection of Personal Information (I0003)ROCKWALL COUNTY (G0105)RUNNELS COUNTY (GT98C)SABINE COUNTY (GA4RY)SCHLEICHER COUNTY (G0217)STERLING COUNTY (GZ6NV)SUPREME COURT (V0311)Salaries & Expenses (I0745)TARRANT COUNTY (G0215)TOM GREEN COUNTY (GB0Y3)WILLIAMSON COUNTY (G1525)ZAVALA COUNTY (G0317)

Text versions (6)

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  • Introduced · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Senate Committee Report · HTML
  • Senate Committee Report · PDF
  • Engrossed · HTML
  • Engrossed · PDF

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