TX HB261 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature

Texas House Bill 261 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 12 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-04-26 - Committee report sent to Calendars
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Relating to increasing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of murder and providing for the prosecution of that conduct as capital murder.

Title

Relating to increasing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of murder and providing for the prosecution of that conduct as capital murder.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-26	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2019-04-25	House	Committee report distributed
2019-04-25	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2019-04-16	House	Reported favorably as substituted
2019-04-16	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2019-04-16	House	Considered in formal meeting
2019-04-01	House	Left pending in committee
2019-04-01	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2019-04-01	House	Considered in public hearing
2019-04-01	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2019-02-19	House	Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
2019-02-19	House	Read first time
2018-11-12	House	Filed

Same As/Similar To

SB719 (Same As) 2019-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/19

Subjects

Criminal Procedure
Criminal Procedure--General
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment
LAUREN'S LAW
Minors
Minors--Crimes Against

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=86R&Bill=HB261
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB00261I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB00261H.htm