TX HB4915 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature

Texas House Bill 4915

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on March 13 2025 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-05-13 - Placed on General State Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent defendant.

Title

Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent defendant.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-13	House	Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-11	House	Considered in Calendars
2025-05-10	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-09	House	Committee report distributed
2025-05-09	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-06	House	Reported favorably as substituted
2025-05-06	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-05-06	House	Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-29	House	Left pending in committee
2025-04-29	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-29	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-04-29	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-04-29	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-03	House	Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
2025-04-03	House	Read first time
2025-03-13	House	Filed

Same As/Similar To

SB2111 (Same As) 2025-06-22 - Vetoed by the Governor
SB2111 (Same As) 2025-06-22 - Vetoed by the Governor

Subjects

COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Courts
Courts--General
Criminal Procedure
Criminal Procedure--Defense Counsel
Criminal Procedure--General
Disabilities, Persons with
HABEAS CORPUS
HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS
INDIGENT DEFENSE COMMISSION, TEXAS
INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES
MAGISTRATES
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Protection of Personal Information
State Finances
State Finances--Appropriations
State Finances--Management & Control
STUDENT LOANS
VIDEOCONFERENCING

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB4915
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04915I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04915H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB04915I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB04915H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB04915H.htm