TX HB4944 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature

Texas House Bill 4944

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Engrossed on May 9 2025 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-05-12 - Received from the House
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

Relating to the establishment of a grant program to provide financial assistance to counties for transportation assistance to indigent litigants.

Title

Relating to the establishment of a grant program to provide financial assistance to counties for transportation assistance to indigent litigants.

Roll Calls

2025-05-09 - House - Read 3rd time RV#1882 (Y: 75 N: 47 NV: 1 Abs: 27) [PASS]
2025-05-08 - House - Amended RV#1862 (Y: 91 N: 50 NV: 1 Abs: 8) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-12	Senate	Received from the House
2025-05-09	House	Reported engrossed
2025-05-09	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-09	House	Record vote RV#1882
2025-05-09	House	Passed
2025-05-09	House	Read 3rd time
2025-05-08	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-08	House	Record vote RV#1862
2025-05-08	House	Passed to engrossment as amended
2025-05-08	House	Amended 1-Schofield
2025-05-08	House	Laid out as postponed business
2025-05-07	House	Postponed 5/7/25 5:30 PM
2025-05-07	House	Read 2nd time
2025-05-07	House	Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-05	House	Considered in Calendars
2025-05-02	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-01	House	Committee report distributed
2025-05-01	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-24	House	Reported favorably as substituted
2025-04-24	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-04-24	House	Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-09	House	Left pending in committee
2025-04-09	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-09	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-04-09	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-04-09	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-03	House	Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
2025-04-03	House	Read first time
2025-03-13	House	Filed

Same As/Similar To

SB2341 (Same As) 2025-03-25 - Referred to Criminal Justice
SB2341 (Same As) 2025-03-25 - Referred to Criminal Justice

Subjects

COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
County Government
County Government--Finance
INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES
State Finances
State Finances--Management & Control
Transportation
Transportation--Miscellaneous

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB4944
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04944I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04944H.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04944E.htm
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB04944H21.HTM
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB04944I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB04944H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB04944H.htm
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB4944&RcdVtNo=1862&Ch=H&Dt=05/08/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB4944&RcdVtNo=1882&Ch=H&Dt=05/09/2025