TX HB507 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature

Texas House Bill 507

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on November 12 2024 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-05-15 - Placed on General State Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Relating to policies and standards for providing legal representation to indigent defendants in certain capital felony cases.

Title

Relating to policies and standards for providing legal representation to indigent defendants in certain capital felony cases.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-15	House	Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-13	House	Considered in Calendars
2025-05-12	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-12	House	Committee report distributed
2025-05-12	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-06	House	Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-05-06	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-04-29	House	Left pending in committee
2025-04-29	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-29	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-04-29	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-03	House	Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
2025-03-03	House	Read first time
2024-11-12	House	Filed

Subjects

Crimes
Crimes--Capital Punishment
INDIGENT DEFENSE COMMISSION, TEXAS
INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES
Lawyers
STATE BAR OF TEXAS

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB507
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00507I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00507H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00507I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB00507H.htm