TX HB5254 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on March 14 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-04-07 - Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on March 14 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-04-07 - Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Pending: House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Relating to a claim of actual innocence by a person convicted of a criminal offense; creating the Texas Innocence Inquiry Commission.
Title
Relating to a claim of actual innocence by a person convicted of a criminal offense; creating the Texas Innocence Inquiry Commission.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-07 | House | Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Read first time |
| 2025-03-14 | House | Filed |
Subjects
ATTORNEY GENERAL
COURT ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF
Courts
Courts--General
Courts--Judges
Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys
CRIME VICTIMS
Criminal Procedure
Criminal Procedure--General
EVIDENCE
FORENSIC TESTING
Governor
INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES
PARDONS & PAROLES, BOARD OF
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed
TEXAS INNOCENCE INQUIRY COMMISSION
TEXAS INNOCENCE INQUIRY COMMISSION ACT
COURT ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF
Courts
Courts--General
Courts--Judges
Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys
CRIME VICTIMS
Criminal Procedure
Criminal Procedure--General
EVIDENCE
FORENSIC TESTING
Governor
INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES
PARDONS & PAROLES, BOARD OF
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed
TEXAS INNOCENCE INQUIRY COMMISSION
TEXAS INNOCENCE INQUIRY COMMISSION ACT
Texas State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB5254 |
| Text | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB05254I.htm |
