TX SB987 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature

Texas Senate Bill 987

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Engrossed on March 26 2025 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-05-23 - Reported favorably as substituted
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state over certain criminal actions.

Title

Relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state over certain criminal actions.

Roll Calls

2025-03-26 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 25 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Senate - Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment (Y: 28 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 28 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 25 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 28 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Senate - Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment (Y: 28 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 28 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-23	House	Reported favorably as substituted
2025-05-23	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-05-23	House	Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-22	House	Recommitted to committee
2025-05-22	House	Point of order withdrawn Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1)
2025-05-22	House	Read 2nd time
2025-05-22	House	Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-20	House	Considered in Calendars
2025-05-19	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-19	House	Committee report distributed
2025-05-19	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-15	House	Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-05-15	House	Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-22	House	Referred to State Affairs
2025-04-22	House	Read first time
2025-03-27	House	Received from the Senate
2025-03-26	Senate	Reported engrossed
2025-03-26	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-26	Senate	Passed
2025-03-26	Senate	Read 3rd time
2025-03-26	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-26	Senate	Three day rule suspended
2025-03-26	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-26	Senate	Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
2025-03-26	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-26	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-03-24	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2025-03-17	Senate	Committee report printed and distributed
2025-03-17	Senate	Reported favorably w/o amendments
2025-03-13	Senate	Vote taken in committee
2025-03-13	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-03-12	Senate	Co-author authorized
2025-03-06	Senate	Left pending in committee
2025-03-06	Senate	Testimony taken in committee
2025-03-06	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-03-06	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-05	Senate	Posting rule suspended
2025-02-13	Senate	Referred to State Affairs
2025-02-13	Senate	Read first time
2025-01-29	Senate	Filed
2025-01-29	Senate	Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Same As/Similar To

SB873 (Same As) 2025-02-13 - Referred to State Affairs
SB873 (Same As) 2025-02-13 - Referred to State Affairs

Subjects

Courts
Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys
Criminal Procedure
Criminal Procedure--General
Criminal Procedure--Trial
Elections
Elections--General

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB987
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00987I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00987S.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00987E.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00987H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00987I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00987I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00987H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00987H.htm
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ03-26-F.PDF#page=27
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ03-26-F.PDF#page=28