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TXHB305VetoRelating to the time period for conducting pretrial hearings after a criminal defendant has been restored to competency.
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2025-06-22
Vetoed by the Governor
TXHB413VetoRelating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial.
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2025-06-22
Vetoed by the Governor
TXSB614VetoRelating to the authority of the Texas Forensic Science Commission to review and refer certain cases to the office of capital and forensic writs.
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2025-06-22
Vetoed by the Governor
TXSB1278VetoRelating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.
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2025-06-22
Vetoed by the Governor
TXSB1937VetoRelating to the testing of evidence containing biological materials in capital cases.
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2025-06-22
Vetoed by the Governor
TXSB2111VetoRelating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent defendant.
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2025-06-22
Vetoed by the Governor
TXHB4885VetoRelating to the disclosure of confidential juvenile records to a managed assigned counsel program.
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2025-06-22
Vetoed by the Governor
TXSB53PassRelating to certain notice and filing requirements in court proceedings involving persons with mental illness.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXHB272PassRelating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of credit card or debit card information.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB127PassRelating to the offense of failure to report child abuse or neglect by certain professionals and the statute of limitations for that offense; harmonizing other statute of limitations provisions.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXHB908PassRelating to the reporting by law enforcement agencies of missing children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXHB1422PassRelating to the rights of victims of sexual assault and other sex offenses, the offense of continuous sexual abuse, and the prosecution, punishment, and collateral consequences of certain sex offenses; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal...
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB456PassRelating to the purchase or sale of human organs; increasing a criminal penalty.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXHB1445PassRelating to the compensation of counsel appointed to provide representation and services to indigent individuals in criminal and juvenile proceedings.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB528PassRelating to inpatient competency restoration services.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB535PassRelating to the admissibility of evidence regarding a victim's past sexual behavior in prosecutions of certain trafficking, sexual, or assaultive offenses.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB739PassRelating to the definition of authorized peace officer for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXHB1866PassRelating to the state law enforcement authority of federal National Park Service law enforcement officers.
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2025-06-20
Effective immediately
TXHB1871PassRelating to the punishment for the criminal offense of attempted capital murder of a peace officer; increasing a criminal penalty; changing eligibility for parole and mandatory supervision.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXHB1902PassRelating to creating the criminal offense of jugging.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB826PassRelating to the operation of a motor vehicle in a school crossing zone while intoxicated; increasing a criminal penalty.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB860PassRelating to abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee.
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2025-06-20
Effective immediately
TXHB2017PassRelating to increasing the criminal penalty and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXHB2282PassRelating to the amount of the reimbursement fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXHB2306PassRelating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXHB2348PassRelating to the video recording of a deposition taken of the testimony of certain elderly or disabled persons in a criminal case.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXHB2407PassRelating to increasing the criminal penalty for the failure of certain sex offenders to comply with sex offender registration requirements.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB1120PassRelating to rights of a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim in certain criminal cases involving family violence, sexual or assaultive offenses, stalking, or a violation of a protective order or condition of bond and t...
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXHB2492PassRelating to the period for which a person arrested for certain crimes involving family violence may be held after bond is posted.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB1164PassRelating to emergency detention of certain persons evidencing mental illness and to court-ordered inpatient and extended mental health services.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXHB2637PassRelating to the practice and procedures for summoning prospective grand jurors and petit jurors and the exemption of certain persons from grand jury and petit jury service.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB1212PassRelating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB1220PassRelating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state.
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2025-06-20
Effective immediately
TXHB2697PassRelating to certain procedures in connection with a bond forfeiture.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXHB2733PassRelating to the prosecution of the criminal offenses of prohibited barratry and solicitation of professional employment.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB1300PassRelating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB1372PassRelating to access to the crime laboratory portal.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB1379PassRelating to increasing the criminal penalties for forgery.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB1451PassRelating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of stealing or receiving a stolen check or similar sight order.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXHB6PassRelating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.
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2025-06-20
Effective immediately
TXSB1498PassRelating to civil asset forfeiture of digital currency or other similar property.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXHB3185PassRelating to investigations of certain cybercrimes.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB20PassRelating to the creation of the criminal offense of possession, promotion, or production of certain obscene visual material appearing to depict a child.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB1610PassRelating to sexually violent predators, to the Texas Civil Commitment Office, and to the prosecution of the offense of harassment by sexually violent predators and other persons confined in certain facilities; amending certain sex offender registrati...
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB1621PassRelating to prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving depictions of children, computer-generated children, or other persons; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalti...
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB1660PassRelating to the retention and preservation of toxicological evidence of certain intoxication offenses.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXHB3425PassRelating to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses involving the unlawful disclosure of a residence address or telephone number.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXHB3464PassRelating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of providing or possessing with the intent to provide an alcoholic beverage, a controlled substance, or a dangerous drug to a person in the custody of a correctional facility, taking an a...
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB1667PassRelating to the procedures for the expunction of arrest records and files; authorizing a fee.
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2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB1723PassRelating to rapid DNA analysis by certain law enforcement agencies, the establishment of a related pilot program, and the content of certain DNA databases.
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2025-06-20
Effective immediately
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