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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
TXHB47PassRelating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.
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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
TXSB1620PassRelating to the establishment of the Texas forensic analyst apprenticeship pilot program.
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2025-05-30
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB2460Engross

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Relating to rapid DNA analysis performed by certain law enforcement agencies and the content of certain DNA databases.
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2025-05-27
Postponed 7/28/25 10:00 AM
TXSB761PassRelating to the offense of sexual assault and to the rights of crime victims, including the enforcement of certain rights of sexual assault victims; authorizing a civil penalty.
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2025-05-27
Effective on 9/1/25
TXSB2721Engross

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Relating to the deceased, including requirements for donating or claiming bodies or anatomical specimens, the licensing and regulation of persons who provide services or conduct education or research in relation to the deceased, and responsibilities ...
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2025-05-26
Placed on General State Calendar
TXHB5383Engross

Sine Die
Relating to the requirements for appointment as a medical examiner or employment as an assistant or deputy medical examiner.
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2025-05-16
To Senate Criminal Justice Committee
TXSB836PassRelating to victims of sex offenses, sex-based human trafficking offenses, or acts of a sexual nature and to the confidentiality of or restrictions on the availability of certain property, material, or information regarding those victims, offenses, o...
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2025-05-13
Effective on 9/1/25
TXHB5293Intro

Sine Die
Relating to the establishment of the Texas forensic analyst apprenticeship pilot program.
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2025-04-30
To House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee
TXHB5278Intro

Sine Die
Relating to the licensing and regulation of persons who provide services in relation to the deceased; creating a criminal offense and increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense; expanding the application of a fee.
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2025-04-14
To House Public Health Committee
TXHB5254Intro

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Relating to a claim of actual innocence by a person convicted of a criminal offense; creating the Texas Innocence Inquiry Commission.
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2025-04-07
To House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
TXHB4602Intro

Sine Die
Relating to the establishment of grant programs within the criminal justice division of the Office of the Governor to reduce investigatory and criminal case backlogs.
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2025-04-03
To House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee
TXHB4186Intro

Sine Die
Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain physicians employed as county medical examiners.
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2025-03-31
To House Higher Education Committee
TXHB3074Intro

Sine Die
Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.
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2025-03-20
To House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
TXHB3119Intro

Sine Die
Relating to the preservation of evidence collected from a forensic medical examination for certain sexual assaults.
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2025-03-20
To House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee
TXSB1638Intro

Sine Die
Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.
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2025-03-12
To Senate Criminal Justice Committee
TXHB1222Intro

Sine Die
Relating to postconviction forensic DNA testing.
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2025-03-10
To House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
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