Criminal Procedure

State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to equalizing compensation for certain wrongfully imprisoned persons. [SB-2360] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ] [Human Rights ]
Relating to equalizing compensation for certain wrongfully imprisoned persons.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Royce West Read First Time on 03/25/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to notice to local law enforcement of certain offenses occurring on public or private school property or at school-sponsored or school-related activities; providing a civil penalty. [SB-2392] [Crime ] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to notice to local law enforcement of certain offenses occurring on public or private school property or at school-sponsored or school-related activities; providing a civil penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Phil King Placed On General State Calendar on 05/26/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting slavery and involuntary servitude. [HJR-186] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting slavery and involuntary servitude.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alma Allen Read First Time on 04/02/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to allowing a therapy or facility dog to accompany a child or a person with a disability during testimony in certain criminal cases. [HB-4563] [Animals ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Disabilities ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ]
Relating to allowing a therapy or facility dog to accompany a child or a person with a disability during testimony in certain criminal cases.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eugene Wu Read First Time on 04/03/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee. [HB-4540] [Real Estate ] [Crime ] [Housing ] [Criminal Justice ] [Property Tax ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dennis Paul Read First Time on 04/03/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the operation and administration of practice and procedure related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government. [HB-4544] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ]
Relating to the operation and administration of practice and procedure related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ray Lopez Read First Time on 04/03/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the waiver of jurisdiction by a juvenile court for certain children who are accused of committing certain offenses involving the use or exhibition of a firearm, the mandatory transfer of jurisdiction for those children to a criminal court, and an order of expunction issued with respect to those offenses. [HB-4476] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the waiver of jurisdiction by a juvenile court for certain children who are accused of committing certain offenses involving the use or exhibition of a firearm, the mandatory transfer of jurisdiction for those children to a criminal court, and an order of expunction issued with respect to those offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don McLaughlin Considered In Public Hearing on 04/22/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to increasing the criminal punishment for certain driving while intoxicated offenses. [SB-2320] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to increasing the criminal punishment for certain driving while intoxicated offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Phil King Failed To Receive Affirmative Vote In Comm. on 05/22/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to change of venue in certain criminal cases involving a peace officer. [SB-2229] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to change of venue in certain criminal cases involving a peace officer.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Hinojosa Read First Time on 03/25/2025

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2025-2026 Session

GSC Uniform Acts Regarding Children [HB-370] [Children and Youth ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
GSC Uniform Acts Regarding Children

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Davis Regular Message Received From House on 04/03/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to certain criminal offenses involving mail or a mail receptacle key or lock; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. [HB-4414] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to certain criminal offenses involving mail or a mail receptacle key or lock; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Alders Scheduled For Public Hearing In S/c On . . . on 04/24/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to procedures regarding certain persons who are or may be persons with a mental illness or intellectual or developmental disability. [SB-2213] [Mental Health ] [Disabilities ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ]
Relating to procedures regarding certain persons who are or may be persons with a mental illness or intellectual or developmental disability.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini Read First Time on 03/25/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the prosecution of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed against a child or person with a disability. [HB-4342] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Disabilities ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the prosecution of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed against a child or person with a disability.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cook Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/22/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to certain procedures in connection with a bond forfeiture. [SB-2219] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to certain procedures in connection with a bond forfeiture.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Huffman Read First Time on 03/25/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault. [HB-4315] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Johnson Read First Time on 04/01/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a limitation on the use of a victim's gender identity or sexual orientation as the basis for a defense in the trial of a criminal offense. [HB-4328] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ]
Relating to a limitation on the use of a victim's gender identity or sexual orientation as the basis for a defense in the trial of a criminal offense.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Moody Read First Time on 04/01/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to intelligence databases for combinations, criminal street gangs, and foreign terrorist organizations. [SB-2201] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to intelligence databases for combinations, criminal street gangs, and foreign terrorist organizations.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Birdwell Committee Report Sent To Calendars on 05/19/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the trafficking of a firearm to a foreign terrorist organization and to the unlawful transfer of firearms between this state and the United Mexican States; creating a criminal offense. [SB-2202] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [National Security ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the trafficking of a firearm to a foreign terrorist organization and to the unlawful transfer of firearms between this state and the United Mexican States; creating a criminal offense.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Juan Hinojosa Co-author Authorized on 04/07/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to requiring a certification for peace officers to conduct certain polygraph examinations. [SB-2180] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to requiring a certification for peace officers to conduct certain polygraph examinations.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Peter Flores Effective On 9/1/25 on 05/30/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to appeals from a justice or municipal court. [HB-4237] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to appeals from a justice or municipal court.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Hayes Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/22/2025

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