Criminal Procedure

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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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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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to appeal of a mistrial order in a felony case. [HB-4254] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to appeal of a mistrial order in a felony case.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Metcalf Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/29/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offenses of prohibited barratry and solicitation of professional employment. [SB-2175] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offenses of prohibited barratry and solicitation of professional employment.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Parker Read First Time on 03/24/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to compensatory time off for certain state employees. [SB-2186] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to compensatory time off for certain state employees.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Hinojosa Read First Time on 03/24/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for destruction of a flag. [HB-4247] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for destruction of a flag.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Metcalf Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/14/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist local law enforcement agencies in solving violent and sexual offenses. [SB-2177] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist local law enforcement agencies in solving violent and sexual offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Phil King Effective Immediately on 06/20/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the policies and standards of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission applicable to the provision of indigent defense services or family protection services. [HB-4221] [Crime ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the policies and standards of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission applicable to the provision of indigent defense services or family protection services.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eddie Morales Read First Time on 03/31/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the information reported by prosecuting attorneys to the Texas Judicial Council. [SB-2146] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the information reported by prosecuting attorneys to the Texas Judicial Council.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Huffman Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/29/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the role of a jury in a criminal case. [HB-4184] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the role of a jury in a criminal case.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Wesley Virdell Read First Time on 03/31/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent defendant. [SB-2111] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent defendant.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini Vetoed By The Governor on 06/22/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the time period for conducting a pretrial hearing after a criminal defendant has been restored to competency. [SB-2096] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the time period for conducting a pretrial hearing after a criminal defendant has been restored to competency.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Molly Cook Read First Time on 03/24/2025

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Requires the court to set reasonable bail for all those individuals who appear before it as probation violators and establish a presumption of personal recognizance unless the new alleged offense is a crime of violence as defined in the act. [SB-733] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION - Requires the court to set reasonable bail for all those individuals who appear before it as probation violators and establish a presumption of personal recognizance unless the new alleged offense is a crime of violence as defined in the act.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Paolino Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/25/2025

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