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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to grand jury proceedings; providing a punishment for contempt of court. [HB-5564] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to grand jury proceedings; providing a punishment for contempt of court.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Senfronia Thompson Read First Time on 04/07/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to grand jury proceedings. [HB-5566] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to grand jury proceedings.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Senfronia Thompson Read First Time on 04/07/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to procedures related to juvenile justice proceedings, the treatment of children placed in or committed to a juvenile facility, and certain offenses or conduct committed by a child or by a person placed in or committed to certain juvenile facilities; changing the eligibility for community supervision. [HB-31] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Relating to procedures related to juvenile justice proceedings, the treatment of children placed in or committed to a juvenile facility, and certain offenses or conduct committed by a child or by a person placed in or committed to certain juvenile facilities; changing the eligibility for community supervision.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Senfronia Thompson Placed On General State Calendar on 05/14/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to requirements for a court order following a permanency hearing for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. [SB-2854] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
Relating to requirements for a court order following a permanency hearing for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jose Menendez Read First Time on 04/07/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a claim of actual innocence by a person convicted of a criminal offense; creating the Texas Innocence Inquiry Commission. [HB-5254] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to a claim of actual innocence by a person convicted of a criminal offense; creating the Texas Innocence Inquiry Commission.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Pena Raymond Read First Time on 04/07/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to recovery of health care-related damages in certain civil actions. [SB-30] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to recovery of health care-related damages in certain civil actions.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles J. Schwertner House Appoints Conferees-reported on 05/30/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to requirements for the exercise of the power of impeachment by the House of Representatives and providing that officers against whom articles of impeachment are preferred receive pay during the pendency of impeachment proceedings. [HB-5020] [Ethics ]
Relating to requirements for the exercise of the power of impeachment by the House of Representatives and providing that officers against whom articles of impeachment are preferred receive pay during the pendency of impeachment proceedings.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Smithee Read First Time on 04/03/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to postconviction applications for a writ of habeas corpus. [HB-115] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ]
Relating to postconviction applications for a writ of habeas corpus.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cook Statement(s) Of Vote Recorded In Journal on 05/15/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to eligibility for membership on and the regulation of horse racing by the Texas Racing Commission and a prohibition on the conduct of greyhound or other dog racing as live events in this state; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee. [HB-4757] [Animals ] [Gaming ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to eligibility for membership on and the regulation of horse racing by the Texas Racing Commission and a prohibition on the conduct of greyhound or other dog racing as live events in this state; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Senfronia Thompson Read First Time on 04/03/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to liability for the loss, injury, or death of a domestic animal. [HB-4777] [Animals ]
Relating to liability for the loss, injury, or death of a domestic animal.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos Considered In Public Hearing on 04/24/2025

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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

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. [HB-4602] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Johnson Read First Time on 04/03/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the testing of evidence for controlled substances by the Department of Public Safety. [HB-4714] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Overdose Prevention ]
Relating to the testing of evidence for controlled substances by the Department of Public Safety.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Hayes Read First Time on 04/03/2025

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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 (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2025-2026 Session

2025 Appropriations Act [SB-257] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
2025 Appropriations Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Vincent Lee Conf Com Appointed on 06/05/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the suspension and removal from office of a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney of a political subdivision of this state. [HB-4006] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Ethics ]
Relating to the suspension and removal from office of a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney of a political subdivision of this state.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brent Money Read First Time on 03/27/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to admissibility and disclosure of certain evidence in a suit concerning a child alleged to have been abused or neglected or to be at risk of abuse or neglect filed by a governmental entity. [SB-1971] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to admissibility and disclosure of certain evidence in a suit concerning a child alleged to have been abused or neglected or to be at risk of abuse or neglect filed by a governmental entity.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Mayes Middleton Read First Time on 03/17/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under limited circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons. [HJR-15] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under limited circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Guillen Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/18/2025

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2025-2026 Session

Various Criminal Law Revisions [HB-307] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Various Criminal Law Revisions

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna McDowell White Regular Message Sent To Senate on 05/01/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the testing of evidence containing biological materials in capital cases. [SB-1937] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the testing of evidence containing biological materials in capital cases.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Royce West Vetoed By The Governor on 06/22/2025

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State (Texas)
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to admissibility and disclosure of certain evidence in a civil suit concerning a child alleged to have been abused or neglected or to be at risk of abuse or neglect filed by a governmental entity. [HB-3758] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to admissibility and disclosure of certain evidence in a civil suit concerning a child alleged to have been abused or neglected or to be at risk of abuse or neglect filed by a governmental entity.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nate Schatzline Placed On General State Calendar on 05/14/2025

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