News Article | January 24, 2025
Bills of Interest
HB 204 by Rep. Tepper – Relating to the total annual salary from state and county sources for certain state prosecutors.
HB 305 by Rep. Hayes – Relating to the time period for conducting a pretrial hearing after a criminal defendant has been restored to competency.
HB 444 by Rep. Moody – Relating to an application for a writ of habeas corpus based on certain relevant scientific evidence that was not available at the applicant's trial.
HB 916 by Rep. Harrison – Relating to the tracking, reporting, and disposition of proceeds and property from asset forfeiture proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
HB 919 by Rep. Harrison – Relating to the offense of unlawful use of public funds for communications relating to a measure.
HB 945 by Rep. Spiller – Relating to the authority of a justice of the peace to issue a search warrant to collect a blood specimen from a person arrested for certain intoxication criminal offenses.
HB 1167 by Rep. Cunningham – Relating to the release on bail of certain defendants accused of committing a felony offense and the criminal consequences of committing a felony while released on bail for a prior felony; creating a criminal offense; increasing the minimum term of imprisonment for certain felonies; changing eligibility for deferred adjudication community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole.
HB 1417 by Rep. Guillen – Relating to the establishment of an electronic registry of livestock marks and brands.
HB 1433 by Rep. Hickland – Relating to efficiency audits for certain political subdivisions.
SB 303 by Sen. Perry – Relating to the appointment of spoken language interpreters for certain court proceedings.
SB 409 by Sen. Middleton – Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the preceding five years.
SB 428 by Sen. Hinojosa, J. – Relating to qualifications for a sheriff or constable or a candidate for sheriff or constable.
SB 503 by Sen. Perry – Relating to the establishment of an electronic registry of livestock marks and brands.
SB 668 by Sen. Hughes – Relating to the disclosure of information with regard to artificial intelligence.
SB 693 by Sen. West – Relating to creating a criminal offense for the use of a notary seal or counterfeit seal on a fraudulent document or instrument.
SB 814 by Sen. Zaffirini – Relating to automatic orders of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain misdemeanor defendants following successful completion of a period of deferred adjudication community supervision.
SB 839 by Sen. Johnson – Relating to asset forfeiture under the Code of Criminal Procedure.