News Article | March 14, 2025
Bills of Interest
HB 3394 by Rep. Alders – Relating to the appointment of deputy constables.
HB 3636 by Rep. Metcalf – Relating to the payment of restitution by a person released on parole or to mandatory supervision.
HB 3664 by Rep. Smithee – Relating to the training of prospective grand jurors and to grand jury proceedings. (See companion bill below, SB 1630.)
HB 3665 by Rep. Harris – Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of assault committed against certain public servants and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those public servants.
HB 3879 by Rep. Troxclair – Relating to restrictions on the levy and use of certain ad valorem taxes and the issuance of certain bonds supported by ad valorem taxes.
HB 4006 by Rep. Money – 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 4023 by Rep. Raymond – Relating to the exemption of certain reserve peace officers from regulation as private security personnel.
HB 4295 by Rep. Shaheen – Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to issue a public security if the debt-to-asset ratio of the political subdivision exceeds a certain percentage.
HB 4418 by Rep. Morales, E. – Relating to the authority of a county attorney or district attorney to enforce human trafficking awareness and prevention in commercial lodging establishments. (See companion bill below, SB 2105.)
HB 4508 by Rep. Smithee – Relating to the administration of and procedures relating to early voting by personal appearance.
SB 8 by Sen. Schwertner – Relating to agreements between sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law.
SB 1023 by Sen. Bettencourt – Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates.
SB 1630 by Sen. Flores – Relating to the training of prospective grand jurors and to grand jury proceedings.
SB 1861 by Sen. Hughes – Relating to the appointment of a special prosecutor by the court of criminal appeals for certain criminal cases.
SB 1896 by Sen. Huffman – Relating to the provision of information regarding an arrested person to a magistrate for purposes of an order of emergency protection.
SB 1902 by Sen. Nichols – Relating to the administration of the dealer-issued license plates database and to the removal and transfer of license plates.
SB 1904 by Sen. Kolkhorst – Relating to procedures for residential eviction suits.
SB 1925 by Sen. Creighton – Relating to truancy.
SB 1982 by Sen. Hall – Relating to the location of polling places during early voting and on election day.
SB 2105 by Sen. Blanco – Relating to the authority of a county attorney or district attorney to enforce human trafficking awareness and prevention in commercial lodging establishments.