SJR 44

  • Texas Senate Joint Resolution
  • 88th Legislature (2023)
  • Introduced in Senate Apr 10, 2023
  • Passed Senate Mar 20, 2023
  • House
  • Governor

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons and requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court as required and the safety of the community, law enforcement, and the victim of the alleged offense.

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May 23, 2023

House

Postponed

House

Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar

House

Read 2nd time

May 21, 2023

House

Corrected comm. report distributed

House

Corrected committee report sent to Calendars

House

Considered in Calendars

May 20, 2023

House

Corrected com rept filed w/ Comte Coordinator

May 19, 2023

House

Committee report sent to Calendars

May 18, 2023

House

Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

House

Committee report distributed

May 15, 2023

House

Considered in formal meeting

House

Reported favorably as substituted

House

Committee substitute considered in committee

Apr 25, 2023

House

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

House

Committee substitute considered in committee

House

Left pending in committee

House

Considered in public hearing

Apr 10, 2023

House

Read first time

House

Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

  • Referral-Committee
Criminal Jurisprudence

Mar 21, 2023

House

Received from the Senate

Mar 20, 2023

Senate

Passed

Senate

Co-author authorized

Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

Senate

Vote recorded in Journal

Senate

Three day rule suspended

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Read 3rd time

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Reported engrossed

Mar 16, 2023

Senate

Placed on intent calendar

Senate

Co-author authorized

Mar 09, 2023

Senate

Reported favorably w/o amendments

Senate

Committee report printed and distributed

Mar 07, 2023

Senate

Considered in public hearing

Senate

Vote taken in committee

Senate

Testimony taken in committee

Senate

Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

Mar 01, 2023

Senate

Meeting cancelled

Senate

Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

Feb 22, 2023

Senate

Referred to Criminal Justice

  • Referral-Committee
Criminal Justice

Senate

Read first time

Feb 13, 2023

Senate

Filed

Senate

Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Bill Text

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House Committee Report PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Witness List (Senate Committee Report) HTML
Witness List (House Committee Report) HTML
Fiscal Note (House Committee Report) HTML
Fiscal Note (Introduced) HTML
Analysis (House Committee Report) HTML
Analysis (Introduced) HTML

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