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SB 16

  • Texas Senate Bill
  • 89th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2025)
  • Introduced in Senate Aug 07, 2025
  • Passed Senate Aug 12, 2025
  • House
  • Governor

Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, and jurors; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

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Bill Subjects

Arrest Warrants (S0245) Atascosa County (G0358) Bastrop County (G0125) Border (S0045) Bowie County (Gz9iz) Brazoria County (G0077) Canyon, City Of (Gp5v0) Coke County (Gm738) Colorado County (Gk8ds) Comal County (G4794) Comptroller Of Public Accounts (V2608) Concho County (Gi9za) Court Administration, Office Of (V8690) Criminal Appeals, Court Of (V1605) Courts--Administration (I0130) Courts--County & Statutory (I0115) Courts--District (I0120) Courts--Judges (I0140) Courts--Juries (I0145) Courts--Justice (I0110) Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys (I0165) Dimmit County (G1812) Elder Abuse (S0247) Ellis County (G1202) Expunction Of Records (S0189) Fayette County (G0331) Fort Bend County (G0062) Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--Local (I0361) Harris County (G0330) Hidalgo County (G0071) Irion County (Gl0ha) Interim Studies (I0448) Judicial Conduct, State Commission On (V0014) Juvenile Boards & Officers (I0450) Lavaca County (Gf4jr) Magistrates (S1592) Maverick County (G0338) Minors--Juvenile Justice (I0534) Public Safety, Department Of (V0251) Protection Of Personal Information (I0003) Rockwall County (G0105) Runnels County (Gt98c) Sabine County (Ga4ry) Schleicher County (G0217) Sterling County (Gz6nv) Supreme Court (V0311) Salaries & Expenses (I0745) Tarrant County (G0215) Tom Green County (Gb0y3) Williamson County (G1525) Zavala County (G0317)

Abstract

Bill Sponsors (9)

Bryan Hughes

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 1
Primary

Brian Birdwell

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 22
Cosponsor

Donna Campbell

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 25
Cosponsor

Brent Hagenbuch

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 30
Cosponsor

Adam Hinojosa

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 27
Cosponsor

Chuy Hinojosa

  • Democratic
  • Senator
  • District 20
Cosponsor

King

     
Cosponsor

Lois Kolkhorst

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 18
Cosponsor

Judith Zaffirini

  • Democratic
  • Senator
  • District 21
Cosponsor

Votes

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Actions

Aug 12, 2025

Senate

Reported engrossed

Senate

Amendment(s) offered

Senate

Amended

Senate

Vote recorded in Journal

Senate

Passed to engrossment as amended

Senate

Vote recorded in Journal

Senate

Three day rule suspended

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Read 3rd time

Senate

Passed

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Co-author authorized

Senate

Printing rule suspended

Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Senate

Read 2nd time

Aug 11, 2025

Senate

Vote taken in committee

Senate

Reported favorably w/o amendments

Senate

Committee report printed and distributed

Senate

Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

Senate

Considered in public hearing

Senate

Testimony taken in committee

Aug 07, 2025

Senate

Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Senate

Read first time

Senate

Referred to State Affairs

  • Referral-Committee
State Affairs

Senate

Filed

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Introduced PDF HTML
Senate Committee Report PDF HTML
Engrossed PDF HTML

Related Documents

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

Sources

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