Bill:  HB 16 
Legislative Session: 89(2) Council Document: 89S2 203 AMF-D
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Last Action:09/17/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text: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, jurors, and the special prosecution unit; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
Author:Leach | Wilson | Morales, Eddie | Dyson | LaHood
Coauthor:Dean | Hayes | Leo Wilson | Luther
Sponsor:Hughes
Cosponsor:Bettencourt | Campbell | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | King | Parker | Sparks | Zaffirini
Subjects:ATASCOSA COUNTY (G0358)
BOWIE COUNTY (GZ9IZ)
BRAZORIA COUNTY (G0077)
CALLAHAN COUNTY (GG0DH)
CANYON, CITY OF (GP5V0)
COKE COUNTY (GM738)
COLORADO COUNTY (GK8DS)
COMAL COUNTY (G4794)
CONCHO COUNTY (GI9ZA)
DIMMIT COUNTY (G1812)
ELLIS COUNTY (G1202)
FAYETTE COUNTY (G0331)
FORT BEND COUNTY (G0062)
GONZALES COUNTY (GR4I6)
GUADALUPE COUNTY (G1715)
HARRIS COUNTY (G0330)
HENDERSON COUNTY (G20OE)
HIDALGO COUNTY (G0071)
IRION COUNTY (GL0HA)
LAVACA COUNTY (GF4JR)
MAVERICK COUNTY (G0338)
MONTGOMERY COUNTY (G1122)
POTTER COUNTY (G0131)
ROCKWALL COUNTY (G0105)
RUNNELS COUNTY (GT98C)
SABINE COUNTY (GA4RY)
SCHLEICHER COUNTY (G0217)
STERLING COUNTY (GZ6NV)
TARRANT COUNTY (G0215)
TOM GREEN COUNTY (GB0Y3)
WICHITA COUNTY (GL0NF)
WILLIAMSON COUNTY (G1525)
ZAVALA COUNTY (G0317)
Courts--Administration (I0130)
Courts--Appellate (I0125)
Courts--Civil Procedure (I0135)
Courts--County & Statutory (I0115)
Courts--District (I0120)
Courts--Judges (I0140)
Courts--Juries (I0145)
Courts--Justice (I0110)
Courts--Personnel (I0155)
Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys (I0165)
Crimes--Against Persons--General (I0170)
Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--Local (I0361)
Interim Studies (I0448)
Juvenile Boards & Officers (I0450)
Minors--Juvenile Justice (I0534)
Protection of Personal Information (I0003)
Salaries & Expenses (I0745)
BORDER (S0045)
ELDER ABUSE (S0247)
EXPUNCTION OF RECORDS (S0189)
STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING (S0317)
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)
COURT ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF (V8690)
FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS (VM34V)
JUDICIAL CONDUCT, STATE COMMISSION ON (V0014)
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)
SUPREME COURT (V0311)
Companion:SB 17 by Hughes, Similar
Remarks:This Act takes effect December 4, 2025, except Sections 2.11, 2.12, 9.10, and 9.22, and Articles 4 and 11B take effect immediately; Sections 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, and 1.16 take effect December 1, 2025; Sections 1.05, 1.06, 1.11, 1.27(b), 7.02, and 12.09 take effect January 1, 2026; Sections 1.09, 1.10, 1.15, 1.17, and 1.19 take effect September 1, 2026; Section 1.18 takes effect October 1, 2026; Sections 1.01 and 1.02 take effect January 1, 2027; Section 1.22 takes effect September 1, 2028; Sections 1.23, 1.24, 1.25, and 1.26 take effect January 1, 2029; and Article 11A has no effect.
House Committee:Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=10   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=11   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
E   See remarks for effective date      09/17/2025    
E   Signed by the Governor      09/17/2025     408
E   Sent to the Governor      08/28/2025     362
S   Signed in the Senate      08/28/2025     115
H   Signed in the House      08/28/2025     314
H   Reported enrolled      08/27/2025   03:21 PM  325
H   Senate passage reported      08/27/2025     257
S   Record vote      08/26/2025     88
S   Passed      08/26/2025     88
S   Read 3rd time      08/26/2025     88
S   Record vote      08/26/2025     88
S   Three day rule suspended      08/26/2025     88
S   Vote recorded in Journal      08/26/2025     81
S   Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading      08/26/2025     87
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      08/26/2025     87
S   Ordered not printed      08/26/2025     83
S   Printing rule suspended      08/26/2025     83
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      08/26/2025     94
S   Vote taken in committee      08/26/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      08/26/2025    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      08/26/2025    
S   Referred to State Affairs      08/26/2025     76
S   Read first time      08/26/2025     76
S   Received from the House      08/26/2025     75
S   Co-sponsor authorized      08/26/2025     93
H   Reported engrossed      08/25/2025   09:43 PM  235
H   Reason for vote recorded in Journal      08/25/2025     189
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      08/25/2025     188
H   Record vote   RV#67   08/25/2025     188
H   Passed      08/25/2025     188
H   Read 3rd time      08/25/2025     188
H   Passed to engrossment as amended      08/25/2025     175
H   Amended   2-Leach   08/25/2025     173
H   Laid out as postponed business      08/25/2025     173
H   Postponed   8/25/25 2:30 PM   08/25/2025     160
H   Amendment withdrawn   1-Leach   08/25/2025     158
H   Laid out as postponed business      08/25/2025     158
H   Postponed   8/25/25 1:00 PM   08/25/2025     151
H   Read 2nd time      08/25/2025     151
H   Placed on Major State Calendar      08/25/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      08/24/2025    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      08/24/2025    
H   Committee report distributed      08/24/2025   10:01 AM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      08/22/2025     191
H   Reported favorably as substituted      08/20/2025    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      08/20/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      08/20/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      08/20/2025    
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      08/20/2025    
H   Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence      08/18/2025   12:21 PM  40
H   Read first time      08/18/2025     40
H   Filed      08/15/2025