Bill:  SB 17 
Legislative Session: 89(2) Council Document: 89S2 25 AMF-D
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Last Action:08/15/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: Aug 15 2025 9:30PM
Caption Version:Senate Committee Report
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, and jurors; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
Author:Hughes | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | Huffman | King | Middleton | Parker | Paxton | Perry | Schwertner | Sparks | West | Zaffirini
Coauthor:Birdwell | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Kolkhorst
Subjects:ATASCOSA COUNTY (G0358)
BASTROP COUNTY (G0125)
BOWIE COUNTY (GZ9IZ)
BRAZORIA COUNTY (G0077)
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)
HARRIS COUNTY (G0330)
HIDALGO COUNTY (G0071)
IRION COUNTY (GL0HA)
LAVACA COUNTY (GF4JR)
MAVERICK COUNTY (G0338)
ROCKWALL COUNTY (G0105)
RUNNELS COUNTY (GT98C)
SABINE COUNTY (GA4RY)
SCHLEICHER COUNTY (G0217)
STERLING COUNTY (GZ6NV)
TARRANT COUNTY (G0215)
TOM GREEN COUNTY (GB0Y3)
WILLIAMSON COUNTY (G1525)
ZAVALA COUNTY (G0317)
Courts--Administration (I0130)
Courts--County & Statutory (I0115)
Courts--District (I0120)
Courts--Judges (I0140)
Courts--Juries (I0145)
Courts--Justice (I0110)
Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys (I0165)
Courts--Reporters (I0150)
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)
ARREST WARRANTS (S0245)
BORDER (S0045)
ELDER ABUSE (S0247)
EXPUNCTION OF RECORDS (S0189)
MAGISTRATES (S1592)
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)
COURT ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF (V8690)
CRIMINAL APPEALS, COURT OF (V1605)
JUDICIAL CONDUCT, STATE COMMISSION ON (V0014)
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)
SUPREME COURT (V0311)
Companion:HB 16 by Leach, Similar
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=11   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Actions: (ascending date order)
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Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Received by the Secretary of the Senate      08/15/2025    
 Filed      08/15/2025    
 Read first time      08/15/2025     6
 Referred to State Affairs      08/15/2025     6
 Posting rule suspended      08/15/2025     6
 Record vote      08/15/2025     7
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      08/15/2025    
 Considered in public hearing      08/15/2025    
 Vote taken in committee      08/15/2025    
 Reported favorably w/o amendments      08/15/2025     8
 Committee report printed and distributed      08/15/2025   09:30 PM  8
 Co-author authorized      08/18/2025     27
 Co-author authorized      08/22/2025     75
 Co-author authorized      08/26/2025     93