Bill:  SB 40 
Legislative Session: 89(R) Council Document: 89R 11665 DNC-F
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Last Action:06/16/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.
Author:Huffman
Coauthor:Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hall | Hancock | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Hughes | King | Kolkhorst | Middleton | Nichols | Parker | Paxton | Perry | Schwertner | West
Sponsor:Smithee
Cosponsor:Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | Bumgarner | Cain | Capriglione | Cook | Curry | Darby | DeAyala | Dyson | Frank | Gates | Guillen | Harless | Harris | Harris Davila | Hayes | Hefner | Hickland | Holt | Hull | Isaac | Kerwin | Lambert | Little | Louderback | Lowe | Lozano | Lujan | Luther | McLaughlin | McQueeney | Metcalf | Meyer | Money | Oliverson | Patterson | Schatzline | Schofield | Shaheen | Slawson | Spiller | Toth | Troxclair | Vasut | Villalobos | Virdell | Wharton
Subjects:Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)
Criminal Procedure--Bail & Pretrial Release (I0202)
Ethics (I0345)
Political Subdivisions (I0588)
State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)
Companion:HB 76 by Smithee, Identical
SB 1048 by Huffman, Duplicate
Senate Committee:Criminal Justice
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=6   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
House Committee:Criminal Jurisprudence
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=8   Nays=2   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      02/07/2025    
S   Filed      02/07/2025    
S   Read first time      02/07/2025     203
S   Referred to Criminal Justice      02/07/2025     203
S   Co-author authorized      02/11/2025     226
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      02/12/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      02/12/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      02/12/2025    
S   Vote taken in committee      02/12/2025    
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      02/13/2025     262
S   Committee report printed and distributed      02/13/2025   11:02 AM 
S   Co-author authorized      02/18/2025     268
S   Placed on intent calendar      02/18/2025    
S   Co-author authorized      02/19/2025     288
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      02/19/2025     286
S   Record vote      02/19/2025     286
S   Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      02/19/2025     286
S   Record vote      02/19/2025     286
S   Three day rule suspended      02/19/2025     286
S   Record vote      02/19/2025     286
S   Read 3rd time      02/19/2025     286
S   Passed      02/19/2025     286
S   Record vote      02/19/2025     286
S   Statement(s) submitted      02/19/2025     286
S   Statement(s) submitted      02/19/2025     287
S   Reported engrossed      02/19/2025     289
H   Received from the Senate      02/20/2025     280
H   Read first time      03/26/2025     789
H   Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence      03/26/2025   11:31 AM  789
H   Considered in formal meeting      05/02/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      05/02/2025    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      05/02/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      05/06/2025    
H   Vote reconsidered in committee      05/06/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      05/06/2025    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      05/06/2025    
H   Considered in formal meeting      05/12/2025    
H   Vote reconsidered in committee      05/12/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      05/12/2025    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      05/12/2025    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/15/2025     4979
H   Committee report distributed      05/15/2025   01:16 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/15/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/15/2025    
H   Placed on Major State Calendar      05/19/2025    
H   Read 2nd time      05/19/2025     4987
H   Passed to 3rd reading      05/19/2025     4987
H   Record vote   RV#2927   05/19/2025     4987
H   Read 3rd time      05/20/2025     5093
H   Passed      05/20/2025     5093
H   Record vote   RV#3002   05/20/2025     5093
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/20/2025     5093
S   House passage as amended reported      05/20/2025     2257
S   Co-author authorized      05/21/2025     2354
S   House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/29/2025     3237
S   Read      05/29/2025     3238
S   Senate concurs in House amendment(s)      05/29/2025     3238
S   Record vote      05/29/2025     3238
H   Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported      05/29/2025     7131
S   Reported enrolled      05/30/2025     3670
S   Signed in the Senate      05/31/2025     3706
H   Signed in the House      06/01/2025     7575
E   Sent to the Governor      06/01/2025     3828
E   Signed by the Governor      06/16/2025     3862
E   Effective on 9/1/25      06/16/2025