House bill · 89R

HB 1820

Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files when a grand jury fails to find that probable cause exists to believe the alleged offense was committed.

Did not pass

Progress

126 days from first to latest action, across 25 recorded actions.

Filed
Jan 13
Referred to committee
Mar 14
Heard in committee
Apr 22
Reported from committee
May 6
Passed first chamber
May 16
Passed second chamber
Stopped here
Sent to governor
Became law

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

passage

House · May 15, 2025

Passed 137–0

137 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 16, 2025

Passed 105–12

105 Yea

12 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Referred to Criminal Justice Criminal Justice
May 19, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
May 19, 2025 · Senate
Received from the House
May 19, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed
May 16, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 16, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 16, 2025 · House
Passed
May 16, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time
May 16, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 15, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 15, 2025 · House
Passed to engrossment
May 15, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
May 15, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar
May 12, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
May 10, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
May 9, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
May 9, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 9, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Criminal Jurisprudence
May 6, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Criminal Jurisprudence
May 6, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee
Apr 22, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Criminal Jurisprudence
Apr 22, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Criminal Jurisprudence
Apr 22, 2025 · House
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence
Mar 14, 2025 · House
Read first time
Mar 14, 2025 · House
Filed
Jan 13, 2025 · House

Authors

and 5 coauthors or sponsors

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Jessica González cosponsorD
Vikki Goodwin cosponsorD
Rafael Anchía cosponsorD
Salman Bhojani cosponsorD
Penny Morales Shaw cosponsorD

In committee

Criminal Jurisprudence
House
Referred Mar 14, 2025 · heard Apr 22, 2025 · reported after 53 days
Criminal Justice
Senate
Referred May 19, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Courts: Juries Criminal Procedure: General

Bill text

House Committee ReportHTML PDF
EngrossedHTML PDF
IntroducedHTML PDF

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