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House bill · 89R

HB 3477

Relating to the expunction of all records and files related to a finding of criminal contempt by a court.

Did not pass

Progress

71 days from first to latest action, across 24 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 27

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 24

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 15

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 24

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 8

  6. Passed second chamber

    Stopped here

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

HouseSenateMarAprMay

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 7, 2025

Passed 127–16

127 Yea

16 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 8, 2025

Passed 121–25

121 Yea

25 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Received from the House

    May 9, 2025 · Senate

  2. Reported engrossed

    May 8, 2025 · House

  3. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 8, 2025 · House

  4. Record vote

    May 8, 2025 · House

  5. Passed as amended

    May 8, 2025 · House

  6. Amended

    May 8, 2025 · House

  7. Read 3rd time

    May 8, 2025 · House

  8. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 7, 2025 · House

  9. Record vote

    May 7, 2025 · House

  10. Passed to engrossment

    May 7, 2025 · House

  11. Read 2nd time

    May 7, 2025 · House

  12. Placed on General State Calendar

    May 6, 2025 · House

  13. Considered in Calendars

    May 2, 2025 · House

  14. Committee report sent to Calendars

    Apr 30, 2025 · House

  15. Committee report distributed

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  16. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  17. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Criminal Jurisprudence

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  18. Considered in formal meeting

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  19. Left pending in committee

    Apr 15, 2025 · House

  20. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Criminal Jurisprudence

    Apr 15, 2025 · House

  21. Considered in public hearing Criminal Jurisprudence

    Apr 15, 2025 · House

  22. Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence

    Mar 24, 2025 · House

  23. Read first time

    Mar 24, 2025 · House

  24. Filed

    Feb 27, 2025 · House

Authors

In committee

Topics

Criminal Procedure: General

Bill text

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HB 3477 (89R) · Polis