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House bill · 89R

HB 4120

Relating to allowing certain inmates to apply for benefits under certain public benefits programs to be provided at the time of discharge or release.

Did not pass

Progress

68 days from first to latest action, across 23 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Mar 7

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 27

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 9

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 16

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 14

  6. Passed second chamber

    Stopped here

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

HouseSenateAprMay

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 13, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 75–64

75 Yea

64 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 14, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 81–60

81 Yea

60 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Received from the House

    May 14, 2025 · Senate

  2. Reported engrossed

    May 14, 2025 · House

  3. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 14, 2025 · House

  4. Record vote

    May 14, 2025 · House

  5. Passed

    May 14, 2025 · House

  6. Read 3rd time

    May 14, 2025 · House

  7. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 13, 2025 · House

  8. Record vote

    May 13, 2025 · House

  9. Passed to engrossment

    May 13, 2025 · House

  10. Read 2nd time

    May 13, 2025 · House

  11. Placed on General State Calendar

    May 10, 2025 · House

  12. Considered in Calendars

    May 8, 2025 · House

  13. Committee report sent to Calendars

    May 6, 2025 · House

  14. Committee report distributed

    May 5, 2025 · House

  15. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    May 5, 2025 · House

  16. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Corrections

    Apr 16, 2025 · House

  17. Considered in public hearing Corrections

    Apr 16, 2025 · House

  18. Left pending in committee

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  19. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Corrections

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  20. Considered in public hearing Corrections

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  21. Referred to Corrections Corrections

    Mar 27, 2025 · House

  22. Read first time

    Mar 27, 2025 · House

  23. Filed

    Mar 7, 2025 · House

Authors

In committee

  • Corrections

    House

    Referred Mar 27, 2025 · heard Apr 9, 2025 · reported after 20 days

Topics

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