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House bill · 89R

HB 4563

Relating to allowing a therapy or facility dog to accompany a child or a person with a disability during testimony in certain criminal cases.

Did not pass

Progress

22 days from first to latest action, across 3 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Mar 12

  2. Referred to committee

    Apr 3

  3. Heard in committee

    Stopped here

  4. Reported from committee

  5. Passed first chamber

  6. Passed second chamber

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

HouseApr

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

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence

    Apr 3, 2025 · House

  2. Read first time

    Apr 3, 2025 · House

  3. Filed

    Mar 12, 2025 · House

Authors

and 1 coauthor or sponsor

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  • Gene Wu cosponsorD

In committee

Topics

AnimalsCrimes: Against Persons: GeneralCrimes: Against Persons: SexualCriminal Procedure: GeneralDisabilities, Persons withMinors: Crimes Against

Bill text

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HB 4563 (89R) · Polis