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House bill · 89R

HB 745

Relating to an exemption from jury service for certain crime victims or close relatives of deceased crime victims.

Did not pass

Progress

168 days from first to latest action, across 26 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Nov 12

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 5

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 12

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 3

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 25

  6. Passed second chamber

    Stopped here

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

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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 · Apr 24, 2025

Passed 116–24

116 Yea

24 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · Apr 25, 2025

Passed 104–22

104 Yea

22 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Referred to Criminal Justice Criminal Justice

    Apr 29, 2025 · Senate

  2. Read first time

    Apr 29, 2025 · Senate

  3. Received from the House

    Apr 28, 2025 · Senate

  4. Reported engrossed

    Apr 25, 2025 · House

  5. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 25, 2025 · House

  6. Record vote

    Apr 25, 2025 · House

  7. Passed

    Apr 25, 2025 · House

  8. Read 3rd time

    Apr 25, 2025 · House

  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  10. Record vote

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  11. Passed to engrossment

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  12. Read 2nd time

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  13. Placed on General State Calendar

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  14. Considered in Calendars

    Apr 22, 2025 · House

  15. Committee report sent to Calendars

    Apr 16, 2025 · House

  16. Committee report distributed

    Apr 15, 2025 · House

  17. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    Apr 15, 2025 · House

  18. Reported favorably as substituted Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence

    Apr 3, 2025 · House

  19. Committee substitute considered in committee

    Apr 3, 2025 · House

  20. Considered in formal meeting

    Apr 3, 2025 · House

  21. Left pending in committee

    Mar 12, 2025 · House

  22. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence

    Mar 12, 2025 · House

  23. Considered in public hearing Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence

    Mar 12, 2025 · House

  24. Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence

    Mar 5, 2025 · House

  25. Read first time

    Mar 5, 2025 · House

  26. Filed

    Nov 12, 2024 · House

Authors

and 2 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Valoree Swanson cosponsorR
  • Joanne Shofner cosponsorR

In committee

Topics

Courts: Juries

Bill text

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