House bill · 89R

HB 786

Relating to justice court security in certain counties.

Did not pass

Progress

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

Filed
Nov 12
Referred to committee
Mar 5
Heard in committee
Mar 19
Reported from committee
Apr 14
Passed first chamber
May 1
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 · Apr 30, 2025

Passed 100–40

100 Yea

40 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 1, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 85–50

85 Yea

50 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Received from the House
May 5, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed
May 1, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 1, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 1, 2025 · House
Passed
May 1, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time
May 1, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 30, 2025 · House
Record vote
Apr 30, 2025 · House
Passed to engrossment as amended
Apr 30, 2025 · House
Amended
Apr 30, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
Apr 30, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar
Apr 30, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
Apr 28, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 25, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
Apr 23, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 23, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Apr 14, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
Apr 14, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee
Mar 19, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Mar 19, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Mar 19, 2025 · House
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Mar 5, 2025 · House
Read first time
Mar 5, 2025 · House
Filed
Nov 12, 2024 · House

Authors

and 4 coauthors or sponsors

Jo JonesD

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Salman Bhojani cosponsorD
Mihaela Pleșa cosponsorD
Penny Morales Shaw cosponsorD
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins cosponsorD

In committee

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
House
Referred Mar 5, 2025 · heard Mar 19, 2025 · reported after 40 days

Topics

Courts: Justice Law Enforcement Weapons

Bill text

House Committee ReportHTML PDF
IntroducedHTML PDF
EngrossedHTML PDF

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