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Senate bill · 89R

SB 2878

Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, mandatory expunction for certain persons, record retention, and youth diversion; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

Vetoed

Progress

100 days from first to latest action, across 93 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Mar 14

  2. Referred to committee

    Apr 7

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 16

  4. Reported from committee

    May 7

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 12

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 27

  7. Sent to governor

    Jun 3

  8. Became law

    Vetoed

HouseSenateGovernorAprMayJun

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.

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 2878 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · May 12, 2025

Passed 30–0

30 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

Democratic

passage

House · May 26, 2025

Passed 134–8

134 Yea

8 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 27, 2025

Passed 132–2

132 Yea

2 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

Senate · May 31, 2025

Passed 31–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

passage

House · Jun 1, 2025

Passed 136–2

136 Yea

2 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

Senate · Jun 1, 2025

Passed 136–2

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Vetoed by the Governor

    Jun 22, 2025 · Governor

  2. Sent to the Governor

    Jun 3, 2025 · Governor

  3. Signed in the House

    Jun 2, 2025 · House

  4. Signed in the Senate

    Jun 2, 2025 · Senate

  5. Reported enrolled

    Jun 2, 2025 · Senate

  6. House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

    Jun 1, 2025 · Senate

  7. Record vote

    Jun 1, 2025 · House

  8. House adopts conference committee report Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence

    Jun 1, 2025 · House

  9. Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

    May 31, 2025 · House

  10. Record vote

    May 31, 2025 · Senate

  11. Senate adopts conference committee report Jurisprudence

    May 31, 2025 · Senate

  12. Co-author authorized

    May 31, 2025 · Senate

  13. Conf. Comm. Report distributed

    May 30, 2025 · House

  14. Conference committee report filed

    May 30, 2025 · Senate

  15. House appoints conferees-reported

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  16. House grants request for conf comm-reported

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  17. House appoints conferees

    May 29, 2025 · House

  18. House grants request for conference committee

    May 29, 2025 · House

  19. Senate appoints conferees-reported

    May 28, 2025 · House

  20. Senate requests conference committee-reported

    May 28, 2025 · House

  21. Senate refuses to concur-reported

    May 28, 2025 · House

  22. Senate appoints conferees

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  23. Senate requests conference committee

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  24. Senate refuses to concur

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  25. Read

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  26. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  27. House passage as amended reported

    May 27, 2025 · Senate

  28. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 27, 2025 · House

  29. Record vote

    May 27, 2025 · House

  30. Passed as amended

    May 27, 2025 · House

  31. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 27, 2025 · House

  32. Record vote

    May 27, 2025 · House

  33. Amended

    May 27, 2025 · House

  34. Read 3rd time

    May 27, 2025 · House

  35. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 26, 2025 · House

  36. Record vote

    May 26, 2025 · House

  37. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    May 26, 2025 · House

  38. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 26, 2025 · House

  39. Record vote

    May 26, 2025 · House

  40. Amended

    May 26, 2025 · House

  41. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 26, 2025 · House

  42. Record vote

    May 26, 2025 · House

  43. Amended

    May 26, 2025 · House

  44. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 26, 2025 · House

  45. Record vote

    May 26, 2025 · House

  46. Amended

    May 26, 2025 · House

  47. Amendment withdrawn

    May 26, 2025 · House

  48. Laid out as postponed business

    May 26, 2025 · House

  49. Postponed

    May 26, 2025 · House

  50. Laid out as postponed business

    May 26, 2025 · House

  51. Postponed

    May 26, 2025 · House

  52. Read 2nd time

    May 26, 2025 · House

  53. Placed on Major State Calendar

    May 26, 2025 · House

  54. Considered in Calendars

    May 24, 2025 · House

  55. Committee report sent to Calendars

    May 24, 2025 · House

  56. Committee report distributed

    May 24, 2025 · House

  57. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    May 24, 2025 · House

  58. Reported favorably as substituted Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence

    May 21, 2025 · House

  59. Committee substitute considered in committee

    May 21, 2025 · House

  60. Considered in public hearing Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence

    May 21, 2025 · House

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

    May 14, 2025 · House

  62. Read first time

    May 14, 2025 · House

  63. Received from the Senate

    May 12, 2025 · House

  64. Reported engrossed

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  65. Statement(s) submitted

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  66. Record vote

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  67. Passed

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  68. Read 3rd time

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  69. Record vote

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  70. Three day rule suspended

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  71. Vote recorded in Journal

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  72. Passed to engrossment as amended

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  73. Vote recorded in Journal

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  74. Amended

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  75. Amendment(s) offered

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  76. Vote recorded in Journal

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  77. Amended

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  78. Amendment(s) offered

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  79. Read 2nd time

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  80. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  81. Placed on intent calendar

    May 9, 2025 · Senate

  82. Committee report printed and distributed

    May 8, 2025 · Senate

  83. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  84. Reported favorably as substituted Jurisprudence

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  85. Vote taken in committee

    Apr 29, 2025 · Senate

  86. Considered in public hearing Jurisprudence

    Apr 29, 2025 · Senate

  87. Left pending in committee

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  88. Considered in public hearing Jurisprudence

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  89. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  90. Referred to Jurisprudence Jurisprudence

    Apr 7, 2025 · Senate

  91. Read first time

    Apr 7, 2025 · Senate

  92. Filed

    Mar 14, 2025 · Senate

  93. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Mar 14, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 1 coauthor or sponsor

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  • Chuy Hinojosa cosponsorD

In committee

Topics

Courts: AdministrationCourts: County & StatutoryCourts: DistrictCourts: GeneralCourts: JudgesCourts: JuriesCourts: JusticeCourts: Prosecuting AttorneysFees & Other Nontax Revenue: LocalInterim StudiesJuvenile Boards & OfficersMinors: Juvenile JusticeProtection of Personal InformationSalaries & Expenses

Bill text

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SB 2878 (89R) · Polis