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SB 16
  • Introduced
    Aug 07, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    Aug 12, 2025
  • Passed House
  • Signed into Law
SB 16
Texas Senate Bill
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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, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, and jurors; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
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Senate • Aug 12, 2025: Reported engrossed
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Aug 12, 2025, Senate
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)
YES: 28
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 28

NO: 0

    ABSENT: 2

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    Aug 12, 2025, Senate
    Senator Hughes moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 16 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 0.
    YES: 28
    NO: 0
    OTHER: 0
    YES: 28

    NO: 0

      ABSENT: 2

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      • Aug 12, 2025 | Senate
        • Co-author authorized
        • Printing rule suspended
        • Rules suspended-Regular order of business
        • Read 2nd time
        • Amendment(s) offered FA1 Hughes
        • Amended
        • Vote recorded in Journal
        • Passed to engrossment as amended
        • Vote recorded in Journal
        • Three day rule suspended
        • Record vote
        • Read 3rd time
        • Passed
        • Record vote
        • Reported engrossed
      • Aug 11, 2025 | Senate
        • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 08/11/2025
        • Considered in public hearing
        • Testimony taken in committee
        • Vote taken in committee
        • Reported favorably w/o amendments
        • Committee report printed and distributed
      • Aug 07, 2025 | Senate
        • Received by the Secretary of the Senate
        • Filed
        • Read first time
        • Referred to State Affairs
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