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IntroducedAug 15, 2025
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Passed HouseAug 25, 2025
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Passed SenateAug 26, 2025
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Signed into Law
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, jurors, and the special prosecution unit; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
Last Action See all actions
executive • Aug 28, 2025: Sent to the Governor
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 16
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Dysonauthor
- LaHoodauthor
- Deancoauthor
- Hayescoauthor
- Leo Wilsoncoauthor
- Luthercoauthor
- Hughessponsor
- Bettencourtcosponsor
- Campbellcosponsor
- Hagenbuchcosponsor
- Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
- Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"cosponsor
- Kingcosponsor
- Parkercosponsor
- Sparkscosponsor
- Zaffirinicosponsor
Votes
YES: 130
- Alders
- Allen
- AnchÃa
- Ashby
- Barry
- Bell, C.
- Bell, K.
- Bhojani
- Bonnen
- Bowers
- Bryant
- Buckley
- Bucy
- Bumgarner
- Button
- Cain
- Campos
- Capriglione
- Cole
- Collier
- Cook
- Cortez
- Craddick
- Cunningham
- Curry
- Darby
- Davis, A.
- Davis, Y.
- Dean
- DeAyala
- Dorazio
- Dyson
- Fairly
- Frank
- Gámez
- Garcia, L.
- Garcia Hernandez
- Gates
- Gerdes
- Gervin-Hawkins
- González, J.
- González, M.
- Goodwin
- Guerra
- Guillen
- Harless
- Harris
- Harris Davila
- Harrison
- Hayes
- Hefner
- Hernandez
- Hickland
- Hinojosa
- Holt
- Hopper
- Howard
- Hull
- Hunter
- Isaac
- Johnson
- Jones, J.
- Kerwin
- King
- Kitzman
- LaHood
- Lalani
- Landgraf
- Leach
- Leo Wilson
- Little
- Lopez, J.
- Lopez, R.
- Louderback
- Lowe
- Lujan
- Luther
- Manuel
- Martinez
- Fischer
- McLaughlin
- McQueeney
- Metcalf
- Meyer
- Meza
- Money
- Moody
- Morales, E.
- Morgan
- Muñoz
- Olcott
- Oliverson
- Ordaz
- Orr
- Patterson
- Paul
- Perez, M.
- Perez, V.
- Pierson
- Plesa
- Raymond
- Richardson
- Romero
- Rose
- Rosenthal
- Schatzline
- Schofield
- Schoolcraft
- Shaheen
- Shofner
- Simmons
- Slawson
- Smithee
- Spiller
- Swanson
- Talarico
- Tepper
- Thompson
- Tinderholt
- Troxclair
- Turner
- VanDeaver
- Vasut
- Villalobos
- Virdell
- Vo
- Walle
- Ward Johnson
- Wharton
- Wilson
NO: 1
ABSENT: 18
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Aug 28, 2025 | executive
- Sent to the Governor
- Aug 28, 2025 | Senate
- Signed in the Senate
- Aug 28, 2025 | House
- Signed in the House
- Aug 27, 2025 | House
- Senate passage reported
- Reported enrolled
- Aug 26, 2025 | Senate
- Co-sponsor authorized
- Received from the House
- Read first time
- Referred to State Affairs
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 08/26/2025
- Considered in public hearing
- Vote taken in committee
- Reported favorably w/o amendments
- Printing rule suspended
- Ordered not printed
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Three day rule suspended
- Record vote
- Read 3rd time
- Passed
- Record vote
- Aug 25, 2025 | House
- Placed on Major State Calendar
- Read 2nd time
- Postponed 8/25/25 1:00 PM
- Laid out as postponed business
- Amendment withdrawn 1-Leach
- Postponed 8/25/25 2:30 PM
- Laid out as postponed business
- Amended 2-Leach
- Passed to engrossment as amended
- Read 3rd time
- Passed
- Record vote RV#67
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Reported engrossed
- Aug 24, 2025 | House
- Committee report distributed
- Committee report sent to Calendars
- Considered in Calendars
- Aug 22, 2025 | House
- Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Aug 20, 2025 | House
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 08/20/2025
- Considered in public hearing
- Committee substitute considered in committee
- Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Reported favorably as substituted
- Aug 18, 2025 | House
- Read first time
- Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
- Aug 15, 2025 | House
- Filed
Bill Texts
- IntroducedPDF
- IntroducedHTML
- House Committee ReportPDF
- House Committee ReportHTML
- EngrossedPDF
- EngrossedHTML
- EnrolledPDF
- EnrolledHTML
- House Amendment 1 (Withdrawn, 8/25/2025) -- LeachPDF
- House Amendment 1 (Withdrawn, 8/25/2025) -- LeachHTML
- House Amendment 2 (Adopted, 8/25/2025) -- LeachPDF
- House Amendment 2 (Adopted, 8/25/2025) -- LeachHTML
Documents
- Fiscal Note (Introduced)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Introduced)HTML
- Analysis (House Committee Report)PDF
- Analysis (House Committee Report)HTML
- Fiscal Note (House Committee Report)PDF
- Fiscal Note (House Committee Report)HTML
- Witness List (House Committee Report)HTML
- Summary of Committee Action (House Committee Report)HTML
- Analysis (Engrossed)PDF
- Analysis (Engrossed)HTML
- Fiscal Note (Engrossed)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Engrossed)HTML