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HB 16
  • Introduced
    Aug 15, 2025
  • Passed House
    Aug 25, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    Aug 26, 2025
  • Signed into Law
    Sep 17, 2025
HB 16
Texas House 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, jurors, and the special prosecution unit; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
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executive • Sep 17, 2025: See remarks for effective date
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Aug 25, 2025, House
HB 16 was passed by (Record 67): 130 Yeas, 1 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
YES: 130
NO: 1
OTHER: 1
YES: 130

NO: 1

ABSENT: 18

NOT VOTING: 1

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Aug 26, 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 HB 16 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 0.
YES: 27
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 27

NO: 0

    ABSENT: 3

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    • Sep 17, 2025 | executive
      • Signed by the Governor
      • See remarks for effective date
    • 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
      • Reason for 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
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