Bill Commons

TX HB 2895

withdrawn

Relating to the legal justification for using force or deadly force in response to the commission or attempted commission of a violent felony.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower

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Did TX HB 2895 pass?

No. TX HB 2895 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-04-15): Withdrawn from schedule

What is TX HB 2895 about?

TX HB 2895 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the legal justification for using force or deadly force in response to the commission or attempted commission of a violent felony.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 2895?

Patterson is the primary sponsor of TX HB 2895.

Introduced
2025-03-19
Latest action
2025-04-15 — Withdrawn from schedule
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Pattersonprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-15

    Withdrawn from schedule

    withdrawal

  2. 2025-04-01

    No action taken in committee

  3. 2025-03-19

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-19

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  5. 2025-02-14

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02800_HB02899/HB 2895.xml

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