TX HB 4915
died on adjournmentRelating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent defendant.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 4915 pass?
No. TX HB 4915 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-13): Placed on General State Calendar
What is TX HB 4915 about?
TX HB 4915 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent defendant.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 4915?
Moody is the primary sponsor of TX HB 4915.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-03
- Latest action
- 2025-05-13 — Placed on General State Calendar
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
- COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)
- Courts--General (I0160)
- Criminal Procedure--Defense Counsel (I0207)
- Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)
- Disabilities, Persons with (I0380)
- HABEAS CORPUS (S0263)
- HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS (V4280)
- INDIGENT DEFENSE COMMISSION, TEXAS (V0877)
- INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES (S0598)
- MAGISTRATES (S1592)
- Mental Health & Substance Abuse (I0019)
- Protection of Personal Information (I0003)
- State Finances--Appropriations (I0746)
- State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)
- STUDENT LOANS (S0036)
- VIDEOCONFERENCING (S0216)
Sponsors
- Moodyprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-03-13
Filed
filing
2025-04-03
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-03
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
referral-committee
2025-04-29
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-29
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-04-29
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-29
Left pending in committee
2025-05-06
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-06
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-05-06
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-09
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-09
Committee report distributed
2025-05-10
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-11
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-13
Placed on General State Calendar
Versions
Documents
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- application/pdf
- text/html
- text/html
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Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2111
Official source
Attribution
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