TX SB 3073

died on adjournment

Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings.

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

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Did TX SB 3073 pass?

No. TX SB 3073 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 (2025-05-27): Postponed

What is TX SB 3073 about?

TX SB 3073 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 3073?

Smithee, Huffman are the primary sponsors of TX SB 3073, joined by 60 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-05-13
Latest action: 2025-05-27 — Postponed
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2025-05-27
Postponed
2025-05-27
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-05-25
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-23
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-21
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-20
Committee report distributed
2025-05-20
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-15
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-15
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-15
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
referral-committee
2025-05-15
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-05-14
Received from the Senate
introduction
2025-05-14
Reported engrossed
2025-05-14
Record vote
2025-05-14
Passed
passage
2025-05-14
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-14
Record vote
2025-05-14
Three day rule suspended
2025-05-14
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-14
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
reading-2
2025-05-14
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-14
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-14
Rules suspended-Intent Calendar
2025-05-14
Printing rule suspended
2025-05-14
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-14
Reported favorably w/o amendments
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-14
Vote taken in committee
2025-05-14
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-14
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-14
Co-author authorized
2025-05-13
Posting rule suspended
2025-05-13
Referred to Criminal Justice
referral-committee
2025-05-13
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-05-13
Permission to introduce
2025-05-13
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
filing,introduction

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Votes

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 3073 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
2025-05-14 · pass · 29-2
Member-level votes (31)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bettencourt: yes
- Birdwell: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Creighton: yes
- Eckhardt: yes
- Flores: yes
- Gutierrez: yes
- Hagenbuch: yes
- Hall: yes
- Hancock: yes
- A. Hinojosa: yes
- J. Hinojosa: yes
- Huffman: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Johnson: yes
- King: yes
- Kolkhorst: yes
- Menéndez: yes
- Middleton: yes
- Nichols: yes
- Parker: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Perry: yes
- Schwertner: yes
- Sparks: yes
- West: yes
- Zaffirini: yes
- Cook: no
- Miles: no

Related bills

Companion bill: HB 75

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB03000_SB03099/SB 3073.xml

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