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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

Quick answers

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

Sponsors

  • Smitheeprimary
  • Huffmanprimary
  • Campbellcosponsor
  • Kingcosponsor
  • Middletoncosponsor
  • Alderscosponsor
  • Bell, Cecilcosponsor
  • Bell, Keithcosponsor
  • Bonnencosponsor
  • Buckleycosponsor
  • Bumgarnercosponsor
  • Caincosponsor
  • Capriglionecosponsor
  • Cookcosponsor
  • Cunninghamcosponsor
  • Currycosponsor
  • Darbycosponsor
  • DeAyalacosponsor
  • Dysoncosponsor
  • Frankcosponsor
  • Gatescosponsor
  • Gerdescosponsor
  • Guillencosponsor
  • Harlesscosponsor
  • Harriscosponsor
  • Harris Davilacosponsor
  • Hayescosponsor
  • Hefnercosponsor
  • Hicklandcosponsor
  • Hoppercosponsor
  • Hullcosponsor
  • Isaaccosponsor
  • Kerwincosponsor
  • Kitzmancosponsor
  • Lambertcosponsor
  • Littlecosponsor
  • Louderbackcosponsor
  • Lowecosponsor
  • Lozanocosponsor
  • Lujancosponsor
  • Luthercosponsor
  • McLaughlincosponsor
  • McQueeneycosponsor
  • Metcalfcosponsor
  • Meyercosponsor
  • Moneycosponsor
  • Oliversoncosponsor
  • Orrcosponsor
  • Pattersoncosponsor
  • Piersoncosponsor
  • Richardsoncosponsor
  • Schatzlinecosponsor
  • Schoolcraftcosponsor
  • Shaheencosponsor
  • Slawsoncosponsor
  • Spillercosponsor
  • Tothcosponsor
  • Troxclaircosponsor
  • Vasutcosponsor
  • Villaloboscosponsor
  • Whartoncosponsor
  • Birdwellcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-13

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-05-13

    Permission to introduce

  3. 2025-05-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-05-13

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-05-13

    Posting rule suspended

  6. 2025-05-14

    Co-author authorized

  7. 2025-05-14

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  8. 2025-05-14

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-05-14

    Vote taken in committee

  10. 2025-05-14

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-05-14

    Committee report printed and distributed

  12. 2025-05-14

    Printing rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-14

    Rules suspended-Intent Calendar

  14. 2025-05-14

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  15. 2025-05-14

    Vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-05-14

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  17. 2025-05-14

    Vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-05-14

    Three day rule suspended

  19. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-14

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  21. 2025-05-14

    Passed

    passage

  22. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  23. 2025-05-14

    Reported engrossed

  24. 2025-05-14

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  25. 2025-05-15

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  26. 2025-05-15

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-05-15

    Considered in formal meeting

  28. 2025-05-15

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-05-20

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  30. 2025-05-20

    Committee report distributed

  31. 2025-05-21

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  32. 2025-05-23

    Considered in Calendars

  33. 2025-05-25

    Placed on General State Calendar

  34. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  35. 2025-05-27

    Postponed

Versions

Documents

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

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