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TX HB 305

vetoed

Relating to the time period for conducting pretrial hearings after a criminal defendant has been restored to competency.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 305 pass?

No. TX HB 305 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2025-06-22): Vetoed by the Governor

What is TX HB 305 about?

TX HB 305 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the time period for conducting pretrial hearings after a criminal defendant has been restored to competency.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 305?

Hayes, Cook are the primary sponsors of TX HB 305, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-02-28
Latest action
2025-06-22 — Vetoed by the Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hayesprimary
  • Cookprimary
  • Westcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-22

    Vetoed by the Governor

    executive-veto

  2. 2025-05-26

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2025-05-25

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  4. 2025-05-25

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-24

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  6. 2025-05-24

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  7. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  8. 2025-05-23

    Passed

    passage

  9. 2025-05-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  10. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  11. 2025-05-23

    Three day rule suspended

  12. 2025-05-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-23

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  14. 2025-05-23

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  15. 2025-05-23

    Placed on intent calendar

  16. 2025-05-23

    Co-sponsor authorized

  17. 2025-05-21

    Committee report printed and distributed

  18. 2025-05-21

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  19. 2025-05-21

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-05-20

    Vote taken in committee

  21. 2025-05-20

    Testimony taken in committee

  22. 2025-05-20

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-05-20

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  24. 2025-05-14

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-05-14

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  26. 2025-05-14

    Received from the House

    introduction

  27. 2025-05-13

    Reported engrossed

  28. 2025-05-13

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  29. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  30. 2025-05-13

    Passed

    passage

  31. 2025-05-13

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  32. 2025-05-12

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  34. 2025-05-12

    Passed to engrossment

  35. 2025-05-12

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  36. 2025-05-10

    Placed on General State Calendar

  37. 2025-05-08

    Considered in Calendars

  38. 2025-04-17

    Considered in Calendars

  39. 2025-04-01

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  40. 2025-03-31

    Committee report distributed

  41. 2025-03-31

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  42. 2025-03-25

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  43. 2025-03-25

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  44. 2025-03-25

    Considered in public hearing

  45. 2025-03-11

    Left pending in committee

  46. 2025-03-11

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  47. 2025-03-11

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  48. 2025-03-11

    Considered in public hearing

  49. 2025-02-28

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  50. 2025-02-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  51. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-12 · pass · 140-1

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Lowe: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Flores: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • King: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Simmon: absent
    • Hopper: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Ward Johnso: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-13 · pass · 136-4

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Cole: no
    • Hernandez: no
    • Rose: no
    • Turne: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Fairly: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Simmon: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Leac: absent
    • Little: absent
    • Perez: absent
    • M: absent

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 305 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-23 · pass · 31-0

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00300_HB00399/HB 305.xml

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