TX SB 16

died on adjournment

Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, and jurors; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

Texas · 891 · upper

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Did TX SB 16 pass?

No. TX SB 16 died when the 891 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-08-12): Reported engrossed

What is TX SB 16 about?

TX SB 16 is a bill in the 891 titled “Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, and jurors; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 16?

Hughes is the primary sponsor of TX SB 16, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-08-07
Latest action: 2025-08-12 — Reported engrossed
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-08-12
Reported engrossed
2025-08-12
Record vote
2025-08-12
Passed
passage
2025-08-12
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-08-12
Record vote
2025-08-12
Three day rule suspended
2025-08-12
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-08-12
Passed to engrossment as amended
amendment-passage
2025-08-12
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-08-12
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-08-12
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-08-12
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-08-12
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-08-12
Printing rule suspended
2025-08-12
Co-author authorized
2025-08-11
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-08-11
Reported favorably w/o amendments
committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-11
Vote taken in committee
2025-08-11
Testimony taken in committee
2025-08-11
Considered in public hearing
2025-08-11
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-08-07
Referred to State Affairs
referral-committee
2025-08-07
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-08-07
Filed
filing
2025-08-07
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
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Official source

https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=891&Bill=SB16

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