TX HB 1261

• Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)
• Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
• PEACE OFFICERS (S0007)
• Property Interests--General (I0620)
• Property Interests--Personal Property (I0600)
• PUBLIC NOTICE (S0264)
• UNCLAIMED PROPERTY (S0585)

• Cunninghamprimary
• Floresprimary
• Eckhardtcosponsor

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1. 2024-11-12

   Filed

   filing

2. 2025-03-10

   Read first time

   introduction,reading-1

3. 2025-03-10

   Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

   referral-committee

4. 2025-03-19

   Considered in public hearing

5. 2025-03-19

   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

6. 2025-03-19

   Left pending in committee

7. 2025-03-26

   Considered in public hearing

8. 2025-03-26

   Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

   referral-committee

9. 2025-03-26

   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

   committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

10. 2025-04-08

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

11. 2025-04-08

    Committee report distributed

12. 2025-04-09

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

13. 2025-04-15

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

14. 2025-04-17

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

15. 2025-04-17

    Withdrawn from calendar (contested)

    withdrawal

16. 2025-04-17

    Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.

17. 2025-04-23

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

18. 2025-04-25

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

19. 2025-04-25

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

20. 2025-04-25

    Passed to engrossment

21. 2025-04-25

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

22. 2025-04-25

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

23. 2025-04-25

    Passed

    passage

24. 2025-04-25

    Record vote

25. 2025-04-25

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

26. 2025-04-25

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

27. 2025-04-25

    Reported engrossed

28. 2025-04-28

    Received from the House

    introduction

29. 2025-04-29

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

30. 2025-04-29

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

31. 2025-05-13

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

32. 2025-05-13

    Considered in public hearing

33. 2025-05-13

    Testimony taken in committee

34. 2025-05-13

    Vote taken in committee

35. 2025-05-14

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

36. 2025-05-14

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

37. 2025-05-14

    Committee report printed and distributed

38. 2025-05-15

    Placed on intent calendar

39. 2025-05-16

    Co-sponsor authorized

40. 2025-05-16

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

41. 2025-05-16

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

42. 2025-05-16

    Vote recorded in Journal

43. 2025-05-16

    Three day rule suspended

44. 2025-05-16

    Record vote

45. 2025-05-16

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

46. 2025-05-16

    Passed

    passage

47. 2025-05-16

    Record vote

48. 2025-05-16

    Senate passage reported

    passage

49. 2025-05-16

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

50. 2025-05-19

    Signed in the House

    passage

51. 2025-05-19

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

52. 2025-05-20

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

53. 2025-05-29

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

54. 2025-05-29

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

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  2025-04-25 · pass · 127-4

• Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 1261 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

  2025-05-16 · pass · 31-0

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