TX HB 2234

died on adjournment

Relating to the age of criminal responsibility and to certain substantive and procedural matters related to that age.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 2234 pass?

No. TX HB 2234 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 (2025-05-19): Received from the House

What is TX HB 2234 about?

TX HB 2234 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the age of criminal responsibility and to certain substantive and procedural matters related to that age.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 2234?

Dutton, Jones, Jolanda are the primary sponsors of TX HB 2234.

Introduced: 2025-03-14
Latest action: 2025-05-19 — Received from the House
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-01-29
Filed
filing
2025-03-14
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-14
Referred to s/c on Juvenile Justice by Speaker
referral-committee
2025-03-26
Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
2025-03-26
Considered by s/c in public hearing
2025-03-26
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
2025-03-26
Left pending in subcommittee
2025-05-01
Recalled from subcommittee
2025-05-01
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-01
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-05-01
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-09
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-09
Committee report distributed
2025-05-09
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-10
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-12
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-15
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-05-15
Passed to engrossment
2025-05-15
Record vote
2025-05-15
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-16
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-16
Passed
passage
2025-05-16
Record vote
2025-05-16
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-16
Reported engrossed
2025-05-19
Received from the House
introduction

Versions

IntroducedCompare
House Committee ReportCompare
EngrossedCompare
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Documents

Votes

passage
2025-05-15 · pass · 74-65
Member-level votes (152)
- Allen: yes
- Bernal: yes
- Bhojani: yes
- Bonnen: yes
- Bowers: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Buckley: yes
- Bucy: yes
- Campos: yes
- Cole: yes
- Collier: yes
- Cortez: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- Davis, A.: yes
- Davis, Y.: yes
- Dean: yes
- Flores: yes
- Gámez: yes
- Garcia, J.: yes
- Garcia, L.: yes
- Garcia Hernandez: yes
- Geren: yes
- González, J.: yes
- González, M.: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Guerra: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hernandez: yes
- Hinojosa: yes
- Howard: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Jones, J.: yes
- Jones, V.: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- Lalani: yes
- Leach: yes
- Longoria: yes
- Lopez, R.: yes
- Manuel: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Fischer: yes
- Money: yes
- Moody: yes
- Morales, C.: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morales Shaw: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Ordaz: yes
- Perez, M.: yes
- Perez, V.: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Plesa: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Reynolds: yes
- Rodríguez Ramos: yes
- Romero: yes
- Rose: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Smithee: yes
- Talarico: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Turner: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Vo: yes
- Walle: yes
- Ward Johnson: yes
- Wu: yes
- Zwiener: yes
- Alders: no
- Ashby: no
- Barry: no
- Bell, C.: no
- Bell, K.: no
- Bumgarner: no
- Button: no
- Cain: no
- Capriglione: no
- Cook: no
- DeAyala: no
- Dorazio: no
- Dyson: no
- Fairly: no
- Frank: no
- Gates: no
- Gerdes: no
- Harless: no
- Harris Davila: no
- Harrison: no
- Hayes: no
- Hefner: no
- Hickland: no
- Holt: no
- Hopper: no
- Hull: no
- Hunter: no
- Isaac: no
- Kerwin: no
- LaHood: no
- Landgraf: no
- Leo Wilson: no
- Little: no
- Lopez, J.: no
- Louderback: no
- Lowe: no
- Lozano: no
- Lujan: no
- Luther: no
- McLaughlin: no
- McQueeney: no
- Metcalf: no
- Meyer: no
- Morgan: no
- Noble: no
- Olcott: no
- Oliverson: no
- Orr: no
- Patterson: no
- Paul: no
- Richardson: no
- Schoolcraft: no
- Shaheen: no
- Shofner: no
- Slawson: no
- Spiller: no
- Swanson: no
- Tepper: no
- Tinderholt: no
- Troxclair: no
- Vasut: no
- Villalobos: no
- Virdell: no
- Wharton: no
- Wilson: no
- Present: not voting
- Speaker(C): not voting
- Meza: not voting
- Tot: not voting
- Absent: absent
- Anchía: absent
- Canales: absent
- Dutton: absent
- Gervin-Hawkins: absent
- Schofiel: absent
- Lambert: absent
- Pierson: absent
- Schatzlin: absent
passage
2025-05-16 · pass · 69-52
Member-level votes (153)
- Allen: yes
- Bernal: yes
- Bhojani: yes
- Bowers: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Buckley: yes
- Bucy: yes
- Button: yes
- Campos: yes
- Canales: yes
- Cole: yes
- Collier: yes
- Cortez: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Davis, A.: yes
- Davis, Y.: yes
- Flores: yes
- Garcia, J.: yes
- Garcia, L.: yes
- Garcia Hernandez: yes
- Gates: yes
- González, J.: yes
- González, M.: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Guerra: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Hinojosa: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Jones, J.: yes
- Jones, V.: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Lopez, R.: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Manuel: yes
- Fischer: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Moody: yes
- Morales, C.: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morales Shaw: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Ordaz: yes
- Perez, M.: yes
- Perez, V.: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Pierson: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Reynolds: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Rodríguez Ramos: yes
- Romero: yes
- Rose: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Turner: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Vo: yes
- Ward Johnson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wu: yes
- Zwiener: yes
- Alders: no
- Ashby: no
- Barry: no
- Bell, C.: no
- Bumgarner: no
- Cain: no
- Cook: no
- Darby: no
- DeAyala: no
- Dorazio: no
- Dyson: no
- Fairly: no
- Frank: no
- Gerdes: no
- Geren: no
- Harless: no
- Harris: no
- Harris Davila: no
- Harrison: no
- Hayes: no
- Hefner: no
- Hickland: no
- Holt: no
- Hopper: no
- Hull: no
- Isaac: no
- Lambert: no
- Leo Wilson: no
- Louderback: no
- Lowe: no
- Lozano: no
- Luther: no
- Metcalf: no
- Meyer: no
- Money: no
- Morgan: no
- Noble: no
- Olcott: no
- Oliverson: no
- Patterson: no
- Paul: no
- Schoolcraft: no
- Shaheen: no
- Shofner: no
- Slawson: no
- Spiller: no
- Tepper: no
- Tinderholt: no
- Toth: no
- Troxclair: no
- Villalobos: no
- Wharton: no
- Present: not voting
- Speaker: not voting
- Vasut(C: not voting
- Anchía: absent
- Capriglione: absent
- Dean: absent
- Dutton: absent
- Gámez: absent
- Gervin-Hawkins: absent
- Kerwin: absent
- Lalani: absent
- Landgraf: absent
- Longoria: absent
- Orr: absent
- Plesa: absent
- Schofield: absent
- Smithee: absent
- Swanson: absent
- Talarico: absent
- Walle: absent
- Absent: absent
- Excused: absent
- Hernandez: absent
- Kin: absent
- Bell, K.: absent
- Bonnen: absent
- Leach: absent
- Little: absent
- Martinez: absent
- Meza: absent
- Schatzline: absent
- Virdell: absent

Related bills

Companion bill: SB 1306

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02200_HB02299/HB 2234.xml

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