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TX HB 4476

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Relating to the waiver of jurisdiction by a juvenile court for certain children who are accused of committing certain offenses involving the use or exhibition of a firearm, the mandatory transfer of jurisdiction for those children to a criminal court, and an order of expunction issued with respect to those offenses.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 4476 pass?

No. TX HB 4476 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2025-04-22). Latest recorded action (2025-04-22): Left pending in committee

What is TX HB 4476 about?

TX HB 4476 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the waiver of jurisdiction by a juvenile court for certain children who are accused of committing certain offenses involving the use or exhibition of a firearm, the mandatory transfer of jurisdiction for those children to a criminal court, and an order of expunction issued with respect to those offenses.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 4476?

McLaughlin is the primary sponsor of TX HB 4476.

Introduced
2025-04-03
Latest action
2025-04-22 — Left pending in committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • McLaughlinprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-12

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-04-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-04-03

    Referred to s/c on Juvenile Justice by Speaker

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-10

    Posting rule suspended

  5. 2025-04-14

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  6. 2025-04-14

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-14

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  8. 2025-04-14

    Left pending in subcommittee

  9. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-22

    Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

    committee-failure

  11. 2025-04-22

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  12. 2025-04-22

    Left pending in committee

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Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04400_HB04499/HB 4476.xml

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