TX HB 4502
died on adjournmentRelating to court security, including the development of a court emergency management plan, the duties and composition of a court security committee, and increasing the criminal penalty for harassment of a court employee or judge.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 4502 pass?
No. TX HB 4502 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 (2025-05-10): Committee report sent to Calendars
What is TX HB 4502 about?
TX HB 4502 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to court security, including the development of a court emergency management plan, the duties and composition of a court security committee, and increasing the criminal penalty for harassment of a court employee or judge.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 4502?
Smithee is the primary sponsor of TX HB 4502.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-03
- Latest action
- 2025-05-10 — Committee report sent to Calendars
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Smitheeprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-03-12
Filed
filing
2025-04-03
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-03
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
referral-committee
2025-04-23
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-23
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-23
Left pending in committee
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
2025-05-10
Committee report sent to Calendars
Versions
Documents
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Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 1575
Official source
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