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TX SB 697

died on adjournment

Relating to an annual report by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on post-release or post-discharge employment and certain other inmate data.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 697 pass?

No. TX SB 697 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 (2025-03-12): Co-author authorized

What is TX SB 697 about?

TX SB 697 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to an annual report by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on post-release or post-discharge employment and certain other inmate data.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 697?

West is the primary sponsor of TX SB 697, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-01-03
Latest action
2025-03-12 — Co-author authorized
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Westprimary
  • Milescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-03

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-01-03

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-12

    Co-author authorized

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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/senate_bills/SB00600_SB00699/SB 697.xml

Attribution

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