Relating to the authority of the Texas Forensic Science Commission to review and refer certain cases to the office of capital and forensic writs
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Officially: “Relating to the authority of the Texas Forensic Science Commission to review and refer certain cases to the office of capital and forensic writs.” Read the full text
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Dec 13, 2024
Filed · Dec 13, 2024
Read first time · Feb 3, 2025
Referred to Criminal Justice · Feb 3, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Apr 29, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 29, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Apr 29, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Apr 29, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · May 5, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · May 5, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · May 5, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · May 6, 2025
Co-author authorized · May 7, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · May 7, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · May 7, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · May 7, 2025
Three day rule suspended · May 7, 2025
Record vote · May 7, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 7, 2025
Passed · May 7, 2025
Record vote · May 7, 2025
Reported engrossed · May 7, 2025
Received from the Senate · May 7, 2025
Read first time · May 8, 2025
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence · May 8, 2025
Posting rule suspended · May 12, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · May 13, 2025
Considered in public hearing · May 13, 2025
Left pending in committee · May 13, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · May 15, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · May 15, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 19, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 19, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 20, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 22, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 24, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 27, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading · May 27, 2025
Record vote · May 27, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 27, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 28, 2025
Passed · May 28, 2025
Record vote · May 28, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 28, 2025
House passage reported · May 28, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 28, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 30, 2025
Signed in the House · Jun 1, 2025
Sent to the Governor · Jun 1, 2025
Vetoed by the Governor · Jun 22, 2025
The numbers
3
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
SBi614 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-28 · Yeas 128, Nays 12, Present, not voting 2
SBi614 was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-27 · Yeas 133, Nays 10, Present, not voting 2
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