Relating to magistration proceedings for criminal defendants and the retention of related records, to services and representation provided to indigent criminal defendants and indigent juveniles, and to the governance and administration of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2023
Last action May 9, 2023
Floor votes · House May 5, 2023
How they voted
131–7
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 141
May 5, 2023
D
Democratic60
95% Yea
R
Republican81
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
7
May 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 9, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 8, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
RS
Reggie Smith
RRepublican
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