Relating to the prosecution and punishment of juveniles who commit certain felony offenses while committed to the custody of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and the waiver of jurisdiction and discretionary transfer of a child from a juvenile court to a criminal court; changing eligibility for community supervision.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 29, 2023
Last action Apr 28, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2023
How they voted
24–6
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 31
Apr 24, 2023
D
Democratic13
46% Nay
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Apr 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charles Schwertner
RRepublican
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