SJR 44 Texas Senate · 88th Legislature (2023)

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons and requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court as required and the safety of the community, law enforcement, and the victim of the alleged offense.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2023 Last action May 23, 2023
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
43
Key actions
11
Committee
12
Amendments
1
May 23, 2023
Introduced
Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
lower
May 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Corrected committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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