Relating to the consolidated municipal court security and technology fund in certain municipalities.
HB 1950 combines separate municipal court security and technology funds into a single "consolidated fund" for cities with fewer than 100,000 residents. It simplifies fund management by replacing two distinct accounts with one, using existing court cost allocations under Local Government Code Section 134.103. Funds can only be used for court security or technology purposes, as specified in prior law, and must be administered by the city's governing body. This change applies only to smaller municipalities, streamlining how they manage court-related funding without creating new revenue.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 14, 2025
Signed May 29, 2025
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MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final version sent to the Governor for signature. The substantive policy content regarding court security funds, eligibility thresholds, and fund allocation percentages remains unchanged.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and version status were updated.
TECHNICAL
Header information was updated to reflect the bill's final 'Enrolled' status with proper formatting for presentation to the Governor.
Floor votes · House Apr 29, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
16
Committee
11
May 29, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Committee
Referred to Economic Development
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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