Relating to bond requirements for certain judges.
SB 387 requires certain judges to post higher bonds based on their court's caseload. Statutory county court judges handling guardianship or probate cases must post bonds of at least $500,000 (with smaller counties requiring $100,000 and larger counties $250,000), while other judges must post bonds between $1,000 and $10,000. The bill applies only to judges presiding over these specific proceedings, excluding probate court judges covered by existing rules and criminal court judges. It takes effect September 1, 2025, and was signed into law by the governor on June 20, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Nov 18, 2024
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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The bill text was converted from an 'Engrossed' draft version to the final 'Enrolled' version ready for signature. The substantive legislative content regarding bond requirements for judges remains unchanged, with no modifications to amounts, eligibility criteria, or effective dates. The primary differences are formatting adjustments and the addition of certification signatures from legislative officers.
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Removed draft annotations and placeholder text (e.g., 'AAZaffirini', '1[...]1') and replaced with clean, final formatting suitable for official publication.
Added certification blocks with signatures for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Secretary of the Senate, Chief Clerk of the House, and Governor, along with voting counts and dates.
Inserted a note about digital content accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1) that does not affect the bill's legal provisions.
Floor votes · House May 23, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
53
Key actions
17
Committee
13
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recalled from subcommittee
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in subcommittee
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Jurisprudence
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brooks Landgraf
RRepublican
P
Judith Zaffirini
DDemocratic
Co
Royce West
DDemocratic
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