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SB9Introduced in the Senate

Relating to the confinement or release of defendants before trial or sentencing, including regulating charitable bail organizations, and the conditions of and procedures for setting bail and reviewing bail decisions.

Passed

Introduced by Joan Huffman, District 17

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Official description

Relating to the confinement or release of defendants before trial or sentencing, including regulating charitable bail organizations, and the conditions of and procedures for setting bail and reviewing bail decisions.

Where it stands

See remarks for effective date

June 16, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate concurs in House amendment(s) · May 29, 2025

28

Yes

3

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

31 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Bryan Hughes1Yes
Bob Hall2Yes
Robert Nichols3Yes
Charles Creighton4Yes
Charles Schwertner5Yes
Carol Alvarado6Yes
Paul Bettencourt7Yes
Angela Paxton8Yes
Kelly Hancock9Yes
Phil King10Yes

Bill history

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  2. Filed

  3. Read first time

  4. Referred to Criminal Justice

  5. Co-author authorized

  6. Co-author authorized

  7. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  8. Considered in public hearing

  9. Testimony taken in committee

  10. Vote taken in committee

  11. Reported favorably as substituted

  12. Committee report printed and distributed

  13. Co-author authorized

  14. Placed on intent calendar

  15. Co-author authorized

  16. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. Record vote

  18. Read 2nd time

  19. Amendment(s) offered FA1 Huffman

  20. Amended

  21. Vote recorded in Journal

  22. Amendment(s) offered FA2 Huffman

  23. Amended

  24. Vote recorded in Journal

  25. Passed to engrossment as amended

  26. Record vote

  27. Three day rule suspended

  28. Record vote

  29. Read 3rd time

  30. Passed

  31. Record vote

  32. Statement(s) submitted

  33. Statement(s) submitted

  34. Reported engrossed

  35. Received from the Senate

  36. Read first time

  37. Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

  38. Considered in formal meeting

  39. Committee substitute considered in committee

  40. Reported favorably as substituted

  41. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  42. Committee report distributed

  43. Committee report sent to Calendars

  44. Considered in Calendars

  45. Placed on Major State Calendar

  46. Read 2nd time

  47. Amended 1-Smithee

  48. Amended 2-Cook

  49. Record vote RV#2928

  50. Amended 3-Plesa

  51. Amendment tabled 4-Zwiener

  52. Record vote RV#2929

  53. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  54. Vote reconsidered 2-Cook

  55. Amendment withdrawn 2-Cook

  56. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  57. Record vote RV#2930

  58. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  59. Read 3rd time

  60. Passed

  61. Record vote RV#3003

  62. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  63. House passage as amended reported

  64. Co-author authorized

  65. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  66. Read

  67. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  68. Record vote

  69. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  70. Reported enrolled

  71. Signed in the Senate

  72. Signed in the House

  73. Sent to the Governor

  74. Signed by the Governor

  75. See remarks for effective date

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