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These are the bills that we testified on and supported for passage. Each bill's entry contains the link to the detailed information. SJR 5 / HJR 15 Denial of Bail - Public Safety Amends Article 1, Section 11 of the Texas Constitution giving magistrates the ability to deny bail to individuals accused of committing: (1) sexual offenses punishable as a felony of the first degree; (2) violent offenses as defined by the Texas Constitution; or (3) continuous trafficking of persons.
Outcome: PASSED To be signed By Governor Abbott on 06/03/2025
SB 9 - “Keeping Violent Criminals Off Our Streets” prohibits magistrates from releasing on bail certain accused; eliminates PR bonds for certain offenses. Requires hearing officers to make oral or written findings of fact and conclusions of law, on the record, within 24 hours of issuing a “no probable cause” finding.
Outcome: PASSED To be signed By Governor Abbott on 06/03/2025
SB 40 - "Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief." Restrictions on Public Funds: The bill prohibits local governments from using taxpayer money to cover bail bonds, aiming to ensure that public funds are not allocated for this purpose. Legal Consequences: It authorizes injunctive relief, meaning legal action can be taken against entities that violate this restriction.
Outcome: PASSED To be signed By Governor Abbott on 06/03/2025
HB 75 - relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings Magistrates can determine “no probable cause” at intake and do not have to explain why This bill requires that not later than 24 hours after the time a magistrate determines no probable cause exists that a person committed an offense for which they were arrested, the magistrate shall enter in the record written findings to support that finding.
Outcome: PASSED To be signed By Governor Abbott on 06/03/2025
SB 1020 - Ankle monitor regulations Relating to personal bond offices, to the notification provided to a judge regarding tampering with an electronic monitoring device while released on bond or community supervision, and to the availability of certain information regarding a person required to submit to an electronic monitoring program.
Outcome: PASSED
SB 1506 – Relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles reconsiders inmates for release on parole Parole hearings can occur so frequently that they retraumatize victims who must testify again and again to deny parole.
Outcome: PASSED
SB 1120 - Victim access to offenders' parole certificates Parole Certificates are deemed confidential, Bill to allow victims access to receive a copy upon release from prison.
Outcome: PASSED
SB 3031 - expansion of roadway shooting to aggravated assault There is a gap in the law that allows shooting at a car in a roadway shooting to be classified as a low-level crime if no occupant is hit by the bullet. This bill will create a “bubble” around a vehicle that is protected from gunfire. Criminalize as a first-degree felony any person who shoots at a motor vehicle and causes damage to any property or places any person in fear of immient serious bodily injury.
Outcome: PASSED
HB 2000 - Audrii's Law "Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming." A loophole in the Sex Offender Registry allowed offenders convicted of grooming not to have to register as a Sex Offender This bill will close the loophole and require sex offender registration.
Outcome: Passed - Audrii’s Law signed by Governor Abbott on May 24, 2025.
Last update 06/02/2025 - rjnjr