HB2492

Signed by Governor
Authored by Rhetta Bowers (D)
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Caption: Relating to the period for which a person arrested for certain crimes involving family violence may be held after bond is posted.
Initially Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Republican
Joint authors: Morales, C. (D); Plesa (D); Simmons (D)
Co-authors: Anchia (D); Goodwin (D); Howard (D); Morales Shaw (D)
Sponsors: J. Hinojosa (D)


(H) J. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Feb 5, 2025


(H) Bowers signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
 

Mar 17, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 27, 2025


(H) Goodwin signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 2, 2025


(H) Morales, C. signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Apr 7, 2025


(H) Morales Shaw signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 8, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

Apr 10, 2025


(H) Anchia signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 22, 2025


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Apr 29, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

Apr 30, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 2, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 5, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 6, 2025


(H) Howard signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#1511: Yea 143 (R 82, D 61) - Nay 2 (R 2, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Dean; Harless

Absent - Hinojosa

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Jay Dean: "When Record No. 1511 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Sam Harless: "When Record No. 1511 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
 

May 7, 2025


(H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Simmons signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H)

RV#1588: Yea 146 (R 85, D 61) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Money; Tepper

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Moody

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(H) Reported engrossed
(S) Received from the House
 

May 8, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Criminal Justice, chaired by a Republican
 

May 20, 2025


(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

May 21, 2025


(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

May 23, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote

20250523_HB2492_2R: Yea 30 (R 19, D 11) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Hagenbuch

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(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250523_HB2492_3R: Yea 30 (R 19, D 11) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Hagenbuch

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(S) Record vote
 

May 24, 2025


(H) Senate passage reported
(H) Reported enrolled
 

May 25, 2025


(H) Signed in the House
(S) Signed in the Senate
 

May 26, 2025


(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as J.R. Woolley for self (with Justice of the Peace and Constable Association of Texas (JPCA))
(Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jim Powell for self
(Tue 5/20/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Mark Russo for Justice of the Peace and Constable Association of Texas (JPCA)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Michael Orozco for self (with Justice of the Peace and Constable Association of Texas (JPCA))
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Anthony Kivela for self (with HPROA)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Brian Hawthorne for Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Carlos Lopez for self (with Justice of the Peace and Constable Association of Texas (JPCA))
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Chad Jordan for self (with Justice of the Peace and Constable Association of Texas (JPCA))
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as J. Heatly for self (with Wilbarger County District Attorney)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as James Parnell for Dallas Police Association
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as James Parnell for self (with Dallas Police Association)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jennifer Mudge for Texas Council on Family Violence
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jennifer Tharp for self (with Comal County District Attorney)
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Kristen Lenau for Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition (TWHC)
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Larry Gallardo for self (with Justice of the Peace and Constable Association of Texas (JPCA))
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Leann Monk for self
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Leigh McCoy for County Treasurers' Association of Texas (CTATX)
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Lisa Medina for Texas Council on Family Violence
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as M Williams for Dallas County District Attorney
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Mike Lee for self (with Harris County Sheriff)
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as of Texas for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Rick Thompson for County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas (CJCAT)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Steven Deline for self
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Tracy Soldan for self



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