Committee Hearing Scheduled in Other Chamber Authored by John Smithee (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to the training of prospective grand jurors and to grand jury proceedings. Initially Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 3664 revises grand jury procedures in Texas by requiring all prospective grand jurors to complete a training course on grand jury service. It limits the ability of grand juries to re-investigate cases that have already been reviewed and no-billed unless new material evidence emerges. The bill mandates that all grand jury proceedings, including discussions between the prosecutor and jurors, be recorded (except deliberations). It also expands discovery rights for individuals under grand jury investigation, requiring the prosecution to disclose evidence that may be used against them before indictment decisions are made.
Sponsors: Flores (R)
Mar 4, 2025
(H) Smithee signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Mar 25, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence, chaired by a Republican
Apr 15, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 16, 2025
(H) Public hearing continued on . . . (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee
May 1, 2025
(H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 6, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
May 7, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
May 9, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
May 11, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
May 14, 2025
(H) Read 2nd time (H) Point of order withdrawn (H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Smithee amended the bill. (H) Passed to engrossment as amended (H) Record vote
RV#2580: Yea 109 (R 59, D 50) - Nay 18 (R 18, D 0) View Source
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 2686 was taken, I was presiding in the chair and was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Absent - Darby; Gates; Gonzalez, M.; Rodriguez Ramos
Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Vasut
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May 16, 2025
(S) Received from the House (S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Criminal Justice, chaired by a Republican
May 22, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
May 27, 2025
(S) Posting rule suspended (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
May 28, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Committee report printed and distributed
(H) Flores signed onto the bill as Sponsor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Audrey Louis for 81st Judicial District Attorney (Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Dusty Boyd for self (Tue 4/15/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Eric Carcerano for self (with Chambers County District Attorney) (Tue 4/15/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jack Roady for Galveston County District Attorney (Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Jacob Putman for Smith County District Attorney (Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Jarvis Parsons for self (Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Perry Thomas for 33rd Judicial District Attorney (Tue 4/15/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Philip Furlow for self (with 106th Judicial District Attorney) (Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Philip Furlow for self (with 106th Judicial District Attorney) (Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Shawn Dick for Williamson County District Attorney (Tue 4/15/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Will Ramsay for 8th Judicial District Attorney's Office (Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as M Williams for Dallas County District Attorney (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Patricia Shipton for Nueces County (Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Perry Thomas for self (with 33rd Judicial District Attorney)
For
(Tue 4/15/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as David Botsford for self (Tue 4/15/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Kyle Carruth for self (Tue 4/15/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Lisa Moffatt for self (Tue 4/15/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Michael Bullock for Austin Police Association (Tue 4/15/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Ross Jackson for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) (Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Allen Place for Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA) (Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Amanda Marzullo for self (with Austin Community Law Center) (Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Doug OConnell for self (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as James Parnell for self (with Dallas Police Association) (Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT) (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT) (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA) (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jonathan Covey for Texas Values Action (Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Justin Keener for self (with Doug Deason) (Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Nick Hudson for American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as of Texas for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT) (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU)) (Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Richard Hayes for self (with Gun Owners of America) (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ross Jackson for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
