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SB1861
Assigned to Committee Authored by Bryan Hughes (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to the appointment of a special prosecutor by the court of criminal appeals for certain criminal cases. Initially Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
RPT Priority #2: Secure Texas Elections ENDORSED
SB 1861 authorizes the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to appoint a special prosecutor for certain election-related criminal cases. Law enforcement agencies investigating election law violations may submit reports to the court, which will determine whether to pursue prosecution, decline action, or request further investigation.
Mar 4, 2025
(S) Hughes signed onto the bill as Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed
Mar 17, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate State Affairs, chaired by a Republican
Apr 24, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Left pending in committee
Apr 30, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
May 5, 2025
(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments (S) Committee report printed and distributed
May 13, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar
May 15, 2025
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Record vote (S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment (S) Record vote
20250515_SB1861_E: Yea 20 (R 20, D 0) - Nay 11 (R 0, D 11)
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(S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed
May 20, 2025
(H) Received from the Senate
May 21, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence, chaired by a Republican
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Cicely Kay for Travis County Commissioners Court (Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as David Holmes for self (with Hays County District Attorney) (Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Hanna Campbell for self (Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as M Williams for Dallas County District Attorney (Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Mary Ibarra for American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Steven Deline for self (Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Trey Brown for self (with Somervell County District Attorney)
For
(Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Andrew Eller for self (with SREC SD10, Texas First Elections group) (Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Brett Ligon for self (with Montgomery County District Attorney) (Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Ken Moore for self (Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Tom Glass for self (with Texas Constitutional Enforcement)
