HB76

Assigned to Committee
Authored by John Smithee (R)
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Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds.
Initially Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican

Gov. Abbott Priority: Bail Reform


Co-authors: Alders (R); Bell, C. (R); Bell, K. (R); Bonnen (R); Buckley (R); Bumgarner (R); Cain (R); Capriglione (R); Cook (R); Curry (R); Darby (R); DeAyala (R); Dyson (R); Frank (R); Gates (R); Gerdes (R); Guillen (R); Harless (R); Harris (R); Harris Davila (R); Hayes (R); Hefner (R); Hickland (R); Hopper (R); Hull (R); Isaac (R); Kerwin (R); Lambert (R); Little (R); Louderback (R); Lowe (R); Lozano (R); Lujan (R); Luther (R); McLaughlin (R); McQueeney (R); Metcalf (R); Meyer (R); Money (R); Oliverson (R); Patterson (R); Richardson (R); Schatzline (R); Schofield (R); Shaheen (R); Slawson (R); Spiller (R); Toth (R); Troxclair (R); Vasut (R); Villalobos (R); Virdell (R); Wharton (R)

Mar 5, 2025


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

Mar 6, 2025


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

Mar 18, 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 11, 2025


(H) Alders signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Bell, C. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Bell, K. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Bonnen signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Buckley signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Bumgarner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Cain signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Cook signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Curry signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Darby signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) DeAyala signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Dyson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Frank signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Gates signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Guillen signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Harless signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Harris signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Harris Davila signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Hayes signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Hefner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Hickland signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Hull signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Isaac signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Kerwin signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Lambert signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Louderback signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Lowe signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Lozano signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Lujan signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Luther signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) McLaughlin signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) McQueeney signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Meyer signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Money signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Oliverson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Patterson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Schatzline signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Schofield signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Shaheen signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Slawson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Spiller signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Toth signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Troxclair signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Vasut signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Villalobos signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Virdell signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Wharton signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 17, 2025


(H) Capriglione signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

May 5, 2025


(H) Metcalf signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

May 12, 2025


(H) Little signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

May 15, 2025


(H) Richardson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

May 19, 2025


(H) Gerdes signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Oct 13, 2025


(H) Hopper signed onto the bill as Coauthor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Emma Stammen for The Bail Project
(Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Kirsten Budwine for Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Edric Wilson for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Kathy Mitchell for self (with Equity Action)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Laquita Garcia for self (with Texas Organizing Project (TOP))
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Nick Hudson for American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Penny Slavik for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Peter Hunt for self
 

For

(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Aimee Castillo for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Amanda Zieglar for Professional Bondsmen of Texas
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Amber Jones for Professional Bondsmen of Texas
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Amor Saldana for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Andy Kahan for Crime Stoppers
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Anthony Howl for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as April Aguirre for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Beverln Thomas for Professional Bondsmen of Texas
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Blanca Zamora for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Bo Stallman for Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Brad Pursley for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Brandi Davis for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Brandon Humble for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Brenda Luna for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Camille Hodnett for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Charlene Reagan for self (with True Texas Project)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Cheyenne Murray for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Chris Easton for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Cole Ruster for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Cory Lee for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Dalila Witherspoon for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Darby Good for Professional Bondsmen of Texas
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as David Gallagher for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as David Kohler for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as David Rogers for self (with True Texas Project)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as David Schmidt for Professional Bondsmen of Texas
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Denise Adair for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Denise Rider for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Eileen Marvin for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Elaina Brown for self (with True Texas Project)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Elisa Garza for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Elizabeth Hailey for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Enrique Zamora for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Eric Carcerano for self (with Chambers County District Attorney)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Esmeralda Rock for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Fran Rhodes for self (with True Texas Project)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Glenn Meeker for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Gregston Campbell for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as H Vaughn for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Irene Villarreal for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Irma Montemayor for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Israel Baltazr for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jacqueline Elmore for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jaimee Mikes for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as James Brown for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as James Parnell for Dallas Police Association
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jamie Warren for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jason Ayala for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Javier Morales for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jeanie Wade for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jennifer Coley for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jessica Arce for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jimmy Zamora for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Joanna Fowles for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as John Curry for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as John Mccluskey for self (with P B T)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Johnny Ballard for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Johnny Zamora for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jolynn Easton for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jordan Holcombe for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Jose Escribano for Travis County Constable Precinct 3
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Joseph Villarreal for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Juan Gonzalez for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Judy Grandmaison for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Justin Keener for Doug Deason
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Kathryhn Mooreland for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Ken Good for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Lacey Faulkner for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Latisha Sewell for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Laura Aguilar for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Len Glawson for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Leopold Benitez for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as LeReoy Villarreal for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Leticia Ybarra for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Lisa Graham for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Mario Garza for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Melissa Rickenbacher for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Micheldon Swann for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Miranda Davis for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Monica Brown for self (with True Texas Project)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Nancy Bulla for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Nikki Pressley for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Patricia Humble for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Paul Schuder for self (with PB)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Philip Furlow for self (with 106th Judicial District Attorney)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Rick Wade for self (with PB5)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Rodney Vannerson for Professional Bondsmen of Texas
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Ronnie Long for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Rosemary Dominguez for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Sandra Herrera for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Shanna Glawson for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Shericca Ervin for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Susan Templeton for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Thomas Parkinson for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Tiffany Mangum for self (with Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Tina Lyles for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Veronica Guerrero for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Virginia Aguilar for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Zina Meeker for self
 

On

(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Criminal Jurisprudence as Aaron Johnson for Texas Association of Pretrial Services



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