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HB 1821 (89R): Relating to information regarding the procedures and available resources for the sealing of juvenile records.
89th Legislature, regular session · filed 2025-01-13 · Latest: Left pending in subcommittee
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Relating to information regarding the procedures and available resources for the sealing of juvenile records.
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Relating to information regarding the procedures and available resources for the sealing of juvenile records.
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Authors: Bowers, Turner, Allen, Leo Wilson · Coauthors: Anchía, Morales Shaw
Bill history (latest 8 steps)
- 2025-04-14: Left pending in subcommittee
- 2025-04-14: Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
- 2025-04-14: Considered by s/c in public hearing
- 2025-04-14: Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
- 2025-04-10: Posting rule suspended
- 2025-03-14: Referred to s/c on Juvenile Justice by Speaker
- 2025-03-14: Read first time
- 2025-01-13: Filed
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- The power of a president or governor to reject a bill passed by the legislature. Lawmakers can override a veto with a large enough vote (two-thirds of each chamber in Congress).
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Sources
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- Texas Legislature Online: bill history
- Data: Texas Legislature Online bill history XML (Texas Legislative Council), ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/
Record st-tx-89r-hb1821 · catalog st-tx-tlo-bills-89r · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol tx-bills