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HB 355 (89R): Relating to the period within which the Texas Juvenile Justice Department must accept custody of a person committed to the department and to the consequences for the failure of the department to accept custody of the per
89th Legislature, regular session · filed 2024-11-12 · Latest: Referred to Criminal Justice
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Relating to the period within which the Texas Juvenile Justice Department must accept custody of a person committed to the department and to the consequences for the failure of the department to accept custody of the person within that period.
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Relating to the period within which the Texas Juvenile Justice Department must accept custody of a person committed to the department and to the consequences for the failure of the department to accept custody of the person within that period.
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Authors: Craddick
Bill history (latest 25 steps)
- 2025-05-05: Referred to Criminal Justice
- 2025-05-05: Read first time
- 2025-05-05: Received from the House
- 2025-05-01: Reported engrossed
- 2025-05-01: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- 2025-05-01: Record vote (RV#1129)
- 2025-05-01: Passed
- 2025-05-01: Read 3rd time
- 2025-04-30: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- 2025-04-30: Record vote (RV#1088)
- 2025-04-30: Passed to engrossment
- 2025-04-30: Read 2nd time
- 2025-04-30: Placed on General State Calendar
- 2025-04-28: Considered in Calendars
- 2025-04-25: Committee report sent to Calendars
- 2025-04-24: Committee report distributed
- 2025-04-24: Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- 2025-04-16: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
- 2025-04-16: Considered in formal meeting
- 2025-04-16: Recalled from subcommittee
- 2025-03-20: Left pending in subcommittee
- 2025-03-20: Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
- 2025-03-20: Considered by s/c in public hearing
- 2025-03-20: Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
- 2025-02-28: Referred to s/c on Juvenile Justice by Speaker
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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-hb355 · catalog st-tx-tlo-bills-89r · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol tx-bills