Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, jurors, and the special prosecution unit; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025) Introduced by Paul Bettencourt and 17 co-sponsors

Texas HB 16 overhauls judicial operations across court security, document procedures, juvenile justice, and criminal penalties while authorizing new court fees.

See remarks for effective date

#atascosacounty(g0358) #border(s0045) #bowiecounty(gz9iz) #brazoriacounty(g0077) #callahancounty(gg0dh) #canyon #cityof(gp5v0) #cokecounty(gm738) #coloradocounty(gk8ds) #comalcounty(g4794) #comptrollerofpublicaccounts(v2608) #conchocounty(gi9za) #courtadministration #officeof(v8690) #courts--administration(i0130) #courts--appellate(i0125) #courts--civilprocedure(i0135) #courts--county&statutory(i0115) #courts--district(i0120) #courts--judges(i0140) #courts--juries(i0145) #courts--justice(i0110) #courts--personnel(i0155) #courts--prosecutingattorneys(i0165) #crimes--againstpersons--general(i0170) #dimmitcounty(g1812) #elderabuse(s0247) #elliscounty(g1202) #expunctionofrecords(s0189) #fayettecounty(g0331) #fifteenthcourtofappeals(vm34v) #fortbendcounty(g0062) #fees&othernontaxrevenue--local(i0361) #gonzalescounty(gr4i6) #guadalupecounty(g1715) #harriscounty(g0330) #hendersoncounty(g20oe) #hidalgocounty(g0071) #irioncounty(gl0ha) #interimstudies(i0448) #judicialconduct #statecommissionon(v0014) #juvenileboards&officers(i0450) #lavacacounty(gf4jr) #maverickcounty(g0338) #montgomerycounty(g1122) #minors--juvenilejustice(i0534) #pottercounty(g0131) #publicsafety #departmentof(v0251) #protectionofpersonalinformation(i0003) #rockwallcounty(g0105) #runnelscounty(gt98c) #sabinecounty(ga4ry) #schleichercounty(g0217) #staffdevelopment&training(s0317) #sterlingcounty(gz6nv) #supremecourt(v0311) #salaries&expenses(i0745) #tarrantcounty(g0215) #tomgreencounty(gb0y3) #wichitacounty(gl0nf) #williamsoncounty(g1525) #zavalacounty(g0317)